Oh wow Merilyn. You have a decision to make. Do I change the name of my podcast, and indeed my main course? Lead Your Day. Lead Your World. They are pretty aspirational titles. But how much cringe factor is attached to them? To be honest (isn’t that a funny phrase we use)... they are a hangover from my preacher church days. An implore to ‘stand up and be leaders’. Which is a noble thing. I really believe in leadership. Inspiring leadership. Not narcissistic leadership. Not patriarchy leadership....
May 28, 2021•4 min
Bee Pope put her business on hold to travel around Australia in a caravan for a year with her young family. Little did she know the traumas that would be part of the adventure - the worse bushfires in Australia on record, pandemic lockdowns and even cancer surgery. But this hasn't dampened Bee's positive and adventurous spirit. In this episode we talk about her journey so far. Bee Pope is a mother of three young children, including twins, a teacher, Telstra Business of the Year Nominee and more ...
May 26, 2021•48 min
A few weeks ago I was driving home from Mothers Day lunch with the (ex) mother-in-law. Too-ing and fro-ing in anxiety about whether I should have let my son drive home to get his driving practice hours up, but feeling the need for an hour without that anxiety. My mother-in-law lives in the ‘posh’ part of Sydney. Down by the harbour. Down by all the nice houses. My car and body knew the way home automatically, so that allowed me the luxury of daydreaming. I looked at all the houses, and silently ...
May 24, 2021•5 min
This conversation was an absolute treat. Brandon Lucero’s official tagline says he helps: “entrepreneurs create powerful messaging & content that helps sell millions while impacting millions”. But his deeper mission is to transform the business space – to make us really think about what we are doing – not just do what the gurus have taught us. And THIS is exactly what I believe too. It’s time for a new generation of entrepreneur, and Brandon is leading the way. Plus he’s just a really great ...
May 21, 2021•47 min
Kami Guildner believes women’s voices matter. She is a connector. A storyteller. A business coach for women. Kami’s entrepreneurial journey was sparked by the breath of a horse over a decade ago. This magical epiphany moment led Kami to discover her purpose of leading changemaker women to give voice to their most important messages and create a ripple effect of worldly impact. In this gorgeous conversation, Kami shares her soulful-inspiration with us. And my absolute favourite line: "Women's wis...
May 20, 2021•48 min
Shauna Armitage grew up wanting to be a teacher and had a secret passion for writing. It didn’t take long for her to discover that her abilities as a writer were highly valued by marketers and Shauna eventually took a position as Director of Digital Content for an agency before wanting to create a more effective marketing solution for start-ups and stepping into the fractional marketing director role. Through her intensive approach, Shauna has helped her clients achieve amazing results in websit...
May 19, 2021•35 min
There's a lot of aspirational talk about 'flow'. It sounds attractive, but also a little allusive. What does it mean and how do we get into this state? In this episode I share my third theme for 2021 that has turned out to be rather prophetic in my life, which is about 'flow, don't row'. For more details, pop over to merilyn.com Follow me on Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com Join the Tall Poppy Society...
May 18, 2021•18 min
Now THIS is one of those breath-of-fresh-air conversations that you will not only feel encouraged by, but get some answers as to why you still don't have that breakthrough you want. Introducing Lisa Fabrega. She is a leadership coach who helps ambitious people expand their capacity to handle more growth, wealth & success. For more than ten years, she has helped entrepreneurs, corporate executives, Academy Award nominees and Nobel Prize organization candidates break through boundaries that ha...
May 17, 2021•47 min
A raw, honest and vulnerable chat about love, consciousness & leadership with the fabulous Monica Parikh. Monica is a very inspiring teacher, writer, lawyer and public speaker and through her business, School of Love NYC, she teaches a global audience about love, psychology and higher consciousness. Monica fuses psychology, spirituality, non-violent communication and quantum physics and her curriculum gives clients practical skills in emotional intelligence to build healthy relationships. We...
May 15, 2021•48 min
Today I’m chatting with Alison Begor who is a leadership coach for entrepreneurs with over 18 years experienced in all things HR, coaching and leadership. She puts the human back into human resources, and now helps female leaders hire and get the most out of teams. For more details and to contact Alison, go to merilyn.com Follow me on Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com Join the Tall Poppy Society...
