{"podcast":{"title":"Cleinman Connect Podcast","slug":"cleinman-connect-podcast-6317562","podcast_index_feed_id":6317562,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/cleinman-connect-podcast/","website_url":"https://cleinman.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/a88c3ffc-9ea2-4386-8f98-3d624a838ec5/Cleinman-Connect-Podcast-Artwork-2.jpg","author":"Cleinman Performance Partners","episode_count":81,"summary":"Owning and running a private optometry practice is challenging—but help is here! The Cleinman Connect Podcast offers valuable insights from independent optometrists/practice owners, practice managers, and industry experts. Each episode features top performers or industry experts who share their success strategies for navigating common business and operational hurdles to grow and enhance practices. From marketing tips and team management to succession planning and financial strategies, our experienced guests provide actionable advice tailored to private optometry practices. Tune in for a new episode on the 1st Wednesday of each month and stay ahead of the curve! Subscribe to the Cleinman Connect Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music. Whether you're an established owner or manager, or just starting out, this podcast is a valuable resource for practice growth and professional development.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T14:24:01.088205+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cleinman-connect-podcast-6317562"},"episode":{"title":"From Kindergarten to the Boardroom Part 1: Lessons in Confidence & Culture","slug":"from-kindergarten-to-the-boardroom-part-1-lessons-in-confidence-culture","published_at":"2026-09-02T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cleinman-connect-podcast-6317562/from-kindergarten-to-the-boardroom-part-1-lessons-in-confidence-culture","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cleinman-connect-podcast-6317562","url":"https://cleinman.com/cleinman-connect-podcast/from-kindergarten-to-the-boardroom-part-1-lessons-in-confidence-culture-","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a2bdc09c-1051-4864-8cf2-7afbca85b6b6.mp3","summary":"Dani Driusso is a speaker, consultant, author, and educator specializing in sustainable confidence, ethical leadership, communication, and community building. Through her work with organizations, she helps leaders and teams strengthen collaboration, build trust, and create more supportive workplace cultures. Dani has connected with more than 400 leaders and educators through her initiatives, speaks nationwide on sustainable confidence and compassionate leadership, and is the author of Get Off Your A$$ & Into Your Life . In this episode… Kindergarten classrooms and boardrooms have more in common than they seem. In both, confidence, communication, trust, and the ability to recover from mistakes shape how people work together. What can those shared dynamics teach us about building stronger workplace cultures? According to Dani Driusso, an educator and consultant specializing in confidence, leadership, and community building, adults and children thrive under many of the same conditions: clarity, trust, and space to learn together. Rather than assuming people should already understand expectations, leaders can communicate more clearly, stay curious about different perspectives, and treat team members as collaborators instead of subordinates. Dani also emphasizes that strong leadership means admitting when you are wrong, repairing trust when it is damaged, and working alongside your team when challenges arise. These habits help create cultures where people feel safer contributing ideas, taking risks, and finding meaning in their roles. In this episode of the Cleinman Connect Podcast , Kim Carson talks with Dani Driusso, speaker, consultant, author, and educator, about what kindergarten can teach us about confidence and workplace culture. Dani explores clear communication…","meta_description":"Dani Driusso is a speaker, consultant, author, and educator specializing in sustainable confidence, ethical leadership, communication, and community build…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1311,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cleinman-connect-podcast-6317562/episodes/from-kindergarten-to-the-boardroom-part-1-lessons-in-confidence-culture/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cleinman-connect-podcast-6317562/from-kindergarten-to-the-boardroom-part-1-lessons-in-confidence-culture.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}