What does it take to lead when there is no escape, no room for ego, and no margin for error?

In this powerful episode, Gabriela sits down with Jon Rennie, former U.S. Navy nuclear submarine officer turned CEO, leadership expert, and author, to explore what real leadership looks like under pressure and how those lessons apply to business, relationships, and life.

From earning trust in life-or-death environments to building unity in organizations and families, this conversation reveals what it truly means to lead with accountability, presence, and integrity.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Why leadership is not about authority, but earned trust
• The meaning of "earn your oxygen" and how it applies to your life
• How to lead when you can't escape your problems
• Why great leaders create unity, not internal conflict
• The difference between learning leadership vs. living leadership
• How to let people fail without making them failures
• The mindset shift that transforms teams into "we're in this together"
• What leadership in business and marriage have in common

📌 About Jon Rennie

Jon is the Co-Founder, President & CEO of Peak Demand Inc., a premier manufacturer of critical components for electrical utilities. He is a former U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Officer who made seven deployments during the end of the Cold War.

Prior to starting Peak Demand, he led eight manufacturing businesses for three global companies.

He is the author of the best-selling leadership books:

• I Have the Watch: Becoming a Leader Worth Following (https://jonsrennie.com/i-have-the-watch/)
• All in the Same Boat: Lead Your Organization Like a Nuclear Submariner (https://jonsrennie.com/all-in-the-same-boat/)

He is also, the host of the Deep Leadership podcast (https://jonsrennie.com/podcast-page/)

Connect with Jon Rennie

- Website: https://jonsrennie.com/

- Website: https://peakdemand.com/

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonscottrennie/

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