Is This Episode for You?
This episode is for seekers, entrepreneurs, and leaders who feel disoriented by success or unfulfilled by achievement alone. Marcus Aurelius Anderson speaks with serial entrepreneur Rod Yancy about building companies rooted in philosophy, awareness, and purpose rather than ego and money.
Rod Yancy is the founder of Oath and Bootleg, and shares how Stoic thought, contemplation of mortality, and creative intuition shaped his approach to leadership, delegation, and innovation.
Timestory:
[01:00] Early failure kicks the door in and exposes the gap between the identity I’m carrying and the one I still have to earn.
[04:19] Mortality crashes the conversation and suddenly my choices feel heavier, sharper, and harder to ignore.
[07:10] Success gets put on trial as money and achievement fail to deliver the depth they promised.
[14:23] Intuition and security wrestle for control while fear quietly pretends it’s being responsible.
[18:15] Entrepreneurship is unmasked as chosen suffering, not an escape from effort or pressure.
[27:29] Momentum shifts when I stop avoiding the hardest path and realize it’s the one that actually works.
[36:49] Leadership grows up as ego loosens its grip and trust finally takes the wheel.
[55:05] Creativity sneaks back in, opening doors to music, art, and unexpected directions.
[01:06:35] Adversity tips its hand and reveals itself as confirmation that I’m exactly where I should be.
