The intentional leader podcast

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I have come to realise that the most powerful process we can embrace as leaders is being intentional. This is what informed my intuitive practice from the very early stages. I wanted my intuition to be inspiring, uplifting and practical. This podcast is going to challenge you, as a leader, to be more intentional and to have a vision. Leadership does not derive from a title or a position in society. It naturally follows someone's energy, intention and morals. I have a soft spot for leaders who are humble and who may not even consider themselves as leaders. They just want to serve. Perhaps they see a missed opportunity or something that needs to be done and they step in. Often times, they don't even care if they are seen as leaders. They just want the work done. They say that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, though. So it is important to do some work on ourselves as leaders so that we ensure that our actions have the effect that we intend them to have and be willing to listen so that if they don't we course correct. Being that kind of leader carries the risk of burnout though, so I will share tools to keep you safe so that you can continue to make the Earth a better place.

  1. Sep 25

    EP 20 Leading through Disruption with Savio Clemente

    Savio Clemente, a two-time cancer survivor, knows how to lead through disruption. Despite his own challenges, his list of achievements is impressive: keynote & TEDx speaker, journalist, best-selling author of I Survived Cancer and Here Is How I Did It, board-certified health & wellness coach (NBC-HWC, ACC). We met through an interview on Authority Magazine a few years back. He was a guest on my previous podcast, the Intuitive Revolution in Business, and I am delighted to have him again. In this interview, Savio talks about how we can lead when things don't go according to plan. His first encounter with disruption was when he was admitted to the hospital within hours of getting a sonogram after his naturopath recommended getting one after seeing something strange in his blood work. He finds out he has stage 3 blood cancer and is taken on a wild ride of chemotherapy. He finally achieves a complete response and is cancer-free for ten years. What Savio learned from that first experience is that he didn't live to his full potential. In June 2024, the cancer is back. Savio finds out through a routine appointment due to feeling slightly congested nasally after a trip to India. This time around he tries everything from ecstatic dance to internal family systems. Stillness is what taught Savio the most. He dove into the medical experience of a stem cell transplant, remaining in the hospital for 29 days as a spiritual exile. "The central question was no longer, 'How can I be resilient?' It was, 'How can I be adaptive and ride the waves of the experience?'" What Savio learned from these experiences is that performance doesn't fail first. Clarity does. And clarity can only come from within. Most people mistakenly believe that solving the crisis is the work at hand, whereas Savio believes what happens after the crisis is more important. He offers a framework that he calls the ALOHA Reboot. Find out more about Savio on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok and his website.

  2. Aug 28

    EP 19 Black Belt Leadership with Chris Natzke

    Chris Natzke is a master instructor, former United States Taekwondo champion, and one of the top 1% martial artists in the world. He is also a leadership coach, keynote speaker and best selling author of two books, Breaking Through and Black Belt Leadership. He offers board breaking experience to associations and businesses. On one side of the board they write a breakthrough they would like to experience and on the other side a limiting belief. Chris coaches participants to break the board on the side of the limiting belief, drawing from his experience as a martial art champion.  Black Belt Leadership rests on seven keys that create a life of purpose. It helps readers discover their inner champions as a path to leadership. This form of leadership rests on a vision and unlike other forms of leadership, it promotes the importance of showing up in a certain state of being, rather than doing. He also believes that compassionate service is crucial to leadership.  Chris was inspired to start practising martial arts as a young boy of ten because of a "Kun Fu" show that he watched on TV. At the time, martial arts were not often taught to children in the US so Chris attended adult classes. Three years into his practice, he met a master called J.K. Lee who is still his teacher to this day who looked into his eyes and said "I will make you a champion." What Chris discovered over the years is that his teacher didn't so much mean that he would win medals but that he would be a champion at life. Chris needed a role model that believed in him and has embraced giving back in a similar way to his own students. But starting as an entrepreneur was scary and he lived with panic attacks that actually took him to hospital. This makes Chris a much more effective coach as he understands the fear of these major life changes and the importance of surrendering to the fear.  To find out more about Chris, head over to his website: www.chrisnatzke.com.  Chris' books are on Amazon.

