Description

Eric Skwarczynski has always been a storyteller.

He has spent the last 7 years fulfilling various media production roles, as a videographer, photographer, writer, graphic designer, and now podcaster. His work has taken him to over 20 states and 13 different countries, and has included a documentary film, an 8-episode mini-series, and several commercials. He is also the creative producer of Build Your Network with Travis Chappell, a top 25 business podcast that has been featured in Forbes and Entrepreneur.

Eric is also deeply passionate about raising awareness about mental, physical, and sexual abuse within Independent Baptist Churches, and is currently producing a documentary on the subject. His accompanying podcast, “Preacher Boys,” launched in January 2020, and has already accumulated 200k+ downloads.

On this Episode:

• Eric explains how being passionate about his cause  has given him a platform of leadership because people rally behind the cause and follow.
• Eric and Denis discuss Eric’s inspiring leader and how a unique passion can help attract people to you.
• Eric and Denis talk about the difference between a leader who shows up periodically and those who work in the trenches with their team.
• Hear why some podcasts and digital content by corporate leaders falls flat with their audience and what leaders can focus on to change that.
• Eric talks about developing a leader/follower relationship around giving the tools to your followers to succeed even more than you as the leader.

Key Takeaways:

• Allow your passion to flow into your work naturally.
• Be a leader who works with your team and instills confidence in their work.
• A successful leader will show what they are doing and bring their followers along the journey. 

Tweetable Quotes:

“When leadership fails, it's when people try to push themselves into a position versus allowing a position to come from what they’re already passionate about.” - Eric 

“My two requirements for any stage of life are: am I in a position where I can continue to learn and am I in a position where I can help the most people I can?” - Eric

“We’re the multiplier- not the diminisher!” - Denis 

Eric Skwarczynski:

Check out his website: www.Preacherboysdoc.com

Connect with him on Instagram: @eskwarczynski

Resources:

Email: denis@leadingchangepartners.com

Leadership Is Changing FaceBook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/