Underneath The Title: Conversations with leaders navigating leadership identity, growth, and the transition after exit
Under The Title is for founder-CEOs navigating the decisions that matter most.
Not the strategy questions. The ones underneath the strategy. The calls you already know need to be made but cannot quite commit to. The 3am loop that will not resolve. The moment when pressure and identity start distorting the very judgment your business depends on.
That is the territory this podcast lives in.
After nearly three decades leading success for Fortune 500 environments across multiple industries, I have seen the same pattern repeat in leaders with every credential and advantage available to them. They do not fail because they lack intelligence or data. They lose clarity because pressure and identity distort their internal authority at precisely the moment when it matters most.
What you will find here is what I call the Self-Authority Arc. The moment the fog lifts. The moment a founder-CEO stops second-guessing the call they already knew was right.
If the hardest part of where you are right now is not the strategy but trusting yourself to act on it, you are in the right place.
Host: Kevin Simcock
Executive Advisor | Author of Whose Ladder Is This?
Visit kevinsimcock.com for more information
Underneath The Title: Conversations with leaders navigating leadership identity, growth, and the transition after exit
Finding Your Creativity
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What if your creativity isn’t lost—it’s just been waiting for permission to speak?
In this deeply human conversation, I sit down with Pia Leichter—award-winning creative professional turned “creative midwife”—who helps people birth the ideas, projects, and businesses they’ve been too afraid to begin.
Together, we unpack the truth about creativity: how it gets buried under expectations, how to redefine it beyond art and aesthetics, and how to reconnect with it in your life and business. Through personal stories, surprising perspectives, and a few hard truths, we explore why so many talented people feel disconnected from their creative voice—and how to finally find your way back.
Whether you’re a founder, freelancer, or idea-rich-but-time-poor entrepreneur, this episode will help you see creativity not as a luxury—but as a strategic and emotional lifeline.
Mentioned in the episode:
– Pia’s new book "Welcome to the Creative Club - Make your life your biggest art project" now available at:
Amazon - Here
Barnes&Noble - Here
Bookshop.org - Here
– For more insights and upcoming episodes, visit kevinsimcock.com
