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Hosted by Acumen Impact · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 52 episodes
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Hosted by the innovative growth community of Acumen, the Sharpen Podcast is a conversational platform dedicated to lifting up leadership stories, resources, and learning designed to sharpen, challenge, and inspire business leaders, owners, and CEOs.
Acumen Impact hosts The Sharpen Podcast, a business show with 52 episodes published.
Blake Moroney built a lifestyle business spanning landscaping, a national car dealership, and real estate — all run as divisions of one company, alongside his wife and business partner, Paige. In this episode, Blake shar
Financial advisor Shane Bauman joins the Sharpen Podcast to talk about the shame so many of us carry around money, why true wealth is closer to wholeness than a portfolio number, and how to pass down values, not just ass
In this episode of The Sharpen Podcast, hosts Dan Cooper and Steve Van Diest celebrate the 50th episode and reflect on 15 years of Acumen. Together, they discuss what they have learned from working with CEOs and business
In this episode of The Sharpen Podcast, Drew Hiss sits down with Bobby Gruenewald, pastor and innovation leader at Life.Church and founder and CEO of YouVersion. Bobby shares his journey from early entrepreneurship to Li
In this episode of The Sharpen Podcast, Steve Van Diest sits down with Dan Martella, who leads business development for Bennett Thrasher. They discuss how growth-minded business owners can move beyond reactive compliance
In this episode of The Sharpen Podcast, Dan Cooper sits down with Merle Mees of Soulcare Matters to talk about the hidden cost of leadership pressure, the warning signs of soul depletion, and the rhythms that help leader
In this episode of The Sharpen Podcast, Dan Cooper sits down with Jon Bachura, an Acumen Growth Catalyst in Wichita, to talk about generational leadership transitions, legacy, founder identity, and the future of family e
In this episode of The Sharpen Podcast, Dan Cooper sits down with Zack Nicholson, Executive Director at Minding the Gap, to talk about leadership, service, and what it takes to build trust in schools and communities over
In this episode of The Sharpen Podcast, Drew Hiss sits down with Duane Donner, founder and CEO of Founder Advisors, to talk about what it takes to build a company that is valuable, transferable, and aligned with a larger
In this episode of The Sharpen Podcast, Dan Cooper sits down with Clint Overton, founder and managing partner of Boardroom Bullpen, for a conversation about sabbaticals, faith, entrepreneurship, and the role of the trust
In this episode of The Sharpen Podcast, Steve Van Diest sits down with Drew Lints, founder of Revflow Growth Partners, to talk about systems, AI, and how to scale a business without losing the human element. They break d
In this episode of the Sharpen Podcast , Dan Cooper (CEO, Acumen) and Brian Lunt (St. Louis Growth Catalyst, Acumen) discuss relational capital—what it is, how it’s built, and why it still matters in business. As technol
In this episode of the Sharpen Podcast , Steve Van Diest sits down with Blaine Cheshire, Founder & CEO of Level 10 CFO, to talk about money, growth, and the financial decisions that can make or break a business. They unp
Tune in to hear from iHeartMedia veteran Jack Gelley on how brands connect with customers through storytelling, listening to real pain points, and building long-term trust with audio and consistent campaigns. He covers p
In this episode Steve Van Diest interviews Ross Chapman, CEO of the Denver Institute for Faith & Work, about how faith and business intersect. They explore Jesus’ example of ordinary work, reframing ministry to include e
Preston Poore joins Dan Cooper to explain his leadership thesis: how you lead matters more than what you achieve. Drawing on 30 years in consumer brands like Coca‑Cola and Hershey, Preston shares stories of failure, tran
Mike Walrod explains how a fractional integrator implements EOS to free visionary CEOs, build trust, and turn ideas into execution. He covers the integrator role, running effective Level 10 meetings (IDS), the power of c
Meet Frank Anello, co-founder and executive director of Project Worthmore, as he shares about founding and scaling a mission-driven organization serving refugees and immigrants on the Colorado Front Range. The conversati
In this episode, we dive deep into themes of collaboration, competition, and calling as we explore the unique journey of Bob Shank, a seasoned entrepreneur turned ministry leader. Join us as Bob shares his insights on tr
In this episode of the Sharpen Podcast, Steve Van Diest engages in an insightful conversation with Dan Glasser, a commercial litigator. Dan shares his journey of founding his own firm in 2009 and the invaluable people le
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The Sharpen Podcast is hosted by Acumen Impact. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 52 episodes.
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