{"podcast":{"title":"Leaning into Leadership","slug":"leaning-into-leadership-4658926","podcast_index_feed_id":4658926,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/leaning-into-leadership/","website_url":"https://leaning-into-leadership.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/26612668-4329-493a-9769-3d139ea604b8/oY99Rab2W7NdcuUukmAYxLbN.jpg","author":"Darrin Peppard","episode_count":302,"summary":"We all want to see successes in both our personal and professional lives. Often, that requires strong leadership. In a time when leadership can be more challenging than ever, this podcast is dedicated to cultivating leaders by elevating the voices of leaders and promoting positivity. Join Dr. Darrin Peppard, lifelong educator and best-selling author, for this mixed platform podcast (some solo, some guest interview) for inspiration and insight, and some great leadership stories from those are living it, excelling at it, and celebrating it. Together, let's lean into leadership.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-27T16:17:33.437833+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leaning-into-leadership-4658926"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 297: Stop Accepting “That’s Just the Way It Is”","slug":"episode-297-stop-accepting-that-s-just-the-way-it-is","published_at":"2026-09-06T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leaning-into-leadership-4658926/episode-297-stop-accepting-that-s-just-the-way-it-is","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leaning-into-leadership-4658926","url":"https://leaning-into-leadership.captivate.fm/episode/episode-297-stop-accepting-thats-just-the-way-it-is","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5ca82943-8f2b-4ecc-98ad-38d444eca34b.mp3","summary":"What happens when growth doesn’t solve your problems—but actually makes them bigger? In Episode 297 of Leaning Into Leadership, Dr. Darrin Peppard sits down with entrepreneur, Marine veteran, and business leader Ron Nussbaum for a conversation about entrepreneurship, problem solving, challenging the status quo, and what it really takes to build something that matters. Ron shares the story behind BuilderComs and the realization that changed the way he thought about growth: if you scale your organization without solving the problems already inside it, you’re simply scaling those problems too. That lesson reaches far beyond entrepreneurship. Darrin and Ron explore why leaders sometimes become comfortable tolerating things that are merely “okay,” why challenging the status quo doesn’t mean changing everything, and why one of the most important questions a leader can ask is, “What problem are we actually trying to solve?” Ron also shares the thinking behind Ask a Shop Owner, a platform designed to give small business owners actionable guidance and accountability when they encounter real-world business challenges. The conversation closes with an important reality about entrepreneurship and leadership: every meaningful pursuit involves trade-offs. The goal isn’t to avoid them. It’s to intentionally choose the trade-offs that move you toward the life, organization, and outcomes you actually want. In this episode: Why leaders need to stop scaling problems Challenging “that’s just the way we’ve always done it” Finding the real problem before searching for solutions Why growth can magnify existing organizational weaknesses Turning experience and knowledge into actionable plans The role accountability plays in creating results Why entrepreneurship requires uncomfortable trade-offs…","meta_description":"What happens when growth doesn’t solve your problems—but actually makes them bigger? In Episode 297 of Leaning Into Leadership, Dr. Darrin Peppard sits do…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1997,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leaning-into-leadership-4658926/episodes/episode-297-stop-accepting-that-s-just-the-way-it-is/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leaning-into-leadership-4658926/episode-297-stop-accepting-that-s-just-the-way-it-is.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}