Leadership is often talked about in terms of communication, confidence, and capability.

What’s rarely spoken about is the part everyone feels before a single word is said.

Presence.

In this episode of The Visionary Series, I explore one of the most overlooked yet powerful aspects of leadership: the energy and state of being you bring into a room, and how that silently shapes trust, connection, and influence.

This conversation is especially for leaders and entrepreneurs who prepare thoroughly, think deeply, and care about how they show up, yet still find leadership feeling heavier than it used to.

Not because they’re doing it wrong.

But because they’re leading from tension instead of steadiness.

In this episode, I share how my own understanding of leadership presence shifted over time. I once believed strong leadership came from preparation, having the right answers, and staying one step ahead. What I came to realise is that leadership is experienced far more through calmness, regulation, and self-trust than through words alone.

Teams don’t just listen to what you say.
They respond to how you arrive.

When a leader is grounded, others feel it. When a leader is regulated, trust forms naturally. And when a leader leads from presence rather than pressure, conversations open instead of closing.

This episode invites you to move your attention away from what you need to say next and towards the state you’re bringing into every interaction.

After more than two decades working alongside leaders, executives, and business owners, I know this to be true: visionary leadership isn’t about intensity or urgency. It’s about steadiness, clarity, and the ability to lead from who you are, not what you’re trying to prove.

• Why leadership presence is felt before words are spoken

• How teams subconsciously mirror a leader’s emotional state

• The shift from focusing on what to say to noticing how you arrive

• Why calmness builds trust faster than control

• How self-trust shapes communication, influence, and connection

• What it means to lead from grounded, embodied authority

You don’t need to force anything.
Awareness alone begins the shift.

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This is where presence stops being a concept and becomes lived experience.

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Because leadership isn’t just heard.
It’s felt.

The Visionary Series is for entrepreneurs and leaders who are ready to live their vision, not just plan it.

For women who understand that leadership isn’t something you perform or perfect, it’s something you embody. And that vision isn’t found in another strategy, but in the relationship you have with yourself as a leader.

This series creates space for grounded, honest conversations about identity-led leadership, the kind that shapes how you decide, speak and show up when your vision asks more of you.

In this opening episode, I explore a foundational truth that sits beneath every bold vision:

Vision doesn’t come from setting goals.
It comes from identity.

I share a personal leadership realisation that changed the way I lead and the moment I truly claimed my role as the leader in my own life and business.

Not as a title.
Not as an arrival.
But as inner authority.

Like many high-performing women, I learned through mentorship, guidance and experience. And over time, I noticed how easy it is, without meaning to, to place more trust in external direction than in your own knowing.

This episode speaks to the quiet moment many visionary women reach where the old way of leading no longer feels aligned and a truer version of leadership is ready to emerge.

Not because anything is wrong.
But because you’ve outgrown what once fit.

After more than two decades working alongside leaders, executives and entrepreneurs, I’ve seen this consistently:
The leaders who create the greatest impact are the ones who lead from identity first.

This episode is an invitation to reconnect with that part of yourself.

The part that already knows how to lead.

• Why visionary leadership begins with identity, not goals

• How leadership identity shapes confidence, decisions, and presence

• The difference between external guidance and inner authority

• Why clarity often follows commitment, not the other way around

• The subtle signs you’re stepping into a new chapter of leadership

• What changes when you lead from self-trust instead of pressure

• Where are you already leading from confidence and conviction?

• Where are you being invited to trust yourself more deeply?

• What version of you is ready to be seen and heard?

• What does it mean for you to be the visionary, not just have one?

You don’t need perfect answers.
Just an honest relationship with yourself.

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This is for women who know they’re here to lead clearly, boldly, and on their own terms.

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Because vision isn’t something you chase.
It’s something you choose to live.

In this episode of The Danni Vee Show, I’m joined by speaking coach and confidence mentor Annelise McCarthy, founder of Her Speaking Coach, for a deeply honest conversation about confidence, visibility, self-trust, and what really holds women back from using their voice.

We unpack the phenomenon Annelise calls the “audacity hangover” that wave of guilt, shame, or self-doubt many women feel after speaking up, being seen, or owning their authority.

This episode goes far beyond speaking skills.

We explore the nervous system, identity, self-leadership, and why confidence is built through imperfect action, not perfection. From self-trust and discipline to compassion, embodiment, and letting go of the need for permission, this conversation is for any woman who knows she’s capable of more but still feels herself shrinking.