May 14, 2021•31 min
I'm continuing the story of my themes for 2021 and how I'm going with them. In this episode I chat about: what frustrates me about the online marketing and launching industry; why abandoning who you are in lieu of 'the latest thing' is wrong; and how the inspiration has been missing from my life. For more details, pop over to merilyn.com Follow me on Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com Join the Tall Poppy Society...
May 13, 2021•17 min
I’ve sooo been looking forward to chatting with Sophie MacLean. When you go to Sophie’s website immediately you are confronted (in a peaceful way) by a statement, ‘suffering is optional’. She gets your attention. She’s very very clear - I love that conviction and clarity - that her mission is to contribute to the creation of a new culture for humankind… self awareness, consciousness. An absolutely fascinating and intriguing life…. Born in Algeria, educated in Morocco and France, with a professio...
May 11, 2021•50 min
Today I’m chatting with Brandi Bernoskie – digital strategist and CEO of three companies that help business owners elevate their online presence and enhance the whole digital experience. Brandi can’t be put in a box – with a big academic background fused with theatre, philosophy, physics and even archery. Brandi has since worked with thought leaders such as Brené Brown, Laverne Cox, and many others. We chat about: The misconceptions of the ‘website’ and the big and small opportunities that we mi...
May 11, 2021•43 min
When I started this podcast, 199 episodes ago, I was going to do this daily. But Covid happened to our planet. Then I got sick. And sicker. And sicker. But I didn't have Covid. And so my daily podcast became... well... a little bit embarrassingly LATE! But you know what... I'm actually EXCITED THAT THIS HAPPENED. Listen to this pivotal episode where I share the big fat wake up call I've had with a big health scare. For more details, pop over to merilyn.com Follow me on Instagram: @merilyn Websit...
May 10, 2021•17 min
How can your DNA hold you back from earning more? What are the top money blocks. Why is is soooo hard for those in healing, spiritual or creative fields to break out of being chronic under earners? In this inspiring episode, Polly and I chat about these crucial topics. About Polly - Polly Alexandre is the creator of Money Beautifully™, a proven programme to clear money blocks, and uses powerful energy clearing techniques, meditations & transformational coaching to help people write a new sto...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Spencer is living a modern day Brady Bunch family life - a combined family, marriage of her dreams, a booming business... but is it all that it looks from the outside? Listen to this podcast and you'll hear. Spencer Snakard is an Executive Transformation Coach, Trainer, and Speaker. She works with visionary entrepreneurs & transformational leaders who are on a mission to make major impact, helping them to break through barriers to their next level of success while loving life every step of t...
Apr 21, 2021•48 min
Is someone born an entrepreneur or can they become one? Which ideas will work and which should be kept a hobby? And why do so many high-performing women struggle when jumping from corporate success to entrepreneurism. This episode is a chat about all these questions and more - with business coach Sandra Francisco Sandra is co-founder of Human Potential International. She spent 15 years as a marketing and product development expert for two of Canada's fortune 10 companies, managing hundred millio...
Apr 14, 2021•40 min
Tasha got my attention from the start…. I asked her if she had any awards… and she sent me a fun certificate ‘Employee of the Month’ from her Cat. It's her company! Her humour won me over immediately - she's fun and yet she's serious about sales... selling in a non-salesy way, that is. Please enjoy this episode. FYI Tasha Smith, Founder of Emerge Sales Training, is a business coach, speaker, and author. With over 19 years of experience in sales and leadership, she has dedicated her life to helpi...
Apr 07, 2021•49 min
Consciousness, abundance, being authentic... those words are tossed around A LOT - but what do they actually mean beyond just being spiritually sensitive words? On this episode I'm chatting with Andrea Freeman, who's business is all about this! Andrea believes that transforming your life is the access to transforming your business. As a mindful business coach and peak performance planner she works with creative entrepreneurs to support them in their evolution. She operates from the critical trut...
Mar 31, 2021•36 min
Hands up who has put on pandemic weight? Well, today's guest, Nagina Abdullah, will inspire us, even if we think it's not possible to lose weight and get healthy. Her story is soooo motivating. After struggling for years with weight loss and yo-yo diets, Nagina turned to what she knew best: data. As someone who has always been science-minded, Nagina took to her strengths and created a relationship with food that would not only help her, but help other successful women get control of their cravin...