  3. Jul 31

    EP 18 Complex PTSD and Business with Chantal Vanderhaeghen

    After being hit by a car and suffering whiplash, Chantal was tossed into a ten year tumble where she lost her spark, her business acumen and her intuition. She was belittled by relatives for the disproportionate reaction she had to what appeared to be a minor accident. The reality was that the accident was the straw that broke the camel's back as Chantal had severe un processed childhood trauma. In this episode, we discuss the impact this had as she moved from running a successful and fulfilling practice as a masseuse and reiki practitioner and stepped up to create a line of skin care. What promised to be an exhilarating experience turned into Chantal being targeted by people who were out to profit from her vulnerability by pushing her to invest more. When she didn't get the results that she wanted, despite being featured on the cover of a magazine, she was made to feel that she hadn't tried hard enough. She now shares the story of how in the online space, there is too much noise with self appointed gurus who compound the issues for entrepreneurs who are suffering from trauma or grief. She is advocating for a different way to do business for these entrepreneurs especially as they usually lose their connection to self and dive into self doubt and confusion. For many years, Chantal suffered from brain fog and found that none of the coaches and mentors understood what was happening to her, and didn't even care. But instead of taking stock and slowing down, Chantal pushed through it and got deeper and deeper into trouble. Her intuition would have helped her to know that this was the wrong thing to do but it seemed nowhere to be found. Not unlike people who suffer from burnout and who think if I do one more thing, everything is going to be ok. And who are sadly encouraged by a part of an industry that focuses on its bottom line rather than in the success of their clients. The issue with complex PTSD is that because it's largely unrecognised, people who suffer from it are more likely to think that there is something wrong with them. That somehow they are at fault. They struggle with sleep, with panic attacks or very high levels of anxiety and with memory loss. It can easily be confused with mental health issues or dementia. To get back to Chantal, this made her more prone to the fear of missing out - the whole scarcity game that some marketers play to get you to sign up for something that might not even be right for you. This conversation is important and I want to command Chantal for having the courage to talk about the dark side of entrepreneurship. If you would like to work with Chantal to get support for your grief, loss or trauma as an entrepreneur and perhaps step away from this downward spiral of self blame for the failures you face, you can find her on Facebook on her page, Soothing Conversations with Chantal and her website www.griefcounsellor.com.au if you are in Perth, Chantal is also available for public speaking.

  4. Jul 1

    Special announcement 1 July 2026

    The intentional leader podcast

  5. Jun 26

    EP 17 Leadership with Purpose with Robert Hanna

    Robert Hanna is a recruiter specialised in legal careers who also happens to host the top legal podcast in the UK, Legally Speaking Podcast. I have invited him on the podcast because purpose can make such a huge difference in resilience but also outlook in leadership and I thought this would be incredibly valuable for my listeners. I was not disappointed. Before I met Robert, I honestly never thought I would find a recruiter, especially in the legal field, fun, relatable and trustworthy. I know it's an awful thing to say but I have been on the candidate's side of things, rather than the recruiter, as a lawyer, and that was the reality. The way Robert approached his business is first and foremost in the context of a legacy he would like to leave. It's not just any legacy though and this is where Robert brings a truly unique energy to this. He was inspired by his grandfather who was a lawyer and who received countless letters from clients thanking him for the help he offered them. I can relate to this because although I never saw the letters, I know that my father, who was an eye surgeon, was dearly loved by his clients. There is something truly magical when you can restore someone's eye sight - though I realise it is not always possible. From there, Robert took a huge risk. He followed a nudge he had to start a podcast where he would interview lawyers, preferably at the start, lawyers who worked for clients he wanted to represent and produce an episode that would make that law firm more attractive for people to come and work for. This was true entrepreneurship in action as he was the new comer in a market where every recruiting firm had a foot in the door. Robert is also a champion of technology, especially AI, in law. His podcast is sponsored by Clio, the world's leading provider of cloud-based legal technology. Robert is the founder of a special event called the GBLO in the North of England, which stands for the Great Big Legal Offsite. It has been running for three years and will be held on the 3rd of July in 2026 with the theme of the laws of the jungle. Robert's events are unconventional and full of fun. His event is for This is a high-energy, immersive day for legal leaders, founders, and innovators who don't just want to survive – they want to thrive and dominate their domain. To find out more information about the podcast but also events that Robert runs, click here. You can follow Robert on X, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and Youtube.

