Imke Nabben and Ioana Pop are the co-founders of The Heart's Door Retreats. At the heart of their work is a simple and powerful intention: to help people reconnect with themselves. Their approach is down-to-earth, non-dogmatic, and grounded in both personal experience and professional integrity. Their retreats combine breath-work, meditation, tantra practices, psychedelic plant medicine and coaching.
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Tom Frengos is a human potential facilitator and coach who has dedicated his life helping people achieve their potential and live a more meaningful life. He has recently published a book titled Fifteen Pauses: The life-changing silence and stillness of Japanese Ma.
Fifteen Pauses unpacks our human reactions to the pause – like why we resist it, and why we need it. It explains how holding moments of silence, emptiness, stillness is transformative – life-changing.
I really enjoyed this conversation and highly recommend Tom's amazing book for anyone looking to appreciate the power of the pause.
#Leadership #Coaching #Presence #Pause #Vivid #Imagination #Liberation
Hema Purohit, FBCS is the Founder of Lotus Advisory and Consulting where she leads transformational initiatives in digital and generative AI that deliver measurable business outcomes and drive sustainable growth. Hema's career in technology spans over 30 years including senior leadership roles at Microsoft and Google. She is a fellow of the British Computer Society and leads digital and social care initiatives across the UK. As we head towards International Women's Day 2025, Hema shares her reflections on her career and the work she is doing today to support other women develop their careers within the tech sector.
Nahal Yousefian is the Founder & CEO of The Bar Raisers. The organisation focuses on the interplay of design and behaviour to shape and execute change and aims to transform the way work is experienced, from individual tasks to organisational strategies.
What I love most about Nahal is her curiosity and spirit of adventure. Having fled Iran in 1979 due to religious persecution, her life journey took her to many countries and many careers. From primary school teacher in the classroom to VP of HR in the boardroom at Netflix, her intense curiosity and spirit for adventure has enabled her to grow and flourish and through her work, enable others to flourish and realise their potential.
This is such a rich conversation where we explore many topics including:
⭐ The Psychology and Architecture of HR
⭐ The impact of AI on the evolution of the workforce
⭐ Diversity linked to overcoming adversity and personal agency
⭐ Understanding & advocating for the unique contribution you make
⭐ Aspirations for leadership in our world today
And much, much more. I hope you all enjoy!
Kiran & Jivan are two amazing human beings that I had the pleasure of working with this year when I travelled to Romania with my wife to join their Tantra retreat for couples. Tantra is a Sanskrit word that means "woven together". Tantra practitioners weave together the physical and spiritual worlds with a non-dual perspective on life. The philosophy is present in many ancient traditions including Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism and western Alchemy.
Kiran and Jivan have been exploring life & love mysteries and working together since 2004. They offer meditation and Tantra retreats, Osho Meditations and Trance Dance & Ecstatic Shaking facilitator trainings, group workshops and individual sessions where they share a way of being and living consciously and passionately in the world by balancing the energy of body, mind and emotions.
I throughly enjoyed this conversation and I hope you all do too.
Ted McKenna is an accomplished sales and customer experience researcher whose work has appeared in the pages of Harvard Business Review. He is a founding partner of Selling Innovations, a customer understanding lab focused on using data and research-backed frameworks to help companies attract, engage, retain, and grow customer relationships.
Ted is a co-author, with Matt Dixon, of the book, The JOLT Effect: How High Performers Overcome Customer Indecision. The book is based on cutting edge research mining unstructured conversational data using advanced data science and leading AI/ML tools to build a model of sales excellence from the behaviours of outstanding sellers.
What motivates customers to do nothing? And how do outstanding sellers overcome customer indecision? This is a not to be missed episode for any seller looking to take their game to the next level.
Dr. Jack Kruse is a respected Neurosurgeon and a real pioneer in the field of Quantum Biology and decentralised medicine. His popular blog gets over 250,000 unique worldwide visitors per month providing a valuable resource for those interested in taking greater ownership of their health outcomes.
