What does leadership look like when it's built on Stoic calm and radical honesty instead of buzzwords? This week, Christine sits down with Jon Sheldon, founder and head coach of Belleauwood Coaching, to unpack how leadership has evolved — and where it's gone wrong.

A former Marine Infantry squad leader who served at the height of the Iraq war, and later a Fortune 500 sales executive, Jon now coaches high-performers — sales professionals, real estate agents, financial advisors, and business owners — to lead with authenticity and operate in alignment. In this conversation, Christine and Jon dig into the overcorrection toward empathetic leadership that can cost teams directional trust, why authentic leadership means building your own methodology instead of borrowing someone else's, and why confidence — not knowledge or talkativeness — is what people actually follow in a crisis.

You'll learn:

Why leadership has quietly overcorrected toward empathy at the cost of direction

How to build a personal performance blueprint around purpose, vision, ecosystem, and motivators

Why vision (not profit) should be your main decision filter

How to curate your "ecosystem" — people, technology, systems, and social media

Why solopreneurs and non-managers still need leadership skills

What it really means to be a "pillar" in the room

Plus, Jon shares his motivational quote, book and podcast recommendations, and who he thinks should come on the show next.

Connect with Jon Sheldon:

Website: www.belleauwood.coach

Instagram: @Belleauwood_coaching