Fredy Romero

Fredy Romero I am a leadership coach that helps go-getters solve their biggest pains, dysfunctions, and key chall

I have sat with enough leaders over the years to know that what you see on social media and what is actually happening i...
05/05/2026

I have sat with enough leaders over the years to know that what you see on social media and what is actually happening in someone’s life are often two completely different stories… and more times than I can count, the conversation ends the same way:

They tell me they are lonely.

And when I look at their life from the outside, nothing adds up. They’ve go FULL calendars, big teams, active online, people around them constantly. Every metric that is supposed to tell you someone is thriving in community. . .

But metrics don’t measure what it feels like to go home at the end of a long week and realize that nobody in your life actually knows what that week cost you.

That is what leadership loneliness really looks like. It does not look like isolation. It looks like a full life that somehow has no room in it for you.

You need to tell someone that you’re alone before loneliness crushes you.

If that resonates, swipe through this one.

I got to complete one year at Eastside. And in doing so… I just began to reflect on my why…. My why is people. It has al...
01/05/2026

I got to complete one year at Eastside. And in doing so… I just began to reflect on my why….

My why is people. It has always been people. Every baptism, every new leader that steps into their gifts, every small group that finds its footing, every strategy that works and honestly even the ones that don’t. I am grateful for all of it because all of it keeps pushing me further towards my why.

I am grateful to God first. For opening a door I did not ever imagine taking and I don’t take this for granted … and for surrounding me with people who made this place feel like home for Maura, Paulo, and me from the very beginning.

To my Build Community team: Robin, Jeff, Amy, Greg, Steve, Danielah, Julie, and Diana. . . Thanks for reminding me of who I am and for believing in what I bring and giving me the space to bring it fully.

Gene Appel and every leader at Eastside who has built a culture where people like me get to actually lead. That is not a small thing or an easy thing to do. That is everything!

And Maura. You have championed me and my gifts longer than anyone. None of this happens without you.

And to ALL the Small Group Leaders . . . thank you for running full speed ahead. Let’s go!!!!

So much more to come. 🙏🏽

Gary Vee says the most underrated leadership skill is empathy. Simon Sinek says leadership is not about being in charge,...
17/04/2026

Gary Vee says the most underrated leadership skill is empathy. Simon Sinek says leadership is not about being in charge, it is about taking care of those in your charge. These are not pastors or theologians. But they landed on the same thing Jesus modeled long before either of them had a TED talk or a podcast.
When business culture and scripture are pointing at the same conviction, it is worth slowing down for.
Most leadership structures are built around protecting the vision and authority of the person at the top. And what that quietly produces over time is a team that has learned to stay silent, a culture where honesty feels risky, and eventually a leader standing completely alone wondering why no one is really with them.
Staff-first leadership is the alternative. But let me be clear about what that does not mean. It does not mean the leader stops leading. It does not mean avoiding hard conversations, shrinking from bold decisions, or going soft on the vision. The best leaders are still direct, still decisive, still willing to engage the difficult moments most people avoid. The difference is they do all of that in service of the people and the mission, not in service of their own position.
That is the shift thriving organizations are embracing. And it changes everything about how a team functions.
Any leaders like this come to mind? Tag them.

He redeems all things. Thank you, Jesus.
06/04/2026

He redeems all things. Thank you, Jesus.

Almost ten years ago I stood at the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem and tried to find the words. I couldn’t. All I could get ou...
05/04/2026

Almost ten years ago I stood at the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem and tried to find the words. I couldn’t. All I could get out was “it was awesome.” And I meant it in the oldest sense of that word. Full of awe. Undone by what happened in that place.
Because here is what we should be moved by about the resurrection: It is not a symbol. It is not a metaphor for new beginnings or a spiritual concept we dust off every spring.

It is a historical event. A body that was dead got up. A tomb that was sealed was found open. And every single thing we believe as followers of Jesus stands or falls on that one morning.

Hope, real hope, is not wishful thinking. It is not a feeling we work up when life gets hard. It is a fact we stand on.
“He is not here. He is risen….. just like He said He would!”

