Learnings and Missteps The Podcast

The Learnings and Missteps Podcast is about unconventional roads to success and the life lessons learned along the way.
You will find a library of interviews packed with actionable take aways that you can apply as you progress on your path.

Through these interviews yo will learn about the buttons you can push to Become the Promise You are Intended to Be.

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Dec. 11, 2025

No More Mediocre Leadership: Wally Adamchick’s Blueprint for Better Teams

n this episode, Jesse discusses the critical role of servant leadership in the construction industry with Wally Adamchick. They explore how a servant leadership mindset, which includes being respectful, setting expectations, ...
Dec. 4, 2025

Become the Connection: Bryce Harem’s Modern Take on Leadership

In this episode, Jesse hosts Bryce Harem, founder of BTG Services and creator of the Middleman Mindset, as they discuss the essence of true leadership, personal struggles, and the ways to effectively bridge the gap between of...
Nov. 27, 2025

Stop Spinning Your Wheels And Start Seeing Your Goals

Ready to stop storing your entire life in your head and start building a future you can actually live? We walk through phase one of guilt-free future planning, a simple, practical way to unload your ideas, goals, and projects...
Nov. 20, 2025

First-Generation Grit: Building a Career Against the Odds with Yuri Salgado

In this episode of the Learnings and Missteps podcast, Jesse interviews Uri Salgado, a bilingual business development executive at Detritus. Yuri shares her remarkable journey from helping her mother with translation in her c...
Nov. 13, 2025

Lead Like You Build: Brian Anderson on Integrity, Grit, and Growth

In this episode of the Learnings and Missteps podcast, host Jesse interviews Brian Anderson, President of Bear Construction. Brian shares his journey of starting his own construction company, driven by his desire to create hi...
Nov. 6, 2025

From Curveballs To Focus: A Practical Guide To Managing Distractions At Work

Ever blink at 4 p.m. and wonder where your day went? We’ve been there—busy all day yet weirdly light on results. This conversation lays out a distraction detox that replaces chaos with clarity using two simple moves: track th...

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Aug. 28, 2021

Yes I am a Trades Advocate, but why?

Yes I support Careers in the Trades and yes there is a an argument to be had about debt to income ratio around folks that enter the workforce after University and folks that go directly into the workforce. But that is not why I am a Trades Advocate.…

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July 20, 2021

When are we Influencing Others?

This thought comes from some gracious and caring feedback I receieved upon my exit from my former Employer. Which, by the way, was a pleasant experience for me.  First lets start with the background: I have a ravenous appetite for feedback and…

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July 4, 2021

For the Adventurer

This one is for you! Stepping out on a new path, only you can see. The path has haunted your thoughts and your decisions. It calls to you in the subtlest ways, just when your conforming to the comforts of practicality it pops up and wags its tail. B…

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