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Leading Beings

Rethink work. Redefine success. Forge your own path.

The Leading Beings Podcast is for indie professionals, creative leaders, and unconventional business owners who are done with trying to fit into traditional work and success models that were never designed for them.

You’re not here to follow the default path—you’re here to craft a work-life rhythm that aligns with who you are, how you create, and what truly matters.

Through deep conversations, solo explorations, and practical strategies, we explore how to:

Work in a way that energizes you, not drains you
💡 Design a career, business, or leadership model that actually fits
🌀 Navigate transitions, pivots, and personal evolution with clarity
🌿 Build success on your terms—without burning out or selling out

We dive into topics like:

🎯 Conscious leadership & business – Running things your way, with purpose & integrity
Creative productivity & flow – Working with your natural rhythms, not against them
🛠️ Work-life design – Questioning norms & creating a model that fits you
🔍 Self-awareness & inner work – Understanding yourself so you can create outward impact
🌱 Sustainable momentum – Building a pace that fuels both growth and well-being
🌍 Meaningful work & impact – Using your skills in ways that feel aligned & intentional


You’ll also hear from remarkable indie leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers who are carving their own paths, breaking rules, and creating work that matters—without compromising who they are.

This isn’t about productivity hacks or traditional career advice. It’s about rethinking what’s possible, challenging the status quo, and designing a professional life that’s truly yours.

🎧 Tune in and start creating success—on your own terms.

Business Meditation Leadership Self-Improvement Coaching Purpose Education Spirituality Careers
Update frequency
every 24 days
Average duration
35 minutes
Episodes
54
Years Active
2016 - 2025
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#53 What is an Indie Leader? The Future of Work Nobody's Talking About

#53 What is an Indie Leader? The Future of Work Nobody's Talking About

What is an Indie Leader? Why is this way of working and leading on the rise? And why might it be exactly what you need to shape your career, business, and impact in 2025?

In this episode of the Leadin…

00:31:24  |   Wed 29 Jan 2025
#52 Professional Reinvention after Big Personal or Life Shifts

#52 Professional Reinvention after Big Personal or Life Shifts

In this episode, I open up about my personal journey of managing professional responsibilities amidst personal upheaval. I share my experiences after the loss of my and how it led me to reassess my p…

00:28:13  |   Fri 19 Jul 2024
#51 Intentional strategies for managing the load in stressful times

#51 Intentional strategies for managing the load in stressful times

We all have times in work, life and business when things get full. Times where some things become more important or when there's just too much on our plate to keep everything going. So how can we int…

00:15:48  |   Thu 16 Mar 2023
#050 Aaron McEwan: Reimagining Work-Life Post Pandemic - What Leaders Need to Consider

#050 Aaron McEwan: Reimagining Work-Life Post Pandemic - What Leaders Need to Consider

We are all well aware of the fact our working lives have changed since we've moved on from the thick of the pandemic. But have our organisations and our leaders caught up? And are we really making th…

00:49:26  |   Fri 27 Jan 2023
#049 Keystone Actions

#049 Keystone Actions

You may have heard of the concept of Keystone Habits. But what is a Keystone Action?

In this episode I share:

  • What is a keystone action?
  • Why keystone actions are important
  • How can you use keystone action…
00:10:23  |   Wed 11 Jan 2023
#048 Before you set goals for the new year, do this

#048 Before you set goals for the new year, do this

The start of a new year can be an excellent time to set goals. But research tells us very few of us actually follow through with and achieve the goals we set for ourselves at this time.

One way we ca…

00:30:29  |   Wed 28 Dec 2022
#047 Designing Working Rhythms that Work for You

#047 Designing Working Rhythms that Work for You

Many of us fall into the trap of working how everyone else works. Or working how society, or our workplaces have trained us to work. But are the working rhythms imposed on you by external forces aren…

00:41:11  |   Tue 13 Dec 2022
#046 Dr Shyam Barr: Leading with Self Regulated Learning

#046 Dr Shyam Barr: Leading with Self Regulated Learning

Dr Shyam Barr is an education consultant and Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences at the University of Canberra. 

