The Impactful Engineer Project - Mentorship, Career Growth, and Personal & Professional Excellence for Aspiring Engineers
by Steve & Jake Maxey - The Impactful Engineers
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Episode 170 - Every Excuse Is a Problem You Refused to Solve.
Aug 31, 2026
17m 58s
Episode 169 - You Don’t Need to Agree. You Need to Execute.
Aug 24, 2026
12m 00s
Episode 168 - You Can’t Hold People Accountable for Expectations You Never Set
Aug 17, 2026
28m 27s
Episode 167 - You Don’t Have to Like the Change. You Have to Lead Through It.
Aug 10, 2026
22m 36s
Episode 166 - Your Work Is Invisible Because You Never Learned to Explain Its Value, with Vanessa Errecarte
Aug 3, 2026
1h 09m 59s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 8/31/26 | Episode 170 - Every Excuse Is a Problem You Refused to Solve. | It is easy to explain why you are stuck. A teammate is late. Your team lacks a skill. Someone assembled the product wrong. A competitor has a better network. You never had the internship. In this episode, Steve and Jake break down how engineers turn legitimate constraints into excuses, then show how to flip them into action. Not theory, practical, tactical advice for taking ownership when the obvious answer is to blame someone else. Key Topics Covered: • Why excuses feel good now but cost you... | 17m 58s | ||||||
| 8/24/26 | Episode 169 - You Don’t Need to Agree. You Need to Execute. | You will not agree with every decision your boss, client, or business makes. That does not mean every disagreement deserves a fight. In this episode, Steve and Jake break down why strong engineers know when to make the recommendation, accept the decision, and execute. Not theory, practical, tactical advice for protecting your energy, building trust, and becoming someone people want on high-impact work. Key Topics Covered: Why technically correct does not always mean strategically rightH... | 12m 00s | ||||||
| 8/17/26 | Episode 168 - You Can’t Hold People Accountable for Expectations You Never Set | Accountability does not start when someone misses a deadline. It starts when the work begins. In this episode, Steve and Jake break down how strong engineers and leaders set clear expectations, document them, follow up before problems become emergencies, and address missed commitments without turning the conversation emotional. Not theory, practical, tactical advice for anyone responsible for getting results through other people. Key Topics Covered: Why accountability is impossible with... | 28m 27s | ||||||
| 8/10/26 | Episode 167 - You Don’t Have to Like the Change. You Have to Lead Through It. | Leadership changes. Your boss changes. The way your team operates changes. You can waste energy fighting it, or you can learn how to lead through it. In this episode, Steve and Jake break down how engineers should respond when new leadership arrives and how leaders should approach an established team without destroying what already works. Not theory: practical, tactical advice for navigating uncertainty, earning trust, communicating clearly, and keeping performance moving forward. Key Topics ... | 22m 36s | ||||||
| 8/3/26 | Episode 166 - Your Work Is Invisible Because You Never Learned to Explain Its Value, with Vanessa Errecarte | Strong technical work does not automatically make you visible, memorable, or promotable. In this episode, Steve and Jake sit down with Vanessa Errecarte, author of Valuable and Visible and an instructor in digital marketing, corporate branding, and personal branding at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. Vanessa explains how engineers can communicate their value without bragging, build trust through service, and stand out without becoming an online personality. Not theory, practical, ... | 1h 09m 59s | ||||||
| 7/27/26 | Episode 165 - You Know the Answer, So Start Sounding Like It | You can know your project, understand the data, and have the right answer, yet still make leadership doubt you. In this episode, Steve and Jake break down how passive language, hedging, weak tone, and overexplaining destroy credibility. They show you how to communicate decisions, problems, and recommendations with clarity and authority. Not theory. Practical, tactical advice you can use in your next meeting, email, or executive update. Key Topics Covered: • Why technically strong engineers pl... | 23m 50s | ||||||
