In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips sits down with Micah Birkholz, National Director of Sales at Loon Advertising, for a powerful conversation about leadership, reinvention, servant leadership, personal Growth, getting unstuck and the hard truths behind success.
Micah shares the lessons he learned going from the automotive sales floor to national leadership, including:
✅ Why “indecision” is often the biggest mistake leaders make
✅ How saying YES to hard things changes your life
✅ The leadership failures that shaped him
✅ Why ego destroys growth
✅ The truth about work-life balance
✅ How great leaders build generational impact
This is not just a conversation about business or marketing. This is about becoming the kind of leader people actually want to follow.
🎯 Whether you are a business owner, sales leader, entrepreneur, manager, or someone trying to level up personally, this episode is packed with practical Wisdom and real conversations that hit deep.
🧰 Tools of the Trade: Top Takeaways You Can Use
1️⃣ Be open to opportunity, even if you are unsure where it leads
2️⃣ Indecision is often more dangerous than making the wrong choice
3️⃣ Great leaders stop saying “no” and start asking “why”
4️⃣ Your team learns more from watching you than listening to you
5️⃣ Leadership starts with serving others well
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Welcome to The Leadership Toolkit
01:15 Introducing Micah Birkholz
05:42 Reinventing Yourself During Economic Crisis
09:18 Be Open to Opportunity & Embrace Change
12:40 Say Yes and Figure It Out
16:05 Doing Hard Things Builds Strong Leaders
19:08 What Really Drives High Performers?
23:40 Work-Life Balance Is Like a Labyrinth
27:15 Generational Leadership & Family Legacy
31:42 Parenting Lessons That Shape Great Leaders
36:10 Stop Saying No and Start Asking Why
40:28 Leadership, Ego, and Learning From Failure
44:12 How Loon Advertising Helps Businesses Grow
47:18 What Do You Really Do for a Living?
49:05 Final Leadership Takeaways & Closing Thoughts
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