You’ve built momentum before. You’ve held it all—business, family, vision. And you’ve probably felt that moment when the weight of it all starts pressing back.

For Jenna and Brad Ballard, that moment wasn’t collapse. It was clarity—the kind that only comes when life demands something deeper than drive.

As founders of ALA—Ascension Leadership Academy, they were guiding others through profound transformation, even as they navigated their own. Business growth, parenting two young boys, and a health crisis that shook their foundation—all at once. The mission never changed. The love never left. But the way they were holding it had to.

This episode is about what happens when leaders choose evolution over endurance. When nervous system work becomes strategy. When joy, creativity, and emotional safety aren’t rewards for making it—they’re the reason you keep going.

Brad built Fastlane Drive. Jenna answered the call to music. And together, they didn’t walk away from anything—they found a new way to carry all of it, with presence, softness, and strength. They didn’t quit the work. They became it.

🔹 What You’ll Get From This Conversation:

- The health crisis that became a wake-up call—not just for their bodies, but for how they were carrying everything they’d built - The nervous system work, rituals, and inner rewiring that helped them lead with clarity instead of pressure - Why Fastlane Drive and Jenna’s music weren’t escapes—they were healing, alignment, and powerful extensions of who they really are - How they held the business and the marriage through it all—and found a new way forward without letting go of either

This isn’t a story about pushing harder. It’s about choosing presence over performance—and building what actually lasts.

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While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.

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