Spartan Leadership with Josh Kosnick

Send a text In this solo episode of Spartan Leadership, Josh breaks down what the Bears’ new direction reveals about culture, conviction, discipline, and making the hard call when it matters most. This isn’t about football. It’s about leadership. If you’re building a team, developing talent, or trying to turn something around, this conversation will challenge how you think about hiring, culture, and conviction under pressure. Ready to lead at a higher level? Apply for the Bridge Builder M...

Send a text In this episode of Spartan Leadership, Josh sits down with Stephen Scoggins to unpack what actually causes burnout, why success without integration costs leaders their families and peace, and how to become the kind of leader who can scale without losing meaning. Stephen shares his journey from homelessness to building and exiting a multi-decade company, why most exits lead to depression, and the framework he uses to help leaders move from emotional reactivity to grounded presence...

Send us a text Leadership in Review is a long-form leadership podcast focused on culture, power, and truth. In this episode, Josh Kosnick, Emanuel Whitfield, and Jason Smith break down the Don Lemon church arrest, ICE protests, free speech, and how media-driven outrage is being used to divide Americans while real issues go untouched. This conversation explores why modern protests rarely lead to meaningful change, how “peaceful protest” has been redefined, and why emotional politics benefit ...

Send us a text How do you scale a business without losing your values, culture, sanity—or your life outside of work? In this episode of the Spartan Leadership Podcast, Josh Kosnick sits down with Trace Miller, military veteran and founder of Konala, a fast-growing healthy fast-food franchise built on simplicity, discipline, and execution. Trace breaks down what most leaders get wrong about scaling—and why chasing complexity, top-line revenue, or “passive income” often destroys the very thin...

Send us a text In this high-energy Leadership In Review episode of the Spartan Leadership Podcast, Josh Kosnick is joined by Jason Smith and Emmanuel Whitfield for an unscripted, fast-moving conversation on leadership, power, and accountability in real time. We dig into: The chaos of modern politics and why trust is collapsingForeign influence vs. America-first leadership (and why people disagree on who’s really pulling strings)The Minnesota daycare scandal allegations, media coverage, and wh...