Leadership is a juggling act, but four activities keep the whole thing from crashing down: coaching, managing, training, and mentoring.

What do they actually look like in practice (outside of buzzwords and boardrooms)? This episode unpacks the messy, real-world version of those roles, and why getting them right is key to futureproofing your people, your leadership, and your business. Turns out, knowing when to lead, when to manage, and when to get out of the way might just be your most underrated skill.

I’m Antonio and in this episode, I’ll be your leadership coach. I'll guide you through essential leadership models to help you understand the differences between leadership and management. Subscribe for weekly Stop Managing, Start Leading podcast episodes to make a habit of leadership development, overcome common leadership challenges, and become the kind of leader your people and your business deserve.

Course correction. It sounds technical, maybe even like major damage control... but for great leaders, it’s just a typical Tuesday.

Every high-performing business veers off-track. It’s normal. It’s constant. And if you’re not adjusting course regularly, well, then you’re not leading.

In this episode of Stop Managing, Start Leading, we dive deep into the art (and science) of knowing when to pivot in business, how to navigate strategic changes without losing your team, and why a little turbulence doesn’t mean your business is broken, it just means you’re in motion.

We’ll steal a trick or two from pilots (turns out, they’re pretty good at not crashing), dig into a few painful-but-true business stories, and hand you the tools to make calm, confident course corrections long before you’re 35,000 feet in the air and wildly off track.

If you’re a CEO, founder, or just a really committed overachiever, we hope you'll find yourself in these stories. Because leading means knowing when to change direction, and how to navigate your people to do the same.

I’m Antonio and in this episode, I’ll be your leadership coach. I'll guide you through essential leadership models to help you understand the differences between leadership and management. Subscribe for weekly Stop Managing, Start Leading podcast episodes to make a habit of leadership development, overcome common leadership challenges, and become the kind of leader your people and your business deserve.

We’ve all been sold the same tired solution to our overloaded calendars and overflowing task lists: time management. Buy the planner. Download the app. Wake up earlier. Sleep less. Hustle harder.

But here’s the uncomfortable truth: no matter how many hacks you stack or schedules you tweak, you can’t manage something you don’t control. That's right... Time isn’t the problem. Your behaviors are.

In this episode of Stop Managing, Start Leading, we flip the productivity script on its head. Because most leaders don’t have a time management issue, they have a behavior issue. If you’re constantly racing the clock, drowning in short-term decisions, or struggling to make space for strategic thinking, this might just be your wake up call. We break down four specific, high-impact strategies to help you stop obsessing over how to manage time, and start mastering how you lead.

From ruthless prioritization and smart delegation to behavior-driven planning and eliminating the busy work that clogs your calendar, learn the mindset shifts needed for serious business leaders who want to stop surviving the day-to-day and start leading with intention.

Because managing time won’t make you a better leader. But mastering your behaviors? That just might.

I’m Antonio and in this episode, I’ll be your leadership coach. I'll guide you through essential leadership models to help you understand the differences between leadership and management. Subscribe for weekly Stop Managing, Start Leading podcast episodes to make a habit of leadership development, overcome common leadership challenges, and become the kind of leader your people and your business deserve.

Sales drives business growth. Obvious, right?

But here’s what’s not so obvious: most sales teams aren’t underperforming because they lack talent… they’re stuck because they lack clarity.

And that? That’s a leadership issue.

In this episode of Stop Managing, Start Leading, we’re pulling back the curtain on the real reason sales teams stall and what great leaders do differently. Spoiler alert: it has nothing to do with charisma, and everything to do with the process.

You’ll learn a simple but powerful 3-phase sales framework - pre-qualification, qualification, and post-qualification - that will get your team aligned, focused, and actually excited about closing deals (yes, really).

No jargon. No fluff. Just a clear system that helps your people stop spinning their wheels and start driving real results.

Because at the end of the day, the difference between managing a sales team and leading one is the difference between aimless activity and real business impact.

Let us help you make the switch.

I’m Antonio and in this episode, I’ll be your leadership coach. I'll guide you through essential leadership models to help you understand the differences between leadership and management. Subscribe for weekly Stop Managing, Start Leading podcast episodes to make a habit of leadership development, overcome common leadership challenges, and become the kind of leader your people and your business deserve.

