The Impactful Engineer - Mentorship, Career Growth, and Personal & Professional Excellence for Aspiring Engineers
Spreading awareness, success, and accessibility to the world of engineering to aspiring and early career engineers.
The Impactful Engineer - Mentorship, Career Growth, and Personal & Professional Excellence for Aspiring Engineers
Latest Episodes
Episode 158 - The Raise You Want Requires the Reality Check You Avoid
Most engineers ask the wrong question: “Am I being paid market rate?” The better question is harder: “Am I a market rate engineer?” In this episode, Steve and Jake break down the uncomfortable truth behind pay, performance, perception, feedback...
Episode 157 - Stop Managing Preferences and Start Moving
Most engineers do not burn out because the work is too hard. They burn out because they spend too much energy trying to manage everyone else’s preferences, force agreement, and make every decision feel perfectly aligned before moving forward. I...
Episode 156 - Stop Giving Your Power Away
Most engineers don’t lose momentum because they lack skill. They lose it because they hand their energy, focus, and ownership to everything outside their control. In this episode, Steve and Jake break down one powerful mindset shift: blame is g...
Episode 155 - Stop Pretending You’re Aligned
Most execution problems do not start with bad technical work. They start with unclear expectations, hidden priorities, and assumptions nobody bothers to drag into the open. In this episode, Steve and Jake break down why alignment is not somethi...
Episode 154 - Stop Interviewing Like Every Other Engineer
Most engineers walk into interviews trying to prove they have the right technical background. That matters, but it is not enough. In this episode, Steve and Jake break down why your hobbies, side jobs, personal projects, past work experience, a...
