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Who’s In Charge?

Ever wonder who’s behind the desk at the very top? What got them there? Who are they at home with their families?

Podcast · By Left Main REI · English · Official site

Indexed episodes, last 90 days
12
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Sep 24, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 24, 2026

    Debt Isn't Bad, Over-Leverage Is (opens the original)

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    Episode Description This week Stephanie and Zach trade the leadership talk for something their audience keeps asking about: the money. Being a "cash buyer" rarely means all your cash, it means other people's money, and knowing how to use it is what separates people who want to invest from people who actually do. The honest starting point is that leverage terrified them at first, and getting past that fear is the whole game. They get practical and tactical: the leverage debate (Kiyosaki versus Ra

  2. Episode · Sep 17, 2026

    The Energy Advantage: How You Show Up Changes Everything (opens the original)

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    Episode Description The topic this week is energy, and it started with Zach getting called out. In a meeting last week, a teammate asked if he was okay, because his energy just felt different, and she was right. The lesson landed hard: your energy is contagious, so managing it isn't a nice-to-have. It's the job. Stephanie and Zach spend the episode on how to show up well even when you don't feel like it, and how to build the rest that makes it sustainable. They get into why an off day does more

  3. Episode · Sep 10, 2026

    Reputation Is Your Best Compounding Asset (opens the original)

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    Episode Description Everybody lists integrity as a core value, so is it even worth naming? Zach opens with that challenge, and his answer sets up the whole episode: plenty of people talk about integrity, but far fewer actually hold it when it costs them something. Honor, Stephanie and Zach argue, isn't the word on your values chart. It's what you do the moment keeping your word becomes painful. They get into a framework for the hard calls (legal, ethical, and honorable), why knowing who you are

  4. Episode · Sep 3, 2026

    Raising "Rich Kids" (opens the original)

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    Episode Description Stephanie and Zach take on a question they openly admit they haven't solved: how do you raise kids who stay grateful and driven when they're growing up with advantages you never had? It's a parenting conversation, but they frame it as a leadership one, using the same muscles they rely on to build a team. They get honest (and personal) about talking to kids about money, building self-reliance before handing over the bills, and how to give every advantage you can without mowing

  5. Episode · Aug 27, 2026

    The Bottleneck Isn't AI, It's Your Business (opens the original)

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    Episode Description With Zach out for the day, Stephanie takes the mic solo and brings on two people she's building something big with: Steve Trang and Jordan Samuel Fleming. The occasion is REI Tech Unlocked, the first-ever real estate investing tech event, landing September 19 to 21. But the conversation is really about a frustration all three share, and the AI lesson most operators are getting wrong. They dig into why they built an event with no pay-to-play booths and no Lambo mindset talks,

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