That is the ground beneath our feet on the best days and the worst ones.

I think about the people who walked to that tomb that morning expecting to grieve and found nothing to grieve over. I think about what that moment did to them. How it rearranged everything. How they could not stop talking about it even when it cost them everything to keep talking.

That is the story we are inside of today… it’s not a holiday.. it is reality. It is the truth!

He is risen. That changes everything.
Happy Easter. 🤍

I don’t think life needs to be a homerun every day to be meaningful. I really don’t. God hides so much goodness in the o...
01/04/2026

I don’t think life needs to be a homerun every day to be meaningful. I really don’t. God hides so much goodness in the ordinary moments if we slow down enough to notice them. The table full of people… The conversations that go longer than planned and then we say “bye” fifty times before we leave!. The morning coffee you make at home. The nothing-special afternoon that was spontaneous… that you’ll remember forever. The scenes of your friends getting married, starting families, crushing it at work or in their business. All those moments seem so ordinary. But they are sssooooo special!
That’s where I am right now. Grateful for all of it. Grateful for the people. Grateful that He was faithful even when I couldn’t see it. I am so grateful for life.
I keep reminding myself that these ordinary days are the days I used to pray for. Now they’re here and I won’t be shy about living out my purpose here on earth. Thank you God. 🙏🏽

Growing up I heard it all the time…“If we just get more people in the seats, things will get better.”It was always about...
28/03/2026

Growing up I heard it all the time…

“If we just get more people in the seats, things will get better.”

It was always about more….More budget…More staff … More services… More campuses.

And I watched church after church chase growth like it was the cure. It wasn’t.

Because more of a broken system is just a BIGGER broken system.

The unhealthy culture that exists at 200 people doesn’t disappear at 2,000. It scales and it spreads. It becomes harder to name and even harder to fix.

I’ve seen this in urban, suburban, and even in immigrant spaces. We didn’t address what was wrong because we felt a future we hoped would come would automatically fix it.

So we established building funds to have those same issues in a bigger building.

Growth doesn’t heal a church. It reveals its health status.

If your team is tired, your culture is fragile, or your staff turnover tells a story nobody wants to say out loud, more growth is not going to fix that.

Health has to come first.

Swipe through. The diagnostic on slide 4 is worth a few honest minutes.

Save this if it hit. My hope is to provide support for the local church and all leaders.

I grew up in the church.My parents prayed for days like these. Days where people would walk through the doors spirituall...
19/03/2026

I grew up in the church.

My parents prayed for days like these. Days where people would walk through the doors spiritually hungry. Thirsty for truth. . . to experience something real.

Those days are here.

And it breaks my heart that some of the most faithful leaders I know are too burned out to see it.

I’m not here to add to your load. I’m here because I’ve watched pastors, staff, and lay leaders who gave everything slowly lose the energy to finish what they started.

You are not the problem. The culture around you is.

And culture can be healed.

If you can feel the exhaustion creeping in, or you can already see it in the people around you, this one’s for you. I love you and I’m praying for you. I’m cheering you on.

Swipe through. Slide 4 especially.

Save this if you found it helpful. 🙏🏽

Love has a way of sneaking up on you in the most normal moments. Casual night with people we love, and I’m just grateful...
16/02/2026

Love has a way of sneaking up on you in the most normal moments. Casual night with people we love, and I’m just grateful. God is writing some really beautiful chapters in the lives of our friends, and Maura and I get to have a front row seat. 🙏🏽

I’ve had to learn this the hard way:Not everyone’s going to get the vision.That’s not their job and that’s okay.He gave ...
06/05/2025

I’ve had to learn this the hard way:

Not everyone’s going to get the vision.
That’s not their job and that’s okay.

He gave it to me.
To you.
To us—personally. Privately. On purpose.

You don’t need mass approval to be obedient.
You need faithfulness.
You need grit.
You need the kind of trust that builds when no one’s clapping yet.

So if you’re feeling unseen or second-guessed…
Keep showing up. Keep building.

The vision came from heaven, not the crowd.

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