698. Contagious Culture: Why Better People Build Better Organizations - Kyle S. King

Episode notes

Kyle S. King started his nonprofit journey as a college junior, raised $100K, and never stopped. Eight books, a publishing company, a keynote career, and the Growth Alliance later — he's spent over a decade helping mission-driven organizations do the deeper work first: aligning leadership, tightening operations, and sharpening the stories that actually move donors to act. In this episode, you'll hear: Why burnout isn't a wellness problem or a leadership problem — it's an organizational culture issue, and that distinction changes everything about how you solve it The three pillars of "contagious culture" (kindness, community, capital) and why skipping step one means you'll never reach step three The counterintuitive advice Kyle gives every leader who wants to grow: stop adding. Play defense first. Stop the leaks. This conversation will challenge how you think about culture, leadership, and the small moments where real impact actually happens.