You've Had a Good Run.
But You're Not Done.
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Helping men and women in their 50s and 60s discover who they are in this season — and design a next chapter that finally fits.Â
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If you're faithful, capable, and quietly wondering whether your best contribution is behind you or still ahead — you're in the right place.Â
Does Any of This Sound Familiar?
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Your life looks fine from the outside. But inside, something is off.
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You've spent decades showing up faithfully for everyone else. Now you're not sure who you are outside of those roles.Â
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You sense there's still more for you — more purpose, more meaning, more contribution — but you don't know how to design what comes next.
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You carry quiet questions you haven't said out loud: Why am I here? Is it too late? What does God want for this next season?Â
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If any of this describes where you are — you're exactly who Brad built this for.Â
I'm Brad Scot Johnson
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A pastor, doctoral-level theologian, and life design guide.
I've spent decades helping people navigate the crossroads moments of their lives. I know this territory from the inside — I've rebuilt my own life from absolute zero, starting over at 50 with nothing but faith, resilience, and a framework that works.Â
Today I help men and women in their 50s and 60s stop drifting and start designing — a next chapter that is purposeful, aligned, and entirely theirs.
This is the most important work I do.Â
Read Brad's full story →Where Would You Like to Begin?
Dream Design RetreatÂ
A transformational one-day experience in Brad and Karen's Southern California home. Discover your desires, your resilience, your gifts, and your meaning — and leave with a written DREAM Design that is entirely yours.
Fresh Start JourneyÂ
 A 12-week guided experience to design your next chapter — with video curriculum, weekly live group coaching with Brad and Karen, and a community of people navigating the same crossroads.Â
The Private ExperienceÂ
For those who want Brad's direct attention.
Three months of personal coaching built around the Fresh Start curriculum — with sessions, text access, and a path designed specifically for you.
The DREAM Framework
A proven process for designing your next chapter.Â
D — Desire: Permission to want what you were created to want.
R — Resilience: What you survived reveals what you care about most.
E — Experiences: Your life has given you more than you realize.
A — Ability: The gifts you do effortlessly that others find extraordinary.
M — Meaning: The north star that orients everything that follows.
From your completed DREAM Design — a written, personal document you hold in your hands — a path forward emerges that is aligned, purposeful, and uniquely yours.Â
What Others Have Experienced
For nearly 20 years, Brad Scot Johnson has been someone I turn to for prayer and spiritual guidance. He and Karen have been a constant source of strength and encouragement, and I'm grateful for their faith and support."
- Kris Jenner
Time Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential Women
“Brad gave me guidance and positive motivation to start again. With his help, I am growing my business and growing as a person“
—Christine
CEO/Owner, Private Medical Practice
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped thinking about who I was becoming and just focused on what needed to be done. Fresh Start helped me reconnect with myself in a really gentle, meaningful way. I feel like I found myself again — not who I was years ago, but who I am now. That has changed how I show up in my relationships, my work, and even in my faith.”
—Marichelle
Television Commercial Producer
“The way you’ve created all the content is fantastic.”
—KellyÂ
“Brad has a way of presenting things that are complex in a way that is digestible…so much of how we live is in shame and feeling unworthy and Brad cracks that open for us.”
—Mike
Film & Television Musical Composer
“Every session of Fresh Start Propels Me!”
— Lori, Stock Investor
Your Next Chapter Is Waiting to Be Designed.Â
You don't have to figure this out alone. Brad has walked this road — and helped hundreds of others walk it too. The path forward starts with one conversation.Â
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