Dream Chasers Alison O'Leary | The Dream Chasers Show

In this episode:I’m joined by the awesome Mark Franklin, a consultant, trainer and speaker, with two decades experience supporting solo and small business owners to overcome their Four Fears®, Mark’s proprietary framework for tackling what holds us back the most in our professional and personal lives.
This episode is for you if you are a self-employed business owner or are dreaming of running your own business.
Mark’s mission is to help you see and believe that you ARE good enough, you are ready, you do have time, and that failure can sometimes be the greatest gift you give to your story.
In our conversation we talk about the work Mark does, how and why he took the plunge himself and moved from a corporate career in publishing into self-employment, his biggest learnings in doing so, and the surprise plot twist that was part of his journey.
Come join us!
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𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗜𝗢:
Mark Franklin is a consultant, trainer and speaker with over 20 years’ experience supporting small independent business owners to overcome their Four Fears® - the most common barriers preventing them from having the business of their dreams.
He invests deeply in his clients’ stories, providing uplifting, relevant and engaging support to unlock the bravery and belief they need to pursue their happy path to success.
He too decided to take the plunge from a corporate career in publishing into becoming self-employed so he is incredibly empathetic to the bravery needed to go it alone.
His Four Fears® Programmes are designed to move business owners from inertia to victory and find joy in that journey.
𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗢’𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗢:
Alison is a highly experienced, certified life and career coach and is an active ideal life advocate.
She’s the founder and designer of the Work Wonderland™ process, her proprietary model that helps people make career and life choices that truly align with their values, strengths, passions, skills and life goals.
Alison hails from a high-paced, London-based corporate background, working for more than 20 years in the field of PR and Communications, until she made her own radical transition to her ideal life, living and working from a remote mountainside in Wales.
Today she focusses her life coaching on supporting professionally successful people in making career changes that facilitate transformational life change.
When Alison is not working, you can find her outdoors - walking beaches at the crack of dawn; experimenting with the universe and consciousness; trying her hand at paragliding; and delighting in the magic of the superhero’s quest. She is also Marvel movie obsessed.
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All episodes are video recorded and can be watched in the website show notes, or on YouTube.

In this episode:Ever felt like you are tired and burnt out, despite earning a decent income and having the outward markers of a good life…and then weirdly wracked with guilt because you ‘should’ be much more grateful than you feel?
That was Susan Hyatt in the early 2000s. She got to a point in her life where she was ticking all the right ‘success’ boxes that we’ve been conditioned to believe are the formula to winning at life. But, on the inside, she was tired, sad and had begun to believe that finding the kind of work and life that actually felt fun and worthwhile had completely passed her by.
She reached a breaking point and whilst in search of help, a book literally fell on her head at her local Barnes and Noble store. One that coaxed her to do some exercises to draw out what actually made her happy. That sparked the beginning of her journey and completely spun her off on a magical trajectory to where she is today. Loving life, serving the people that value her, and inspiring significant change in others too.
Susan’s story will have many things in it that you might recognise in your own life and your own internal narrative.
Join us. You won’t regret it.
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𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗜𝗢:
Susan Hyatt is a Master Certified Life Coach, Bestselling Author, and TEDx Speaker.
She’s on a mission to ignite 'Big Yes Energy' in women everywhere. From boosting your bank account to supercharging your self-confidence, from elevating your energy levels to amplifying your joy, Susan is the go-to expert for women who want more.
With 17 years of coaching experience under her belt, Susan has guided thousands of women through their personal revolutions. She's a crusader against diet culture and a vocal advocate for closing gaps – in wages, confidence, and yes, even orgasms.
She is also the creator of BARE - a ground-breaking process that’s inspired women all over the world to stop shrinking their bodies and start expanding their lives.
Susan's impactful work has graced national TV, leading podcasts, and top magazines including O: The Oprah Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Woman’s World, and Call Her Daddy. Her dedication to women's empowerment and entrepreneurship also earned her a spot as a finalist for the prestigious Athena Award.
When she's not hyping up her clients, leading epic retreats, or making a scene, Susan can be found weightlifting, marathon training, globetrotting, or cosying up in her hygge corner. She’s also not shy about advocating for equality at home, regularly reminding her husband about the importance of sharing the "invisible workload," so she can continue to earn big and play big.

𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗢’𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗢:
Alison is a highly experienced, certified life and career coach and is an active ideal life advocate.
She’s the founder and designer of the Work Wonderland™ process, her proprietary model that helps people make career and life choices that truly align with their values, strengths, passions, skills and life goals.
 Alison hails from a high-paced, London-based corporate background, working for more than 20 years in the field of PR and Communications, until she made her own radical transition to her ideal life, living and working from a remote mountainside in Wales.
Today she focusses her life coaching on supporting professionally successful people in making career changes that facilitate transformational life change.
When Alison is not working, you can find her outdoors - walking beaches at the crack of dawn; experimenting with the universe and consciousness; trying her hand at paragliding; and delighting in the magic of the superhero’s quest. She is also Marvel movie obsessed.
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All episodes are video recorded and can be watched in the website show notes,...

In this episode:I'm coming at you in all my vulnerability. This show is all about pursuing happiness, but my personal experience over the last two months has really challenged me to the core on this.
My beloved husband, Jeremy, the love of my life, was diagnosed almost out of the blue with terminal cancer on the 7th of Feb 2024, and 11 days later, I lost him.
As you might imagine it's been an insanely difficult and very emotional time but my anchor has actually been Jeremy himself, believe it or not.
I have decided to record this episode and share this deeply emotional time with you because the way that Jeremy lived his life and what he modelled for me throughout our 20 amazing years together is the ultimate example of knowing yourself, of not compromising in ways that are harmful to yourself, and pursuing heartfelt happiness above all else.
By sharing this very personal story of my husband and how he lived his life, I hope it provides some inspiration to go after and live whatever kind of life you want and wholeheartedly deserve.

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𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗢’𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗢:
Alison is a highly experienced, certified life and career coach and is an active ideal life advocate.
She’s the founder and designer of the Work Wonderland™ process, her proprietary model that helps people make career and life choices that truly align with their values, strengths, passions, skills and life goals.
Alison hails from a high-paced, London-based corporate background, working for more than 20 years in the field of PR and Communications, until she made her own radical transition to her ideal life, living and working from a remote mountainside in Wales.
Today she focusses her life coaching on supporting professionally successful people in making career changes that facilitate transformational life change.
When Alison is not working, you can find her outdoors - walking beaches at the crack of dawn; experimenting with the universe and consciousness; trying her hand at paragliding; and delighting in the magic of the superhero’s quest. She is also Marvel movie obsessed.
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All episodes are video recorded and can be watched in the website show notes, or on YouTube.

In this episode:If you ever needed a confirmation that making bold moves by listening to your instincts and being true to your own values is priceless – then this episode with Dan Gamble is for you!
Dan’s insights and views really shine a light on how important our values are to our sense of wellbeing and happiness, and our mindset.
You'll here how Dan’s upbringing and challenging adolescence shaped his Respect and Drive values, and enhanced his emotional intelligence skills, helping him make right-fit work and life choices, and become the proficient comms professional he is today.
Dan walks us through some of the bold decisions he has made over his life so far, based on his gut instinct of what would and wouldn’t work for him. He uses his core values as his decision compass to great effect and you will hear how much so throughout our discussion.
Join us!
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𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗜𝗢:
Dan Gamble is a career PR professional with 20 years’ experience in the global tech space. He has worked both agency side and inhouse, and represented global tech brands and notable CEOs.
In 2011, Dan left London and moved to Vancouver, and 10 years later, launched his own agency, DGPR. Since then, his team has expanded to Vancouver and Toronto, and has partnered with some of Canada’s most notable tech businesses and exciting entrepreneurs.
He was recently named on Business in Vancouver's 40 Under 40 list, and he is a regular Forbes contributor sharing his thoughts on PR & Communications, Entrepreneurship and LGBTQIA+ issues.
A true advocate for the PR profession, shortly after moving to Vancouver, he co-founded a community of 300+ PR & Comms professionals called YVRPR. Dan blends creativity with logic, and is an advocate for equality and diversity in all forms.

𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗢’𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗢:
Alison is a highly experienced, certified life and career coach and is an active ideal life advocate.
She’s the founder and designer of the Work Wonderland™ process, her proprietary model that helps people make career and life choices that truly align with their values, strengths, passions, skills and life goals.
Alison hails from a high-paced, London-based corporate background, working for more than 20 years in the field of PR and Communications, until she made her own radical transition to her ideal life, living and working from a remote mountainside in Wales.
Today she focusses her life coaching on supporting professionally successful people in making career changes that facilitate transformational life change.
When Alison is not working, you can find her outdoors - walking beaches at the crack of dawn; experimenting with the universe and consciousness; trying her hand at paragliding; and delighting in the magic of the superhero’s quest. She is also Marvel movie obsessed.
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All episodes are video recorded and can be watched in the website show notes, or on YouTube.

In this episode:Do you dream of making heartfelt, purposeful change, but struggle with fear, self-doubt and procrastination, which ultimately stops you going after what you want?
If so, you are definitely not alone! Many of my clients have experienced exactly this, and Sian Aherne is one of them.
In this episode, I talk to Sian about the fear and discomfort that has held her back for years, and the approaches she’s now applying that have helped her navigate it and get unstuck to embark on a new career path and build her own business.
Through perseverance and a fabulous “Let’s Pretend” approach, she is now qualified in her new field and is running her practice as a nutrition coach alongside her PR and Comms freelancing.
If you do listen – you can also learn about my concept of little acts of proactive discomfort (a sneaky way of tricking yourself into trying new things and having mini adventures in being brave!).
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𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗜𝗢:
Sian Aherne spent 20-something years in PR and communications working with all sorts of organisations, but often pondered purpose and what else life could look like. 
After numerous false starts over the years, she's finally taking a leap. Alongside her day job, she's now a certified nutrition coach, working work one-on-one, in small groups and with corporates to help people feel more energised and improve their mood. 
If you would like to know more about Sian, or would like to connect with her, please do connect on LinkedIn.
𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗢’𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗢:
Alison is a highly experienced, certified life and career coach and is an active ideal life advocate.
She’s the founder and designer of the Work Wonderland™ process, her proprietary model that helps people make career and life choices that truly align with their values, strengths, passions, skills and life goals.
Alison hails from a high-paced, London-based corporate background, working for more than 20 years in the field of PR and Communications, until she made her own radical transition to her ideal life, living and working from a remote mountainside in Wales.
Today she focusses her life coaching on supporting professionally successful people in making career changes that facilitate transformational life change.
When Alison is not working, you can find her outdoors - walking beaches at the crack of dawn; experimenting with the universe and consciousness; trying her hand at paragliding; and delighting in the magic of the superhero’s quest. She is also Marvel movie obsessed.
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All episodes are video recorded and can be watched in the website show notes, or on YouTube.

In this episode:Meet Mike Mullins, from Liverpool, who has spent over 30 years working in the education sector, most recently supporting parents and carers of children with special educational needs or disabilities around their legal entitlements.
In May 2023, he embarked on a career change to pursue what he is most passionate about and is now working as a Mobility Coach.
If you’re not familiar with that term, Mike’s work is all about helping people optimise their body to meet its fullest potential. The aim is to age healthily, promote wellness, and change people’s mindset around physical limitations.
Come join us as we talk about Mike’s career change from education to self-employment in the wellbeing space.
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𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗜𝗢:
Mike Mullins has 30+ years of experience in education, supporting parents and carers of children with special educational needs or disabilities, around their legal entitlements.
Today he runs his own business as a Mobility Coach working to support people to optimise their health and wellbeing, to reach their fullest potential.  
Mike is passionate about promoting the value in aging healthily and encouraging people to change their mindset regarding physical limitations.
He is a qualified MovNat coach, a 5th dan Aikido instructor and a keen advocate of breathwork and meditation. He lives in Liverpool with his family. 

𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗢’𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗢:
Alison is a highly experienced, certified life and career coach and is an active ideal life advocate.
She’s the founder and designer of the Work Wonderland™ process, her proprietary model that helps people make career and life choices that truly align with their values, strengths, passions, skills and life goals.
Alison hails from a high-paced, London-based corporate background, working for more than 20 years in the field of PR and Communications, until she made her own radical transition to her ideal life, living and working from a remote mountainside in Wales.
Today she focusses her life coaching on supporting professionally successful people in making career changes that facilitate transformational life change.
When Alison is not working, you can find her outdoors - walking beaches at the crack of dawn; experimenting with the universe and consciousness; trying her hand at paragliding; and delighting in the magic of the superhero’s quest. She is also Marvel movie obsessed.
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All episodes are video recorded and can be watched in the website show notes, or on YouTube.