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The Steeper Path with Lenn Pryor
Xiaolan Kruk: Money, Mapping, and the Courage to Move
After a bit of an unplanned hiatus, The Steeper Path is back in your ears. This episode features a guest who embodies the "steeper path" in more ways than one: Xiaolan (Charlene) Kruk.Charlene and I met nearly a decade ago when she was working for Samsung and I was working for Facebook (Meta). She has navigated a journey that would intimidate the most seasoned travelers, moving from Shanghai to Korea (mastering the language and the corporate culture at LG and Samsung), and finally to the United States. Her most recent breakthrough wasn't across a b...
2026-02-11
1h 30
The Steeper Path with Lenn Pryor
Joel Burgess: Dancing Through Annihilation
What happens when the thing that defined you is taken away? When the path you were on disappears, and you're forced to discover who you are without it?Joel Burgess was known to everyone around him as a force of nature. A semi-pro rugby player who powered through life with sheer brute force and will. A big man with a big presence. The last one to leave the pitch or the pub after the match. Then a devastating injury at the peak of his career didn't just end his rugby dreams—it shattered the entire identity he'd buil...
2025-12-04
1h 19
The Steeper Path with Lenn Pryor
Helen Parker: When Crisis Opens The Portal To A New Path
What happens when a life-threatening health crisis becomes the greatest gift you've ever received?Helen Parker spent 14 years climbing the corporate ladder at O2 in the UK, building award-winning social impact programs while burning out repeatedly. Then emergency brain surgery in 2014 forced a complete stop—and became her portal to transformation.Today, Helen is a clinical hypnotherapist and co-founder of Experience Carnival, taking women on journeys of radical self-discovery through Brazil's Rio Carnival. Her Complete Confidence Method helps high-achieving women move from exhausting performance to embodied self-leadership.In this conversation, we explore:Th...
2025-10-31
1h 26
The Steeper Path with Lenn Pryor
Leonardo Benitez: From Dig Sites to Digital Worlds
From Ancient Temples to Digital Worlds: Leonardo Benitez's Journey from Archaeologist to Game Engineering LeaderWhat happens when a childhood obsession with Indiana Jones transforms into a career unearthing ancient mysteries and then pivots completely into building some of the world's most successful mobile games?In this episode, I sit down with Leonardo Benitez, Head of Game Engineering at Scopely, the studio behind the phenomenon that is Monopoly Go! But before Leo was helping build games played by millions, he was decoding the astronomical secrets of ancient civilizations across the Americas....
2025-10-20
1h 09
The Steeper Path with Lenn Pryor
John Bartleson: From Hip-Hop History to Market Rhythms
What happens when you build your career at the intersection of culture and technology — then walk away to start over? John Bartleson’s journey from MTV and Roc-A-Fella Records to Wall Street and New York’s DJ scene is a story of reinvention, risk, and staying true to yourself.John Bartleson stumbled into an internship at MTV during its cultural peak, bringing early knowledge of the internet to an industry that barely knew it existed. That insight launched him into a career at the crossroads of music, pop culture, and digital innovation—from Paper Magazine to Island Def Jam...
2025-10-09
1h 31
The Steeper Path with Lenn Pryor
James Lucas: Building Businesses That Don't Trap You
Most founders don’t fail because they lack talent or ideas. They fail because they build on someone else’s playbook. They are chasing speed, scale, and status instead of alignment.James Lucas has lived that reality. A repeat founder with a career spanning companies big and small, he’s helped scale startups, worked hands-on with early-stage teams, and learned the hard way what happens when you build on assumptions.That experience shaped his vision for Lunos: a founder-first partner that supports startups from idea to scale, helping entrepreneurs create businesses that actually work for them...
2025-09-11
1h 14
The Steeper Path with Lenn Pryor
Andrew Molina: Four Strings, No Limits
Ukulele virtuoso Andrew Molina joins host Lenn Pryor on the debut of The Steeper Path Podcast. We talk about passion, mastery, and choosing the harder road to create a life of meaning.The Steeper Path Podcast | EP 1 – Andrew MolinaWelcome to the very first episode of The Steeper Path Podcast, where we explore what it means to choose the harder road to greater goals in life and how alignment, not just achievement, leads to a more meaningful life.Host, Lenn Pryor, is an executive coach and author of the upcoming book Breaking Asphalt: Ch...
2025-09-04
1h 20
The Steeper Path with Lenn Pryor
The Steeper Path Podcast: Coming September 2025
Join me on The Steeper Path as we explore stories of individuals who defied conventional success to find a different kind of fulfillment. This podcast is a guide for anyone ready to choose a life of flow and meaning over a life of simply chasing the clearer path to lesser goals.Follow The Steeper Path on social media for updates and behind-the-scenes content. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennpryor/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSteeperPath Website: https://www.lennpryor.com Produced by Lagom LLC | Hosted by Lenn
2025-08-25
01 min
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#92 - You're Thinking Wrong About Your Career - Lenn Pryor (Executive Coach, Author)
Podcast: The Work Item - Real Talk on Tech's Toughest Career Choices (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: #92 - You're Thinking Wrong About Your Career - Lenn Pryor (Executive Coach, Author)Pub date: 2025-07-25Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWe're often operating under the false illusion that the career track we have now is the career track that we somehow have to follow under any circumstances - it's easy to snap to common conventions around progression, where you work, and how you work. But...
2025-08-03
47 min
The Work Item - Real Talk on Tech's Toughest Career Choices
#92 - You're Thinking Wrong About Your Career - Lenn Pryor (Executive Coach, Author)
We're often operating under the false illusion that the career track we have now is the career track that we somehow have to follow under any circumstances - it's easy to snap to common conventions around progression, where you work, and how you work. But what if there's more to the "choose your own adventure" track that we do not know about? To get to the bottom of this question, I sat down with Lenn Pryor, a seasoned executive who used to work at many well-known companies, but decided to carve out his own niche where he...
2025-07-25
47 min
The 1 to ONE Thing
Ep. 83 - Breaking Asphalt: Finding Your True Path with Lenn Pryor
Welcome to the showIn this episode of The One-to-One Thing, I sit down with Lenn Pryor—former Silicon Valley executive turned transformational coach and author of Breaking Asphalt.Len shares his journey from 27 years in tech to walking away from it all in search of greater purpose. He explains how a simple quote—“We are kept from success not by obstacles, but by the clearer path to lesser goals”—changed everything and led him to explore why so many high achievers feel unfulfilled despite outward success....
2025-03-13
1h 14
The Elevated Coach Podcast
Creating a Portfolio of Inspired Clients w/ Lenn Pryor
Connect with Lenn here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennpryor/Connect with Joel here:https://www.instagram.com/coach.joel.burgess/https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachjoelburgess/https://www.youtube.com/@coach.joel.burgessKey takeaways:Flow state is a state of pure alignment where everything comes together effortlessly.Flow state can be addictive, and there can be a crash that follows.Zen Buddhism emphasizes the importance of stillness and balance in accessing flow state.A great coaching session requires alignment, u...
2024-07-08
1h 17