You might not know who Kurt Francom is, but your bishop does. Church leaders worldwide — and locally — download Kurt’s Leading Saints podcast to hear ideas and inspiration to be a better shepherd of the flock. In fact, Leading Saints, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, has had 20 million podcast downloads since starting in 2014. Kurt is a best-selling author for his book “Is God Disappointed in Me?” and is a popular public speaker who has been part of BYU’s Education Week.
Dealer’s choice I mainly work in my home office on content creation. I rent a video studio at Lemonade Stand in Orem and am there about once a week, meeting with remarkable people and helping them share their leadership journey and perspectives. I remotely interview leaders around the world.
The Flop A great surprise was realizing I didn’t have to be good at school to be good at life.
Hand You Were Dealt It has been a long and educational journey to recognize a need within a faith community like the LDS Church — and build it in a way that maintains the trust of the Church and the leaders of the Church who have so much influence and responsibility. There were many reasons to quit along the way, but I felt nudged from God that this was my purpose for building His Kingdom, so I pushed on. Now Leading Saints is a trusted independent advocate of the Church and a strong resource for leaders around the globe.
Go-to Game Anything by Grandpa Beck Games — Skull King is great!
Preferred Playing Partner Winston Churchill — his leadership inspires me and he would keep everyone playing the game laughing.
Ace Up Your Sleeve Most people in my life are surprised to find out I am a professional caricature artist.
Wild Card My favorite vacations include visiting presidential libraries.
Strongest Suit I dress like your bishop. #dadlife
The 2025 Deck I’d love to do a Leading Saints European or Australian leadership tour.
Ace Eats Bam Bam’s BBQ and I order brisket.
Tomorrow’s Bets Establish Leading Saints as an international brand in multiple languages, making church leadership easier for leaders around the world.