Conscious 500 Podcast ♾️ Elevating Business for Good

Mark van der Heijden

The Conscious 500 Podcast is made by and for conscious leaders who are co-creating a better world through business. This series brings together curated conversations with conscious leaders, visionaries and global change-makers who are reshaping systems, redefining success, and leading from the heart. Each episode is featuring inspiring stories, practical wisdom, and emerging insights. Whether you’re a founder, leader, entrepreneur, or someone who believes in business as a force for good, this is where you tune in. Conscious 500. Elevating Business for Good.

Episodes

  1. 12/30/2025

    Matías de Stefano on Time, Synchronicity, and Conscious Business | Conscious 500 Speaker Series

    In this episode of the Conscious 500 Speaker Series, Mark van der Heijden sits down with Matías de Stefano, recorded live during Symbiosis Egypt, our annual Conscious Leadership Adventure. Surrounded by the ancient pyramids and the timeless wisdom of Egypt, this conversation explores business, leadership, and consciousness through a radically different lens: one rooted in biology, rhythm, synchronicity, and being remembering how it is to be human. Rather than approaching business as a mechanical system, Matías invites us to see organisations as living beings, with their own intelligence, cycles, shadows, and needs. From this perspective, leadership becomes less about control and more about awareness, presence, and listening. Together, we explore how: • Biological organisation mirrors how companies and systems evolve • Businesses behave like living organisms • The future of business is inseparable from our humanity • Healing and clarity arise through stillness and orientation • Conscious leadership requires facing shadow, trauma, and inner power • Consciousness itself moves through cycles of destruction and rebirth • Synchronicity emerges when we align with our own rhythm and time This conversation was charged up by life-changing experiences during Symbiosis Egypt, including private access to the King’s Chamber inside the Great Pyramid and the Valley Temple, guided by Matías together with the Conscious 500 community. These moments shaped the depth, presence, and coherence of the dialogue. This gathering was a live, immersive experience with 33 conscious leaders from around the world, coming together to grow their business, elevate their consciousness, and expand their network, creating symbiotic relationships with each other, the land, and the wisdom of ancient cultures. From organisational intelligence to synchronicity and right rhythm, this episode is an invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and reimagine leadership and business as living, evolving expressions of consciousness. Thank you for tuning into the Conscious 500 Podcast. If this episode resonates, we love to invite you to subscribe and share it. With a bigger audience, we can continue to elevate the production and reach of this podcast, amplifying its impact worldwide. We are deeply grateful for your support. ⸻ Conscious 500 In-Person Experiences 2026 • Genesis | Spring Equinox, Portugal (March 2026) • Lumina | Summer Solstice, Norway (June 2026) • Harmonia | Fall Equinox, Greece (September 2026) • Symbiosis | Mexico (November 2026) • Noctura | Winter Solstice, Belgium (December 2026) Join our (free) newsletter for tickets, experiences, podcast episodes and the most inspiring conscious leadership insights. www.conscious500.com ⸻ 🌍 Join the Conscious 500 Network Conscious 500 is a global growth network for conscious leaders on a mission to Elevate Business for Good. If you are a C-Level Executive, CEO/Founder of Startup/Scale-Up or Solo Founder that believes in conscious business, this is your tribe. 👉 Apply now via www.conscious500.com Conscious 500. Elevating Business for Good. ⸻ 🔗 Connect & Follow Matías de Stefano Instagram: @matiasgustavodestefano Website: https://yosoy.red Conscious 500 Podcast Host: Mark van der Heijden Instagram: @markvanderheijden Conscious 500 Instagram: @conscious500 Website & Newsletter: https://www.conscious500.com ⸻ Gratitude to: Conscious 500 Matías de Stefano Mel Nahas Philine Kok Vanda Lengyel Julia Godet Javier Perez Mariam Khadiga Sound by ‪Never Square Music Steve Johnsen Film & Edit by Lars Veenstra Sound Meditation by Quddus Feather and Fuego Location: Ardi Dashur All the volunteers All the participants All the Conscious 500 Members You for listening and tuning in ❤️ Together, we Elevate Business for Good.

    1h 58m
  2. 08/22/2025

    Zach Bush MD on Forgiveness, Leadership, and The New Humanity | Conscious 500 Speaker Series

    In this sixth episode of the Conscious 500 Podcast, we sit down with Zach Bush MD live in Amsterdam as part of the Conscious 500 Speaker Series. Together, we explore forgiveness as the key to conscious leadership, not as a concept, but as a lived practice that can reshape how we relate to ourselves, to each other, and to the future of humanity. What does it mean to lead from forgiveness?How does letting go unlock new levels of creativity, collaboration, and courage?And what becomes possible when leaders choose compassion over control, remembrance over reactivity, and regeneration over extraction? How can we become aware of the drama triangle, and consciously lead by choosing to be the polar opposite of that trinity? In this conversation, Zach guides us into a profound field where soil, soul, and self converge. He speaks to the interconnectedness of human health and planetary health, the remembrance of our shared humanity, and the call for conscious leaders to step into a new vision for the world. This gathering was more than just a conversation. It was a living, immersive experience, and through it, 10% of all ticket revenue was donated directly to support the Kuntanawa Tribe in the Amazon, protecting 100,000 hectares of rainforest and safeguarding indigenous wisdom for generations to come. From intimate stories to expansive insights, this episode is an invitation to soften the mind, open the heart, and step into Conscious Leadership rooted in alignment, harmony, and abundance. Thank you for listening and tuning in. Feeling called to join a global network of 500 Conscious Leaders? Apply now via conscious500.com Gratitude to: Conscious 500 Sound by Never Square Music /⁨ Steve Johnsen Film by Lars Veenstra Opening Song by Leonie Bos Sound Meditation by Quddus Embodiment by Philine Kok Cacao by Mmm Cacao Vondelkerk Amsterdam All the volunteers All the participants All the Conscious 500 Members Conscious 500. Elevating Business for Good. Resources 🌐 Conscious 500 Website 📸 Conscious 500 Instagram 💼 Conscious 500 LinkedIn 🌐 Zach Bush MD Website 📸 Zach Bush MD Instagram 🌳 Kuntanawa Donation Page

    1h 56m

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
3 Ratings

About

The Conscious 500 Podcast is made by and for conscious leaders who are co-creating a better world through business. This series brings together curated conversations with conscious leaders, visionaries and global change-makers who are reshaping systems, redefining success, and leading from the heart. Each episode is featuring inspiring stories, practical wisdom, and emerging insights. Whether you’re a founder, leader, entrepreneur, or someone who believes in business as a force for good, this is where you tune in. Conscious 500. Elevating Business for Good.

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