Get Superpowered

If someone asked you to teach them to listen - what would you actually say? Eye contact? Nodding? Repeating back what you heard? That's the answer most people give. And none of it is listening. In this episode of Get Superpowered, I sat down with Richard Mullender to unpack listening as a skill. Richard Mullender is a former hostage negotiator and lead trainer at Scotland Yard’s National Hosta...

Hope is not something you feel. It is something you do. In this episode of Get Superpowered, I sat down with Gidon Lev and Julie Gray to unpack hope as a skill. Gidon Lev survived Theresienstadt concentration camp as achild, built a full life across nine decades, and is still facing forward at 91. Julie Gray is the writer who helped Gidon bring the message of hope to the world - in their book Let&...

We can live in a gap between knowing the direction we want to take and actually taking it for years. Because we keep feeding our doubts. Self-conviction is the skill that starves the doubt. In this episode of Get Superpowered, I sat down with Pearle Nwaezeigwe to unpack the skill of Self-Conviction. Pearle Nwaezeigwe is a tech policy leader who built a career at TikTok, Twitter, and Meta across fo...

In leadership, it's not about what you achieve. It's about what the people around you go on to achieve. In this episode of Get Superpowered , I sat down with Ben Bulpett to unpack the skill of making the people around you capable of more. Ben Bulpett is a global marketing leader with over 30 years of building and leading high-performing teams across some of the world's most competitive...

The people around us - our partners, teams, clients - are sitting on a gold mine of insights, feedback, and perspectives we too often leave untapped. Not because they won't share. Because we don't ask - or don't ask well. Asking well is a skill – and most of us have left it to chance. In this episode of Get Superpowered, I sat down with Jeff Wetzler to unpack exactly what it takes to b...

Under pressure, most of us become someone we didn't choose. Because our bodies are running a script we didn't write. In this episode of Get Superpowered, I'm joined by Dr. DanDworkis to unpack how to rewrite it. Dr. Dan Dworkis is an emergency physician and founder of TheEmergency Mind Project. He distilled thousands of highest-stakes moments in the Emergency Room into a practical system that work...

Elite athletes rest before the push. Most leaders rest after the crash. That difference reveals a kind of discipline most leaders never build. In this episode of Get Superpowered , I sat down with Aslak de Silva to unpack that discipline. Aslak de Silva is a world-champion martial artist turned CEO coach.  He forged his ‘Black Belt in Leadership’ framework in world championships - and now teaches...

What does it really mean to be authentic in a world that’snoisy and low on trust? In this episode of Get Superpowered , I sit down with Alina Verbenchuk, entrepreneur, co-founder of Korda, and former Google & YouTube leader. Together, we explore authenticity as a creator superpowerand leadership responsibility in a world crowded with noise and shaped by platforms - yet hungry for what is genui...

In this episode, we welcome back Aditya Sehgal, who has taken years of real-world, high stakes negotiating experience and turned it into five accessible frameworks that you can apply to any business or personal situation – and navigate the toughest challenges and unlock decisive action with confidence and clarity. In this conversation, we uncover the deeper psychology that makes negotiation work -...

What if the doors that feel impossible to open in yourcareer or life weren’t locked at all - you just needed the right keys? Along his journey from fresh graduate to President of a multi-billion-dollar company, Aditya Sehgal developed and discovered frameworks that helped him lead, grow, and navigate complex challenges. He calls them magic keys because they unlock insight, spark action, and help s...

What if play wasn’t just for kids but a lifelong superpower that fuels creativity, courage, and connection? In this inspiring episode of Get Superpowered , I’m joined by Jonathan Pitts, an award-winning improv artist, producer, author, and teacher from the Second City in Chicago who has devoted his life to helping people re-discover creativity, courage, and connection through play. From the legend...

