The Tension
If you’re a builder, leader, or change-maker, you already know the tension: the push and pull between where you are and where you want to be. It’s the moments when success doesn’t feel like you expected, when growth forces hard decisions, or when challenges test your limits.
Hosted by Travis Penfield, The Tension explores how high-performing leaders navigate these pivotal moments. You won’t find simple solutions here—because the tension isn’t something to be solved. Instead, you’ll hear stories, strategies, and insights to help you manage the tension and turn it into fuel for your personal and professional success.
The Tension
The Tension of Learned and Lived
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What happens when the beliefs you were taught collide with the lessons you’ve lived? In this episode, Travis sits down with Dean Dillenberg, VP at 49 Financial, overseeing Los Angeles and Austin, to unpack how we evolve from what we’ve inherited to what we’ve chosen.
Through stories of family, faith, career, and fatherhood, Dean reflects on the frameworks that have shaped him—from his parents’ Sunday dinners and “seven F’s” to defining success on his own terms.
