Finding Purpose Beyond the Bottom Line w/ Jeff Thomas

About this episode

Jeff Thomas shares his journey of finding purpose beyond financial success and leading a mission-driven firm.

Discover what happens when a high-achieving Wall Street veteran receives a "seven-figure check" and realizes it doesn't hold the fulfillment he spent decades chasing. Jeff Thomas, Author and Founder/CEO of Arcos Global Advisors, shares his powerful journey of walking away from a billion-dollar book of business to scale a mission-driven firm rooted in biblical wisdom. This episode challenges conventional leadership by prioritizing "narratives before numbers" and revealing how a life tethered to God can turn a standard career into a global mission field. Guest Links: Jeff’s LinkedIn Arkos Global Advisors Book: Trading Up: Moving From Success to Significance on Wall Street Credits:  Host: Lisa Nichols, Executive Producer: Jenny Heal, Marketing Support: Landon Burke and Joe Szynkowski, Podcast Engineer: Portside Media

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Nichols

Guest: Jeff Thomas

Topics covered

• purpose
• leadership
• faith
• business
• career fulfillment

Keywords

• narratives before numbers
• biblical wisdom
• global mission field

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Trading Up: Moving From Success to Significance on Wall Street

Books & works: Trading Up: Moving From Success to Significance on Wall Street

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