Making More: The Podcast
Making More is hosted by engineering leader turned business and executive coach Billy Fischer and features innovative business leaders and visionary corporate executives in conversation about what's made them successful, how they've overcome challenges to be where they are today, and what "Making More" means to them.
Making More: The Podcast
13. Jonathan Bench - Kirton McConkie
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Global business is not just bigger business. It’s different business.
In this conversation, I’m joined by Jonathan Bench of Kirton McConkie, host of the Lawbalization podcast, to talk about what leaders often underestimate when their work crosses borders: how trust is built, how influence works across cultures, and why clarity and relationships become even more important when the stakes and the complexity rise.
We talk about the real-world friction points that show up when legal, business, and human dynamics collide, and how Jonathan thinks about leadership when the “right answer” is rarely simple. We also get into the hidden cost of shallow networking, and why he’s focused right now on making more time for quality interactions, both online and in person.
In this episode, we cover:
- How global work changes the leadership playbook
- The difference between activity, connection, and real influence
- Why clarity and trust beat speed when complexity shows up
- What “quality interactions” actually look like in a busy professional life
- The question every leader should ask before they scale anything
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