Episodes

June 30, 2025

🌴182. Vibe coding

Over the weekend, I casually dropped the term Vibe Coding on my Instagram story and was hit with a wave of DMs asking, “What is that?” Fair question. In today’s episode, I break down what vibe coding is (in simple, non-tech s...

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June 29, 2025

🌴181. No sleep, no gear, no chance feat. James Carpenter

Today’s episode starts off with a voice note from my friend James Carpenter, who’s living the dream right now—watching cricket live in the West Indies. He gives us a front-row seat to the current series, but what really spark...

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June 28, 2025

🌴180. The introvert who owns the room feat. Sue Johnston (Weekend Rew…

Thanks for jumping into the weekend with me — and for this one, we're rewinding way back to the early days of First Time Facilitator (think 2018!). In just 40 minutes, Sue dishes out some of the most practical, grounded advic...

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June 27, 2025

🌴179. Why clarity is overrated (and ambiguity is your edge) feat. Ala…

Hey, it’s Leanne! This one’s a rewind worth re-listening to — my live convo with Alan Weiss on Talk the Walk . We jammed on a topic close to my heart: why ambiguity isn’t the enemy — it’s actually your unfair advantage . If y...

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June 26, 2025

🌴178. Ownership isn’t a job title, it’s a choice

This one is straight from the Work Fame Substack — and it’s a story I didn’t expect to write when I started typing. I thought I was going to talk about how podcasting has helped my career… but then this angle took over, and I...

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June 25, 2025

🌴177. Ownership isn’t a job title, it’s a choice

This one’s been simmering in my head all week—after so many convos about accountability, ownership, and what it really means to step up , whether you're running a business or just starting your career. We talk a lot about "ac...

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June 24, 2025

🌴176. The $18.95 purchase that changed everything

In this episode, I take you back to 2009—before podcasting, before The 2-Hour Workshop Blueprint , before I had even thought about creating a business. This was the year I made my first ever passive income sale . It was $18.9...

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June 23, 2025

🌴175. WILD! That one time robots discussed my book...

Okay, I need to share something wild with you. I uploaded my book The 2-Hour Workshop Blueprint into Google LM Notebook (think: a tool like ChatGPT), and asked it to summarise the key concepts. What it gave me? Not just a sum...

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June 22, 2025

🌴174. What I learnt after sleeping on concrete

Tonight, I’m not under the lights for footy or cricket. I’m at the Gabba — sleeping out under the stars with some phenomenal humans — all to help stamp out homelessness as part of the Vinnies CEO Sleepout. In this episode, I ...

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June 21, 2025

🌴173. 5 lazy ways to ramp up energy in your virtual meetings feat. Jo…

Absolute blast from the past! I'm diving back into 2020 with this gem: A replay of a webinar I co-hosted with my friend (and innovation guru) Joeri Schilders, who you might remember from his previous appearances on the show. ...

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June 20, 2025

🌴172. Why drawing can change the world feat. Marcel van Hove (Weekend…

When I first started facilitating, I saw flip charts as a tool to scribble brainstorms or sketch a quick model. That all changed when I met today's guest, Marcel van Hove , who showed me how whiteboards and markers can be use...

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June 19, 2025

🌴171. “That’s Freedom!” feat. Jade Miller

Hey friends, welcome back to Leanne on Demand ! If you’re listening in real time, it’s Friday and I’ve (hopefully!) just arrived home after sleeping out in the cold for the Vinnies CEO Sleepout — I’ll debrief all of that with...

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June 18, 2025

🌴170. Recap: Red Carpet Campout feat. Steven Demedio

Hey hey! This one’s a little different—recorded from the passenger seat, not the studio, because we’re fresh off the Red Carpet Campout and I wanted to capture the vibe in real-time. I'm joined by my co-host, the always-thoug...

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June 17, 2025

🌴169. The 7-year referral

*New* You're invited to join Leanne's free community, Work Fame. Show notes for every episode at https://podcast.leannehughes.com P.S. Ready to take things up a level? Here are three ways I can help: Watch My 2025 Speaker Ree...

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June 16, 2025

🌴168. How to get a meeting with anyone (even if you’re not famous)

Hey there! I'm currently off-grid at the Red Carpet Campout (yep, the forecast says -4°C 🥶), so today I’m sharing something from my WorkFame newsletter that’s been getting a great response. This episode is based on my article...

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June 15, 2025

🌴167. Part II: 9 powerful ways to get buy-in

Welcome back to part two of my mini-series on Nine Powerful Ways to Get Buy-In — tactics I really wish I knew when I first started working on cross-functional projects in big, global companies. Last week, we covered the first...

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June 14, 2025

🌴166. Spotting your stories feat. David Pullan (Weekend Rewind)

This Weekend Rewind takes you back to a rich, practical, laugh-filled conversation with the incredible David Pullin — founder of The Story Spotters , former NIDA grad, professional actor, voice artist, and an absolute legend ...

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June 13, 2025

🌴165. How to get paid to be yourself feat. Alan Weiss (Weekend Rewind)

Welcome to this Weekend Rewind edition of Talk the Walk — where coffee meets conversation and martinis mix with mindset shifts. In this episode, we explore a bold (and slightly cheeky) question: Can you really get paid to be ...

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June 12, 2025

🌴164. 9 powerful ways to get buy in (Part 1)

Ever struggled with getting buy-in on your ideas at work? You're definitely not alone! I've worked with plenty of clients who need help influencing, leading without formal authority, and just generally getting their projects ...

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June 11, 2025

🌴163 The $363 lesson I didn’t see coming

Uh oh—got one of those emails. You know the kind: subject line screams “Copyright Violation.” 😬 In this episode, I share the full story of how I got caught out using an image of Aussie cricketer David Warner on my website—wit...

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June 10, 2025

🌴162. There’s no such thing as a boring street

This episode begins like my Monday morning: calm, crisp, uneventful... until it wasn't. After a peaceful dog walk and coffee run, I returned home to a full-blown emergency scene—ambulance, police, tow trucks, a flipped car— r...

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June 9, 2025

🌴161. Act before your brain talks you out of it

Hey, thanks for pressing play today! If you’ve ever hesitated before making a bold move — whether it’s sending a message, asking a question, or sharing an idea — then today’s episode is for you. I’m riffing on a rule from my ...

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June 8, 2025

🌴160. Gearsplaining

Hey, I'm Leanne—recovering gearsplainer. In today’s episode, I riff on a hilarious and all-too-real article I found tucked inside a gear package I ordered for my Nepal trek. It's called Gear Splaining by Dan Slater, and wow—d...

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June 7, 2025

🌴159. Inside the facilitator’s mind feat. Tricia Conyers and John Nor…

This one is a facilitator’s dream: We’re riffing behind the scenes on what it actually feels like to lead a room—mentally, emotionally, even physically—with two brilliant guests, Tricia Conyers and John Norcross from the Ever...

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