159: When Your Passion Project Becomes More Successful Than Most Small Businesses with Daniel Hearl
From Anything But Typical by Gary Frey & Ben McDonald
December 30, 2025 · 1h 3m · Episode 160
About this episode
Daniel Hearl discusses the importance of prioritizing family and meaningful connections over traditional measures of success.
“It’s the fleeting moments of bliss — being connected to your family in a real, meaningful way.” – Daniel Hearl Dan has a big job. Really big. He leads a 300+ person sales organization inside a Fortune 100 company.It’s not what he talks about most.In fact, he rarely talks about titles, quarters, or wins at all.What he talks about is time — with his kids, with his family, & in life outside the day-to-day grind.It’s not by accident.Dan grew up watching his parents work hard to provide, doing everything right but often letting work take over the life they were trying to build.What he learned wasn’t to chase more. It was to guard the moments work can quietly steal.So he’s intentional about where his energy goes, who gets it, & how not to let “success” quietly replace presence.Because in the end, there are only a few relationships that truly shape a life.And you don’t protect those casually. You give them everything you’ve got.To learn more, connect with him on LinkedIn.Not all legacies are loud.Some are built quietly — right where you are.As Audrey Hepburn once said, “The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.”
People in this episode
Hosts: Gary Frey, Ben McDonald
Guest: Daniel Hearl
Topics covered
- work-life balance
- family connections
- success
- personal growth
- intentional living
Keywords
- passion project
- sales organization
- family time
- work-life balance
- intentionality
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Fortune 100
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