The Danni Vee Show

Danni

BEYOND HUSTLE - New Era of Power is the podcast redefining success for business owners and entrepreneurs. Rooted in holistic performance and self-leadership, this show goes beyond the grind, diving deep into the mindset, energy, and strategies that create sustainable success. Through insightful solo episodes and conversations with high-achieving entrepreneurs, we explore what it truly means to EMBODY leadership; leveraging my EMBODY framework to help you align your energy, mindset, and actions for next-level impact. If you're ready to ditch burnout and step into a more powerful, intentional,

  1. 2D AGO

    The Confidence Myth: Why Regulated Leaders Win Under Pressure

    Confidence is one of the most misunderstood skills in leadership. In business, it’s often confused with boldness, certainty or being the strongest voice in the room. But the leaders who perform best under pressure are rarely the loudest. They are the most regulated. In this episode, I unpack why confidence in leadership is not about personality or mindset hacks. It is about nervous system regulation, decision-making under pressure and the ability to stay grounded when stakes are high. If you are a business owner making high-level decisions, leading a team, or carrying responsibility that impacts others, this conversation will challenge how you think about confidence and performance. After more than two decades working with executives, entrepreneurs and high-performing leaders, I have seen this repeatedly. When pressure rises, your nervous system decides whether you access clarity or move into overthinking, hesitation or over-explaining. This is not a character flaw. It is physiology and once you understand that, everything changes. This episode is about leadership performance, emotional regulation and building real self-trust so you can lead decisively in your business and career. In This Episode, I Explore: • Why confidence disappears under pressure in leadership• The neuroscience behind nervous system regulation and decision-making• How stress impacts executive presence and business performance• The difference between performing confidence and building capacity• Why high-performing leaders often struggle with internal self-doubt• How to build sustainable confidence in business and leadership • How do you respond internally when the stakes are high?• Where do you overthink decisions in your business?• Do you rely on certainty before acting?• What would leadership look like if it felt steadier internally? You do not need immediate answers. Awareness is enough. If this episode resonated and you want to strengthen your leadership identity, improve decision-making under pressure and build grounded confidence in your business, this is the work I do. Work With Danni: Email: danni@dannivee.comInstagram: @danniveecoachLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/danni-veeWebsite: www.dannivee.com If this episode supported you, subscribe, leave a five-star rating and share it with a business owner or leader who needs this conversation. Confidence is not about volume. It is about regulation. And regulated leaders perform better.

    7 min
  2. FEB 3

    Leading Without Burnout: Health, Intuition & Radical Responsibility in Business | Kristy Morris

    In this episode of The Danni Vee Show, I’m joined by wellbeing leader and founder of Kailo, Kristy Morris, for a deeply honest conversation about health, intuition, leadership and what it really takes to build success without burning yourself out. Kristy shares her journey from navigating personal health challenges to stepping into leadership with clarity and alignment. We unpack the pressure leaders place on themselves to chase outcomes, why intuition is often overridden in business, and how ignoring our health comes at a far greater cost than we realise. This episode goes far beyond wellness or business strategy.We explore identity, nervous system regulation, boundaries, radical responsibility, and why leadership becomes unsustainable when health is treated as optional. From self-trust and reflection to values alignment and enjoying the journey, this conversation is for any leader or entrepreneur who knows there has to be a better way to succeed. 🎙️ In this episode, we cover: How personal health challenges often shape powerful leaders Why unlearning outcome-driven success can open new opportunities The role intuition plays in confident decision-making The hidden stress leaders carry and how it impacts teams Why boundaries are essential for personal and team wellbeing Making health a non-negotiable, not an afterthought The importance of alignment in business partnerships What radical responsibility really looks like in leadership Why reflection is essential for growth and self-trust Learning to enjoy the journey, not just chase the destination If you’re building a business or leading a team and feel like you’re constantly pushing uphill, this episode will shift how you think about success, health, and leadership. ✨ ABOUT KRISTY MORRISKristy Morris is the founder of Kailo and a leading voice in nervous-system-led wellbeing. With a grounded, practical approach to health and leadership, Kristy supports people to reconnect with their bodies, trust their intuition, and create sustainable energy in both life and business. Her work is centred on alignment, self-responsibility, and redefining success from the inside out. 🌐 CONNECT WITH KRISTY Explore her work at KailoFollow Kristy for insights on health, alignment, and sustainable leadership 📸 Instagram; @kristymorris1979@kailo_ausLet’s connect:🌐 Website: ⁠www.dannivee.com⁠📸 Instagram: @danniveecoach💼 LinkedIn: Danni Vee WORK WITH DANNI VEEIf you’re ready to deepen your leadership, self-trust and embodied confidence: Executive & Leadership Coaching The EMBODY™ Mastermind (elite female entrepreneurs & leaders) ElevateHER Membership (self-leadership, identity & energy work) 👉 Take the Leadership Identity Survey here: ⁠https://bit.ly/DV360LeadershipSurvey⁠ 👍 LIKE this episode🔔 SUBSCRIBE for weekly leadership conversations⭐ LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW if this episode resonated📤 SHARE with a leader or business owner who needs this conversation

