Ep 6. The Consultant Who Walked Away: Gib Bulloch on Purpose, Burnout, and Reinventing Leadership
In this powerful episode of the Quantum Leadership Podcast, Dr. Stephen Sideroff welcomes Gib Bulloch, founder of Accenture Development Partnerships and author of The Intrapreneur: Confessions of a Corporate Insurgent, for a candid and thought-provoking conversation on meaning, purpose, and the future of leadership.
From his epiphany on a London Underground train to creating a billion-dollar social enterprise inside Accenture, Gib shares how he turned a traditional consulting career into a force for global good. He opens up about the emptiness behind conventional success, the risks of corporate immune systems resisting change, and the personal crisis that pushed him toward new models of resilience and leadership.
His journey blends innovation, social impact, and hard-won lessons about burnout, balance, and empowering others — offering leaders everywhere a roadmap for building organizations that serve something greater than profit.
Topics covered:
- How a “cubic centimeter of chance” sparked a life-changing career pivot
- Turning purpose into a scalable business model within Accenture
- Overcoming the corporate immune system and resistance to change
- Lessons from burnout: why leaders must prioritize balance and inner work
- The “Business Decelerator”: why slowing down is the fastest way to innovate
Learn more about Gib Bulloch and his work here: https://gibbulloch.com and https://craigberoch.org