Underneath The Title: When High Achievers Start Questioning the Success They Built
You did everything right. Built the career. Earned the title. Hit the number. And somewhere along the way, you stopped recognising the person doing it.
Underneath The Title is a podcast for high-achieving professionals who are starting to ask the questions they've been too busy to ask: Who am I when the role goes away? What was I actually building toward? Is this it?
Host Kevin Simcock spent 25 years leading creative work for some of the world's most recognised brands at Ogilvy. He was furloughed from a global VP role at 50, turned down the replacement offer, and chose to figure out what success actually meant to him. What he found changed everything.
Each episode goes beneath the surface of professional identity to explore what drives the decisions we make, the success we chase, and the fulfilment we keep expecting to arrive. Kevin draws on his own experience, his work with senior leaders and business owners navigating major transitions, and his framework, The Dance, which holds that your professional and personal identity were never meant to be separate.
If you're in the middle of a transition, questioning what comes next, or simply wondering why the success you've built feels quieter than you expected, this show was made for you.
New episodes bi-weekly. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
Kevin is also the author of Whose Ladder Is This? and an executive advisor working one-to-one with high-achievers navigating identity and transition.
Purchase Kevin Simcock's Book: Whose Ladder Is This?
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Underneath The Title: When High Achievers Start Questioning the Success They Built
The Most Expensive Leadership Mistake: Leading From Misalignment
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When your business looks successful but feels off, something deeper is happening.
In this episode, Kevin breaks down one of the most expensive leadership mistakes: leading from misalignment. He shares how even high-performing founders lose clarity, why it stalls growth, and the simple steps that help you get unstuck and rebuild momentum.
If you have felt off but cannot explain why, this episode will hit home.
Purchase Kevin Simcock’s New Book: Whose Ladder Is This?
Available on Amazon Kindle, paperback and hardcover HERE
In Whose Ladder Is This?, former global executive and creative strategist Kevin Simcock shares a raw, honest account of what happens when achievement no longer aligns with identity. After building billion-dollar brands and leading teams across continents, Kevin found himself furloughed at fifty, disconnected from his former self and unsure of what was next. That loss cracked open something deeper, the need to redefine success and realign with what truly matters.
Part memoir, part guidebook, this is not a story of burnout or breakdown. It’s a story of awakening. Through vulnerable storytelling, insight-rich reflection, and hard-won clarity, Kevin walks you through the messy but necessary process of letting go of who you thought you had to be, so you can step into the version of yourself that was waiting all along.
If you’re a successful business owner or career professional at a turning point, wondering what comes after the climb, this book will help you reconnect with your inner truth, trust your next chapter, and build a life that actually feels like yours.
Schedule a FREE 15 min consultation call with Kevin to see how he can help you and your business - https://www.kevinsimcock.com
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Host: Kevin Simcock
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