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Hard Reset with Jeuse Kastoan

Hard Reset with Jeuse Kastoan

Jeuse Kastoan 84 Episodes Oct 12, 2026

I’m Jeuse Kastoan. Navy veteran. Husband. Father. MBA student. Rapper. And someone who has had to rebuild more times than I can count. Hard Reset is my real life journal. Every episode is about the grind nobody sees, the transitions nobody talks about, and the work it actually takes to reach where you’re trying to go. No filters. No handouts. Just the unseen hours. New episodes every week on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you listen.

Episodes

Episode 84 - Accepting What You Don’t Want
Episode 84 - Accepting What You Don’t Want Oct 12, 2026 495 A backup plan isn’t a surrender — it’s a strategy. In this episode, Von Caston breaks down the mindset behind accepting the overnight offer knowing it wasn’t the destination. Having something concrete to fall back on isn’t settling, it’s buying yourself the freedom to keep moving without desperation driving your decisions. Accepting an offer and being done with your search are two very different t
Episode 83 - They Made Leaving Easy
Episode 83 - They Made Leaving Easy Oct 12, 2026 763 Sometimes the company makes the decision for you. In this episode, Von Caston breaks down how his jobs announcement of a schedule change from a 4-day weekend to Monday through Friday 8-4 removed the last reason to stay. With a job offer already in hand and no way to continue interviewing under the new schedule, the resignation letter wrote itself. The lesson — when you’ve already done the work to
Epidose 82 - The Offer Wasn’t The Destination
Epidose 82 - The Offer Wasn’t The Destination Oct 8, 2026 622 The first offer wasn’t the finish line — it was the freedom. In this episode, Von Caston breaks down how accepting the first offer wasn’t about settling, it was about eliminating the pressure that comes with searching from a position of nothing. Having something concrete in hand changed everything — it turned the remaining interviews from desperate to deliberate, and that mental shift made all the
Episode 81 - Five Interviews In And Still Working
Episode 81 - Five Interviews In And Still Working Oct 5, 2026 681 Nobody gives you extra hours to find a new job. In this episode, Von Caston breaks down how he navigated 5-8 interviews while working full time and completing his MBA — no gaps in performance, no missed family time, no red flags at work. Managing a job search on top of a full life isn’t about finding time, it’s about being intentional with the time you already have.Leave me a messageSupport the sh
Episode 80 - Employed But Already Gone
Episode 80 - Employed But Already Gone Oct 1, 2026 876 Physically present, mentally somewhere else entirely. In this episode, Von Caston breaks down the psychological discipline it takes to keep showing up to a job you’ve already decided to leave — staying focused, maintaining relationships, and giving nothing away while quietly building your exit. Leaving on your terms means no one sees it coming until you’re already gone.Leave me a messageSupport th
Episode 79 - The Market Only Calls Back Who It Respects
Episode 79 - The Market Only Calls Back Who It Respects Sep 28, 2026 901 The market doesn’t negotiate — it responds or it doesn’t. In this episode, Von Caston breaks down what happened when only leadership and management roles came back after applying across every level. When the market speaks, you have to listen — and leaning into where your resume actually lands instead of where you hoped it would is one of the most honest career adjustments you can make.Leave me a m
Episode 78 - Applying Down Didn’t Work
Episode 78 - Applying Down Didn’t Work Sep 24, 2026 691 The market decided before you did. In this episode, Jeuse breaks down how he cast the widest net possible — applying across every shift, every level from associate to manager — and discovered that the job market had already determined his value without asking him. When only leadership roles responded, he had to adjust his strategy and target where the responses were actually coming from. That reca
Episode 77 - I Moved Before They Asked Me To
Episode 77 - I Moved Before They Asked Me To Sep 21, 2026 420 Don’t wait for them to make the move. In this episode, Jeuse breaks down why he started applying for jobs before they ever made anything official — from the subtle probation threats to the microevents that signaled the writing was on the wall. Drawing from his own experience as a former manager, he explains how companies build a case before they act, why fighting that process is almost always a lo
Episode 76 - The Room Already Told Me
Episode 76 - The Room Already Told Me Sep 17, 2026 1630 The moment everything shifted. In this episode, Jeuse breaks down the day the director announced the cancelled J&J contract and why — unlike everyone else in that room — he didn’t wait to see how it would play out. Drawing from past experience with contract instability, he shares why reading the writing on the wall early isn’t pessimism, it’s survival, and what that moment of clarity cost him
Hard Reset Season 4 Trailer
Hard Reset Season 4 Trailer Sep 13, 2026 36 Trailer to Season 4 of Hard ResetLeave me a messageSupport the showFollow the show, download the episode, share it with someone who needs it. That’s how independent podcasts grow — one real person at a time. I appreciate the support.If you want to connect with those who listen to the podcast join the Facebook group Hard Reset with Jeuse Kastoan. It is private but i will accept you if you try to jo
Episode 75 - The Next Reset
Episode 75 - The Next Reset Sep 10, 2026 433 We’re finally here. Season 3 closes the same way it opened — in transition, but at a different level. The initial goals have been achieved. Graduate program locked in. Family growing. Finances improving. Investing happening. But the reset isn’t an ending — it’s a setup. The next level requires a new plan. Finishing the MBA. Moving into a supervisory role. Building toward what comes after. Every se
Episode 74 - What I Know Now
Episode 74 - What I Know Now Sep 7, 2026 431 What Jeuse knows now that he didn’t before — you can plan for everything and predict nothing. People will feel how they feel about you regardless of how hard you try to make a good impression. So stop performing and just be yourself. The wisdom extracted from years of transition, rebuilding, and showing up isn’t complicated. Things change. Adjust. Put your best foot forward. Stop caring about what

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