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Beautiful Mess

Welcome to Beautiful Mess, where personal growth is a lifelong journey. Join our host Isabel Pollen and her guests of entrepreneurs, mental health advocates, parents, and more! Our goal is to ignite curiosity, spark conversations, and offer practical strategies for navigating life’s complexities.

Together, let’s inspire growth, find strength & joy, and embrace the beautiful mess that is life’s journey. Subscribe now for inspiration and transformation!

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Update frequency
every 14 days
Average duration
27 minutes
Episodes
27
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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EP26 Phil Wilkinson ...

EP26 Phil Wilkinson ..."Sport has the power to change the world..."

Phil Wilkinson and I only met for the first time two months ago.

Phil is a highly talented and dedicated global PR and communications professional and mental fitness coach.

As Head of PR and Communic…

00:19:36  |   Wed 03 Sep 2025
EP25 Aoife O'Brien...

EP25 Aoife O'Brien..."hard as it was at the time to accept what was going on...it is what has spurred me on to do what I'm doing now..."

Aiofe O'Brien is the founder and host of the award winning "Happier at Work" podcast. 

I have so much to learn from Aiofe and tuning into her podcast is one of my treats when travelling or needing to…

00:29:16  |   Tue 12 Aug 2025
EP24 Bill Carmody...

EP24 Bill Carmody..."I would love to offer the world "www.askbill.us" as a technology platfrom that feels real..."

This conversation was such an inspiration and so joyful in so many ways!!!

Bill Carmody is the founder of www.askbill.us 

Bill has had and is having the most incredible career.
He is also the most a…

00:30:23  |   Fri 01 Aug 2025
EP23 Natasha Miller ...

EP23 Natasha Miller ..."I was experiencing some really deep...sometimes dark feelings ...and there was also a sweetness..."

Natasha Miller is the award winning founder and host of the podcast "Bitter/Sweet".

Natasha is also the founder of Miller Libertine.

Miller Libertine design sensory food experiences that create deep …

00:27:24  |   Wed 16 Jul 2025
EP 22 Fleur Iannazzo ...

EP 22 Fleur Iannazzo ..."I wish I'd have had someone with me that could have helped..."

When could there possibly be a more real and urgent need for a money and  wellbeing coach than now??


Fleur Iannazzo  is not only an amazing friend whom I've known for almost 7 years...she is also an…

00:29:21  |   Fri 13 Jun 2025
EP21 Alison Sayers

EP21 Alison Sayers "...there's always unknowns...the current is always going to take you in directions that maybe you didn't quite predict..."

In this conversation, the main theme is exploration and I had so much fun exploring Alison Sayers' beautiful mess.

We cover a lot in a very short space of time, including how it is to be an older par…

00:33:45  |   Thu 12 Jun 2025
EP20 Loren Greiff ...

EP20 Loren Greiff ..."their confidence and dignity...their self respect...transformed!!

Loren has such a wealth of experience, insights and gems in this conversation...

As Loren says on Linkedin about her creation..."Portfolio Rocket" ...

What Sets Us Apart?
No cookie-cutter approaches

00:24:04  |   Fri 06 Jun 2025
EP19: Scott MacGregor...

EP19: Scott MacGregor..."you know...'people over everything' has been a mantra I've had ...for ever..."

Scott Macgregor is, amongst so many other extraordinary accolades, founder of the one and the only "The Outlier Project".

I have met and continue to meet the most exceptional people through the TOP c…

00:26:34  |   Wed 09 Apr 2025
EP18: Mark Holden...

EP18: Mark Holden..."...but guess what, it's always round the corner...!"

Mark Holden is a certified financial planner ...and so much more!!

I absolutely loved this conversation with Mark.

It is fuelled with such energy, such generosity and such razor sharp insight.

As Mar…

00:23:59  |   Sun 06 Apr 2025
EP17: Abbie Carter and Clare Mroz...(in amongst all the fun!!) two very special ladies from Patch...

EP17: Abbie Carter and Clare Mroz...(in amongst all the fun!!) two very special ladies from Patch...

  • These two ladies were an absolute JOY!! to speak with...Abbie Carter and Clare Mroz from the incredible Patch...

