How do young professionals learn real leadership before they ever get a formal leadership title? In this episode, Barry talks with Sean Phelps, president of College Works Painting, about what happens when college students are trusted with real responsibility to run a business. This isn’t a simulated internship. Students learn sales, customer service, production, hiring, management, accountability, and communication by running a real residential painting business with real customers, real employees, real dollars, and real consequences. Sean shares what he’s learned from training thousands of students, including why accountability starts with clear goals, why confidence grows through repeated follow-up conversations, and why young professionals often need someone to believe they can handle more responsibility before they believe it themselves. You will...Learn why accountability is a process, not a personality traitUnderstand how clear goals help young leaders build confidence and trust in themselvesDiscover why taking on the next level of responsibility can help you earn promotion before you have the title Listen now to learn how early-career professionals can build accountability, confidence, communication skills, and real leadership credibility before they step into a formal leadership role. Contact Sean Phelps, President of College Works Painting: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-phelps-2754782/ Email: seanpatrickphelps@gmail.com The Leadership Career Accelerator Build Executive Presence, Influence With Impact & Get Promoted Contact Barry at barrymoline@gmail.com The Leadership Career Accelerator podcast is for young professionals, team leads, emerging leaders, new managers, entry-level managers, and first-time managers navigating real-world career challenges. They're ambitious professionals, high achievers, and corporate climbers striving for career advancement, career growth, and professional success. Along the way, they face imposter syndrome, self-doubt, fear of failure, burnout, and career anxiety, often feeling overlooked, undervalued, underpaid, or trapped in stagnation and job pressure. They want to overcome micromanagement, office politics, comparison, and difficult bosses, while learning how to lead through influence, trust, persuasion, and emotional intelligence. These business professionals seek leadership training that builds confidence, executive presence, and authority, with tools like communication skills, public speaking, negotiation, and storytelling. They care about productivity, self-improvement, mindset, decision-making, and professional development—all while trying to stand out in complex workplace dynamics. Their goals include earning respect, recognition, a promotion, or a raise, building credibility, gaining clarity, and achieving the visibility and upward mobility they deserve through sharpened leadership skills and true impact. Barry Moline is a longtime energy industry CEO and public speaker specializing in teamwork, leadership, and influence. With extensive experience managing diverse teams, Barry provides practical insights and strategies to foster a positive, productive workplace. Connect with Barry on LinkedIn for more tips on effective leadership and team management, on his website, or email at barrymoline@gmail.com. Build Executive Presence, Influence With Impact & Get Promoted Each episode gives you practical tools to build executive presence, influence with impact, and get recognized and promoted. This podcast is for ambitious early-career leaders facing imposter syndrome, burnout, office politics, and tough bosses. If you’re uncertain about what actions to take to be seen as a leader, you’re in the right place. You’ll learn influence, communication, confidence, and executive presence so you can earn respect, gain visibility, and achieve the promotions and career growth you deserve. Time for Action! If you’re tired of managing drama, chasing accountability, and carrying the weight of a low-energy team, it’s time for a better way. I help leaders and organizations build stronger teams, healthier cultures, and real momentum. Together, we’ll identify where your current structure is falling short and what it will take to move from a stagnant, conflict-filled environment to a high-performing, purpose-driven organization. I speak and train frequently on leadership, teamwork and culture, influence and persuasion, and AI and the future of work. Now is the time for action. Send me an email at barrymoline@gmail.com and let’s explore how to move - you - forward. 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