{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Making It: How Coaches, Consultants, and Creators Build for Success","title":"From Five Stepdads to Purpose Coach: Turning Shadow Into Light","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2637,"description":"What happens when childhood shadow becomes your greatest leadership gift? Purpose coach Robert Hopkins shares with Michi Lantz how five stepdads and a father he never met shaped his coaching philosophy. Discover why successful entrepreneurs often arrive unhappy and disconnected from their why.\nGuest Bio:\nRobert Hopkins is an executive and transformational coach with more than 30 years of experience spanning hospitality, entrepreneurship, consulting, and human development. As the owner of STRIVE Coaching Inc. in Salt Lake City since 2006, he has built a reputation for integrating business strategy with deep internal work, combining operational excellence with mindset development and emotional intelligence. His approach emphasizes innovation, resilience, and the ability to align personal growth with professional performance.\nBeginning his career in the hospitality industry at the age of 15, Hopkins played a key role in opening and scaling restaurants across the United States while simultaneously developing a range of entrepreneurial ventures. His business experience includes wine importation and distribution, retail operations, and clinical nutrition facilities serving niche markets. These ventures helped shape his ability to launch, grow, and redefine organizations, establishing a foundation of disciplined execution and adaptability that continues to inform his coaching work today.\nSignificant life challenges, including the financial crisis of 2008-2010 and major personal transitions, became pivotal turning points that reshaped his perspective and purpose. These experiences led to a deep focus on self-development, emotional intelligence, and the study of human behavior. In 2017, after rebuilding both personally and professionally, he revitalized his coaching practice with a renewed mission centered on transformation through adversity. symbolized by the phoenix concept of rising stronger from hardship.\nThrough STRIVE Coaching, Hopkins works with executives,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0dorFB_nUrb_bLCR2oQ0TlZ_6PK6xJHdpgiNUOhOuzM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMWZm/NDkzYjk0ZTI0M2Mx/NDJiOTdkMTc2ZDQ3/YjgwNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}