    We covered...
    Canada.
    Community.
    Live recording!
    Dealing with uncertainty.
    Dealing w…
00:21:03  |   Fri 04 Apr 2025
EP16: Amber Williams...

EP16: Amber Williams..."I will never say that there are four stages, seven stages...whatever stages of grief..."

This conversation with Amber Williams was a genuine light bulb learning process for me...

Amber has an exceptional story related to her work as a nurse, arriving at oncology a little later in her nur…

00:26:19  |   Fri 21 Mar 2025
EP15: Lyndsay Dowd:

EP15: Lyndsay Dowd: "...What am I really good at? What do I love to do? And how can I help people the most?"

Introducing the iiiincredible Lyndsay!!

Lyndsay Dowd is a Speaker, Founder, Author, Coach, Podcast Host, and Disruptor.  She is an accomplished leader, decorated seller and has successfully managed …

00:35:47  |   Thu 13 Mar 2025
EP14: Nadia Nagamootoo...

EP14: Nadia Nagamootoo..."Beyond Discomfort: Why inclusive leadership is so hard (and what you can do about it)

Introducing the amazing "Nadia Nagamootoo"...

Nadia Nagamootoo (she/her) is a prolific diversity, equity & inclusion thought leader, a global keynote speaker, award-winning businesswoman, and best-…

00:23:07  |   Wed 12 Mar 2025
Joe Jacobi: Gold Medal Winner Shares Golden Insights about life as an Olympian

Joe Jacobi: Gold Medal Winner Shares Golden Insights about life as an Olympian

An incredible conversation with Olympian Joe Jacobi.

Joe is an American former slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal …

00:34:07  |   Fri 07 Feb 2025
Jen Laffin: Converting Inner Doubt to Perseverance and Passion.

Jen Laffin: Converting Inner Doubt to Perseverance and Passion.

Jen Laffin is a former teacher turned mindset coach. She joins Isabel to discuss overcoming self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and procrastination.

Her teaching career, filled with the challenges of educ…

00:31:13  |   Tue 15 Oct 2024
Jiten Patel: Stigma of Exclusion to Maximizing Diversity Through Inclusion

Jiten Patel: Stigma of Exclusion to Maximizing Diversity Through Inclusion

How we frame things can change the outcomes. 

Jiten didn't speak English when he first went to school in the UK.  None.   He felt isolated, confused, and alone. . 

When new students, who also didn't …

00:35:27  |   Mon 07 Oct 2024
Tom Doherty: Teen parents, Pivot or Perish, and D-Suite @ Facebook.

Tom Doherty: Teen parents, Pivot or Perish, and D-Suite @ Facebook.

We were all born to matter and have gifts to share with the world.

That's Tom Doherty's life mission. 

Listen to Isabel navigate through Tom's Beautiful Mess called life.  Tom's incredible story ste…

00:32:55  |   Sun 06 Oct 2024
Zora Lazarov: Exploring psychological unsafety

Zora Lazarov: Exploring psychological unsafety

Zora speaks with us about her ‘jump’ from working for a number of high end organisations…Including Apple, Deloitte, Ericsson, Ikea and Syngenta to name a few…as a psychologist, senior people partner …

00:37:06  |   Wed 17 Jul 2024
E08: Steve Arntz....‘Universal access to meaningfully connected experiences that inspire people to live better lives together

E08: Steve Arntz....‘Universal access to meaningfully connected experiences that inspire people to live better lives together

Steve Arntz is the co-founder of ‘Campfire’...and a father and a husband.

Steve speaks about realising what ‘family first’ really means to him…what it really feels like to commit to that statement. 

00:32:02  |   Wed 19 Jun 2024
E07: Keri-Lynne Shaw …”you are allowed to love what you do and get the pay to match…I love helping people learn how to advocate for themselves and I do think it’s what I was meant to do”

E07: Keri-Lynne Shaw …”you are allowed to love what you do and get the pay to match…I love helping people learn how to advocate for themselves and I do think it’s what I was meant to do”

Keri-Lynne Shaw describes herself as a …..

KL describes how much power the phrase has for her when it comes to life and when it comes to career.

We explore the frequent ‘mucky/messy’ situations that …

00:34:50  |   Tue 28 May 2024
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