#194 | From Rapper to Nonprofit Tech Leader with Brad Ton from Contagious Culture

#194 | From Rapper to Nonprofit Tech Leader with Brad Ton

47 minutes Posted Jun 24, 2026 at 9:00 am.

— Introduction00:24 — Meet Brad Ton01:15 — Leading with heart and honesty02:15 — From sports management to hip-hop04:20 — Betting on himself and learning through the process05:15 — Performing with major artists and building confidence06:10 — Goals versus an infinite why08:15 — Choosing passion, joy, and alignment09:30 — Fatherhood, anxiety, and life transitions10:35 — Recovery, addiction, and getting help12:00 — Finding purpose in nonprofit technology14:20 — How life experiences shape leadership15:20 — Presence as the key to life18:20 — Letting go, growth, and subtraction19:00 — Honesty, accountability, and self-confidence

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In this episode of the Contagious Culture Podcast, Kyle King sits down with Brad Ton, a nonprofit technology leader, former rapper, father of six, and someone who brings honesty, humor, and heart into every room.

Brad shares his journey from working in professional sports, to pursuing hip-hop, to finding purpose in nonprofit technology. He opens up about reinvention, anxiety, recovery, fatherhood, and learning how to live with more honesty, presence, and purpose.

Kyle and Brad also discuss what it means to bet on yourself, let go of outside validation, pursue your “infinite why,” and build a life aligned with who you really are.

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