This week’s guest on the Higher Purpose Podcast is mindset transformation coach, Piers Thurston. He joins host Kevin Monroe for what the latter calls “a unique, different kind of conversation.”Ten years ago a mentor showed Piers a different way

Get in the Arena

Nov 26th, 2019 28m 57s

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect and give thanks for the abundance of blessings we have - our freedoms, our safety, and our tranquility. Kevin Monroe starts this Thanksgiving Week episode by expressing gratitude to listeners for their overwhel

Living Your Extraordinary Purpose with Cornell Thomas

Nov 19th, 2019 48m 56s

Cornell Thomas, author of Extraordinary, was raised on the adage that everything happens for a reason. His mom taught him through her example that in difficult times, you look for a solution, you don’t quit. He joins Kevin Monroe to talk about

Live, Love and Lead an Extra-Ordinary Life

Nov 12th, 2019 41m 28s

In this week’s episode of the Higher Purpose Podcast, Kevin Monroe shares some insights to inspire listeners as a new decade approaches. He speaks about the power of a like-hearted community and leading an extra-ordinary life.The Road Less Trav

Awakening to Purpose, Meaning and Connection with Garry Turner

Nov 5th, 2019 45m 27s

Garry Turner is this week’s guest on the Higher Purpose Podcast. He is the host of the Value Through Vulnerability podcast and was a guest on Episode 90 of this show. Kevin describes him as a great connector of people. They discuss his awakenin

Infusing Your Company with Culture with Kerry Wekelo

Oct 29th, 2019 48m 19s

Kerry Wekelo is the Chief Operating Officer at Actualize Consulting, and author of Culture Infusion: 9 Principles for Creating and Maintaining a Thriving Organizational Culture. She chats with Kevin Monroe about how she helps her company and cl

Are You Listening? with Jane Adshead-Grant

Oct 22nd, 2019 55m 25s

Executive coach and author of Are You Listening or Just Waiting to Speak, Jane Adshead-Grant is the guest on today’s show. She shares deep insights about listening with host Kevin Monroe, including why she discourages note taking during convers

Longing for Belonging

Oct 15th, 2019 33m 3s

Kevin Monroe has a one-on-one chat with listeners this week about our need for belonging. We are wired for belonging: we all have a desire to be seen, accepted, valued and loved for who we are, not what we have to become to earn approval or acc

Have Fun Being Yourself

Oct 8th, 2019 29m 59s

Kevin talks one-on-one with listeners in this week’s show. It has been 2.5 months since his last solo episode and he has a few thoughts he wants to share with the community.His two most recent speaking engagements were the most fun for Kevin be

On Hiring the Displaced with Chris Chancey

Oct 1st, 2019 43m 1s

Kevin Monroe met Chris Chancey seven years ago and they kept in touch. Two years ago Kevin visited Chris’ company Amplio and immediately knew that a conversation would happen in due course. Chris’ recently released book - Refugee Workforce: The

Deep Listening with Oscar Trimboli

Sep 24th, 2019 48m 51s

Host Kevin Monroe welcomes back his guest from episode 57, author Oscar Trimboli, to continue their conversation about deep listening. They talk about the cost of not listening, listening villains and how to overcome distraction.This is the Cen

World-class Culture by Design with David McGlennen

Sep 17th, 2019 51m 16s

High-performance Culture Coach, David McGlennen, is the guest on the Higher Purpose Podcast this week. He chats with Kevin Monroe about the rhythms of life and how to become a world-class organization.The Rhythms of Life David recognizes that l

The Belonging Factor with Devin Halliday

Sep 10th, 2019 46m 35s

Devin Halliday recently emailed his subscribers to announce the release of his new book, The Belonging Factor. Since Kevin Monroe couldn’t remember signing up for the list, he replied to Devin’s email explaining that he was unsubscribing on pri

The Neuroscience of Purpose with Melissa Hughes

Sep 3rd, 2019 50m 43s

At the start of her career as a 4th-grade teacher, Melissa Hughes was tasked with teaching children how to learn, but she had never herself been taught how the brain works. Today, as a neuroscience expert, author and speaker, she finds that we

Becoming the Leader Your Team is Waiting For with Jonathan Raymond

Aug 27th, 2019 44m 56s

Jonathan Raymond is the author of Good Authority: How to Become the Leader Your Team is Waiting For. He chats with host Kevin Monroe about his leadership journey and the core principles he discovered along the way.The Value of a LeaderLeaders c

Reframing Adversity with Heather Younger

Aug 20th, 2019 37m 1s

Podcaster and author, Heather Younger joins Kevin Monroe to talk about how to move forward after adversity. Heather spoke at the TedX Colorado Springs event recently. She unpacks how adversity led to her purpose and how she helps others to refr

Thriving is Possible at Work with Mike Sipple Jr.

Aug 13th, 2019 49m 46s

The team at One Stone Creative introduced today’s guest, Mike Sipple Jr. to host Kevin Monroe. Mike is the host of the Talent Magnet Institute Podcast, and the owner of a family business focused on helping organizations and leaders become tale

Starting Over on Purpose with Maryann Kerr

Aug 6th, 2019 44m 50s

Kevin Monroe talks with Maryann Kerr, a consultant, and longtime listener and the Unofficial Sponsor of the Gratitude Challenge. They discuss gratitude, the cost of toxicity in the workplace, and how to have a purpose-powered reboot.Gratitude S

Gratitude is a Way of Life

Jul 30th, 2019 46m 52s

This week Steve Foran is back on the Higher Purpose Podcast to talk with Kevin about one of their mutual favorite topics - gratitude. They debrief the 10-day gratitude challenges, and the impact they’ve had on people’s lives, and go on to talk

Exploring Forgiveness

Jul 23rd, 2019 53m 15s

When Anthony Thompson was 7 years old, God spoke to him and said: “you’re going to be a preacher.” He heard from God throughout his life, and his work as a man of the cloth, and again in the summer of 2015 when his wife, Myra Thompson, was murd

The Problems with Purpose

Jul 16th, 2019 34m

You know Kevin as a Purpose Guy (or Guide) - that’s what this show is about, after all, but today he talks about how sometimes the pursuit of purpose isn’t actually all that easy. His pursuit of purpose often means plowing through or perseverin

Dealing with Imposter Syndrome with Kimberly Davis and Dr. Melissa Hughes

Jul 9th, 2019 1h 8m

Everyone has had those moments where you have that feeling that everyone else has it all together, and you’re the only one who is completely paralyzed. Hopefully, you know that’s not true, and today, Kevin speaks with Kimberley Davis and Dr. Me

The Power of Gratitude with Steve Foran

Jul 2nd, 2019 58m 18s

In this week’s episode of the Higher Purpose Podcast, Kevin Monroe speaks with Steve Foran. This episode is one that Kevin has been looking forward to - and it’s actually been saved specifically for this week. The next hundred episodes of the H

Waves and Ripples

Jun 25th, 2019 46m 19s

The Higher Purpose Podcast has reached its 100th episode. Now, that's a cause for celebration. And to mark this significant milestone, we will be hearing from guests all around the world about their experience with our fellow host Kevin Monroe,

A Legacy of Purpose

Jun 18th, 2019 39m 11s

Last week, I had the privilege of talking with Al Lopez, and today, we get to speak with him again - along with his daughter and son-in-law Harry and Leticia, the 5th generation of coffee farmers in the family - but the FIRST generation of coff