Joining us this week is Angel Killian, a career coach and senior leader, who is passionate about helping people make big and bold life and career transitions so they can really flourish in their lives.

Angel Killian is a senior leader in the consulting world, working with Fortune 500 companies and C-suite leaders to build inclusive organisations and helping hundreds of women make successful career moves and grow with her proven framework.

An active contributor on Linkedin and two-time “Linkedin Top Voice” for Gender Equity and Company Cultures, Angel has also been recognised for her thought leadership in creating awareness for inclusive workplaces and career empowerment among today’s new business leaders.

Check out Angel’s work at her website:

⁠https://www.careerinfocus.co/⁠

I'm so delighted to have a personal hero of mine on the podcast this week! Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books, including the new Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters, along with Juliet’s School of Possibilities, Off the Clock, I Know How She Does It, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and 168 Hours. 

Her work has appeared in publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Fortune. She is the host of the podcast Before Breakfast and the co-host, with Sarah Hart-Unger, of the podcast Best of Both Worlds. She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and five children, and blogs at ⁠LauraVanderkam.com

Crystal & Greg are fresh from coming out of a retreat with Zen master Henry Shukman, and in this episode they talk about their reflections on the importance of taking a break to reconnect to themselves, the power of non-doing, and the wisdom that Henry shared at the retreat.  

They also share about Go energy vs Flow energy, how to embrace all aspects of your being, and practical tips on how to come home to yourself.

Filmed live in the middle of their roadtrip from a motel in New Mexico and with no edits!

Returning this week is the ever popular Volker Krohn, my OG mentor, and Director of personal growth retreat the Hoffman Process for Asia-Pacific!

In Volker's last Episode 6 on the podcast, he spoke about what it means to do “Inner Work”, and now he takes questions from our community about parenting, healing from intergenerational conditioning, forgiveness and having better boundaries.

If you’re interested in checking out the Hoffman Process, please check out https://www.hoffmanprocess.com.au/

Volker has a team which covers Singapore, Australia and the Asia-Pacific and you can always book a free consult at this website. This is not sponsored, I am sharing this as a resource that has been truly life-changing for myself and so many hundreds of my clients and friends.

Resources:

https://www.hoffmanprocess.com.au/

Join us for a candid conversation with my friend Yvon Bock, an "ordinary" stay-at-home mother who unlocked her full potential and built a hundred-million-dollar global business. Yvon is the Founder and CEO of Hegen, an award-winning baby bottle brand that is the leading bottle brand in global markets
 
 Yvon’s entrepreneurial achievements have earned her numerous accolades, including the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year Class of 2024, EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 (Consumer Products & Overall Singapore Winner), Fortune Times Asia's Women Empowerment Award 2021 and the Stevie Awards for Women in Business 2020.

In this episode, a death-defying moment propelled her into action, inspiring her to pursue a greater purpose: empowering 100 million mums worldwide with her brand, Hegen. Now, relying on her breastfeeding experience and expertise as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant as well as her innovative spirit, she shares a message of hope, urging us all to embrace the extraordinary within ourselves.

Through the voice of a daughter, sister, wife, mother, and visionary entrepreneur, Yvon embodies the essence of human potential and the transformative power of intention.

Order ExtraOrdinary by Yvon Bock on www.yvonbock.com or find it at all major bookstores in Singapore and on Amazon.

Follow Yvon on Instagram and Linkedin @yvonbock

Calling all therapy-curious people! This week Greg and I share our own personal stories and experiences with therapy, and talk about the differences between a mentor, coach, counsellor and therapist. I pepper my clinical psychologist and psychology academic husband Greg with your burning questions and he gamely tries to answer them. Hope you enjoy this one!

Christine is a powerhouse and one of the most positive and charismatic superconnectors I know. She is also an unapologetically feminine force in the world of leadership, and one of the friends I trust to give me her candid, unfiltered feedback always!

