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Limitless Leaders™ Podcast

Limitless Leaders™ Podcast

By: Renée Giarrusso
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 Renée Giarrusso is Australia’s leading specialist in accelerating and energising Limitless Leaders™, teams and organisations. On the Limitless Leaders podcast Renée shares over 25 years experience on all things mindset, leadership and communication. In conjunction with her solo shows, Renée interviews guests from all walks of life including business owners, leaders, authors, and entrepreneurs. Her guests share stories, lessons, strategies, and tips on how you can live your best life in and out of the workplace. If you’re looking for a podcast that’s high energy, informative and inspiring then you’ve landed at the right place. Keep up with the latest thinking on current topics, challenges and thought provoking conversations! Career Success Economics Leadership Management Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • 83. The Limitless Effect: How Leadership Development Halved Employee Turnover with Matt Madden

    83. The Limitless Effect: How Leadership Development Halved Employee Turnover with Matt Madden
    Nov 12 2026
    What happens when organisations invest in developing leaders, not just managers? The results can go beyond stronger leadership teams. They can transform the way people work, grow, and stay. In this episode of the Limitless Leaders Podcast, I’m joined by Matt Madden, Head of Data Centre Solutions at CBRE for APAC, to explore the impact of leadership development and what it takes to build a stronger, more connected workforce. Since 2023, we’ve been working closely with Matt and the CBRE team, co-designing and delivering leadership development programs across frontline, AMT, and SMT levels. One of the key challenges they wanted to address was an employee turnover rate of over 34% among first-year employees across the region. Two years later, that figure had dropped to 17%. Together, we unpack what contributed to this shift, from helping managers become better leaders to building trust, strengthening connections, and creating a stronger leadership pipeline. Matt also shares his personal takeaways from participating in the program, including the importance of self-awareness, vulnerability, and making time to invest in your own leadership. We explore why people often leave their managers rather than the organisation, how leadership development can create opportunities for growth and succession, and why understanding the problem you’re trying to solve is the first step towards meaningful change. You can watch the podcast here, click the image below, or listen on your favourite platforms. Key Takeaways: People join organisations but leave their managers. Matt shares how CBRE’s first-year employee turnover was sitting at over 34%, highlighting the need to develop frontline managers into leaders who provide direction, care, and support.Leadership development creates measurable impact. Within two years, CBRE reduced its employee turnover rate from over 34% to 17%, demonstrating the tangible impact of investing in people and leadership.Self-awareness is at the heart of leadership. Matt’s biggest personal takeaway was understanding who he is and recognising the impact and impression he leaves on others.Trust builds stronger leadership teams. Creating opportunities for leaders to connect, share challenges, and understand one another helps build trust and a stronger sense of teamwork.Show up with authenticity and vulnerability. Strong leadership means taking your team with you, even during challenging times. Matt highlights showing up for others and being comfortable displaying vulnerability as essential leadership qualities.Make time for your own leadership growth. With the demands of a growing business, Matt emphasises the importance of blocking time in your diary for development. The problems will always be there, but investing in yourself needs to be a priority.Understand the problem before finding the solution. Matt encourages organisations to identify the challenges they need to address before investing in leadership development. Building a strong leadership pipeline creates the capacity for sustainable growth and succession. Contact Matt Madden: Matt Madden on LinkedIn Enjoy This Podcast? Leadership in changing times can be difficult, but you can adopt certain traits to get your team through it. You can also join mentorship programs to gain the skills you need. Please post a review and share it! If you learned something by tuning into this podcast, do not hesitate to write a review and share it with your friends! The world needs more people with the drive and leadership qualities to make the world a better place. We need strong leadership skills and a learner’s attitude today more than ever. To listen to the podcast, select your favourite link below. Apple: https://www.reneegiarrusso.com/PodcastOnApple Spotify: https://www.reneegiarrusso.com/PodcastOnSpotify Android: https://www.reneegiarrusso.com/PodcastOnAndroid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReneeGiarrusso-RGDynamics Have any questions? You can contact me through these platforms: Company website Instagram Facebook LinkedIn To leading the future,
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    15 mins
  • 82. The Overachiever’s Reset: Succeed Without Burning Out with Fleur Marks

