Carter Leak | Guiding the Hurting to Hope

About this episode

Chad Heiser interviews Carter Leak about community building and leadership through personal mission and faith.

Chad talks with Carter Leak, CEO of Bank of St. Francisville, about what it really means to build community. Carter shares why he and his wife host 3-4 events per week at their house (including a 100-person baseball banquet), how he learned to lead with weakness instead of trying to have all the answers, and why his personal mission statement is "guiding the hurting to hope." They discuss the difference between loving people and treating them like projects, how faith can be bold without being pushy, and why Carter thinks the key to empowering others is getting out of their way and slowing down enough to actually see the people in front of you.

People in this episode

Guest: Carter Leak

Topics covered

• community building
• leadership
• personal mission
• faith

Keywords

• guiding the hurting to hope
• events
• empowering others

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Bank of St. Francisville

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