Many leaders excel in their careers but struggle to maintain the same level of success at home. Cory Carlson, Executive Coach, Keynote Speaker, and Co-Founder of RISE Community, knows this challenge well—and he’s on a mission to change it. With years of experience coaching business leaders, Cory helps them overcome burnout, develop their teams, and lead with greater purpose in both their professional and personal lives. In this episode, Cory shares his insights on balancing leadership, faith, and family, offering practical steps to elevate your mindset and create accountability in all areas of life.
Bio: As an entrepreneur, former executive, husband, and father of three, Cory Carlson understands the pressures working parents face. He is passionate about helping business leaders win at home and work.
Twenty years in corporate America gave Cory amazing opportunities as he worked his way up to the executive level. But he also saw brokenness: work without purpose, burnout, lack of focus, strained marriages, and absentee parents. Business leaders especially were often not living life to the fullest.
When Cory discovered coaching, it helped him become a better leader, husband, and father. So he left his corporate career to help other leaders win at work and at home. Cory does this through executive coaching, speaking, and writing.
Currently, Cory lives in Cincinnati with his awesome wife and three amazing children.
Cory has a Civil Engineer degree from the University of Missouri and an MBA from Rockhurst University.
His first book released in June 2019 titled, Win at Home First, and is an inspirational guide for work-life balance. His book was Amazon’s #1 New Release in 3 Categories and listed in FORBES as ‘7 Books Everyone On Your Team Should Read’.
Cory just released his second book, Rise and Go. This book is a resource to help leaders get back up quicker after getting knocked down from the challenges of leadership and life.
He hosts the leadership podcast, Win at Home First, a Top 1.5% global podcast per ListenNotes.
Follow Cory on social media (@carlsoncory) and www.corymcarlson.com.
Something Extra: “Intentionality, you know, it’s not about time management. It’s about choice management.”
