{"podcast":{"title":"Everything Early Childhood","slug":"everything-early-childhood-5387412","podcast_index_feed_id":5387412,"rss_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/2147498394/feed","website_url":"https://www.platinumed.com.au/podcasts/everything-early-childhood","image_url":"https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/site/93672/podcasts/tFvRwB0R069hPueKP4do_everything_early_childhood_podcast_cover_image_Facebook_Cover_Logo.png","author":"Leeza Browne","episode_count":142,"summary":"Welcome to the Everything Early Childhood Podcast, designed for Approved Providers, Nominated Supervisors and other child care business leaders. This fun, light-hearted and very serious podcast features weekly episodes on strategy, advice and conversations with fascinating and inspiring people from across our sector. Join the journey and have access to the tools and inspiration you need to create high performing child care businesses.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T08:22:18.223762+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-early-childhood-5387412"},"episode":{"title":"Are You Actually Ready to Solve It… Or Do You Want to Stay in the Fire?","slug":"are-you-actually-ready-to-solve-it-or-do-you-want-to-stay-in-the-fire","published_at":"2026-03-25T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-early-childhood-5387412/are-you-actually-ready-to-solve-it-or-do-you-want-to-stay-in-the-fire","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-early-childhood-5387412","url":"https://www.platinumed.com.au/podcasts/everything-early-childhood/episodes/2149182694","audio_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149182694.mp3","summary":"You say you’re overwhelmed. You say you’re burnt out. You say you can’t keep going like this… &nbsp; But when the opportunity comes to do something different… You stay in the fire. &nbsp; In this bold and honest solo episode, Leeza challenges one of the biggest patterns she is seeing across early childhood leadership right now, directors and owners who are stuck in reactive cycles, constantly putting out fires, even when they are given the tools to step out of them. &nbsp; This episode dives into: &nbsp; • Why leaders stay in reactive mode (even when they know better) • The hidden comfort of chaos and “feeling productive” • The difference between managing problems vs solving them • A powerful real-life client story (Katie) and what changed everything • Why leadership requires a different version of you &nbsp; This is not a comfortable episode. But it is a necessary one. &nbsp; If you’re ready to stop surviving your role and start leading forward… this one is for you. &nbsp; 💛 Want support to step out of the fire and into leadership? The Directors Academy mid-year intake is opening soon. Keep an eye out for more details. &nbsp; 🎧 Don’t forget to share this episode with another leader who needs to hear it.","meta_description":"You say you’re overwhelmed. You say you’re burnt out. You say you can’t keep going like this… But when the opportunity comes to do something differ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":756,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/everything-early-childhood-5387412/episodes/are-you-actually-ready-to-solve-it-or-do-you-want-to-stay-in-the-fire/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-early-childhood-5387412/are-you-actually-ready-to-solve-it-or-do-you-want-to-stay-in-the-fire.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}