{"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://leading-visionaries-pod.captivate.fm","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":167,"summary":"Featuring the world’s most impressive emerging and established Leading Visionaries this is the podcast where audiences can expect stellar conversations that spotlight, celebrate and elevate our incredible guests in every industry and field of expertise including new emergent fields that might not be on everyone’s radar. Our guest list and our audience is made up of the people on this planet who are thinking differently, seeing new possibilities, and have the courage to dream big, take inspired action & create conscious change on an epic and often global scale. Designed and intended to support Leading Visionaries to be seen, heard & supported in the full realization of their ingenious, insightful, innovative and inspired ideas, this show is dedicated to those who are wholeheartedly contributing to what matters most - A thriving earth, thriving relationships, and co-creating in ways that are playful, pleasurable and profitable. We intend to leverage this production in service to activating the field of consciousness in order to receive and thoroughly nourish the changes that Leading Visionaries were destined to deliver into reality while also supporting them to be living a legendary…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T04:20:28.606316+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-visionaries-podcast-6419551"},"episode":{"title":"Lessons from the Fireground with Mark Andrew - 135","slug":"lessons-from-the-fireground-with-mark-andrew-135","published_at":"2026-05-26T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-visionaries-podcast-6419551/lessons-from-the-fireground-with-mark-andrew-135","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/8cad5196-0c45-420b-ba3a-3bda90a29fb7.mp3","summary":"What does leadership look like when lives are on the line? In this episode of the Leading Visionaries, host Anjel B. Hartwell sits down with Mark Andrew, 30-year fire service veteran and author of Leading Through the Heat. Mark shares how his childhood dream of becoming a firefighter led him into a decades-long career serving in dangerous, high-stakes environments where leadership decisions carried real consequences. He also opens up about the unexpected journey of becoming an author and why he felt called to write his book, Leading Through the Heat. This episode is packed with practical leadership wisdom for entrepreneurs, managers, team leaders, and anyone navigating responsibility in challenging environments. What You Will Learn: Why effective leadership starts with self-awareness. How firefighters use failure as a tool for growth and improvement. The importance of decisiveness in leadership roles. What it means to protect your team as a leader. How after-action reviews strengthen communication and performance. Why leadership requires continuous learning and adaptation. The difference between managing people and truly leading them. How real-world pressure reveals leadership strengths and weaknesses. What aspiring authors need to know about promoting a book. Why leadership principles from emergency services apply to every industry. FAQ: Why is self-awareness important in leadership? Self-awareness helps leaders recognize their strengths, weaknesses, and impact on others. Leaders who are self-aware can adapt, improve communication, make better decisions, and create healthier workplace cultures. How do strong leaders handle failure? Strong leaders treat failure as an opportunity to learn rather than something to hide. By reviewing mistakes honestly, identifying lessons…","meta_description":"What does leadership look like when lives are on the line? In this episode of the Leading Visionaries, host Anjel B. 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