Who is Alex Sanfilippo?

Alex’s first tough entrepreneurial lesson:

Alex’s big pivot from Entrepreneurship to Corporate:

Out of necessity, Alex sought a new industry less negatively affected by the economic downturn. Thanks to his dad, Andy Sanfilippo, Alex was introduced to the aerospace industry, which was still booming in many sectors. Alex landed a part-time job as a receiving clerk at a local aircraft parts manufacturing company in Jacksonville, Florida. (Alex said “part-time receiving clerk” was code for breaking down people’s boxes and taking out the trash) Alex refers to this season of his life as a humbling experience. “For a guy who was on his way to becoming a Forbes 30 under 30, this destroyed my ego… Which I am so thankful for.”

Alex’s newfound purpose and motivation in life:

While Alex was still working the entry-level, part-time position in the aerospace industry and struggling to figure out how to get out of debt, he found himself very alone. He referred to this time as a season of self-reflection as he walked through difficult times financially while feeling depressed and lonely. One day, Alex received a flyer for a college and career church ministry right down the street from his home. Alex decided to go. Over the next few months, Alex developed friendships with people that would last into the foreseeable future. Most importantly, Alex found a relationship with Jesus. At this point, Alex found a new purpose and motivation for life that he said is the foundation of “everything.” Over the next two years, Alex began serving at church and even met his wife, Alecia.

Alex and Alecia’s small group ministry at church:

Alex and his wife Alecia launched a small group ministry at their church. (Keep in mind, this is alongside his full-time corporate aerospace job) Throughout that time, they grew it until it became the most successful church small group ministry in the USA. Today, long after they passed the leadership role onto the next generation of leaders, the framework that Alex and Alecia created is still used by churches worldwide.

Alex’s multi-author blog, DailyPS:

What started as a blog to serve as continued education for the small group leaders Alex and Alecia led, became one of the world’s largest Christian blog websites. DailyPS ended up with more than 130 authors writing and producing daily content. Alongside this massive blog, Alex hosted his first podcast, Good Christian Podcast, which Pandora Radio featured and became one of the largest Christian podcasts in the USA. Alex and a team of 5 other staff members ran DailyPS from March 2013 until December 2021, when a Christian media company purchased it and merged the entire DailyPS and Good Christian Podcast brand into their existing ecosystem. Because this was a side hustle for Alex while he was still working his full-time corporate aerospace job, Alex said, “Selling DailyPS was the right move. The group that took it over will take it further than I was ever able to because they will invest more time into it.”

Alex’s success in his corporate aerospace job:

Even with Alex’s success in managing church small groups and building a massive Christian blog, he still loved and worked in the corporate aerospace job for 15 years. Throughout that time, he was continuously promoted and worked up to the company’s executive level. During these 15 years, the company also grew a lot. It went from a multimillion-dollar business to a publicly traded multi-billion-dollar organization. (Due to work done within this organization, including government work, Alex cannot share details) Alex describes his time in big corporate as a gift and a joy throughout his last day there. Being able to help a company grow and even be involved in significant acquisitions and mergers was an experience he’ll never forget.