Just Some BS
Welcome to Just Some BS—the podcast for high-potential humans trying to figure it out without pretending they’ve got it all together.
Hosted by Brandon, this is where personal growth meets real talk, career chaos meets clarity, and leadership lessons are served with a side of sarcasm.
Each episode is part journal, part pep talk, part “did they just say that?”
Expect stories from the trenches of work and life, honest reflections, and the kind of insights you’d only get from someone who’s been through the BS and decided to podcast about it.
If you're into ambition, awkwardness, and a little bit of absurdity—you’re home.
New episodes every Tuesday.
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Just Some BS
Pastor to Peer Chair Karl Landis on Humble Leadership, ‘Catalytic’ Reviews & Ending CEO Isolation
How do ministry and executive coaching collide? Karl Landis has lived both—graduate school in sociology and theology, 13 years pastoring and leadership development, and now building a Christian CEO peer advisory group that runs on three core values: growth, respect, and humility. In this conversation with Brandon Stanchock, Karl shares the practices that keep leaders grounded, the performance-review framework he calls catalytic coaching, and why so many CEOs feel isolated (and what to do about it).
You’ll learn:
- ‘Catalytic’ performance reviews that develop people without “gotchas”—and how to make sure nothing in the review is a surprise.
- Why Christian leaders can be too slow to confront dysfunction—and how to have crucial conversations with grace and clarity.
- In vs. On the business: simple ways to reclaim reflection time so you stop making every decision yourself.
- The learner’s posture—books, listening, and modeling vulnerability first—that sets the bar for an entire team.
- Decision-making balance: when you have enough data to act vs. when waiting just creates damage.
- From third-culture kid in Central America to peer-group chair: how being “the new person” built empathy for leaders who feel misunderstood.
If you’re a values-driven owner or exec who wants high-production, low-maintenance teams—and a place to process the hard stuff—this one’s for you.
📣 Episode Spotlight — Karl Landis x Convene (Christian CEO Peer Advisory)
Forming a non-competing peer group (Lancaster, York, Berks, Lebanon counties): monthly Forum Days for learning + challenge, 1:1 coaching with Karl, and a starter set of personal & company assessments to accelerate growth and reduce isolation. Search “Karl Landis Convene” to connect (links in the show notes).
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