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Purpose @ Work

Purpose @ Work

By: Jerry Thompson
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Purpose @ Work is an IMPOWERU podcast hosted by Jerry Thompson exploring leadership, identity, transformation and the human experience of work. Through long-form conversations and shorter reflections, the show explores what happens when the ways we have learned to live, lead and work no longer match who we are becoming — and what it looks like to bring greater purpose, alignment and integrity into everyday life.© 2026 Jerry Thompson Economics
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  • The Journey Inward I Danielle Fayerman

    The Journey Inward I Danielle Fayerman
    1 Oct 2026

    For much of our lives, progress can look like moving faster: achieving the next goal, advancing in our career, earning recognition, and becoming the person we believe we are supposed to become.

    Danielle Feyerman knows that journey well.

    In this episode of Purpose @ Work, Danielle and Jerry explore the experience beneath achievement — the internal stories, expectations, and need for validation that can quietly shape the way we live and work.

    Danielle reflects on learning to slow down, trust herself, become more present, and turn inward rather than continually looking outside herself for the next answer.

    The conversation is an invitation to see purpose less as a destination we race toward and more as a relationship with ourselves that continues unfolding throughout our lives.


    If you enjoyed this conversation, please like, share and subscribe so you never miss an episode.
    - Jerry, Sanaa, and the Purpose at Work podcast team


    Connect with us:
    Jerry’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrythompson1/
    Sanaa’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanaa-darif-383000141/
    Website: https://www.impoweru.io/


    Listen on:
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033MsMfw5YrPgWLrExSyF2
    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/purpose-work/id6789121339
    Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c879f167-f562-4609-a62a-3f82d1ed6e24/purpose-a-work


    Purpose at Work by IMPOWERU is a podcast and conversation platform exploring leadership, culture, transformation, and the human side of meaningful work.
    Hosted by members of the IMPOWERU team, including Jerry Thompson, Sanaa Darif, Austin Barnhart, and special guests, the platform features a range of conversation styles and formats, from long-form interviews and leadership dialogue to short-form Roadies and everyday reflections from life on the go.
    Some episodes focus on executive leadership, organizational change, and the future of work. Others explore purpose, identity, connection, creativity, resilience, and what it means to be fully human in the way we live and work.
    Rooted in IMPOWERU's belief that transformation happens from the inside out, these conversations bring together strategy and soul, practical insight and lived experience, personal growth and collective evolution.
    This is a space for honest dialogue, meaningful questions, and voices that help us navigate work, life, and leadership with greater clarity, courage, and purpose.


    Hashtags:
    #purposeatwork #leadershipdevelopment #futureofwork #organizationalculture #humancenteredleadership #executivecoaching #workplacetransformation #adaptiveleadership #businesstransformation #leadershipconversations #personalgrowth #organizationalchange #cultureandleadership #meaningfulwork #consciousleadership
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    41 min
  • S01 E01 - The Courage to Slow Down | Matt Domyancic

