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Episode 408: Breaking the Exhausting Cycle of Pure Achievement with Trevor Gavin
Insights Contributor November 5, 2026

This week, dive into an honest, game-changing conversation with Trevor Gavin, Head of Growth at Barna Group. Trevor pulls back the curtain on the hidden trap of tying self-worth strictly to professional output, detailing his journey from early burnout to cultivating profound emotional and spiritual health. Listen in to discover how intentional silence, curiosity, and deep inner healing can transform the way you show up for your work, your family, and yourself.
Bio: Trevor Gavin is Head of Growth at Barna Group, the research organization known for its work at the intersection of faith and culture. He also advises organizations on growth, strategy, and leadership.
Over the course of his career, Trevor has helped scale a fintech company through a successful acquisition and led growth for two private equity-backed SaaS companies. Alongside his work in business, he has planted two churches.
Those experiences have shaped a conviction that building healthy companies and building healthy communities have more in common than we often realize—especially when it comes to leadership, culture, formation, and the people we become along the way.
Trevor has been happily married for 16 years, is a dad to two kids, and is still learning what it means to become a more integrated human and leader.
Something Extra: "Inner healing."



