In this episode, host Sophia Layne visits Jayne Beatty at Miramar Farms near Half Moon Bay, where the conversation begins in Jane’s kitchen amid the smell of zucchini muffins baking in the oven and unfolds through a walk around her farm’s orchards and gardens.

Jane shares how Miramar Farms offers a unique refuge for corporate and nonprofit leaders—a place to slow down, reconnect, and do deep strategic work away from the pressures and rapid pace of modern business life. Together they explore the healing power of nature, the importance of human connection in today’s shifting corporate landscape, and the lessons farming teaches about patience, resilience, and community. This episode blends the quiet rhythms of farm life with thoughtful insights into how we navigate complexity in both soil and organizations.

Highlights:

• “Miramar Farms is a refuge—a place where leaders can slow down and think big.”
• “Corporate life has changed so much; people are craving connection more than ever.”
• “Nature has a way of helping you drop the guard and just be human.”
• “Farming teaches patience—something every leader needs these days.”
• “These muffins? They’re a little taste of grounding in a fast-moving world.”