In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug sits down with Matt Higgins, Executive Director of Hope Children’s Home in Tampa, Florida. Matt shares the powerful mission of providing a loving home and education to children from difficult circumstances, along with their new Bundles of Hope initiative that gives mothers in crisis pregnancies the gift of time and support.

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Hope Children's Home

Episode Highlights:
00:00 Doug introduces Matt Higgins and the story of how they connected
04:00 The mission and model of Hope Children’s Home
08:00 Four pillars: physical needs, family environment, education, and faith
14:00 Stories of transformation from children at Hope
17:00 Aftercare and staying connected with alumni
18:00 Bundles of Hope initiative and no-cost adoption vision
25:00 Matt on taking over as CEO after his father’s leadership
28:00 The unseen weight of leadership and why encouragement matters
31:00 How to become the obvious choice for leadership roles
33:00 Dealing with self-doubt and imposter syndrome
34:00 The power of mastermind groups and surrounding yourself with stronger leaders
39:00 Cutting meetings in half and lessons on leadership rhythms
44:00 What went well and what went wrong in succession planning
47:00 Best advice, parenting wisdom, and Matt’s legacy vision

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