Most people on LinkedIn only talk about growth once they’ve emotionally recovered from it. Jeremy Levine talked about it mid-journey. Mildly bruised. Still curious. Fully honest. This week on The Struggle Bus, I sat down with Jeremy (Client Strategy & Chief Revenue Officer at Maze ), and instead of a checklist episode, we got something better: war stories, self-awareness, and the kind of career advice that doesn’t come wrapped in motivational fonts.
He shouldn’t have to speak to me. His body of work already tells it’s own story. Jeremy’s worked with brands like Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors and Vitamin Shoppe. Impressive? Absolutely.
He talked about burning bridges early in his career, learning the hard way that being correct isn’t the same as being effective, and realising far too late that leadership isn’t about volume, it’s about velocity and direction. I don’t think he planned on coming into the call to talk about this. But, such is the man. Self aware. Utterly motivated.
In an industry that reinvents itself every 15 minutes, the people who last aren’t the loudest. They’re the ones who keep asking better questions.
We also got into the unsexy stuff no one wants to post about: foundations.
Clean data. Connected systems. Flexible thinking. It was around this point, I nodded off. Joking.
Jeremy’s story is about endurance. It was also about the love for the industry. It was not about hacks. It was about habits.
Not about pretending it’s easy. About knowing it isn’t and showing up anyway. That’s what a happy Dad does.
If you’ve ever been the “strong one” in the room while quietly Googling how not to combust… this one’s for you.
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