ep. 37 / Ian Koniak
Pick Your Poison: the functioning addict at the top
Ian Koniak was a top global performer at Salesforce while hiding a twenty-year sex addiction. This one is heavy, and worth it.
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Notes from the mic.
One post per episode. What the conversation was actually about, the line I keep thinking about, and what you’ll walk away with. The full transcript sits at the bottom of every post.
ep. 36 / Amber Hollingsworth
Put the Shovel Down: the accidental addiction counselor
Amber Hollingsworth became an addiction counselor by accident, then realized her whole family had been the training. This one changed how I think about quitting.
read the post →ep. 35 / Hacia Atherton
From Trauma to Triumph: 117 days to stand again
A 600kg horse fell on Hacia Atherton. 117 days to relearn standing, thirty-plus procedures, and a career rebuilt on the psychology of adversity.
read the post →ep. 31 / Meghann Misiak
Be Unapologetically You: what burnout actually feels like
Meghann Misiak's burnout wasn't being tired. It was her brain switching off at a light switch. We talk about where the job lives in your body.
read the post →ep. 30 / Claude Silver
It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard: abandoning yourself at work
Claude Silver, Gary Vaynerchuk's Chief Heart Officer, once hid being gay at a company where she didn't feel safe. We get into what that costs.
read the post →ep. 24 / Brandon Fluharty
Invite Your Muse: when other people's rules burn you out
My old LivePerson colleague Brandon Fluharty traces every burnout he's had to one cause: letting someone else's voice override his own.
read the post →ep. 20 / Leslie Venetz / Jun 27, 2025
Do the Work: rest is not laziness
Leslie Venetz ran a $750M budget and still had a boss counting her bathroom breaks. We get into hustle culture, a 100-day sober-curious reset, and rest.
read the post →ep. 15 / Jason Widup
Define Yourself First: the anxiety he missed for forty years
Jason Widup thought anxiety looked like panic attacks. His looked like catastrophizing five steps ahead, plus decades of daily weed to quiet it.
read the post →ep. 08 / Tim Davidson
Just Own It: grieving a stillbirth by working more
Tim Davidson lost his first child to a stillbirth and answered by working more. We talk grief, humor as armor, and what a newborn changes.
read the post →ep. 07 / Lashay Lewis
Do It Afraid: entrepreneurial depression
Lashay Lewis spent a decade tying her self-worth to whatever business she was running. She has a name for it: entrepreneurial depression.
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