Real Talk with Nashville Business Leaders
Short, honest conversations with the founders and executives building companies in Nashville.
Hosted by Jonathan Barnes. Each episode is about 15 minutes and centers on one question that actually matters. Leadership, growth, and what it feels like to run the company when the model and Monday morning do not match.
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Real Talk with Nashville Business Leaders is a Work Heartily podcast featuring quick, honest conversations with the founders and executives building and leading some of Nashville’s most exciting businesses.
Hosted by Work Heartily Founder Jonathan Barnes, each episode spends just 15 focused minutes asking one big question, giving listeners real-world insights on leadership, growth, and the challenges behind building successful businesses.
Whether you’re a founder, executive, or business leader yourself, you’ll walk away with practical perspectives from the people shaping Nashville’s business community.
The conversation explores the shift in perspective on leadership from being a role to being a practice. It delves into the daily intentional aspects of leadership and the impact of communication and being on leadership. The discussion also touches on the concept of embedded ownership and the practical application of these principles in business.
Takeaways
- Leadership is a practice, not just a role
- Communication and being are key components of effective leadership
Chapters
- 00:00 Leadership as a Practice
- 03:02 The Impact of Communication and Being
- 07:11 Practical Application in Business
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About Work Heartily
Work Heartily embeds experienced fractional executives into founder-led companies. We do not drop in. We plug in. Ops, marketing, technology, and related seats for companies that already have a real payroll and more complexity than one person should hold alone.
If a leadership seat is open on your team, I would be glad to talk.
Our approach https://www.workheartily.com/our-approach/
Meet the team https://www.workheartily.com/our-executives/