257| 20 Young Leaders to Watch + Top Leadership Trends for 2025
In this episode check out the April List of 20 Young Leaders to Watch, plus I share the Top Leadership Trends for 2025. And make sure to share them with your team for discussion.
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Young Influencers List for April
Cleere Cherry – author, Bible teacher, podcaster and influencer
Justin Cramer – Managing partner of Sovereign Family Office in Myrtle Beach, SC
Maya Symone – worship artist, songwriter and part of the Passion City Church worship team.
Deb Williamson – entrepreneur, former NIKE marketing, and running her own agency.
Adam Johnson – lead pastor of Browns Bridge Community Church in north Atlanta.
Joel Delph – campus pastor at Seacoast Church in Charleston, SC.
Austin Rockwell – Phoenix based founder of Kamp Love.
Megan Ashley – host of the In Totality Podcast.
Gerald Murphy – senior leader of Garden City Church in Columbus, OH.
Aaron Judkins – campus pastor at LifePoint Church in VA.
Chloe Hamaker – executive director of Jennie Allen Ministries out of Dallas.
Jake Mulder – author, assistant chief of leadership for Fuller Seminary, and senior advisor for Fuller Youth Institute.
Mark Phillips – founder and managing partner of 11 Tribes Ventures.
Sara Wendland – Global marketing director at NIKE.
Kyle Kutter – Chief Development Officer for YouVersion.
Taylor Stutts – works for The Send on the executive team as the National Mobilization Director.
Emilie McCormack – helps lead Breakaway Ministry on campus of Texas A&M.
Shaylee Clark – entrepreneur and realtor in Colorado Springs.
Rachel Merritt – senior head of marketing for YouVersion
Avrielle Muse – digital creator, influencer, and marketer.
Jason Dyba – storyteller, videographer, and creative director.
Top Ten Leadership Trends for 2025
Work is teaching life skills, compared to life teaching work skills.
Lead with empathy, along with emotional and social intelligence.
Connector in Chief is a new C-suite role- helping facilitate collaboration and integrate work across complicated and complex organizational structures and teams.
Small is the new Big – gatherings and cohorts compared to events and conferences.
Decrease in institutional trust and increase in individual trust of influencers and thought leaders.
Change is constant, speeding up, and requires flexibility and agile leadership.
Develop leaders in house- both raising up young talent as well as upskilling talent that’s been around for years.
Continued rise and increase of the gig economy and side hustle mindset.
Rise of the Kingdom entrepreneur and need for pastoral and servant leadership in the marketplace.
Spiritual awakening sweeping across the world through organic movements and audience led and bottom up experiences.