Conversations about Power

In this Conversation About Power, I dive into the power of taking a break as I share all about my recent summer sabbatical—something I haven’t done in a long time!  From the enjoyment of a summer without clocks to the productivity that came along with it, I'll be opening up about what I got up to (spoiler: it was a lot!). Plus, stick around because I’m giving you a sneak peek into something s...

In this Conversation About Power, I'm talking about what I'm going to be up to over the next couple of weeks. Why am I taking a break and what are my plans? I'm also linking up ideas and  insights I've gained over the last few weeks about this podcast and power.  Why is power so important for our business?  What do I mean by power?  What are the components of that power?  And I...

In this Conversation About Power, I'm talking to Saša Češarek. Saša helps women get what they want, by teaching them the strategies they need to get there. Her focus is on choices and on the consequences of those choices and how they can blow you off course. This all sounds very practical and down to earth - power in a very earthly sort of way. But she also links it to spirituality. Saša&apos...

In this Conversation About Power, I'm talking to Julie DeLucca Collins.  Julie has so many fascinating stories to tell about her incredibly strong maternal line, going from her grandmother, a pianist in El Salvador, to her mom moving to the US and starting again as a single mom, and how Julie has taken that inspiration and shown what confidence can do in her own career. And now she's hel...

In today's Conversation About Power, I'm talking to Melanie Richards.  Mel works with business owners who want to become more visible. She believes that trust and self trust are the foundations for visibility That's what we're talking about during this episode.  We're also diving into an application of trust - empowering young people. How do we empower young people who fee...

In today's Conversation About Power, I'm talking to Aryanisha Lawes, who is an ordained Buddhist and a speaking coach.  The first thing we dive into in this episode is how our backgrounds may unintentionally victimize us or make us feel that we should stay victims of our circumstances.  We also talk about Aryanisha’s definition of power - truth and goodness - how this expresses itself, a...

In today's Conversation About Power, I'm talking to Elif  Tepebasi.  Elif is an energy healer. And a very intelligent woman. She also has an amazing ability to see patterns and to put these into words.  Today, Elif and I are  talking about language, about words, we're talking about bodies and about the different languages that we all speak every day. Plus what all of these have to d...

In today's Conversation About Power, I'm talking to Stacey Hagen.  Stacey works with a lot of people who are very empathetic. So they're coaches, life coaches, they are healers of various different kinds. And she's been exploring some of the same areas as I have in marketing.   Why is it that some of the kindest people on earth find it hard to say exactly what they do and how g...

In today's Conversation About Power I'm talking to Anne K. Scott who started her working life in the same area I did -  in IT.  She worked on a lot of innovative projects. And over time, she moved from IT into talking about intuition and imagination.  And now she’s working in the areas where there be dragons.  So today, we're having an exploration of intuition, of imagination, of th...

In this conversation about power, I'm talking to Jennifer Anderson.  Jennifer is a leadership coach based in Missouri. She's really interested in compassion. But the way she came to the subject is not what you'd expect. Jennifer got an idea in the middle of the night that she was supposed to write a book about compassion. So she did.  During this episode, we explore her ideas about...

Recently, I realised that along with my guests on the Conversations About Power podcast, I’m creating a patchwork of ideas, insights, questions, angles, and beliefs about power. This goes so much deeper and broader than I could go by myself.  In this Conversation, I'm reflecting on the last 12 episodes where I've been talking to 12 amazing, intuitive, warm, clever, funny, intelligent wom...

In today's Conversation About Power, I'm talking to the dynamic Julie Fairhurst.  Julie had a tough start in life. When she started work in real estate, she didn't know anybody who owned their own home. But she buckled down, she learned, she worked on her attitude and she became incredibly successful.  That's already a great story. And after all that, she decided she wanted to...

Today's Conversation About Power is a special one, because I'm talking to my sister, Julie Coleman. We're exploring a piece of our family history and how we relate to power, knowing what we do now.  This story started off as a mystery. Every family has these kinds of mysteries  - things you wonder about and never get to the bottom of. Our mystery was about one of our great-grandmoth...

In today's Conversation About Power, I'm talking to Bolutiwi Aiyesimoju.  Bolutiwi spent 14 years in a corporate environment and was very successful. But, just like a lot of us, that environment ultimately didn’t fit. It’s too much about hustle culture and doesn’t allow us to be authentically ourselves as women. If you've ever escaped from the corporate world, or if you're secr...

In today's Conversation About Power, I'm talking to Stella Scott.  Stella has had a fascinating career starting with running a dance company. She's been an opera singer, a Gestalt therapist, and now she's a coach and astrologer.  She's also very intelligent and frequently asks questions that we may not have thought to even ask before. Partly, this comes from her unique per...

In this conversation about power, I'm talking to Megan Cain.  Megan Cain is an ops expert who works with visionary CEOs of growing service based businesses, especially with a social impact and non-profit focus. These CEOs  know there are gaps that keep them stuck in the day to day of their business.  She helps them fill in the gaps (the often-missing middle layers of strategy and management),...

In this Conversation About Power, I'm talking to Joanna Ingram.  Joanna has gone from being a high-flying ad exec in Canary Wharf in London, to working with coaches as her own boss.  She's doing this in her own unique way, which combines breath work, her ad expertise and ceramics.   18-04-2024 Conversations about Power with Lynn Coleman Episode 021: The Power of Choosing Yourself with Jo...

In this conversation about power, I'm talking to Michal McCracken. Michal used to have a successful business based on hustle and hard work.  Then she walked away because it wasn't making her happy. And now she helps women with businesses to take back the power over their lives, their businesses and their schedules and to take better care of themselves.  This means they can take better ca...

In this Conversation About Power, I'm talking to Melanie Marisol. Melanie is a business astrologer, a shadow integration doula and a third-generation medium helping small business owners and medium enterprise CEOs birth their legacy.  She shares how to find out more about power in your birth chart.  04-04-2024 Conversations about Power with Lynn Coleman Episode 019: The Power in Your Stars wi...

In this conversation about power, I'm talking to Karen Kennaby of Ellev8. Karen has been an entrepreneur for 37 years and during that time she has seen the good, the bad, the ugly and a lot of other things as well, including running a 7-figure business and having to start again from scratch. She talks about her experiences during this episode.  28-03-2024 Conversations About Power with Lynn C...

In this Conversation About Power, I'm talking to Lise Loensmann.  Lise is a somatic practitioner and an embodiment mentor. She works with women who have gone through trauma.  She helps them feel more at home in their bodies, so they also feel more at home with other people and that helps them feel more powerful in their lives. During this session, we also talk about circles and how the proces...

In today's Conversation About Power, I'm talking to Johanna Paulussen. Johanna is a body-oriented therapist working with women who struggle with relationships and boundaries.  She takes them on a journey towards self-healing and living their lives authentically, which is how we got to the subject of power being about identity - a very deep identity that helps you feel able to share and s...

In this Conversation About Power, I'm talking to Annemiek van Helsdingen. Annemiek is the founder of the Academy for Soul Based coaching, where she and her global team teach coaching skills that invite sustainable embodied change. Now, she's been involved with change for a long, long time starting in a corporate environment. How is it to experience your own power in a corporate environme...

In today's Conversation About Power I wanted to reflect on the first 12 conversations and on my journey in podcasting so far. I'll be sharing insights I've gained, lessons I've learned, and my thoughts about creating a podcast.  Conversations About Power started in a massage chair at the hairdresser’s. The lightbulb moment of a ‘Why don’t I start talking about power in a podcas...

In this new episode of Conversations About Power we are talking to Marianne Hartley. She's an author, brand designer, an energy healer. She does all of those things at the same time.  In today's conversation, we're talking about power and connection and branding.  Want to hear more what Marianne’s got to say about power and us exploring this particular part of the power puzzle?  Lis...