Conversations with Sekani
Conversations with Sekani is a podcast for ambitious young adults navigating the confusing crossroads of career, health, and purpose. Hosted by Joy “Sekani”, a calm, open, deeply curious thinker, the show follows her journey to gain clarity by having honest conversations with people who’ve walked different paths. Nothing is scripted. Nothing is perfect. Just real, raw, inspiring dialogue. From career pivots to mental health, from chasing big dreams to handling setbacks, each episode helps listeners move from overwhelmed to confident
10
From Over-Responsible to Calm Authority — Leadership Without the Weight | Jacqueline Young
<p>Jacqueline Young is a former CEO turned leadership consultant and keynote speaker who works with high-performing women in senior roles. After more than three decades in leadership, she uncovered something most conversations about leadership completely miss: even the most capable, experienced leaders can feel overwhelmed, over-responsible, and internally pressured in ways that don’t match reality.</p><p><br></p><p>Her work goes beneath surface-level strategies to explore the unconscious patterns that quietly shape how we lead — especially under pressure — and how to move into what she calls calm authority: leading with clarity, steadiness, and confidence without carrying the em...
The Hidden Patterns That Make You Succeed at Work But Fail at Love | Ingeborg Mooiweer
<p>Ingeborg is an executive coach with over 35 years of experience helping high-achieving leaders break the hidden patterns that make them exceptional at work but struggling in their personal lives.</p><p><br></p><p>She works with executives who have built successful careers, influence, and results — yet still can’t seem to create the kind of love life or inner peace they actually want. Her work goes deep: she explores what she calls “survival codes” — patterns formed early in life that quietly shape how we lead, love, and relate as adults. Often the same patterns that helped us succeed profession...
Visibility Isn’t Enough — How to Become the Trusted Choice | Andrew Colsky
<p>Andrew is the founder of Be Picked and creator of the Credibility Generator. He’s also the author of Elect of Trust, where he explores how professionals can become the trusted expert before the first conversation even happens.</p><p><br></p><p>With a background as both a trial attorney and a mental health professional, Andrew saw firsthand that the real challenge in business isn’t just getting noticed — it’s being chosen. That realization led him to build systems that help professionals move from visibility to credibility and ultimately turn that credibility into clients.</p><p><br></p><p>In...
Why High-Achieving Women Still Feel Burned Out — A Physicist’s Take | Zoa Conner
<p>Zoa Conner is a physicist turned wellbeing lifestyle alchemist, travel strategist, and author of Wellness in Motion. After years in science, she noticed a pattern: high-achieving women doing everything right, yet still feeling burned out, disconnected, or physically off with no clear explanation.</p><p><br></p><p>Now she applies a physicist’s lens to wellbeing — designing precision retreats and lifestyle interventions that help people understand their nervous system, restore energy, and feel at home in their bodies again. Her work challenges traditional ideas of self-care and reframes travel not as escape, but as a strategic tool for heal...
Childhood Trauma Changes the Body — Even When Kids Don’t Remember | Dr. Brandi Hawk
<p>Dr. Brandi Hawk is a licensed clinical psychologist and CEO of Redleaf Psychology, a therapy clinic and training center focused on supporting children and families navigating trauma.</p><p><br></p><p>With over 15 years of experience, she has worked extensively with foster and adoptive families, co-developed the evidence-based parenting program PCIT, and trains professionals around the world on trauma-informed care, parenting, and the lasting impact of early experiences. She’s also the co-host of the Nerdy Psychologist Book Club, where she makes complex psychological concepts accessible through stories, books, and real-life conversations.</p><p><br></p><p>In th...
Character Is the Only Thing That Compounds | Omar Harris
<p>Omar Harris is a former Fortune 500 pharmaceutical executive, leadership strategist, best-selling author, and founder of Intense Consulting. After more than two decades building high-performing teams and leading commercial operations across continents, he made the leap from corporate leadership to helping organizations build cultures that last.</p><p><br></p><p>He is also the creator of the HOME Character Intelligence Assessment — a science-backed framework designed to help individuals and teams understand the critical role character plays in long-term success.</p><p><br></p><p>In this practical conversation, Omar shares:</p><p>• Who he was in his ambitious 20s and...
Every Life Tells a Story — Writing Faith, Loss & Hope at 80+ | Faye Roots
<p>Faye Roots is an Australian author, storyteller, and woman of faith whose writing journey has spanned decades and multiple genres — including historical fiction, memoir, poetry, children’s literature, and inspirational writing.</p><p><br></p><p>From winning her first essay competition at just 12 years old to publishing books that explore faith, resilience, imagination, and hope, Faye has spent a lifetime using stories to encourage others. Now in her 80s, she continues to write with the belief that every life tells a story — and that some of the most meaningful chapters are written after we think the story is over.<...
Your Mind Is a Self-Driving Car — Here’s How to Take the Wheel | Alan Bodner
<p>Alan Bodner is an emerging neuro-philosopher, researcher, and founder of the Self-Driving You. After more than a decade studying neuroscience, human behavior, artificial intelligence, and mindfulness, he developed a simple but powerful framework that compares the human mind to a self-driving car.</p><p><br></p><p>This framework helps people understand why so much of our behavior runs on autopilot — and more importantly, how we can take back the wheel. Through his research and his book The Self-Driving You, Alan offers practical, science-backed strategies for creating lasting change beyond self-help clichés.</p><p><br></p><p>In thi...
From Hopeless in My 20s to Self-Compassion & Belonging | Gazit Chaya Nkosi
<p>Gazit is a coach, author, and founder of the Rooted Cooperative. She brings together lived experience and professional practice to help people better understand their nervous systems, embrace their authentic identities, and create lives rooted in self-compassion rather than cultural expectations.</p><p><br></p><p>After years of navigating autism, complex trauma, chronic health challenges, and a lifelong search for belonging, Gazit discovered that healing isn’t about becoming someone else — it’s about learning to listen to your body, question limiting beliefs, and make space for who you truly are.</p><p><br></p><p>In this honest...
Leadership Isn’t About Rank — It’s About Trust & Teamwork | Larry Robertson
<p>Larry Robertson is a leadership coach, speaker, and author who has spent more than 30 years helping leaders across 30 countries unlock their potential and build high-performing teams.</p><p><br></p><p>From working with CEOs, presidents, and entrepreneurs to politicians and executives, his mission is simple: to challenge people to become authentic leaders who inspire trust, purpose, and action. Drawing on his experiences as a former British Army officer, advertising executive, and leadership advisor, Larry believes that no one succeeds alone — and that great leadership is about bringing people with you.</p><p><br></p><p>In this insightful co...
