Sacred Changemakers Jayne Warrilow

Our guest on the podcast today is Lynn Rousseau, CEO and Founder of The Conscious Leader, a coaching and consulting company helping business leaders create intentional cultures to produce exceptional outcomes. Her specialty is in individual and team leadership development, serving as a trusted advisor for 20+ years to C-suite executives. Lynn and her team of coaches work with leaders to uncover the habits and behaviors getting in their way of success. Executives learn new skills and practices to create new productive habits. The Conscious Leader serves clients in three ways 1) individual coaching, 2) team coaching, and 3) group programs.
In today’s conversation, we discuss the importance of conscious leadership in the workplace, what it is, how it differs from what we already think and know about leadership, and why it is so essential today. Lynn brings forward a unique perspective that emphasizes self-awareness and intentionality, the need for leaders to take into account multiple perspectives, and build strong resonant connections with employees.
I think it’s true to say that Lynn takes a stand for the people, the humanness which is so often forgotten in the pressure cooker of organizational life which is why conscious leadership is her M.O. as it promotes change and growth across all aspects of life, not just our careers or positional authority as leaders. And this resonates with what we talk about in the Sacred Changemakers community, that we are all being called right now to step up and lead, and in my conversation with Lynn today, You’re going to learn how no matter who you are or what you do as a profession this is a valuable conversation that will give you so many insights…
If you want to develop your leadership, step up to be and do things differently then I encourage you to listen to this deeply resonant dialogue for insights. I suspect you’ll enjoy Lynn's perspective on what we can do to be more effective leaders. I think you’ll enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
Key Takeaways
How conscious leadership is a fundamental life skill that supports your success.The key elements needed to lead effectively todayHow to create a space of trust and shared success within your teamLynn’s real-life examples of how conscious leadership creates many benefits for organizationsThe steps to take to shift your own experience of leadership to become more conscious
Memorable Quote
“As we heal ourselves, we heal the planet. And if you think about becoming a more effective leader, becoming a conscious leader, it's really about becoming a better human.”—Lynn Rousseau
Episode Resources:
The Conscious Leader WebsiteLynn’s Linkedin ProfileSacredChangemakers.comOur Sacred CommunityJayne Warrilow on Linkedin
Thank you to our sponsor:
A HUGE thank you to the members of our Soul Business Academy who are our podcast sponsors, and also our extended Sacred Changemakers community who are helping us to make a global impact aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, all visible on our website.
If you would like to support our show:
Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and other podcast platforms. We would be SO grateful.
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109. The Transformational Power of a Memorable Brand Name
Our guest on the podcast today is Alexandra Watkins, a leading and outspoken authority on brand names with buzz. For nearly 20 years, she and her naming firm, Eat My Words, have created love-at-first sight brand names for countless companies including Amazon, Coca-Cola, Disney, Twitter, and Google. Her breakthrough creativity book, “Hello, My Name is Awesome: How to Create Brand Names That Stick,” was named a Top 10 Marketing Book by Inc. Magazine. Her personal name hall of fame includes the Wendy’s Baconator, Neato robotic vacuum, Burger King’s Mac n’ Cheetos, Spanish language school Gringo Lingo, and the frozen yogurt franchise Spoon Me.
In today’s conversation, we explore the importance of a name in establishing and expressing a brand's personality, and how a well-thought-out and creative name can convey a company's spirit and create a strong presence in the marketplace. A well-crafted name serves as the soul of a company, embodying its essence, attracting customers, and speaking volumes about its brand.
Listen in as Alexandra shares her 12-point name evaluation test, known as the ‘Smile and Scratch Test.' The 'smile' refers to the five qualities that make a great name, while 'scratch' refers to the seven deal-breakers that should lead to a name being discarded. So incredibly insightful! If you want to stand out, capture the soul of your brand and business in an effective way then I encourage you to listen to Alexandra for insights. You’ll enjoy Alexandra's perspective on what you can do to get noticed in your market.
Key Takeaways
What makes a good brand name?Creating a transformational brand name with the ability to move peopleHow a name has the potential to convey the soul of your businessThe 5 qualities that make a name strong and the 7 elements that weaken your brand nameWhat to do when your domain name is not available
Memorable Quote
“Your name is the soul of your brand. It really can be. It can say so much about you.”—Alexandra Watkins
Episode Resources:
Eat My Words WebsiteAlexandra’s Linkedin ProfileBOOK: Hello, My Name Is Awesome By Alexandra WatkinsTEST: Smile & Scratch Name Evaluation TestSacredChangemakers.comJayne Warrilow on Linkedin
Thank you to our sponsor:
A HUGE thank you to the members of our Soul Business Academy who are our podcast sponsors, and also our extended Sacred Changemakers community who are helping us to make a global impact aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, all visible on our website.
If you would like to support our show:
Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and other podcast platforms. We would be SO grateful.
Sacred Changemakers is a transformation company that believes in change for good. We partner with changemakers (coaches, consultants, speakers, authors, business owners, leaders, and conscious humans) who want to build a business that resonates with their soul. Together, we are making a meaningful difference in our world. 
