Howard Spector

June 27, 2018

Growing with Purpose Podcast: "Is It Too Late to Find Your Calling?" with Howard Spector

How late is too late to find your true calling? If you ask Howard Spector, every step we take is a lesson learned and valuable in its own way. 

Today on the Growing with Purpose podcast, host Paul Spiegelman talks with Howard Spector, Co-Founder and CEO of SimplePractice, a software company serving health and wellness professionals. Howard is something of a late bloomer — he's held many jobs in his life, and for a long time he felt disconnected from his true self. But when Howard decided to go back to school to become a psychotherapist, he uncovered a passion for people that helped him forge his own path to happiness.

In this episode, hear how Howard found the courage to start fresh and make a change, and his journey to purpose-driven leadership. Tune into Howard's story here.

 

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Show Notes 

[03:10] Psychotherapist Turned Software Developer

[06:59] Surviving a Sale by Maintaining LeadershipHoward Spector is CEO and Co-Founder of SimplePractice.

[08:52] Growing Up with No Mentors in Life

[13:07] Uncovering a Passion for People

[17:31] Deep Down, Everyone Knows Their True Calling

[23:53] Communicating with and Motivating Millennials

[28:16] Follow Your Passion and Great Things Can Happen

 

Books that Influenced Howard's Leadership

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard

 

 

Looking for more episodes of the Growing with Purpose podcast? Tune in!

 

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About Howard Spector

Howard is the CEO and Co-founder of SimplePractice. Howard has over 20 years of experience in the information technology industry. He is proud to have earned his MA in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute.