Visionary Leadership through the Lens of Celtic Wisdom with Owen Ó Súilleabháin What does it mean to lead from the unseen? In this soul-rich conversation, Owen Ó Súilleabháin joins host Megan Chaskey to explore leadership from a place of reverence, imagination, and deep attunement to natural cycles. Drawing from his lineage, artistic practice, and work in leadership development, Owen speaks to the Celtic understanding of seasonality, the power of visionary leadership in times of change, and the ...
Jun 25, 2025•45 min
Ulla Suokko is a transformational mentor, author, speaker, and artist with a fascinating global journey. She holds a doctoral degree from The Juilliard School and has traveled the world as a performer and inspirer — sharing her message of authentic alignment, intuitive guidance, and personal transformation. Her TEDx talk, Do You See the Signs of the Universe? , has reached over 3.3 million views, and she is the author of a book on signs and how to elevate your vision and transform the story of y...
Apr 24, 2025•39 min
On this episode of Spirit of Leadership with Megan Chaskey, we dive into the interconnectedness through the worlds of soil and spirit and the magic that can be found in these connections between people, plants and place. Our guest, Scott Chaskey, farmer/poet, speaker and author, discusses his latest book, Soil and Spirit, based on his travels and encounters inspired by his exploration of the unseen below ground and in the spirit of perception and ways of perceiving. We also hear about the origin...
May 24, 2023•19 min
I’m a data scientist in the IT world, a mother at home, a philanthropist and a coach by heart, and a self-proclaimed Persian-American artist who contributes her art to the arduous practice of staying present. Persian Calligraphy has been my family heritage and my main tool to share the spirit of art I've been experiencing in conscious presence. There is a space where creation pours and it pours until we grow weary of receiving it. In this space, I express yourself. I am the vehicle for the creat...
May 10, 2022•33 min
Kathy Engel, poet, has worked for forty years at the nexus between social justice movements and art/imagination. Her books include Ruth’s Skirts, poems and prose, We Begin Here: Poems for Palestine and Lebanon, co- edited with Kamal Boullata, The Kitchen with art by German Perez, and the chapbook, Banish The Tentative. Her newest book, The Lost Brother Alphabet, was published by Get Fresh Books, 2020. Kathy founded with a group of women in 1983, and became the first director of the international...
May 23, 2021•35 min
Scott Chaskey, poet/farmer Formerly the head farmer and director of one of the original community supported agricultural projects, Quail Hill Farm, for 30 years with Peconic Land Trust on the East End of Long Island, Scott has served on several boards of environmental non-profits. He is the author of several books including This Common Ground, 4 Seasons on an Organic Farm , and Seedtime, on the History, Husbandry, Politics and Promise of Seeds, books that are a celebration as well as a call to a...
May 11, 2021•13 min
Grace Chang Creating an essential foundation with potent generative health & wealth solutions for individual & collective transformation. Coming from over 3 decades of conventional & alternative medicine, Grace is currently merging permanent health & wealth solutions to create a platform for transformation. She shows individuals & businesses how to thrive using potent tools to elevate conscious health & wealth potential. Consultant to coaches, leaders & influencers, s...
May 11, 2021•8 min
Aylssa Gaustad practices the Yoga of Immortality, called Sukshma Vyama powered by Naam, and she is a trainer of teachers and she practices Harmonyum Healing founded by Dr Levry used to relieve stress and help the body heal from the negative effects of trauma and disease. Instagram @alyssanaam I’d love to invite you to explore further through a short private audio I created: Hidden in Plain Sight: Your Luminous Timing. 🎧 You can listen for free by signing up at https://bit.ly/4jITf1x Or, ready t...
May 11, 2021•13 min
Bridget Fleming, Suffolk County, NY legislator Bridget was first elected to the Southampton Town Board in a Special Election in March 2010 and won reelection in 2011 for a four-year term. She then was elected to represent the Second District in the Suffolk County Legislature in 2016. She is an innovative leader for economic growth, an effective advocate for our environment, and a dedicated champion of government accountability. Before running for office, Bridget worked as an Assistant District A...
May 11, 2021•13 min
Francine Madera an activist for equity and social justice, leader in her role as midwife to this new world, an educator for youth leadership and a healing practitioner dedicated to connecting people to their own deep healing. Facebook: Francine Madera Instagram and Twitter: Cinera17 I’d love to invite you to explore further through a short private audio I created: Hidden in Plain Sight: Your Luminous Timing. 🎧 You can listen for free by signing up at https://bit.ly/4jITf1x Or, ready to go deepe...
May 11, 2021•13 min
Shane Weeks Bizhiki Nibauit Standing Buffalo. Artist, Activist, and a student of his culture as a member of the Shinnecock Nation. He serves as a bridge between his community of Shinnecock and communities abroad. Website: Www.bizhiki.com I’d love to invite you to explore further through a short private audio I created: Hidden in Plain Sight: Your Luminous Timing. 🎧 You can listen for free by signing up at https://bit.ly/4jITf1x Or, ready to go deeper on a regular rhythm? Let’s take the next ste...
May 11, 2021•13 min
Courtney Miller has naturally found herself in leadership roles her entire life. She takes self-responsibility to heart. One of her guiding principles is that she will never ask someone to do what she’s unwilling to do herself. As Director of Harmonyum and co-founder of Naam LA, Courtney has dedicated her life to helping others in their healing journey, to move progressively from self-rejection to self-acceptance and from self-sabotage to self-love. Instagram: @courtneynaamlife I’d love to invit...
May 11, 2021•7 min
Rev. Dr. Nóirín Ní Riain, Irish spiritual singer in many traditions, author, Interfaith Minister (One Spirit Interfaith Seminary), musicologist, Celtic spirituality expert and creator of a theology of Listening for which she coined the term, Theosony, meaning "The Sound of God". Nóirín has traversed many diverse paths during her life-time and lives out her life in great gratitude for the good of it all, despite “the hollow lands and hilly lands” (William Butler Yeats).. https://www.noirin.love/ ...
May 10, 2021•11 min
I’d love to invite you to explore further through a short private audio I created: Hidden in Plain Sight: Your Luminous Timing. 🎧 You can listen for free by signing up at https://bit.ly/4jITf1x Or, ready to go deeper on a regular rhythm? Let’s take the next step together—an opening to a new way of listening. The rhythm continues in Your Luminous Timing —a private podcast guiding you every two weeks with lunar insights and timing cues to help you move through your life with clarity, creativity, ...
Apr 20, 2021•3 min
