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He Surrendered His Addiction, His Ambition, and Then His Business | Coburn Murray

He Surrendered His Addiction, His Ambition, and Then His Business | Coburn Murray

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 What does it actually cost to build something that matters — and still keep your soul in the process? Coburn Murray is a real estate developer, founder of Redeeming Development Group, and a man who has spent his life learning one hard lesson: the gifts don't work until you surrender them. From blackout DWIs at 20 years old to acquiring large-scale commercial real estate projects — Coburn's story isn't about hustle. It's about what happens when a man finally stops trying to possess what God called him to steward. In this episode: — How addiction nearly destroyed him before age 21 — Finding sobriety and faith through AA without knowing Jesus yet — Building a real estate business from house flipping to large-scale development — Why a big balance sheet can make faithfulness harder not easier — The dangerous gap between what your wife thinks you have and reality — Why he's taking a 3-month sabbatical and handing power away This is a raw, honest conversation about the price of success — and what it really costs to build the business and life God created you for. Hosted by Chris Farrell | The Price of Success Podcast 00:00 — Introduction 01:06 — Who is Coburn Murray 02:18 — Early personality, ambition, and gifting that misfired 03:18 — Surrendering addiction, ambition, and personal gain 07:13 — First time smoking pot and how it escalated 09:42 — DWIs, rock bottom, and hitting jail at 20 12:18 — The moment hope broke through in a jail cell 13:35 — AA, sobriety, and first surrender without faith 16:55 — Becoming aware of sin and the need for a savior 18:31 — Raising kids after addiction — what he does differently 22:02 — The pattern he sees in himself from his own father 33:00 — Early career, selling cars, reading people financially 38:54 — First job in commercial construction 43:11 — Ministry vs business tension and why it stopped working 44:11 — Starting to flip houses on the side 45:42 — Meeting his business partner and founding Redeeming Development Group 48:38 — The first house flip together 50:08 — How the business scaled from flipping to development 55:49 — Growing money becomes easier than being faithful 57:48 — From $200K houses to $15M multifamily projects 59:57 — Building Ethos Raleigh and what flourishing looks like 1:00:56 — The spirit of mammon and money in service to people 1:02:56 — The money conversation his wife didn't know they needed 1:04:24 — Why his wife's missionary upbringing changed everything 1:09:00 — Living simply as an inner discipline not a rule 1:15:06 — Why Coburn is taking a sabbatical and releasing control 1:17:23 — Did my family sign up for this entrepreneurial life? 1:20:36 — Don't take the downside away — it's where your kids grow 1:22:20 — Coburn closes in prayer for every entrepreneur listening
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