Spirit of Leadership with Megan Chaskey

Guest:  Roberto Dutesco, photographer, filmmaker, and founder of the IAMWILD Foundation Showcasing the exhibit:  The Wild Horses of Sable Island at Le Stanze della Fotografia, Venice, Italy during the 61st Biennale What happens when a passion for the beauty of the natural world inspires love and action to care for the wild? For over 30 years, Roberto Dutesco has documented the wild horse...

Join us for an inspiring conversation with renowned conservationist and MacArthur Genius Award winner, Carl Safina , as he shares profound insights on the interconnectedness of humans and the natural world. From witnessing whale recoveries along Long Island shores to exploring animal consciousness across 300 million years of evolution, Carl invites us to bring curiosity and "beginner's mind" to ou...

In this episode we have a special guest, Scott Chaskey, interviewing Nick Triolo highlighting Nick’s new book, The Way Around, A Field Guide to Going Nowhere . They met as fellow authors both published by Milkweed Editions – an independent publisher committed to ecological stewardship, with a mission to publish transformative literature – at an event in the autumn of 2025 celebrating the work of M...

Join Megan in conversation with Sandra Walter on S acred Season — especially potent from 12/12 through January and the Solstice gateway — as this time ushers in an ancient passage of rebirth that amplifies energies for transformation and invites a turning inward toward the heart, zero point, and presence with Source, Gaia, and LoveLight Intelligence — allowing old narratives to dissolve...

In this enlivening conversation, Megan sits down with Bennett Konesni—a musician and garlic farmer based in Maine. He directs Bagaduce Music, a music library, performance and educational center, runs The Worksong Project, and tours internationally performing and teaching musical labor, the songs and tunes of Maine, and his original compositions . Together they explore the joyful space where work a...

In this luminous conversation, Brazilian teacher and soul-leader Giu Bergamo joins Megan to explore self-leadership through rhythm, imagination, and embodied awareness. Giu traces a life of movement—from childhood dance to Naam Yoga and Vedic astrology—and invites us to experience our bodies as a temple , a lived practice that opens perception and presence. In her classes, imagination leads the wa...

What if the solution to the climate crisis has always been shining above us? Bill McKibben —legendary environmentalist and author of Here Comes the Sun —joins Spirit of Leadership to reveal the swift global surge in solar and wind energy and the hope it ushers in. In this inspiring episode, host Megan Chaskey and McKibben explore how renewable power transforms lives worldwide—from California’s sol...

Visionary Leadership through the Lens of Celtic Wisdom with Owen Ó Súilleabháin What does it mean to lead from the unseen? In this soul-rich conversation, Owen Ó Súilleabháin joins host Megan Chaskey to explore leadership from a place of reverence, imagination, and deep attunement to natural cycles. Drawing from his lineage, artistic practice, and work in leadership development, Owen speaks to the...

Ulla Suokko is a transformational mentor, author, speaker, and artist with a fascinating global journey. She holds a doctoral degree from The Juilliard School and has traveled the world as a performer and inspirer — sharing her message of authentic alignment, intuitive guidance, and personal transformation. Her TEDx talk, Do You See the Signs of the Universe? , has reached over 3.3 million views,...

On this episode of Spirit of Leadership with Megan Chaskey, we dive into the interconnectedness through the worlds of soil and spirit and the magic that can be found in these connections between people, plants and place. Our guest, Scott Chaskey, farmer/poet, speaker and author, discusses his latest book, Soil and Spirit, based on his travels and encounters inspired by his exploration of the unsee...

I’m a data scientist in the IT world, a mother at home, a philanthropist and a coach by heart, and a self-proclaimed Persian-American artist who contributes her art to the arduous practice of staying present. Persian Calligraphy has been my family heritage and my main tool to share the spirit of art I've been experiencing in conscious presence. There is a space where creation pours and it pours un...

Kathy Engel, poet, has worked for forty years at the nexus between social justice movements and art/imagination. Her books include Ruth’s Skirts , poems and prose, We Begin Here: Poems for Palestine and Lebanon , co- edited with Kamal Boullata, The Kitchen with art by German Perez, and the chapbook, Banish The Tentative . Her newest book, The Lost Brother Alphabet , was published by Get Fresh Book...

Scott Chaskey, poet/farmer Formerly the head farmer and director of one of the original community supported agricultural projects, Quail Hill Farm, for 30 years with Peconic Land Trust on the East End of Long Island, Scott has served on several boards of environmental non-profits. He is the author of several books including This Common Ground, 4 Seasons on an Organic Farm , and Seedtime, on the Hi...

Grace Chang Creating an essential foundation with potent generative health & wealth solutions for individual & collective transformation. Coming from over 3 decades of conventional & alternative medicine, Grace is currently merging permanent health & wealth solutions to create a platform for transformation. She shows individuals & businesses how to thrive using potent tools to...

Aylssa Gaustad practices the Yoga of Immortality, called Sukshma Vyama powered by Naam, and she is a trainer of teachers and she practices Harmonyum Healing founded by Dr Levry used to relieve stress and help the body heal from the negative effects of trauma and disease. Instagram @alyssanaam

Bridget Fleming, Suffolk County, NY legislator Bridget was first elected to the Southampton Town Board in a Special Election in March 2010 and won reelection in 2011 for a four-year term. She then was elected to represent the Second District in the Suffolk County Legislature in 2016. She is an innovative leader for economic growth, an effective advocate for our environment, and a dedicated champio...

Francine Madera an activist for equity and social justice, leader in her role as midwife to this new world, an educator for youth leadership and a healing practitioner dedicated to connecting people to their own deep healing. Facebook: Francine Madera Instagram and Twitter: Cinera17

Shane Weeks Bizhiki Nibauit Standing Buffalo. Artist, Activist, and a student of his culture as a member of the Shinnecock Nation. He serves as a bridge between his community of Shinnecock and communities abroad. Website: Www.bizhiki.com

Courtney Miller has naturally found herself in leadership roles her entire life.  She takes self-responsibility to heart. One of her guiding principles is that  she will never ask someone to do what she’s unwilling to do herself. As Director of Harmonyum and co-founder of Naam LA, Courtney  has dedicated her life to helping others in their healing journey, to move progressively from...

Rev. Dr. Nóirín Ní Riain, Irish spiritual singer in many traditions, author, Interfaith Minister (One Spirit Interfaith Seminary), musicologist, Celtic spirituality expert and creator of a theology of Listening  for which she coined the term, Theosony, meaning "The Sound of God".  Nóirín has traversed many diverse paths during her life-time and lives out her life in great gratitude for t...