  6. Jun 19

    Ep 16 Journaling for success

    Journalling has been identified as one of the four top practices to help leaders be more strategic. Writing your thoughts, beliefs and emotions enables us to explore the depth of our human experience. It helps you understand what drives your reactions. Checking on one's intention and scrutinising them to enable us to act for the highest good. All these are particularly important when we are in leadership roles. These roles require us to be a better kind of human, lest we become a tyrant whose power corrupts. Simple questions like "What did I learn about myself today?" or "How did I reach to challenges?" In this episode, I explore the seven main ways to journal. Journaling for goal setting and planning Reflecting on what went well and what didn't Tracking progress Mindset work Mind dumping Recording progress Gratitude One of the things I have been advocating in my business is to have separate journals for different things, particular for the negative mind dumping - I personally call that journal the "poison journal". It has a black cover and I dispose of it after I complete the journal. Writing things by hand enables us to retain and understand information better. It also enables us to put a distance between us and our thoughts which then enhances our ability to be critical of them. We are not our thoughts. Our thoughts do not define us. We can choose to activate certain thoughts because they serve our bigger purpose and let go of thoughts that don't. If you would like me to support you in mindset work in your leadership or entrepreneurial role, book a discovery session with me. If you would like to learn how to make difficult decisions with the help of tarot, sign up for my newsletter to receive the details of my upcoming workshop with this link.

  7. Jun 12

    EP 15 Intuitive (Business) Planning

    The traditional business plan as is taught in Business Schools is not relevant to small entrepreneurs and solopreneurs because for the most part it is designed for investors and is an overkill. This leaves a gap where entrepreneurs can fall where they have no plan and just either follow the money or allow clients to guide where their businesses go.  It also means that these entrepreneurs are constantly putting out fires and focusing on urgent tasks that are maybe short term and the important but not urgent tasks always fall at the bottom of the to-do list. I have had to become incredibly focused in my business due to the fact that I started home schooling my kids in 2015 and only had one day per week to work in my business. But at the start, I resisted planning mostly due to the fact that the creative in me had found my fifteen year career as a mergers and acquisitions lawyer too restrictive and I wanted to be free.  It took me four years to reach my income goal but sadly in 2019, I had a car accident and in order to get my business back on track, I had to be even more focused than before. It took me a year and not only did I regain the regular income prior to the car accident but I multiplied it by 2.5.  Where does the intuitive piece come in? It comes in checking in your body how the plan feels so that you are aligned with it. Most plans drawn purely with your mind will feel off in your body. And sadly, if they do, you will probably never try to implement them.  To come and learn about the 90-day planning system and how to use your intuition whilst planning, sign up for my upcoming webinar on the 25th of June by signing up for my newsletter with this link.  If you want to purchase my 90-day planner on Amazon in the meantime so you have it for the webinar - or maybe you feel you only need the planner - click here.

  8. Jun 5

    EP 14 CEO Decisions

    Most of us can get by in life without facing what I call CEO decisions. At one point, though, some of us will. What is a CEO decision? It's a decision that affects not just us but others that are either in our care or that we love. These decisions feel much more important. They have such consequences that I believe we need a better decision making process that helps us get it right. In this episode, I share the four processes that can be used. See a psychic about it. I recommend listening to EP 35 first where I give you guidance on how to get the best psychic reading. This is not for everyone. Personally, I love this process especially if I have a trusted psychic I can get a reading from. Ultimately, it needs to be our decision. Ask friends and family for advice. I caution against this in the episode. Make a list of pros and cons. Use the seven step process that I have honed over the decades of working with clients. We will be discussing this process in my upcoming webinar on tarot for decision-making on the 24th of June. To sign up, join my newsletter. This seven step process is also described in my decision journal available on Amazon.

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I have come to realise that the most powerful process we can embrace as leaders is being intentional. This is what informed my intuitive practice from the very early stages. I wanted my intuition to be inspiring, uplifting and practical. This podcast is going to challenge you, as a leader, to be more intentional and to have a vision. Leadership does not derive from a title or a position in society. It naturally follows someone's energy, intention and morals. I have a soft spot for leaders who are humble and who may not even consider themselves as leaders. They just want to serve. Perhaps they see a missed opportunity or something that needs to be done and they step in. Often times, they don't even care if they are seen as leaders. They just want the work done. They say that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, though. So it is important to do some work on ourselves as leaders so that we ensure that our actions have the effect that we intend them to have and be willing to listen so that if they don't we course correct. Being that kind of leader carries the risk of burnout though, so I will share tools to keep you safe so that you can continue to make the Earth a better place.

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