Episodes

Courageous Invitations On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Anne Duggan about Courageous Invitations, growing a leadership mindset, and finding and connecting with “your people”. We also dive deeper into the formula of peak performance leadership, understanding the self, purpose and passion, and being a fearless woman leader. Anne Duggan – Courageous Invitations Anne Duggan is a seasoned executive with over two decades of experience in managing comple...

Mindset Mastery On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Darren Fleming about Mindset Mastery, mental momentum and the marvels of the human brain. We also dive deep into the world of health and athleticism, meditation and awareness, using positive psychology, and dealing with unwanted thoughts. Darren Fleming – Mindset Mastery Darren Fleming is a Peak Performance Strategist, behavioral scientist, former international elite athlete, and a prolific author w...

Interpersonal Intelligence & The Gender Penalty On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Anneli Blundell on her new book The Gender Penalty, Interpersonal Intelligence and Communication, and Women in Leadership. We also dive deep into supporting women in leadership, diversity, social constructs, gender stereotypes, gender equality, and the humanisation of our existence. Anneli Blundell – Interpersonal Intelligence & The Gender Penalty Anneli Blundell is k...

Amplify Your Influence On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Nick Harding on how to Amplify Your Influence, the evolution of education and see the world through a neurodiverse lens. We also dive deep into the point of performance, mental health, strategic communications, and being agile and adaptable in today’s fast-paced world. Nick Harding – Amplify Your Influence Nick Harding is a true visionary in the world of strategic communications who is a form...

Performance Reimagined On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Lauren Ammon on Performance Reimagined, human design, creating a tight feedback loop, and performance coaching. We explore into life in the corporate world, supporting athletes in the workplace, microshifts, personal development, leadership, mental toughness and resilience. Lauren Ammon – Performance Reimagined Lauren Ammon is former elite athlete and the founder of Performance Reimagined, a ...

Beating Burnout, Finding Balance On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Melo Calarco on his new book Beating Burnout, Finding Balance, normalising mental health conversations in the workplace, and exploring the world while staying physically and mentally fit. We also dive deep into burnout in the workplace, creating realistic and healthy boundaries inside the organisation, and seeking happiness and mindfulness. Melo Calarco – Beating Burnout, Finding Ba...

How To Heal a Workplace On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Kerry Howard on her new book How To Heal a Workplace, healing from a traumatic accident, and helping and coaching other people deal with trauma. We also dive deep into corporate mental health awareness, toxic workplace cultures, trauma prevention and preventing psychological injuries through education and training. Kerry Howard – How To Heal a Workplace Kerry Howard is a mental health expert...

Power of Business Storytelling On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Warren Tate about the Power of Business Storytelling, empathy in leadership, painting a picture of the future and visualising data through story. We also dive deep into hyperpersonalisation, real estate, looking after your health and wellbeing, and the ability to speak clarity, conciseness and conviction. Warren Tate – Power of Business Storytelling Warren Tate is the author of the b...

Soften The F#*k Up On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Dr. Brett Dellar on his new book Soften The F#*k Up!, overcoming depression, being left on a doorstep as a baby and empowering men to become a better man in today’s world. We also dive into the The moMENtum Revolution, parenthood, leading with vulnerability, speaking up and changing the negative stigma around mental health. Dr. Brett Dellar – Soften The F#*k Up Dr. Brett Dellar is the Founder of ...

Course Correction Compass For Change On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Dianne Driscoll about the Course Correction Compass for Change, taking personal responsibility for change, resilience and growth, and duty of care as a leader. We also talked about the importance of placing the human first during change, spirituality and its connection to leadership, Spiritual AF! Podcast, and her dads career advice. Dianne Driscoll – Course Correction Compass ...

The People Builder On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Grant Herbert about The People Builder, emotional intelligence, parenthood and leadership, authenticity and living in a super VUCA world. We also delve into the power of vulnerability, neuroscience, a journey of imperfection, developing as a leader, emotional and social intelligence, and the performance trap. Grant Herbert – The People Builder Grant Herbert is an Emotional Intelligence Expert kn...

Leading With Cultural Agility On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Veronica Llorca-Smith about leading with cultural agility, being a global citizen who has lived in 9 countries, and an emerging thought leader on culture, diversity, equity and inclusion. We also dive into bringing her children up in.a multilinguil environment, inclusive leadership, being aware of conscious or unconscious bias, and ensuring everyone has a voice and knows their voice ma...