| 7/25/26 | Episode 164 - If the Expectations Are Unclear, Get the Answer | Confusion at work does not resolve itself. Unspoken expectations, poor meetings, unclear processes, and difficult leaders can leave engineers feeling powerless. In this episode, Steve and Jake explain how to stop accepting helplessness, ask better questions, and create the clarity you need to perform. Not theory, practical, tactical advice for engineers who want to move faster and take control of their careers. Key Topics Covered: • Why capable engineers still feel helpless in dysfunctional e... | 14m 58s | ||||||
| 7/13/26 | reputation managementcommunication skills+3 | — | — | — | technical skillsmissed deadlines+4 | — | 16m 05s | ||
| 7/6/26 | trustconfidence+3 | — | — | — | trustconfidence+4 | — | 15m 02s | ||
| 6/29/26 | delegationleadership+4 | — | — | — | delegationleadership+5 | — | 18m 09s | ||
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| 6/22/26 | career growthdecision making+3 | — | — | — | clarityfog of war+5 | — | 12m 28s | ||
| 6/15/26 | career growthurgency+3 | — | — | — | career momentumtechnical skills+3 | — | 12m 12s | ||
| 6/8/26 | career growthpay performance+5 | — | — | — | market ratecareer growth+6 | — | 10m 36s | ||
| 6/1/26 | burnoutcareer growth+4 | — | — | — | burnoutengineers+5 | — | 13m 45s | ||
| 5/25/26 | mindset shiftpersonal responsibility+4 | — | engineering | — | powerblame+6 | — | 7m 52s | ||
| 5/18/26 | alignmentexpectations+3 | — | — | — | alignmentexpectations+5 | — | 19m 27s | ||
| 5/11/26 | interview techniquescareer leverage+3 | — | — | — | interviewingengineers+3 | — | 30m 07s | ||
| 5/4/26 | influencerelationships+4 | — | — | — | influencetrust+4 | — | 29m 24s | ||
| 4/27/26 | first jobengineering mindset+3 | — | — | — | engineeringcareer growth+3 | — | 29m 35s | ||
| 4/20/26 | communication skillsleadership+3 | Salvatore Manzi | — | — | communicationleadership+4 | — | 1h 02m 19s | ||
| 4/13/26 | anxiety in the workplaceaction avoidance+3 | — | — | — | workplace anxietyengineers+4 | — | 27m 21s | ||
| 4/6/26 | career growthmentorship+3 | — | — | — | career advancementengineer+3 | — | 16m 14s | ||
| 3/30/26 | Episode 148 - “They Should Know” Is Killing Your Career | Most engineers don’t struggle because of technical gaps. They struggle because they rely on what others “should” do instead of taking ownership of the outcome. In this episode, Steve and Jake break down why that mindset stalls your career and how to replace it with a standard that actually drives results. Not theory, practical, tactical advice you can apply immediately to lead better, communicate clearly, and execute at a higher level. Key Topics Covered • Why the word “should” is one of the... | 17m 35s | ||||||
| 3/23/26 | Episode 147 - You’re Not Stuck. You’re Just Missing the Skill | Many engineers feel stuck early in their careers. The pay isn’t what they expected. The work isn’t challenging. Recognition feels slow. In this episode, Steve and Jake break down the uncomfortable truth most people avoid: you’re not where you want to be because you don’t have the skills to get there yet. Not theory. Practical, tactical advice for engineers who want to take ownership of their growth, develop the right skills, and stop giving their power away to excuses, blame cycles, or vague ... | 27m 38s | ||||||
| 3/16/26 | Episode 146 - Five Generations. One Skill That Wins. With Special Guest Geoff Preece | Five generations are working side by side right now. Different values. Different expectations. Different definitions of loyalty, purpose, and leadership. If you cannot navigate that reality, your career will stall. In this episode, we sit down with Geoff Preece, leadership facilitator and executive coach with a background in the Marine Corps, law enforcement, logistics leadership, and defensive tactics instruction. This is not theory. This is practical, tactical advice on how engineers win in... | 59m 02s | ||||||
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