On this episode I caught up with Jack at his home in El Salvador. We explore how Light shapes Life and why Sunlight is more important than diet and exercise for our health and wellbeing. Dr. Jack slays many sacred cows in this riveting conversation that is both enlightening and controversial at times.
Nairy McMahon is the Director of the Centre for Right Relationship UK (CRR UK), delivering training in Organisational Relationships Systems Coaching (ORSC) in the UK, Ireland and Nordics. On this episode we explore the importance of relationship first and other key principles when in comes to coaching teams.
Find out more about the training CRR UK offers here.
Antifragile is a term coined by author Nassim Taleb that speaks to an ability to gain or grow from disorder. On this episode I am joined by two fellow performance coaches Dr. Nick Holton and Dr. Adam Wright co-founders of the Antifragile Academy. We talk about the concept of antifragility and their work to help individuals and organisations develop it as a capacity. A fascinating conversation in which we discuss the difference between antifragility and resilience, delve into the science of high performance and explore some of the traps that exist when framing the concept of antifragility within organisations. Hope you enjoy!
Learn more about the Antifragile Academy: https://bit.ly/m/theantifragileacademy
Alexandra Borbolla is the co-founder of FlowXperience, an organisation dedicated to creating an environment that invokes the magic of a transcendental PEAK EXPERIENCE, unity, and a sense of something bigger, where individuals can embrace the unknown, trust their intuition, and connect deeply with nature and their true selves to FEEL LIFE. Alex is a fellow Human Potential Coach and previously worked as a Peak Performance Coach at ACES Autism. I'm delighted to have this opportunity to explore with her the alchemical transformations that occur when individuals access flow and learn to surrender to the life that wants to live within them. Enjoy!
Tom Carson was my first boss in the IT industry when I joined Compaq way back in 2000. He has held board level and CEO positions for global multinationals and for new business start-ups in Ireland, the UAE and the Caribbean region. What I always appreciated most about Tom's leadership style was the care he displayed towards his people. A great leader, mentor and sponsor to me personally over the years, I am delighted to welcome Tom to the show and to share our conversation with you all.
João Dinis is my neighbour in the beautiful village of Dornes in Portugal. The village forms part of a mystical Knights Templar energy triangle encompassing Dornes, Tomar and Almourol. João along with his wife Marta run an historical and cultural rural tourism centre called Reinado de Dom Dinis. The centre takes its name from King Dom Dinis a key figure in Portuguese history and is also dedicated to the brave Knights Templar that this King protected in an honourable way. João is a brother, a splendid companion and a real source of inspiration. I hope you all enjoy this fireside chat between two fellow Templar Knights.
#Leadership #Coaching #Desire #Dignity #Respect #Belief #Mindset #Templars #Vivid #Imagination #Liberty
On this episode I join an ex-colleague of mine from Google, Jasmine Arora, on her podcast Heart on Sleeve. We discuss the important topic of feedback. Why feedback is a gift, and how to give and receive it skilfully.
#Coaching #Leadership #Feedback #Potential #Performance #People #Growth #Awareness #Adaptability #Liberation
On this episode I am joined by world renowned neuropsychopharmacologist Professor David Nutt. Professor Nutt's research specialises on drugs that affect the brain and conditions such as addiction, anxiety and sleep.
In Jan 2008 he was appointed as Chairman of the UK Government's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs having previously been the chair of its technical committee for over 7 years. He came in for much criticism by the Government over his classification of the harmful effects of various drugs. This eventually led in 2009 to his dismissal by the Government from his position after he famously claimed that Alcohol was a more harmful drug than many illegal drugs such as LSD, Ecstasy and Cannabis. Following this Prof Nutt turned his attention to focus on creating a safer alternative to Alcohol. This led to his Founding of Sentia Spirits, the world's first GABA Spirit. GABA is a neurotransmitter in the brain that promotes relaxation and enhances creativity and communication. Prof. Nutt's innovation with Sentia has centred on creating a complex blend of all natural plant ingredients that impact the GABA system and so offer a responsible and safe alternative to Alcohol.
