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Behind The Title

Behind The Title

By: danny weitzkorn
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In any industry, job titles carry power, perception, and pressure. But behind every title CEO, CMO, CFO is a person navigating private challenges, mental health struggles, and silent turning points that shape who they are and how they lead.


Behind the Title is a candid podcast that pulls back the curtain on these personal stories.


Through honest, structured conversations with leaders at all levels, we explore the inner lives that fuel (and sometimes unravel) outer success.


Think of it as Alcoholics Anonymous for the media industry, but instead of substance, we talk about silence, stress, self-worth, and the systems that shape us.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

danny weitzkorn
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Episodes
  • When Success Stops Feeling Like Success
    Mar 25 2026

    Nobody talks enough about what happens when your “superpowers” suddenly disappear.


    Sometimes the thing that looks like “success” from the outside is costing someone far more than anyone can see.


    Ali Reed shares what happened when menopause collided with senior leadership, pressure, family life and the expectation to keep showing up like nothing had changed.


    This is a part of working life we still do not talk about enough how often high-performing people are praised for coping, while quietly breaking underneath it all.


    Ali thought stepping back meant failure. It saved her.


    This is not just a conversation about menopause.


    It is a conversation about identity, pressure, leadership, and the things people carry silently at work.


    A genuinely important one.

    In any industry, job titles carry power, perception, and pressure. But behind every title CEO, CMO, CFO is a person navigating private challenges, mental health struggles, and silent turning points that shape who they are and how they lead.


    Behind the Title is a candid podcast that pulls back the curtain on these personal stories.


    Through honest, structured conversations with leaders at all levels, we explore the inner lives that fuel (and sometimes unravel) outer success.


    Think of it as Alcoholics Anonymous for the media industry, but instead of substance, we talk about silence, stress, self-worth, and the systems that shape us.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    42 mins
  • Before It's Too Late
    Mar 17 2026

    This episode of Behind The Title, recorded a little while ago, feels more relevant than ever right now. Take care when listneing to the episode.


    Because Daniele Fiandaca co-founder of Hard as Nails is working at the exact opposite end of that spectrum.


    Not by lecturing men. Not by demonising them. But by giving them something the manosphere accidentally understood and weaponised, a space to feel seen.


    He told me something I haven't stopped thinking about. By the time your child turns 18, you've already spent 90% of the time you'll ever spend with them. Let that sink in.


    If boys are filling that gap with Andrew Tate, it's not because they're broken. It's because someone's filling that gap. Make sure it's you.


    #Manosphere #MensMentalHealth #LouisTheroux #BehindTheTitle

    In any industry, job titles carry power, perception, and pressure. But behind every title CEO, CMO, CFO is a person navigating private challenges, mental health struggles, and silent turning points that shape who they are and how they lead.


    Behind the Title is a candid podcast that pulls back the curtain on these personal stories.


    Through honest, structured conversations with leaders at all levels, we explore the inner lives that fuel (and sometimes unravel) outer success.


    Think of it as Alcoholics Anonymous for the media industry, but instead of substance, we talk about silence, stress, self-worth, and the systems that shape us.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    45 mins
  • Hidden disability and refusing to let it win
    Mar 11 2026

    Lucy Foy, Director of IMedia, joined me to talk about something she rarely speaks about publicly living with Crohn's disease for her adult life while building a career in media.

    Lucy has been in pain every single day for over 20 years.

    In her words, I don't know what it feels like to wake up and feel amazing. I just don't know what that's like.

    You'd never know it.

    She's built a career across publishing and out of home, shows up for her team, smiles in every meeting yet needs to injects herself with medication every two weeks just to function.

    That's what a hidden disability actually looks like.

    New episode of Behind The Title.

    #BehindTheTitle #HiddenDisability #Crohns

    In any industry, job titles carry power, perception, and pressure. But behind every title CEO, CMO, CFO is a person navigating private challenges, mental health struggles, and silent turning points that shape who they are and how they lead.


    Behind the Title is a candid podcast that pulls back the curtain on these personal stories.


    Through honest, structured conversations with leaders at all levels, we explore the inner lives that fuel (and sometimes unravel) outer success.


    Think of it as Alcoholics Anonymous for the media industry, but instead of substance, we talk about silence, stress, self-worth, and the systems that shape us.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    38 mins
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