Her diverse career spans roles at McCann Erickson in Tokyo, Nike across four continents, and leadership in Marketing & Communications at Temasek Trust—the philanthropic arm of Singapore’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, Temasek Holdings.

A true global nomad, Christine was raised in Philippines with a Filipina mother and a French and Swiss father. She speaks six languages, has called four continents and seven cities home, traversing close to 80 countries and currently resides in Singapore, with her husband and four children. 

She is a a dedicated social entrepreneur, driven by a passion for philanthropy, community building, climate and gender-lens investing, and has founded two impactful NGOs, Women on a Mission and HER Planet Earth, using the power of expeditionary travel to support vulnerable women.

 These organisations raise awareness about critical issues disproportionately affecting women such as violence, economic crisis and climate change. Through the education and entrepreneurship initiatives, climate resilience programs, agriculture and wildlife conservation efforts that we fund, she aims to empower women across Asia and Africa.

Christine's links

⁠https://www.christineamourlevar.com/⁠

⁠https://www.herplanetearth.com/⁠

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-amour-levar007/⁠

⁠https://www.instagram.com/christineamourlevar/⁠

Meet my wellness secret and the go-to TCM expert for celebrities in Singapore, Victoria Tan, founder of Common TCM Medical. In this episode, we talk about the importance of self-care and what TCM can teach us, including practical tips for every day stress reduction.

Victoria is a highly accomplished TCM physician who graduated as Valedictorian with a 1st Class Honours (Bachelor in Biomedical Sciences) and Bachelor of Medicine (Chinese Medicine) from NTU and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. She holds a Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology from NUS, where she was a recipient of the post-graduate scholarship from Academy of Chinese Medicine, Singapore. Throughout her academic journey, she is a two-time recipient of the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Foreign Student Scholarship and the Ngee Ann Kongsi Tertiary Scholarship Award.

Being the youngest clinical mentor incorporated by the Singapore TCM Academy, Victoria has given talks to both local and international audiences on TCM and its role in managing various health conditions, and has various media appearances and articles. 

Find out more about Common TCM: 

Instagram: @common.tcm

Website: ⁠www.commontcm.sg⁠

This is a truly special episode with Henry Shukman, one of my personal heroes, a poet, author and Zen master in the Sanbo Zen lineage.

Henry is deeply wise and shares his practical insights on the path of personal growth and awakening. A teacher's teacher, he is respected and loved by many. Tim Ferriss has interviewed him many times, and was an investor in Henry's single-path meditation app ⁠The Way⁠.

Henry is the founder of the ⁠Original Love⁠ meditation program, and spiritual director emeritus at ⁠Mountain Cloud Zen Center⁠. His most recent books are ⁠Original Love: the Four Inns on the Path of Awakening⁠ (HarperOne) and the Zen memoir ⁠One Blade of Grass⁠. He has taught at Google and Harvard Business School, the Institute of American Indian Arts and Oxford Brookes University, and is the author of several award-winning books of poetry and fiction. His poems have appeared in the New Yorker, Sunday Times and Financial Times. Henry has an M.A. from Cambridge and an MLitt from St Andrews.

• Henry’s website: https://henryshukman.com/
• Original Love book: https://henryshukman.com/writing/original-love
• The Way app: https://www.thewayapp.com/
• Henry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henryshukman/

This week I'm thrilled to have my friend Sarah Samuel, a veteran leader and Head of Airport IT APAC at Amadeus, to share her candid insider views on the leadership game, career visibility, speaking up at work and being a working mom!

Sarah has over 25 years of industry experience, having worked on airport projects such as KL International Airport. Sarah is a prominent voice within the Airport IT industry. 

As a leader, Sarah is passionate about diversity in the workplace. Both within her team and in the wider industry, she is an advocate for all people in aviation and ensuring they have the confidence and opportunity to pursue career exceptionalism.

Follow Sarah on Linkedin here and enjoy the ep!

 ⁠Sarah Samuel | LinkedIn