success for me is leaving a legacy for my kids and grandkids. I want them to catch dad and

Papa committed to excellence and everything they do. I want them to catch me in excellence at

every opportunity, whether it's giving a talk on stage or building a company or playing out in the

woods or whatever it is. I want them to catch me in excellence. I want them to know.

It doesn't matter where you came from,

one person can make a difference in the world.

And they're watching Dad and Papa do that.

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I'm your host, Onica Jackson, and I'm on a mission to uncover the intricacies of thriving businesses. I'm your host, Onika Jackson,

and I'm on a mission to uncover the stories, strategies, and secrets that have propelled entrepreneurs and business leaders to success. I am so pleased to have H.R. Huntsman on the show

today. We're going to be talking about leadership.

And I will point out right now that HR has a new podcast that goes along with his work that I am now going to follow.

I'm really looking forward to listening because I love to hear different perspectives on leadership, what it really means, what it takes to be a strong and

good leader. So I'm just really excited that you're here today.

Annika, it's an absolute pleasure. It's an honor to be in your show. Thank you for inviting me.

Now, what interested you about leadership of all topics?

Well, I never considered myself a leader growing up. I grew up in a pretty

dysfunctional, broken alcoholic home. Leadership was never something we talked about. I was simply

trying to survive, escape, you know, do the best I could to, you know, build something out of that, climbed out of

that hole. Join the military, and I was always fairly sharp as a kid. I was a computer programmer.

I liked electronics and stuff. And I simply found myself consistently trying to create and make

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