The Reboot Podcast

Erin Frey and Ti Zhao, are the co-founders of Kip - an app which aids in locating a quality therapist and helps you measure your progress. In this episode, they sit down with Jerry to talk about the issues they run into and the importance of effective communication for a growing team. More importantly, they talk about what makes them tick and how their ability to work together as leaders is one of the most important things they can focus on at this stage of their company. This includes emotional literacy and helping each other regulate when tough issues arise. What does your cofounder (or partner) do when they are scared, angry, sad, triggered? Do you know what they need in that moment? Making time to discover the operating instructions for your partners solidifies not only your communication with each other, but it also solidifies your organization to defy the odds that 89% of startups fail. As Jerry notes, tending to good communication sets culture, direction, and creates the conditions in which raising capital is enhanced. Leave us a review on Itunes! Follow our step by step guides: - How To: Leave a Review on Your Computer: www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-computer/ - How To: Leave a Review on Your iPhone: www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-iphone/ Never miss an episode! Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on all our episode releases. www.Reboot.io/signup

For many leaders, particularly entrepreneurs striving to build a vision, the experience of rejection hits close to home; oftentimes, it can feel as though there's been a dismissal of our very soul. When faced with the fallout of rejection our initial response may be to thicken our skin or steel our reserve, building a wall behind which we suppress our sadness, our hurt, our tender selves. However, for all of us, another opportunity exists, one of compassion but also of strength; the opportunity to meet rejection as a warrior. On this episode of the podcast, Jerry is joined by Grace Belangia, Community Development Strategist for CONima and the Executive Director and Founding Member of the Clubhouse, a collaborative and innovative community for entrepreneurs. This past fall, Grace reached out to the Reboot Podcast looking for support navigating her feelings around rejection. In this conversation, Jerry works with Grace to uncover the root of her fears about rejection and how its threat may actually be the driving force that allowed her to discover her life's passions. With Jerry's guidance, Grace is encouraged to take an open-hearted stance toward rejection and reminded that standing as a warrior requires that we release ourselves from the notion that our self-worth is tied to the acceptance of people we deem powerful and influential. Jerry affirms that as we exist, we are lovable and whole, regardless of our perceived failures, and that ultimately, we, and we alone, hold the to key to determining our worth and belonging. Leave us a review on Itunes! Follow our step by step guides: - How To: Leave a Review on Your Computer: www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-computer/ - How To: Leave a Review on Your iPhone: www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-iphone/ Never miss an episode! Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on all our episode releases. www.Reboot.io/signup

There is real suffering out there, suffering that is causing violence. What are some of the causes of the suffering and how might we address those? It's a true honor to welcome entrepreneur, creator, and educator Konda Mason to the podcast for an important and timely conversation with Jerry. This discussion was recorded last week, and we thought it was really important to get this out sooner rather than later, particularly given the events in Orlando. Konda and Jerry address some of the source causes of this suffering, this pain, and what opportunities might lie in remembering we're all in this together. This conversation will challenge you on your privileges and inspire you find new ways of connecting with people from all backgrounds. Links The Whole Person Economy - http://www.thewholepersoneconomy.com/konda-mason/ Konda Mason on Twitter - https://twitter.com/swamikondananda Impact Hub Oakland - https://oakland.impacthub.net Spirit Rock Meditation Center - https://www.spiritrock.org/instructordetails?calendarinstructorid=54375 Leave us a review on Itunes! Follow our step by step guides: - How To: Leave a Review on Your Computer: www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-computer/ - How To: Leave a Review on Your iPhone: www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-iphone/ Never miss an episode! Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on all our episode releases. www.Reboot.io/signup

