The Podcast

Tested Under Pressure

You built something real. The decisions that got you here weren't in any playbook. This podcast exists because those stories deserve more than a LinkedIn post — and the leaders who lived them deserve a conversation that matches the weight of what they've done.

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Launching May 2026 — Now Booking Season 1 Guests

The conversation you never get to have

Most people in your life don't understand what it took to build what you built. The risks you absorbed alone. The calls you made when everyone around you was guessing. This is a space for that conversation — with a host who has sat in rooms where the stakes were national, not theoretical.

A peer across the table

Your host served in Canada's Prime Minister's Office during the 2008 financial crisis and as Chief of Staff at the Senate during COVID-19. He's not asking surface questions — he's asking the ones only someone who's been tested would know to ask.

Your story, told with gravity

No highlight reels. No scripted pitches. This is a candid, peer-level conversation about the decisions that actually shaped your career — the ones that kept you up at night and made you who you are.

An audience that acts

Our listeners are successful business owners, investors, and decision-makers — the kind of people who hear a story and do something with it. Your words reach people who matter.

Multi-platform reach

Every episode produces 10–15 short-form clips distributed across LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and X. One conversation becomes a permanent authority asset across every major platform.

Simple, respectful of your time

We designed the format around busy leaders. No multi-day productions. No homework. Show up, have a great conversation, and we handle the rest.

30–45
Minutes
Interview length
0
Prep Required
Optional 10-min pre-call
10–15
Clips Produced
Per episode, all platforms
100%
Remote
Record via video call
Full
Production
We edit, produce & distribute
Evergreen
Your episode lives forever

The conversations that matter

Every episode orbits the same question: when the pressure was highest, what did you do — and what did it teach you?

The decision that changed everything
Building a business from nothing
Leading through crisis and uncertainty
Trust, reputation, and earned influence
The deal that almost broke you
Succession, legacy, and what comes next
Hard lessons from failure and recovery
When everything depends on one call

Joseph Soares

Joseph served in Canada's Prime Minister's Office during the 2008 global financial crisis and as Chief of Staff at the Senate of Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. Published in Forbes and Newsweek on leadership and decision-making under pressure. He has operated across government, corporate, and entrepreneurial environments — and understands what it means to make decisions when the room is watching.

He created this podcast because the most valuable lessons in business are rarely shared publicly — and the leaders who earned them deserve a platform that treats their stories with the gravity they deserve.

Prime Minister's Office (2008 Crisis)
Senate of Canada Chief of Staff (COVID-19)
Published in Forbes & Newsweek
Trilingual: English, French, Portuguese
MBA · PMP · Adm.A. · ACC

Why leaders say yes

This is not a sales pitch. It's an invitation to share your story with an audience that will genuinely benefit from hearing it.

Is this conversation for you?

We don't book guests based on follower counts or media profiles. We book leaders who have been genuinely tested — people whose decisions carried real weight and whose stories will resonate with an audience of peers.

You've built or led a business, organization, or team through a high-stakes moment
You've made a decision under pressure that shaped who you are today
You're willing to go beyond the highlight reel and share the real story
You want your experience to serve others who face similar challenges

Your story deserves this conversation.

Season 1 launches May 2026. We're booking a limited number of guests who have been genuinely tested. If that's you, let's talk.