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 your best people exhausted and underperforming. In this episode, you'll discover the difference between someone who...
Jul 01, 2025•24 min•Season 3Ep. 14
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: Why outwardly successful men are struggling with internal emptiness and the "sad clown syndrome" How our comfort-obsess...
Jun 24, 2025•35 min•Season 3Ep. 13
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 commitments we make early in life that quietly drive our decisions, derail our relationships, and sabot...
Jun 17, 2025•30 min•Season 3Ep. 12
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 powerful conversation, Brandon breaks down the five transformational principles from Mark Miller's "Th...
Jun 10, 2025•34 min•Season 3Ep. 11
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 struggle with the most basic human need - genuine connection. They're exploring how vulnerability i...
Jun 03, 2025•36 min•Season 3Ep. 10
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 executive coach speaking for businesses such as the NFL, NCAA, Intel, Microsoft, State Farm, the US Naval ...
May 22, 2025•31 min•Season 3Ep. 9
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 personal passion for us to care for one another. Jason Stonehouse hosts and digs into how we can lead and ...
May 13, 2025•21 min•Season 3Ep. 8
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 an episode you're going to want to bookmark and come back to often. The Calm and Confident Leader is hosted ...
May 01, 2025•34 min•Season 3Ep. 7
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 the world. In this compelling vision for unity in our country, Garrett shows us the power of vision, mo...
Apr 21, 2025•24 min•Season 3Ep. 6
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 your brain is actually trying to protect you, how the procrastination cycle is literally making you sick, and the s...
Mar 26, 2025•27 min•Season 3Ep. 2
"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 Minneapolis's premier improv company who's helped transform teams at some of the world's biggest org...
Mar 06, 2025•48 min•Season 3Ep. 4
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 elevate your leadership and communication skills, this episode is a game changer. Hosted by Jason S...
Feb 27, 2025•27 min•Season 3Ep. 3
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 —designed to help high-capacity leaders gain clarity, confidence, and alignment. Don’t miss this one...
Feb 10, 2025•18 min•Season 8Ep. 1
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 in the wrong role. We also explore the art of finding your leadership sweet spot—where your strength...
Jan 27, 2025•29 min•Season 3Ep. 1
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 in 2025 with the next exciting season of the podcast.
Dec 21, 2024•50 min
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 of us will lead something we didn't create or start! Jason Stonehouse and Jon Chasteen tackle how to ...
Dec 07, 2024•50 min•Season 2Ep. 25
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!
Nov 18, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Have you ever been promoted over a coworker and then were responsible to lead them? Nick Agnoli has seen it all as a civil engineer with experiences in local, state and federal government as well as the private sector. Often in this podcast we talk about the inner life of the leader, but how does an internally healthy leader, actually lead others? You'll get a ton of practical, actionable items from this episode as well as some fun stories to bring it together for you. This is an episode you'll ...
Sep 10, 2024•47 min
In this episode we discuss conflict, setting boundaries, managing anxiety, confronting when things are "off" and much more! Guest, Amy Armstrong from The Center for Family Resolution brings real life application to the workplace and the home. A great conversation.
Aug 22, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 22
In this next episode we are interviewing Nick Shaw the author of My Teacher, My Son as we discuss authenticity and empathy and lots of great tips for leadership and life.
Feb 05, 2024•35 min
In this episode, Jason Stonehouse discusses how deadly comparing ourselves to others can be, even if you seem "better" than others. Take a listen to today's episode to be challenged and inspired to lead and live from the inside out!
Nov 06, 2023•10 min
In this second part of our interview with Britt Frank, Jason Stonehouse goes deep into what brings change, overcoming procrastination and how to be truly healthy as a leader. Just like in part one, you'll want to grab something to write with for this enlightening episode that will make you think and challenge some norms.
Mar 22, 2023•28 min
In this episode Jason Stonehouse interviews Britt Frank, the author of The Science of Stuck. They talk through a number of subjects related to anxiety, stress, getting unstuck and creating movement. Britt even challenges a few assumptions that Jason has made. This two part interview fills in some important pieces on what it takes to be a Calm and Confident Leader. And the Science of Stuck is a must-read for all leaders, actually all humans! Make sure you have something to write with as these two...
Feb 02, 2023•29 min
In this long-awaited episode Jason Stonehouse shares the 4 key areas of Self Care, he previews the NEW "Self Care for Busy Leaders" course (coming soon) and talks about the essential thing that most content and authors never mention when it comes to self-care. The reality is as leaders we are so busy caring for everyone else, we often neglect or sacrifice ourselves, telling ourselves, "it's for the greater good". Meanwhile, many of us are burning out, destroying our relationships, and acting in ...
Dec 18, 2022•28 min
One of the top questions we hear from leaders is, "how do I be more 'present' with the people and situations that matter most to me?" You see, the problem isn't that the people or situations AREN'T important, but it's that they don't FEEL important! This is particularly an issue with leaders because we are taught and let's be honest, our jobs depend on us being in the future, figuring out where we need to be. But if we're in the future, we are not present. Sometimes we're not present because of ...
Aug 01, 2022•29 min
Jun 02, 2022•24 min
In this 14th episode of the Calm and Confident Leader Podcast, host Jason Stonehouse shares some hard lessons learned when it comes to tension-filled or awkward situations with people who are important to us. Often a wall is erected, we become like "walking cubicles" with no one having the conversation that matters. In this episode, we will learn why we tend not to have these healthy conversations and six practical steps to engaging in the kinds of conversations that relieve the tension and tear...
Apr 28, 2022•25 min
There's a lot of talk about "mindset" and "performance coaching and we believe in it but it often doesn't go far enough. Understand how the calm and confident leader is transformed in this important episode.
Feb 08, 2022•21 min
It doesn't matter whether you work in a for profit, non-profit or even volunteer leadership role, there is one clear focus to why we lead and it may not be what you think. Unfortunately there are many leader who don't lead for the right reasons, but Jason Stonehouse will share the behind the scenes of why leaders became people who avoid, ignore and sometimes get downright toxic. You will not want to miss this episode. It may also prompt you to seek out some compelling solutions.
Dec 04, 2021•23 min
While we all want to be authentic and real, the current fall out is that the real us (inside) is a mess. When we lack substance internally we turn to a number of bad habits to manage the lack of control and substance internally. In this episode, Jason Stonehouse vulnerably shares some of his own struggles when his inner world was in turmoil and what he's discovered are the 5 key aspects of inner substance. This is part 1 of a multi-part series.
Nov 08, 2021•25 min