On this episode of the Reboot Podcast we welcome Joe Wilding, the co-founder and CTO of Boom Supersonic, a Colorado based company focused on reviving supersonic air travel. Although Joe has experienced successes and various advancements throughout his career, he grapples with a nagging feeling that he wasn't measuring up to the other "great leaders" in his field. Introverted and a highly-visual learner, Joe always felt he was wired just a bit differently from his peers. Throughout the past decade, Joe has transitioned out of supporting roles and into higher management positions. Recently, this has triggered thoughts around authenticity in leadership and has materialized the urge to align his inner and outer self in the workplace. With support from Jerry, Joe aims to tackle the question, "What type of leader am I?" Jerry emphasizes to Joe that there are many ways to lead, and the tendency to constantly compare ourselves to others often serves in diminishing our ability to grow into our most authentic self, inhibiting our ability to become who we're really meant to be. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Follow our step by step guides: - How To: Leave a Review on Your Computer: www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-computer/ - How To: Leave a Review on Your iPhone: www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-iphone/ Never miss an episode! Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on all our episode releases. www.Reboot.io/signup

For leaders in the modern world, dodging the constant bombardment of projected successes that others display across various media outlets can be exhausting. Comparing ourselves to others can lead to an overwhelming sense of inadequacy, which often ripples out to thoughts of insecurity about our work, our relationships, and the way we are perceived by our peers. As Theodore Roosevelt so poignantly observed, "Comparison is the thief of joy." By allowing our gaze to become so outwardly attuned, we create an internal roadblock against finding peace and equanimity within our own lives. On this episode of the Reboot Podcast, Jerry is joined by longtime friend and self-described serial entrepreneur, Steve Kane. In this discussion, Steve comes to Jerry with the lingering question, "When do we begin to know when enough is enough?" Together, they explore the pivotal role Steve's father played in molding the baseline for determining his "enough," and how his own radical self-inquiry supported Steve in making a difficult decision during the successful exit of his third startup, Gamesville. As they ponder the question of 'enough,' Jerry and Steve touch on the ways in which we, as humans, yearn for safety, love and belonging, and how, ultimately, our ability to expand our awareness of 'enough' is an act of continuous practice, one which allows us to take stock of our lives at any moment and truly consider, "When is enough, enough for me?" Links Steve Kane on Twitter - https://twitter.com/stevenkane Reboot Bootcamp - reboot.io/bootcamps Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Follow our step by step guides: - How To: Leave a Review on Your Computer: www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-computer/ - How To: Leave a Review on Your iPhone: www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-iphone/ Never miss an episode! Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on all our episode releases. www.Reboot.io/signup

Although the challenges women leaders face today have been well documented and highly publicized and most of us recognize that women are often forced to tackle unique and disproportionate challenges from their male counterparts, it can be hard to fully empathize with the biases with which we ourselves may not be called to face. On this week's episode, you'll meet one female founder who generously shares her story and the singular obstacles she's been summoned to encounter. A former corporate litigator, Amy Nelson is now the CEO and founder of the Riveter, a workspace which provides support and equal opportunities for women leaders and changemakers. Born in Seattle in 2017, The Riveter has experienced explosive expansion - with five locations being built in the first 16 months. As a result, Amy is now facing down the many hurdles that emerge during a period of rapid scaling. In this conversation with Jerry, Amy expounds on a few of the barriers she's come up against when raising capital and what it means to take her seat as a leader. Jerry introduces Amy to Parker Palmer's image of, "The Tragic Gap," recognizing that Amy has been called to stand in the space between the world that is, and the world that is possible. She is carrying the burden for all female entrepreneurs to forge a future where women not only have equal opportunity but a true place of belonging as leaders, forging a system where all individuals are worthy of the freedom to actualize in the fullness of who they are. Links Amy Nelson on Twitter - https://twitter.com/amy_riveter "The Myth of CEO Work-Life Balance" - www.forbes.com/sites/amynelson1/…nce/#4692dfa919ae "The Three Unspoken Challenges of Women in Tech" - medium.com/@Reboot.io/the-3-un…n-tech-417f15651ca1 Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Follow our step by step guides: - How To: Leave a Review on Your Computer: www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-computer/ - How To: Leave a Review on Your iPhone: www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-iphone/ Never miss an episode! Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on all our episode releases. www.Reboot.io/signup

Jungian analyst James Hollis joins Jerry to discuss exploring our shadow selves, the Jungian concept of shadow in leadership, and how awareness of our shadow can lead to true compassion. They delve into the complexities of power, projection, and self-examination in relationships, emphasizing the importance of self-reflection and personal responsibility for fostering positive change.

