{"podcast":{"title":"The Line","slug":"the-line-6729441","podcast_index_feed_id":6729441,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ee5d0f04/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://blacklineltd.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/39890761/39890761-1703174270159-f8967458f6d5.jpg","author":"Blackline","episode_count":147,"summary":"Step up to The Line. A new podcast focused on highlighting the skilled trades. Showcasing men and women by sharing their stories and experiences. Our guests range from CEOs of 100 million-dollar businesses to a 21-year-old fabricator/welder. By sharing their experiences we aim to inspire the next generation of boys and girls hoping to break the generational miseducation surrounding the trades as an option. The Line is produced by Blackline whose mission is to continue to lift the view of the skilled trades. For trades by trades. Welcome to the Line. Tune in every Monday for a new episode.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T18:20:06.783285+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-line-6729441"},"episode":{"title":"Strong Like Iron Ft. Larry Sisco Ep. 120","slug":"strong-like-iron-ft-larry-sisco-ep-120","published_at":"2026-02-02T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-line-6729441/strong-like-iron-ft-larry-sisco-ep-120","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-line-6729441","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-line-pod/episodes/Strong-Like-Iron-Ft--Larry-Sisco-Ep--120-e3edv99","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ee5d0f04/podcast/play/114801385/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-30%2F417165650-44100-2-9181efdbac645.mp3","summary":"If you don’t want to micromanage, the simple answer is this: don’t. Because if you’re going to do it anyway, you might as well have done it yourself. In this conversation with Laurence Sisco of IronStrong Metal Fabrication , we talk about what it really means to build teams—and to build businesses that are strong. Not perfect, but strong. The kind of strength that comes from working through failure, not avoiding it, and using those moments to build people up. As our businesses grow—and as we age in business—it’s easy to forget this. But building up the people on our teams, and the teams we work alongside, is paramount to long-term success. It’s hard work. But it’s worth it. And while we never want to forget that this is a business, we also can’t forget that a business is made up of people—people with lives, families, friends, and responsibilities outside of work. The environments we create as owners, founders, leaders, and operators matter. They matter for the next generation and for those learning and growing in an industry that desperately needs healthy, strong leadership environments. -------------------------- WHERE TO WATCH: Spotify ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/07rT0hFAsPAZYCUF4OMBB7⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Apple ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-line/id1722664848⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -------------------------- FOLLOW JOSH: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/Joshuadmellott⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/Joshuadmellott⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-d-mellott-0b0525118/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@UCC11qG6HXWP7TmVMr_Sv7Vg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -------------------------- FOLLOW BLACKLINE: @blacklineltd Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bla…","meta_description":"If you don’t want to micromanage, the simple answer is this: don’t. Because if you’re going to do it anyway, you might as well have done it yourself. In t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3184,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-line-6729441/episodes/strong-like-iron-ft-larry-sisco-ep-120/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-line-6729441/strong-like-iron-ft-larry-sisco-ep-120.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}