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A World of Difference

A World of Difference

By: Lori Adams-Brown
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 A World of Difference: Leadership, Culture & Travel Podcast Welcome to A World of Difference, a top 3% global podcast where authentic leadership meets cross-cultural wisdom. Host Lori Adams-Brown, a strategic transformation executive and multilingual global leader, brings you real conversations with bestselling authors, nonprofit changemakers, C-suite executives, and thought leaders who are redefining what it means to lead with purpose. This isn't surface-level leadership content. We dive deep into psychological safety in leadership, organizational culture transformation, differentiation strategies, global leadership development, and how cross-cultural communication shapes the future of work. Whether you're a CEO navigating organizational change, an HR leader building inclusive cultures, or a manager seeking authentic leadership skills, these conversations will challenge how you think and lead. From travel as cultural education to ethics in business to emotional intelligence for executives, each episode offers actionable insights for leaders who believe our differences make us stronger. If you're tired of cookie-cutter business podcasts and want meaningful conversations that bridge culture, society, and leadership, you're home. Pull up a seat at the table with us.© 2023 Lori Adams-Brown Art Economics Literary History & Criticism Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
Episodes
  • Life Beyond Borders: Real Talk on Moving to Mexico, New Zealand, and More | Live from Move Abroad Con San Diego

    Life Beyond Borders: Real Talk on Moving to Mexico, New Zealand, and More | Live from Move Abroad Con San Diego
    May 13 2026
    What if the life you have been imagining could actually begin somewhere else? At Move Abroad Con in San Diego, at the Hard Rock Hotel, Lori Adams-Brown stepped onto the conference floor to have three honest conversations with people living and breathing the conference about the expat life. Each one brought a different perspective. All three pointed to the same truth: the world is more open than most people think. Why people from all walks of life, and all stages of life, are reconsidering where they call home What Shasta Townsend has learned after nearly five years in Puerto Vallarta, and the one mistake she sees people make when they try to go it alone How Mischa Mannix-Opie reframes New Zealand's location from a limitation into a genuine advantage The surprising education opportunities opening up for people who believed that chapter of their life had closed How to approach the expat journey as an adventure, even when the process feels overwhelming Mischa Mannix-Opie is Director of Client Experience at Greener Pastures New Zealand, a full-service firm helping global citizens gain permanent residency through investment, lifestyle transition, and immigration support. Shasta Townsend is a real estate and relocation expert based in Puerto Vallarta, helping individuals and families make the leap to expat life in Mexico with confidence. Kelsey Morgan served as Events Coordinator for Move Abroad Con, helping bring together a remarkable community of explorers at every stage of the expat journey. Move Abroad Con is produced by Expatsi, founded by CEO Jen Barnett. Introduction Kelsey Morgan: What Move Abroad Con Revealed About Why People Move Shasta Townsend: The Truth About Moving to Mexico Mischa Mannix-Opie: Reframing New Zealand as a Global Hub Find Mischa Mannix-Opie at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mischamannix-opie/ | Greener Pastures New Zealand: www.greenerpastures.nz Find Shasta Townsend at: https://www.instagram.com/shasta.townsend/ Learn more about Move Abroad Con and Expatsi at: https://expatsi.com/mac-tickets Subscribe, leave a review at https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com/reviews/new/, and share this episode. Visit https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com for more resources. Timestamps: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 mins
  • Your Body Knows Before Your Brain Does: Building Trust Through Somatic Leadership with Bradley McDevitt

    Your Body Knows Before Your Brain Does: Building Trust Through Somatic Leadership with Bradley McDevitt
    May 6 2026
    What if executive presence has nothing to do with how you look in a room and everything to do with how aware you are in your own body? Presence-based leadership coach Bradley McDevitt joins Lori Adams-Brown to explore why trust is built somatically, not just strategically, and why the discomfort you feel in a meeting might be pointing you directly toward your greatest growth. In This Episode: Why executive presence has shifted from gravitas to availability and agency How trust is built through felt experience in the body, not through logic alone What theater and embodied play can teach leaders about navigating uncertainty Why imposter syndrome might actually be your most powerful leadership asset How to reclaim attention and agency in the middle of a modern meaning crisis About Bradley McDevitt: Bradley McDevitt is the founder of Carolina Commons Coaching and a coach with the Center for Creative Leadership. He is adjunct faculty in depth psychology and creativity at the Pacifica Graduate Institute and brings more than 30 years of experience in professional theater, somatic practice, and leadership development. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:46 What executive presence really means today 04:15 Why trust is built somatically, not cognitively 08:17 How theater shaped Bradley's understanding of leadership and power 13:23 Omnidirectional awareness and what it opens up for leaders 19:14 Reframing imposter syndrome as a leadership asset, not a liability 23:22 The modern meaning crisis and how leaders can respond 33:05 The non-anxious presence and what it costs a team when leaders lack it 34:42 How to connect with Bradley and Carolina Commons For an exclusive with our Difference Makers, join Lori as she goes deeper into the conversation with Bradley McDevitt at in our Patreon exclusive here. Find Bradley McDevitt at: carolinacommons.org Subscribe, leave a review at https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com/reviews/new/, and share this episode. Visit https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com for more resources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • Tia Levings on The Self They Tried to Erase: Religious Trauma, Recovery, and Reclaiming Your Identity

    Tia Levings on The Self They Tried to Erase: Religious Trauma, Recovery, and Reclaiming Your Identity
    Apr 29 2026
    What happens to your identity when the system that formed you was built to erase it? In this deeply personal and clear-eyed conversation, New York Times bestselling author Tia Levings returns to A World of Difference with her new book, a survivor's guide that meets you wherever you are on the road to recovery. Whether you were raised in high-control religion, are navigating the aftermath of leaving, or are simply trying to understand why you still silence yourself in rooms where it feels unsafe to speak, this episode is for you. In This Episode: Why personhood itself becomes the problem inside high-control religious systems, and what it costs to live there How "quiet is good, quiet is safe" becomes a form of self-policing that follows you long after you leave What relearning "no" looks like for someone who had consent conditioned out of them Why recovery isn't a tidy upward arc, and the danger of skipping the transition period The pull to cult-hop and how healing your sense of internal belonging makes you less vulnerable to manipulation The moment Tia first knew, truly knew, that she belonged to herself About Tia Levings: Tia Levings is the New York Times bestselling author of A Well-Trained Wife and her new book I Belong to Me: A Survivor's Guide to Recovery and Hope After Religious Trauma. Her work decodes the fundamentalist influences in news and culture, and has appeared in Teen Vogue, Salon, Newsweek, and the Huffington Post. She appeared in the hit Amazon docu-series Shiny Happy People and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Timestamps: 00:00 — Introduction & Cold Open 01:07 — How Tia showed up differently writing I Belong to Me 03:22 — Living in a framework where your personhood is the problem 06:25 — "Quiet is good, quiet is safe" — two kinds of silencing 08:27 — Relearning "no" after having it conditioned out of you 11:30 — Suffer well: how doctrine functions as a control mechanism 14:20 — Die to self, the JOY acronym, and reclaiming a disappeared self 17:20 — Why leaving isn't as simple as just leaving 20:01 — What recovery actually looks like — the swamp, the crash, the transition 23:55 — Cult-hopping, fawning, and staying wary of gurus 31:23 — "I had no self" — building identity and belonging to yourself 37:49 — Outro and final reflections Find Tia Levings at: Pre-order I Belong to Me and get Tia's thank-you gifts Social media: @TiaLevingsWriter (all platforms) Subscribe, leave a review at https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com/reviews/new/, and share this episode with someone who needs it. Visit https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com for more resources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins
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