In today’s fast-moving world — where companies can be disrupted, products copied, and consumers constantly raising their expectations — what’s your real competitive edge? Your team. But not just any team. A supercharged team. And here’s the twist: teamwork is harder to achieve today. We are too busy, our minds are too distracted, and we don'thave the attention that is needed to solve complex probl...

Trust is the emotional fabric for every meaningful connection — at home, at work, and in communities. It fuels creativity,accelerates collaboration, and encourages risk taking. And yet, for something so essential, we spend surprisingly little time thinking about it, let alone intentionally building it. In this episode, we’re unpacking what it really takes to build, sustain, and repair trust—from t...

What if imagination wasn’t a childhood fantasy, but the key to unlocking your most powerful, creative self? In this episode of Get Superpowered , we dive into the expansive world of Imagination with writer and systems thinker Lucy Gray. From writing 80+ speeches on dreams and impossibility to authoring a collection of 45 children's stories and a debut novel ‘Eternal Gravity’ that blends love and p...

What if stress wasn’t just something to manage—but something you could completely reframe? In this episode of Get Superpowered , I’m joined by David Meikle — a prominent thinker, strategic advisor to global brands, and creator of the Meikle Matrix, a powerful framework for redefining our relationship with stress. With decades of experience navigating pressure at the highest levels of the advertisi...

Welcome back to the ‘ Get Superpowered’! Today’s episode is one I’ve been so excited to share becauseit completely flips the script on how we think… about thinking. Meet Deborah Perry. With over 25 years of experience ininnovation, creative thinking facilitation, — and as an artist, poet, and author—Debbie helps people ignite the kind of powerful, high-quality thinking that sparksreal breakthrough...

In this episode of Get Superpowered, we dive into the art—and superpower—of Breaking Down Complex with Charlie Rossetti, a private equity investor and strategic advisor. Where others see noise and chaos, Charlie sees patterns andpurpose. From private equity boardrooms to board games, he breaks down complexity to its essential pieces—revealing the levers that matter and using them to unlock high-im...

In this episode of the Get Superpowered podcast, we’re diving into a force that holds many of us back: FEAR . Whether it’s launching a business, speaking up, or stepping into the unknown — fear is often present. But what if fear wasn’t something to avoid? What if it was a tool—an ally—that could fuel resilience and courage, and help us achieve unimaginable? My guest, Lisa Blair, is an adventurer,...

Welcome to another power-packed episode of the Get Superpowered podcast! This time, we’re diving into Building Team Synergy with a truly remarkable guest, Jon Hunting. Jon’s career has spanned for over 40 years across two very different industries - railway and aviation. Whether on the ground or in the skies, Jon has mastered the art of bringing teams together to deliver results against the odds -...

In this special episode of the Get Superpowered podcast, the tables are turned! My friend, Val Slavina, turns the mic on me as I take the guest seat to dive into a topic I’m deeply passionate about—Small Talk. Small Talk that creates space for more meaningful conversations even with strangers where we can really get to know another person while being our authentic self. I came to believe that anyo...

In a world where we’re all fighting for attention, great storytellers earn the right to be heard. In this episode, we dive deep into the Art of Storytelling with our guest, Simon Hill, a seasoned storyteller whose illustrious career spans decades of investigative journalism, celebrity interviews, and shaping cultural conversations as an editor at GQ and The Times Magazine. In our conversation Simo...

In this episode of the Get Superpowered podcast, weexplore the transformative power of Empowerment with Nina Aggarwal. Nina’s remarkable superpower for empowering those around her has been instrumental in driving the success of her global strategy and capability consultancy, helping iconic brands innovate and grow. In our conversation Nina shares personal stories andactionable insights into what e...

In this inaugural episode, Veronika talks with Phil Hayes-StClair, partnership expert and coach, serial entrepreneur, award-winning speaker with a passion for the science and art of business growth through partnership. Phil blends a wealth of experience from 25 years of buildingbusinesses, hosting the Partnership plus podcast, and coaching organizations to forge powerful partnerships. All these le...