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In this episode, I had an amazing chat with Charletta Louis about life, leadership, business and what it takes to grow powerful ventures with heart, strategy, and soul.
Charletta’s journey is anything but linear from law enforcement to VC, she’s walked the path less travelled and now helps others build, fund, and scale with integrity. We dove into the reality of early-stage entrepreneurship and how visionaries can stay grounded while scaling fast.

We explored:
✨ From Police Officer, Franchise to VC: The founder's unexpected path
✨ Startup Equity: Protecting your value from day one
✨ Find Your Tribe: Authenticity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem
✨ Sustainable Success: Holistic leadership for high impact
✨ Overcoming: Keep showing up when it gets hard
✨Investing in People: Vision, values, and aligned soulful growth

About Charletta: Charletta Jean-Louis is the Founder & General Partner of Mighty Oaks Capital Partners, a VC firm supporting underrepresented founders at early stages of growth. She’s also the CEO of BLAM Retail, an AI-powered solution for the convenience retail industry. A cross-sector entrepreneur, Charletta is deeply committed to inclusive innovation and values-led leadership.

Where to find more from Charletta:
🌐 Website: https://www.mocpvc.com
🌐 Website: https://www.blamretail.com
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charletta-jean-louis

In this episode, I had an amazing chat with Romaine Wright about life, leadership, business and how team culture starts with alignment of values, vision, heartbeat and soul.
Romaine’s work goes deep. She helps founders and teams uncover the silent tension points that hold them back and replaces chaos with clarity. Together, we explored how internal growth powers sustainable external results.

We explored:
✨ Thrive or Derive: The cultural crossroads in business
✨ Founder’s Block: Getting unstuck and leading forward
✨ Team Trust: Vulnerability as a performance tool
✨ Immutable Laws: Anchoring your decisions with intention
✨ Reshaping Work: Healing-led transformation for leaders
✨ Document Your ‘Secret Sauce’: Scale with soulful, high flow conscious leadership

About Romaine Wright: Romaine Wright is a Team Alignment Strategist and founder of JW Consulting, helping mission-driven leaders build conscious cultures and cohesive teams. With a background in psychology and systems strategy, her signature Thrive or Derive framework creates powerful, people-first transformation from the inside out.

Where to find more from Romaine:
🌐 Website: https://www.jwconsultllc.com
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/team-alignment-strategist

In this episode, I had an amazing chat with Chuck Garcia about life, leadership, business and what it means to truly climb from success to significance.

Chuck’s journey spans Wall Street boardrooms, mountain peaks, and classrooms at Columbia University. But his real work lies in the unseen ascent guiding and supporting leaders tap into emotional agility, inner discipline, and the courage to lead with presence and purpose. We explored how to redefine achievement through service, stoicism, and soulful, conscious growth.

We explored:
✨ From Wall Street to Mountaintop: Seeking Purpose after 9/11
✨ Stoicism: Defining your life moments with meaning
✨ Success Secrets: Dedicate your life to others’ growth
✨ Make Your Own Rules: Redefining freedom, time & mobility
✨ Emotional Intelligence: The edge beyond intellect
✨ Turning Point: Transformation after the Mount Elbrus drop

About Chuck:Chuck Garcia is a bestselling author, executive coach, mountaineer, and leadership professor at Columbia University. As the founder of Climb Leadership International, he brings decades of experience in finance, communication, and human potential to leaders around the world. His book, A Climb to the Top, explores the bridge between peak communication and personal transformation.

Where to find more from Chuck:
🌐 Website: https://chuckgarcia.com
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuck-garcia-015128/

In this episode, I had an amazing chat with Jonah Phillips about life, leadership, business — and what it means to take the road less travelled in the pursuit of meaningful impact.
Jonah is a quiet disruptor, someone who has built an education platform used globally, not through hype or hustle, but by listening deeply, simplifying radically, and staying grounded in human need. His journey invites us to reflect on how we lead, create, and serve, especially in an AI-powered world.

We explored:
✨ Redefining the Future: Choosing a different path when the system doesn’t make sense
✨ Human Connection: The soulful power machines can’t replace
✨ Embrace Formless Creativity: Unlocking your boundless potential
✨ AI & EdTech: Automation, efficiency, and human-centred design
✨ Start a Business: Avoid the glamour trap and follow real value
✨ The Teacher’s Dilemma: Worksheets, AI, and the future of learning

About Jonah:Jonah Phillips is the Founder and CEO of BrightSprout, a suite of digital tools for teachers, students, and parents, including My Crossword Maker, My Worksheet Maker, and more. What began as a simple crossword generator in 2013 has grown into a quietly powerful global education platform used by millions.
Jonah builds with intention: no noise, just useful tools rooted in simplicity, accessibility, and respect for educators. His design philosophy rejects conventional startup noise in favour of thoughtful, iterative, and human-led innovation.

