Leadership Circle podcast

Jeannette Meier

This isn't solely a podcast. It's a live experience of Presence and Co-Creation. Each conversation in the Leadership Circle is True Leadership in real time — two humans dropping the performance, meeting in truth, and discovering something neither could have reached alone. That's Co-Creation. And you can feel the difference.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leadership-circle-podcast--6270563/support.

  1. Jul 2

    Why Presence Is the New Leadership Currency (And How to Build It) | Phil Johnson

    You think you're leading. But what if you're only 5% conscious when you do? In this heart-to-heart co-creation, Jeannette Meier sits down with Phil Johnson — executive coach, mentor, and 57-year student of the human potential — to explore the one thing quietly eroding leadership, relationships, and business results: the absence of presence. Phil and Jeannette unpack why ego-based fears pull us out of the present moment, why Gallup estimates this costs the global economy over $9 trillion every year — and what it actually takes to become more conscious, more present, and more powerful as a leader and a human being. This isn't a leadership interview. It's a transmission. ✨ In this co-creation, you'll discover: → Why we're only 3–5% conscious — and how to change that → The difference between reacting from fear and responding from presence → How emotional contagion shapes every room you walk into → Why the Trust Economy ($10 trillion/year) runs on presence — not performance → How Apple built a $4 trillion company on emotional intelligence → The leap of faith that separates those who evolve from those who stay stuck → Marianne Williamson's "My Deepest Fear" — and why it's the most important thing you'll hear today  For the High-Resonance Visionary who is ready to stop reacting and start leading from the inside out. ──────────────────────────────  🎙️ FEATURED GUEST: Phil Johnson Executive Coach | Mentor | Heart-Centered Leadership Pioneer LinkedIn ➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipjpjohnson/ ────────────────────────────── 🎯 Download the True Leadership Framework → https://jeannettemeier.com 💛 Join The Harmonic Field → https://subscribepage.io/harmonic-field 🔔 Subscribe to expand the power of co-creation and human potential in the world. ────────────────────────────── Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leadership-circle-podcast--6270563/support.

  2. Jun 18

    The Presence Trap: Why High Achievers Perform Better When They Stop Chasing | The Mindful CEO

    "I lost my worry. It was just gone. And I thought — this is really good. I should teach people this." — Aaron Hendon Most high-resonance leaders are playing a game they can never win: get enough, then be happy. Aaron Hendon spent decades in business before a single retreat in Napa Valley broke the spell. That quiet moment of clarity became his life's mission — dismantling hustle culture and showing leaders that presence isn't the enemy of performance. It's the source of it. In this 46-minute co-creation, Jeannette Meier and Aaron Hendon — the Mindful CEO — go deep on what it actually means to lead, create, and perform from a state of being rather than doing. What you'll discover: →Why hustle culture is organized around keeping you dissatisfied — and how to opt out →How Aaron's worry disappeared after becoming a mindfulness instructor (and what that means for your performance) →The critical difference between co-creation and collaboration — and why only one of them is sustainable →The "bird" metaphor: how to hold your intentions loosely enough to actually fulfill them →The dance of co-creation: moving toward a shared vision without knowing the steps in advance →"The only chance you have at being present is to notice that you're not" — the most important practice in the episode About Aaron Hendon: The Mindful CEO. Entrepreneur, meditation teacher, and Landmark Education facilitator with 30 years of transformational work. On a mission to give leaders room to breathe — and prove that satisfaction and performance aren't opposites. LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronhendon/ Website → aaronhendon.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leadership-circle-podcast--6270563/support.

  3. Jun 11

    Vulnerability Is Not Weakness: The Hidden Strength High Achievers Fear to Show | Lisa Arrigo

    Vulnerability is the cornerstone of our strength." — Lisa Arrigo Most high-resonance leaders have spent their lives performing competence. Hiding the messy parts. Quietly wondering why, despite all the success, something still feels hollow. The answer isn't doing more — it's finally allowing yourself to be seen. In this 50-minute co-creation, Jeannette Meier and psychotherapist Lisa Arrigo go deep on what vulnerability in leadership actually looks like — not the performative kind, but the real thing. The kind that heals shame, rewires the brain, and makes genuine co-creation possible. What you'll discover: → Why vulnerability is the pathway to your deepest strength — not a liability → How childhood shame gets wired into the body (and how to start unwiring it) → The neuroscience of real change: what neuroplasticity actually means in practice → Why trauma does not know time — and how that shows up in your leadership → The "mirror effect" of true co-creation — why being fully seen changes everything About Lisa Arrigo: Psychotherapist, healer, and author of Fall Risk (forthcoming). Lisa specializes in trauma, addiction recovery, and helping people rewrite the narratives that keep them stuck. LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/lisa-arrigo-747209196 Website → lisaarrigo.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leadership-circle-podcast--6270563/support.