    23 min
  3. JAN 22

    The Vision Series: Who You Must Become To Lead Your Vision

    Every vision eventually asks more of us than strategy, effort, or motivation. It asks us to change. In this final episode of The Visionary Series, I explore the part of leadership that isn’t often spoken about, the internal becoming that happens when the version of you who created the vision is no longer the one meant to carry it forward. This is a moment many leaders and entrepreneurs recognise quietly. Success may still be there, momentum may still be moving, yet something feels ready to shift. Not because anything is wrong, but because growth has made the old identity feel tight. In this episode, I reflect on what it means to allow leadership identity to evolve without rushing the process or forcing clarity. Vision doesn’t just pull us forward — it reshapes us along the way. It asks us to release ways of proving ourselves that once felt necessary, and to lead from a steadier, more grounded place. Visionary leaders don’t resist this phase, they honour it. They understand that becoming is not a weakness in leadership, it’s a requirement. This episode is an invitation to notice who you are becoming as a leader, and what your vision may be asking you to let go of in order to step fully into what’s next. In this episode, I explore:Why every vision eventually requires an identity shift The tension between who you’ve been and who you’re becoming Why leadership evolution can feel unsettling even when things are working How visionary leaders allow clarity to unfold rather than forcing it The difference between reinvention and natural identity growth What it means to lead from alignment instead of effort Not to rush into answers.Not to make decisions immediately. Simply to notice: What parts of your leadership no longer feel aligned? What identities or expectations feel ready to be released? Who are you becoming as your vision expands? You don’t need to push this process. Vision meets you when you allow yourself to grow with it. If this episode resonated and you’d like more clarity around how you currently lead, I’ve created a Leadership Identity Survey to support that reflection. 🧭 Leadership Identity Survey; https://bit.ly/DV360LeadershipSurveyThis short survey helps you understand how your identity, self-trust, and internal leadership patterns are shaping your decisions, presence, and impact. It’s a powerful starting point if you sense a shift and want language for what’s changing. Work With Danni: 💼 Leadership & Executive Coaching🎧 The Visionary Series | The Danni Vee Show📩 Email: danni@dannivee.com📲 Instagram: @danniveecoach💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/danni-vee🌐 Website: www.dannivee.com If this episode spoke to you, subscribe, leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating, and share it with someone who’s navigating their own leadership evolution. Vision doesn’t only require action.It requires becoming.

