The Unlock Moment: find your purpose for leadership and life
My name’s Dr Gary Crotaz, I’m an international speaker, an executive coach, and I coined the term The Unlock Moment.
An Unlock Moment is that flash of remarkable clarity when you suddenly know the right path ahead. Unlock Moments define us. They teach us about ourselves. And we remember them decades later.
In exploring Unlock Moments on this podcast and in my speaking and coaching work, I’ve discovered how we can see ourselves through a new lens, how we can make new and powerful connections, and how we can get right to the heart of our deepest underlying sense of purpose.
In these intimate and curious conversations I explore how people find fulfilment, happiness and balance. From ordinary people with extraordinary stories, to some of the most successful people on the planet, you’ll hear them reflect on those pivotal life and career moments, when they suddenly knew something they didn’t know before.
And as you listen, maybe you’ll be inspired to explore your own Unlock Moment.
I’m so happy you’re here. Sit back and open your mind. Welcome to The Unlock Moment!
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 185
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
21 Brett Sammels: Forging a Future in the Family Business
In this episode I interview Brett Sammels who worked his way up through the family business LAW Creative, helping to build it into one of the leading European independent full-service marketing agenc…
20 Normand Ciarlo: Creating a Culture of Belonging
In this episode I interview charismatic Canadian retail leader Normand Ciarlo who ran the leading luxury department store in Montreal - Holt Renfrew Ogilvy. With a background in dance and performing …
19 Tayo Rockson: Use Your Difference To Make A Difference
In this episode I interview New York-based Tayo Rockson, an inspiring thought leader in diversity, inclusion and anti-racism. A self-styled polymath-in-progress, Tayo has established himself as an au…
18 Chris Tibbetts: Drastic Action - 100kg Weight Loss To Save Your Life
In this episode I interview executive coach, transformation specialist and international speaker Chris Tibbetts. Massively overweight and faced with the prospect of just six months to live, he turned…
17 Nick Novak: Conquering Burnout By Acting On Your Values
In this episode I interview social impact entrepreneur, investor and EdTech pioneer Nick Novak, who spent years working intensively in high profile and high-growth EdTech platforms including Schoolne…
BONUS The Unlock Micro-Moment: Tony Walmsley - Leadership Lessons from the Touchline
Tony Walmsley has coached at some of the biggest football clubs in the world. It shaped his thinking on how to inspire world-class leaders who influence performance. His Unlock Moment came when thrus…
16 Patrick J. McGinnis: FOMO and Finding Perspective
In this episode, I interview the inventor of FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), Patrick J. McGinnis. He talks with honesty and humour about the experience of being in the wrong place at the wrong time in t…
15 Dr Gauri Seth: Brain-Based Connection
In this episode, I interview Dr Gauri Seth, psychiatrist, coach and mother of three, whose background in psychiatry, family therapy and academia formed the basis of her powerful work in helping paren…
14 Russell Grant: Strictly Spontaneous
In this very special episode, I interview TV personality, star of Strictly Come Dancing, actor, author and astrologer Russell Grant, for whom a life-changing call to join the cast of Strictly reconne…
13 Simon Alexander Ong: Energize Your Life
In this episode, I interview author, speaker, and coach Simon Alexander Ong, whose Unlock Moment was sitting in the crowd at a Tony Robbins event, realising he was more fascinated by how Robbins crea…
BONUS The Unlock Micro-Moment: Micah Lorenc - You Don't Always Have to Play Safe
My interview with US strengths expert and executive coach Micah Lorenc is the most downloaded episode of The Unlock Moment to date. His blend of authentic self-reflection and beautiful storytelling h…
12 Alexis Knox: Restyling Your Life
In this episode, I interview global style icon Alexis Knox, who has worked alongside the biggest names in popular music as an in-demand international fashion stylist, working with music’s most edgy p…
BONUS The Unlock Micro-Moment: Samuel Haughton - Choosing Happiness
Can you give me just ten minutes of your time to learn something that might change your life? In this bite-sized extract from my conversation with actor and talent manager Samuel Haughton, he talks …
11 Tony Walmsley: Leadership Lessons from the Touchline
In this episode, I interview performance specialist and elite football coach Tony Walmsley, whose experience with Manchester United, Sheffield United, and Central Coast Mariners shaped his thinking o…
10 Lauren Parsons: Finding Confidence
In this episode, I interview New Zealand-based wellbeing specialist and TEDx speaker Lauren Parsons, whose Unlock Moment was to transform the shy, unsporty persona from school into a confident and ou…
9 Hayley Thomas: There's Not Always Time
In this episode, I interview online fashion founder Hayley Thomas, whose husband's diagnosis of Stage 3 Bowel Cancer completely changed her perspective on life and triggered her to get on and turn he…
8 Serena Kern-Libera (Segiri): Achieving Social Change Through Dance/Pop Music
In this episode, I interview dance / pop sensation Segiri, by day known as Serena Kern-Libera, international trade lawyer and winner of the prestigious Asian Women of Achievement award in 2020. In he…
7 Wendy Willard: 'SLATHY' - A Way To Talk About When It's Not OK
In this episode, I interview U.S. strengths coach and serial foster mom Wendy Willard about her Unlock Moment, in which a move to Nicaragua with her family led her to fundamentally re-evaluate her ne…
6 Dr Mark Goulston: Catching People When They Fall
In this episode, I interview best-selling author, coach, and psychiatrist Dr. Mark Goulston about his unique methodologies Surgical Empathy, and the Michaelangelo Mindset. He brings these powerful a…
5 Micah Lorenc: You Don't Always Have to Play Safe
In this episode, I interview Micah Lorenc, U.S.-based strengths expert, and executive coach. We talk about his journey over several years to exit the relative safety of an enjoyable and comfortable …