In this episode, leadership facilitator Ashley René Casey joins us for a thoughtful conversation about what soulful leadership looks like in a world that moves quickly and rarely pauses to understand people. Ashley shares her journey through corporate America, burnout, identity, and alignment — and why listening is one of the most undervalued leadership skills of our time. We explore compassion, presence, boundaries and the shift from “work–life balance” to something deeper: alignment with what matters. This is a warm, human reminder that leadership is not just a role — it’s a relationship.

00:00 – Welcome & introduction
01:10 – Ashley’s early story and unexpected path
03:15 – Corporate life, pressure & the limits of performance
05:25 – Alignment vs “work–life balance”
08:40 – Boundaries as a form of care
10:55 – The early signs of burnout
13:20 – What soulful leadership really looks like
14:50 – Listening as leadership
16:35 – Curiosity as the next step after listening
18:00 – Releasing old identity stories
20:10 – Growth, impermanence & becoming
21:40 – Ashley’s work today + Presence Over Pixels

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