A Founder's Life
Join me as I explore the powerful intersection of entrepreneurship, health & wellness, and parenthood. In each episode, I’ll be interviewing inspiring individuals who excel in one or more of these areas, sharing their stories, insights, and lessons. My goal is to provide valuable takeaways that can help you thrive both personally and professionally.
A Founder's Life
The Power of Presence in Business & Family - Dusty Holcomb -S4 -E4
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What happens when a seasoned CEO leaves the corporate world to build something new? For Dusty Holcomb, it meant rediscovering leadership as service and learning to distill what matters most in business and life.
In this episode of A Founder’s Life, Dusty shares how being homeschooled shaped his curiosity, why presence is the secret ingredient to great leadership and family life, and how he transitioned from scaling large organizations to founding his own firm, Arcus Group.
🔥 What you’ll learn in this conversation:
•Why leadership is really about empowering others
•How to shift from corporate intrapreneur to true entrepreneur
•The role of mentors, family, and small moments in shaping leaders
•Why health and daily practices (sleep, movement, meditation) matter most
•How to embrace balance as tension, not perfection
•Dusty’s advice to aspiring founders: distill and focus on the next step
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⏱️ Timestamps
0:00 – Intro & sponsor (Thankz)
0:30 – Dusty introduces himself: “recovering leader”
1:10 – From homeschooling to psychology and leadership
3:22 – Becoming an entrepreneur after 28 years in corporate leadership
3:25 – Family life with wife Tara and 3 kids
4:28 – Small moments with kids and lessons from the gym
6:34 – Health practices: sleep, movement, routines, meditation
8:39 – Fun: outdoors, boating, hiking, history reading
10:12 – Presence and optimism as a way of life
13:04 – No-asshole rule in business and life
15:44 – Balance as tension and intentional focus
18:43 – Meditation as a circuit breaker
19:11 – Pivotal moment: overcoming doubt and proving resilience
21:11 – Advice to entrepreneurs: distill and focus relentlessly
22:25 – Where to find Dusty (Arcus Group, LinkedIn, podcast)
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