One Part Lion - One Part Lamb with Stephen Scoggins

She spent years building a record-breaking, multi-million dollar business while the man she trusted most was quietly poisoning her. The world saw the awards, the income, the beautiful home. What it didn't see was 80 pounds of unprocessed grief, a staph infection eating away her legs, and a truth she wasn't allowed to say out loud. What she rebuilt after that truth finally broke open will change how you think about faith, ego, and what you're actually carrying for other people.
Dana Grant is the bestselling author of Truth Within the Lie and co-founder of Cauliflower Foods, where she set unbreakable sales records and built a multi-million dollar business — all while privately battling addiction, medical betrayal, and a marriage built on a hidden truth. After her world collapsed in public, she did the deepest healing work of her life, rebuilt her relationship with her daughters, and now teaches leaders how to operate from soul instead of ego.
This conversation is about what happens when the life you built on the outside stops matching what's true on the inside, and what it actually takes to let the mask down.
In this episode:
Why so many faith-led leaders perform integrity instead of living it, and how to spot it in yourself
The difference between being married to the process and married to the outcome
How imposter syndrome can build a record-breaking business and still leave you feeling like a fraud
Why self-sabotage is often anger at yourself wearing someone else's name
The real difference between ego and soul, and why most leaders confuse the two
Why you don't need anyone else's blueprint, only your own
How to rebuild trust with the people you love after years of hiding the truth
Connect with Dana Grant:
Website: https://danagrant.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealdanagrant/
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What does it actually cost to win at work while slowly losing everything that matters most?
I've been sitting with that question since this conversation ended. My guest today, Josh Kosnick, was at the absolute peak of his career, leading a firm of 250 people, hitting every metric, checking every box, and in one morning at a Marriott, it was gone. A fabricated lawsuit from someone he mentored. A company he loved that chose the easy way out. And a drive home where he had to pull over and fall apart in a parking lot because his whole world had just collapsed.
But here's what got me. It wasn't the betrayal that broke him open. It was going down to his basement months later, opening boxes of trophies and accolades, and realizing, none of it meant anything. His marriage, his kids, his faith, his health, all still intact. Everything else? Just stuff.
That moment is where the LQ Blueprint was born. And honestly, this framework might be the most practical, honest roadmap for high-achieving men that I've ever heard laid out in a single conversation.
We go deep on why your priorities are probably in the wrong order, what it really means to lead yourself before you lead anyone else, the difference between being kind and being nice, why vulnerability isn't weakness, it's actually your strongest leadership tool, and the question that stopped me cold: are you chasing your wife the way you're chasing your goals? I PROMISE you, you need to hear Josh's story.
Listen all the way through. The framework at the end alone is worth it.
Connect with Josh Kosnick:
Book: The Kairos Code, Amazon & Barnes & Noble
Website: https://joshkosnick.com/
Follow Stephen:
Website → stephenscoggins.com
Instagram → @stephen_scoggins
TikTok → @stephen_scoggins
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He was 33, healthy, building a mental health company from scratch, and a routine mole check came back stage three cancer. Four years later, it came back stage four. What he built in the middle of that will change how you think about leadership, faith, and what you're actually standing on.
Buddy Clay is the founder of New Hope Institute, a multi-seven-figure mental health and addiction recovery organization, and he built it while battling cancer twice, delivering his daughter on his kitchen floor two weeks before opening his doors, and learning to lead a team through the most vulnerable season of his life. After corporate norms, health crises, and moments of pure overwhelm, he chose to stop performing and start leading from the truth of his story.
This conversation is about what it actually looks like to lead through the fire, build with faith, and come out on the other side more whole than when you went in.
If you're scaling a business while carrying something heavy, wondering if your team can survive without you, or just trying to stay anchored when nothing feels stable, this one is going to shift something in you.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why minimizing your first crisis almost guarantees a bigger one, and what to do differently when the storm first hits
How a stage four cancer diagnosis forced Buddy to stop being the bottleneck and finally build a team that runs without him
The difference between motivational speaking and real authority, and why the people you lead can always tell which one you are
What stress does to cancer, cortisol, and your company at the same time, and why "pushing through" is often the most dangerous choice
Why identity isn't something you find, it's something you surrender to, and how crisis strips away the performance to reveal who you actually are
How to show up for your team when you don't have the answers, don't have the energy, and aren't sure of the outcome
The three steps Buddy uses to lead through any crisis: authenticity, boundaries, and building the foundation before the storm arrives
Connect with Buddy Clay: Website: buddyclay.com
Follow Stephen Scoggins: Website: stephenscoggins.com Instagram & TikTok: @stephen_scoggins
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She asked his credit score on the first date. He showed up thinking it was a date, she showed up with a five-year plan. What happened next built an empire.
Dedric and Krystal Polite are the husband-and-wife real estate powerhouse and stars of the hit show 50/50 Flip. After corporate layoffs, betrayal from business partners, and building from nothing, they turned their relationship into a multi-million dollar brand, without losing their marriage in the process.
This conversation is about what it actually looks like to be equally yoked, build with intention, and create something that outlives you.
In this episode:
Why Krystal made entrepreneurship a non-negotiable on the very first date
How a layoff two months into dating became the turning point that launched their first business
Why most people stay stuck — and it's not strategy
How paying for mentorship collapses a 10-year learning curve to 6 months
How they define clear roles without stepping on each other as partners or spouses
Why Dedric says "the inner me is the enemy" — and how personal development unlocks every level of business growth
What it really takes to build a legacy that outlives you
If you're building alongside a partner, battling the fear of investing in yourself, or wondering if your business can survive your relationship, this one will shift something in you.
Connect with Dedric & Krystal: Instagram: @bepoliteproperties | Website: www.dedricandkrystal.com
Follow Stephen Scoggins: Instagram: @stephen_scoggins | Website: stephenscoggins.com

Chris Sain built a million-subscriber community and retired at 37, starting with just $250 a month. No inheritance. No silver spoon.
Just consistency, faith, and a refusal to run in the victim Olympics.
In this episode, Stephen and Chris go beyond the tactics and into the real conversation behind wealth, the mindset traps, the biblical principles, the emotional discipline required, and why being generous can sometimes do more harm than good.
What you'll take away:
- Why 80% of pro athletes go broke 3–5 years after their playing career ends
- How to start building real wealth with whatever you have right now
- The asset classes Chris is investing in for the next 5 years (AI, quantum computing & more)
- The dangerous downside of generosity nobody talks about
- Why stewardship always has to come before abundance
Find Chris: chrissain.com | @chris_sain
Find Stephen: stephenscoggins.com | @stephen_scoggins