Leading in the Age of AI

What if the most important leadership skill in the age of AI isn’t technology… but trust?  In this powerful episode Laurie Hawkins explores why trust has become the new power skill no one is teaching — and why it changes everything for leaders, founders, and high-achieving professionals navigating uncertainty.  As trust in institutions, systems, and traditional leadership models continues to shift...

The leaders who will shape the AI era aren’t the fastest. They’re the clearest.  In this powerful episode of Leading in the Age of AI, Laurie Hawkins challenges one of the biggest leadership myths of our time: that success in the age of AI belongs to those who move the fastest, adopt the most tools, and stay ahead of every trend.  She believes the opposite.  As artificial intelligence transforms t...

AI is moving fast. Faster than most leaders were ever trained for. And if you’re being honest…you’ve likely had the moment. You open ChatGPT. You see what others are building. You read another headline about AI replacing roles… …and there’s a quiet thought underneath it all: “I should be further along than this.” This isn’t a technology problem. It’s a leadership one. In this episode of Leading in...

AI is moving fast. Faster than most leaders can regulate.  And the conversation no one is naming clearly enough? It’s not about the tools. It’s about how we’re relating to them.  In this episode, Laurie breaks down what’s really happening beneath the surface of AI adoption—and why high-achieving leaders are feeling the pressure, urgency, and quiet overwhelm that comes with it.  This is not a conve...

The biggest leadership challenge of the AI era isn’t learning new tools. It’s navigating the identity shift that comes with them. As artificial intelligence accelerates how we think, create, and work…many high-performing leaders are quietly confronting an uncomfortable question: If intelligence is no longer scarce… what makes a leader valuable now? In this episode of Leading in the Age of AI: Huma...

Artificial intelligence didn’t create the leadership reckoning we’re experiencing. It revealed it. In this opening episode of Leading in the Age of AI , Laurie Hawkins introduces the foundational idea behind the show:the future of leadership will not belong to those who move the fastest, but to those who remain the most integrated, discerning, and human . As AI accelerates speed, production, and a...

In this potent solo transmission, Laurie Hawkins speaks the truth leaders have been feeling but haven’t yet named. As we stand at the threshold between the collapsing frequency of 2025 and the emerging energetic landscape of 2026, this episode becomes a portal — a remembering, a recalibration, a necessary unlearning. Laurie reveals the five leadership patterns that must dissolve as we close out th...

In this powerful and expansive conversation, Laurie sits down with Andrew Grinbaum , a visionary entrepreneur, transformational coach, and Executive Director of the Spirituality in Business Institute . Andrew has scaled five multimillion-dollar companies, coached over 4,000 leaders, and studied Kabbalah, mindfulness, and universal wisdom for more than 30 years. His work bridges the worlds of spiri...

What if the thing you’ve been chasing — clarity, alignment, control, ease — isn’t found by doing more…but by taking oneconscious breath? In this soul-level conversation, Laurie sits down with Ashlee Livingstone , personal growth coach and breathworkfacilitator for driven women who look like they've got it all together on the outside but feel like they’re falling apart inside. Ashlee’s mission...

What happens when the work you once loved nolonger fits the person you’ve become? In this powerful episode, Laurie sits down with copywriter, brand storyteller, and business coach Susan Regier to explore the art — and courage — of reinvention. Susan has a gift for turning words into windows of possibility and helping entrepreneurs rise above the noise withmessaging that truly reflects who they are...

What if frustration isn’t the problem, but the key to unlocking your next level of leadership? In this powerful conversation, Laurie Hawkins sits down with Andrew Oxley, nationally recognized author, speaker, andexecutive coach , to explore his groundbreaking framework; The 4 Faces of Frustration. With over 30 years of experience coaching leaders at organizations like Coca-Cola Enterprises, CNN, P...

In this episode of Ambitious, Awakened & Aligned , Laurie Hawkins is joined by Nicole Van Valen , CEO and Founder of Keane Insights® , creator of The Joyful Leader® , and author of Resilience Through Joy® . Together, they explore how joy is notjust a fleeting feeling but a frequency — one that fuels sustainable leadership, genuine connection, and embodied success. Nicole shares her Ready–Set–G...

In this episode of Ambitious, Awakened & Aligned , Laurie Hawkins sits down with Dr. Lynise Green — Wellnessand Leadership Development Consultant, strategist, and WELCOA’s Top Wellness Professional in America — to explore what it really means to lead from a place of harmony and wellbeing. With over 25 years of experience in engineering, strategic planning, and organizational transformation, an...

