When you’re the leader, everyone’s looking to you – even when you’re barely holding it together. You can’t avoid the storm, but you can prepare for it. In this episode, we’re getting real about what happens when the pressure ramps up, the team’s looking at you for answers, and you feel like everything’s on fire. From stress-testing your business to slowing yourself down in the middle of chaos, we’re sharing how we’ve learned (the hard way) to stay strategic and grounded when things feel anything but calm.

Some key takeaways from this episode include:

• Why “fighting fires” isn’t a strategy, and how real firefighters can teach you something

• The self-awareness shift that keeps leaders from spiraling under pressure

• How your calm (or chaos) sets the tone for your team’s trust

• Tactical ways to pressure-test your business and prepare your people

• What we’ve learned from real-life breakdown moments – and how to lead through them

You started your business to solve a problem and leave a lasting impact in the world, but now the inertia of your business has taken over and you’re too busy and burned out to serve your community. That’s where we come in! Hosted by Scott Woods and Steff Thomas, the team behind Silverback Ventures, the Changemakers Collective podcast is here to help impact-driven business owners like you accelerate growth and multiply impact through servant leadership.

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