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When I got promoted, I felt exactly the same. But the world around me didn’t. People paused before speaking to me. They filtered their words. They assumed things about me I didn’t feel were true — authority, status, power, distance. This episode is the story of how I navigated that identity mismatch. It’s about the moments that made me question my place, the loneliness that surprised me, and the l...

Burnout makes everything heavier. Especially feedback. In today’s episode, I break down the moment when a piece of feedback hit harder than it should have—and the uncomfortable truth I learned: The feedback wasn’t the problem. My exhaustion was. This episode is a deep dive into emotional regulation, leadership in hard seasons, and why empathy isn’t something soft-hearted leaders use—it’s something...

In this intimate relaunch episode, I share the real story behind my unexpected rise from Director to Senior Vice President in just four years — and the burnout that nearly took me out along the way. This is the honest reflection I wish someone had shared with me sooner: what it’s like to grow fast, lead big, juggle motherhood and ambition, carry the emotional labor of leadership, and still feel li...

In this episode of the Leaderful Inc, we explore the power of starting with why and how it can transform the way you lead and communicate. We dive into Simon Sinek's book "Start With Why" and discuss why it's important to connect with your why, how to identify your why, and how to use it to lead your team and your family. I share some practical tips and strategies for how you can apply this philos...

In this episode of the Leaderful Inc., we explore the common patterns of self-sabotage and dream killers that hold us back from achieving our full potential. We delve into the psychological and emotional factors that contribute to self-sabotage, including fear, limiting beliefs, and self-doubt, and provide practical tips and strategies for how you can overcome these obstacles and achieve your goal...

Communicating your point is an essential leadership skill. The content of the message, the style of the delivery and the prep work you do in advance can make all the difference for how effectively someone receives your message. In this episode of the Leaderful Inc. Podcast, you'll find some tips to help you land your message to your audience - whether in a meeting, in a pitch, or in a conversation...

The Start Right Now podcast has evolved! In this episode, you'll hear more about why it's now called the Leaderful Inc', and how I hope this new content will be focused on leading better in 2023 and beyond. This podcast is now also a video podcast available on YouTube @theleaderfulinc. Thanks for tuning in!

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is not a topic just for large corporations to be thinking about. Especially when the diversity of your team is proven to drive innovation in a business. BUT let's face it: As a leader, small business owner or an entrepreneur, you may have no idea where to start putting DEI concepts into practice. In this episode, social entrepreneur and LGBTQ+ leader Arthur Woods sh...

In this episode, my guest Keri Murphy, the CEO and Founder of 'Inspired Living', takes us through the impact that video can have on your business - if we can only push our fear of being seen. As a successful serial entrepreneur, she shares how It can be an incredibly powerful tool for making a career transition, for attracting new clients, and for stepping into that calling you have to inspire and...

What if you had the tools to get clearer on a big decision, major challenge, or the areas in your life where you're feeling stuck?  Becca Ribbing, the author of The Clarity Journal, believes that we can. Armed with a toolbox of powerful questions, she's on a mission to help people break out of the cycles of uncertainty and struggle that hold them back.  The Clarity Journal is her new book with ove...

How can we become a better version of ourselves every day even if, at times, we find ourselves stuck, stagnant, or burnt out? How can we know for sure we are making decisions that are truly in line with the person we feel called to be? How can we get out of our head and into our body to help us move in the right direction?    My guest in this episode, Wall Street Journal Best-Selling Author Victor...

Keeping your audience's attention has never been more difficult - whether that audience is your client, your followers, your boss, your spouse, or your new connections. It's becoming more important than ever to level up your communication skills in order to influence those around you and land your message.  Lucky for us, this episode features a Communication Expert, Neil Gordon, sharing expert com...

Even in our best efforts to be consistent, there are times where we may 'fall off the wagon' in our plans and our daily routines. Recovering from a down period can be tricky - especially when your own judgements about falling short makes it tough to get started again.  In this episode, I share some thoughts and reflections after falling off the wagon myself recently, and the mental shift you may n...

