{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Team of One","title":"SE01E21 From Pastor to Financial Advisor: Building a Solo Practice After Being Let Go | Caleb Stapp","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2542,"description":"Caleb Stapp never planned to become a financial advisor. As a worship and youth pastor making $30,000 a year with three kids and a fourth on the way, he had no path to homeownership and no way forward. When someone suggested he'd be good at financial planning, he told them it sounded terrible.But sometimes the paths we resist are exactly where we need to go.In this conversation, Caleb walks through his journey from ministry to financial services, and eventually to building his own independent practice. He talks about the identity crisis of leaving pastoral work, the strange relief of doubling his income overnight, and the devastation of being let go from a big firm just as he'd gotten comfortable.What makes Caleb's story compelling is his honesty about the hard parts. The first six months of going solo where he didn't pay himself at all. The year it took to work through the emotional weight of being fired. The constant tension between wanting to create new things and needing to operate a functional business.He also talks about something many solopreneurs struggle with: how to introduce yourself when your work is more than just a title. Caleb identifies as a shepherd, someone designed to care for and lead groups, but that doesn't fit neatly into networking conversations. So he's learned to start small, state what he does clearly, and then exceed expectations rather than making big promises upfront.This episode is for anyone navigating an unexpected career transition, anyone building something solo while raising a family, or anyone trying to figure out how to stay focused when the entrepreneurial urge pulls in every direction.Key things you'll hear in this episode:Why Caleb initially resisted becoming a financial advisor even though someone close to him saw it clearlyHow his income doubled overnight when he left ministry and what that shift meant for his familyThe identity crisis of wondering if God had rejected him when pastoral work didn't work outWhat it was...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Xid0mUEtHAtKR5ly-i1pTM9h9Kct4J-pfgps0qX9Jso/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMjA0/YmMyMDk4NDMwOWUz/ZGY4OTVhN2VhNGI5/YzE0YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}