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🌴342. Fan-girling at 7am

This weekend was peak Aussie sport energy and I was all in. Cricket at the Gabba. A sweaty 10k run. And then casually bumping into Mackenzie Arnold at South Bank before 7am. Yes, I fan-girled. No, I don’t regret it. But the r...

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Dec. 7, 2025

🌴342. Fan-girling at 7am

This weekend was peak Aussie sport energy and I was all in. Cricket at the Gabba. A sweaty 10k run. And then casually bumping into Mackenzie Arnold at South Bank before 7am. Yes, I fan-girled. No, I don’t regret it. But the r...

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Dec. 6, 2025

🌴341. When Speaking Up Feels Risky feat. Lisa Evans (Weekend Rewind)

In this episode, I sit down with the delightful Lisa Evans, who went from midwife and neonatal nurse to executive speaker coach and “story midwife” in her forties. Lisa lost most of her hearing after a virus, had to walk away...

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Dec. 5, 2025

🌴340. The 3-Month Vacation feat. Sean D’Souza (Weekend Rewind)

I brought Sean D’Souza into a live community call and he promptly blew up every assumption we hold about marketing, overwhelm, scale and what it actually takes to run a profitable business without burning your life to the gro...

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Dec. 4, 2025

🌴339. The Biggest Move in Your Career Will Come From the Small Thing …

In this episode I unpack the strange little origin story behind one of the biggest rivalries in sport and why it matters far more to your career than you think. It’s a reminder that the move that changes everything is usually...

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Dec. 3, 2025

🌴338. Is LinkedIn still worth the effort?

Today I unpack my love-hate relationship with LinkedIn, because something has shifted and pretending it hasn’t is a waste of time. I’ve been on that platform long enough to know when the vibe changes, and right now the mix of...

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Dec. 2, 2025

🌴337. The $354M Upgrade

This morning’s episode comes straight from my parked car, because of course I arrived super early for a workshop again. People assume it’s discipline. It’s actually trauma from living near a bridge that collapses into chaos t...

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Leanne Hughes

Speaker | Author | Podcaster

Leanne Hughes is a keynote speaker, facilitator, and best-selling author who helps leaders and teams unlock bold ideas, inspire action, and create extraordinary outcomes.

With a career spanning industries and continents, she is renowned for her ability to blend bold creativity with practical strategies that deliver results.

Described as a “Thought Breeder,” Leanne specialises in influence, group dynamics, and leadership, using her frameworks, like SPARK and Rooftop Leadership, to create environments where ideas flow and action happens.

She is the author of The 2-Hour Workshop Blueprint: Design Fast. Deliver Strong. Without Stress; host of the First Time Facilitator and Leanne on Demand podcasts, and her articles have appeared in publications like Smart Company and CEO World.

Recognised as a member of the Million Dollar Consulting® Hall of Fame, Leanne brings an engaging, maverick energy to every stage.

She’s proud to be left-handed, and is severely scared of undercooking chicken, to the point of overcooking it.