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Earth 2.0: Creating a regenerative future combining ancient wisdom with technological innovation
Our guest on the podcast today is Serial entrepreneur and investor, James Hodges, who graduated from The University of Auckland (NZ) and the University of California - Berkeley with a Bachelor of Commerce. His bold mission is to create the "New Earth." A loving, abundant, harmonious world that is fueled through raising consciousness, a market-neutral crypto quant fund, sustainable tech, and developing community-based land projects. Co-Founder and General Partner at Amphibian Capital, Founder at New Earth Ventures, and Next-Level coaches. 9+ years of Crypto experience. Has been in personal development for 14+ years, traveled to 37 countries, and is currently based in Nosara, Costa Rica.
James shares his own personal journey of how he came to harness his spiritual power for success in business. We talk through the crazy pace of the modern world and how we can shift to a more expansive future, embodying a vision for a conscious, regenerative future for all humans.
Listen in as James shares not just his vision for a better world, but also the path to get there, how we can all make the choice to live consciously encouraging the mainstream adoption of sustainable and regenerative projects, and this all begins with following the natural human path through 3 levels of evolution that we discuss in detail. My key takeaways include the importance of respecting our personal journeys, incorporating spirituality into business practices, and understanding the power of emotion, logic, and urgency in sales strategies. So incredibly insightful!
If you want to be a better human and help create a better world for yourself and others, then I encourage you to listen to this deeply resonant dialogue for insights. I suspect you’ll enjoy James’s perspective on how we can all slow down, become more awake and aware, and build meaningful relationships essential to experiencing joy and happiness from within, (not to mention how this can supercharge your business!)
Key Takeaways
How James began his deep dive into personal development through dating!What slowing down and tapping into nature can do for your life and businessHow we can build the bridges to a better world and the projects James is leadingIncorporating spirituality into our business practices can lead to exponential growth.Emotion, logic, and urgency should be used when creating sales strategies
Memorable Quote
“What are the existential threats to humanity? As humans we currently have a 15-20% chance of full extinction as a species”—James Hodges
Episode Resources:
Amphibian Capital WebsiteNew Earth Ventures WebsiteLinkedin: New Earth VenturesSacredChangemakers.comOur Sacred CommunityJayne Warrilow on Linkedin
Thank you to our sponsor:
A HUGE thank you to the members of our Soul Business Academy who are our podcast sponsors, and also our extended Sacred Changemakers community who are helping us to make a global impact aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, all visible on our website.
If you would like to support our...

107. From The Speed Of Change To The Pace Of Evolution: How Do We Create, And Support, Systems Inspired Evolution?
Our guest on the podcast today is Marita Fridjhon, born in South Africa and now based in the USA, is co-founder and CEO of CRR Global. Marita has an academic background with degrees in medical and psychiatric social work and family systems therapy. She grew up in South Africa during the apartheid era. She became a faculty member at Cape Town University profoundly impacted her and created the basis of exploration in systemic change. That became the driver to embark on cross-cultural research, including two years on the Amazon River and work in Brazil, Perú, Columbia, the British West Indies, and Puerto Rico, to name but a few. The outcome of these experiences provided training and focus on corporate, NGO, and government work using mediation, process work consulting, and coaching.
Together with her partner, Faith Fuller, she founded the international training and consulting business CRR Global, home of the legendary ORSC curriculum. Marita is a highly sought-after global speaker and is the lead author of the article “Relationship Systems Intelligence: Transforming the Face of Leadership” and co-author of the book “Creating Intelligent Teams” and “Systems Inspired Leadership”. This means looking at the interconnectedness of all entities, and people involved and understanding their collective goal.
Systems Inspired Leadership focuses on the system as a whole, while Relationship Systems Intelligence is based on five core principles - empathy, diversity, interdependency, creativity, and learning. To progress in any system, the three steps of meet, reveal, align and act are recommended.
Marita encourages us as leaders to slow down and reflect on the situation to gain clarity, insight, and a new perspective in addition to understanding our own biases. These considerations can lead to healthier power dynamics and a more collaborative approach. She emphasizes the value of every individual’s expression, openness and understanding of new ideas, and awareness of one’s own purpose when striving to make positive change.
If you get the sense that there’s more for you to do in this world, more of an impact you can make with your life and work, then I encourage you to listen to this deeply resonant dialogue for insights because it’s in the relational field where your potential truly lies.
Key Takeaways
How Marita’s unique life journey shaped her life and work in aligned waysLearning to value every individual’s expression and understanding of the system or community to which they belong.What systems have to do with effective communication, leadership, and evolutionBecoming open-minded and open-hearted to new ideas when listening to others.Discovering the benefits of Relationship Systems Intelligence in everyday life
Memorable Quote
“Learn to value every expression from individuals as not only their own opinion and also recognize that it’s also an expression from the system that they are a part of.”—Marita Fridjhorn
Episode Resources:
CRR Global WebsiteMarita’s Linkedin ProfileCRR on LinkedinBOOK: Systems Inspired Leadership by Marita Fridjhorn and Frank Uitt De WeerdPODCAST: Relationship Mattersa...

