Calm and Confident Leader Podcast

What if the secret to winning at work and in life isn’t looking stronger but becoming more real? In this episode of The Calm & Confident Leader Podcast , host Jason Stonehouse sits down with Dennis Edwards , author of Humility Illuminated , to explore why humility might be the most overlooked leadership superpower. We tackle the tough questions leaders are actually wrestling with: Can humility...

Ever catch yourself being one person in the boardroom and someone completely different at home? You're not alone, and it's slowly killing your leadership. In this episode of The Calm and Confident Leader, host Jason Stonehouse sits down with Jason Jensen, Vice President of Spiritual Foundations for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and author of the new book "Formed to Lead," to...

Ever feel like you are supposed to grow as a leader but have no idea what that actually means for your emotional life? In this episode of The Calm and Confident Leader, host Jason Stonehouse talks with Matthew Stafford about the role emotions play in leadership growth. They explore how self-awareness shapes decisions, how to balance confidence with humility, and why true growth is more about consi...

Are you accidentally training yourself to be fragile? We live in a world designed for comfort and predictability, but retired Navy SEAL Commander Rich Diviney says this culture of convenience is creating a hidden vulnerability. We're losing our ability to handle uncertainty. In this episode, host Jason Stonehouse explores why your comfort zone might be your biggest weakness and how to turn unc...

What if your gut is getting it all wrong? We’ve been told to trust our instincts, think positively, and overanalyze every move. But what if those habits are actually sabotaging your leadership? In this episode of The Calm and Confident Leader , host Jason Stonehouse sits down with elite mindset coach Gary Chupik to uncover the truth about fake confidence, the danger of positivity without preparati...

Why do smart leaders keep getting stuck in the same patterns, even when they know better? In this episode, Jason Stonehouse sits down with Dr. Sharon Spano to explore what’s really going on beneath the surface. It's more than just mindset. We're talking invisible patterns, hidden trauma, and what Sharon calls meta-awareness: the ability to notice what’s actually driving you in the moment,...

What if your leadership training is sabotaging your future? The skills that got you promoted might be the exact things keeping you stuck. In this game-changing conversation, leadership expert Todd Bolsinger reveals why our best instincts often backfire and what it actually takes to lead transformation instead of just managing change. Todd drops serious truth bombs about why the three hardest words...

Is your church really stuck, or are you just seeing things the wrong way? In this solo episode of The Calm and Confident Leader , Jason Stonehouse gets honest with church leaders. No guests. No fluff. Just a straight-talking, hope-filled challenge to rethink how we lead the local church. Now, let’s address the obvious. This episode is specifically for church leaders. If you're a pastor, staff...

Busy Work Trap Ever notice how your hardest-working people seem to accomplish the least? Host Jason Stonehouse sits down with Michelle Niemeyer, former burned-out attorney turned productivity expert, to expose why busyness has become the enemy of real progress. Michelle reveals her "Art of Bending Time" framework and explains why work-life balance is a dangerous myth that's keeping y...

The strongest men in history never fought alone, yet somehow we bought into the lie that real masculinity means going it solo. Join Jason Stonehouse on The Calm and Confident Leader podcast as he sits down with Frank Schwartz, CEO of F3 Nation, to expose the dangerous myth of the "lone wolf" that's leaving successful men secretly miserable. What you'll discover in this episode: W...

What if your greatest leadership strengths are actually your deepest blind spots? In this episode of The Calm and Confident Leader , host Jason Stonehouse sits down with lawyer turned counselor, author, and leadership coach Dave Wiedis, founder of Serving Leaders Ministries and author of The Spiritually Healthy Leader: Finding Freedom from Self-Sabotage . Together, they explore the unconscious com...

What does it take to lead yourself before you can lead others? An Olympic gold medalist reveals the game-changing mindset that transformed him from champion athlete to world-class leader. Join host Jason Stonehouse as he sits down with Brandon Slay, Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling from the 2000 Sydney Olympics and newly appointed Executive Director of Sports Life Wrestling. In this po...