🎙️ In this episode, we cover:Why confident women still doubt themselves after speaking up

• The difference between reactive vs proactive self-advocacy

• How shrinking shows up in language, body, and energy

• Why confidence is a nervous system issue, not a mindset flaw

• The role of discipline and self-compassion in leadership

• Why “sucking” is a necessary rite of passage to confidence

• How to build authority through imperfect evidence

• What embodied leadership actually looks like in real life

If you’ve ever felt visible one moment and self-critical the next, this episode will shift how you understand confidence forever.

✨ ABOUT ANNELISE MCCARTHYAnnelise McCarthy is a speaking coach and confidence mentor who helps women and leaders communicate with authority, authenticity, and impact. Through Her Speaking Coach, she supports clients to stop shrinking, build self-trust, and use their voice powerfully in business, leadership, and life.

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Website: https://www.herspeakingcoach.com
Instagram: @herspeakingcoach
LinkedIn: Annelise McCarthy

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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO 2026!

2026 numerology marks the beginning of a new nine-year cycle, making this a powerful Year 1 for initiation, new beginnings, and identity-led leadership.
In this episode, I explore what 2026 truly represents through numerology and the Year of the Horse, and why this moment is not about having everything figured out, but about choosing direction, trusting yourself and consciously stepping into the next chapter of who you are becoming.

There’s a quiet shift happening as we move into 2026.

Not the kind that demands urgency or big declarations, but the kind you feel when something inside you is ready for change, even if you can’t quite name it yet.

Numerologically, 2026 marks a Year 1, the beginning of a brand-new nine-year cycle. It’s a year associated with initiation, fresh direction, and the moment where something new is chosen before it fully makes sense. When you layer that with the Year of the Horse, an energy tied to independence, momentum, and trusting your own inner compass, it explains why so many people are feeling both excited and unsettled at the same time.

In this episode, I reflect on what this combination really asks of us. Not more effort or pressure, but intention. A willingness to stop waiting for clarity and start choosing direction. To recognise that clarity often follows movement, not the other way around.

After more than two decades working alongside leaders, executives, and business owners, I’ve noticed that the most meaningful shifts don’t begin with certainty. They begin with a decision. Often a quiet one. One that doesn’t need validation, but does require self-trust.

This episode isn’t about predicting the year ahead or telling you what to do. It’s an invitation to slow down just enough to notice what’s been trying to get your attention. To reflect on the nine-year cycle that’s closing and to consciously initiate the next chapter of who you’re becoming as a leader, a business owner, and a human.

In this episode, I explore:

• What it really means to enter a numerology Year 1 and why initiation matters

• The significance of beginning a new nine-year cycle and the importance of reflection before momentum

• The energy of the Year of the Horse and what it teaches us about independence and trust

• Why clarity doesn’t come before action, but through it

• How identity shifts often precede visible change

• The subtle signs you’ve outgrown an old version of yourself

• Why this year is less about outcomes and more about intention

  
  

As you listen, I invite you to pause and reflect.

Maybe you journal.
Maybe you just sit with the questions.

• What has the last nine years shaped in you?
• What feels complete, even if you haven’t named it yet
• What are you no longer willing to carry forward?
• What feels quietly ready to begin?

You don’t need perfect answers, just honest ones.

If this episode resonated and you’re ready to deepen your self-leadership, strengthen your identity as a leader, or step into the next evolution of who you’re becoming, this is the work I do.

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Sometimes all it takes… is choosing to begin. 💜

What does self-leadership actually look like when you’re growing a business, navigating difficult conversations, and evolving faster than you expected?

In this episode, I sit down with Tracy Harris, founder of Mums With Hustle, to explore radical responsibility, embodied leadership, and the inner work required to lead with clarity and confidence.

This is not a surface-level mindset conversation.

It’s a grounded discussion about personal ownership, emotional regulation, vulnerability in leadership, and how to lead yourself first so your business and relationships can grow sustainably.

🎙️ In this conversation, we cover:

• What self-leadership really means in business and life

• Why radical responsibility is essential for confident leadership

• Tracy’s FRESH framework for intentional living and aligned growth

• Navigating difficult conversations without abandoning yourself

• How vulnerability and authority work together in leadership

• Using curiosity to shift challenging dynamics

• Understanding your RAS and nervous system responses

  
  

Whether you’re a female entrepreneur, business owner, or leader navigating growth, this episode will help you strengthen your self-trust, decision-making, and presence.

