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Most firms send their project managers to a bootcamp once a year, hand them a certificate, and call it development. Anthony Fasano says that's not even close. PMs are running your client relationships, your budgets, your teams. They are CEOs of their projects. If you are not building them like CEOs, you are capping your own growth. Anthony just released Beyond PM Training, and his ecosystem approach is a wake up call for any firm that thinks a seminar is a strategy.

In this episode, Anthony and BJ break down the four phases of real PM development, why 90 percent of firms cannot even tell you how many PMs they have, the abundance mindset most of the industry is missing, and the line BJ keeps coming back to. Systems beat seminars. If you run a firm or you are a PM trying to develop yourself, this one is the blueprint.

Topics discussed:

00:00 - Why PM development is the real growth lever
02:33 - PM development is an ecosystem, not a class
04:01 - The four phases of the development ecosystem
05:07 - Why 90 percent of firms cannot even count their PMs
06:18 - Why you have to assess PMs before you train them
10:14 - Getting senior PMs speaking the same language
17:14 - PMs have to advocate for themselves too
19:10 - The abundance mindset that lifts the whole industry
21:19 - Why systems beat seminars
23:11 - How to micro dose PM development

Connect with Anthony Fasano:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyjfasano/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EngineeringManagementInstitute/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/engineeringmanagementinstitute/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@engmgtinstitute
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@EngineeringManagement
Website:https://engineeringmanagementinstitute.org/

Connect with BJ Kraemer:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bj-kraemer-9a0855b/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bj_kraemer/
Website: https://mcfaglobal.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4bcvcAw0rigwymZCwZgfgN?si=45fc1e07c82742ee
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-blueprints/id1561090224

This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique: https://www.podcastboutique.com

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Most parents think they're doing right by their kid in youth sports. They show up. They invest. They mean well. But Jonathan Carone says two hidden emotions are quietly driving most of the bad sideline calls. Self love and self glory. Once you can name them, the whole thing changes. Jonathan runs Healthy Sports Parents and helps moms, dads, and coaches build the kind of relationship with their kid that makes the sport actually mean something.

In this episode, Jonathan and BJ get into the youth sports arms race, why kids are quitting before high school, the fun map study that puts winning at 40th on the list of things kids actually find fun, and the 5 to 10 ratio every parent and coach should know. The line that stuck: methods are many, principles are few.

Topics discussed:

00:00 - Welcome and why this topic matters
01:17 - What kids actually need from the adults around them
03:33 - The two hidden emotions driving every sports parent
06:15 - BJ's real time dilemma with his nine year old
11:20 - If you're meant to get there, you're going to get there
22:20 - The fun map study and where winning actually ranks
23:01 - The 5 to 10 ratio every parent and coach should know
26:34 - Why you need love deposits before criticism
28:52 - The Kobe Bryant moment that reframes coaching kids
31:09 - I'm dad. Then I'm coach.

Connect with Jonathan Carone:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-carone-52145778/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HealthySportsParents/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthysportsparents\
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healthysportsparents
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthySportsParents
Website: https://healthysportsparents.com/

Connect with BJ Kraemer:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bj-kraemer-9a0855b/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bj_kraemer/
Website: https://mcfaglobal.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4bcvcAw0rigwymZCwZgfgN?si=45fc1e07c82742ee
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-blueprints/id1561090224

This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique: https://www.podcastboutique.com

Most business owners can rattle off their revenue, their pipeline, and their biggest headaches. Almost none can answer this one. What is the business actually doing to serve you in your life? Krystn Macomber asks her clients that before anything else. She's a fractional Chief Growth Officer who helps small government contractors stop chasing every shiny opportunity and actually build a strategy.

In this episode, Krystn and BJ get into the BD curse of always saying "maybe we can win this," why the first year of her own business was the easy one, where AI actually helps in marketing and where it falls flat, and the rule she made about saying yes to the scary stuff. If you run a business or you're sitting in corporate thinking about leaving, this one has something you can use this week.

Topics discussed:

00:00 - What fractional growth support actually is
01:46 - Who Krystn says no to as a client
05:15 - The business development curse
08:01 - How chasing everything burns out your best people
10:12 - Where AI helps in BD and where it falls flat
14:16 - Why the first year of business was the easy one
15:27 - The LinkedIn highlight reel needs to go
20:10 - Promoted to manage 25 people overnight
24:01 - The rule she made about saying yes to scary things
31:08 - The question every business owner should ask themselves

Connect with Krystn Macomber:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krystnmacomber/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/summitstrategywins/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/summitstrategywins/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6BGAiN7JAN_RvI6K9mzAzA
Website: https://www.summitstrategywins.com/

Connect with BJ Kraemer:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bj-kraemer-9a0855b/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bj_kraemer/
Website: https://mcfaglobal.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4bcvcAw0rigwymZCwZgfgN?si=45fc1e07c82742ee
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-blueprints/id1561090224

This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique: https://www.podcastboutique.com