Getting Lost, Finding Vision: Abigail Werling on A Leader's Journey into Possibility

In this powerful episode of the We Grow Aces Podcast, we sit down with Abigail Werling as she talks about visionary leadership and believing one of the greatest gifts we can give others is the freedom to dream.As the Vice President of University Advancement, she has built her leadership around relationships, possibility, and helping people see beyond what is into what could be. A self-described dreamer, she shares how relational leadership isn’t about control, t’s about unlocking imagination, courage, and calling in others.But her story isn’t just about professional leadership.In a deeply personal moment, she recounts getting physically lost in the woods, an experience that unexpectedly became a profound spiritual turning point. What began as disorientation in the forest surfaced a deeper realization of her own spiritual lostness. In the quiet and uncertainty, she encountered clarity, surrender, and a renewed sense of purpose.