{"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 2: I.C.O.N.I.C. Leadership","slug":"from-kindergarten-to-the-boardroom-part-2-i-c-o-n-i-c-leadership","published_at":"2026-09-09T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cleinman-connect-podcast-6317562/from-kindergarten-to-the-boardroom-part-2-i-c-o-n-i-c-leadership","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cleinman-connect-podcast-6317562","url":"https://cleinman.com/cleinman-connect-podcast/iconic-leadership-framework","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/24155312-5720-489b-91fe-47d3d22fb8d0.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… Strong leadership is often built through everyday interactions, not big speeches or sweeping decisions. The way leaders communicate, respond to mistakes, and support their teams can directly shape workplace culture. So what does people-centered, effective leadership actually look like? Dani Driusso, an educator and consultant specializing in confidence, leadership, and community building, offers a practical answer through her I.C.O.N.I.C. Leadership Framework. Built around integrity, communication, ownership, nuance, and capacity and consent, the framework encourages leaders to align their actions with their values, pay attention to what behavior communicates, and take responsibility when trust needs to be repaired. Dani also highlights the importance of understanding different lived experiences and checking an employee’s capacity before adding more to their workload. These habits can help leaders improve team communication, prevent burnout, strengthen trust, and create a healthier workplace culture. In this episode of the Cleinman Connect Podcast , Kim Carson talks with Dani Driusso, speaker, consultant, author, and educator, about building stronger workplace cultures through effective leadership. Dani explores values-driven leader…","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":1152,"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-2-i-c-o-n-i-c-leadership/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-2-i-c-o-n-i-c-leadership.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}