  4. Jun 4

    Living From the Inside Out: The Presence Practice That Changes Everything | Valentin Randon

    Everything you're searching for outside yourself is already inside you. The problem? Most high achievers have spent a lifetime building the outside — the titles, the results, the performance — and completely forgotten how to live from within. Valentin Randon is a researcher, author, and guide in consciousness exploration who works with the Monroe Institute to help people access direct experiences of being more than their physical body. In this 47-minute co-creation, we explore the inner world as the ultimate leadership edge — and why the most transformative shift available to you isn't another strategy, system, or sprint. It's a return to yourself. What this conversation opens up for you: Why a heart-to-heart connection creates a different kind of fuel than any solo practice The "inside out" principle: how what you project outward is always a reflection of your internal state Pain vs. suffering — why growth doesn't require darkness, and how to expand without breaking The observer mode lets leaders navigate the hardest moments without depleting their energy What the Monroe Institute's consciousness research reveals about who you really are beyond this life How to stop your children (and yourself) from forgetting the inner world they were born knowing The inner world isn't a retreat from leadership. It's where real leadership begins. 🔗 Connect with Valentin Randon: LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/valentin-randon/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leadership-circle-podcast--6270563/support.

  5. May 28

    Beyond AI: Reclaiming the Human Potential That Makes Leaders Irreplaceable | Christopher Sigmund

    AI can calculate. It can generate. It can simulate. But it cannot be you. And in a world racing to automate everything, that distinction — your uniqueness, your humanity, your capacity for real connection — isn't a soft advantage. It's your most powerful strategic asset. Christopher Sigmond has spent nearly 30 years on the inner journey. A philosophical companion, explorer, and researcher in human uniqueness, Christopher brings a rare perspective to one of the most pressing questions of our time: as AI becomes more capable, what does it mean to be unmistakably, irreplaceably human? In this 41-minute co-creation, we explore the line between algorithm and consciousness — and why high achievers are the most at risk of giving their power away to the machine. What this conversation will shift for you: Why AI can never have inner wisdom, embodiment, or the felt sense that makes you irreplaceable How our obsession with measuring — money, status, achievement — is a polarizing trap that limits human connection What "human uniqueness" actually means: it's not about being different, it's about being undeniably yourself The philosophy of the "philosophical companion" — and why the most powerful leadership conversations are shared explorations, not transactions Why co-creation requires presence, equality, and genuine curiosity — and why no algorithm will ever replicate that The machines are getting smarter. The answer isn't to compete — it's to become more fully human. 🔗 Connect with Christopher Sigmond: LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophersigmond/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leadership-circle-podcast--6270563/support.

  6. May 21

    The Love Switch: What Every High-Achieving Leader Gets Wrong About Love | Owen Burns

    Most leaders are leading with everything except the one thing that actually moves people. Not a strategy. Not systems. Not even vision. Love. Not soft love. Not passive love. The kind of love that sees people clearly, holds them fully accountable, and creates the conditions for them to become more than they thought possible. That's what Owen Burns calls The Love Switch — and in this conversation, we explore exactly what it means to flip it. Owen Burns is a leadership coach and founder of Burns Bright Consulting. He's spent years helping high-achieving leaders discover that the shift from fear-based to love-based leadership isn't a vulnerability — it's their greatest strategic advantage. What this 51-minute conversation will shift for you: → What "The Love Switch" actually is — and how most leaders never even find the switch → Why leading from fear is the default for high achievers, and the hidden cost it's extracting → How love-based leadership creates performance outcomes that fear-based leadership never can → The internal work required to flip the switch — and why it has nothing to do with being "nice" → What it looks like, in practice, to lead a team with love and still hold the line The highest-performing leaders don't choose between results and heart. They've learned to lead from both. 🔗 Connect with Owen Burns: LinkedIn ➡️ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/owenburns1/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/owenburns1/) Website ➡️ https://burnsbrightconsulting.com 🎯 Download the True Leadership Framework → https://jeannettemeier.com 🌎 Experience Presence & Co-Creation → https://subscribepage.io/podcast-guest 📌 Start Here Playlist → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUF20jilXyW79sVGUKHb-dlPqvIktynVJ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leadership-circle-podcast--6270563/support.

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This isn't solely a podcast. It's a live experience of Presence and Co-Creation. Each conversation in the Leadership Circle is True Leadership in real time — two humans dropping the performance, meeting in truth, and discovering something neither could have reached alone. That's Co-Creation. And you can feel the difference.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leadership-circle-podcast--6270563/support.