🎮 New Episode: Anthony Conta on Games, Growth, and Getting Unstuck
Title: Make Your Next Move a Game

This week on Leadership Rules, Anthony Conta brings the fun. He’s a UX designer, product strategist, professor, and the creator of Funemployed (now Bad Interviews). Oh, and he once taught chess to preschoolers.

In this episode, Anthony joins Marnie and Nick to talk about the intersections of design, teaching, creativity, and career reinvention. It’s part improv show, part product jam session, and all-around inspiration.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

🎲 Why career detours are often the best part of the story
🎓 How teaching forces clarity in leadership
🧠 Why UX and leadership both start with empathy
📦 How Anthony designed a hands-on UX textbook that doesn’t suck
🏁 And why “just start” might be the best advice no one takes

This one’s for the curious, the creative, and the career shape-shifters. If you’ve ever wondered what’s next, Anthony makes a strong case for playing your way into the answer.

📍 Connect with Anthony Conta
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyconta/

Medium → https://medium.com/@anthonyconta

🎲 Check out Bad Interviews (formerly Funemployed) wherever you buy your games.
📘 Grab The Art and Science of UX Design online or at your favorite bookstore.

Subscribe for more conversations with rule breakers, design thinkers, and everyday leaders redefining what it means to show up with curiosity.

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🎧 New Episode: Leadership Rules with Dr. John Barile
Title: Leading From the Core

In this episode, Dr. John Barile joins Nick and Marnie to talk about what it really means to lead with purpose, clarity, and character. As an experienced school leader and author of Leading from the Core, John brings both heart and strategy to a conversation about trust, team culture, and the evolving role of leadership in education and beyond.

He shares insights on how to lead through change, why authenticity builds influence, and what it takes to create schools — and workplaces — people actually want to be part of.

Whether you're in education or any leadership role, this episode will challenge you to reconnect with what matters most and lead from a deeper place.

📍 Connect with Dr. John Barile
🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-john-w-barile-sr-33bab5169/

📖 Leading from the Core now available wherever books are sold.

Subscribe for more conversations that explore leadership, purpose, and how to build something meaningful — from the inside out.

#LeadershipRules #JohnBarile #LeadingFromTheCore #SchoolLeadership #AuthenticLeadership #TeamCulture

🎧 New Episode: Leadership Rules with Leah Leverich
Title: Redefining Success: How Curiosity and Courage Shape Career Paths

What if the best leadership move you ever made was not going to college?

In this episode of Leadership Rules, we sit down with Leah Leverich — host of the Decision Day podcast and Brand Manager at Big Brand Ventures — to explore what it means to take an unconventional path with purpose. Leah shares how she navigated the decision to skip college, why she launched a podcast about career journeys, and how curiosity continues to shape her leadership voice.

You’ll hear:

✨ Why “follow your passion” can be confusing (and what to ask instead)
🛣️ The power of job shadowing for self-discovery
📦 How to reframe comparison and own your choices
🎤 What podcasting taught Leah about listening, leadership, and community
🧭 And why courage sometimes means doing what most people won’t

Whether you're mentoring a young leader or rethinking your own path, this conversation is a powerful reminder that success isn’t one-size-fits-all.

📬 Reach Leah directly via DecisionDayPodcast@gmail.com, or at LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-leverich/
🔗 Explore more from Leah → Decision Day on Instagram
💼 Check out Big Brand Ventures → bigbrandventures.com