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SUMMARY

In this episode of Inside the Leader's Mind, host David Suson talks with M. Sean Agnew, Chief Growth Officer at global healthcare company IuvoCare. Sean shares how his "Black Forrest Gump" path—from military service and fronting bands at early Lollapaloozas to the music industry, software, network marketing, hospitality, and now healthcare—became his superpower as a leader who bridges worlds between boardroom, clinic, and creative room.

Sean explains how IuvoCare acts as an extended sales arm for medical companies that can't build or manage large sales teams. He credits mentors like John Maxwell, Les Brown, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Stephen Covey for shaping his servant-leadership, question-driven style.

Sean and David dive into what leaders get wrong (thinking they must know everything), how quiet confidence beats loud competence, and how a defining 9/11 experience taught Sean that control is an illusion and presence matters more than perfect answers. They explore strengths-based leadership (you can't turn a "cat into a dog"), delegating to people who love what you hate, and why Sean now sees his nontraditional background as his biggest advantage. The episode closes with the question he always asks: "Is the goal big enough?"

TAKEAWAYS

Your nontraditional path can become your greatest leadership asset.
Great leaders don't know everything; they navigate uncertainty calmly.
Servant leadership plus genuine curiosity builds deep trust.
Leverage strengths, manage weaknesses—you can't turn cats into dogs.
Delegate to people who enjoy the work you avoid.
Big, slightly scary goals force you to stretch into who you must become.

SOUNDBITES

"Control is an illusion—what we truly control is how we respond."
"People buy what they want; great salespeople give them what they need."
"I want to leave everything as good or better than I found it."
"I don't have to be the smartest in the room—just the most useful."
"My first question is always: Is the goal big enough?"


TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Show intro & who is M. Sean Agnew
01:18 – "Bridging worlds" and the Black Forrest Gump path
03:27 – Chief Growth Officer at IuvoCare & extending sales teams
04:52 – Military, music, Lollapalooza, and move into sales
07:50 – Mentors: Maxwell, Les Brown, Canfield, Covey
11:27 – Billionaire mentor & quiet confidence in a room
13:46 – How his team would describe him: "Dependable"
15:46 – What leaders get wrong about leadership
16:52 – Leading through 9/11 & learning about control
23:57 – Strengths-based leadership: cats vs dogs
32:35 – Nontraditional route becomes a superpower
35:42 – "Is the goal big enough?" and closing thoughts

CONTACT LINKS Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: search "M Sean Agnew" on LinkedIn

KEYWORD TAGS leadership, servant leadership, M Sean Agnew, David Suson, Inside the Leader's Mind, IuvoCare, chief growth officer, sales leadership, healthcare, strengths-based leadership, delegation, executive mindset, 9/11 leadership, nontraditional career, confidence vs competence, big goals, mentorship, team development