ALC ChangeMakers Podcast

In this episode of the ALC ChangeMakers Podcast, host Jennifer Sconyers welcomes the dynamic and inspiring Elizabeth Wangugi a burnout consultant, yin yoga specialist, and founder of the Biz Witch Doc.

Through a deeply personal and powerful conversation, Elizabeth shares her transformative leadership journey—from corporate burnout to radical wellness—and the lessons she’s carrying forward into her work to make rest not only essential but accessible, profitable, and communal.

This conversation is a must-listen for mission-driven leaders, high achievers, and anyone struggling to reconcile productivity with well-being.

Episode Highlights From Burnout to Breakthrough:

About Our Guest:

Elizabeth Wangugi is a yoga teacher, burnout consultant, and founder of the Biz Witch Doc, a company dedicated to helping people recover from burnout through rest, breathwork, and community. After losing over 120 pounds and taking a life-changing sabbatical, Elizabeth now works with individuals and organizations to center wellness and reimagine what sustainable leadership looks like.

Connect with Elizabeth:

LinkedIn: Elizabeth Wangugi

Instagram/TikTok: @bizwitchdoc

Email: [email protected]

🎶 Nap Concert Announcement:

Elizabeth is launching a Nap Concert in collaboration with ALC and A Tribe for Jazz—a first-of-its-kind public wellness experience in Columbus, OH, featuring jazz, art, and guided rest. Designed for high-stress professionals and community members alike, this event combines music therapy, yoga, and rest science in a safe and healing environment.

Stay connected to hear more about dates and ticket information:

Follow @bizwitchdoc on Instagram

Follow the Nap Concert’s website: https://www.the-nap-concert.com/

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The ALC ChangeMakers Podcast is brought to you by Abundance Leadership Consulting (ALC), a certified MBE/WBE consulting firm helping nonprofits, foundations, associations, and mission-driven organizations navigate change with confidence.

At ALC, we specialize in strategic planning, leadership development, organizational change management, board governance, facilitation, and nonprofit mergers, acquisitions, and mission continuity planning. Through our proprietary F.A.B.R.I.C.™ Framework - Fairness, Accountability, Belonging, Relationships, Inclusion, and Collaboration - we help organizations strengthen culture, build sustainable systems, and achieve long-term impact.

The nonprofit sector is facing unprecedented challenges, from funding uncertainty and leadership transitions to increased operational demands and shifting community needs. Sometimes the most strategic path forward is deeper collaboration, shared services, a formal partnership, or a merger.

ALC helps organizations assess opportunities, manage stakeholder engagement, navigate complex transitions, and protect mission impact throughout the process. Our approach centers people, culture, and community alongside financial and operational considerations.

Learn more about our nonprofit mergers and acquisitions services at:

https://nonprofit-ma.com/

If today's conversation sparked new ideas for your organization, we'd love to hear from you.

Because sustainable organizations create sustainable impact.

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n this compelling episode, host Jennifer Sconyers welcomes long-time collaborator and senior ALC consultant Mark Fairfield to the ALC ChangeMakers Podcast. Together, they dive into the complexity of relational work within mission-driven organizations, the pain signals that bring clients to ALC, and the strategies they use to support organizations navigating systemic conflict, burnout, and change.

Jennifer and Mark reflect on their first meeting at a workshop focused on relational conflict and explore how their shared commitment to systemic, relational, and cultural change has informed years of collaboration. Mark offers deep insight into Relational Uprising, a movement and methodology rooted in relational culture and solidarity, and how this framework supports organizations through crises and transformation.

From conflict resolution and storytelling to interdependence and systemic bias, this episode is a must-listen for nonprofit leaders and social impact professionals seeking practical, honest approaches to organizational health and relationship-building.