In this episode of Ambitious, Awakened & Aligned , Laurie sits down with Laura Valvasori — a Medium, Intuitive Mentor, and Energy Healer — for a heartfelt conversation about signs,synchronicities, and the unseen ways the universe speaks to us. Laura’s story of moving from marketing consultant to medium is a journey of trust, surrender, and spiritual awakening. Through her personal experiences...

We’re standing at the edge of evolution; a threshold where leadership, business, and technology are being rewritten from the inside out. In this solo episode, Laurie Hawkins explores what it truly means to lead at the intersection of strategy, soul, and science; a space she calls Awakened Intelligence™ , where technology amplifies our humanity instead of replacing it. Laurie invites you to see rei...

In this conversation, I sit down with Melissa, founder of Deeply Nourished , to explore what it really takes to reclaim wholeness in a world that leaves so many of us exhausted, disconnected, and running on empty. With her unique blend of clinical wisdom and holistic modalities — from craniosacral therapy and reiki to nutrition and nervous system recalibration — Melissa shares her journey of integ...

What does it really mean to come home to yourself? In this episode, I sit down with Carly Ottaway—author of Coming Home , founder of Web of Words, and creator of The Mirror Effect—to explore what it takes to rebuild a life and business from the inside out. Carly’s story begins in the ashes of a devastating house fire, but what emerged was not just survival—it was becoming. Through her book, her le...

What happens when two leaders — in life, in love, and in business — step into a space designed to crack them wide open? In this powerful episode of Ambitious, Awakened & Aligned , Laurie Hawkins is joined by her husband, Gerard Roy, President of Lubrico Warranty and Global Warranty. Together, they share their raw, transformative experience at Dr. Joe Dispenza’s Week Long Advanced Retreat. This...

What if the future of entrepreneurship wasn’t about doing more, but about becoming more you ? In this powerful conversation, I’m joined by the revolutionary founders of Soul x Ai.; Christiane Witt (Visionary), Cerice Berndsen (COO), and Leah Hielsberg (CTO), who are leading a seismic shift in how we define success in business. These three women, spanning generations and disciplines, are not just b...

What if the life you’re living isn’t the one you’re meant for—but simply the one you settled into? And what if you had full permission to choose again? In this powerful episode of Ambitious, Awakened & Aligned , Laurie sits down with visionary coach and founder of Design Your Reality , Tracy Teskey , to explore what it truly means to reclaim your freedom, your voice, and your power. Together,...

What if the very place you feel stuck is the doorway to your greatest transformation? In this episode of Ambitious, Awakened & Aligned , Laurie sits down with the extraordinary Rachel Burr—executive coach, leadership consultant, and human behavior expert—for a conversation that goes far beyond strategy. Together, they unpack the messy, magical process of getting unstuck and stepping into a ver...

What if the very setbacks you’ve experienced are the sacred breadcrumbs leading you back to yourself? In this soul-awakening episode of Ambitious, Awakened & Aligned , host Laurie Hawkins sits down with Intuitive Empowerment Coach, author, and podcaster Andrea Crisp —a powerhouse woman who has turned failure into fuel, and self-doubt into sacred confidence. From losing her dream job to healing...

What if the reason you’re not healing… isn’t because you’re doing it wrong — but because you’ve been taught to chase symptoms instead of truth? In this episode, Laurie sits down with Brittany Lynn Burton — a Certified Nutritional Practitioner, Somatic Release Coach, and founder of Brittany Lynn Wellness — to unpack the real reasons women are burning out, struggling with hormonal imbalance, and fee...

In this powerful episode of Ambitious, Awakened & Aligned , we sit down with CEO and 7-figure entrepreneur Staci Millard —the heart-led leader behind Thrive Accounting . Staci brings more than 15 years of experience helping small business owners unlock their next level by mastering one key skill most entrepreneurs avoid: knowing their numbers . But this conversation goes way beyond spreadsheet...

What happens when two powerful forces unite to amplify alignment, purpose, and possibility? You get a conversation like this. In this episode of Ambitious, Awakened & Aligned , I sit down with the luminous Amanda Wilson-Ciocci , a woman whose life and leadership are a testament to the power of resilience, reinvention, and unapologetic expansion. As the Founder of The Monarch & Co. , Monarc...