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A CEO's Story from an Affair, Loneliness, and Cocaine to Recovery, Gratitude, and Redemption.
Aaron Walker : Nov 4, 2025 6:01:59 AM
This conversation first aired in 2022 and quickly became a listener favorite. We’re bringing it back because the honesty, hope, and hard-won wisdom in Patrick’s story continue to help new listeners every week.
In this encore episode, Patrick Lewis—President & CEO of Superior Rigging & Erecting Co.—shares an unfiltered journey of grit and grace: from a childhood spent working, to a spiral into infidelity and cocaine addiction, to rebuilding his life, relationships, and company. Patrick talks candidly about therapy, gratitude, forgiveness, and leadership—how guardrails at home and core values at work shape the people we’re becoming.
Content note: This episode includes discussion of addiction and suicidal thoughts.
What you’ll hear
- Growing up fast: the discipline learned from early work—and the backlash when freedom finally came
- Choices, consequences, and the long road back from addiction
- Practical tools: therapy, gratitude, and forgiving his father
- Parenting with love + guardrails
- Scaling a business without letting money become the measure
- Hiring for values and building a healthy culture
About Patrick Lewis
Patrick Lewis is the President & CEO of Superior Rigging & Erecting Co., a hoisting, rigging, and steel-erection company based in Atlanta, GA, and Orlando, FL. He started working for Superior at the age of ten and has watched it grow from a family business into an industry leader with over 370 employees. Before becoming Owner/President in 2001, Patrick served in multiple roles across the company. He attended Mercer University and earned his Millwright JATC in 1996. Outside of work, Patrick has coached Georgia Impact Fastpitch Softball, leading the 18U team to the 2018 PGF National Championship.
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