Episodes

May 25, 2025

🌴146. The rise of vibe marketing and the fall of LinkedIn?

Happy Monday! Today I’m riffing on a recent episode of Greg Isenberg’s Startup Ideas podcast that had my brain buzzing. I love how freely Greg and his guests share what they’re experimenting with—this time, it was all about u...

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May 24, 2025

🌴145. Ditch the default feat. Dr Maike Neuhaus (Weekend Rewind)

On today's Weekend Rewind, I'm joined by good friend, psychologist and self-leadership expert, Dr. Maike Neuhaus. Maike and I always go deep when we chat (usually over long lunches), so this episode feels like a peek behind t...

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May 23, 2025

🌴144. Innovate to stay alive feat. Stephen Shapiro (Weekend Rewind)

Hey! Thanks for tuning in to this weekend’s rewind. This conversation was recorded a few years ago, but wow—has it aged well. Today’s guest is the brilliant Stephen Shapiro , an innovation expert who's spent decades helping o...

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May 22, 2025

🌴143. Breveloquence

Hey, thanks for tuning in today! I'm still here in Sydney, fresh off a multi-day event. I obviously can’t reveal the client or all the details, but I can share a powerful takeaway from the experience—especially for those of y...

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May 21, 2025

🌴142. Two screens, pls

Hey friends — coming at you from Sydney, where I’ve spent way too much time indoors today. Seriously, it was 4:30 PM before I even saw daylight. Not ideal. My Oura Ring told me my readiness score was 52 — yikes — but I rallie...

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May 20, 2025

🌴141. 4 drivers of future-proof work

This episode is a bit of a pulse check. With all the disruption flying at us—AI, tech, changing markets—I’m keeping my head up, scanning the horizon, and thinking about what actually matters as we look ahead (but not too far ...

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May 19, 2025

🌴140. Leanne's obnoxious business model pyramid

In today’s episode, I’m recapping my experience speaking at the Queensland Association of Collaborative Practice’s annual conference. It was an absolute honour to be the only non-lawyer on stage. But also, it gave me a chance...

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May 18, 2025

🌴139. Why I'm making my workshop secrets public

I'm recording this episode ahead of a big week—I'm heading to Sydney for a mix of events and workshops, but before all that, I’m hosting something a little different. On Wednesday morning , I’m running a live webinar on May 2...

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May 17, 2025

🌴138. How I sold 3,500 books in a year (without a launch party) feat.…

This weekend rewind is a special one. I'm celebrating the two-year anniversary of my first real book — The 2-Hour Workshop Blueprint . (Yes, I did write a netball coaching manual back in the day, 😄). To mark the occasion, I’m...

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May 16, 2025

🌴137. What travel teaches you about courage feat. Ryan So Fly (Weeken…

I decided to re-release this conversation because earlier this week, I joined Ryan So Fly's YouTube creator community (only $5/month — well worth it), and it reminded me just how brilliant this chat was. Ryan So Fly is one of...

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May 15, 2025

🌴136. Weighted vests and Whatsapp coaching feat. Kyle Mooney

Today I’m taking you behind the scenes of my Everest Base Camp (and peak!) training journey — the real stuff. Injuries, gadgets, gear, and the surprising power of voice notes. In this episode, I share: Why I enlisted coach Ky...

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May 14, 2025

🌴135. Even my dog is using AI

I’ve got a couple of dogs—Quincey and Milo—and while I don’t talk about them enough on the pod, they’re a huge part of my life. Quincey is 14 now, and recently we’ve been getting some tests done because, well… he’s showing si...

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May 13, 2025

🌴134. Not every insect is attracted to every plant

Today’s episode is inspired by a magical, unexpected post-speech conversation I had with a woman named Susan. Susan is originally from Ghana, and before I even got up to speak at the Mother’s Day event, she walked right up to...

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May 12, 2025

🌴133. The speech I gave for a Mother’s Day event

In today’s episode, I’m sharing the live speech I gave at a high school Mother’s Day event, in front of 300 daughters and mums sipping tea and passing cupcakes. It starts with me at ten years old, ashamed to be picked up in o...

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May 11, 2025

🌴132. Can AI replace stakeholder engagement?

In today’s quick hit, I’m responding to a very interesting question I got from a friend-client on LinkedIn: “If AI can simulate different stakeholder perspectives, do we still need to engage them?” Here’s my take: Yes, use AI...

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May 10, 2025

🌴 131. Running strategy sessions that don’t suck feat. Mike Knapp (We…

Hey, welcome to the Weekend Rewind My guest is Mike Knapp , and this chat was actually born from an unrecorded conversation we had where I said mid-way, “Wait—why aren’t we capturing this?!” Mike is a strategy advisor, coach,...

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May 9, 2025

🌴 130. Don’t read the room, lead it feat. Mark Bowden (Weekend Rewind)

I'm re-sharing my second chat with the world's leading body language expert, Mark Bowden . This was originally recorded during peak Zoom-fatigue era, when facilitators (myself included) were scrambling to figure out how the h...

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May 8, 2025

🌴129. Cookie controversy

Hey, thanks for jumping in today. I’m sharing some reflections from my 9-year wedding anniversary weekend—and how a random cookie run led me into one of Australia’s biggest copyright controversies. What happens when a viral b...

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May 7, 2025

🌴128. Observing

You know that line, “You teach what you most need to learn” ? Well, that hit me—hard—during a session I ran last week. This episode is about how I ran a workshop on observation skills … and completely failed to observe the mo...

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May 6, 2025

🌴127. One-take wonder

In this episode, I’m reflecting on a phrase that popped into my head while driving here: How do you become a One Take Wonder? You know, the kind of person who can just hit record and go — no second takes, no overthinking, jus...

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May 5, 2025

🌴126. Lessons from a 5am workshop

Last week I ran two virtual workshops for a global client—one at a beautiful 1:00 PM time slot (bless), and the second... at 5:00 AM. Yep. Coffee was very involved. In this episode, I’m sharing the behind-the-scenes of how I ...

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May 4, 2025

🌴125. If I was Prime Minister for a day

I usually steer clear of politics on the pod, but after the Australian federal election over the weekend… I had to say something . Because honestly? It was a total non-event. No vision. No leadership. No spark. Just some tit-...

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May 3, 2025

🌴124. The career power of saying, “Hey, I’ll run that” feat. Maria Mc…

In this episode, I chat with the absolutely brilliant Maria McDonald, a Learning + Development Manager at Geocaching HQ. Maria’s story is one of those that starts in social work, pivots into office management, and then—thanks...

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May 2, 2025

🌴123. Looking for business in all the wrong places feat. Alan Weiss (…

Hey, thanks for tuning into the Weekend Rewind – although technically we’re only rewinding one day to my latest Talk the Walk episode with the Rock Star of Consulting himself, Alan Weiss. This one’s a bit spicy. Alan threw me...

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