What if leadership stopped rewarding loudness and started rewarding truth?

In this exclusive drop, Sharon Hurley Hall (journalist, author, anti-racism educator, and Co-Founder of The Introvert Sisters) joins Adam W. Barney to unpack impact without exhaustion: introverts as powerful leaders, boundaries that protect your best work, why “resilience” gets misused, and how to build communities that care while you still care for yourself.

You’ll leave with a humane playbook and one EnergyOS move you can run today.

Links

• Sharon: https://sharonhh.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonhh/
• The Introvert Sisters (podcast): https://theintrovertsisters.com/
• Grab a copy of her book, "I'm Tired of Racism": https://www.amazon.com/Im-Tired-Racism-Stories-Existing/dp/9769546917
• Email: hello@sharonhurleyhall.com
• Check out Hiyer: https://www.hiyer.pro/

Work with Adam

👉 20-min Exploration Call: https://calendly.com/adamwbarney/explorationplugin-20min

“Say something true.” In this episode, Aaron Wolpoff (Owner and Fractional CMO, Double Zebra) and I unpack authentic growth: the one-truth positioning pass, when rev-share/partner models beat hourly retainers, and how to set boundaries so generosity doesn’t become unpaid consulting. We also cover making paid media feel human again - and the EnergyOS move that creates momentum today.

Highlights

• One-truth positioning (cut the bloat, earn attention)
• Rev-share done right: incentives, pitfalls, guardrails
• From “free advice” to formalized value
• Paid media with a pulse: people at the center
• EnergyOS: progress from what’s within reach - ship daily

Guest links

• Website: https://doublezebra.com/

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marketingaaron/

• Email: aaron@doublezebra.com

Work with Adam

👉 20-min Exploration Call: https://calendly.com/adamwbarney/explorationplugin-20min

Is spatial computing the next real channel...or another metaverse mirage? Adam Ortman (CEO/Founder, Kinetic319) brings operator truth: how to explore AR/VR without gambling the quarter, what the 1990s internet can teach us about adoption curves, and the 70/20/10 test budget that protects your core while finding edge wins. We also cover where the early inventory actually is (Roblox, console placements) and the leadership scripts that keep experiments sane.

You’ll learn

• A simple checklist for “is immersive worth it for us… now?”
• The 70/20/10 play to test bold ideas without blowing trust or budget.
• Channels to try first and how to attribute them sensibly.
• One EnergyOS move to keep curiosity high and hype low.

Guest links

• Site: https://kinetic319.com/

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-ortman/

• Email: adam@kinetic319.com

Work with Adam

👉 Book your 20-min Exploration Call: https://calendly.com/adamwbarney/explorationplugin-20min