    S01 E01 - The Courage to Slow Down | Matt Domyancic
    17 Sep 2026
    Welcome to the first episode of the Purpose @ Work podcast! I met Matt Domyancic at Awaken, Illuman's annual men's gathering. I was there participating and leading embodiment practices, and Matt was on a panel talking about the Warrior archetype. By almost any conventional measure, Matt knows that archetype well. He was a high-achieving athlete, played college football,became a police officer and SWAT operator, and built a career helping people perform in high-stress environments. I recognized a lotof myself in that part of his story. But what really caught my attention was the way Matt talked about his parents - particularly his dad. In a room where a lot of menwere exploring the wounds they carried from their fathers, Matt spoke with deep love and reverence for the discipline, honor and respect his father had modeled for him. In our conversation, Matt explores what happens when the qualities that helped us succeed - discipline, intelligence, willpower and work ethic - can no longer solve the problem in front of us.As Matt says, "you cannot outwork the problem."Sometimes the courageous thing isn't pushing harder. It's taking your foot off the gas. Becoming present enough to notice what is happening in your body. Asking for help. Caring for yourself. Allowing someone else to hold up the mirror.The Courage to Slow Down.Matt's story isn't about leaving the warrior behind. It's about discovering what the warrior becomes when strength makes room for presence, relationship and love.About Matt DomyancicMatt Domyancic, known as The Tactical Chaplain, is a medically retired police officer with patrol, SWAT, peer-support and academyinstructor experience. He has also worked as a Division I strength coach at Yale and Georgetown and now serves as a chaplain, spiritual director and wellness advocate for first responders. His work brings together lived experience, performance, contemplative practice, nervous-system regulation and the power of safe relationships.Connect with Matt• The Tactical Chaplain• Matt Domyancic on LinkedIn• The Tactical Chaplain on Instagram• Thin Blue Line Spirituality on InstagramThemes in the conversation• What happens when hard work, discipline and intelligence can no longer solve the problem.• Why slowing down can become the harder practice.• Presence, self-regulation and co-regulation.• Caring for ourselves so we can be more present for other people.• Trust, safe relationships and psychological safety.• Building habits and relationships before the next storm arrives.Mentioned in the conversation• Illuman / Awaken men's gathering• Richard Rohr - Falling Upward• Oura RingConnect with Jerry and IMPOWERU• IMPOWERU• Jerry Thompson on LinkedIn• IMPOWERU on LinkedIn• Purpose @ Work - follow / listenEnjoyed this conversation? Follow Purpose @ Work and share this episode with someone you'd love to have a deeperconversation with.If you enjoyed this conversation, please like, share and subscribe so you never miss an episode.- Jerry, Sanaa, Austin and the Purpose at Work podcast teamConnect with us:Jerry’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrythompson1/Sanaa’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanaa-darif-383000141/Website: https://www.impoweru.io/Listen on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033MsMfw5YrPgWLrExSyF2Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/purpose-work/id6789121339 Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c879f167-f562-4609-a62a-3f82d1ed6e24/purpose-a-workPurpose at Work by IMPOWERU is a podcast and conversation platform exploring leadership, culture, transformation, and the human side of meaningful work.Hosted by members of the IMPOWERU team, including Jerry Thompson, Sanaa Darif, Austin Barnhart, and special guests, the platform features a range of conversation styles and formats, from long-form interviews and leadership dialogue to short-form Roadies and everyday reflections from life on the go.Some episodes focus on executive leadership, organizational change, and the future of work. Others explore purpose, identity, connection, creativity, resilience, and what it means to be fully human in the way we live and work.Rooted in IMPOWERU's belief that transformation happens from the inside out, these conversations bring together strategy and soul, practical insight and lived experience, personal growth and collective evolution.This is a space for honest dialogue, meaningful questions, and voices that help us navigate work, life, and leadership with greater clarity, courage, and purpose.#purposeatwork #leadershipdevelopment #futureofwork #organizationalculture #humancenteredleadership #executivecoaching #workplacetransformation #adaptiveleadership #businesstransformation #leadershipconversations #personalgrowth #organizationalchange #cultureandleadership #meaningfulwork #consciousleadership
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    40 min
  • Purpose @ Work | Season One Trailer

    Purpose @ Work | Season One Trailer
    11 Sep 2026


    What happens when the stories that got us here are no longer enough?


    Purpose @ Work is a series of conversations about the moments that ask us to become someone new.


    Hosted by Jerry Thompson, the show explores the stories we inherit about success, work, leadership and who we are supposed to be — and what becomes possible when those stories no longer fit.


    Through honest conversations with leaders, founders, creators and people navigating their own moments of change, Purpose @ Work explores the journey from friction and awakening to greater alignment, integrity and a more meaningful way of living and working.


    Season One


    Season One begins September 17.


    Featuring:


    Matt Domyancic — https://www.instagram.com/thetacticalchaplain/
    Danielle Feyerman — https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-fayerman-cpa-06b17863/
    Tom Johnston — https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomassjohnston/
    Gabriella Bedor — https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriella-b-864599140/
    Frank Wheeler
    Steve Miranda — https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenamiranda/
    Aimee Baxter — https://www.linkedin.com/in/aimeebaxter
    Brett Hurt — https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretthurt/

    Jerry's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrythompson1/
    IMPOWERU: https://www.impoweru.io/


    Listen also on:

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033MsMfw5YrPgWLrExSyF2
    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/purpose-work/id6789121339
    Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c879f167-f562-4609-a62a-3f82d1ed6e24/purpose-a-work


    #purposeatwork #leadershippodcast #careerclarity #workplaceidentity #personaltransformation #meaningfulwork #careertransition #executiveleadership #selfawareness #integrityatwork #worklifealignment #impoweru #podcastlaunch #purposedrivenleadership


    What is Purpose @ Work?

    Purpose @ Work is an IMPOWERU podcast hosted by Jerry Thompson exploring leadership, identity, transformation and the human experience of work.

    Through long-form conversations and shorter reflections, the show explores what happens when the ways we have learned to live, lead and work no longer match who we are becoming — and what it looks like to bring greater purpose, alignment and integrity into everyday life.
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    3 min
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