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In this episode of Voice of Growth, Manny Teran challenges the modern myth of immediacy and reframes leadership through a more enduring lens: business as agriculture.  

Some seeds grow in months. Others take years. Some cycles reward action. Others reward restraint.  Drawing from Stoic philosophy, real operating experience, and hard-earned lessons from building companies through downturns, Manny explores: 

• Why timing is inseparable from strategy
• How strong leaders prepare during good times for inevitable downturns
• The difference between strategic patience and tactical urgency
• Why dry powder, war chests, and optionality separate survivors from winners 
• How to build a culture where dissent, safety, and long-term thinking coexist  

This is not advice—it’s perspective. A reminder that great leaders don’t confuse favorable conditions with permanent reality, and that luck is rarely accidental—it’s preparation meeting opportunity.