SightShift with Chris McAlister

In this episode, Dave Vance shares how a leader at the top of his game can still be drowning on the inside.

Dave spent decades in pastoral ministry, leading a church of thousands, writing books, speaking at conferences, and launching campuses. From the outside, everything looked like momentum and success. Inside, insecurity was driving the pace. Unaddressed patterns of proving, hiding, and control eventually spilled over into his m...

In this episode, Derek Janney shares what happens when the “dream scenario” still leaves you asking who you are. After building a successful roofing company over 20 years and exiting with a strong financial win, Derek found himself in a season of transition, no longer running the business he’d built, walking through a divorce, and wrestling with the loss of the roles that once defined him.

This story is for anyone who has checked...

Chris sits down with Salla Alajoki, Senior Manager at Vaisala, whose journey with Figure That Shift Out started in Finland with a podcast and grew into a decade of transformation.

What began as two colleagues listening on repeat became a bold leap: traveling to Orlando to complete the full FTSO process in person

But her story didn’t stop there. She became one of the first certified FTSO coaches, bringing the work back to Finland. O...

What happens when a criminal defense attorney starts asking deeper questions about meaning?

In this episode of the C-Suite Series, Chris sits down with Matthew R. Bark, founder of The Law Office of Matthew R. Bark P.A., to explore what it looks like to build a business with purpose inside one of the most high-pressure corners of the legal world.

This conversation explores:

- How a trial lawyer keeps meaning alive under pressure -...

In this special 10-year anniversary series celebrating Figure That Shift Out, we’re sharing ten stories of transformation, moments when leaders figured it out not by pushing harder, but by seeing more clearly.

In this episode, Jared Porpiglia shares how leadership in his world looks like running into the fire.

Jared’s connection to Figure That Shift Out goes back to the beginning. Baptized in 2013 and handed an early copy of the bo...

In this episode of the C-Suite Series, Chris sits down with Raymond A. Traendly, Managing Partner at TK Law (formerly CPLS, P.A.), one of Central Florida’s most experienced and community-grounded family law practices. Ray shares how his drive to grow and win nearly cost him the very thing that made his firm thrive: its people.

What began as a story about scaling success turned into an honest conversation about identity, insecurit...

In this special 10-year anniversary series celebrating Figure That Shift Out, we’re sharing ten stories of transformation—moments when leaders figured it out not by pushing harder, but by seeing more clearly.

In this episode, Kenworth Reeves shares how transformation doesn’t always start in crisis—sometimes it begins in comfort. By the time we met, he already had what most leaders dream of: a thriving business portfolio, a strong m...

In this special 10-year anniversary series celebrating Figure That Shift Out, we’re sharing ten stories of transformation, moments when leaders figured it out not by pushing harder, but by seeing more clearly.

In this episode, Mike shares what happens when a coach realizes he needs a coach.

By the time we met in 2016, Mike was already years into executive coaching. He’d found the work he was made to do and had just launched his own...

In this special 10-year anniversary series celebrating Figure That Shift Out, we’re sharing ten stories of transformation—moments when leaders figured it out not by pushing harder, but by seeing more clearly.

In this episode, Ryan shares what it looks like to lead with clarity after seasons of confusion and burnout. When he stepped into this work, he was carrying old wounds and questions that haunted both his leadership and his hom...

In this special 10-year anniversary series celebrating Figure That Shift Out, we’re sharing ten stories of transformation, moments when leaders figured it out not by pushing harder, but by seeing more clearly.

In this episode, David shares what happens when growth outpaces identity. His company was scaling fast—revenue up, visibility high—but the pressure behind the scenes was mounting. Bigger team, bigger stakes, bigger fear of ge...

In this special 10-year anniversary series celebrating Figure That Shift Out, we’re sharing ten stories of transformation, moments when leaders figured it out not by pushing harder, but by seeing more clearly.

Tim shares the night that cracked everything open, naming fear, insecurity, and the patterns that quietly shape every relationship. He calls it “the best session and the worst session” because it was raw and unfinished, but s...

From a 250-square-foot office with one desk and a shared bathroom to becoming one of the top watermelon shippers in the U.S., this is the story of FreshPro and its founders, Mike and Jose.

In this C-Suite Series episode, Chris sits down with two lifelong friends who built a thriving produce business from scratch, without investors, blueprints, or corporate playbooks. What started as a hustle turned into a legacy.

This conversation ...

In this special 10-year anniversary series celebrating Figure That Shift Out, we’re sharing ten stories of transformation, moments when leaders figured it out not by pushing harder, but by seeing more clearly.

In this episode, Reagan shares how the ideas of proving and hiding became a daily barometer for his leadership — those moments when he felt the urge to get big and prove his worth or shrink back an...

On his last day in the office, John Carter, President & COO of Nationwide Financial, shares the lessons of a 40-year career in financial services. Under his leadership, Nationwide grew by 50%, delivered record results, and set the tone for admired leadership across the industry.

This conversation explores:

1. Building a performance culture that lasts

At Miles-McClellan Construction, rapid growth and market uncertainty put leadership under pressure. Instead of just tightening budgets or systems, they chose to double down on culture.

In this episode, Chris talks with Devin Stein (VP of HR) and Owen Wyss (CFO) about what it takes to align strategy with people, accelerate trust on an executive team, and prepare the next generation of leaders.

This conversation explores:

When communication breaks down, confusion creeps in, and culture suffers. But it doesn’t have to.

In Episode 4 of the Make Culture Your Edge series, Chris and Mark take a deeper look at confusion as the first “tension point” leaders must learn to navigate when building culture.

This conversation explores:

1. Why confusion isn’t a threat but a signal for better...

Every leader faces moments of tension: pushback in a meeting, resistance to change, conflict on the team. In Episode 3 of our Make Culture Your Edge series, Chris McAlister and Mark show why those moments aren’t threats to avoid, but rather signals that culture is being tested.

This conversation explores:

1. The three tension points that mirror faith, hope, an...

What makes a culture truly great? Not perks, slogans, or policies. In this episode, Chris and Mark explore the three enduring pillars that every healthy culture depends on.

You’ll hear:

1. Why leaders lose great talent when they ignore culture

2. How to spot when faith, hope, or love are missing

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