Leading Beyond Tradition: Why Modern Leadership Is Replacing Control with Coaching
The Tony DUrso Show - Journey to Success!
Release Date: 01/09/2026
Leading Beyond Tradition: Why Modern Leadership Is Replacing Control with Coaching
The Tony DUrso Show - Journey to Success!
Chris Hunsicker is a leadership strategist and culture coach who helps organizations move beyond outdated management models and build teams that thrive in today’s hybrid and AI-driven world. He challenges long-standing leadership assumptions and explains why traditional command-and-control approaches are quietly failing modern businesses — and what leaders must do instead to create sustainable performance, accountability, and trust. What You’ll Learn • Why traditional leadership habits are sabotaging long-term team success • Why performance reviews often fail to produce real...
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Vision & Direction: Building Clarity in an Uncertain World
The Tony DUrso Show - Journey to Success!
Tony DUrso is a veteran entrepreneur, author, and host of The Tony DUrso Show, with over 11 years of conversations with world-class performers and leaders. In this solo episode, Tony steps away from the interview format to speak directly to you about what entrepreneurs are facing right now — uncertainty, noise, and complexity — and how clarity, structure, and intentional thinking create stability and forward momentum when conditions are unpredictable What You’ll Learn • Why lack of clarity — not lack of effort — is the real obstacle for many entrepreneurs • How vision, purpose,...
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How to Scale a Digital Brand Fast (Without Losing Trust or Credibility)
The Tony DUrso Show - Journey to Success!
In today’s digital economy, anyone can launch a course or automate a business—but very few succeed at scale. In this episode, Tony explores the hard-earned lessons behind building a high-revenue digital brand in a space filled with noise, speed, and skepticism. You’ll learn what it really takes to grow fast, lead with systems, and build trust along the way—even when controversy follows success. What You’ll Learn • The systems behind multi-million-dollar course and product sales • How to grow fast without losing credibility • How to handle public criticism while scaling • The...
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Cold Email Empire: Communicating Clearly to Build Trust, Growth, and Opportunity
The Tony DUrso Show - Journey to Success!
Adam Rosen is the founder of EOC Works, where he helps entrepreneurs rethink how they communicate, connect, and grow through modern outreach. His work focuses on clarity, intention, and building real relationships in a digital-first world. This conversation explores how thoughtful communication—not louder marketing—can open doors, build trust, and create sustainable growth for business leaders. What You’ll Learn • Why most outreach fails before the message is even written • How clarity and intention separate meaningful communication from noise • The mindset shift...
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Turn Your Influence Into Income — and Partnerships Into Power
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Aaron Fraser is the founder of The Action Sports Club and a leading voice in helping athletes transform their passion into a sustainable business. He teaches performers, creators, and entrepreneurs how to structure their brand, position their value, and build partnerships that last. His insights extend far beyond sports—into leadership, influence, and long-term strategic growth. In this episode, he explains why the future belongs to individuals who know how to turn visibility into opportunity, and how anyone can create systems that make their brand sponsor-worthy in any industry. What...
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Break Through Plateaus: The Big Hitter Mindset with Larry Weidel
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Larry Weidel is a renowned business leader, bestselling author, and host of Big Hitters, known for his decades of experience building an award-winning financial organization across North America. In this episode, he shares how top performers break plateaus, sustain momentum, and apply what he calls the Cycle of Winning to achieve long-term success. Entrepreneurs, founders, and leaders will walk away with practical frameworks to elevate their mindset and performance. What You’ll Learn • How elite performers break plateaus and create unstoppable momentum • The mindset shifts that...
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The Domain Grandmaster: Strategic Moves for Building an SEO Empire
The Tony DUrso Show - Journey to Success!
Kalin Karakehayov is a digital strategist, investor, and founder of SEO.Domains, where he oversees an extraordinary portfolio of over 150,000 SEO domain names. His approach fuses the precision of a chess grandmaster with the foresight of an entrepreneur — turning digital assets into strategic instruments of leverage and long-term value. In this conversation, Kalin and Tony explore how mental models, strategic patience, and clarity of purpose can redefine how entrepreneurs build wealth and freedom in the digital age. What You’ll Learn • The mindset and systems behind owning 150,000...
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The New Leadership Advantage
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Spencer Williams is the visionary CEO behind West Paw — the first Certified B Corp in the pet industry and one of the most respected purpose-driven manufacturers in the world. He transformed a small Montana pet toy company into a global brand centered on sustainability, innovation, employee culture, and the “quadruple bottom line”: people, pets, planet, and profits. In this episode, Spencer reveals how mission-led leadership creates competitive advantage, how to innovate in a mature industry, and why long-term thinking is now the ultimate entrepreneurial superpower. This is a masterclass...
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Stand Out Online: How Leaders Build Trust & Authority in 2025
The Tony DUrso Show - Journey to Success!
Jess Jensen is a communications strategist and digital leadership expert who has spent more than 20 years helping global executives clarify their voice and inspire their teams. Her work across Microsoft, Adidas, Nestlé, and Qualcomm gives her a rare perspective on how leaders can show up online with clarity, confidence, and authenticity. What You’ll Learn • Why your digital presence is now a core part of your leadership • How to elevate trust and influence in under 30 days • Simple ways to humanize your brand without spending big money • The six reasons digital media is...
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Resilient Leadership: Lessons from Shaw Communications’ Peter J. Bissonnette
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Peter J. Bissonnette is the former President of Shaw Communications and author of Count on Me: My Life, Lessons, and Legacy. From humble beginnings to the boardroom, Peter’s story shows how resilience, integrity, and compassion can shape both a career and a life well-lived. In this conversation, Peter reveals how he rose through the ranks of one of Canada’s top telecommunications companies, the personal philosophy that guided his decisions, and why authentic leadership still matters in a world driven by speed and change. What You’ll Learn • How resilience and integrity create...
info_outlineChris Hunsicker is a leadership strategist and culture coach who helps organizations move beyond outdated management models and build teams that thrive in today’s hybrid and AI-driven world. He challenges long-standing leadership assumptions and explains why traditional command-and-control approaches are quietly failing modern businesses — and what leaders must do instead to create sustainable performance, accountability, and trust.
What You’ll Learn
• Why traditional leadership habits are sabotaging long-term team success
• Why performance reviews often fail to produce real improvement
• How leaders can shift from managing people to coaching culture
• What high-performance teams look like in a hybrid and AI-enabled workplace
• How systems — not micromanagement — create consistent excellence
About Chris Hunsicker
Chris Hunsicker is a leadership advisor and organizational coach focused on helping leaders modernize how they lead, communicate, and develop their teams. His work centers on replacing outdated leadership frameworks with practical systems that foster ownership, engagement, and high performance. Chris works with leaders who want to build resilient cultures where people grow, contribute, and perform without beaing managed into submission.
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Tony’s Closing Words
Use this and let’s help you Move on YOUR Journey to Success!
Just Take Action. – Success awaits those who persevere and remain steadfast despite the odds. Sow good seeds, do good deeds and join me on the next episode.
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