Claire Ackers
The WildEdge Podcast
The WildEdge Podcast The WildEdge Podcast is a space for founders and leaders who want to build successful businesses without losing their clarity, integrity, or sense of self along the way. Hosted by co-founders Claire and Anthony Ackers, this podcast explores what it really takes to grow an aligned, high-performance business. Not through more noise, hustle, or pressure, but through deeper thinking, honest conversation, and time spent away from the desk. Some episodes are solo reflections on leadership, identity, and decision-making. Others are conversations with entrepreneurs and experts who...
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Claire Ackers
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Jul 8, 2026
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Episodes
Summer by Design: How to Enjoy Your Summer Without Losing Momentum in Your Business 08.07.2026 16:04
Episode Description Summer is supposed to be a season of abundance. A chance to enjoy the seeds you've spent the rest of the year sowing. Yet for so many founders, it ends up becoming a season of survival. You juggle childcare, holidays, family commitments and the day-to-day demands of running a business, only to arrive in September wondering where the last eight weeks went. In this episode, I sha...
There Is No Magic Bullet (And It Is Costing You in Your Business) 16.04.2026 15:23
Episode Summary There is a conversation I keep having at the moment with founders and business owners, and it feels too important not to bring here. If you are running a business right now, you will be aware that there is a lot going on outside the window. There is a steady stream of noise about markets tightening, clients hesitating, and things generally feeling harder than they should. What I am...
When The Business Is Running You 01.04.2026 19:48
Episode Summary This is a raw, unfiltered conversation recorded outside after almost not happening at all. Claire and Ant talk honestly about what it actually feels like to be in the middle of building a business while raising a family, carrying responsibility on all fronts, and trying to hold everything together. They share the tension of knowing they should be working on the business while being...
Let's slow down to speed up 25.03.2026 26:09
Episode Summary We recorded this walking by the River Aire in the sunshine, finally. After a long winter of just getting on with it, holding things together, keeping the faith, it feels like something is starting to shift. And that felt like the right place to have this conversation. Because what we are seeing right now with founders and leaders is not a lack of ideas, or strategy, or ambition. It...
What It Actually Feels Like to Come on a Rewilding Retreat 19.03.2026 30:51
Episode Description This is not us explaining the Rewilding retreat. This is Mia, Chloe and Juliet, trying to put words to something that is quite hard to describe. They came expecting space to think about their business. What actually happened was something else. In this conversation, they share what it felt like to arrive, what shifted during the retreat, and what stayed with them afterwards. Th...
Why Leaders Need The Wild: The Rewilding Retreat Story 11.03.2026 32:47
In this special episode of the WildEdge podcast, founders Claire and Ant Ackers share the story behind the Rewilding Retreats and the impact they have had on founders and leaders over the past four years. What began as a small, experimental retreat for women has grown into one of the most powerful experiences WildEdge offers. Across multiple retreats in the Lake District, Claire has witnessed lead...
Welcome to the Messy Middle: The WildEdge Story 19.02.2026 15:58
This is not our polished origin story. This is the real one. If you're the founder or the leader of a business that's currently playing in the messy middle, this is for you. The Saturday morning in bed that turned into IKEA craft paper on the bedroom floor. The golden cage we built the first time. The moment we realised something had to change. And what it looks like to burn the bridges behind you...
Engineering Clarity: Why WildEdge Exists 10.02.2026 20:09
This is the keystone episode of The WildEdge Worx Podcast. If you only ever listen to one episode, make it this one. In this conversation, Claire Ackers explains why WildEdge exists, what makes it fundamentally different from traditional leadership, coaching, and growth models, and why so many capable leaders feel stuck despite being highly motivated. This episode lays the philosophical ground for...
Introducing the Beacon Session 22.01.2026 5:19
WildEdge Worx CEO and co-founder Claire Ackers discusses the benefits and framework of a Beacon session, offering insights into how it can help business leaders get unstuck and move forward. She also provides details about the session and invites business leaders to explore the opportunity. Takeaways Beacon session benefits Beacon session framework Chapters 00:00 Conclusion and Invitation
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