Impactful Authenticity

This week I share an insightful conversation I had with Sean BW Parker. Sean is a British writer, artist and academic in art, cultural theory and justice reform. He lived in Istanbul for ten years until 2014 where he lectured at Istanbul University, and gave a TEDx talk 'Stammering and Creativity'.  He has published or contributed to a number of books, won six Koestler Arts awards (inclu...

This week I spoke to Cynthia Corsetti. Cynthia is an executive coach and author of the upcoming book "Dark Drivers". With more than 20 years of corporate leadership roles and over 11 years of executive coaching experience, she works with high-performing executives, startups, and Fortune 500 companies. What you’ll hear about : What are dark drivers The goal of coaching is not therapy, but...

Today you’ll hear about 5 different books. From our last five guests on the podcast : Jenn Fenwick, Kyle Dufford, Louise Coughlan, Danny Covey and Natalie Mullin  You’ll have to listen to match the book to the person :)  What you’ll hear about : Atomic Habits by James Clear   Walking the Amazon: 860 days one step at a time by Ed Stafford The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by...

This week I share an insightful conversation I had with Natalie Mullin. Natalie is a Certified Wellness Educator, Speaker, Facilitator, and Life Coach. As the host of "From a Full Cup," a mental wellness podcast, Natalie inspires women to dream big and take action. She draws from her own struggles during a mental health breakdown. She has now emerged as a thought leader on Disruptive Wel...

This week I share a wonderful conversation I had Danny Covey on the show. Danny has faced many battles in his life. He underwent eight heart surgeries. He has nearly died on the operating table three times, and was repeatedly told he would never physically excel. And yet, after much blood, sweat, tears, and prayer, he fulfilled an unimaginable childhood dream.  The fact that he is alive and well,...

This week I share a wonderful conversation I had Louise Coghlan. Lou is a writer, speaker, communicator & motivational coach from County Kildare, Ireland. Her writing has been published in The Irish Independent, U Magazine & The Irish Times. She has also worked as a full-time journalist for The Offaly Topic while also working for national radio station Newstalk as a researcher & contri...

This week I share a wonderful conversation with Kyle Duford.  Kyle is a president and executive creative director who specialises in crafting outstanding advertising and branding for global brands looking to own winnable market share. A former magazine editor, he spent much of his career focused on e-commerce in the fashion, outdoor, and sports industries. Kyle's unique blend of advertising,...

This week I share an insightful conversation I had with Jenn Fenwick. Leaders say that working with Jenn is like rocket fuel; she is a coach - sounding board & protector of headspace to leaders all across the globe. Her absolute sweet spot is working with leaders to nail their first 90 days in new roles and set themselves up for success.   Jenn has spent 19 years working in STEM, supporting 10...

Today you’ll hear about 4 different books. From our last four guests on the podcast : Jen Gilhoi, Rachael Griffin, Karen Jean-Francois, Kim Hacquoil  You’ll have to listen to match the book to the person :)  What you’ll hear about : The Chimp Paradox by Steve Peters The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson Unapologetically Ambitious by Shellye Archambeau The Wedge: Evolution, Consciousness, Stress and th...

This week I spoke to Jen Gilhoi. Jen Is an advocate for and creator of healthy social experiences that decentralise alcohol. Her journey spans two decades of alcohol misuse, eight years of an alcohol-free lifestyle, corporate roles, and entrepreneurial ventures. She shatters stigmas around choosing not to drink by inviting others to engage in self and societal inquiry to heal and be well. In her l...

Today I do another solo show and I'm excited to share insights I've gather both through lived experience as well as through a lot of reading! What you'll learn: Understand yourself and your leadership style Understand the context that a leadership role is in, to predict if this will be a context that works for you and your style What people you lead need from you What peers and stak...

This week I spoke to Karen Jean-Francois. Karen is an analytics manager passionate about how data science and analytics can support businesses. While she finds digging into data is fun, experience taught her that it’s only a small part of the job, and she believes that focusing on personal development and having access to role models is key to having a successful career – no matter what your defin...