Hope and Hard Work: The Promise and the Challenge of Nonviolence
Our guest on the podcast today is Michael Nagler, Ph.D., is professor emeritus of Classics and Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley, where he founded the Peace and Conflict Studies Program and taught upper-division courses on nonviolence, meditation, and a seminar on the meaning of life. He is President of the Metta Center for Nonviolence and author of The Search for a Nonviolent Future, The Nonviolence Handbook, and the award-winning film and book, The Third Harmony: Nonviolence and the New Story of Human Nature.
Today we explore the spirituality of nonviolence, the connection between meditation and nonviolence, and why breaking the spell of our separateness is key to this work. You will hear Michael emphasize the importance of understanding humanity's universal connection, and acknowledge the need to move beyond stereotypes in order to promote a greater level of peace, including how we can all embrace the perspective of non-violence despite living in an extremely violent world.
Listen in as Michael shares with us how non-violent methods are impacting the citizens of Iran, and how it is being used in Ukraine. It inspired such hope in me to hear how this valuable methodology is making an impact in places where it’s really needed, those places at war, where our fellow humans are exposed to extreme levels of violence and you could say the worst of human nature - its heartwarming to know that non-violence is making a difference.
If you feel overwhelmed by the violence in our world, Michael will guide you toward an alternative path, so I encourage you to listen to this deeply resonant dialogue for insights. Michael is a great example of someone who has found success and focus in life through his long-time practice of meditation and passion for justice and peace. I suspect you’ll enjoy Michael's perspective on how we have the potential to shape a world governed by peace and solidarity.
Key Takeaways
How Michael’s spiritual beliefs made it so clear that he was not going to “pick up a gun and kill people, no matter what”.How nonviolence is the bridge between meditation and social actionUsing meditation as a powerful tool for grounding oneself and developing a nonviolent approach to social action.How nonviolence is the core of our nature and our destiny, and restorative justice is an example of how to implement it.Shifting perspectives to realize that conflict can actually be an opportunity for spiritual growth, and we should strive to be reminded of our shared humanity, rather than our separateness.
Memorable Quote
“The universe has three domains of reality, matter, energy, and consciousness. And each of us is a microcosm of that hierarchy. And in us, it shows up as body, mind, and spirit.If we were to become completely established in spirit, or consciousness, then there'd be no barrier between us at all” —Michael Nagler
Episode Resources:
Metta Center For Non-ViolenceThe Third Harmony ProjectBOOK: The Third Harmony: Nonviolence and the New Story Of Human Nature By Michael NaglerBOOK: And Then Your Soul Is Gone; By Kelly Denton-BorhaugMichael’s Linkedin ProfileBlue Mountain Center for Meditationa...

From Zero To Hero And Back Again with Matt Lillie
Our guest on the podcast today is Matt Lillie. Matt is a serial entrepreneur in the real estate, healthcare, and education space. He is currently focused on bringing business leaders together to use business as a catalyst for positive change in the world. He’s also the host of the incredibly successful Brightvibe podcast.
In today’s conversation, you’re going to hear some very personal revelations from Matt as he describes his business journey from zero to hero and back again. He’s not afraid to get down and dirty with stuff you don’t often hear successful leaders talk about in public forums. He shares in depth about his dark night of the soul, how it affected him personally, and what he learned to help himself break through to begin to find his way back to life again.
You’ll hear how you can use your business experience to evolve yourself, navigate your own “dark night of the soul” and hear Matt’s sage advice about recognizing those moments of fear and discomfort that can derail us. It was so inspirational just listening to Matt being so honest and vulnerable, I think there are lessons for every leader here, to not allow false impressions to define you. And what’s refreshing is, despite his deeper purpose he doesn’t negate the money in business, he shares freely how he wants to make a lot of money, in fact, he wants a private electric jet as he knows that purpose and profit are not mutually exclusive.
If you are interested in your own evolution, growing personally and professionally, then I encourage you to listen to this deep dialogue for insights. I suspect you’ll enjoy Matt's perspective on what we can do to grow and make a difference in the lives of others. I think you’ll enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
Key Takeaways
Matt’s unique business and leadership journey has shaped his approach to life in unexpected waysThe importance of collaboration and the power of one conversation to change the worldHow he has been able to be more authentic in his relationship with GodHow he feels about the challenges the world is facing right nowHow personal and spiritual transformation can be achieved through taking the initiative and committing to making a difference for those around us.
Memorable Quote
“It's not about changing a whole organization. It's what am I doing to impact that one person's life? And if I can impact that one person's life, then guess what? My life's impacted too”—Matt Lillie
Episode Resources:
Matt’s websiteBrightvibe podcastSacredChangemakers.comOur Sacred CommunityJayne Warrilow on Linkedin
Thank you to our sponsor:
A HUGE thank you to our Soul Business Academy members, who are our podcast sponsors, and our extended Sacred Changemakers community who are helping us make a global impact aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, all visible on our website.
If you would like to support our show:
Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and other podcast platforms. We would be SO grateful.
Sacred Changemakers is a transformation company that believes in change for good. We partner with changemakers (coaches, consultants, speakers, authors, business