Success can look different in every season.

In this episode, Jeff sits down with his friend Andrea Gebhardt for a fun and honest conversation about leadership, motherhood, entrepreneurship, personal growth, and what it means to design a life that feels aligned with what matters most.

Andrea is an entrepreneur, leadership educator, speaker, mentor, and host of the Brewing Success Podcast. She began her career in education after a teacher changed her life and made her believe she could do anything she set her mind to. That belief became a throughline in her work: helping people see what is possible for themselves.

Andrea shares how stepping into leadership at a young age forced her to look inward, why a John Maxwell event changed the way she led, and how personal growth became a major part of her life and work. She and Jeff also talk about the small everyday moments that make people feel seen, from holding the door to having real conversations with the people right in front of us.

The conversation also goes into Andrea’s decision to leave education after realizing the life she had built was no longer the life she wanted to keep living. That moment led her to choose family, presence, and what she called a life-design opportunity.

From building a business to launching Brewing Success, working with John Maxwell, raising four kids, and redefining success in this season, Andrea’s story is a reminder that leadership starts with how we show up, how we grow, and how we make people feel.

In this episode:

(02:20) -The teacher who changed Andrea’s life (06:08) - Walking into leadership before feeling like a leader (11:47) - Why leadership starts with looking inward (16:26) - How to make people feel seen in everyday moments (20:28) - How to build relationships that go beyond transactions (27:08) - Teaching your kids to make an impact wherever you go (32:20) - Understanding what makes people feel appreciated (33:47) - Building a life your family gets to be part of (39:39) - How Andrea ended up working with John Maxwell (45:06) - What continuous learning really looks like (49:32) - Why you should stop waiting for the perfect plan (55:01) - How to stop letting self-doubt control your potential (58:20) - Quick Fire with Andrea

Links and Resources

• Brewing Success Podcast | https://leadlikeandreagebhardt.com/podcast/
• ABCs of Leadership Mentoring Journal by Andrea Gebhardt | https://a.co/d/0hviRwfb
• Mind Shift: It Doesn't Take a Genius to Think Like One by Erwin McManus | https://a.co/d/0eZXt8Os
• The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown | https://a.co/d/0ax5Id1C

Connect with Andrea:

• Website | https://leadlikeandreagebhardt.com/
• Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/andrea_gebhardt/
• Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/andrea.gebhardt.success
• YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@angebhardt/podcasts

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