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Your Schedule Is Your Job — How AI Affects Job Fit
What if the job you have today quietly becomes the job you never agreed to take?In this solo episode, Jason Baumgarten breaks down one of the most underestimated risks...
The Spikiness Principle: What Executive Search Gets Wrong About Talent and Fit
The investors closest to the best founders have a front-row seat to what great fit really looks like.In this episode of Fit Happens, I sit down with Laela Sturdy, Mana...
Is Your Job Worth It? The Hidden Cost of Being in the Wrong Role Too Long
You have roughly 4,000 weeks. Are you spending them on work that actually deserves them?In this solo episode, Jason Baumgarten — senior partner and executive search sp...
From Google to the Grill: Dan Gertsacov on Career Fit and Leading Big Green Egg
Dan Gertsacov, CEO of Big Green Egg, has built a career by saying no to money and yes to fit — four times over. In this episode, we dig into his non-linear path from s...
CEO Burnout Is Destroying Your Judgment — Here's How to Stop It
Most executives aren't failing loudly — they're quietly eroding from the inside out.Nearly a quarter of CEOs report feeling burned out daily. But burnout isn't just a ...
How Scott Pulsipher Found His Fit as CEO of a 200,000-Student University
What does it really take to find the role you were built for — and lead it at scale?In this episode of Fit Happens, I sit down with Scott Pulsipher, CEO of Western Gov...
The One Sentence Every Executive Should Write Before Day One
Most executives fail not because they lack talent — but because they're solving the wrong problem.In this solo episode of Fit Happens, I'm breaking down the single mos...
Career Fit Beyond VC: Kara Nortman's Path to Women's Sports Leadership
She left a dream job at peak success — because she finally discovered what true alignment feels like.In this episode of Fit Happens, Jason Baumgarten sits down with Ka...
What Is Fit? The Science of Finding Your Place in the Workplace
Most people are winging one of the most important decisions of their lives.What's the difference between someone who springs out of bed Monday morning and someone who ...