
Echo Leadership Podcast with Andy Wood
The Echo Leadership Podcast with Andy Wood provides relevant, practical tools for you to become the leader your team wants to follow. As Lead Pastor at Echo.Church, Andy Wood is a proven leader with over 20 years of leading and studying leadership. He’s an entrepreneur, pastor, communicator, husband, and dad of three. In each episode, Andy is bringing you leadership practices straight from the front lines to be more efficient, shape culture, stay focused, and grow your team in ways that are both easy to understand and apply to grow you as a leader.
Episodes
47 episodes
The Zone of the Unknown, Part 2
Sometimes the future is foggy. We can’t see what lies ahead, so we become fearful and confused about what to do next. In this month’s episode, Andy Wood and David Hibiske conclude a two-part conversation on what we can do in the midst of ambigu...
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Episode 47
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34:06

The Zone of the Unknown, Part 1
Sometimes the future is foggy. We can’t see what lies ahead, so we become fearful and confused about what to do next. In this month’s episode, Andy Wood and David Hibiske begin a two-part conversation on what we can do in the midst of ambiguity...
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Episode 46
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38:06

Back on Track
As we lead our teams and organizations, we can often get distracted and lose focus on why we do what we do. From the stage of the 2022 Echo Leadership Conference, Andy Wood shares how we can get back on track with a renewed sense of pa...
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Episode 45
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48:54

How to Stay Hungry and Humble, Part 2
Oftentimes, the greatest enemy of future progress is past success. We can get so caught up in our accomplishments that we lose focus on continually getting better as leaders. In this month’s episode, Andy Wood and David Hibiske conclude a two-p...
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Episode 44
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28:53

How to Stay Hungry and Humble, Part 1
Oftentimes, the greatest enemy of future progress is past success. We can get so caught up in our accomplishments that we lose focus on continually getting better as leaders. In this month’s episode, Andy Wood and David Hibiske begin a two-part...
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Episode 43
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30:36

Q&A with Shauna Pilgreen: Choosing to Love Where You Live
In this exclusive bonus episode, San Francisco-based author and church planter Shauna Pilgreen shares how we can love where we live by investing in the community around us.CONNECT WITH SHAUNA PILGREEN Website:
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Episode 42
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30:23

Four Key Decisions for Growth
Cultivating growth in our teams and organizations requires us to make four key decisions. In this month’s episode, discover what they are and how you can implement them in order to grow and increase the impact of what you lead.ECHO LE...
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Episode 41
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45:16

Four Strategies to Win at Home
No amount of success in the world can make up for failure in our homes. In this month’s episode, learn four practical ways to intentionally prioritize and invest in the relationships that matter most.ECHO LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE...
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Episode 40
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40:39

Getting Healthy Again
From the stage of the 2021 Echo Leadership Conference, Andy Wood shares four practical ways we can get healthy again as leaders in the midst of one of the most challenging seasons we've ever faced.ECHO LEADERSHIP CONFERENCEJo...
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Episode 39
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39:04

Q&A with Levi Lusko: Adding Value Where It Matters Most
Since founding Fresh Life Church in 2007, one of the biggest lessons Lead Pastor Levi Lusko has learned is to not add too much value to the organization. In this exclusive bonus episode, hear about ...
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Episode 38
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31:24

Bigger Vision, Greater Collaboration
It's going to take more than one individual or one church to further accomplish the mission of the "capital C" Church. From the stage of the 2021 Exponential Bay Area Regional Conference, Andy Wood challenges church leaders to expand their visi...
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Episode 37
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19:56

Q&A with Rusty George: Enduring Through the Decades
Our journey as leaders isn’t about how fast we grow, but how well we finish. In this exclusive bonus episode, Rusty George, lead pastor of Real Life Church, shares the key habits and mindsets he’s learned and implemented over the last 25+ years...
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Episode 36
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29:34

Give Up to Go Up
What are you holding onto that’s holding you back as a leader? In this month’s episode, learn five key practices on how to let go so that you can lead at a higher level and move the vision of your organization forward.
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Episode 35
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45:07

Stop Solving the Same Problem
One of the most important skills of leadership is problem-solving, yet so many of us keep addressing the same issues in our organizations for months (or even years!) on end. In this month’s episode, learn five key ideas that will equip you and ...
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Episode 34
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40:19

The Art of Leveraging Failure
We all make mistakes. We look back at them and wish we had done things differently. However, if we’re not mindful, we can live in our past and let the pain of regret weigh us down. In this month’s episode, discover how to leverage your failure ...
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Episode 33
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37:26

Q&A with Rich Birch: Help Over Hype
Going viral may bring instant fame, but it’s not the end goal for Rich Birch as he creates resources for church leaders at unSeminary. In this exclusive bonus episode, Rich shares what ultimately d...
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Episode 32
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30:36

Q&A with Kevin Compton: Behind the Scenes with a Silicon Valley VC
Kevin Compton, co-founder of principal investment firm Radar Partners, joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on his experience as a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley. Hear Kevin share behind-the-scenes stories from his time at Kleiner Per...
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Episode 31
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36:27

Q&A with Henry Kaestner: Work with a Purpose
After several years of success on Wall Street, Henry Kaestner had everything he needed to be happy—or so he thought. He felt an emptiness deep inside his soul, yet no person or thing could fill it. In this exclusive bonus episode, Henry shares ...
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Episode 30
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37:36

Better Thinking, Bigger Leadership
Increase the scope of your leadership by changing how you think! In this month’s episode, learn five better ways of thinking that can help you lead people at a higher level, build a flourishing culture, and lift the lid on what’s possible for y...
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Episode 29
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49:37

Q&A with Sean Morgan: Leading People Through Change
According to Sean Morgan, the founder of The Ascent, change management leaders often fail to understand that, at the end of the day, they’re helping people. In this exclusive bonus episode, Se...
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Episode 28
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34:02

Q&A with Sue Warnke: The Four T’s of Prioritization
Twenty years and counting in the software industry, Sue Warnke knows full well how focusing on the right things at the right time makes all the difference. In this month’s episode, she shares a prioriti...
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Episode 27
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31:34

Q&A with Brad Lomenick: How Do You Walk into a Room?
When you’re around other leaders, are you a networker or a connector? In this exclusive bonus episode, Brad Lomenick compares the two mindsets and challenges us to think differently the next time we wa...
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Episode 26
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37:38

Staff Tension, Transition, and Turnover
Working with people can be both one of the greatest joys and greatest burdens of leading an organization. While you get to accomplish the mission together as a staff, you also experience difficult tension, transition, and turnover. In this mont...
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Episode 25
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32:30