When was the last time you gave yourself permission to do more - to be more, to achieve more, to follow that passion, pursue your dream, to step into your calling, or to do what's on your heart? Episode 51 is centered around this exact question.  Pursuing a goal can sometimes feel like you'll need to make a trade-off in another area of your life - and this is the reason that ambition is sometimes...

Black or white? Good or bad? Absolutely perfect or a completely failure? Weighing two opposite extremes as your only reality is an example of 'All or Nothing' thinking at it best. But what lies in between the extremes - the shades of grey and all the rich colours across the spectrum - is the reality that we need to ground ourselves in if we want to make progress. So if you've wanted to quit that b...

What does it mean to be visionary? In this episode, we explore the answer with Marina Phillips. She is a #BOSS, Super Mom, entrepreneur and the founder of Bebe Station. Here's what we know for sure: As we pursue challenging goals, there will be so many instances where we'll meet intense roadblocks, ready to throw us off our course... But our ability to hold that vision close in times of adversity...

We all have a baseline for what we expect we are able to achieve - whether we are conscious of it or not. But did you know that we can dramatically raise the baseline of what's possible based on our daily habits, practices and actions? My guest in this episode is Deanna Rose, a peak performance strategist, naturopathic doctor, sports nutritionist, and the founder of Wellth by Deanna Rose Inc.  She...

We all want to arrive at a place where our ideas and projects are in full bloom - the point where the vision that we have for our new project is FINALLY realized. We are eagerly waiting for that Season where we can enjoy the fruits of our labour.    But are you expecting harvest season when you're still in the spring sowing season of your biz? Are you missing the gift of the winter season because...

Designing your brand from scratch as new entrepreneur can feel complicated! And when there is so much to consider, how do we design a brand that feels authentic to us?  In this episode,  Graphic Designer, Entrepreneur and host of the Podcast "Listen2Me", Gio Petrucci discuss why brand visual design starts with understanding and owning who you are at your core - your values, your personality, and t...

Is perfectionism keeping you on the sidelines - just dreaming instead of actually doing anything? In this episode, LeadHer Inc. Founder Courtney St. Croix shares her story of how pushing past her perfectionism has been critical to growing her brand, become a best-selling author, achieving over 100+K Downloads on her podcast 'The LeadHer Show', and so much more.  Courtney shares how she uses HUMAN...

Does your daily routine match the vision you have for your life? Or are you coming to the end of the day WISHING there were more hours in it, wishing you were farther ahead, and all the while feeling guilty about all of the above?! You're not alone.  In this episode, I share how a busy month led me to a realization I was missing two major pieces of what I need to succeed and hit my targets in my b...

Are you looking for a way to build an audience of fans or potential customers but have no idea where to start? Have you thought about creating content and even podcasting but not sure if it's the right medium for you? On this episode, me and my guest Toni-Ann Mayembe, Host of the Real Happy Mom podcast, take you behind the scenes of how podcasting has been an effective tool to drive new business a...

If you've ever felt like your introversion or shyness has held you back in your career or business, then this is an episode you'll want to listen to twice. My guest in this episode is Forbes Featured Leadership and Life Coach, and Hypnotherapist Stephanie Thoma. She is the author of the book 'The Confident Introvert: A Practical guide to connecting with others at events and beyond'. In this conver...

How much more effective could you be  - as a leader, as a business owner, as a partner, and as a parent - if you truly understood your talents and gifts? The Clifton StrengthsFinder Assessment is one of the most effective (and cost effective) tools that can give you rich insight into your strengths and more importantly, how your unique combination of strengths come togther in You.   My guest on th...

Who are you, really? Are you conscious of the boxes you have put yourself in? Are thinking about the dimensions of your identity as limitations or as super powers? In this episode with entrepreneur, Certified Professional Coach, and Culture Consultant Anya Soto, we will challenge you to free yourself of the labels that YOU have put on yourself and give yourself permission to be whoever and whateve...