In this episode of Bad Boss Confessional, Beth Fahey sits down with EOS Implementer Ken DeWitt, also known as “Hurricane,” to unpack a leadership lesson that quite literally required warning flags. Early in his career, Ken’s intensity and drive created an environment where employees tracked his moods to protect themselves. What he didn't realize was that his passion was being met with fear and anxiety.

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In this episode of Bad Boss Confessional, Beth Fahey sits down with EOS Implementer Carolyn Mitchell for an honest conversation about leadership, ego, and the hidden cost of trying to help too much.

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Carolyn Mitchell is an EOS® Implementer, business coach, and speaker with a background in sales and marketing leadership. She’s been in the founder and leadership seats, implemented EOS, and now helps teams build clarity, accountability, and trust. She’s also a personal development junkie, a certified yoga teacher and believer in leadership that grows people, not just results.

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In this episode of Bad Boss Confessional, Beth Fahey talks with EOS Implementer Michael Deutsch about a leadership failure that tested his ethics, his systems, and his gut. After landing the biggest client in his electronics recycling business, Michael discovered that valuable materials were being stolen somewhere in the supply chain. The mistake was not driven by bad intent, but by gaps in people and process that he ultimately owned as the leader.

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Michael has been part of senior management for over 25 years - first as a leader for several high-growth organizations and then as a business owner. Now, as an EOS Implementer, he helps other business owners avoid the mistakes he made and get what they want from their business that they're not getting right now.

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On this episode of Bad Boss Confessional, Beth Fahey sits down with marketing executive and general manager Jessenia Flores-Gayle to explore what happens when you suddenly become the boss of people who used to be your peers. Jessenia describes the emotional and practical challenges of stepping into an integrator role inside a close-knit, all-female leadership team. She talks about the pressure to be liked, the discomfort of holding friends accountable, and the self-doubt that surfaces when you feel caught between belonging and leading.

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This year-end episode of Bad Boss Confessional is a look back, a deep breath, and a heartfelt thank you. After launching the show in July, Beth reflects on what it has meant to create a space where leaders tell the truth about the moments they got it wrong. Across the year, listeners heard confessions about emotional outbursts, fear-driven decisions, people pleasing, missed conversations, and leadership mistakes that still linger. They also heard redemption stories, hard-earned self-awareness, and the quiet shifts that turn bad bosses into better ones.

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This week on Bad Boss Confessional, Beth Fahey welcomes Dennis Purcell, Chief Human Resources Officer at Skidmore Sales & Distributing Co., Inc., for a conversation about what happens when leaders develop talent without asking the questions that matter most. Dennis shares the painful lesson he learned after mentoring a high potential team member for years, only to discover in a heated leadership meeting that others had been struggling with that relationship all along.

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Website: https://skidmoresales.com/

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On this episode of Bad Boss Confessional, Beth Fahey sits down with lifelong entrepreneur and EOS Implementer Dan Heuretz to share a story about betrayal, accountability, and healing. Dan explains how he handed full control of a multimillion dollar real estate project to his trusted right hand, only to discover that the person he supported and believed in had been stealing from him. The fallout was immediate. The financial records were wiped. Investors were furious. Dan felt alone and overwhelmed.

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Website: https://implementer.eosworldwide.com/dan-heuertz/

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On this episode of Bad Boss Confessional, host Beth Fahey sits down with Mary Pat Knight, author of The Humanized Leader, to unpack a career-defining moment of shame. Mary Pat tells how, at 19 and newly promoted in a troupe of performers, she lost control, hurled objects, and verbally exploded at a colleague. She reflects on how that moment taught her the limits of positional power and the lifelong work of emotional regulation. Conversation moves from the sting of shame to practical repair: naming triggers, practicing box breathing, learning the drama triangle, and choosing empathy and accountability. You’ll leave with a clear leadership takeaway: own your mistakes, learn your triggers, and wear the world like a loose garment so shame cannot stop your growth.

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Website: https://leadersinspired.com/about/

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This week on Bad Boss Confessional, Beth Fahey welcomes Dominic Sergi, CEO of Clear Height Properties, for a conversation about how unchecked empathy almost held his company back. Dominic shares the hard lesson he learned from keeping the wrong people in the wrong seats for too long, all because he cared too much.

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Clear Height Properties: https://www.clearheight.com/

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