EPISODE · Jun 10, 2025 · 18 MIN
Sales with Heart: How Empathy and Global Impact Shaped Tagan Horton’s Career
from Purpose-Driven Progress · host Jacob Hicks
What do building toilets in Ghana and scaling startups have in common?In this powerful episode of Purpose-Driven Progress, host Jacob Hicks sits down with Tagan Horton, a growth strategist whose career has taken her from international development work in West Africa to leading growth for major tech companies. Tagan shares how her nonprofit work shaped her ability to empathize, ask better questions, and drive mission-aligned success in the for-profit world.You’ll learn:How building sanitation solutions in Ghana sparked a passion for scalable changeWhy empathy is a superpower in sales and strategyHow to balance metrics-driven growth with purpose-driven impactWhy curiosity and diagnostic thinking make better leadersHow Tagan uses tools like ChatGPT to vision-cast her next big moves🔗 Connect with Tagan Horton:Tagan Horton on LinkedIn💡 Tagan’s next step? An MBA from Clark Atlanta University—and continuing to create meaningful change at every level.Whether you're a nonprofit leader, startup founder, or sales strategist, this episode will challenge you to lead with purpose and think globally.
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What do building toilets in Ghana and scaling startups have in common?In this powerful episode of Purpose-Driven Progress, host Jacob Hicks sits down with Tagan Horton, a growth strategist whose career has taken her from international development work in West Africa to leading growth for major tech companies. Tagan shares how her nonprofit work shaped her ability to empathize, ask better questions, and drive mission-aligned success in the for-profit world.You’ll learn:How building sanitation solutions in Ghana sparked a passion for scalable changeWhy empathy is a superpower in sales and strategyHow to balance metrics-driven growth with purpose-driven impactWhy curiosity and diagnostic thinking make better leadersHow Tagan uses tools like ChatGPT to vision-cast her next big moves🔗 Connect with Tagan Horton:Tagan Horton on LinkedIn💡 Tagan’s next step? An MBA from Clark Atlanta University—and continuing to create meaningful change at every level.Whether you're a nonprofit leader, startup founder, or sales strategist, this episode will challenge you to lead with purpose and think globally.
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