I hope you all enjoy this episode over the Yuletide!
#Leadership #Coaching #Sentia #GABA #Addiction #Government #Liberty
Ben Yeger is the Founder and co Director of Moving Conflicts. Having served in the Israeli Army from 1983-86, in 2006 Ben became a Peace Activist and joined Combatants for Peace (CfP). In 2007 he became the UK representative of CfP, responsible for nurturing the inner process of both #Israeli and #Palestinian activists. His work centres on designing innovative and collaborative interventions, which transform challenges and difficulties from barriers to relationship into opportunities for change. He is a highly experienced Therapist, Facilitator and Coach.
This is an important conversation at the current moment. I am very grateful to Ben for making the time to come on the show and for sharing so openly, vulnerably and courageously.
Ben will be delivering training on the Conflict Transformation process starting in November. Those interested can join up here.
#Leadership #Conflict #Transformation #War #Peace #Coaching #Respect #Vivid #Imagination #Liberation
Delighted to welcome Nicholas Policarpio to the podcast to talk about his new project The Human Transformation School. Nic is a former mentee of mine from my time at Salesforce. Currently, he works as a Sales Director at SAP where he also runs weekly meditation classes for teams across the company globally. Nic draws on his training in different meditative practices including Taoism, Tantra, Primal Dance and Transpersonal Psychology to offer Inner Education designed to develop people's capability to be more #Resilient. In addition to his online courses Nic also offers retreats in London, Barcelona and South America.
#Coaching #Mentoring #Meditation #Mindfulness #Resilience #InnerGame #Leadership #Vivid #Imagination #Liberation.
On this episode I am delighted to share one of my own sources of inspiration. Anamaria Aristizabal is a Master Certified Coach (MCC), author of the absolutely succulent book Life re-Vision and founder Re-Vision Academy, which offers learning journeys in purpose discovery and leadership. Anamaria experienced a monumental life re-vision herself after a double masters in business and environment from Yale and prestigious jobs at McKinsey, the World Bank, and the Colombian government. As a former biologist, her work is full of metaphors from nature to remind us of our place in the web of life. Anamaria participates in various organizations promoting inner and social transformation, and lives with her husband in the Aldeafeliz Ecovillage, outside of Bogotá, Colombia, an intentional community she co-founded in 2006.
This conversation is full of soul essence. I hope it leaves you all feeling as nourished as it did me.
An ability to engage with confidence and have impact at C-level is fundamental for any seller interested in closing complex solution deals. Enter Declan Tyrell, the CFO Whisperer, who supports sales professionals to communicate with authenticity, bravery and clarity at c-level and so better add value to the clients they serve. Declan is an associate at Vivid Imagination and we have worked together for many years helping sellers to develop the mindset and strategies required for success at board level. If you are a seller looking to improve your game and set a new standard for how you show up, then this conversation is a must listen.
On this episode I sit down with Rory Lawson a former Scottish rugby international, entrepreneur and today leadership Coach at Ceannas. Having being capped 31 times for Scotland, Rory suffered a chronic injury that forced his retirement from the game in 2013. We discuss how he navigated his dark night of the soul to re-invent himself as a successful entrepreneur and the work he does today supporting business leaders to develop high performing teams. Rory is full of heart. I really enjoyed our conversation and I know you will too!
#leadership #coaching #sport #performance #rugby #teams #entrepreneur #courage #respect
Resilience is our ability to endure life, no matter what comes our way. With awareness and focus on very specific areas, we can actually train ourselves to be more resilient. On this episode I am joined by Steve Howe, a former colleague of mine at HP and Founder of ResilienceBuilder, a new assessment that offers a revolution in how to enhance our levels of resilience both individually and collectively. If you aim to "endure to the end" no matter what life brings your way, then sit back, relax and enjoy this episode.
Coaches wishing to undergo certification to use the ResilienceBuilder assessment with their clients can reach out to steve.howe@resiliencebuilder.co.uk