🌐 Connect with Tracy Harris

Website: www.tracyharris.comInstagram: @tracyharrisco

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Website: www.dannivee.com
Instagram: @danniveecoach
LinkedIn: Danni Vee

Work with Danni Vee

If you’re ready to elevate your self-leadership, mindset, and influence, here are ways to work with me:

• Executive & Leadership Coaching — for leaders ready to deepen presence, confidence, and impact

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• ElevateHER Membership — your entry point to self-leadership, identity growth, and embodied success

  
  

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In this episode, I’m diving into a leadership truth we don’t talk about nearly enough.

The truth about who you are becoming as a leader and why emotional intelligence is meaningless without identity intelligence.

After hearing Oprah say, “You are not becoming someone else… you are becoming more of who you are when you are in your truth,” I realised just how many leaders are trying to “become” a better version of themselves instead of returning to the truth of who they already are.

And it shows.

So many high-performing leaders are operating on autopilot, rational, strategic, KPI-driven… yet disconnected from the one thing that shapes every decision they make:

Their identity. Their intuition. Their emotional awareness.

Because emotional intelligence isn’t just about regulation or empathy.
It’s about the courage to listen when your inner voice whispers “hmmm” and act on it.

And after working with leaders, executives and business owners for over two decades across corporate, mining, healthcare, education, and high-growth sectors, here’s what I know for sure:

You cannot lead powerfully while abandoning yourself.
Your next level of influence sits underneath your conditioning, not on top of it.

In this episode, I’m talking about:

🎙️ The deeper layer of emotional intelligence that most leaders never access
🎙️ Why identity, not strategy, is the real driver behind confident decision-making
🎙️ Oprah’s “hmmm” intuition framework and how ignoring it derails your leadership
🎙️ The hidden ways leaders abandon their truth and the cost to their performance
🎙️ Why you’re not “lost”… you’re layered, and how to strip back to your most powerful self
🎙️ How emotional honesty becomes the foundation of trust and influence
🎙️ The simple identity questions that shift a leader from reactive to anchored

This episode is not just insight, it’s an invitation to come home to yourself.
To stop performing leadership… and start embodying it.
Because the leader you’re becoming?
She’s already within you. You’re just remembering.

If you’re ready to elevate your leadership, strengthen your emotional intelligence, and step into the next evolution of who you are, this is the work I specialise in.

💼 Work With Danni (Executive Coaching & High-Performing Leadership Programs)

For executive coaching, leadership development, workshops, or high-performing team programs, reach out:

📩 Email: [email protected]
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In this episode, I’m joined by the incredible Ashleigh Conwell; speaker, mindset coach, and founder of The Confident Widow, a movement helping women rise from grief into grounded self-leadership and renewed purpose.

After navigating profound personal loss, Ashleigh transformed her pain into power. She now teaches women how to lead themselves first, even when life feels out of control and how to rebuild their confidence, identity, and self-trust from the inside out.

In this deeply human conversation, Ashleigh shares her journey of redefining strength, finding her voice, and choosing self-leadership as the anchor through uncertainty. We dive into what it really means to lead with heart, grace, and courage, not despite life’s challenges, but because of them.

🎙️ In this episode, we explore:

• What self-leadership looks like when everything around you falls apart

• How to rebuild your identity after loss and rediscover your inner compass

• Why radical self-responsibility is the foundation of healing and growth

• The difference between surviving and truly leading yourself forward

🌐 Connect with Ashleigh:
Website: www.yellowfalcon.com.au

Instagram: @ashleigh.conwell
LinkedIn: Ashleigh Conwell

Let’s connect:

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Work with Danni Vee
If you’re ready to elevate your leadership, mindset, and influence, explore ways to work with me:

• Executive & Leadership Coaching — for high-performing leaders ready to expand their impact

• The EMBODY Mastermind — for elite female entrepreneurs ready to step into their next evolution

• ElevateHER Membership — your entry point to self-leadership and embodied success

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In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on a leadership truth that most people tiptoe around, but every leader needs to face.

We’re living in a time where leaders are drowning in urgency, obsessed with KPIs, endlessly busy… and completely disconnected from the one thing that determines their results: their own self-leadership.

