Business Building Blocks Podcast
We’ll talk about all things that will make your business better like personal and professional development, leadership, healing, parenting, wellness of your mind, body, and spirit…What?? Not the list you expected?? Tune in and walk with my guests and I on a journey toward improving yourself that will not only get you better business results but will get you the life you want.
Episodes
Ever wondered why your team doesn’t follow through—no matter how clear you are?
It’s not your communication. It’s not your expectations.
It’s the lack of consistent consequences.
In this episode of The Business Building Blocks Podcast, Kristina Schmitt breaks down the ABC Model of Leadership—Antecedent, Behavior, and Consequence—and why consistency in feedback, both positive and corrective, ...
Ever wondered why you keep repeating the same patterns — in leadership, business, or life?
In this episode, Kristina Schmitt breaks down one of the most powerful frameworks ever created: Thoughts → Feelings → Behaviors → Results.
You’ll learn how to shift your mindset, identify the thoughts holding you back, and create real change that lasts.
💡 Topics Covered:
- How your thoughts shape your leadership outcome...
Leaders everywhere preach empowerment—but most miss the mark. Why? Fear of letting go, lack of clarity, and unclear expectations. In this episode, Kristina Schmitt shares how to move beyond the buzzword and create empowered teams that thrive.
✅ Discover the #1 leadership tool to make empowerment work
✅ Learn the fears that hold leaders back—and how to overcome them
✅ Get practical steps for building clarity in ...
Leadership doesn’t have to be lonely.
In this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, Kristina Schmitt unpacks the power of community—why leaders need it, how to build it, and what it means for both business and personal growth.
👉 What you’ll discover in this episode:
- Why leaders carry more weight than they’re designed to hold
- The 3 keys to finding and building the right community (Be Intentional, Be a Joine...
When life gets overwhelming, decisions become harder. Whether at work, in leadership, or at home, clarity often feels out of reach.
In this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, Kristina Schmitt sits down with Amy Day, a Stanford-trained decision educator and co-creator of the VIDA Method.
The VIDA (Values, Internal Operating System, Decision Process, Action) Method harnesses the latest ne...
❌ False harmony.
❌ Passive “it’s fine.”
❌ Side-bar gossip.
These are the signs of a team avoiding conflict—and it’s holding them back.
In this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, Kristina Schmitt breaks down how leaders can mine for conflict: creating safe, productive space for arguments that build trust, buy-in, and real results.
👉 Discover how to stop fearing conflict...
Ever been on a team that started strong but quickly hit walls of conflict, confusion, or silence?
At first, everyone’s excited. But then—expectations clash, tensions rise, and suddenly it feels like you’re stuck instead of moving forward.
The truth? Every team goes through these phases. The difference between a team that thrives and a team that falls apart… is leadership.
In this episode of Busin...
Ever feel like you’re carrying your team instead of leading them?
The problem isn’t always laziness or incompetence. Sometimes, it’s misaligned vision, unclear expectations, or the wrong role fit. In this episode, I unpack how leaders can stop micromanaging, clarify what matters, and empower their teams to actually do what they were hired to do.
In this episode, Kristina Schmitt unpacks the skill vs. will framework, the...
Does your mindset affect your profit?
On this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, I sit down with Suzanne Longstreet to uncover how hidden beliefs—like unworthiness, fear, or not-good-enough—sabotage leaders and their bottom line.
We discuss:
- Why profit problems often start with mindset
- The neuroscience behind breaking sabotaging patterns
- Real stories of leaders who doubled or tripled revenue through ...
Sometimes, the best way to help someone isn’t by giving them the answer—it’s by letting them talk until they find it themselves.
In this episode, I share the real-life stories that taught me the value of verbal processing—from a frustrating night with algebra homework to coaching leaders in high-stakes environments.
You’ll learn why speaking out loud changes how the brain works, how leaders can create more confident and...
🎧 Are you putting off change because it feels too big?
In Episode 63, I reveal how moving my podcast setup (from a freezing basement to a card table upstairs!) sparked a mindset shift that leaders and high achievers need to hear.
Using the Toyota Kata framework, I show you how experimenting with small, flexible changes can lead to major progress—without fear, overwhelm, or perfection paralysis.
Tune in to learn the simp...
💼 What’s really your job as a leader?
If you’re overwhelmed, constantly doing, and your team still isn’t performing the way you hoped—this episode is for you.
Most leaders jump straight to results...
But without a clear vision and intentional team development, you're just managing chaos.
In this episode, I break down the 3 essential roles of a leader:
1️⃣ Create and share a vision
2️⃣ Develop your team<...
He was “the bird lady’s son” growing up, worked in jail, threw a javelin on a national stage, and never planned on being a general manager — but Jason Spalding’s leadership story might just change the way you show up at work. 🐝
“It's always about people.”
That’s the one lesson he carried across rebar, sports, union tables, and the boardroom. And now, he's sharing how humility, inclusion, vulnerability, a...
🚨 “It’s not the people. It’s not the process. It’s not even the product. It’s YOU.”
That’s the hard truth Andrew Oxley had to face after burning out in a high-powered career, chasing success but losing himself in the process.
He thought switching jobs would fix the problem — but the problem followed him.
👉 Why? Because the way we lead follows us into every role, every business, every team.
...
"I broke down after mowing the lawn. Not because I was tired—but because of what it represented."
When I became a single mom, mowing the lawn became one of the most emotionally exhausting tasks of my life. Not because it was hard physically. But because it was new, unfamiliar, and loaded with stress I didn't expect.
Change does that. Even simple things can feel like mountains.
In this episode of the Busine...
I brought them in.
I gave the feedback.
I thought it was done. But nothing changed.
Ever felt that? Like you’re repeating the same conversation over and over — and wondering if it’s you?
Here's what I’ve learned:
💬 ‘That’s not accompanied accountability. That’s sink or swim.’
If you’re a leader, parent, coach, or just someone trying to help people grow — this episode is for you.
In real life, feedback isn’t one co...
😳 I snapped. I got defensive. And I shut down.
All because of one piece of feedback.
I was further into my career than you’d think. I should’ve handled it better… but my body went into full panic mode.
Not because the feedback was harsh—
…but because of the shame I’d attached to it.
💭 What if feedback doesn’t have to feel like failure?
What if your reaction isn’t a flaw—but a clue?
🎧 Episode 57 is raw,...
"I got into my first 'dream job.' It was everything I thought I wanted. Big name. Big opportunity. But within a few months, I felt completely drained. I realized—I was hiding who I really was just to survive the culture. I didn’t even know what my core values were back then. All I knew was that something didn’t feel right."
In this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, Jenny Barkan and I ...
"What if the drive to work felt heavier than the job itself?"
In this deeply personal and powerful episode, Kaitlyn Rios, founder & President of Faced with Grace, shares her raw journey through toxic workplaces—and the moment that changed everything. From silent microaggressions to full-blown burnout, Kaitlyn’s story will resonate with anyone who's ever felt unseen, unsupported, or suffoca...
I used to shrink myself in meetings.
Waited for the perfect moment to speak—
Then didn’t.
Because I thought:
“What if I say the wrong thing?”
“What if I sound too emotional?”
“What if I take up too much space?”
Sound familiar?
Somewhere along the way, many of us were taught to be smaller to be accepted.
To tone it down to be taken seriously.
To lead like someone else.
But what if the version of...
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