    4 min
  4. JAN 21

    The Vision Series: Why Visionary Leaders Stop Outsourcing Their Confidence

    There’s a moment many capable leaders reach where confidence isn’t missing, it’s simply being deferred. In this episode of The Visionary Series, I explore a subtle but powerful leadership pattern I see often in experienced leaders and entrepreneurs: the habit of looking outside themselves for reassurance, confirmation, or permission, even when they already know what feels right. This isn’t about confidence as bravado or certainty. It’s about self-trust. The kind that grows quietly over time, and the kind that shifts leadership from hesitation into grounded decision-making. In this conversation, I reflect on my own experience of realising how often I was waiting for clarity before allowing myself to move. And how leadership began to change when I stopped outsourcing confidence and started trusting myself to lead through uncertainty. Visionary leaders don’t wait until they feel completely ready.They build confidence by choosing alignment over reassurance. This episode is an invitation to notice where confidence might be quietly deferred in your own leadership, not to judge it, but to understand what becomes possible when you begin trusting yourself more deeply. In this episode, I explore: Why confidence is often deferred rather than absent The difference between thoughtful leadership and hesitation How leaders unintentionally outsource self-trust Why visionary leadership requires movement without certainty The quiet shift that happens when leaders choose themselves How confidence is built through alignment, not approval, Not to analyse or correct yourself.Simply to notice. Where are you still waiting for reassurance before acting? What decisions do you already know the answer to? What changes when you trust yourself to move forward anyway? Leadership doesn’t require certainty.It requires self-trust. If this episode resonated and you’d like more insight into how you currently lead, I’ve created a Leadership Identity Survey to support that reflection. Ready to go deeper? 🧭 Leadership Identity Survey: https://bit.ly/EmbodyEffectByDanniVeeThis short survey helps you understand how your self-trust, decision-making, and leadership identity are shaping the way you show up, communicate, and lead. It’s a powerful starting point if you’re noticing a shift and want clarity without pressure. ✨ This work also sits underneath The EMBODY Effect, my one-day immersion for leaders and entrepreneurs who are ready to embody confidence, clarity, and grounded authority. Today’s invitation is simply to listen and reflect. Work With Danni: 💼 Leadership & Executive Coaching🎧 The Visionary Series | The Danni Vee Show📩 Email: danni@dannivee.com📲 Instagram: @danniveecoach💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/danni-vee🌐 Website: www.dannivee.com If this episode spoke to you, subscribe, leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating, and share it with someone who’s navigating a leadership shift of their own. Sometimes confidence doesn’t need to be found.It needs to be trusted.

    4 min
  5. JAN 20

    The Visonary Series: Leadership Language and Executive Presence

    Language is one of the clearest ways leadership is revealed. Not through what is said loudly, but through what is softened, over-explained, or apologised for without being necessary. In this episode of The Visionary Series, I explore how leadership language reflects self-trust, identity, and inner authority long before it reflects communication skill. This conversation is for leaders and entrepreneurs who are articulate, thoughtful, and capable, yet notice moments where their words carry more effort than they should. Not because they lack confidence. But because they’ve learned to manage the room instead of trusting themselves within it. In this episode, I unpack the subtle ways leaders unintentionally dilute their authority through language. The unnecessary explanations. The reflex to make others comfortable. The instinct to fill silence instead of letting truth land. I share how my own relationship with language changed as my self-trust deepened. Not by learning to speak louder or sharper, but by learning to say less, with more intention. What surprised me most was this: the quieter my language became, the more authority it carried. After more than two decades working with leaders, executives, and business owners, I know this to be true: visionary leadership isn’t built through performance. It’s built through alignment. And language is one of the first places that alignment is felt. In this episode, I explore: How leadership language reflects self-trust and identity The subtle ways authority is unintentionally softened Why over-explaining is often a sign of self-management, not clarity How silence and space strengthen leadership presence The link between grounded identity and clean communication Why visionary leaders allow their words to land without padding As you listen, I invite you to pause and reflect. Not to correct yourself. Not to polish your communication. Just to notice. Where do you soften your words when something matters to you? Where do you explain more than is necessary? What changes when you trust your truth enough to let it stand? How might your leadership shift if your language matched your inner authority? You don’t need new language. You need deeper self-trust. Ready to go deeper? If this episode resonated, there are two ways to continue this work. 🧭 Leadership Identity Survey; https://bit.ly/DV360LeadershipSurvey A powerful starting point to understand how your leadership identity, self-trust, and communication patterns are shaping how others experience you. ✨ The EMBODY Effect – 1 Day Immersion An in-person experience for female leaders and entrepreneurs who are ready to embody grounded authority, speak with clarity, and lead unapologetically from who they are. This is where leadership language stops being managed and starts being embodied. 💼 Work With Danni 📩 Email: danni@dannivee.com 📲 Instagram: @danniveecoach 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/danni-vee 🌐 Website: www.dannivee.com If this episode spoke to you, subscribe, leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating, and share it with a leader who knows their words matter. Because leadership isn’t about saying more. It’s about trusting what’s already true.

