Episodes

March 15, 2025

🌴75. How to get out of your own head feat. Leanne Hughes on the Flour…

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...

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March 14, 2025

🌴74. Life beyond the default feat. Scott Armstrong (Weekend Rewind)

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...

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March 13, 2025

🌴73. Actually, it’s all once-in-a-lifetime

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...

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March 12, 2025

🌴72. Match fitness

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...

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March 11, 2025

🌴71. Step aside FOMO…now I have FOBO

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...

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March 10, 2025

🌴70. Not everything counts… But everything matters

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...

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March 9, 2025

🌴69. Get Roasted by Leanne

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 ...

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March 8, 2025

🌴68. Messaging made simple feat. Dr JJ Peterson (Weekend Rewind)

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...

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March 7, 2025

🌴67. How to craft a killer keynote speech feat. Alan Weiss (Weekend R…

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...

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March 6, 2025

🌴66. When boring is better (post Brisbane Roar in Business panel refl…

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...

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March 5, 2025

🌴65. Cyclones

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...

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March 4, 2025

🌴64. Why not? feat. Dr Myriam Hadnes (2/2)

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...

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March 3, 2025

🌴63. Unprofessionalism feat. Dr Myriam Hadnes (1/2)

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...

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March 2, 2025

🌴62. Get to the Point Season 3 feat. Sally Prosser

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...

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March 1, 2025

🌴61. The flag bearer who broke the internet (and barriers) feat. Pita…

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...

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Feb. 28, 2025

🌴60. Creating rave-worthy virtual experiences feat. Suzi Dafnis (Week…

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...

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Feb. 27, 2025

🌴59. Forget Zoom: Why I'm taking 8 consultants off the grid for 48 ho…

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...

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Feb. 26, 2025

🌴58. Bureacrazy – Your responses

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 ...

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Feb. 25, 2025

🌴57. Banh mi battles

I talk about my love for Vietnamese food and how visiting a cluster of similar stores showed me that competition isn’t something to fear—it’s an opportunity. I recount my personal experience at different food spots where I di...

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Feb. 24, 2025

🌴56. Panel Party: Leanne’s secret 4Ps for hosting panel conversations

Today, I share my personal framework that has helped me host engaging and lively panel discussions. I break it down into four essential parts that I call the 4Ps. By the end of our chat, you’ll see how a bit of preparation an...

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Feb. 23, 2025

🌴55. Leanne's (boring) way to manage overwhelm

Hey there! Today's episode is super fresh because I've been actively putting these strategies into practice. I want to share with you my process for dealing with overwhelm, and how I've discovered that treating everything as ...

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Feb. 22, 2025

🌴54. The power of experiments feat. Mel Kettle (Weekend Rewind)

In this episode, I chat with Mel Kettle , an inspiring thought leader on connected leadership. We share some laughs about past podcast experiments, discuss the importance of knowing when to fail fast, and explore what it mean...

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Feb. 21, 2025

🌴53. The 2-Hour Cocktail Party feat. Nick Gray (Weekend Rewind)

In this episode of the Weekend Rewind, I sit down with Nick Gray , the author of 'The 2 Hour Cocktail Party '. You'll hear about Nick's innovative approach to socializing, which led him to create a thriving community and laun...

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Feb. 20, 2025

🌴52. AI, podcasting and relevance feat. Ronsley Vaz

You won’t believe what ChatGPT admitted when I asked it about its biggest fear. The answer? Irrelevance. And honestly, that hit home. If you’ve ever wondered how to stay relevant in a world moving at lightning speed —especial...

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