Episodes

Today, we explore the intricate emotions that facilitators experience right before a workshop – a whirlwind of excitement, nerves, and anticipation. My guest today is the award-winning TV journalist from the Australian Broadc...

In today’s episode, we’re flipping the script on the idea of “finding” your uniqueness. Too many of us spend years searching for that special something that sets us apart, thinking it’s hidden somewhere out of reach. But what...

This morning, I was faced with a choice: participate in a 7AM webinar or attend a local Chamber of Commerce coffee event. Here’s what you’ll hear in this episode: The 7AM Dilemma : Why I opted to ditch the webinar for a local...

Video —you need to start using it now . This is Part 2 of my conversation with Joeri Schilders (a.k.a. The Magic Sauce ), and in this episode, we’re talking about how video isn’t about perfect content—it’s about connection . ...

I'm pumped to bring you this episode with my good friend, Joeri Schilders—also known as The Magic Sauce . Joeri and I go way back. We first connected virtually in 2020 through my Facebook group, The Flipchart (I still don’t k...

🚗 The Porsche 911 is my favourite car of all time. It’s an icon. A masterpiece. The perfect blend of engineering and emotion. But here’s the wild part: it almost didn’t exist. In 1980, Porsche was struggling. For the first ti...

In this special Weekend Rewind episode, Leanne Hughes flips the script! Instead of replaying an interview where she's the host, she shares an episode from Flourishing Unfiltered , where Dr. Maike Neuhaus and Kerrin Smith inte...

It was a real treat to chat with today’s guest, Scott Armstrong . Scott is a Canadian who has made some bold career moves. He started out as a corporate banker, frustrated with the routine of pushing paper, before taking on a...

In today’s episode, I’m taking you back to 2020—the year I signed up for a running challenge to clock 2020 kilometers. At first, it seemed simple: 5.5 km a day. No big deal. But within days, I realised the real challenge wasn...

Great to have you here! I’ve just come back from the physio, and yep, I’m talking about my Achilles again. It’s one of those injuries that’s frustrating but also teaching me a lot about life, patience, and the balancing act o...

In this episode, I dive into a concept that’s been rattling around in my head—FOBO, the Fear of Becoming Obsolete. I was chatting with Ronsley Vars in an earlier episode about how ChatGPT told me my greatest fear was irreleva...

You know those books where every second page has you reaching for a highlighter? That’s exactly how I felt reading Not Everything Counts, But Everything Matters by Ivan Cleary. In today’s episode, I’m sharing some of the bigg...

Get Roasted by Leanne (only available til 12 March) A few months ago, I posted in a private consultant’s forum, looking for small tweaks or ideas to improve something I was working on. It was just an innocent post. I went to ...

Hey, messaging is so important, and there’s no one who does it better than today’s guest. About Dr. J.J. Peterson Dr. J.J. Peterson is the Chief of Teaching and Facilitation at StoryBrand. He’s a storyteller, filmmaker, and e...

We’re rewinding just two days because I recorded this episode earlier this week and absolutely loved it. Honestly, it’s one of my favourite Talk the Walk episodes with Alan Weiss. Alan has being inducted into the National Spe...

Last weekend was an absolute career highlight – I had the privilege of hosting the Brisbane Roar in Business event at Suncorp Stadium. If you’ve been following along, you’ll know I did an episode on how I was preparing for th...

Today, we’re talking about Cyclone Alfred. Not Cyclone Leanne—though that has a nice ring to it—but the system set to hit Southeast Queensland on Friday morning. As I’m out for a walk, I want to share some thoughts on conting...

This episode is part two of my conversation with Dr. Myriam Hadnes , recorded right on my couch. Yesterday, we dove into the idea of unprofessionalism —why getting rejected for who you actually are is better than being accept...

I’m so excited to bring you this conversation with Myriam Hadnes , host of the Workshops Work podcast. Between us, we probably run the most popular workshop-related podcasts in the world (which is an easy claim to make… becau...

Today, I'm excited to share my conversation with my legend of a co-facilitator, Sally Prosser. Together, we host a half-day experience called " Get To The Point, " and we're about to launch season three on April 1st in Brisba...

Hey, it’s the Weekend Rewind! And today, I’m bringing you a conversation that takes me back—not to high school days exactly, but to what’s happened since for one of my classmates. And wow, what a story. My guest today is Pita...

Move over virtual workshops, let’s talk about virtual marathons - more specifically, online events that can span over a couple of days. It’s a different game, with longer interaction, so how do you maintain your energy, and k...

Today, I'm giving you a behind-the-scenes look at something special I've been working on – the Red Carpet Camp Out retreat that I'm co-hosting with Steve Demedio from Mind Body Travel . Final tent remains. Keen? Send me a not...

Hey, great to have you here. In this episode, I share the story behind my recent experience with paperwork that inspired me to rename the episode from “Bureaucracy” to “Bureaucrazy.” I felt that swapping the C for a Z better ...