CHANGE_liscious

By Hedi Schaefer - The Impact Boutique

CHANGE_liscious is a personal development and leadership podcast about navigating change, burnout, and reinvention — without losing yourself. Hosted by TEDx speaker, founder of the Impact Boutique, and change-maker Hedi Schaefer, this podcast helps high-achievers and conscious leaders transform fear of the future into clarity, self-leadership, and aligned success. Each episode explores: personal growth, identity shifts, and life transitions | burnout recovery, subconscious programming, nervous-system aware leadership | self-leadership skills for times of uncertainty, AI | Design Thinking

  1. From Waste to Wow: How African Designers Are Redefining Luxury and Sustainability | w/ Beatrace Oola - CEO of Fashion Africa Now

    May 28

    From Waste to Wow: How African Designers Are Redefining Luxury and Sustainability | w/ Beatrace Oola - CEO of Fashion Africa Now

    African fashion is not a trend—it’s a paradigm shift. In this episode, visionary founder Beatrace Angut Lorika Oola (Fashion Africa Now) unpacks how designers of African origin are redefining luxury, sustainability, and storytelling through upcycling, limited editions, and Afrocentric/Afrodiasporic aesthetics. What you’ll learn: Return to Sender: how deadstock and secondhand waste become high-end, limited-edition piecesWhy “people over profit” and pre-order models beat overproductionThe difference between “ethno clichés” and contemporary African luxury and streetwearHow fashion carries identity, codes, and culture—and why that matters nowIntersectionality, women’s networks, and the courage it takes to lead changeWhy listen now: Overconsumption is fueling waste and pollution across the Global South—this movement offers real solutionsYou’ll discover names to know (e.g., Bobby Kolade, Ghana collectives) and materials pushing fashion forward (raffia, banana fiber, mud cloth)Practical takeaways: how to shop better, support designers, and shift from fast fashion to meaningful style Watch the episode and explore: https://fashionafricanow.com/de African fashion, Fashion Africa Now, Beatrace Oola, sustainability, upcycling, Return to Sender, circular fashion, ethical fashion, Afro-diaspora, luxury streetwear, pre-order model, slow fashion, women in leadership, intersectionality.

    43 min
  2. Stepping Into the Unknown: Burnout, Identity, and True Transformation with Ulrike Lettermann | S.2 Ep.8 w/ Ulli Lettermann

    May 7

    Stepping Into the Unknown: Burnout, Identity, and True Transformation with Ulrike Lettermann | S.2 Ep.8 w/ Ulli Lettermann

    Transformation coach Ulrike Lettermann shares her raw journey through burnout, motherhood, identity shifts, and building a business from scratch. We talk about female leadership, stepping into the unknown, overcoming generational blocks, and finding clarity in the fog of personal change. A powerful episode for anyone feeling the nudge to grow. How is your transformation moving along? Any help or questions you have? Connect to award winning coach and host Hedi Schaefer via LinkedIn, Instagram or www.hedischaefer.com Ulrike Lettermann is the founder of VersaVista Coaching and creator of the CYClead®️ leadership framework. *With more than 15 years of experience in film production and artist management, she brings a deep understanding of pressure, creativity and leadership to her work.* She co-authored Punk As Fck, contributing to cultural conversations on inequality and systemic change, and serves as City Chair Berlin for G100 Entrepreneurship & Sustainability. Ulrike is also Editor-in-Chief of HALT — the antidote to a culture of higher, faster, further. www.ulrike-lettermann.de This episode covers: personal transformation, burnout recovery, female leadership, identity shift, motherhood and career, self‑employment journey, nervous system regulation, overcoming fear of change, women in business, inner calling, personal growth podcast, Ulrike Lettermann interview

