Welcome to Built With Purpose

In this heartfelt episode of Built With Purpose, Chris Fay sits down with Quin Hatfield, head football coach at Christ Church Episcopal School in Greenville, South Carolina and a former pharmaceutical sales leader, for a conversation about faith, vision, leading through adversity, and the kind of influence that has nothing to do with a title. It’s a personal one for Chris, too. Quin coaches his sons, and it was Quin’s message at the program’s annual prayer walk that sparked this conversation. Q

In this reflective episode of Between the Builds, Chris Fay flies solo from his brand new studio to revisit last week's conversation with Admiral Sandy Winnefeld and unpack something nearly every competitive leader wrestles with at some point: imposter syndrome. Chris opens with honesty. Sitting across from a four star admiral, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Top Gun instructor, then spending time in the fast pace of New York surrounded by towering accomplishments, he cau

In this remarkable episode of Built With Purpose, Chris Fay sits down with Admiral Sandy Winnefeld, retired U.S. Navy four star admiral, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Top Gun instructor, and author of Sailing Upwind, for a conversation about leading under pressure, staying calm in a crisis, building elite team culture, and the relentless curiosity that fuels great leaders. Sandy shares a 37 year Navy career he breaks into three chapters: learning the machine, leading inside

In this energizing episode of "Between the Builds," Chris Fay kicks off the fall season after a summer hiatus with a conversation about vision, planning, and why the most effective leaders don't wait for the calendar to give them permission to change. Chris opens with a highlight from a recent YPO chapter event he and his wife hosted, where he led a fireside chat with Jason Garrett — former head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, backup quarterback to Troy Aikman across three Super Bowl championships

In this reflective episode of "Between the Builds," Chris Fay flies solo the morning after Labor Day to unpack a week that brought a year and a half of transformation to a head — and the mental discipline that got him through it. Chris traces the transformation back to February 2025: a diversified organization running six different business units, narrowing its focus as the competitive landscape and technology shifted. Five M&A deals in roughly fifteen months later — selling business units, acq

In this reflective episode of "Between the Builds," Chris Fay flies solo to unpack what stuck with him after last week's conversation with Moe Abbas — and what a hard, transitional season in his own business has been teaching him about sacrifice, self-care, and the climb that never really ends. Chris opens with something small that turned out to be not so small: he finally cut his hair short again, the way he feels most like himself, after months of letting it grow during an exhausting, 14-plus