The Second Voice with Luisa Hogan

What if your hiring problem has nothing to do with hiring at all? Most leaders think losing good people is just part of business, but beneath the surface, culture breakdown is often being created, reinforced, and normalized by leadership systems nobody wants to question. Today, we’re unpacking why companies stay trapped in endless recruiting cycles while quietly pushing their best people away. My...

Most people think leadership pressure comes from making hard decisions. But for many leaders, the real pressure comes afterward — carrying uncertainty while everyone else looks to you for certainty. Over time, constant change doesn’t just reshape organizations; it quietly reshapes the person leading them. My guest today is Jeff Niebuhr. He has lead large, complex organizations through transformati...

Most people think high performers are confident. But what if the very voice driving their success is also quietly draining their peace, relationships, and sense of self? Today’s conversation explores the hidden emotional patterns leaders carry behind achievement — and why success alone never silences the second voice. Today’s guest is Steve Barton — executive coach, author, and creator of The Game...

Most leaders believe resilience means pushing harder, staying strong, and finding answers fast. But what happens when life puts you in a season where nothing can be forced forward — not your business, not your health, not your future? Today’s conversation is about the inner battle of learning how to stand steady when everything around you feels uncertain.  My guest today is Bill Derrick. Bill...

What happens when “stay positive” stops feeling supportive and starts feeling like pressure? Today’s conversation is about the emotional weight of being expected to fight, inspire, and stay strong while privately trying to make sense of fear, uncertainty, and identity. Because sometimes healing begins the moment we stop performing resilience for everyone else. Today’s guest is Bron Watson, founder...

Most leaders spend decades chasing success without ever asking what happens after they reach it. But eventually, there comes a quieter season where achievement no longer answers the deeper questions , and many leaders realize they’ve built a career without preparing for who they’ll become beyond it.  Mark L. Vincent, Ph. D., EPC,  is a pioneer in multiple fields and partners with accompl...

You've been solving the same problem for years in and not gotten anywhere, and you've assumed the answer is to push harder — because on the map you're using, harder is one of only two directions available. My guest today says that map is missing a dimension, and that most of us have flattened our lives to fit it. And he has already proven this to me through his work with me. Welcome back to The Se...

You don’t lose yourself overnight when you become a leader—you lose the version of you that used to know exactly where you stood. And no one tells you what replaces it. What if the real challenge isn’t leading others… but not recognising yourself in the process? Alicia Rius is a former co-founder and COO, ICF-certified leadership coach, and author of Lead With Clarity: How New Managers Turn Confus...

Failure isn’t what breaks most leaders. It’s what happens after—the part where your mind won’t let it go. The real challenge isn’t the mistake… it’s the voice that keeps replaying it. My guest today is Dr. Daniel Eiferman and he is a trauma surgeon, educator, and healthcare leader who has spent his career operating at the intersection of high-stakes medicine and human resilience. In his new book,...

What happens when the life you built—the one that defines you—disappears almost overnight? Not gradually. Not by choice. But all at once. And you’re left asking a question most people avoid: if you strip away the titles… who are you really? My guest today is Ray Martin. aka The Daily Explorer, and he is an entrepreneur and award-winning business leader. As a coach, mentor, facilitator, speaker, wr...

For years, I built my business around a version of myself that people I used to work with knew about me. But somewhere along the way, that version became a story I was reciting instead of a person I was living as. Today I'm telling you what happened when I stopped believing that story, and what it cost me to write a new one. On The Second Voice, we explore the inner conversations leaders rarely sa...

Be yourself’ sounds like the safest advice in the world—but what if it’s the very thing keeping you stuck? Because most leaders aren’t struggling with being fake… they’re struggling with being misaligned. And the cost of getting that wrong quietly builds over time Kurt Bush is a certified Internal Family Systems Practitioner, trauma-informed coach, and co-founder of Brimstone Coaching Group. With...

You wake up, open your wardrobe, and before your day has even started—you’ve already made 10 decisions. Not about your work, not about your priorities… but about what you’re wearing. And most of it is happening in a quiet internal dialogue you don’t even realise is draining you. Today we’re joined by Lacey Cadieux-McLean, founder and CEO of Rhubaia Ventures, a Calgary-based fashion-tech company th...

