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In this episode of Bad Boss Confessional, Beth Fahey welcomes Kathy Bresler, founder of Altar Community, a Chicago-based hub for connection, wellness, and growth. Kathy shares her journey from corporate strategist to reluctant boss and accidental entrepreneur. After years of envisioning a gathering space, she opened Altar in early 2020, just as the pandemic shut everything down. Forced to pivot, she and her community shifted online, building resilience through shared purpose.
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Altar Community: https://www.altarcommunity.com/kathy-bresler
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This week on Bad Boss Confessional, Beth Fahey sits down with Matt Haney, a seasoned fractional integrator who helps visionary-led teams cut through chaos and get traction. Matt shares the story of a firing he regrets to this day: an ungraceful exit of a 20-year employee during a pandemic downturn. Despite having let go of 15 others with care, this one moment turned combative, cold, and ultimately changed the way he leads forever.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattlhaney/
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We’ve all been there: fired up in a meeting, convinced our point is the only one that matters… until we realize the room has gone silent. In this episode of Bad Boss Confessional, host Beth Fahey sits down with Reid Hutchison, COO and integrator of HOH Technology, to unpack a moment he’s not proud of. Reid shares the time he let his emotions hijack a leadership meeting, turning collaboration into tension.
Now, as the host of The Bad Boss Confessional, she shares candid stories about the challenges of leadership, mistakes made, lessons learned, and the path to becoming the kind of boss your team actually wants to follow. Through humor, honesty, and heart, Beth is on a mission to help leaders grow, one confession at a time.
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