Mar 24, 2021•48 min
A personal and honest chat with lifelong entrepreneur Laura Roeder. We cover failure, self-awareness and even motherhood... and of course, her new endeavour the incredible Paperbell tool for online coaches. Laura Roeder is the founder of several multi-million dollar bootstrapped companies, including MeetEdgar, Paperbell, Marie Forleo’s B-School, and LKR Social Media. Laura was named one of the top 100 entrepreneurs under 30 and has even spoken about entrepreneurship at the White House. For all t...
Mar 17, 2021•48 min
We all know that quote - 'the only things that are certain in life are death, taxes and change'. Whilst we laugh and agree, we often get tripped up by the third thing... change. In this short episode I chat about how conscious and unconscious reactions to change and how this reflects and reveals our level of self-leadership evolution, or operating system. Listen and find out which of three levels you are on. More details, go to merilyn.com Follow me on Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com Jo...
Mar 10, 2021•10 min
I was delightfully shocked at how powerful my next guest truly is. On 'paper' she looked amazing, but when you meet her in this interview and see the depth of character and human-ness, I think you'll fall in love with her like I did. Mia Hewett is a seven figure, business owner, entrepreneur and world class international speaker. But she's not one of those entrepreneurs who has the hustle message. She has a methodology called aligned intelligence. And just those two words together... aligned and...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 14 min
From being born in a mud hut, her mother dying at birth, then being abandoned at a Nigerian orphanage, Femi's life is a series of fascinating crossroads. She was adopted by an English family and raised in London and went on to have a wonderful career on stage and screen all over the world. Our chat covers all the crossroads that have so far made up her life story - and a challenge for us to look at how we respond to the circumstances in our own lives. You'll also witness, as you listen, a few pr...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 11 min
A little rant about... how the word 'launch' has replaced 'sales campaign' and why I think it's wrong. Have a chuckle at this episode. More details: merilyn.com Follow me on Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com Join the Tall Poppy Society
Feb 17, 2021•6 min
The other day I was doing a coaching call with someone and they asked, 'Merilyn, now that there's this new ClubHouse social media platform, do we have to get on that now too?' "Noooooooo", I said... "Not unless it really lights you up" Listen, if you are marketing online, and who isn't... you'll know that there's pressure from the experts and gurus to be on all the social media platforms... Be visible. Do this. Do that. But think about this for a minute. How many times have you bought into someo...
Feb 10, 2021•10 min
What does the vagus nerve, the stars, galaxies and storytelling have to do with our highest potential? In this episode I’m chatting with Melanie Weller who has a unique and fascinating expertise in the relationship of all these seemingly unrelated things – revealing the secrets they hold to understanding how the human body and mind operates. Melanie is the world’s leading expert in opening the door to health, performance, and innovation through the vagus nerve, the bridge between our narratives ...
Feb 03, 2021•38 min
A candid, freestyle chat with Sally Guthrie, a Clinical Hypnotherapist & Master Rapid Transformation Therapist trained and recommended by Marisa Peer. She has a vast background in the study of the mind and human behaviour and is trained in a number of inside-out therapies. But this is a very personal chat about transformation, challenges, triggers and learning to be 'okay' during the 2020 lockdown. For all the details, including how to contact Sally, go to merilyn.com. Follow me on Instagram...
Jan 27, 2021•44 min
If the news has stirred you this week… stirred you not in drama or fear, but witha a ‘something must be done’ kind of reaction… please see the leadership calling on your life. Girls… we need more change-makers in power. Divinely powerful. Divinely loving. Personalities who yes have great strategies and policies, but who most of all are evolved personalities. I loved the live that Donald Miller, of StoryBrand did on Instagram this week, that in Washington we are witnessing an Enneagram 8 in disin...
Jan 20, 2021•9 min
We are at the beginning of massive change where there will be a new normal. We can focus on the challenges or focus on the joy of the new that is arising. In this chat we talk about how to refocus to find your joy and purpose during these transformational times. We chat about: Transitioning from corporate to entrepreneur, and how to navigate this with less stress. Extinguishing burnout. Overcoming fear. "I believe that each one of us has a unique soul essence, that must be expressed in the world...
Jan 13, 2021•41 min
