re:Purpose with Buddy Teaster

Strategic advisor and former healthcare executive Meg Rivera joins Buddy Teaster to explore the tension between purpose and profit — and why the most effective leaders learn to navigate both. With 25 years in life sciences and a career spanning operations, growth, and now advisory work, Meg shares what it takes to move a mission from idea to market without losing sight of what matters most. From guiding founders through difficult trade-offs to helping CEOs know when it's time to step aside, Meg's perspective is grounded in experience and shaped by a deep belief that impact requires both vision and discipline.  

Two of Nashville's most influential leaders — Hal Cato and Michael Burcham — join Buddy Teaster for an honest conversation about leadership, entrepreneurship, nonprofit work, marriage, and the future of Nashville. From startup struggles and organizational turnarounds to belonging, purpose, and partnership, together they reflect on what they've learned building businesses, serving communities, and supporting each other through it all.