Salvaged: Leadership Lessons Pulled from the Junkyard

Successful Silicon Valley real estate developer and wealth creator Roy Goble shares the surprising lessons he learned as a boy working in his family junkyard. Skillfully uniting the teachings of Jesus with the sometimes messy realities of leading people and getting things done, Salvaged helps leaders at all levels discover powerful opportunities to follow Jesus in the real world―and in surprisingly simple ways.

Working in his dad’s junkyard as a kid, Roy had no idea what his future held: an incredibly successful career in commercial real estate, as well as founding and leading multiple ministries, churches, and nonprofits across the globe. So when Roy talks about what it means to follow Jesus daily as a leader, people pay attention. Entrepreneurs, pastors, and managers who learn to lead from Roy won’t parrot his jargon or practice his “system”―these men and women will simply know how to lead better.

After a no-nonsense and compelling introduction, Roy delivers 31 of his most surprising, memorable, and practical leadership lessons, many of which are culled from his junkyard days. Each focuses on a personal “junkyard” story, leadership lesson, and comparable Bible passage perfect for daily study. A growth and action section is included after each chapter that gets to the heart of the lesson through thought-provoking questions with action steps designed to be immediately put into practice.

Every story in this book is true.
Rats raining from the rafters . . . homemade bazookas launching tennis balls into space . . . Roy Goble has seen a lot. A successful entrepreneur, an experienced real estate investor, and a committed Christian, Roy is regularly sought out as a mentor for people who want to live faithfully and successfully. Now you can hop into his pickup and take a ride with him through 31 stories about following Jesus and leading in life.

Rich with insights from the Scriptures and the blue-collar business world, Salvaged inspires purposeful leadership―whether you’re in a junkyard, in a Silicon Valley corporate office, or anywhere in between.

“Nothing Roy does as a grown-up surprises me. . . . Leadership is built into his character, and he’s never tuned it out or turned it off.”
―From the foreword by Bob Goff

After growing up helping his dad with the family junkyard, Roy Goble took over the family’s real estate business. Since then, he’s continued to wrestle with the implications of following Jesus for business leaders and wealth creators. He is the CEO of Goble Properties, a director of PathLight International, and the author of Junkyard Wisdom.