Step into a profound conversation with Nicholas Janni, leadership coach, author of Leader as Healer, and Co-founder/Programme director of Matrix Development. With decades of experience working across corporate, educational, and social sectors, Nicholas guides leaders through the urgent shift from transactional management to conscious, embodied leadership.
In this episode, we discuss:
• Why navigating radical uncertainty requires more than rational thinking
• The lifelong journey of healing and reconnecting with exiled emotions
• How collective numbness and disconnection shape our world today
• Practical insights on dealing with team resistance to inner work
• The two pillars of transformation: healing and awakening
• Why radical inclusion and expanded consciousness are essential for the future of leadership
Nicholas challenges us to rethink leadership in a world where traditional approaches fall short, offering a path of transformation that is both deeply personal and globally impactful.
This episode is especially timely as leaders navigate unprecedented challenges, from organizational dysfunction to global crises. Nicholas’ insights cut through the noise, showing that lasting change begins with inner transformation.
🔗 Follow Nicholas Janni:
✨https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-janni-976b3817/
🌐 https://www.thematrixdevelopment.com/matrix-wisdom-academy
Episode 3: The Purpose Studio Podcast By Live Better Creatives
Step into a transformative conversation with Daria Rzhavtseva, COO of Thousand Faces, a global platform empowering UN SDG-focused female founders to raise initial capital and connect with investors worldwide.
Daria brings over seven years of experience in strategic partnerships and operations across the US, Europe, and Asia. She has built more than 15 global partnerships, launched multiple businesses, and completed Y Combinator Startup School in 2022.
In this episode, we discuss:
• The hidden barriers women face in startups, from self-doubt to salary gaps
• How communities and role models ignite change for female entrepreneurs
• Mindset shifts needed to build a better world through everyday actions
• How women can thrive in leadership and impact-driven ventures
• Thousand Faces’ global mission connecting women across Europe and beyond
We also explore why this work is so urgent. Only 1.9 percent of total VC funding goes to fully female-founded companies, even though companies with more women on their boards deliver 2.5 times higher returns, and female-founded companies show 10 percent more profit.
Women hold only 30 percent of environmental and climate-related decision-making roles, yet they tend to build businesses with greater social and environmental impact.
Investing in women is not only the right choice but also the economically smart one, advancing both people and the planet.
🎙️ Listen to the full conversation now.
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✨ Follow Daria:
@ThousandFaces | @daria.rzhavtseva
🌐 https://thousandfaces.org
In this episode of The Purpose Studio, we dive into a powerful conversation with Vanya-Sofia Lazarova, a leadership coach who works with high-growth tech CEOs, VC partners, and founders at companies backed by firms like General Catalyst, Harlem Capital, and Goldman Sachs. But her work goes far beyond traditional executive coaching.
Vanya blends systemic constellations, somatic healing, breathwork, and spiritual practice with leadership development—supporting founders in building not just successful companies, but more integrated and conscious lives.
We explore questions like:
🌱 Why do so many high-achieving leaders still feel unfulfilled or unsettled?
🌱 How do we return to the body and cultivate self-contact, and why is that so essential for authentic leadership?
🌱 How do somatic intelligence and inner healing reshape how we lead teams, make decisions, and hold power?
We also explore Vanya’s personal story and how her own healing journey with mentors has shaped the way she supports others today.
Her work weaves together integrated leadership, therapeutic modalities, relational dynamics, and the unfolding of life itself in service of a more profound and deeper connection to self.
This conversation is a powerful reminder that inner transformation is not separate from impact. It is the foundation of it. If you’re curious about leading from a place of presence, purpose, and full-spectrum intelligence of the mind, body, and soul, then this episode is for you!
Connect with Vanya on LinkedIn.
Follow her reflections on Substack.
#ThePurposeStudio #FounderStory
In the first episode of The Purpose Studio, co-host Nada speaks with Lucian Tarnowski, founder of United Planet and The UP Game, about what it means to lead with imagination and purpose in today’s fragmented world.
Lucian shares:
We also dive into The UP Game — a visionary 6-day immersive experience where Gaians (future-facing leaders) co-create stories, systems, and strategies from a thriving future.
📍The next chapter unfolds at the Planetary Peace Games, July 14–21 in West Cork, Ireland, in partnership with the World Peace Gathering and Four Worlds International Institute.
🔗 Explore more:
unitedplan.et | up.game | lucian.org
📲 Follow Lucian: @luciantarnowski | @LucianT | LinkedIn
