Escaping Toxic Workplaces: The Courage to Leave with Jeff Davis
Entrepreneurs on Fire
John Lee Dumas
4.8 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 July 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Jeff Davis is an award-winning author, blogger, speaker, mental health advocate, and consultant. He has delivered keynotes worldwide and is a sought-after expert in authentic leadership, resiliency, and workplace dynamics.
Top 3 Value Bombs
1. Kindness is not weakness—it’s rooted in emotional intelligence and personal growth, and it’s a leadership strength.
2. Workplace toxicity can be subtle, insidious, and deeply damaging—but there are strategies to reclaim your power.
3. Healing from workplace trauma starts with addressing the root cause, seeking help, and building resilience.
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| 0:00.0 | Light that spark fire nation. JLD here and welcome to Entrepreneurs on Fire, the only daily show |
| 0:08.2 | interviewing the world's top entrepreneurs seven days a week. Today we'll be breaking down, |
| 0:12.3 | escaping toxic workplaces, the courage to leave. To drop these value bombs I brought to Jeff |
| 0:17.7 | Davis into EO Fire Studios. Jeff is an award-winning author, |
| 0:25.0 | blogger, speaker, mental health advocate and consultant. He has delivered keynotes worldwide and is a sought-after expert in authentic leadership, resiliency, and workplace dynamics. |
| 0:30.2 | And today, our nation, we'll talk about how he defeated a corrupt multi-billion dollar company, |
| 0:35.7 | some experiences from people who worked at Google, |
| 0:37.8 | meta, Boeing, and Intel that was a little toxic. And also mental resilience and oh so |
| 0:44.4 | much more. And the big thank you for sponsoring today's episode goes to Jeff and our sponsors. |
| 0:50.0 | Fire Nation, this is your year to get unstuck and to grow a successful business. |
| 0:54.6 | Attend the world's highest rated business growth workshop taught personally by Clay Clark |
| 0:58.4 | and now featuring football star Tim Tebow and President Trump's son, Eric Trump, at ThriveTimeshow.com |
| 1:04.1 | slash EO. Fire. |
| 1:05.4 | Again, request life-changing tickets today at ThriveTimeshow.com slash EO. Fire. |
| 1:11.6 | Jeff, say what's up to Fire Nation and share something that you believe about becoming successful |
| 1:17.2 | that most people disagree with. What's up, John, and Fire Nation? Absolute pleasure to be here. |
| 1:24.5 | One thing that comes to mind that a lot of people disagree with is that in my experience |
| 1:29.3 | and research, being kind is one of the keys to becoming very successful. And I can tell you |
| 1:35.4 | very sincerely that I've been crucified, and I'm not using that word lightly, in both workplaces |
| 1:41.4 | and other environments, you know, people telling me kindness means you're weak, kindness means you don't get it. |
| 1:47.3 | And here's what I have to say. |
| 1:48.6 | Being kind, it comes from emotional intelligence, it comes from personal growth, |
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