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From Creed
A candid story about success, identity, and the work of rebuilding.
I remember standing in my office the day I got the promotion to Vice President. Corner window. Good title. Everything I thought I wanted. And I remember thinking — is this it?
That question followed me for years. Eventually, it followed me right out the door — away from a career most people would've kept — into the harder work of rebuilding who I actually was, underneath the title.
I've spent the years since then doing that work with other people. Executives. Attorneys. Founders. Using a process I had to build myself — because nothing I found actually addressed the real problem.
I'm not here because I've got it all figured out. I'm here because I've walked this road, and I know how lonely it can feel from the top.
I'm not trying to convince you of anything. If this resonates, there's more here to read. If it doesn't, I understand completely — this isn't for everyone, and it was never supposed to be.
Thank you for taking the time to watch this video. Wishing you prosperity in all your efforts!
The road here
Before I coached anyone, I was the one who needed to change.
Before legal working age, I did just about any odd job I could find. I started as a busboy the day I turned 16 years old. Over the years, hard work, and a willingness to keep learning carried me to Regional Vice President of Operations at a $3.8 billion company — the kind of title that looks from the outside like arrival.
It wasn't. Somewhere in that climb, I lost track of who I actually was underneath the role. So, I walked away from it — not because the success wasn't real, but because it wasn't enough, and spent over a decade in executive ministry, working with leaders wrestling with the same quiet gap between what they'd built and who they'd become.
Eventually I had to rebuild again, this time on purpose. That process was deliberate, structured, and honest about what wasn't working, and became the foundation for everything I do now.
I'm not telling you this to impress you. I'm telling you because if you're reading this, there's a real chance you're standing somewhere I've stood. Successful by every visible measure, and still aware that something underneath it needs rebuilding. I'm not on the other side of that looking down at you. I've just walked the road once already, and I'd be glad to walk it with you.
In their words
Reflections from people who invited Creed into consequential questions about work, identity, and what comes next.
I am amazed at how strategic Creed’s coaching was in helping me find and answer the key questions necessary to determine and remove the large roadblocks in my life. Our time together quickly helped me determine what was keeping me from pursuing my calling and allowed me to further accept the adventures God has been leading me towards.
Creed has helped me generate a more methodical strategy to complex HR, career, and work/life balance scenarios. His insight and recommendations took into consider my own strengths (and weaknesses), on how to gain the most impactful outcome. Highly recommend his coaching to help with clarity on your challenges!
I have worked with Creed for the past 6 years. I very much appreciated his deep knowledge and sincere integrity. He has an innate ability to meet you where you are and communicate effectively and productively. Working with him was easy yet challenging because he operates from a place of authenticity with no personal agenda. Creed clearly demonstrates a seasoned level of knowledge and experience and a passion for what he does.
Advice
Notes on leadership, identity, emotional intelligence, purpose, and the gap between knowing and doing.
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