VISIONARY STORM | Be Vulnerable to Become Unshakable | Recognize Your Own Dysfunction | Chad Brignac
Chad M Brignac · June 14, 2025
Interview with Chad M Brignac
Podcast: The Iron Deep Podcast
June 14, 2025 · 43 min
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About Chad M Brignac
Transformationist, Coach, and Author of Blend Don’t Break, Helping Leaders and Families Position Themselves for Lasting Change
30+ years Construction leadership experienceFounding member John Maxwell TeamFeatured USA TodayCo-author Blend Don't Break
Chad M. Brignac believes the measure of leadership isn’t what you build—it’s who you become, and who you uplift along the way. With more than three decades of experience in the construction industry, leading high-stakes projects and complex teams, Chad knows firsthand that outward success can come at the cost of internal misalignment. For him, the real transformation began not in the boardroom, but in a deeply personal wake-up call that almost cost him his family. That moment reshaped how he lives, leads, and helps others.
As a transformationist, Chad helps leaders uncover blind spots, reconnect with their core values, and lead with emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and compassion. As co-author of Blend Don’t Break, a book written with his wife to guide blended families, Chad unearthed a deeper framework for change—one that applies far beyond family life. His approach resonates with entrepreneurs, executives, and faith-led professionals who are ready to lead more intentionally, both at work and at home.
Chad’s background as a founding member of the John Maxwell Team has sharpened his ability to coach not just for performance, but for purpose. He doesn’t promise to transform you—he helps you position yourself for transformation. Through small internal shifts, he believes, people can experience real, lasting outcomes.
As a podcast guest, Chad brings depth, vulnerability, and practical wisdom.
About this episode
Chad Brignac had a 3 decade career working on multi-million dollar projects in construction. He's led teams as big as 150 people. As a business owner, he's had a lot of success on professional projects, but he was a failure outside of work.
Chad was very unapproachable. Nobody from work wanted to be around him. He had strained family relationships. The worst part was, as bad as things got, Chad still didn't understand he was the primary cause of the dysfunction in his life. He was completely closed up, and he couldn't recognize his own faults.
Chad finally had a wake up call, and he finally became self-aware. He realized he needed to become vulnerable in order to have a pathway to success. Before, there was too much fear in Chad's life to be vulnerable, and he viewed vulnerability as a weakness. But after Chad had insight into who he was in Christ, chad was able to be broken down, so he could be built up, in the right way.
Now, instead of fear dictating Chad's life and causing destruction, his confidence in his identity in Christ has made him much more unshakeable. Not only has Chad's family life greatly improved as he's rebuilt great relationships with his children, but he's carried much of this into his purpose and calling in life and business.
Chad has written the book "Visionary Storm," where he helps business owners and leaders become more self-aware and vulnerable, so they can become better leaders and more fulfilled people. He teaches leaders the fruitfulness of maximizing influence and minimizing authority to have greater impact.
Listen to Brett and Chad discuss how to become better leaders at work and at home.
CHAD'S WEBSITE: https://chadmbrignac.com/
BLEND DON'T BREAK: https://a.co/d/9FPKpni
VISIONARY STORM: https://chadmbrignac.com/the-author
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