In this episode Shyam shares with us how self regulated learning can contribute to…

00:53:26  |   Tue 29 Nov 2022
#045 Eight Steps to Conscious Success

#045 Eight Steps to Conscious Success

Join me for the first episode of the Leading Beings Podcast since I went on Maternity Leave in 2021.

In this episode I dive into the concept of Conscious Success which I originally wrote about in thi…

00:25:24  |   Tue 15 Nov 2022
#043 Kelly Dent: Changing Systems & Challenging Narratives

#043 Kelly Dent: Changing Systems & Challenging Narratives

In this episode I chat with Kelly Dent. Kelly is the Global Director of External Engagement at World Animal Protection and is a leader, influencer, campaigner, advocate and strategist for social chan…

00:57:50  |   Wed 22 Sep 2021
#042 Personalising Productivity

#042 Personalising Productivity

Being productive can play an important role in using our potential to have an impact. The world of productivity hacks, tools, systems has become a minefield of options. But is that what we need to re…

00:33:36  |   Fri 03 Sep 2021
#041 Matt Wicking: Leading your Authentic Activism

#041 Matt Wicking: Leading your Authentic Activism

Meaningful Career Change 


A self-paced, online audio course to kickstart your mindful and meaningful career change journey with focus and intention. 

Avoid the overwhelm and get started on the right fo…
00:55:47  |   Tue 10 Aug 2021
#040 Space to Lead

#040 Space to Lead

Whether you're leading an organisation, a team, a mission, your family or even just yourself, it's important to make time and space for the things that get you out of the weeds and be the best you ca…

00:30:22  |   Fri 23 Jul 2021
#039 Stephanie Harrison: Leading Your New Happy

#039 Stephanie Harrison: Leading Your New Happy

In this episode I speak with founder and CEO of The New Happy, Stephanie Harrison. Stephanie is an expert in happiness and lasting behaviour change and before starting The New Happy led learning and …

00:49:45  |   Wed 14 Apr 2021
#038 Mindful Goals

#038 Mindful Goals

Have you struggled with traditional goal setting in the past? Maybe you (like me) and tried SMART Goals and found them a bit dull and lackluster. 

In this episode I dive into how you can start to crea…

00:29:56  |   Fri 02 Apr 2021
#037 Dr Ricci-Jane Adams: Leading with Intuitive Intelligence

#037 Dr Ricci-Jane Adams: Leading with Intuitive Intelligence

Ricci-Jane Adams is an intuition expert, writer and founder of the Institute of Intuitive Intelligence. Bridging science and spirituality, including a PHD in metaphysical realism, Ricci-Jane is on a …

01:02:16  |   Fri 24 May 2019
#036 Reflections - Reshaping Expectations

#036 Reflections - Reshaping Expectations

Sometimes when we go through a phase of personal and transformation and growth, things can change with the people closest to us. In this episode I discuss the theme of reshaping the expectations othe…

00:12:58  |   Wed 08 May 2019
#035 Nicho Plowman - Vedic Meditation for Progressive Personal Change

#035 Nicho Plowman - Vedic Meditation for Progressive Personal Change

Nicho and I discuss themes of doing a 180 in your life, exploring different spiritual and personal development modalities, releasing stress and supporting our nervous system to be the best we can be,…

01:10:09  |   Mon 08 Apr 2019
#034 Steve Glaveski - The Intentional Entrepreneur: Values Lead Leadership Of Self, Life And Business

#034 Steve Glaveski - The Intentional Entrepreneur: Values Lead Leadership Of Self, Life And Business

In this episode I speak with Steve Glaveski, founder of the startup accelerator, Collective Campus and host of the Future Squared podcast. Join Steve and I as we discuss themes of living a deliberate…

00:42:04  |   Sun 13 Jan 2019
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