🎙️ We Were Builders Once: When Job Security Was You

Before résumés.
Before layoffs.
Before waiting for someone else to decide your worth—
Job security was you.

In this episode of Totally Unacceptable, Ed Clementi takes us back to the forgotten roots of work itself—when self-reliance, skill, and contribution were the foundation of stability. And he exposes how we traded that independence for an illusion of safety.

You’ll learn:

• How the “college–career–security” formula became one of the biggest lies of modern work.
• Why handing your livelihood to a corporation isn’t stability—it’s surrender.
• The mindset shift every professional needs in the age of AI and automation.
• How to reclaim the value that can never be laid off, outsourced, or deleted.
• Why self-belief is still the original skill set—and the only true job security you’ll ever have.

Because real leadership begins when you stop waiting to be chosen and start creating your own value.
And forgetting that truth… is totally unacceptable.

👉 Tune in to rediscover what we lost—and what it takes to build again.

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Workplace bullying isn’t just a schoolyard problem—it’s alive and well in offices, boardrooms, and businesses everywhere. And the damage it does is staggering.

In this episode of Totally Unacceptable, Ed Clementi puts the spotlight on the bully boss—the so-called “leader” who hides behind authority, leads through fear, and poisons culture.

You’ll learn:

• How to recognize bullying behaviors disguised as “feedback” or “management.”
• Why standing up for yourself at work doesn’t play out like it did on the playground.
• The ripple effect bullies have on confidence, careers, health, and even home life.
• Why executives who stay silent are just as complicit.
• What you can do if you’re working under one—or leading like one.

Because leadership isn’t about fear. It’s about courage. And every bully tolerated at the top sends shockwaves far beyond the office walls.

👉 Tune in to hear why workplace bullying is the most Totally Unacceptable form of leadership—and what it takes to finally stop it.

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Leadership is the single most powerful force in any organization. It builds belief — or it breaks both people and culture.

Welcome to the first-ever FireStarter Session with Ed Clementi, a powerful new crossover between Totally Unacceptable and my weekly leadership newsletter, The FireStarter.

In this new series, I take one of my most resonant articles — this one titled “Dear CEO: 5 Questions That Might Haunt You” — and bring it to life through voice, emotion, and unfiltered perspective.

In this episode, we explore:
🔥 Why most people have lost faith in leadership at the top
🔥 The unspoken questions that define your legacy
🔥 What it truly means to lead with bravery, care, and conviction
🔥 A challenge for CEOs and future leaders alike

This is not a performance. This is a mirror.
And if you’re in — this will move you.

💥 Listen. Reflect. Act.
If this hit you hard — good. Now do something with it.

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