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Leading You

Leading You

By: Julie Hyde
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Want to know the secret to confident and successful leadership?

Every week, Leading You showcases leadership of all kinds and you get the scoop on how to be an effective, modern leader who makes an impact.

There’s one thing we all have in common. We’re all leaders. First and foremost, you’re a leader of you. You don’t need a title to be a leader. Leadership is a mindset which anyone can adopt to create influence. The more leaders the world has, the better it will be.

I'll let you into something I know to be true - You can’t be a leader of others unless you’re a leader of self first. So if you want to have impact that leads to prosperity and happiness, it all starts with you. With your mindset and personal leadership toolbox, which Leading You will help you build up.

Leading you is hosted by Julie Hyde, an entrepreneur, corporate drop out and passionate leader. Julie knows one thing: you can’t control what happens to you but you can control how you respond. It’s why Leading You is important.

Each week, guests share their secret sauce. They reveal their roadmaps to success. How they’ve stayed anchored to who they are, insights into their courage and resilience and how to be emotionally and behaviourally agile. It’s a conversation, not an interrogation, and you’ll hear the human side of household names.

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Episodes
  • Getting Off the Conveyor Belt: It's Okay To Quit Your High Profile Career with Alex Ansaldo

    Getting Off the Conveyor Belt: It's Okay To Quit Your High Profile Career with Alex Ansaldo
    Jul 2 2023

    My guest today is Alex Ansaldo, a former mechanical engineer, transdermal drug delivery researcher, medical doctor, and now the lead graphic designer at Bamby Media, Australia’s largest independent podcast production company run by his wife, Brianna.

    Alex has such an inspiring story of how he has been the leader in his own life, making big changes in his career to get off the conveyor belt and prioritise happiness and time with his young family. I know so many of you are going to resonate with our conversation today.

    In this episode, Alex shares his journey into mechanical engineering through to becoming a medical doctor and the years of unfulfillment he experienced while working long hours and not being able to be present with his children.

    Alex shares the definable moments that caused him to take a step back and think about what he really wanted in life. This process of evaluating eventually led Alex to leave medicine and take over domestic duties, enjoying the opportunity to make up for lost time with his kids and enabling Brianna to focus on growing her business. Alex shares how he then transitioned into working with Brianna, his parent’s response to this and why he’s never looked back.

    We talk about the feedback Alex received from his peers and family when he decided to leave medicine and the journey he has been on to detach from the identity of being a doctor. Sharing his advice to others who aren’t happy in their career but fearful of taking the next step, Alex encourages a healthy dose of nihilism to look at the bigger picture and think about what you want your life to be about. We talk about the importance of understanding the legacy you leave behind, being present in what you are doing and why we shouldn’t hold ourselves back from pursuing the things in life that bring joy and happiness.




    LINKS

    Connect with Alex Ansaldo:

    Website: www.bambymedia.com

    Connect with Julie:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-hyde/

    Instagram: @juliehydeleads

    Website: https://juliehyde.com.au

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    25 mins
  • Swapping Stilettos for Snow Boots and Leading the Way for Climate Change with Liz Courtney

    Swapping Stilettos for Snow Boots and Leading the Way for Climate Change with Liz Courtney
    Jul 9 2023

    With me today is the incredible Liz Courtney, an award-winning environmental filmmaker, climate change communicator, global multimedia platform leader and social entrepreneur.

    For more than a decade, Liz has built a global multimedia platform to educate and mobilise online communities for social and environmental change. A passionate storyteller, Liz uses her 20 plus years of experience in brand strategy and communication to lead the narrative on social change in the climate sector with innovation, digital, and experiential content to inform communities, government, and policy planning on long-term solutions in high risk regions.

    Liz has been awarded 100 Women of Influence, inducted into the Australian Business Women's Hall of Fame, and in 2018, she delivered her first TEDx Talk on Lateral Thinking for Climate Solutions. She now sits on boards for Women for Change, the National Foundation for Australian Women and Youth4Planet. And that’s just the start of what Liz has accomplished so far.

    In this conversation, we explore Liz’s career path which saw her trading in stilettos for snow boots to follow her passion for filmmaking. She also shares how her experience in brand strategy and communication has propelled her to the forefront of the climate sector, leading the charge in creating narratives that inspire social change.

    We delve into the heart of behavioural changes for sustainable living, and Liz reveals her family's unique experiments with sustainable living. From a 'quiet week' sans music to 'eating the fridge,' she emphasises the lasting impact of small lifestyle changes, inspiring each of us to play our part.We also discuss the pressing issue of food waste on a global scale, exploring innovative ways to repurpose waste as a resource and create a closed-loop system that ultimately eliminates waste.

    Finally, we take a hard look at the growing instability of our climate system and how it's affecting communities worldwide. Liz talks about the harsh reality of communities from the Arctic to Africa who are grappling with the repercussions of climate change, underlining the urgency of taking action now and reflecting on the role we play in our planet's health. We talk about the human brain's response to visible changes and how today's generation has the power to make a lasting impact and so much more.

    This is an important conversation not to be missed and one I’m sure will inspire us all to be more mindful of our actions and their effects on our planet.



    LINKS

    Connect with Liz Courtney

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-courtney-72742919/?originalSubdomain=au

    Connect with Julie:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-hyde/

    Instagram: @juliehydeleads

    Website: https://juliehyde.com.au

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    32 mins
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