Culture doesn’t start in meetings, mission statements, or strategy decks. It starts in you.

In this episode, we unpack a hard truth most leaders avoid: if you don’t intentionally train your energy, it will default to negative and your culture will follow.

Every room you walk into feels something. Every decision you make carries emotional weight. Every reaction teaches people what’s acceptable.

We explore how leaders unknowingly shape culture through their internal state, not just their external actions and why energy management is one of the most overlooked leadership skills in schools, nonprofits, and organizations.

You’ll learn how to recognize when your energy is leaking, how negativity quietly spreads through teams, and how disciplined leaders build contagious culture by doing the inner work first.

This episode is a reminder that leadership isn’t about being perfect, it’s about being intentional. Because the culture you want on the outside can’t exist if it’s not being practiced on the inside.

If you lead people, this conversation will challenge you, ground you, and call you higher.

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Burnout is often the symptom, not the root cause.

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Michelle Singh for a powerful reframe that challenges how leaders talk about burnout and disengagement. Instead of blaming individuals for being “overwhelmed” or “unmotivated,” we unpack the systems, structures, and leadership behaviors that quietly create disengagement long before people check out.

Dr. Singh shares research-backed insights on how unclear roles, misaligned expectations, constant urgency, and lack of psychological safety drain energy and commitment, especially in mission-driven organizations. More importantly, we explore what leaders can actually change to rebuild trust, focus, and sustainable performance.

If you’re tired of surface-level wellness conversations and ready to address what’s really driving disengagement, this episode will push you to stop treating burnout as a personal issue—and start fixing the systems that cause it.

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Burnout isn’t a personal failure, it’s often a systems failure.

In this episode, I’m joined by Kate Viana for an honest, much-needed conversation about toxic nonprofit dynamics and why so many well-intentioned organizations are unintentionally harming the very people doing the work. We dig into how broken systems, unclear expectations, under-resourced teams, and unhealthy leadership norms quietly erode trust, morale, and impact.

Kate challenges the narrative that sacrifice and exhaustion are badges of honor in mission-driven work and offers practical insight on how nonprofit leaders can redesign structures, workflows, and cultures that support people, not drain them. This episode is about accountability, sustainability, and building organizations where passion doesn’t come at the cost of well-being.

If you care about your mission and your people, this conversation will push you to fix what’s broken, before it breaks your team.

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