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Mod #7: Creating Space w/Andre Rochester

Nov 19, 2025
28 mins

Episode Description

Mod 7: Creating Space

Guest: Andre Rochester - Creative Consultant

Andre Rochester is a fine artist, curator, educator, and creative consultant from Hartford, CT. Through wearing multiple hats, he has woven a web of intersecting creative endeavors that focus on collaboration and cultivating community. 

Mod Teaser

Leaders must create space for others to thrive. Helping others develop and knowing how/when to step aside to allow their work to grow is a sign of true leadership. Inspire and motivate, but create space for people to take action.

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  • ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP SYLLABUS

    ⁠The Leadership Syllabus Podcast⁠ is a video/audio series providing insights from leaders on the main leadership lesson they’ve learned from their work, life, and experiences -- and who they are as a person.

    Each 30-minute mod will capture a bit about who the guest is, their work, and the one lesson they would contribute to The Leadership Syllabus.

    This collection of mods will offer the audience a one-series stop of real-world and life lessons to enhance their own self-understanding, awareness, and effectiveness in leadership and life.

    THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN

    Below is a general breakdown of the timeline of each episode. While recording, these markers are fluid, merely serving as guides to ensure we’re moving along steadily to cover everything in the 30 minutes allotted to each episode.

    • Podcast Introduction

    • Guest Introduction

    • How would you describe yourself – who you are as a person?

    • What do you want to share about your work? - Guest shares about the work they do and/or the services they offer.

    • What has your work taught you? How has it changed you overall?

    • What is the biggest lesson you have learned, whether from your work or your life, that applies to leadership?

    • Audience Call To Action: Specific action steps to take or questions to consider regarding the lessons of this mod title added to The Leadership Syllabus.

    • Anything else you want to share about what you’re up to?

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