EPISODE · Jul 9, 2026 · 21 MIN
Jonathan Reynolds: The Leadership Podcast for Startup Executives Who Are Burning Out
from The Human Connection Podcast
"You're not running a sprint, you're running a marathon."Jonathan Reynolds gets it — because he's spent years watching leaders burn themselves out trying to have all the answers. Jonathan is the founder and CEO of Mindful Work Inc., a San Francisco leadership development company built around one idea: the busiest, most "productive" version of you is usually the least effective one. He's also a licensed (though not currently practicing) therapist, which shows in how he talks about leadership — less org chart, more relationships. In this episode, Karl and Jonathan get into why the best leaders act more like orchestra conductors than star players, and why the "self-made" founder story is quietly wrecking companies from the inside.What you'll walk away with:Why starting absurdly small (one minute of meditation a day) builds habits that actually stick — and why big, dramatic changes usually don'tThe "conductor, not soloist" model of leadership, and why having all the answers is actually a liability, not a strengthWhy top performers quietly stop performing when they don't feel asked, valued, or includedThe real cost of building a company that can't run without you — and why that undermines its value, not just your sanity#StartupLeadership #LeadershipPodcast #SustainableBusinessGrowth #H2H #HumanConnectionPodcast===You can connect with Jonathan Reynolds here:COMPANY WEBSITE: https://mindfullifemindfulwork.com/MINDSET SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM: https://mindset-social.com/PUBLIC EVENTS: https://mindfullifemindfulwork.eventbrite.com/MINDSWELL MARKETPLACE: https://mindswellmarket.com/MLMW NEWSLETTER: http://eepurl.com/geLWu1You can connect with Karl Pontau here:www.vouchedconnections.comwww.thehumanconnectionpodcast.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kpontauhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbf_bDWwB9KVrFn5Sj3u2w?sub_confirmation=1Please like, subscribe, and share this episode with somebody you care about!
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