    53 min
  3. AI Isn’t a Tool — It’s a Leadership Test | w/Brittany Arthur

    Feb 26

    AI Isn’t a Tool — It’s a Leadership Test | w/Brittany Arthur

    Most leaders treat AI like software — Brittany Arthur shows why it’s actually a power shift. Learn how human-centered AI, ethical frameworks, and smart leadership reveal who’s ready to lead in the AI era. In this episode we'll dive discover how to:✔ Implement AI strategies that put humans first✔ Transform specific business challenges into scalable innovation✔ Develop your personal AI compass for ethical decision-making✔ Navigate leadership, culture, and gender dynamics in global organizations✔ Use AI to free time, increase impact, and create meaningful change Brittany Arthur is Co-founder and CEO of Design Thinking Japan (DTJ), a Tokyo-based Human Centered AI firm helping corporate and government leaders navigate AI with a human-first approach. DTJ is Microsoft’s official Elevate training partner in Japan — delivering AI literacy and implementation programs that put people at the center of technology, not the other way around.A sought-after speaker on human-centered AI and what it really takes to build a company in Japan as a foreign entrepreneur, Brittany also hosts Business Karaoke, a bilingual podcast bridging cultures and business. She’s a mom to a three-year-old boy. https://www.designthinkingjapan.com Hedi Schaefer is a TEDx speaker, innovation strategist, and creator of The 3Cs of Change™ — Clarity, Cleanse, Create. She helps conscious leaders and visionary organizations lead from within, building human intelligence, clarity in complexity, and change that lasts. Founder of The Impact Boutique and host of Change:liscious, Hedi combines global strategy experience, culture-shaping work, and personal insight to help leaders reclaim their energy, amplify their impact, and thrive with purpose. https://www.hedischaefer.com

    34 min
  4. ❤️ Love, Trauma & Redesigning Relationships in the Modern World | S2E2 w7 Natalia Rachel

    Feb 12

    ❤️ Love, Trauma & Redesigning Relationships in the Modern World | S2E2 w7 Natalia Rachel

    What if the way we’ve learned to love... is the very thing keeping us from it? In this powerful episode of Change-a-licious, therapist, trauma educator, and author Natalia Rachel returns to unpack the truth about modern love — and what it really takes to become available for healthy connection. We explore: 💔 Why “trauma dating” is shaping today’s love landscape 🔁 How self-abandonment keeps us stuck in toxic patterns 🧭 What sovereignty looks like in modern relationships 🔥 The power dynamics behind love, sex, and emotional safety 🌊 How grief and desire are intimately linked 📚 Plus: Natalia’s new romance-meets-healing trilogy Love, Sex, Poetry, Peace and her self-development series Heal for Love This is a raw, real, and deeply insightful conversation about modern dating, emotional healing, and how we can break free from inherited patterns to build love on our own terms. 🔗 Explore more at nataliarachel.com — 📖 Other Lovers is the first book in Natalia’s new Love, Sex, Poetry, Peace trilogy — a genre-bending exploration of mature love in the modern world, and the inner healing it takes to receive and give love freely. It follows Lena, a divorced mother of two and global entrepreneur, as she re-enters the dating world and writes poetry to process heartbreak, trauma, and transformation. This story blends contemporary fiction, poetic introspection, and bold self-awareness — complete with spice, tender truths, and mild trigger warnings. 🎧 To go deeper, explore Natalia’s free multi-media self-help series, Heal for Love — designed to accompany the trilogy and spark cultural change in how we talk about love, trauma, and connection. 🔗 Get the book: Other Lovers 📺 Watch the episode in full over at The Impact Boutique. ➡️ Download in your ⁠Apple Store here⁠ ➡️ Download in your ⁠Playstore here⁠ Meet Hedi Schaefer Hedi Schaefer is an award-winning transformation coach, TEDx speaker, and author helping visionary leaders navigate identity shifts, conscious leadership, and personal reinvention. Explore mentoring, content, and tools for deep change at the ⁠Impact Boutique ⁠ Connect with Hedi at ⁠LinkedIn⁠ or ⁠Instagram⁠

    32 min

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CHANGE_liscious is a personal development and leadership podcast about navigating change, burnout, and reinvention — without losing yourself. Hosted by TEDx speaker, founder of the Impact Boutique, and change-maker Hedi Schaefer, this podcast helps high-achievers and conscious leaders transform fear of the future into clarity, self-leadership, and aligned success. Each episode explores: personal growth, identity shifts, and life transitions | burnout recovery, subconscious programming, nervous-system aware leadership | self-leadership skills for times of uncertainty, AI | Design Thinking