Where to find more from Jonah Phillips:
🌐 Website: https://www.brightsprout.com / https://www.myworksheetmaker.com
📝 Blog: https://blog.brightsprout.com/about-us/

In this episode, I had an amazing chat with Rosalind (Ros) Cardinal about life, leadership, business and the deep inner shift required to reshape the way we work, lead, and live.

Ros brings three decades of experience in transforming culture from the inside out. But what sets her apart is her ability to weave data, emotion, and soul, especially when it comes to reshaping leadership for women in modern workplaces. This conversation is for anyone feeling the tension between old systems and a more human future.

We explored:
✨ Breaking Free: The inner work behind women’s leadership and growth
✨ Work-Life Flow: Rethinking careers, burnout, and the myth of balance
✨ Fixing the Work Structure: Challenging gender inequality through systemic change
✨ Bring Your Saturday Self To Work: Why wholeness is the new professionalism
✨ Employee Engagement: How purpose and profit can (and must) coexist
✨ Women’s Leadership: Archetypes, social motives, and research-backed insights

About Ros:
Rosalind Cardinal is the Managing Director of Shaping Change, an Australian consultancy focused on leadership development and cultural transformation. She’s also the creator of the Women’s Leader Archetypes model and assessment, used by over 10,000 women globally. A respected voice in workplace change, Ros blends systems thinking with emotional intelligence to help leaders and organisations evolve with impact.

Where to find more from Rosalind Cardinal:
🌐 Website: https://shapingchange.com.au
🌐 Women’s Leadership Archetypes: https://womensleaderarchetypes.com.au
📘 Book - The Resilient Employee: https://www.amazon.com.au/Resilient-Employee-essential-thriving-workplace/dp/0994486804

In this episode, I had an amazing chat with Christine Dykeman about life, leadership, business and the radical shift underway in how we think about work, employment, and human potential.

Christine believes the old rules are dead. The next era demands more than policy and perks, it requires a complete reimagining of the employer-employee relationship. This conversation dives into what it truly takes to create soulful, values-aligned, people-powered organisations in a world where control is giving way to connection and a future reimagined.

We explored:
✨ Future of Work: Designing cultures that honour life, work, flow, not just output
✨ Next Era of Work: Strategy, open-mindedness, and mindset shifts
✨ Employment Is DEAD?: Silence, discomfort, and what we’re not talking about to reshape the future
✨ AI & Human Systems: Embracing innovation for progress, not panic
✨ Career Wall: Breaking free from the old success model
✨ Modern Career Strategy: Rethinking hierarchy, engagement & purpose

About Christine:
Christine Dykeman is the founder of Lighthouse Engagement Advisors, a consultancy guiding leaders and teams through the shift from compliance-driven HR to people-first cultures. With credentials in HR and project management (SHRM-CP, PHR, PMP), Christine brings clarity to the chaos of modern work. She believes employees should be treated like customers, with care, curiosity, and genuine connection.

Where to find more from Christine Dykeman:
🌐 Website: https://www.lighthouseengagementadvisors.com
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helpingclientstoseethelight

In this episode, I had an amazing chat with Kris Rice about life, leadership, business and the transformative power of presence, discomfort, and ritual in redefining resilience and wellbeing.

Kris is building more than a product she’s leading a movement. Through ChillPod and her work in what I like to call, active recovery, she’s helping high performers, especially women, stop pushing through and start tuning in. This is the kind of conversation I’m all about: nervous system awareness, antifragility, and the science of mind, body and soul.

Because sometimes, just 11 minutes a week is all it takes to shift your state, recalibrate your energy, and elevate your life, work, and flow.

We explored:
✨ Conquer the Cold: From resistance to reset with cold immersion
✨ Follow Your Passion: Building a life (and business) that truly lights you up
✨ 11-Minute Recovery Ritual: Science-backed cold exposure for busy lives
✨ ChillPod Design: Where innovation meets intention and comfort
✨ Mental Resilience: Why silence, stillness, and ritual matter now more than ever
✨ Embrace Discomfort: Real strength lies in what we resist

About Kris:
Kris Rice is the founder and CEO of ChillPod, a premium cold immersion system created for performance, presence, and nervous system regulation. Her work blends science-backed recovery, intentional ritual, and holistic wellbeing, especially for ambitious women seeking sustainable success. Through ChillPod and her broader wellness practice, Kris empowers people to reconnect with the wisdom of their body, mind, and soul, and to reset through simple, powerful habits.

Where to find more from Kris Rice:
🌐 ChillPod: http://thechillpod.co
🌐 Wellness Site: https://www.krisricewellness.com
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kris-rice-chillpod
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thechillpod.co

In this episode, I had an amazing chat with Michael Ronen about life, leadership, business and how immersive design, play, and story can unlock empathy, creativity, and intuitive intelligence in the age of AI.

