Made to Matter
🎙️ Welcome to the Made to Matter Podcast with Adam Landrum
You’ve checked every box. Built the career. Raised the family. Collected the titles and toys. From the outside, you’ve made it. But when the meetings end and the house quiets, there’s a question echoing louder than ever: Is this it?
Welcome to Made to Matter—a podcast for high-achieving men in the second half of life who are ready to stop drifting and start living. Hosted by Adam Landrum, executive coach, entrepreneur, and author of The Life That Matters Manifesto, this show is a bold call to reclaim your purpose, realign your work with your values, and design a life that truly matters.
Each episode dives deep into the heart of midlife reinvention. Whether you’re contemplating a second career, launching a meaningful business, or simply hungry to make your next chapter your best one yet, Made to Matter offers real talk, practical tools, and life-tested strategies to help you move from success to significance.
We don’t chase mediocrity. We reject the status quo. This podcast is for men who are no longer willing to settle for just existing—and who are ready to matter again.
🔍 What You’ll Hear:
- How to uncover your true purpose (yes, it’s still there)
- The mindset shifts required to leave corporate without losing your identity
- Tools for designing an “Encore Career” that aligns with your values, passions, and calling
- Conversations on fatherhood, legacy, faith, friendship, and fulfillment
- Courageous interviews with men who’ve walked away from comfort to build something that matters
- Straight talk about fear, failure, golden handcuffs, and the myths of midlife
- Faith-driven reflections on what it means to be called to more
🔑 Who This Is For: You’re 45–60, successful on paper, yet deeply restless. You’ve been feeling stuck, questioning if the ladder you climbed was leaning against the wrong wall. You’ve thought, “I don’t know what I want, but I know it’s not this.” You want more meaning, deeper impact, renewed energy—and a life of legacy, not just longevity.
You’re not alone. And you’re not too late.
📌 About Your Host: Adam Landrum is not just another coach—he’s lived the transition you’re facing. From Fortune 500 auditor to founder and CEO of a nationally recognized agency, Adam eventually walked away from a successful business to answer a deeper calling. Today, he helps men discover their God-given purpose and build businesses, careers, and lives that matter. Through his Made to Matter coaching programs, mastermind groups, and best-selling book, he’s helped hundreds of men get unstuck and live fully aligned with who they are and why they’re here.
🎯 Popular Episodes Include:
- “Why High-Achieving Men Feel Stuck (And What To Do About It)”
- “How to Reinvent Your Career After 50—Without Starting Over”
- “The 3-Step Framework for Leaving Corporate and Living Your Purpose”
- “Success vs. Fulfillment: The Real Midlife Crisis”
- “How I Built a 6-Figure Coaching Business at 53”
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Made to Matter
How to Lead with Purpose: Lessons from Leadership Coach Adam Tarnow
What does it take to lead well—not just in your career, but in life?
In this episode of the Made to Matter podcast, Adam Landrum sits down with Adam Tarnow—leadership coach, consultant, author, and host of How to Lead with Clay Scroggins and Adam Tarnow. Together, they dive deep into what it really means to lead with purpose in today’s world.
From facilitating leadership development workshops across industries like oil & gas, technology, and professional services to writing and speaking about effective leadership, Adam Tarnow brings decades of hard-earned insights. You’ll hear practical tools for building influence, leading with integrity, and creating impact far beyond your job description.
Whether you’re leading a corporate team, running your own business, or navigating your “second half,” this conversation will challenge how you think about leadership, purpose, and legacy.
You’ll Learn:
- The leadership mistakes most executives don’t see coming
- How to create a culture people actually want to work in
- The habits that turn good leaders into great ones
- Why purpose-driven leadership matters now more than ever
Links & Resources:
- Adam Tarnow’s Website: adamTarnow.com
- Adam Landrum’s Website: madetomatter.coach
Chapters:
00:00 – Welcome & Introduction to Adam Tarnow
02:14 – Adam Tarnow’s journey into leadership coaching
05:36 – The biggest challenges leaders face today
10:48 – How to lead in industries outside your expertise
14:20 – Why self-awareness is the foundation of leadership
19:42 – The role of purpose in great leadership
25:55 – Leadership lessons from coaching executives
31:18 – Practical takeaways for purpose-driven leadership