I recorded this one in Melbourne with my good friend Dr. Jason Fox (https://www.foxwizard.com/) , one of Australia's Keynote Speakers of the Year, where we'd spent a couple of days together crafting a keynote based on Work Fame. In this episode Jason and I talk through what we've actually been…
Raygun: Work Fame Hero or Villain? I watched the Netflix documentary about Rachael Gunn, the Australian breakdancer who went viral at the Paris 2024 Olympics after scoring zero across three battles, mostly thanks to that infamous kangaroo and sprinkler routine. In this episode I ask whether Raygun is a work…
I share a concept that almost made it into Work Fame but got cut in the edit: energy management, and what it really means to add value at work. I was reflecting on a self-imposed writing retreat to the Gold Coast in February, where I'd printed out my entire manuscript…
Leanne kicks off a pop-up podcast in the lead-up to the launch of her second book, Work Fame: Get the Projects, Promotions, and Perks You Deserve (Wiley), out 30 September 2026. If you followed her daily show Leanne On Demand last year, this feed is where it lives on, now…
Alan and I catch up over coffee and martinis, talk weather and travel (including his Nantucket trip), and share updates on upcoming books and family projects. We dive into “you made it, now what?”—how successful people start asking “how much is enough?” and why the better question is “enough of…
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Leanne Hughes and Alan Weiss on staying relevant, staying curious and challenging yourself. We always talk about how to become successful. Almost nobody talks about what happens once you get there. Once you've built a thriving business, established your reputation or reached the goals you've spent years pursuing, a different…
Recorded live at ConCon on the Gold Coast, Alan and I covered everything from consulting, confidence and pricing through to AI, universities, ghosting, self-belief and even why he thinks consultants should stop calling themselves consultants. As always, Alan challenged conventional thinking with ideas that make you stop, question your assumptions…
Hearing from fellow Con Conners about their experience at Leanne Hughes Con Con 2026.
What on earth do consultants actually do? We put 50 in a room together over 2 days down the Gold Coast last week to find out…and here’s what we discovered… Such a delight to host my first ever Leanne Hughes’ Con Con. Here’s a highlights reel of all the good…
Most Talk the Walk episodes start with a topic. This one starts with a question: what happens when nothing is off limits? Broadcasting live from Con Con 2026, Leanne Hughes joins Alan Weiss for a conversation with no run sheet, no framework, and no predetermined destination. We'll follow whatever captures…
In this episode, I'm sharing an unexpected update on my next book, Work Fame: Get the Projects, Promotions, and Perks You Deserve. Check out the book pre-order site! (https://getworkfame.com/) What started as a routine conversation with my publisher quickly turned into a full-blown pre-order campaign. I discovered the book was…
Using Language to Increase Value, Demand, and Influence (with Alan Weiss) I chat with Alan Weiss about his recent Europe trip (Portugal, London, Paris), including Portugal’s popularity, walking Lisbon’s steep hills, high tea at The Ritz, a Paris boutique hotel with a private garden, and the relaxed café culture compared…
On the next Talk the Walk, Alan Weiss and Leanne Hughes are unpacking how language shapes reputation, pricing, influence and opportunities. We’ll explore: • How to talk about what you do in a way that creates demand• The words that raise perceived value and the ones that quietly reduce it•…
eanne Hughes and Alan Weiss explore what it really takes to design premium client experiences — from large-scale thought leadership conferences to intimate high-touch group gatherings in penthouse suites around the world. Alan shares the frameworks, courage, and lifestyle philosophy behind his most successful events, and Leanne reflects on her…
Send Leanne a message (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1785616/fan_mail/new) Leanne Hughes and Alan Weiss explore what it really takes to design premium client experiences — from large-scale thought leadership conferences to intimate high-touch group gatherings in penthouse suites around the world. Alan shares the frameworks, courage, and lifestyle philosophy behind his most successful events,…
If you want to command premium fees, you need to deliver a premium experience. The process is the product. That’s exactly what Alan Weiss and I are unpacking on the next episode of Talk the Walk We’ll discuss how to build an ecosystem of value, how to set expectations that…
Brisbane keynote speaker Leanne Hughes shares a powerful story about imposter syndrome, credibility, change, and leadership. In this talk, Leanne reflects on a moment from her mining industry role that exposed the gap between looking confident and actually feeling it. A sharp, funny, and honest reminder that pretending to be…
I jumped in for a spontaneous popup episode to share a conversation I had on The Solo Sauce podcast. (https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/the-solo-sauce-podcast/id1876214009?l=en-GB&i=1000755727432) We recorded it just before I flew to Nepal, I was in that messy in-between state where I was trying to wrap things up, thinking about what’s next, and not…