    82. The Overachiever’s Reset: Succeed Without Burning Out with Fleur Marks
    Oct 16 2026
    In this episode of the Limitless Leaders Podcast, I explore the connection between ambition, self-worth, and sustainable success with Fleur Marks, author of The Overachiever’s Reset. After 20 years as an agency leader delivering brilliant work while breaking under impossible standards, a health crisis forced Fleur to rethink how she lived, worked, and defined success. Today, she helps high performers achieve excellence without sacrificing everything they love. Together, we explore the overachiever’s cycle, why so many high performers struggle to slow down, and how we can redefine success without losing our ambition. Fleur shares her personal journey of rebuilding her life, the importance of celebrating our achievements, and how shifting our focus from constant doing to being can help us succeed more sustainably. You can watch the podcast here, click the image below, or listen on your favourite platforms. Key Takeaways: Recognise the overachiever’s cycle: Constantly chasing the next achievement can leave us exhausted, even when everything looks successful on the outside.Redefine success: Success is personal. Take time to reflect on what truly matters to you rather than continually chasing external expectations.Celebrate your wins: Focus on what you have achieved, not just what remains on your to-do list. Recognising progress helps build a greater sense of fulfilment.Listen to the warning signs: Ignoring exhaustion and the need to slow down can come at a significant cost. Make space to reflect before your body forces you to stop.Separate self-worth from achievement: Your value is not defined by your professional accomplishments, productivity or the expectations of others.Make space for being, not just doing: Sustainable success means creating room for reflection, rest, connection, and the things that bring meaning to your life.Achieve excellence without self-sacrifice: You do not need to abandon your ambition. You can learn to pursue it in a way that supports your wellbeing and the life you want to live. Contact Fleur Marks: Fleur Marks Website Fleur Marks on LinkedIn Fleur Marks on Instagram Free EMERGENCY RESET Link The Overachiever’s Reset: A Better Way to Succeed, Without Losing Yourself is available: on Amazonon Booktopiavia Website Book Page Enjoy This Podcast? Leadership in changing times can be difficult, but you can adopt certain traits to get your team through it. You can also join mentorship programs to gain the skills you need. Please post a review and share it! If you learned something by tuning into this podcast, do not hesitate to write a review and share it with your friends! The world needs more people with the drive and leadership qualities to make the world a better place. We need strong leadership skills and a learner’s attitude today more than ever. To listen to the podcast, select your favourite link below. Apple: https://www.reneegiarrusso.com/PodcastOnApple Spotify: https://www.reneegiarrusso.com/PodcastOnSpotify Android: https://www.reneegiarrusso.com/PodcastOnAndroid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReneeGiarrusso-RGDynamics Have any questions? You can contact me through these platforms: Company website Instagram Facebook LinkedIn To leading the future,
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    37 mins
  • 81. Dare, Ditch and Dial: Rethinking the Way We Work with Cherie Mylordis

    81. Dare, Ditch and Dial: Rethinking the Way We Work with Cherie Mylordis
    Sep 17 2026
    What does it really mean to lead when the world of work is changing so quickly? In this episode of the Limitless Leaders Podcast, I’m joined by Cherie Mylordis, a leadership, innovation, and change expert who believes purpose, courage, and curiosity can shape better ways of working. Cherie’s career has taken her from helping deliver the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games to founding nextgenify and nextgenify Academy. Along the way, she’s continued to explore what helps people and organisations do meaningful work, adapt to change, and achieve extraordinary outcomes. Together, we explore what it means to lead with purpose and courage, why you don’t need a title to be a leader, and how curiosity, connection, and optimism can help us create more meaningful workplaces. Cherie also shares her Work in 3D approach, including how extraordinary organisations Dare, Ditch, and Dial. You can watch the podcast here, click the image below, or listen on your favourite platforms. Key Takeaways: You don’t need a title to lead. Leadership is about how you show up. Intention, integrity, curiosity, and contribution can have an impact at any level.Purpose needs to mean something. Purpose should guide decisions, priorities, and culture. When people connect their work to something meaningful, it can fuel motivation and engagement.Be a conscious curator. Stay curious, notice what is happening around you, learn from others, and consciously choose what you want to take forward.Dare, Ditch, and Dial. Cherie’s Work in 3D approach encourages leaders and organisations to dare to think boldly, ditch what is no longer serving them, and dial up the practices that help people and businesses thrive.Connection matters. Creating genuine connection helps build trust, contribution, and a workplace where people feel valued for more than their title or job description.Optimism can be practised. Gratitude, exercise, meaningful connections, and focusing on what you can influence can help you stay grounded and optimistic, particularly during challenging times.Growth often happens outside your comfort zone. Cherie shares how saying yes to opportunities before she felt completely ready, including her role with the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, shaped both her career and her approach to leadership. Contact Cherie Mylordis: Nextgenify Website Cherie Mylordis on LinkedIn Enjoy This Podcast? Leadership in changing times can be difficult, but you can adopt certain traits to get your team through it. You can also join mentorship programs to gain the skills you need. Please post a review and share it! If you learned something by tuning into this podcast, do not hesitate to write a review and share it with your friends! The world needs more people with the drive and leadership qualities to make the world a better place. We need strong leadership skills and a learner’s attitude today more than ever. To listen to the podcast, select your favourite link below. Apple: https://www.reneegiarrusso.com/PodcastOnApple Spotify: https://www.reneegiarrusso.com/PodcastOnSpotify Android: https://www.reneegiarrusso.com/PodcastOnAndroid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReneeGiarrusso-RGDynamics Have any questions? You can contact me through these platforms: Company website Instagram Facebook LinkedIn To leading the future,
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    47 mins
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