Werner Schmidt
From burnout to better performance and better wellbeing — without losing your people.
The StArt Show is a leadership and culture architecture podcast for CEOs, founders, executives, and high-performing professionals navigating pressure, growth, and change, in the time of AI, and beyond.
Hosted by Werner Schmidt, the show explores what really drives performance inside organisations — and why even the most capable people burn out, disengage, or create friction when something deeper is misaligned.
Each episode traces real moments from Werner’s journey — from corporate burnout to leading turnaround strategy, culture redesign, and leadership development across organisations — translating lived experience into practical insight for both individuals and leaders.
This is not a podcast about burnout.
It’s about what burnout reveals:
+ where performance is being blocked
+ where people are being misread
+ and how leaders can unlock full, human contribution inside real systems
If you’re a high performer quietly running out of space…
or a leader responsible for people like this…
This podcast is for you
Because performance doesn’t come from pressure.
It comes from alignment.
You don’t have to jump the cliff.
But you do have to see what it’s costing you to stay where you are.
The StArt Show is a leadership and culture architecture podcast for CEOs, founders, executives, and high-performing professionals navigating pressure, growth, and change, in the time of AI, and beyond.
Hosted by Werner Schmidt, the show explores what really drives performance inside organisations — and why even the most capable people burn out, disengage, or create friction when something deeper is misaligned.
Each episode traces real moments from Werner’s journey — from corporate burnout to leading turnaround strategy, culture redesign, and leadership development across organisations — translating lived experience into practical insight for both individuals and leaders.
This is not a podcast about burnout.
It’s about what burnout reveals:
+ where performance is being blocked
+ where people are being misread
+ and how leaders can unlock full, human contribution inside real systems
If you’re a high performer quietly running out of space…
or a leader responsible for people like this…
This podcast is for you
Because performance doesn’t come from pressure.
It comes from alignment.
You don’t have to jump the cliff.
But you do have to see what it’s costing you to stay where you are.
