{"podcast":{"title":"Leading Visionaries Podcast","slug":"leading-visionaries-podcast-6419551","podcast_index_feed_id":6419551,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/leading-visionaries-pod/","website_url":"https://www.leadingvisionariespodcast.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/48a1f9c3-862c-46ad-be8a-fc06a5e02ce5/LVP-8X-Award-Winning.jpeg","author":"Anjel B Hartwell & The Creative Age Consulting Group","episode_count":179,"summary":"Featuring emerging and established Leading Visionaries from across industries, areas of expertise and new fields that may not yet be on everyone’s radar, Leading Visionaries is where audiences can expect stellar conversations that spotlight, celebrate and elevate the people thinking differently, seeing new possibilities, dreaming big, taking inspired action and creating conscious change. Our guests are visionary founders and seasoned leaders who have already made an impact within their organizations, industries and orbits of influence - and who are bringing even bigger visions into reality. Through candid, deep-dive conversations, we explore the courage, clarity and confidence required to create what does not yet exist, along with the decisions, strategies, resources and transformations involved in moving a vision from idea to reality. Leading Visionaries is produced by the Creative Age Consulting Group, where we work with visionary founders and seasoned leaders to monetize their vision, expertize their leadership, or further capitalize on what they’ve already built. Because big visions require more than inspiration. They require a clear, revenue-amplifying business strategy capab…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-29T16:22:49.429405+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-visionaries-podcast-6419551"},"episode":{"title":"Delegating to Tomorrow with Sophia Mikelionis - 119","slug":"delegating-to-tomorrow-with-sophia-mikelionis-119","published_at":"2026-02-03T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-visionaries-podcast-6419551/delegating-to-tomorrow-with-sophia-mikelionis-119","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-visionaries-podcast-6419551","url":"https://leading-visionaries-pod.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PKjvk092tx/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ad0215b2-a7fd-4a65-8ad8-3805b3a71d66.mp3","summary":"What if burnout isn’t a personal failure, but a leadership signal asking for something different? In this episode of the Leading Visionaries, host Anjel B. Hartwell sits down with Sophia Mikelionis, self-leadership expert and founder of Gearing Together. Sophia shares her journey from thriving in corporate leadership to realizing that success without alignment was costing her relationships, health, and joy. If you lead a team, run a business, or feel the quiet exhaustion of always being the reliable one, this conversation will give you language, permission, and tools to lead differently. What You Will Learn: Why burnout is often a systems and leadership issue, not a personal weakness. How self-leadership differs from traditional leadership models. Why empathy is a strategic leadership skill, not a soft one. How constant availability and smartphone culture contribute to chronic burnout. What it means to “delegate to tomorrow” and why it is a form of self-trust. How middle managers become trapped between senior leadership pressure and team burnout. Why high performers struggle to slow down even when success is costing them personally. How emotional flatness can be an early warning sign of burnout. What physical cues like tension, fatigue, and irritability reveal about overextension. How to identify energy leaks in your calendar and daily routines. Why sunk cost fallacy keeps leaders stuck in misaligned roles, systems, or strategies. How small, intentional habits can prevent burnout before it escalates. Why leaders must create space for strategic thinking instead of living in execution mode. How teams can address burnout together instead of in isolation. What sustainable leadership looks like in a fast-moving, high-demand world. Resource: Sophia Mikelionis Gearing Togethe…","meta_description":"What if burnout isn’t a personal failure, but a leadership signal asking for something different? 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