
The Purpose Power Podcast
The Purpose Power Podcast

From Goldman Sachs to WeWork to Building IndeCollective: Sam Lee's Journey to Empowering Independent Professionals
From Goldman Sachs to WeWork to Building IndeCollective: Sam Lee's Journey to Empowering Independent Professionals
July 14, 2025
Sam Lee went from struggling in school to building teams across 20+ countries at WeWork. Now he's helping 650+ professionals turn their expertise into independent businesses that drive more impact, income, and flexibility.
Founder of IndeCollective, Sam shares his journey from academic struggles to Wall Street to building something meaningful: a community where experienced professionals transform their expertise into thriving independent practices.
🔥 Key Moments:
The School Struggle: Years of academic challenges and feeling inadequate until discovering his real superpowers in the professional world
Goldman's Hidden Lessons: Working with C-suite executives revealed abilities that school never tested
WeWork's Wild Ride: An insider view of the hyper-growth culture that ultimately wasn't sustainable, leading to the failed IPO
The Independence Leap: How losing his corporate identity led to discovering what experienced professionals really need
Building IndeCollective: Creating the mentorship, playbooks, and community he wished he'd had
💡 Transformational Insights:
Your superpowers are things you're uniquely good at AND that give you energy
Most experienced professionals know their craft but don't know how to build a business around it
The average person going independent matches their corporate salary within 6-9 months
The "three L's": Living (impact/income), Lifestyle, and Loving (relationships/passions)
🎯 FOR EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS: If you have expertise but don't know how to build a sustainable independent practice, this conversation reveals the exact frameworks and community support that work.
Learn more about IndeCollective at https://www.indecollective.co/
Sam Lee went from struggling in school to building teams across 20+ countries at WeWork. Now he's helping 650+ professionals turn their expertise into independent businesses that drive more impact, income, and flexibility.
Founder of IndeCollective, Sam shares his journey from academic struggles to Wall Street to building something meaningful: a community where experienced professionals transform their expertise into thriving independent practices.
🔥 Key Moments:
The School Struggle: Years of academic challenges and feeling inadequate until discovering his real superpowers in the professional world
Goldman's Hidden Lessons: Working with C-suite executives revealed abilities that school never tested
WeWork's Wild Ride: An insider view of the hyper-growth culture that ultimately wasn't sustainable, leading to the failed IPO
The Independence Leap: How losing his corporate identity led to discovering what experienced professionals really need
Building IndeCollective: Creating the mentorship, playbooks, and community he wished he'd had
💡 Transformational Insights:
Your superpowers are things you're uniquely good at AND that give you energy
Most experienced professionals know their craft but don't know how to build a business around it
The average person going independent matches their corporate salary within 6-9 months
The "three L's": Living (impact/income), Lifestyle, and Loving (relationships/passions)
🎯 FOR EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS: If you have expertise but don't know how to build a sustainable independent practice, this conversation reveals the exact frameworks and community support that work.
Learn more about IndeCollective at https://www.indecollective.co/
The Purpose Power podcast helps visionary leaders express their genuine calling in public. So many of today's founders, executives and creators have overcome incredible odds and self-doubt and many of their stories stay hidden behind polished corporate speak. We help them reveal the authentic journey that got them where they are, so others can find their own path to purpose-driven impact.
-Chris Barrineau
The Purpose Power podcast helps visionary leaders express their genuine calling in public. So many of today's founders, executives and creators have overcome incredible odds and self-doubt and many of their stories stay hidden behind polished corporate speak. We help them reveal the authentic journey that got them where they are, so others can find their own path to purpose-driven impact.
-Chris Barrineau
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