What if the very thing that got you to the top of your organization is actually keeping you from the relationships that could make you truly unshakeable as a leader? On today's episode of The Calm and Confident Leader Podcast, host Jason Stonehouse dives into a fascinating paradox with Dr. Erin Moniz, author of the groundbreaking book 'Knowing and Being Known.' The most successful executives often...

What if the very thing you think is driving your success is actually destroying everything that matters most? Most leaders get trapped in the lie that success requires sacrifice. They think that to win at work, you have to lose at home. But what if there's a better way? On this episode of the Calm and Confident Leader, host Jason Stonehouse interviews Jimmy Page, author, keynote speaker and ex...

Today's workforce has complexities like never before and generational research shows up the trends of what is valued by the current and coming workforce of employees. How do leaders prioritize the mental health of their workers? How do we care for ourselves? Michelle Fox from Foxygen Consulting has 8 areas or indicators of health. She shares them with us and goes deeper on a few sharing her pe...

Do you have a vision for your life? Companies and organizations have mission and vision statements but what about for you personally? What guides your decisions, your direction? Today on the Calm and Confident Leader we're talking to Dan Britton, the president of SportsLife, co-author of 9 books and a former professional lacrosse player and he's got a wealth of wisdom, this is going to be...

Command and control is the lowest form of leadership, in today's culture you need a compelling cause! In this episode of the Calm and Confident Leader, host Jason Stonehouse interviews Garrett Cathcart, Executive Director of a More Perfect Union, a national non-profit. Garrett shares from his military background about how to unify people and bring out the best in others to make a difference in...

In this fifth episode of the new season, we deal with PROCRASTINATION. Ever found yourself organizing loose change at midnight instead of prepping for tomorrow's big meeting? In this episode, Jason tackles the professional's secret shame - high-functioning procrastination. Forget everything you thought you knew about why you put things off (spoiler: it's not laziness). Discover why you...

"Improv Your Leadership: Stevie Ray Reveals Why Weaknesses Don't Exist" Let's be honest—most of us obsess over our so-called "weaknesses" like they're the weird family photo we need to hide. But what if Stevie Ray is right, and there's actually no such thing as weaknesses at all? In this mind-bending episode (worth every extra minute), Jason sits down with Stevie Ray, the improv mastermind behind...

In this episode of The Calm & Confident Leader , I sit down with Mark Stephens , Director of Leadership Development for SportsLife Leadership, to unpack the secret to truly impactful leadership— becoming a legendary listener. We dive into the art of asking great questions and how adopting a coach approach can transform the way you lead, mentor, and connect with those around you. If you want to...

What if stress wasn’t just something to manage—but a signal pointing to something deeper? In this episode, AI helps us unpack key insights from my book, The Calm and Confident Leader (available on Amazon). You’ll discover the real reasons stress keeps showing up and, more importantly, how to create lasting change. Plus, I’m sharing an exclusive offer just for listeners— The Total Package Playbook...

Let’s be honest—leadership would be a whole lot easier if people were easier. But they’re not. In this first episode of the new season of the podcast, host Jason Stonehouse sits down with Nick Agnoli , a seasoned civil engineer and leader, to tackle the challenge of leading difficult people. We break down how to recognize when someone is just going through a rough patch versus when they’re simply...

On this episode of the Calm and Confident Leader podcast, Jason Stonehouse interviews Tim Meier, one of the 4 Vice Presidents at the Christian Missionary Alliance where he helps develop leaders and manages lots of people. We pack in so much wisdom, insights on young leaders and get real personal about anxiety and how to manage ourselves. This is the final episode of this season and we'll be back i...

In this episode on change, growth, healing, and repair inside an organization, team or department, we are honored to have Jon Chasteen, author of "ReLeader - How to Fix What You Didn't Break". Jon is a fellow pastor and coach who has worked as the President of a University and Pastor of Victory Church, where he is now. His insights are for ANY organization of any size because the reality is most o...

In this important episode we will tackle a subject that many avoid and frankly keep secret -- feeling like a failure -- so many great leaders fear failure and so we are quick to feel like one. Jason Stonehouse vulnerably admits his own struggles with feeling like a failure but more importantly carves a path forward. You're going to want to take notes for this episode!