The Purpose Chasers

The Purpose Chasers Podcast is where adversity fuels ambition and setbacks become setups for something greater. Hosted by ex-therapist turned marketing & branding expert Mark Crandall, each episode features raw stories from creators, entrepreneurs, and artists who refused to quit, alongside real talk on business growth, marketing, artist management, and chasing your calling. If you’ve ever been knocked down, counted out, or told “no,” this is your space to rise, rebuild, and live on purpose.

The Purpose Chasers is a education podcast hosted by Mark Crandall, with 116 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Mark Crandall hosts The Purpose Chasers, a education show with 116 episodes published.

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  Ep. 106: Keith Salberg of Sundanced Wood "What Keeps You Chasing Your Purpose?"

  Aug 5, 20261 min

  What keeps a maker coming back to the workbench every single day? For Keith Salberg, it starts with the moment a rough sketch becomes something real you can hold. Keith is the artist behind Sundance Wood. He creates signs that carry a business owner's name and pieces of art that hang in people's homes. In this episode of The Purpose Chasers, he answers the Season 4 question: what keeps you chasing your purpose? His answer is simple and grounded, and it lands because there is zero hype in it. Just an artist telling the truth about why he creates. In this episode: Why "something that will outlast me" is the real reward How being chosen to create something meaningful keeps him humble The difference between a job you clock out of and a purpose that follows you home Why creating is not what Keith does, it is who he is About the guest: Keith Salberg is a woodworking artist and the creator of Sundance Wood, where he builds custom signs and original wood art. Connect with Keith: Website: https://www.sundancedwood.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sundanced_wood If this one hits home, follow the show so you never miss an episode. More at thepurposechasers.com .

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  Ep. 105: Clay Boone: What Keeps a Craftsman Chasing Purpose for 60 Years

  Jul 21, 20265 min

  Clay Boone has spent 60 years turning wood into signs people drive out of their way to see. In this episode, Mark Crandall sits down with him in Sugar Loaf, New York to ask the golden question: what has kept you chasing your purpose for six decades? The road here started with a client. Mark has spent the last few months working with Keith Salberg of Sundance Wood, and one name kept coming up, the mentor who first taught Keith the craft. This conversation traces that lineage back to its source. Clay talks about staying with the work long after the novelty wears off, and what purpose looks like when you measure it in a lifetime instead of a launch. Follow more purpose stories at ThePurposeChasers.com. When you are ready to turn your own work into proof that sells, start at TheHappyCheck.com

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  Ep. 104: Abracadabra, I Create as I Speak, with Thuan

  Jun 2, 202618 min

  He Got Sick the Day He Stayed. He Started Healing the Day He Quit. Thuan did not leave his job. His body made the decision for him. Three months on medical leave. A doctor who refused to clear him to return. A resignation email he sat with for a long time before he finally hit send. The same day he sent it, he started feeling better. That is the kind of story that sounds like luck until you hear the whole thing. Because Thuan had been planting seeds for years. Recovery. Yoga. Qigong. Sound baths. A decade of healing himself and then helping others heal inside the walls of addiction treatment centers. He knew what the work was. He just had not yet had the courage to take it into the world. The universe took care of that part. In this episode, Thuan shares how his path through Alcoholics Anonymous and Refuge Recovery led him to holistic healing, how a wellness director job he was not supposed to have changed his life, and how he and his business partner Britt built the Zen Den, a wellness studio in Connecticut designed for the one person everyone forgets about: the busy human who needs peace but has to be at work by nine. He also breaks down what the word abracadabra actually means. And once you hear it, you will never say it the same way again. In this episode: Why Thuan says he genuinely enjoys powerlessness, and what that taught him about trust The resignation email that triggered his healing How saying "2026 is going to be big for me" with zero plan behind it turned out to be exactly right The Zen Den model: mindfulness built around the real obstacle, which is time The one phrase that stops fear in its tracks: "My faith is stronger than my fear" If you are sitting with a nudge you keep ignoring, this episode is for you. Subscribe to Purpose Chasers so you never miss a conversation like this one. New episodes drop weekly and every single one is built around one idea: the person you are becoming is worth chasing. Find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. And if this episode moved you, leave a review. It takes two minutes and it helps more people find the show. ThePurposeChasers.com

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  Ep. 103: What a 100-Year-Old Insurance Company Can Teach You About Chasing Purpose with Bryan Falchuk

  May 18, 202621 min

  What does a 100 year old, state run, fully unionized insurance company have to teach you about growth? More than you'd think. Mark sits down with Bryan Falchuk, President and CEO of PLRB, best selling author of The Future of Insurance series, and 26 year veteran of an industry most people love to hate. Bryan breaks down why the constraints holding back massive institutions are the exact same constraints holding back individual human beings, and how one reframe changes everything. The shift from "I can't because" to "How might we?" isn't a business strategy. It's a life strategy. Bryan has spent over two decades proving it works at every scale, from personal development to hundred year old companies doing something radically new.If you've ever felt boxed in by what you can't control, this conversation is going to move you. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro: The Massive Opportunities in Stagnant Industries 01:10 - The Insurance Trap: Why Everyone Enters by Accident 02:25 - Why Niche Expertise Beat General Hustle Everyday 04:15 - Overcoming Real vs. Self-Imposed System Constraints 05:40 - The Design Thinking Framework: Moving Beyond "We Can't Because" 07:30 - Shifting Corporate Culture from Fixed to Growth Mindset09:15 - Case Study: How a 100-Year-Old Govt Insurer Kept Moving During Crisis 11:05 - Finding Creative Loops to Bypass Massive Risk Aversion 12:50 - The Hidden Power of a Freedom of Thought Thought-Exercise 14:35 - Outro: Chasing Purpose and Loving What You Do Subscribe to The Purpose Chasers

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  Ep. 102: From Nurse to Mandala Healer: How Amy Found Her Purpose Through Art, Mindfulness, and Letting Go

  Apr 30, 202624 min

  A 32-year nurse walked away from a system that was breaking her, and walked into something that heals everyone it touches. In this episode of The Purpose Chasers , host Mark Crandall sits down with Amy, founder of Mandala Minds and Wellness , to explore the call she ignored for 10 years, the bad outcome at work that finally cracked everything open, and how dot painting became a doorway to the nervous system healing her patients and communities desperately needed. What You Will Learn: Introduction: Mark and Amy's Story and the Workshop That Started It All What Is a Mandala: The Universal Shape Wired Into Human Consciousness The Dot Painting Modality: How Amy Teaches and Why It Works Perfectionism, Self-Love, and the Choices That Build a Life 32 Years in Nursing and Why the System Stopped Fitting The Bad Outcome That Changed Everything Spirituality Born From Witnessing Birth and Death at the Bedside The Waiting Place: Sitting With the Nudge for a Decade Before Jumping What It Feels Like on the Other Side of Fear The Internal Benefits of Facilitating: Why Amy Paints Over 400 Mandalas Herself Key Concepts From This Episode: The Waiting Place: What it costs to hear the call and not answer it. The Mind Body Spirit Connection Through Creative Practice. The Flow State: How mandalas quiet the overthinking brain and unlock presence. Perfectionism as a Pattern: Why the most powerful thing Amy teaches is letting go. Honoring Yourself: How quitting the "hamster wheel" of expectations lifts depression. https://thepurposechasers.com

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