    5 min
  6. JAN 19

    The Visionary Series; Leadership Presence - Why Your Energy Shapes Trust and Influence Why this works

    Leadership is often talked about in terms of communication, confidence, and capability. What’s rarely spoken about is the part everyone feels before a single word is said. Presence. In this episode of The Visionary Series, I explore one of the most overlooked yet powerful aspects of leadership: the energy and state of being you bring into a room, and how that silently shapes trust, connection, and influence. This conversation is especially for leaders and entrepreneurs who prepare thoroughly, think deeply, and care about how they show up, yet still find leadership feeling heavier than it used to. Not because they’re doing it wrong. But because they’re leading from tension instead of steadiness. In this episode, I share how my own understanding of leadership presence shifted over time. I once believed strong leadership came from preparation, having the right answers, and staying one step ahead. What I came to realise is that leadership is experienced far more through calmness, regulation, and self-trust than through words alone. Teams don’t just listen to what you say.They respond to how you arrive. When a leader is grounded, others feel it. When a leader is regulated, trust forms naturally. And when a leader leads from presence rather than pressure, conversations open instead of closing. This episode invites you to move your attention away from what you need to say next and towards the state you’re bringing into every interaction. After more than two decades working alongside leaders, executives, and business owners, I know this to be true: visionary leadership isn’t about intensity or urgency. It’s about steadiness, clarity, and the ability to lead from who you are, not what you’re trying to prove. Why leadership presence is felt before words are spoken How teams subconsciously mirror a leader’s emotional state The shift from focusing on what to say to noticing how you arrive Why calmness builds trust faster than control How self-trust shapes communication, influence, and connection What it means to lead from grounded, embodied authority You don’t need to force anything.Awareness alone begins the shift. If this episode resonated, there are two ways to continue this work. 🧭 Leadership Identity Survey ; A powerful starting point to understand how your leadership presence, self-trust, and internal state are shaping the way others experience you. ✨ The EMBODY Effect – 1 Day Immersion https://www.dannivee.com/offers/P2D3U7Xz/checkoutAn in-person experience for female leaders and entrepreneurs who are ready to embody calm authority, clarity, and confidence and lead unapologetically from who they are. This is where presence stops being a concept and becomes lived experience. 💼 Work With Danni📩 Email: danni@dannivee.com📲 Instagram: @danniveecoach💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/danni-vee🌐 Website: www.dannivee.com If this episode spoke to you, subscribe, leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating, and share it with a leader who knows presence matters more than performance. Because leadership isn’t just heard.It’s felt.

    4 min
  7. JAN 18

    The Visionary Series: Visionary Leadership Begins With Identity, Not Goals

    The Visionary Series is for entrepreneurs and leaders who are ready to live their vision, not just plan it. For women who understand that leadership isn’t something you perform or perfect, it’s something you embody. And that vision isn’t found in another strategy, but in the relationship you have with yourself as a leader. This series creates space for grounded, honest conversations about identity-led leadership, the kind that shapes how you decide, speak and show up when your vision asks more of you. In this opening episode, I explore a foundational truth that sits beneath every bold vision: Vision doesn’t come from setting goals.It comes from identity. I share a personal leadership realisation that changed the way I lead and the moment I truly claimed my role as the leader in my own life and business. Not as a title.Not as an arrival.But as inner authority. Like many high-performing women, I learned through mentorship, guidance and experience. And over time, I noticed how easy it is, without meaning to, to place more trust in external direction than in your own knowing. This episode speaks to the quiet moment many visionary women reach where the old way of leading no longer feels aligned and a truer version of leadership is ready to emerge. Not because anything is wrong.But because you’ve outgrown what once fit. After more than two decades working alongside leaders, executives and entrepreneurs, I’ve seen this consistently:The leaders who create the greatest impact are the ones who lead from identity first. This episode is an invitation to reconnect with that part of yourself. The part that already knows how to lead. Why visionary leadership begins with identity, not goals How leadership identity shapes confidence, decisions, and presence The difference between external guidance and inner authority Why clarity often follows commitment, not the other way around The subtle signs you’re stepping into a new chapter of leadership What changes when you lead from self-trust instead of pressure Where are you already leading from confidence and conviction? Where are you being invited to trust yourself more deeply? What version of you is ready to be seen and heard? What does it mean for you to be the visionary, not just have one? You don’t need perfect answers.Just an honest relationship with yourself. 🧭 Leadership Identity Survey; https://bit.ly/DV360LeadershipSurveyA powerful starting point to understand how you’re currently leading, what’s shaping your confidence and visibility, and where your leadership identity is ready to evolve. The EMBODY Effect – 1 Day Immersion An in-person experience for female leaders and entrepreneurs who are ready to unapologetically show up for their vision; grounded, embodied and fully aligned with who they are becoming. This is for women who know they’re here to lead clearly, boldly, and on their own terms. 💼 Work With Danni📩 Email: danni@dannivee.com📲 Instagram: @danniveecoach💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/danni-vee🌐 Website: www.dannivee.com If this episode spoke to you, subscribe, leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating, and share it with a woman who is ready to lead her vision,not wait for permission. Because vision isn’t something you chase.It’s something you choose to live.

