Why This CEO Slept In His Car For His Team | Joel Puthoff

Leaders who do deep soul-level work outperform everyone else by 20 to 1, and Joel Puthoff found his way into that number the hard way: sleeping in his car for a week just to make payroll. In this episode, Stephen sits down with Joel Puthoff, CEO and co-founder of Linxy and author of Capability Fuel, to talk about what actually separates leaders who build lasting capacity from those who just borrow it. Joel shares the season he nearly broke himself trying to keep his team paid, the reframe that got him through it, and the philosophy he's built out of it since: choose your hard, or hard will choose you. It's the Lion and Lamb methodology in action, the strength to keep building through the hardest seasons, paired with the humility to let those seasons actually change you. In this episode: The real story behind Joel sleeping in his car to make payroll, and why he calls it gratitude, not shame The difference between building capacity and borrowing it Why "choose your hard, or hard will choose you" should be your operating philosophy The study showing soul-level leaders outperform everyone else 20 to 1 How Stephen turned $4.68 into $468, and what it taught him about sacrifice The shift from performance to authenticity, and why Stephen calls it "truly magnetic" How Linxy is using technology to bring people back into real, in-person connection About Joel Puthoff: CEO and co-founder of Linxy, an app helping people make real, in-person connections at events and venues. He's also the author of Capability Fuel and co-host of the podcast Currents of Consciousness. Connect with Joel: linkedin.com/in/joelputhoff | Capability Fuel on Amazon: amazon.com/dp/0578864622 One Part Lion, One Part Lamb is hosted by Stephen Scoggins, helping faith-aligned, high-capacity leaders rise, lead, and serve without losing themselves in the process. New episodes drop weekly, subscribe so you never miss one! stephenscoggins.com | @stephen_scoggins