Have you ever asked yourself the question: I wonder if we'd be better off with someone else in my role? In this podcast, a listener, Kent Cavender-Bares from Rowbot comes to Jerry with a question a similar question about his superpower: "What if my deep integrity, my commitment to simply telling how it is, is the reason we're unable to fundraise? Do I even have a Superpower? Wouldn't Rowbot, be further along if someone else was leading?" Jerry and Kent explore the double edge of a superpower, and how the path through his challenges may lie in a new set of questions: How can I be even more like Kent? How can I embrace my superpower? How can I believe in myself? And why is that so damned important? Links Rowbot - www.rowbot.com Kent Cavender-Bares on Twitter - twitter.com/kbares Leave us a review on Itunes! Follow our step by step guides: - How To: Leave a Review on Your Computer: www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-computer/ - How To: Leave a Review on Your iPhone: www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-iphone/ Never miss an episode! Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on all our episode releases.

As many leaders can attest, the harshest critics we face often come from within. Even when we feel confident in our work and our abilities, it's not unusual for thoughts such as, "Am I doing enough?" to arise. Once our inner critic emerges, questions of guilt begin to creep in that we aren't grinding nearly as long or as hard as those around us. As entrepreneurs, the challenge we face is discerning not only what triggers this internal voice, but recognizing what that voice, our Loyal Soldier, serves to protect. On this episode of the Reboot Podcast, Leonie Akhidenor, Head of Residential Development for View Bank Homes, works with Jerry to explore the roots of her own inner critic, tracing the emergence of Leonie's Loyal Soldier back to a childhood environment where achievement and success were deemed paramount. Uncovering that, as she grew, Leonie's constant fear of failure manifested as her superpower, providing an abundance of passion and grit which served to propel her professional success. But as Jerry notes, all superpowers contain a shadow side, and in this instance, Leonie's fear also brings with it the anxiety and unease that comes with feeling like she isn't measuring up to her peers. During their time together, Jerry touches on how the anxieties that we carry (and often our parents carry) are passed from generation to generation, and how the logic we used as a child and the survival techniques we developed may actually no longer be needed in our present situations, allowing us to recognize that we're ok, just as we are. Links A Blessing For One Who's Exhausted - https://soundcloud.com/storyweaver3/john-odonohue-a-blessing-for-one-who-is-exhausted Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/157062903X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2 Little Dreamers - https://littledreamersonline.com Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Follow our step by step guides: - How To: Leave a Review on Your Computer: www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-computer/ - How To: Leave a Review on Your iPhone: www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-iphone/ - Never miss an episode! Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on all our episode releases. www.Reboot.io/signup

Al Doan, former CEO of Missouri Quilt Company, speaks with Jerry Colonna about a journey that ultimately led him to walk through the fear and challenge of stepping down as CEO, to create the space for the life of his dreams to emerge. Links Missouri Quilt Company - https://www.missouriquiltco.com/ Al Doan on Twitter - https://twitter.com/drbillnye Signs you need to leave your startup - https://medium.com/@drbillnye/signs-you-need-to-leave-your-startup-7e7ce9284f0b CEO bootcamp - https://www.reboot.io/service/bootcamps/ Reboot Circles - https://www.reboot.io/service/peer-groups/ Episode #29 Who's in your corner? With Carrie Barry - https://www.reboot.io/episode/29-whos-in-your-corner-with-carrie-barry/ Episode #77: Knowing You're Not Alone, The Magic of Peer Groups - https://www.reboot.io/episode/77-knowing-youre-not-alone-magic-peer-groups-christine-carrilo-al-doan-keeley-tillotson-bryan-birsic Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Follow our step by step guides: - How To: Leave a Review on Your Computer: https://www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-computer/ - How To: Leave a Review on Your iPhone: https://www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-iphone/ Never miss an episode! Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on all our episode releases.