In this episode of the Summer Leadership Series, Jason sits down with bestselling author and leadership expert Amy P. Kelly for a practical conversation about one of the most important parts of any successful organization: its people.

Whether you work in Parks & Recreation, municipal leadership, sports, or another service-driven environment, strong teams don’t happen by accident. They’re built through intentional leadership, clear expectations, and genuine connection.

Jason shares his TEAM Framework — Teach, Equip, Attract, Maintain — while Amy introduces concepts from her BE REAL™ Framework — Real, Engaged, Authentic, Leading with Love. Together, they explore how leaders can combine strong systems with a people-first approach to create teams that feel valued, prepared, and connected to the mission.

In this conversation, Jason and Amy discuss:

• Hiring with intention and attracting people who align with your culture
• Making onboarding and training part of the culture-building process
• Giving employees the clarity, tools, and confidence they need to succeed
• Building trust through authentic and consistent leadership
• Maintaining standards and healthy boundaries without losing connection
• Creating systems that support people instead of overwhelming them
• Why emotional trust and operational clarity are both necessary for high-performing teams

Amy also shares practical ideas from her book, Work Is Personal, including connection-based recruitment, hiring tools, and developing people through challenging situations. Jason breaks down how the TEAM Framework can give leaders the structure needed to turn those ideas into everyday practice.

At the center of the conversation is a simple but powerful idea:

Trust + Clarity = Confidence Confidence + Systems = Performance

Great leadership isn't just about managing tasks or filling positions. It's about creating an environment where people understand what is expected of them, know they are supported, and have the confidence to perform at their best.

This episode's challenge: Identify three behaviors that define what you want your team to stand for — then intentionally teach and reinforce them this week.

If you're looking to hire better, train smarter, strengthen your culture, and lead people more effectively, this episode offers practical ideas you can start using right away.

What if accountability wasn't something people feared, but something that helped them grow?

In Episode 4 of the Summer Leadership Series, Jason sits down with resilience speaker and leadership coach Leigh-Leigh Kossman for a powerful conversation about the connection between accountability, self-awareness, and resilient leadership. Together, they explore why accountability is rooted in clarity and ownership—not punishment—and how the strongest leaders first learn to lead themselves.

Leigh-Leigh shares her remarkable journey of surviving four near-death experiences and the mindset shift that transformed adversity into purpose. She explains how self-awareness helps leaders recognize their patterns, challenge their blind spots, and build the resilience needed to navigate difficult moments with confidence and intention.

Jason and Leigh-Leigh discuss how leaders can create accountability that feels safe instead of shame-based, why clarity is essential for healthy teams, and how consistent daily habits like gratitude, routines, and reconnecting with your "why" strengthen emotional resilience over time. Jason also shares a real-world story of how clear standards and accountability transformed a struggling team into one built on trust and performance.

This conversation is a reminder that transformational leadership starts from within. When leaders strengthen themselves, they create teams that are stronger, healthier, and more resilient.

Action Step: Ask yourself, "What flame am I protecting?" Then identify one leadership standard and one accountability habit you'll strengthen this week.

Connect with Leigh-Leigh Kossman: Website: https://leighleighkossman.com Email: love@leighleighkossman.com

Connect with Jason Chadock: Website: https://jasonchadock.com Email: jason@jasonchadock.com

Leadership isn't just tested during the busy season—it's revealed.

In this episode of the Third & 30 Summer Leadership Series, we're joined by leadership coach and HR executive Carrie Chandler Couch, who brings more than 20 years of experience helping organizations strengthen leadership, improve workplace culture, and develop high-performing teams. Throughout her career, Carrie has partnered with executives and business leaders to navigate change, resolve conflict, increase engagement, and build environments where both people and organizations can thrive.

Together, we explore the H3 Framework—Health, Heart, and Habits—the foundation of sustainable leadership capacity. We discuss how these three areas often collapse under pressure, why so many leaders get stuck in unhealthy patterns, and practical strategies to rebuild consistency before burnout takes over.

Whether you're coaching a team, leading an organization, or simply striving to become a stronger leader, you'll walk away with actionable insights to reinforce your leadership identity during demanding seasons, including one habit you can intentionally strengthen over the next 14 days.

If you're looking to lead with greater purpose, resilience, and consistency, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

It’s summer, it’s hot and we are constantly putting out fires. Overwhelm, uncertainty, and reactiveness can quickly take over. Join us today as we dive into the Integration Method to build clarity and structure. Understand identity and leadership habits in preventing burnout.

Join us for this great conversation with Paige Evans. Thank you for listening! Be sure to drop us a review and subscribe.

We’re living and leading in a VUCA world — defined by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. And if leaders aren’t intentional, that environment will quietly erode team culture, fracture alignment, and stall productivity.

In this episode of Third & 30 – A Coach’s Podcast, we break down why vision is no longer optional. When leaders fail to clearly communicate the mission and consistently tell the story of where the team is going, confusion fills the gap. We discuss how clarity combats chaos and why alignment is the foundation of sustained performance.

We also unpack the 3 P’s of Culture — Permit, Promote, Practice. What you allow becomes the standard. What you celebrate becomes the focus. What you rehearse becomes your identity.

Finally, we dive into the importance of true teamwork — understanding roles, maximizing individual strengths, and creating environments where everyone contributes to the mission.

If you’re a coach, leader, educator, or business professional navigating pressure and uncertainty, this episode will challenge you to lead with greater clarity and intentionality.

Because at Third & 30, we believe opportunity is everything — especially in the moments that test your leadership most.

On this episode of the Third & 30 Podcast, we dive into leadership under pressure, the role of discipline and systems in sustaining successful football programs, and what championship environments reveal about coaching and culture. With NFL Championship Weekend as our backdrop, we explore how adversity, momentum swings, and high-stakes decision-making separate great leaders from the rest.

Our conversation bridges the gap between professional football and the high school sideline, drawing real-world parallels for coaches and leaders at every level. We break down how effective leaders call audibles without abandoning identity, how programs build consistency beyond motivation, and how today’s coaching landscape continues to evolve with increased exposure and external pressures.

This episode offers actionable insights for coaches, educators, and anyone invested in developing people through sport and leadership. Tune in for a thoughtful exploration of resilience, preparation, and the mindset needed to lead when everything is on the line.

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