About this podcast

Most leadership training happens in classrooms; Real leadership doesn’t.


In this episode, Jon is joined by Chris Hossfeld, a 27-year U.S. Army veteran and founder of Barrel Strength Leadership, who develops leaders by taking them to historic battlefields like Gettysburg and Normandy.


We explore why pressure, emotion, and shared experience shape leaders far more than PowerPoint slides ever can. Chris explains how high-stakes environments force clarity, build trust, and reveal what leaders are truly made of—and how those lessons translate directly to business, manufacturing, and executive teams.


If you believe leadership is forged in real moments, not theoretical ones, this conversation is for you.

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Meet the Host

Jon is a business leader, author, podcaster, and speaker. He is co-founder, president and CEO of Peak Demand Inc., a manufacturer of critical infrastructure products for electric utilities.

He served as a U.S. naval officer on nuclear submarines and has close to 30 years leading industrial businesses in North America. The most important lesson he’s learned during these years is that leadership matters. He knows that strong leadership can make a significant difference in the performance of any organization.

He shares his thoughts and insights on business and leadership with a singular mission: to build a world with better bosses. His hope is that his books inspire you to look at leadership in a new light.

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