The ChangeMaker Collective Podcast for Future-Ready Leaders™

For leaders who refuse to burn out or blend in while changing the world.

Hosted by Leigh Mitchell, this podcast serves as your weekly reset and rally point — where purpose meets practice and leadership gets personal.

Each episode features bold voices in business, education, advocacy, and social impact. We go beyond buzzwords to talk about what it really takes to lead in complex, emotionally rich, and rapidly evolving environments.

Expect real conversations on:

• Leadership through trauma, transition, and recovery
• Ethical AI and the future of work
• Purpose-led branding and inclusive visibility
• Burnout prevention for mission-driven professionals
• Building community, influence, and careers that feel good

Want to be featured on the show? Join the ChangeMaker Membership and gain:

• A guaranteed podcast interview to amplify your work
• Access to the Future-Ready Leader™ one-day certification
• Mentorship, job board access, speaking opportunities & more
• Discounts on PR, branding, and coaching services
• Learn more now 

Whether you're in a pivot, building your voice, or need a reminder that you're not alone, you're in the right place.

Let’s connect and create change together:

📧 [email protected]

🌐 changemakerco.org

🔗 linkedin.com/in/mitchellleigh

Areas of Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Education, DEI, Leadership, Branding, Marketing, Mindfulness, Mental Health, SEL (Social & Emotional Learning), Recreation, Sport & Parks

My work has been featured in The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, CTV, and The Wall Street Journal. I’ve collaborated with Microsoft, TD, TELUS.

With a background in recreation programming, business, and marketing, I offer online and in-person custom workshops. I’m experienced working with all age groups and learning styles, and I’m trained in DEI facilitation and certified in Mental Health First Aid. I also have several DEI Recreation Leadership certifications. Feel free to check out my profile section for more details.

Whether it’s a corporate team, community group, school, or small business, I create meaningful learning experiences that spark action and impact

Certifications

• Mental Health First Aid Certified
• Leading with Generative AI
• Inclusive Analytics Techniques
• Transformational Leadership for Inclusive Innovation
• Human-Centered Design for Inclusive Innovation
• Gender Analytics for Innovation
• Ethical Leadership Through Giving Voice to Values Program
• Comfortable Race Conversations
• Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Specialization Program
• Keep Girls in Sport Certification (Respect in Sport/Jump Start)
• Anti-racism in Coaching Bystander Empowerment
• Gender-based Violence in Sport
• Mental Health in Sport
• NCCP Coaching Athletes with a Disability

Key Words

• Future Ready Leader
• ChangeMaker Collective Podcast
• Personal Branding & Career Coaching
• Entrepreneurship
• Career Pathways
• Marketing, Mentorship and Leadership
• Work-Life Balance Challenges
• Small Business Challenges & Rewards
• Advancements in Gender Equity & DEI
• Overcoming Bias
• Personal Growth, Leadership and Development
• Empowerment Techniques
• Advice for the Next Generation