In this episode of to Founders, Future, with host Olivia Sammons, Olivia speaks with Belinda Riley, founder and CEO of Beyond the Barriers Academy, about her journey from social work and child protection to leading cultural transformation at EY and then founding a business that blends systemic strategy with neuroscience. Belinda explains how her clinical hypnotherapy and RTT training combine with frontline social insight and corporate experience to dismantle workplace barriers, rewire limiting beliefs, and help people (especially high-performing women and under-represented talent) move from self-doubt to confident leadership.

Belinda walks through how she partners with organisations — deep listening, culture analysis, bespoke strategy and leadership interventions — and how she works one-to-one with individuals using neuroscience tools to shift subconscious beliefs. She also shares practical growth plans (scaling via an associate model, launching a digital course and audio library), the marketing and time challenges she’s solving as she scales, and where listeners can connect with her (LinkedIn, beyondthebarriersacademy.com, Instagram).

🌐 Connect with Belinda Riley

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/belinda-riley/