Podcast: Conversational Currency
Host: Shadeed Eleazer
Episode Title: From Adversity to Advantage: Shauna Marie Macdonald on Resilience and Leadership
Tagline: The fastest-growing playbook for building reputation, authority, and legacy in a digital economy powered by AI.

About This Episode

In this exclusive interview, Shauna Marie Macdonald, bestselling author and founder of Happy by Design, shares how her family’s cancer journey sparked a mission to help others find strength and gratitude through adversity. She introduces her Four Pillars to Thrive Beyond Illness, a framework designed to empower leaders and professionals to protect their wellness, embrace resilience, and transform challenges into growth.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to cultivate resilience and gratitude in the face of adversity
• Why wellness is a leadership strategy for entrepreneurs and consultants
• Shauna’s Four Pillars to Thrive Beyond Illness framework
• How to create legacy-driven impact in business and life

About Shauna Marie Macdonald

Shauna Marie is a bestselling author, speaker, and wellness mentor. Her book Let’s Talk About the C Word reveals how embracing gratitude during adversity can uncover your Inner Wellness Warrior and fuel personal and professional transformation.

Links & Resources

Book: Let’s Talk About the C Word

Website: Happy by Design

Access the Digital Asset Action Plan: https://digitalassetplan.com

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About the Podcast: Conversational Currency

Conversational Currency is the fastest-growing playbook for building reputation, authority, and legacy in a digital economy powered by AI. Hosted by licensing strategist Shadeed Eleazer, each episode helps experts, authors, and consultants turn their voice into value and their content into capital. From IP strategy to digital influence, this podcast teaches you how to turn your reputation into revenue.

Each episode delivers practical frameworks, thought-provoking insights, and real-world examples of how communication, visibility, and intellectual property converge to build long-term leverage.

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