Learnings and Missteps The Podcast

The Learnings and Missteps Podcast is about unconventional roads to success and the life lessons learned along the way.
You will find a library of interviews packed with actionable take aways that you can apply as you progress on your path.

Through these interviews yo will learn about the buttons you can push to Become the Promise You are Intended to Be.

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Break the Hyper Reactivity Loop: The Weekly Planning System Every Construction Leader Needs
May 21, 2026

Break the Hyper Reactivity Loop: The Weekly Planning System Every Construction Leader Needs

Time management for construction leaders isn't about working harder — it's about deciding what actually matters before the week decides for you. In this episode, Jesse breaks down the hyper-reactivity loop that keeps construction superintendents, foremen, and project managers double-booked and fraz…
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Your Workers Aren't Lazy - They're Depleted: Jennifer Martinez on Rapid Restoration for Industrial Athletes
May 14, 2026

Your Workers Aren't Lazy - They're Depleted: Jennifer Martinez on Rapid Restoration for Industrial Athletes

Your people aren't running out of steam because they're soft. They're running out of electrolytes — and the water cooler isn't fixing it. Jennifer Martinez is a sports-medicine-trained performance specialist who decided the trades deserved the same recovery science as elite athletes. She calls it r…
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Leadership Tachycardia and the Power of Recovery with Hanna Bauer
May 7, 2026

Leadership Tachycardia and the Power of Recovery with Hanna Bauer

Hanna Bauer, founder of Heartnomics, joins Jesse to talk about what she calls "Leadership Tachycardia" — what happens when leaders skip recovery and wonder why they're running on empty. Hanna blends Six Sigma, systems thinking, and personal experience to help leaders align internally so they can ex…
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YES! The Real Reason Your Weeks Feel Busy But Empty
April 30, 2026

YES! The Real Reason Your Weeks Feel Busy But Empty

You'd never start a project without knowing what it's going to cost you. But most people say yes to commitments without running those same numbers. Jesse calls it choose your consequence. Consequence isn't punishment. It's just the result of every decision you make — whether you thought it through …
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Why Most Leaders Avoid the Conversations That Actually Build Culture (With Lisa Corrales)
April 23, 2026

Why Most Leaders Avoid the Conversations That Actually Build Culture (With Lisa Corrales)

Most leaders say culture matters. Very few are willing to do what it actually takes to build one. In this episode, Jesse sits down with Lisa Corrales - Field Verified leader with 25 years in organizational development and healthcare - to unpack the uncomfortable truth: culture isn’t built through v…
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Your Broker Might Be Costing You: Micah Salas on Insurance That Actually Works
April 16, 2026

Your Broker Might Be Costing You: Micah Salas on Insurance That Actually Works

Most construction owners treat insurance like a bill they just have to pay. Micah Salas thinks that's exactly why they overpay. Micah is an Austin-based commercial insurance author and the guy who wrote The Business Insurance Playbook — not for agents, but for owners like you. In this episode, he b…
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Yes I am a Trades Advocate, but why?
Aug. 28, 2021

Yes I am a Trades Advocate, but why?

Yes I support Careers in the Trades and yes there is a an argument to be had about debt to income ratio around folks that enter the workforce after University and folks that go directly into the workforce. But that is not why I am a Trades Advocate.…

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When are we Influencing Others?
July 20, 2021

When are we Influencing Others?

This thought comes from some gracious and caring feedback I receieved upon my exit from my former Employer. Which, by the way, was a pleasant experience for me. First lets start with the background: I have a ravenous appetite for feedback and…

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For the Adventurer
July 4, 2021

For the Adventurer

This one is for you! Stepping out on a new path, only you can see. The path has haunted your thoughts and your decisions. It calls to you in the subtlest ways, just when your conforming to the comforts of practicality it pops up and wags its tail. B…

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