The Wonder Dome

I've had the immense privilege of sharing space with Ishita Sharma on a number of occasions over the past year. It’s difficult to put into words what she does for people, or at least what she's done for me. She is a modern mystic, holding space for life in all of its abundant complexity, from the highest joys and miracles to the deepest suffering and sorrows. She was born in Haridwar, In...

My guest today is Yotam Schachter . Yotam is the founder of Presence Tree Leadership , where he provides guidance and grounding for change-makers. I cannot think of a better name for his work than Presence Tree. Just as trees are deeply rooted and connected to the earth, while also growing upwards toward the light, so too does Yotam do that in his own life while helping others find that in themsel...

Joel Monk is a transformational coach and truth be told, a bit of a hero of mine. He’s the founder of Coaches Rising, a community on the cutting edge of human development with over 6000 coaches across the world and counting. He also hosts the Coach's Rising podcast, a source of inspiration that helped me believe in my own podcast, The Wonder Dome . Joel brings together a beautiful combination...

Sophia Moon helps people ranging from age four to ninety-four live their creative gifts. She is an abstract artist, a songwriter, a community organizer, a teacher, and a seeker on the lifelong path of purposeful expression.  As the founder of Essem Art Studios, she creates spaces for children and adults to engage in creative discovery. As the host of CreativeMornings Boston, she gathers creatives...

My guest on this week's episode of The Wonder Dome is Jay Clouse. He's a prolific creator and entrepreneur, and he stands for anyone and everyone who aspires to make a living using their unique creative skills. Our conversation explores what is it to find what you're meant to do in the world, and how to express it. In the face of that question, many of us carry expectations of atten...

Karin Stawarky is the founder of Spark Leadership Partners. Her 20+ years of practice reflect her deep belief in the integration of all parts of ourselves: our thinking self, feeling self, physical self, and energetic self. This integration enables an open-hearted leading and living, a way of being in the world that creates the conditions for maximum impact and fulfillment.   Karin has a list of a...

Wendy Wise is a First Nation indigenous energy healer and well-being advocate who was born with gifts of vision and wisdom: the capacity to understand people beyond the intellect, supporting them on deep energetic levels. She's studied with First Nation elders who have given her blessings to carry forward their sacred lineage, and she’s also learned from mentors from a number of other spiritu...

Cyrus Shahrad is a human of many talents: musician, novelist, journalist, and film critic. His work has appeared in a range of publications, from the New Statesman to the Telegraph to Google’s Think Quarterly. His novel The White World won the Telegraph's novel of the year competition in 2006. Cyrus lives in London, where he makes music under the moniker Hiatus . It is that music that brought...

Meg Wolf is a remarkable human being. She's a leadership coach who leverages her background as a professional actor to help leaders develop their presence and communication skills so that they can lead with more authenticity, deeper purpose, and clear vision. She works especially with business leaders and nonprofit leaders who are committed to building organizations that make a difference in...

Francis Briers has over 15 years of experience facilitating individuals and groups. He trained at one of the UK's top drama schools, and he's an executive coach, a spiritual counselor, and a poet. A damn good poet, in my humble opinion. (Stick around to the very end of the conversation to hear him read one of his latest poems, There is No Solid Ground , written in the time of this pandem...

I often talk about “walking the walk.” Dr. Shoshana Simons has been doing that for decades. She is a teacher, leader, coach, essayist, activist, and healer. She has a particular interest in the integration of the arts into spiritual practice, social and emotional development, and the uses of performance and creative expression as catalysts for healing and social change. She helps people live with...

For this week’s episode of The Wonder Dome, my guest is Dr. Kristin Lee, also known as Dr. Kris. She's an internationally recognized award-winning behavioral science professor, a licensed clinical social worker, and the author of a number of books on human potential. As a lead faculty for behavioral science at Northeastern University, her research and teaching include both individual and orga...

This week on The Wonder Dome , I am joined by Aithan Shapira . He's the founder of Tilt, a culture design and transformation firm focused on helping global leaders, organizations and governments instill the conditions that help people be more collaborative, adaptive, and innovative. He began his artistic journey at age 8 with the piano. By the time he was a teenager, he was playing in jazz ba...

My guest today is Rada Yovovich , a remarkably multifaceted human being who moves skillfully and creatively through many different contexts. She's an experienced coach, mediator, trainer, facilitator, rugby player, and artist. She's based out of Chicago, but she works with clients from across the country and across the world. She co-leads The Rising Practitioners Circles , a national col...

How do you connect your outer life to your inner life? What is something that inspires you and sparks the creativity in your inner world? And how do we share that with those around us? These are just some of the questions I discuss with Christos Vayenas on this week’s episode of The Wonder Dome. Christos is a self-taught musician who has devoted his life to exploring the intersections of aesthetic...

Dr. Annice Fisher is a coach for people ready to use their choice and power as the foundation for a more equitable world. As the CEO & Founder of The BEE FREE Woman and Developing Capacity Coaching, LLC, she coaches individuals and teams to use conscious leadership as a tool for inner healing and advancing equity. In this episode, we explore what it means to be an adaptive leader, facing chall...

Join me in this week’s discussion with Chelsea Simpson , a coach, professor, and all-around creative human who walks to the beat of her own drum. She is the Co-founder of the Emerging Leaders Project, a next-generation consultancy to help organizations and the workforce train their teams to not only navigate but thrive in a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) world . She also teaches Cr...

On the inaugural episode of The Wonder Dome , I talk with my music teacher and all-around incredible artist, Todd Marston . We explore why art matters, especially in the midst of tumultuous times, and how to cultivate creativity, no matter where life finds you. By the way, Todd wrote the theme song for the show! You can hear the song in its entirety and purchase a high-fidelity download here: todd...

Welcome to The Wonder Dome .  On this podcast, I explore the question “what is your fiercest hope for humanity?” through conversations with an incredible array of practitioners from across disciplines, including coaches, artists, entrepreneurs, healers, scientists, philosophers, psychologists, and organizational leaders. All of these people are working at the edge of what’s possible for humanity,...