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Growing Our FutureAuthor: Aaron Alejandro
Hosted by Aaron Alejandro, the Growing Our Future podcast is focused on strengthening agricultural science education in America so that students can develop their potential for personal growth, career success and leadership in a global marketplace. This show is sponsored by the Texas FFA Foundation. Learn more at https://mytexasffa.org/ Language: en-us Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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"Who Factor"
Episode 85
Friday, 3 October, 2025
Author, speaker, and life coach Brad Lomenick sits down to discuss life strategies like the "who factor" people in life that encourage, equip, and empower. Be a positive catalyst in an organization and the importance of being humble, hungry, and full of hustle.We explore how gratitude beats entitlement, why access plus hustle changes careers, and how H3—humility, hunger, hustle—becomes a durable edge for students, educators, and leaders in agriculture. Brad shares the “who factor,” feedback loops, and the art of creating mile markers that last.• gratitude as a leader’s temperature setter• entitlement contrasted with service and hospitality• R2A2 framework for turning ideas into action• Brad’s journey, mentors, and the who factor• building networks and using access without entitlement• curiosity as a core leadership habit• H3 framework: humility, hunger, hustle in balance• rhythms that prevent burnout and enable generosity• agriculture’s future: tech, relationships, communication• feedback loops and practical self-awareness• memory moments and creating mile markers for othersGo out and do something great for somebody. You might just plant that tree under whose shade you may never seeLearn more at MyTexasFFA.org
