Wrestling: When Success Leaves You Empty with Mark Whitacre

About this episode

Mark Whitacre shares his journey of achieving success and the emptiness that followed.

What happens when you achieve everything the world says should make you happy, but something still feels missing? In this two-part conversation of Rooted, Jan Harrison sits down with Mark Whitacre, a former Fortune 500 executive who rose to the top of corporate America by age 32. Mark shares his powerful story that details his pursuit of money and worldly possessions, and the crossroads that changed his life. FOLLOW Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/janharrison10/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/RootedAndRadiantMinistry) Website (https://www.rootedandradiant.net/)

People in this episode

Host: Jan Harrison

Guest: Mark Whitacre

Topics covered

• success
• happiness
• personal story
• corporate life
• life change

Keywords

• success
• happiness
• Mark Whitacre
• corporate America
• life change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AccessMore, Fortune 500

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