LeaderImpact Podcast

What happens when the highlight reel stops working? We sit down with Jennifer Amirault to unpack a journey that looks like success on paper—big titles, fast growth, and the white Mercedes—yet quietly spirals into anxiety, ego, and sleepless nights. Jennifer opens up about choosing flexibility for her young family, scaling a business beyond her leadership, and the moment she began to trade hurry for stillness in search of real peace.

You’ll hear candid insights on comparison traps, servant leadership, mental health, and the kind of legacy that outlasts metrics. If you’ve ever chased the next milestone and felt emptier at the top, this conversation offers a grounded path back to meaning, resilience, and calm.

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Marnie Swedberg's extraordinary journey reveals how embracing your uniqueness can transform challenges into strengths. As someone who struggled with dyslexia and couldn't read properly until adulthood, Marnie defied expectations to become an accomplished author, international leadership mentor, and successful entrepreneur.

Through vivid stories—like watching seagulls scatter in fear as her car approached a beach—she illustrates how leaders must recognize their positional power and consciously create environments where people feel safe and valued. 

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What happens when you leave the security of corporate America to build something of your own? For Nick Uzzoni, this journey began with a leap of faith—moving from Michigan to Dallas with no job leads, sleeping on a stranger's floor, and slowly building a life from scratch. That early resilience now powers his work as a small business owner specializing in web design and digital marketing.

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Life rarely follows our carefully constructed plans, as Olympic speed skater Cindy Klassen discovered when her dream of competing in women's hockey was derailed. What followed instead was an unexpected journey to Olympic glory in a sport she initially resisted trying, as she embraced the challenge, eventually breaking world records and winning six Olympic medals across the 2002 and 2006 Games in speed skating.

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Rob Chung shares his journey from Christian school graduate to corporate retail leader, revealing how purposeful listening and genuine care became the foundation of his leadership approach. He discusses pivotal moments that shaped his impact on colleagues and executives alike, demonstrating how faith can meaningfully integrate with business leadership.

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What happens when your spouse becomes your colleague? For Brent and Celeste Trickett, National Directors of Family Life Canada, navigating this complex dynamic has been both challenging and deeply rewarding. With refreshing honesty, they reveal how sharing an office in their home's front entrance while raising four children required them to develop practical strategies for success.

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Josh Erb takes us behind the scenes of Soul Edge Ministries, revealing how a bold decision at age 19 launched him into a lifetime of developing Christian leaders through adventure and mentorship. Instead of pursuing engineering, Josh and his twin brother created an immersive leadership program combining high-ratio mentoring with outdoor challenges that build character under pressure.

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Dave Smith, an award-winning executive coach with decades of organizational leadership experience, shares his journey through multiple career pivots and how they shaped his understanding of success and leadership impact. He explores how his faith and personal values transformed his approach to leadership, helping him move from fear-driven decisions to purpose-driven impact.

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Click here to take the LeaderImpact Assessment and to receive the first chapter of Becoming a Leader of Impact by Braden Douglas.

Remember, impact starts with you!

What happens when you achieve everything you thought would bring happiness but still feel empty inside? Adam Babineau knows this journey all too well.

Adam stepped into real estate at just 19 years old after a vivid dream pointed him toward this path. His natural curiosity and determination quickly led to financial success—but with it came an unexpected emptiness that shook his worldview. "Tony Robbins has a pretty interesting quote where he says that success without fulfillment is the ultimate failure," Adam reflects, describing how his "curious spirit" eventually led him to a spiritual crisis.

The turning point arrived through an unexpected mentor who remained surprisingly calm after losing over a million dollars in a business deal gone wrong. "Don't worry about it, God's got a better plan," the man told him. Though initially skeptical, those words planted seeds that would later transform Adam's entire approach to business and life.

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Click here to take the LeaderImpact Assessment and to receive the first chapter of Becoming a Leader of Impact by Braden Douglas.

Remember, impact starts with you!

What does leadership look like when air raid sirens could interrupt your workday at any moment? From his office in Lviv, Ukraine, Andrew Denysov shares how leading a global technology company amid war has transformed his understanding of resilience, purpose, and faith-driven leadership.

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Click here to take the LeaderImpact Assessment and to receive the first chapter of Becoming a Leader of Impact by Braden Douglas.

Remember, impact starts with you!