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Reframe Fix is the Workbench podcast for private equity leaders and first-time CEOs navigating growth, hiring, and high-stakes decisions.
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Cari Jenkins on Authentic Leadership & Hospitality (opens the original)
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Authentic leadership starts with knowing who you are — and offering that person, not a performance. In this episode of Reframe Fix, Jake Smith sits down with Cari Jenkins, CEO of The Tove Group and founder of The Host and the Guest, for a conversation on leadership identity, alignment, and the overlooked power of hospitality in how we lead teams. Cari has spent her career helping executives and teams find congruence between who they are and how they lead — work that spans executive coaching, cul
James Harper on Ego, Authenticity, and Servant Leadership (opens the original)
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PowerPlacing CEO James Harper joins Jake Smith for a candid conversation about what it really takes to lead — starting with yourself. James breaks down why "leaders eat last" is more than a cliché, how imposter syndrome and ego get in the way of authentic leadership, and why he'd rather build a team through Return on Opportunity and Return on Time than chase ROI alone. They dig into congruence between who you are at work and at home, why core values only matter when you actually embody them, and
Leadership Lives in the Gray | Jon Mell on Ego & Hard Calls (opens the original)
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What actually separates leadership from management? Jon Mell has spent his career leading teams through layoffs, transformations, and high-stakes calls, and he's convinced there's no one-size-fits-all playbook for doing it well. In this episode of Reframe Fix, host Jake Smith and Jon dig into the hardest parts of leading people: making tough redundancy decisions, holding onto optimism without ignoring reality, and knowing when ego helps a leader versus when it gets in the way. They unpack why le
The Hidden Cost of Shame for Leaders | Michael Cusick (Part 2) (opens the original)
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In Part 2 of this conversation, Jake Smith continues talking with Michael Cusick — founder, therapist, author, speaker, and coach — about the false self leaders build to feel safe, and what it costs them. They unpack how shame disconnects us from ourselves, from others, and from a larger sense of purpose, why it pushes leaders to either inflate or shrink, and why no amount of success, money, or title can satisfy the deeper need to be truly known. Jake opens up about his own story of hitting a br
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