Michael’s journey is unlike any other, from the theatre stage to tech startups, he now blends human-centred storytelling, rapid prototyping, and immersive environments to help organisations reimagine innovation through the Play Economy Framework. This conversation explores the synergy between performance and presence, AI and human insight, and why empathy might just be the most underrated business strategy of all.

We explored:
✨ AI & Human Synergy: Reframing our role in the age of automation
✨ Method Acting for Business: Why immersion changes everything
✨ Flow State Through Silence: How presence unlocks creativity
✨ From Theatre to Tech: Prototyping at the edge of intuition
✨ Intuitive Research: The intersection of role-play, insight, data and innovation
✨ Customer Empathy: Building thriving businesses that feel, not just function

About Michael:
Michael Ronen is the Founder & President of Wonderland Immersive Design, a boutique innovation studio blending AI, XR, and immersive storytelling. He’s also the co-founder of Formhaus Studio, focused on creator economy ventures. With 20+ years of experience spanning theatre and tech, Michael helps companies prototype bold ideas in 30 days using play, presence, and embodied intelligence. He is the creator of the Play Economy Framework, a methodology that transforms how businesses unlock customer empathy, team flow, and product insight.

Where to find more from Michael Ronen:
🌐 Wonderland Immersive Design: http://wonderlandimmersivedesign.com
🌐 Formhaus Studio: https://www.linkedin.com/company/formhaus-studio
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelronen
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronenmichael

In this episode, I had an amazing chat with Marly Brodsky about life, leadership, business and what it really means to turn personal adversity into collective healing.

From a 2am flash of insight to building MedCompanion, Marly’s journey is one of radical self-trust. An immigrant from Panama, a brain tumour survivor at 18, and a student of indigenous health in the jungle - her story is a masterclass in resilience, reinvention, and soulful, high flow conscious leadership.

We talked about the moments that shape and reshape us: grief, rejection, big decisions, and the quiet power of choosing joy, even while creating systems that didn’t exist before.

We explored:
✨ Overcoming Adversity: Faith, fierce choice & following your calling
✨ Med School Rejection to Health Strategist: The real founder story
✨ Boundaries & Joy: Leadership that nourishes, not depletes
✨ Confidence Through Fear: Rewiring self-belief in life and business
✨ Losing a Loved One: Grief, anger, and transforming the health system
✨ 2am Clarity: The night vision moment that sparked MedCompanion

About Marly:
Marly Brodsky, MBA, CHES is the founder and CEO of MedCompanion, a virtual patient advocacy platform helping individuals navigate complex medical systems with clarity, empathy, and real-time support. Her journey, from personal health crises to building solutions that empower others, blends lived experience, strategic thinking, and an unwavering commitment to human dignity in healthcare.

Where to find more from Marly Brodsky:
🌐 Website: https://medcompanion.com
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlybrodsky
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marlybrodsky

In this episode, I had an amazing chat with Heather Rogers & Velia Amarasingham about life, leadership, business and the magic that happens when intuition, creativity, and technology collide.

Heather and Velia are a dynamic duo blending mind-bending performance, storytelling, and science to awaken our most powerful resource: self-trust. Through their company, Curated Entertainment, they are revolutionising how we experience women’s empowerment, soulful high-flow conscious leadership, and the future of experiential learning.

This conversation weaves together intuition and AI, love and frequency, and the power of collective flow state. A reminder that magic isn’t about trickery, it’s about authenticity, attention, presence, and what becomes possible when we play beyond logic.

We explored:
✨ Magic, Science & Intuition: Unveiling the secrets within
✨ Intuition Revolution: Using magic, AI, and intentional misdirection to guide women back to self-trust and authenticity
✨ Our Secret Sauce: Unleashing radical love & frequency
✨ Creative Flow State: A dynamic duo’s tech-powered meritocracy
✨ Magic & Connection: Igniting imagination & possibility
✨ Dream Big: Actionable steps for your success

About Heather Rogers & Velia Amarasingham:
Heather Rogers is an award-winning magician, comedian, and peak performance speaker. With over 4,000 performances including at President Obama’s Inaugural Ball and Caesars Palace, she blends magic, mentalism, and epigenetics to create transformative experiences. She is also a certified epigenetics coach.

Velia Amarasingham is a producer, emcee, and composer. Trained by Australian superstar Marcia Hines, she has performed live on ABC7 News and appeared as Cher in San Francisco's longest-running show, Beach Blanket Babylon.

Together, they co-founded Curated Entertainment, a boutique agency that designs immersive, high-impact experiences for corporate teams and leadership groups. Their work fuses storytelling, music, mentalism, and cognitive science to build trust, cohesion, and creative potential from the inside out.

Where to find more from Heather & Velia:
🌐 Website: www.curatedentertainment.biz
🔗 LinkedIn (Heather): linkedin.com/in/heather-rogers-mind-magician
🔗 LinkedIn (Velia): linkedin.com/in/velia-amarasingham-01595210
📸 Instagram: @curated_ent