Australia is in a leadership crisis, not because leaders aren’t capable, but because too many have outsourced responsibility to strategy, metrics, or their teams, instead of looking inward.

And after working with leaders for 20+ years across mining, health, education, professional services and high-growth business…
I can tell you this with absolute certainty:

If you don’t master yourself, you will never master your results.
Your team won’t save you.
Your KPIs won’t compensate for you.
And busy-ness won’t make you better.

In this episode, I’m talking about:

🎙️ The uncomfortable truth behind why KPIs are slipping (and it’s NOT your staff)
🎙️ The Australian stats showing just how poorly leaders are coping and why it matters
🎙️ The rise of “busy leadership” and how it destroys trust, presence, and performance
🎙️ The self-leadership blueprint that separates impactful leaders from overwhelmed ones
🎙️ Why radical responsibility is the real accelerator of influence and culture
🎙️ How your emotional regulation becomes the emotional climate of your entire team
🎙️ The game-changing shift from managing tasks to leading through identity

This episode isn’t just insight, it’s a mirror.
One that every leader needs to stand in front of, especially if you’re ready to evolve who you are before demanding more from everyone else.

Your self-leadership is the strategy.
Your mindset is the multiplier.
Your presence is the performance indicator.

💼 Work With Danni (Executive Coaching & Corporate Leadership Programs)

For executive performance coaching, leadership development, workshops, or corporate programs, reach out:
📩 Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠👋 Let’s connect📲 Instagram: @danniveecoach
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In this episode, I’m joined by the powerhouse Fleur Madden, award-winning entrepreneur, CEO and Founder of The Ginsburg Firm, and newly announced Women in Business Champion for Brisbane City.

With over two decades of experience running and scaling four companies (and successfully exiting three), Fleur’s journey is a masterclass in resilience, mindset, and authentic leadership.

From launching PR agencies to creating Freelancing Gems and now leading The Ginsburg Firm, she’s on a mission to help female founders scale or sell their businesses and make money on the way up and out.

In this conversation, Fleur opens up about the emotional side of entrepreneurship; what it really takes to grow, evolve, and let go AND why authenticity and visibility are at the heart of sustainable business growth. She shares powerful insights on knowing when to sell, how to lead through uncertainty, and why mindset and personal branding are non-negotiables for success.

🎙️ In this episode, we explore:

• What it truly means to empower women in business beyond the buzzwords

• The real lessons from building and selling multiple companies

• How to know when it’s time to pivot, evolve, or exit

• The role of mindset, resilience, and self-leadership in entrepreneurship

• Why authentic visibility creates magnetic opportunities

• Fleur’s biggest mindset shifts that helped her lead and live with purpose

  
  

✨ About Fleur Madden
Fleur Madden is the CEO and Founder of The Ginsburg Firm, supporting female founders to scale or sell their businesses with confidence and strategy. A serial entrepreneur, mentor, and advocate for women in leadership, Fleur was recently recognised as Women in Business Champion for Brisbane City 2025.

🌐 Connect with Fleur:

• Website: www.theginsburgfirm.com

• Instagram: @fleurcmadden

• LinkedIn (Fleur): Fleur Madden – LinkedIn

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Human-Centred Leadership: Why People, Not Performance, Drive Growth”

In this episode, I’m diving into one of the most critical conversations shaping the future of leadership; Human-centred Leadership.

In a world obsessed with outcomes, KPIs, and performance metrics, too many organisations have forgotten the foundation of sustainable growth, their people.

Through my 20+ years of experience working with leaders and teams across industries like mining, health, and professional services, I’ve seen first-hand how a focus on outcomes over humans leads to burnout, disengagement, and stagnation.

But when you shift to leading people first, performance naturally follows.

In this episode, I’m talking about:
🎙️ Why outcome-driven leadership limits scalability and innovation
🎙️ The neuroscience behind why humans can’t perform in survival mode
🎙️ How coaching transforms leaders from managers to culture shapers
🎙️ Why investing in leadership coaching is the smartest business growth strategy
🎙️ The ripple effect of leaders who embody presence, compassion, and emotional regulation
🎙️ What it means to truly build your business from the inside out

When organisations prioritise people over performance, they unlock the conditions for creativity, loyalty, and long-term scalability. Growth begins when your people do.

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