Why Inner Work for Entrepreneurs Requires Community Not Just a Solo Ceremony (Brandon Evans, 1Heart)

Brandon Evans is the founder of One Heart, a transformational retreat program that has guided over 1,000 leaders through ayahuasca journeys and deep community immersion, and author of the viral essay Lost on Purpose.

In this episode, Brandon shares the story behind his departure from a fast-growing startup world and the moment he realized that checking all the boxes was not filling him up. He walks through how ayahuasca became the beginning of a journey rather than the end, why community is the missing piece in most plant medicine experiences, and how One Heart was born from his own search for meaning. This conversation explores what inner work for entrepreneurs actually looks like when it is structured around community, integration, and long-term alignment rather than a single ceremony. Brandon also breaks down the practical tools One Heart uses in its five-week integration program, including a ten-year visioning exercise and a personal manifesto, and shares his perspective on why the psychedelic industry needs to maintain the sacredness of these medicines as access expands.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Type-A founders and executives who have achieved a lot but still feel something is missing
• Anyone preparing for or integrating a plant medicine experience
• Leaders exploring what inner work for entrepreneurs looks like in a supported container

What You'll Learn:

• Why inner work for entrepreneurs requires community, not just a solo ceremony
• How Brandon went from a VC-backed startup founder to leading consciousness retreats
• What One Heart's five-week integration program teaches about vision and long-term alignment
• How to evaluate a retreat center and know when ayahuasca is the right next step

For full show notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/moving-beyond-societys-success-formula

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Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction and Brandon's Origin Story

(07:00) Fired, Ayahuasca, and the Start of the Real Journey

(15:00) Inner Work for Type-A Founders

(22:00) Why Community Is the Missing Medicine

(31:00) How One Heart Was Born

(39:00) What Real Integration Actually Looks Like

(49:00) The Future of Ayahuasca and Sacred Containers