This week I spoke to Rachael Griffin. Racheal is a breast cancer survivor of 11 years, and now a passionate advocate. She works in R and D in the pharmaceutical industry and is trying to invoke change, and give patients a voice from inside the industry.  She also is working as a volunteer with NICE helping review and re-write their breast cancer guidelines. A proud mum to an amazing 6 year old cal...

This week I spoke to Kim Hacquoil. Kim has worked in the pharmaceutical industry as a statistician for over 15 years. She is Chief Data Scientific Officer at Exploristics, a global provider of biostatistics consultancy services and specialised statistical software supporting the development of new medicines, medical diagnostics and devices. Her work there helps deliver dynamic and innovative analy...

Today you’ll hear about 4 different books. Three from our last four guests on the podcast  : Mark Agnew, J-Ney Antique,  Renee Dineen and Dan Cornell.  You’ll have to listen to match the book to the person :)  What you’ll hear about : The Arrogance of Power : The Secret World of Richard Nixon by Anthony Summers  Rebel Ideas by Matthew Syed The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer The God of small thi...

This week I spoke to Dan Cornell. Dan is a Managing Consultant at PA Consulting helping his clients embrace organisational agility in the Defence & Security sector. He has a keen interest in how teams come together to respond to change and volatility and how diversity and inclusion improves that ability.  He also leads PA's Global Pride network building equity for LGBTQ+ people in PA and...

This week I share a fun and inspiring conversation with J-Ney Antique. J-Ney is a life sciences marketer for over 9 years. He is driven by putting the humanity in to marketing as well as a deep passion for helping to discover new treatments for diseases that help make patients' lives better. He is a staunch champion of DEI, Mental Health and Wellbeing, and a qualified Mental Health First Aide...

This week I will take on another solo show. Sharing with you some reflections I’ve found useful when going through a transition in life, whether that be starting university, jobs, being a parent, wife…. the list goes on.     What you’ll hear about : Trust in others Trust in yourself No-one is liked by everyone Find what fuels your inner confidence Be kind to yourself Find someone who can call bull...

This week I share a great conversation I had with Mark Agnew. Mark's day job for the last 20 years has mostly been focused on advising and supporting politicians at the national and local level in the UK.  Most recently this was for the elected Mayor of Hackney and his Cabinet. By night he is one of the co-hosts of the podcast 'Tomorrow's World Audit Time' an extremely long and...

This week I share a great conversation I had with Renée Dineen. Renée is an international thought leader playing at the intersection of business, leadership, psychology and well-being. Prior to launching her own coaching & consulting practice, Renée spent over 20 years in international senior leadership roles in the high tech and biotech industries. Renée has presented on dozens of global stag...

With our little break in the show over new year I managed to catch up on a lot of the recommendations from previous guests and I’m ready to start with a new batch of awesome books.  Today you’ll hear about 4 different books. Three from our last four guests on the podcast :Tara Safaie, Brenda Harrington, Jo Franchetti and Kate Munro. You’ll have to listen to match the book to the person :)  What yo...

This week I share a great conversation I had with Kate Munro . Kate has been in the pharmaceutical industry for a number of years and is now moving into communications with a side-hustle in writing. She recently wrote 3 powerful posts on LinkedIN about her experiences so far with the menopause   What you’ll hear about : Building a writing habit Taking time to observe what's around you Utilisi...

This week I share a great conversation I had with Jo Franchetti. Jo is a Developer Advocate at Spotify. She is passionate about teaching best use of the web and its technologies. She’s got 10 years experience as a front end developer and has worked in various parts of the tech industry from start-ups, agencies, charities to large organisations. Jo is a mentor and organiser at codebar.io and at Fro...

This week I share a great conversation I had with Brenda Harrington. Brenda is the founder of Adaptive Leadership Strategies LLC, and the author of ACCESS DENIED: Addressing Workplace Disparities and Discrimination. As a Certified Executive Coach, she works with leaders globally across a variety of sectors to help them develop the professional habits needed for them to achieve their goals.   What...

This week I share a fascinating conversation I had with Tara Safaie right at the end of 2022. Tara is a director, managing the portfolio for IDEOs Health group. She works closely with clients who aim to use design to change their organisation in human centred ways. Tara is also a first generation Iranian-American who speaks openly about the impact the situation in Iran is having on her and how she...