Ep 6: Why God Doesn’t Retire Leaders

In this conversation, Russell Jenson shares his journey from decades in education to building a mobile escape-room business that became an unexpected leadership training ground. After ten years, he made another courageous decision: selling the business not to slow down, but to make room for what God might be inviting him into next. 

Russell’s Key “OR” Moments 

• Stay in education OR leave when the joy and freedom were gone 

• Run an escape room for fun OR use it to reveal real leadership 

• Keep the business local OR take it mobile to serve more teams 

• Let titles lead OR allow true leaders to emerge under pressure 

• Hold ownership OR release the business to a new steward 

• Retire comfortably OR stay fully engaged for Kingdom impact 

Russell’s story challenges the cultural assumption that purpose fades with age. His journey reminds us that God doesn’t retire His people. He reassigns them. 

This episode is for anyone standing at a crossroads, sensing a transition, or facing an OR moment where faith is required to choose what might be the less obvious path. 

Featuring: Russell Jenson

Ministry: Leadership Training