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In this solo episode of Spartan Leadership, Josh breaks down what the Bears’ new direction reveals about culture, conviction, discipline, and making the hard call when it matters most.

This isn’t about football.
It’s about leadership.

If you’re building a team, developing talent, or trying to turn something around, this conversation will challenge how you think about hiring, culture, and conviction under pressure.

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In this episode of Spartan Leadership, Josh sits down with Stephen Scoggins to unpack what actually causes burnout, why success without integration costs leaders their families and peace, and how to become the kind of leader who can scale without losing meaning.

Stephen shares his journey from homelessness to building and exiting a multi-decade company, why most exits lead to depression, and the framework he uses to help leaders move from emotional reactivity to grounded presence.

This conversation goes deep into:

– Why your external business reflects your internal world
– The five hidden constraints that sabotage leaders
– The difference between being “successful” and being whole
– What it really means to lead as one part lion, one part lamb
– Why presence matters more than performance
– How faith, identity, and leadership intersect

If you’re a founder, executive, high performer, or leader who feels like something is still missing — this episode will put language to what you’ve been feeling.

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Chapters / Timestamps

00:00 – Why burnout isn’t about workload
02:10 – Stephen’s story: from homelessness to leadership
04:45 – You can’t scale dysfunction
07:12 – Leadership is a lifelong maturation process
10:38 – The five constraints that sabotage leaders
13:01 – Why impatience isn’t the problem — presence is
17:19 – The “warrior in the garden” framework
20:00 – One part lion, one part lamb
23:17 – Loving the parts of yourself you resist
25:16 – The daily mantra that rewires identity
29:06 – Why most leaders seek validation in the wrong places
31:17 – The real cost of fragmented leadership
32:54 – Why success without meaning leads to depression
35:30 – What children actually want from their parents
39:15 – Why exits are emotionally dangerous
41:20 – How to prepare for life after selling a business
45:40 – An unpopular truth about victimhood and identity
47:23 – Stephen’s leadership assessment and next steps

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Leadership in Review is a long-form leadership podcast focused on culture, power, and truth.

In this episode, Josh Kosnick, Emanuel Whitfield, and Jason Smith break down the Don Lemon church arrest, ICE protests, free speech, and how media-driven outrage is being used to divide Americans while real issues go untouched.

This conversation explores why modern protests rarely lead to meaningful change, how “peaceful protest” has been redefined, and why emotional politics benefit those in power. The discussion expands into immigration enforcement, college campus speech, corruption, foreign policy distractions, education failures, and the growing inability to hold nuanced conversations in America.

This is not a left vs. right debate.
This is a leadership conversation about responsibility, truth, and civility.

If you’re tired of headlines and want real dialogue—this episode is for you.

00:00 – Don Lemon arrested at a church: law, outrage, and hypocrisy
03:00 – What “peaceful protest” actually means legally
06:20 – Why protesting churches makes no sense
09:45 – How media manufactures emotional division
13:10 – Why modern protests don’t create change
16:30 – ICE enforcement and why states matter
20:45 – College campuses, free speech, and intimidation
25:30 – Immigration, distraction politics, and power
30:00 – Corruption, money, and who really controls policy
35:45 – Why a tax strike scares the government
40:30 – Foreign policy distractions vs American neglect
45:15 – Education failure and the removal of civics
52:00 – Leadership requires nuance, not tribalism
58:30 – Disagree without disowning
1:03:00 – Final leadership reflections

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