21 episodes
The Thought Leader Show with Bec & Andrés Bec Sands & Andrés López-Varela
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The Thought Leader Show with Bec & Andrés
The Thought Leader Show is for entrepreneurs, professionals and executives that want to become known as the
go-to thought leaders in their field and stand out in a crowded world.
Bec Sands and Andrés López-Varela speak to thought leaders across industries as diverse as media, business,
academia and entertainment to break down myths and extract lessons about building your own personal brand as a thought leader.
The Thought Leader Show is for you if you want to learn how to cut through the noise and understand what it is
about your expertise that will magnetise your audience or customer to you, and how to have fun doing it.
About Bec & Andrés
With three decades of PR, marketing, communications and strategy experience between them, Bec Sands &
Andrés Lopez-Varela tackle the topic of thought leadership from all angles.
About Bec & Andrés
Bec is a personal brand and thought leader coach who has worked with many ambitious CEOs, professionals,
executives and entrepreneurs to help them stand out in their field and become the go-to people for their expertise.
Andrés is a marketing agency leader who has built, re-built and analysed brand-led strategies for over 40
Australian and global businesses, applying his experience and knowledge of how to identify and meet audience
needs to create meaningful links between people and the brands they love.
Together, Bec and Andrés use their understanding of how to build strong, leadership-focused brands for both
individuals and big businesses to curate the most important, actionable and compelling lessons from today’s
thought leaders and help tomorrow’s thought leaders rise up into their own powerful brands.
Oh, and, by the way, they’re married (and parents to fur baby Moxie), but don’t hold that against them.
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Episode 21 - DEI champion Tess Palmyre on building a personal brand with humanity
Welcome to episode #21 of The Thought Leader Show, hosted by Bec Sands and Andrés López-Varela. This ep is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and if you enjoy it, we would love it if you could please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with your friends.
In this ep, we interview Tess Palmyre, the founder of Brandable, an independent and WOC-owned agency that champions inclusion in brand strategy, communications and design. Tess works with purpose-led brands to centre DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) in their marketing and communications, and has a clear mission to build inclusive brands, from the inside out. In her work, she advocates for genuine representation and equity for underrepresented groups. Recent clients include Foodbank WA, Volunteering WA, P&N Bank, Valued Lives, and Ember Connect. Tess is also an educator, a musician, and an executive committee member of WAMA (WA Marketing Association) as their DEI lead.
A proud Seychelles-born, Creole woman of colour, Tess has spent most of her life living on Noongar Country and is the foster mum to two young Noongar djookian (sisters). In her spare time (ha), she listens to jazz records and reads dystopian fiction. -
Episode 20 - Advocating for a more accessible coaching industry with Karen Marie Johnston
Welcome to episode #20 of The Thought Leader Show, hosted by Bec Sands and Andrés López-Varela. This ep is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and if you enjoy it, we would love it if you could please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with your friends.
In this ep, we interview Karen Marie Johnston, award-winning trauma and nervous system-informed coach, certified social worker and supervisor. Karen hails from the United Kingdom where she has worked with a range of charities and public sector organisations, with an emphasis on working with marginalised and underserved communities. She has dedicated the past 20 years of her life to helping women recover from addiction and mental health challenges, as well as supporting those working in and looking to exit the sex industry to heal and build a positive relationship with themselves. -
Episode 19 - Building a thriving global coaching business with Byron Morrison
Welcome to episode #19 of The Though Leader Show, hosted by Bec Sands and Andrés López-Varela. This ep is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and if you enjoy it, we would love it if you could please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with your friends.
In this ep, we interview Byron Morrison, a mindset and performance coach who specialises in helping first time CEOs take control and become more effective in their role. Over the last decade, Byron has worked with clients in 16 countries, written 4 best-selling books and been featured in publications such as USA Today, Success Magazine, Forbes, Deadline, The New York Times and many more. Byron’s unique approach uses a hybrid blend of mindset, leadership, high performance and emotion control to help leaders perform at their best. -
Episode 18 -Courageously speaking out about issues that matter with Shelly Horton
Welcome to episode #18 of The Thought Leader Show, hosted by Bec Sands and Andrés López-Varela. This ep is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and if you enjoy it, we would love it if you could please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with your friends.
In this ep, we interview the one and only Shelly Horton. A journalist, TV presenter and sought-after MC, Shelly’s opinion can be heard nationally a number of times each week with regular segments on Channel Nine’s Today, Today Extra and on 9Honey. Shelly hosts Talking Honey, He Said She Said and is the host of Nine’s official Married at First Sight podcast. Shelly’s previous career highlights include 11 years reporting for ABC Radio and TV, eight years as a presenter on Channel Seven, six years as a journalist at The Sun Herald and five years as the South Pacific correspondent for Entertainment Tonight USA.
Shelly owns her own media training and speaker training company, Shellshocked Media. She teaches people how to shine on camera and how to build their confidence. Shelly runs Speak with Impact workshops and helps people find their inner Beyoncé. -
Episode 17: “As fierce as f*&k and as compassionate as Buddha” with Marion Fulker
Welcome to episode #17 of The Thought Leader Show, hosted by Bec Sands and Andrés López-Varela. This ep is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and if you enjoy it, we would love it if you could please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with your friends.
In this ep, we interview Marion Fulker, CEO, board director, researcher, speaker and writer. Marion is the Chair of Perth Zoo and a Director of Infrastructure Australia. She also runs a coaching and mentoring practice and writes opinion pieces on economic and societal issues for WA Business News. Driven by the need for evidence-based policy and reform, Marion has overseen the creation of more than 160 pieces of research to help shape Perth's future.
Known for leading the Filling the Pool study, which provided a roadmap of 31 interlocking recommendations to advance women’s participation and progression in the workforce, Marion is a champion for gender equality. Sharing her personal story of being a domestic violence survivor in 2018 as part of the government’s 16 Days to End Domestic Violence Campaign, Marion is an advocate of the need to end this scourge on society. Marion is also a former Telstra Businesswoman of the Year winner, an inductee into the WA Women’s Hall of Fame and was named as Australia’s 100 Women of Influence by the AFR and Westpac. -
Episode 16: Evoking emotions through your personal brand with Dr Nathan Jones
Welcome to episode #16 of The Thought Leader Show, hosted by Bec Sands and Andrés López-Varela. This ep is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and if you enjoy it, we would love it if you could please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with your friends.
In this ep, we interview Dr Nathan Jones, a TEDx speaker and the director and founder of the Mood Institute, a social enterprise that delivers innovative, evidence-based emotional skills training to organisations. He is a PhD candidate in Emotion Science at the University of Adelaide, where he developed and validated a new data-driven approach to understanding and measuring emotion using intuitive visual cues. With over 21 years of experience as a course presenter and voiceover artist for leading national and international companies, Nathan has shared his insights on stages including the World Congress on Positive Psychology, Mumbrella360, the QUT Leadership Coaching Conference and more, and has been featured in media outlets including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph, Sky News Breakfast, ABC Radio, and The Age.