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People Before Mission: Unf*ck Your Leadership | Matthew Jacques
Description
Matthew Jacques is a Navy veteran, CEO, and author of Dictator: How to Unfuck Your Leadership. After more than 20 years in the military and building a $30 million company leading hundreds of people, he developed a direct, no-BS approach to leadership centered on discipline, ownership, and protecting the people you lead.
His work challenges traditional leadership thinking and focuses on building high-performing teams that actually function under pressure.
In this powerful conversation, Matthew shares:
• Growing up with structure, early work ethic, and soccer
• What his younger self misunderstood about strength and leadership
• Why real leadership is “people before mission”
• Lessons from the military vs. running a $30M business
• The Operator System that does the heavy lifting for leaders
• How middle managers can lead without relying on personality
• The impact he wants his work to have on future leaders
If you’re in your 20s stepping into leadership, managing people, or tired of soft advice that doesn’t work under pressure, this episode delivers practical, no-nonsense insight.
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Connect with Matthew Jacques
Website:https://frontlinehorizon.com.au/
Instagram:https://instagram.com/jacquesy88
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro & Welcome Matthew Jax
1:40 - Growing Up: Structure, Work Ethic & Soccer
8:15 - What Younger Matthew Misunderstood About Leadership
15:30 - Leadership Today: People Before Mission
23:10 - Military vs. Business Leadership Lessons
31:45 - Building the Operator System
40:20 - Leading a $30M Company & Growing Yourself First
48:50 - Impact on Future Leaders & Middle Managers
57:15 - Final Advice on Real Leadership