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Season 2 Episode 6 | Closing the Year Intentionally:Why Slowing Down Is a Founder’s Greatest Advantage

Welcome home, inspired entrepreneurs.

As we wrap up an incredible second season, we are closing out with a conversation that serves as the perfect bridge into your end-of-year reflection. In this season finale, Deborah sits down with Leslie Valmonte—systems strategist, educator, and founder of Bridge5D—to explore why the "power of pause" isn’t just a luxury; it is a leader’s most competitive advantage.

Leslie opens up about the pivotal moments that shifted her perspective:

●The High Cost of Speed: Losing the memories of her daughter’s early years to the consulting hustle.
●The "Lupus Dance": How chronic illness became a forced invitation to lead with health first.
●Human-Centered AI: Why the future of technology must be built on empathy, not just efficiency.
●The Jack of All Trades: Why adaptability is the new "mastery" in a shifting labor market.

From the intersection of AI literacy to the sacredness of a family dinner table, Leslie’s story is a roadmap for any founder ready to stop reacting and start creating from clarity.

In This Season Finale, We Explore:

🔹 What does the power of pause mean to you as a leader in systemic reform and innovation?
🔹 What have you witnessed as the cost of moving too fast — in systems and in people?
🔹 Where does humanity fit in the age of AI, and how can technology be used to close opportunity gaps?
🔹 How do we measure “finishing well” when our systems are constantly evolving?
🔹 If we reframed “pause” as a leadership tool rather than a slowdown, 🔹 how would that change how we design organizations?
🔹 How can intentional reflection prepare the next generation for a rapidly changing world of work?
🔹 How do we keep data human — ensuring it tells the real story rather than erasing it?
🔹 What practices personally help you pause and stay grounded in purpose?
🔹 What shifts do you see ahead for small business owners and entrepreneurs as AI transforms the future of work?
🔹 What final message would you share with leaders closing out the year — about finishing well and starting fresh with integrity and heart?

🔗 Connect with Leslie Valmonte

Bridge5D Consulting: 👉 https://www.bridge5dconsulting.com/
LinkedIn: 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-valmonte/

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When Gratitude Becomes Who You Are - A Conversation on Leadership & Letting Go

Gratitude isn’t something you do — it’s a place you lead from. And when it becomes your foundation, everything changes: how you show up, how you connect, and how you build trust that lasts.

In this heartfelt and powerful conversation, Deborah sits down with Jonathan Montez — husband, father of four, entrepreneur, and Lead Organizer of TEDx Temecula.

Jonathan shares the pivotal moments that reshaped his life:

● Choosing sobriety
● Letting go of control
● Leading through burnout
● Building partnership over pride

From backyard entrepreneurship to leading one of the most impactful creative platforms in the Temecula Valley, Jonathan’s story is one of humility, trust, and transformation.

𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝗪𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲:

🔹 How gratitude becomes a leadership strategy
🔹 What letting go of ego unlocks in partnership and team dynamics
🔹 The hardest lessons of delegation and trust
🔹 Burnout, recovery, and leading with sustainability
🔹 And what TEDx Temecula has revealed to Jonathan about who he’s becoming as a man and a leader

🔗 Connect with Jonathan

Life of the Barty (Mobile Bartending):
👉 https://lifeofthebarty.com/
TEDx Temecula:
👉 https://tedxtemecula.com/

Rebel Rose Relations:
👉 http://www.instagram.com/rebelrosecon...


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✨ 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆, 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒔! ✨

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Why Your Gratitude Practice Isn’t Working — And What’s Possible When It Does

Most people think they’re practicing gratitude… but they’re really just thinking grateful thoughts. And that’s exactly why it isn’t changing how you feel, how you lead, or how you show up.

In this episode, I break down the moment I realized I had gratitude completely backwards — and how one small, unexpected moment in my kitchen showed me what embodied gratitude actually is.

Embodied gratitude isn’t a mindset exercise. It’s a biological reset. And it changes everything.

𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝗪𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲:

🔹 the science of embodied gratitude

🔹 how it regulates your nervous system

🔹 why lists don’t work

🔹 the link between gratitude and leadership clarity

🔹 how one embodied moment can shift your brain for up to 90 days

🔹 and what becomes possible in your business when you practice gratitude the right way

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀 ⏱️

00:00 Introduction: Gratitude in Your Body vs. Your Head

00:45 Welcome Home

01:29 The Gratitude That Changes Your State.

06:30 From Chaos to Clarity: The Gratitude Reset.

09:40 Gratitude as an Act of Remembrance.

12:04 The Power Tool: Gratitude and Acknowledgement.

18:44 Lead with Your Heart: A Call to Grateful Leadership.

21:09 Desclaimer

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