Join Jenny and Lee as they sit down with Bridger Pennington—entrepreneur, fund manager, and founder of Fund Launch—as he shares his journey from launching small businesses in college to running multi-million-dollar investment funds.
Bridger opens up about the profound impact of personal hardship, including the loss of his brother, and how these experiences shaped his mindset around work, faith, and purpose. He challenges common beliefs about balance, emphasizes the power of self-talk and ownership, and explains why leaning into meaningful work brings true satisfaction.
This conversation weaves together themes of entrepreneurship, family values, leadership, and spiritual growth, offering listeners both practical wisdom and heartfelt encouragement to be "all in"—in business, life, and faith.
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YouTube: @bridger_pennington
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Linkedin: @bridger_pennington
Free Gift For Our Listeners from Bridger to learn more about funds: www.altst.comResources Used In This Episode:
Gary E. Stevenson, General Conference April 2021, Hearts Knit Together - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
David A. Bednar, Priesthood Leadership, Argentina, Feb. 2016, 'There's no such thing as balance': Elder Bednar shares an object …
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Bridger Pennington
03:43 Bridger's Journey into Finance
10:20 The Importance of Work and Purpose
17:18 Overcoming Personal Hardships
26:01 Transforming Pain into Purpose
29:20 The Power of Spiritual Experiences
30:58 Mental Frames: Victim, Survivor, Hero
36:57 Balancing Life's Demands
44:09 Defining True Success
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