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Business stories have a way of cutting through the noise. They reveal what textbooks miss, what leadership workshops skim over, and what even seasoned CEOs sometimes forget. In this episode of Stop Managing, Start Leading, we unpack deceptively simple leadership lessons told through unexpected stories about putting a shark in a tank, selling shoes where no-one else sells shoes, removing the color beige from a product collection, and more that you definitely won’t have heard before that.

These kinds of leadership case studies and examples show us that insight is at the heart of all great business decisions. Insight is the real differentiator between good leaders and great ones – many organizations stagnate due to a lack of it. If you’re a leader, entrepreneur, or executive trying to make better decisions, lead with more clarity, and avoid the most common business pitfalls, watching this episode is the first step for you to stop managing, and start leading.

I’m Antonio and in this episode, I’ll be your leadership coach. I'll guide you through essential leadership models to help you understand the differences between leadership and management. Subscribe for weekly Stop Managing, Start Leading podcast episodes to make a habit of leadership development, overcome common leadership challenges, and become the kind of leader your people and your business deserve.

Poor decision-making? Conflicting priorities? Sluggish productivity? Classic symptoms. The real problem? Your team, systems, and goals are pulling in different directions - and you’re too busy putting out fires to notice.

Most CEOs don’t lose because they’re not working hard enough. They lose because their business lacks alignment, and no amount of hustle will fix that (trust me). In this episode of Stop Managing, Start Leading, we break down the four brutal zones that, when lacking, trap even the smartest leaders: Comfort, Chaos, Confusion… and the elusive Clarity Zone.

Top CEOs know: alignment is a non-negotiable. It’s the difference between leading decisively and constantly second-guessing. Between scaling smoothly and spinning in circles.

If you’re ready to stop making avoidable business mistakes (happens to the best of us), this is where you start. Because let’s face it: leadership shouldn’t feel like you're herding cats. I’ll say it again it’s that important (we even have a tea towel with this printed on – yes, seriously): leadership should NEVER feel like you're herding cats.

I’m Antonio and in this episode, I’ll be your leadership coach. I'll guide you through essential leadership models to help you understand the differences between leadership and management. Subscribe for weekly Stop Managing, Start Leading podcast episodes to make a habit of leadership development, overcome common leadership challenges, and become the kind of leader your people and your business deserve.

The comfort zone. It feels safe. Familiar. Like a cozy pair of warm, soft, pink, fluffy slippers. You might even convince yourself it’s where you’re performing at your best - running the business, managing your team, checking each and every box. But the uncomfortable truth about the comfort zone is that it’s where your leadership growth quietly stalls. Stay there too long, and you’ll plateau and stagnate without even noticing. In this episode of Stop Managing, Start Leading, we’re pulling back the curtain on the leadership habit that keeps even the smartest CEOs and entrepreneurs playing small. I’ll walk you through the Comfort Zone Model - the four zones every leader moves through (whether they know it or not). You’ll learn why the comfort zone feels productive but actually sabotages your leadership, how to push yourself into the fear zone, and exactly what it takes to move even further into the learning zone - and ultimately, the growth zone.

Because leadership courage isn’t optional. Staying comfortable might feel like the right move… but over time, it costs you opportunities, impact, and momentum.

I’m Antonio and in this episode, I’ll be your leadership coach. I'll guide you through essential leadership models to help you understand the differences between leadership and management. Subscribe for weekly Stop Managing, Start Leading podcast episodes to make a habit of leadership development, overcome common leadership challenges, and become the kind of leader your people and your business deserve.

A growth mindset is the one of the most significant, defining traits that separates successful leaders from those who stay stuck. If you’re feeling frustrated with your leadership growth, struggling to inspire your team, or constantly second-guessing yourself, Houston, we have a (mindset) problem. In this episode of Stop Managing, Start Leading, we’re breaking down the growth mindset vs fixed mindset conversation - not just in theory, but in practice. Because your mindset is the invisible force driving (or destroying) your leadership. I’ll show you the subtle but critical ways a fixed mindset creeps into leadership decisions, why failing forward is the secret move of every top CEO, and how to rewire your thinking for bigger impact, faster growth, and smarter leadership. Because staying stuck will be severely limiting you, your people, and your business (and it’ll be costing you severely too.) Let me help you change that.

I’m Antonio and in this episode, I’ll be your leadership coach. I'll guide you through essential leadership models to help you understand the differences between leadership and management. Subscribe for weekly Stop Managing, Start Leading podcast episodes to make a habit of leadership development, overcome common leadership challenges, and become the kind of leader your people and your business deserve.