There’s a moment before you speak where everything tightens—your thoughts, your voice, your confidence. And in that split second, most leaders don’t have a communication problem… they have a decision problem: do I say this, or do I hold back? My guest today is Salvatore Manzi. He is a  leadership communications coach who helps leaders turn complexity into clarity. His book, Clear and Compelli...

You don’t lose your edge under pressure—you lose access to it. The problem is, most leaders don’t realise the moment it happens. And by then, the decisions are already made. My guest is Hanna Curman—international speaker, Founder of BrainShift (the new transformation logic), certified in brain-based coaching, and author on leadership and mental health. She helps executives lead transformation from...

Every team has a second voice. Not the one you hear in meetings, strategy sessions, or company values—but the one running underneath it all. The quiet collective self-talk that determines whether people speak up, stay silent, take ownership, avoid risk, or trust each other when things get hard.  At The Second Voice, we explore the inner conversations leaders rarely say out loud. If this episo...

You built something that works. People are responding, opportunities are coming in—but something feels off. Not wrong enough to walk away… just misaligned enough that you can’t ignore it. My guest is Angel Dash and she is a Flamekeeper and Sacred Brand Alchemist, international speaker, and creator of the trauma-informed B.O.L.D. Method™. She helps soul-led leaders turn their story into bold, high-...

Most leaders think success is what shapes them—but what happens when success stops mattering? When you’re sitting in a moment you can’t fix, can’t control, and can’t win… what’s left of the leader you thought you were? Today’s guest is Jay U. Jacobson, a funeral director, entrepreneur, and leadership voice shaped by moments where pressure, grief, and responsibility collide. Jay has testified befor...

Most founders say they want to step back—but when the moment comes, they don’t. Not because they can’t… but because they don’t trust what happens next. And the real question is: is that about your team, or about you? My guest is Rich Aston. During his 45 year career owning small businesses Rich Ashton became frustrated about the choice between bringing in outside leadership talent who didn't fit t...

We admire leaders who listen deeply — but what happens inside their minds while they’re listening? Beneath the calm exterior, there’s often a quiet tension: the urge to speak, to fix, to prove. Today, we’re exploring the second voice of leadership — the internal dialogue that makes empathy possible. Today, I’m joined by Adam Kinnest, a purpose-driven leader known for his calm, inclusive approach t...

What if the voice of doubt in your head wasn’t a warning sign, but proof you’re stepping into real leadership? Today’s conversation reveals why impostor syndrome may actually mean you’re on the right path. My guest, Brenda Hukel, has lived this transformation firsthand.” Brenda is an Author, Speaker, and Founder of Awakening the Consciousness Within, LLC. After more than 30 years in Human Resource...

What happens when everything you’ve been taught about helping others no longer feels right? For Dr. Avi Charlton, unlearning medicine wasn’t rebellion—it was essential. This is the story of a doctor who dared to listen to her second voice… and prescribed a new way to heal. Today we’re exploring what it takes to question the very system that shaped you—and find freedom on the other side. My guest i...

What if the success you’re chasing isn’t really growth at all—but fear in disguise? Many leaders drive themselves into overdrive, convinced they’re growing, when in reality they’re anchored by fear. Today, we’ll uncover how to spot the difference and what it takes to move from proving yourself to truly becoming yourself. My guest today is Marielle Speetjens, a Midlife Reinvention & Confidence...

Hook: What if everything you’ve been working so hard to prove, every achievement, every role, every sacrifice, still leaves you feeling like it’s never enough? Today we’re uncovering the hidden cost of proving yourself, and how self-talk can become the very cage that keeps you from living fully. Today I’m joined by Dana Diaz—a writer and advocate who has lived through abuse, broken free from toxic...

We’re often told that achievement brings confidence and clarity. But what happens when success doesn’t quiet the voice in your head — it makes it louder? In this final episode of Season 1, I’m sharing the leadership decision that forced me to confront that reality, reflecting on what I learned during Season 1, and talking about what's coming up in Season 2! At The Second Voice, we explore the inne...