The Power of Forgiveness On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Danny Abdallah about The Power of Forgiveness, being an incredible human being, launching the i4give foundation with his wife Leila, and sharing a message of hope and forgiveness across the globe after tragically losing 3 children and a niece. We also speak about leadership, managing a company during COVID, the importance of gratitude and forgiveness and turning tragedy into a miracle. Dan...

Leadership & the DNA of Purpose On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Rebecca Maklad on Leadership & the DNA of Purpose, Chakra Intelligence, and being a Thought Leader and Speaker on the DNA of Purpose. We also dive into epigenetics, Future Crunch and the world of keynote speaking and influence. Rebecca Maklad – Leadership & the DNA of Purpose Rebecca Maklad is residing in Sydney, Australia, our guest has an acute eye for talent, a natural ability to...

Recharge Your Brain & Rewire For Success On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Vannessa McCamley about Recharge Your Brain & Rewire For Success, dealing with constant change and information overload, and applying neuroscience in real life situations. We also dive deep into conversation about increasing performance, productivity and revenue through the power of neuroscience, leadership, storytelling and business performance strategies. Vannessa McCamle...

The Unexpected Gift On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Dr. Barbara Dalle Pezze about The Unexpected Gift and dive deep into the inner work of leadership and cross-cultural diversity. We also talk about conscious leadership, the importance of radical leadership, and gender and inter-generational collaboration. Dr. Barbara Dalle Pezze – The Unexpected Gift Dr. Barbara Dalle Pezze is an internationally recognized generative coach, leadership developme...

Business Resilience With Strategy Sprints On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Simon Severino about business resilience with strategy sprints, entrepreneurs are forces of nature, developing reliable revenue systems and the future of blockchain technology. We also dive into ways to accelerate growth for an agile business, closing B2B business in 14 days, transferring what he learnt in triathlons to business dashboards, developing an avatar of high ener...

Power of Storytelling in Sport On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Unmish Parthasarathi about the Power of Storytelling in Sport, bridging the communication gap, the crossroads of decision making in life, and how cricket can impact, influence and inform a corporate dynamic. We also delve into fan inclusion as the future of fan engagement, imposter syndrome, the world of media, the changing tide of innovation and turning a lemon into a best-seller. U...

THE POWER OF PRESSURE On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Dane Jensen about The Power of Pressure, why pressure isn’t the problem it’s the solution, high stakes pressure moments and being pressure ambidextrous. We also delve into leading ourselves before others, how to navigate pressure for the long-haul, what happens when pressure builds, the discipline of active awareness of pressure and the unconscious competency of being in a flow state. Dane Je...

FEELING FAST & THINKING SLOW On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Nic Marks feeling fast and thinking slow, 5 ways of wellbeing, the unintended consequences of our lifestyles, remote and hybried working, and the tension between good lives now and good lives in the future. We also delve into his The Happy Planet Index TED talk with over 2.5million views, happiness is a social emotion, the power of the Friday Pulse, how COVID has landed very unevenly fo...

PERFORMANCE STATE OF MIND On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Dr Jo Brown about performance state of mind, high performance, power of belief and holding space, Cool Runnings and being unstoppable. We also delve into what separates the great athletes from the other elite high performers, driven by giving back, having an exit strategy, dealing with doubt, selecting the people around you and internal moments of precision. Dr Jo Brown – Performance Stat...

NEW TO BIG IGNITING GROWTH On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with David Kidder about New To Big igniting growth, finding your proprietary gift, the interior life of leaders, 3 jobs of a Founder, and venture investing entrepreneurship. We also delve into creating an idea killing machine, the only way to go faster is to do less work, not being a well-rounded person, breaking the addiction of always being right, enabling permission and how did you bet your...

BUILDING A HUMAN CONNECTION On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Jessica Kiely about building a human connection, having an entrepreneurial mindset, shifting a perspective and a relentless pursuit of excellence. We also delve into being part of the Speakers Institute Corporate team, a love of teaching and learning, the Natural Perfume Collective, and having close relationships with a highly successful and driven entrepreneur. Jessica Kiely – Building...

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