What Are You Driven By?

In this episode, we sit down with coach and entrepreneur Adam Roach for an inspiring conversation on career pivots, mentorship, and building thriving coaching communities. Adam shares his incredible journey from growing up the son of an Olympic swim coach to scaling real estate operations to generate $2 billion in sales—and why he ultimately walked away in 2019 to serve coaches across four continents.

Diondra sits down with keynote speaker and coach Darren Mann to talk career pivots, resilience, and authentic leadership. Darren shares his journey from 30 years in IT to full-time coaching, his "Fail Forward Formula" for turning setbacks into momentum, the "I Can" networking principle, and why authenticity beats having all the answers as a leader. Plus: the story behind hosting Erin Gruwell (Freedom Writers) for his young adults group, and the three values driving his work — courage, growth, and legacy.

Are you feeling held back by limiting beliefs or trapped in a cycle of self-sabotage? In this episode of What Are You Driven By, we sit down with Inner Expansion coach and speaker, Jacqueline Francis, to explore how to reclaim your personal power using the life-changing principles of The Four Agreements.

Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, The Four Agreements offers a roadmap for navigating the digital noise and societal conditioning of the modern world. Jacqueline Francis shares practical, actionable strategies for shifting from a fear-based narrative to one of curious awareness and authentic personal evolution.

In this episode, we dive deep into:

Be Impeccable With Your Word: Learn why integrity, self-talk, and intentional communication are the foundations of creating the life you want.

Don't Take Things Personally: Discover how to release the need for external validation and stop internalizing the opinions of others.

Don't Make Assumptions: Replace the fear-based need for certainty with curiosity to uncover the truth and avoid negative spirals.

Always Do Your Best: Learn to honour your fluctuating daily capacity and overcome "to-do list syndrome" without the guilt.

Are you struggling to transition from subject expert to effective team leader? In this episode, we sit down with Gillian Bilton, Director of Talent Services at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), to explore sustainable leadership strategies.

Gillian shares her "coaching-based" model for leadership development, proving that you don't need a massive budget to drive cultural change. We discuss practical tactics—like cross-departmental shadowing to build empathy—for reducing burnout in high-stress roles and moving away from providing direct answers to fostering employee autonomy.

Whether you’re in healthcare or any high-pressure industry, learn how shifting your focus from personal credibility to team growth can transform your organization.

This episode offers actionable insights on building inclusive cultures, navigating imposter syndrome, and the philosophy of "passing the torch" to the next generation of leaders. We explore the intersection of human judgment and artificial intelligence with Linda Iriah, SVP and Head of HR at Ipsos Canada. We dive into her framework for integrating "HI and AI" to clarify control boundaries, the strategic importance of psychological safety through stay interviews, and how leaders can successfully pivot from individual contributors to team enablers.

In this episode, we sit down with Katrina Sinclair, founder of Healthwise Benefits, to explore how companies can move beyond basic compensation packages to build a truly supportive workforce culture. We discuss the critical role of proactive communication strategies and how aligning benefits with employee needs fosters lasting trust. Learn how leveraging data—by cross-referencing insurance claims with HR metrics—can help leaders time their support initiatives more effectively and justify investments to company leadership. Katrina also shares insights on the shift toward digital, employee-led benefit platforms and the value of offering flex benefits to accommodate diverse life stages. Finally, we dive into the power of employee advocacy, hearing stories of how direct intervention in complex claim issues has profoundly impacted staff well-being. Join us to learn how you can start using your benefit plan as a strategic asset to better care for your team.

In this episode, Diondra Filicetti sits down with Amy Stevenson, Communications Management Professional and internal communications leader at Deafblind Ontario Services, to explore how organizations can create meaningful connection across a dispersed workforce. Amy shares her journey from wedding planning to communications, the challenges of engaging deskless frontline teams, and how empathy, storytelling, and creative communication strategies can transform employee engagement.

Leadership and team development speaker Michele Vaz advocates for a service-based leadership philosophy that distinguishes leading (people and vision) from managing (tasks), prioritizing supported autonomy, transparency, and caring for the "whole person" to foster high team engagement and retention.

Diondra and Lynsey Redman. explores how empathy, data-driven insights, and adaptive leadership can transform workplace engagement and empower employees to thrive.