Topics Covered:

💡 The origin story of Jennifer and Mark’s collaboration

💡 The role of relational culture in organizational sustainability

💡 Why nonprofits often reach out when they’re in pain—and what happens next

💡 The “deep end of the pool” metaphor for diagnosing client readiness

💡 How ALC uses storytelling to interrupt bias and build shared purpose

💡 What it means to practice interdependence in Western work culture

💡 The dangers of “business as usual” in times of systemic crisis

💡 Rapid response coaching and other ALC interventions for conflict recovery

💡 Why thriving organizations embrace complexity and difference

Key Quotes:

"Bias thrives in a vacuum. We use storytelling to eliminate the vacuum." – Mark Fairfield

"Our approach isn’t about avoiding conflict—it’s about transforming it for the sake of impact." – Jennifer Sconyers

"This is the worst moment in history to reenact business as usual." – Mark Fairfield

About the Guest:

Mark Fairfield is a senior consultant with ALC and a founding leader of the relational culture movement. A former therapist and longtime trainer, Mark brings decades of experience working at the intersection of healing, systems change, and community building. His work is grounded in helping groups reconnect to their values, navigate deep-rooted conflict, and build sustainable cultures of belonging and impact.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/markfairfield/

The ALC ChangeMakers Podcast is brought to you by Abundance Leadership Consulting (ALC), a certified MBE/WBE consulting firm helping nonprofits, foundations, associations, and mission-driven organizations navigate change with confidence.

At ALC, we specialize in strategic planning, leadership development, organizational change management, board governance, facilitation, and nonprofit mergers, acquisitions, and mission continuity planning. Through our proprietary F.A.B.R.I.C.™ Framework - Fairness, Accountability, Belonging, Relationships, Inclusion, and Collaboration - we help organizations strengthen culture, build sustainable systems, and achieve long-term impact.

The nonprofit sector is facing unprecedented challenges, from funding uncertainty and leadership transitions to increased operational demands and shifting community needs. Sometimes the most strategic path forward is deeper collaboration, shared services, a formal partnership, or a merger.

ALC helps organizations assess opportunities, manage stakeholder engagement, navigate complex transitions, and protect mission impact throughout the process. Our approach centers people, culture, and community alongside financial and operational considerations.

Learn more about our nonprofit mergers and acquisitions services at:

https://nonprofit-ma.com/

If today's conversation sparked new ideas for your organization, we'd love to hear from you.

Because sustainable organizations create sustainable impact.

#ALCChangeMakers #AbundanceLeadership #RelationalCulture #SocialImpact #OrganizationalChange #ConflictTransformation #NonprofitLeadership #SystemicChange #StorytellingForEquity

This is the inaugural episode of Abundance Leadership Consulting, LLC's ALC ChangeMakers Podcast! This podcast is created to tell the stories of entrepreneurs, community leaders, and entities creating positive social change!

The ALC ChangeMakers Podcast is brought to you by Abundance Leadership Consulting (ALC), a certified MBE/WBE consulting firm helping nonprofits, foundations, associations, and mission-driven organizations navigate change with confidence.

At ALC, we specialize in strategic planning, leadership development, organizational change management, board governance, facilitation, and nonprofit mergers, acquisitions, and mission continuity planning. Through our proprietary F.A.B.R.I.C.™ Framework - Fairness, Accountability, Belonging, Relationships, Inclusion, and Collaboration - we help organizations strengthen culture, build sustainable systems, and achieve long-term impact.

The nonprofit sector is facing unprecedented challenges, from funding uncertainty and leadership transitions to increased operational demands and shifting community needs. Sometimes the most strategic path forward is deeper collaboration, shared services, a formal partnership, or a merger.

ALC helps organizations assess opportunities, manage stakeholder engagement, navigate complex transitions, and protect mission impact throughout the process. Our approach centers people, culture, and community alongside financial and operational considerations.

Learn more about our nonprofit mergers and acquisitions services at:

https://nonprofit-ma.com/

If today's conversation sparked new ideas for your organization, we'd love to hear from you.