    5 min
  8. JAN 15

    Annelise McCarthy - The Confidence Myth No One Talks About (Why Speaking Up Feels So Uncomfortable)

    In this episode of The Danni Vee Show, I’m joined by speaking coach and confidence mentor Annelise McCarthy, founder of Her Speaking Coach, for a deeply honest conversation about confidence, visibility, self-trust, and what really holds women back from using their voice. We unpack the phenomenon Annelise calls the “audacity hangover” that wave of guilt, shame, or self-doubt many women feel after speaking up, being seen, or owning their authority. This episode goes far beyond speaking skills. We explore the nervous system, identity, self-leadership, and why confidence is built through imperfect action, not perfection. From self-trust and discipline to compassion, embodiment, and letting go of the need for permission, this conversation is for any woman who knows she’s capable of more but still feels herself shrinking. 🎙️ In this episode, we cover:Why confident women still doubt themselves after speaking up The difference between reactive vs proactive self-advocacy How shrinking shows up in language, body, and energy Why confidence is a nervous system issue, not a mindset flaw The role of discipline and self-compassion in leadership Why “sucking” is a necessary rite of passage to confidence How to build authority through imperfect evidence What embodied leadership actually looks like in real life If you’ve ever felt visible one moment and self-critical the next, this episode will shift how you understand confidence forever. ✨ ABOUT ANNELISE MCCARTHYAnnelise McCarthy is a speaking coach and confidence mentor who helps women and leaders communicate with authority, authenticity, and impact. Through Her Speaking Coach, she supports clients to stop shrinking, build self-trust, and use their voice powerfully in business, leadership, and life. 🌐 CONNECT WITH ANNELISE Website: https://www.herspeakingcoach.comInstagram: @herspeakingcoachLinkedIn: Annelise McCarthy Let’s connect:🌐 Website: ⁠www.dannivee.com⁠📸 Instagram: @danniveecoach💼 LinkedIn: Danni VeeWORK WITH DANNI VEEIf you’re ready to deepen your leadership, self-trust, and embodied confidence: • Executive & Leadership Coaching• The EMBODY Mastermind (elite female entrepreneurs & leaders)• ElevateHER Membership (self-leadership + identity work) 👉 Take the Leadership Identity Survey here: https://bit.ly/DV360LeadershipSurvey 👍 LIKE this video🔔 SUBSCRIBE for weekly leadership conversations⭐ LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW if this episode resonated📤 SHARE with a woman who needs to hear this

    45 min

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BEYOND HUSTLE - New Era of Power is the podcast redefining success for business owners and entrepreneurs. Rooted in holistic performance and self-leadership, this show goes beyond the grind, diving deep into the mindset, energy, and strategies that create sustainable success. Through insightful solo episodes and conversations with high-achieving entrepreneurs, we explore what it truly means to EMBODY leadership; leveraging my EMBODY framework to help you align your energy, mindset, and actions for next-level impact. If you're ready to ditch burnout and step into a more powerful, intentional,