Business leadership coach Dr. John Austin shares his inspiring journey from academia to entrepreneurship, where personal growth shapes professional success. His passion for teaching and behavioral leadership led to transformative insights on work-life balance, motivation, and defining “making it.”

Making It! explores the lives and stories of entrepreneurs as they share their unique perspectives on their success and the path to making it.

“Somebody once told me, you need pressure to make diamonds.”

— Dr. John Austin

Dr. John Austin is an internationally recognized coach to business leaders on safety and human performance. He was a professor of psychology for 15 years at Western Michigan University, where he trained masters and doctoral students, many of whom are professors themselves now.

Dr. Austin and his teams have coached university students and leaders in hundreds of companies in a dozen countries to deliver over 10,000 safety, operations, and quality improvement projects that have generated millions of dollars in improvements.

Dr. Austin has consulted with organizations for 25 years to improve productivity and safety in a wide range of industries. Based on his desire to help as many people at work as possible, he founded Reaching Results in 2008. Reaching Results is a company designed to help people improve safety, leadership, and management.

Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:
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Dr. John Austin’s website: ReachingResults.com

Credits:
Producer: Michi Lantz
Editor: Michi Lantz
Audio Editor: Marvin del Rosario
Executive Producer: Danny Iny
Music Soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely
Making our hosts sound great: Home Brew Audio

Music credits:
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Writer Name: Scott Roush
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Track Title: Sweet Loving Waltz
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Writer Name: S.L.J. Kalmeijer
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Track Title: Blue Moon
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Track Title: Afternoon Nap
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Special effects credits:
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Episode transcript: The Myth of Making It (Dr. John Austin).