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Emma shares the transformative experience of her first ever retreat in Bali and how it led to a complete redirection of her life and career path. This deeply personal story reveals how stepping away from daily routines can create space for profound self-discovery and life-changing clarity.
We cover how she
• Found the courage to create timeout retreats after experiencing their transformative power firsthand
• Set intentions to explore safety behaviours, beliefs, values, passion, strengths and stories
• Embraced silent mornings as a powerful practice for turning inward and tuning in
• Formed deep connections with strangers that evolved into lifelong friendships
• Experienced emotional breakthroughs during yoga and feeling truly held in vulnerability
• Faced fears and limitations during an overnight volcano hike
• Discovered the freedom that comes from emotional release rather than emotional eating
• Received the quiet epiphany that corporate life wasn't allowing authentic self-expression
• Recognised when you're following someone else's path rather than creating your own
• Learned that sometimes the most subtle shifts can create the most profound changes

Join us in Spain this September for our first international timeout retreat. If anything in this episode speaks to you and you have the holiday time and resources, don't put it off. You won't regret investing in yourself to reconnect with what you truly want from your one precious life. Full details in the link below.

Come celebrate our upcoming 100th episode and 2-year anniversary! Follow https://www.instagram.com/themodernleadherway/ on Instagram and enter our giveaway before June 20th, 2025 for a chance to win two tickets to Womanifest, the UK's biggest women's empowerment event.

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We're preparing to celebrate The Modern LeadHer Way podcast's upcoming 100th episode and two-year anniversary with an exciting giveaway, starting with two weekend tickets to Womanifest, an empowerment and wellbeing festival for Women & teens in Cheshire.

In this episode, festival organiser Lisa Williams joins us to share:
• What Womanifest (5-6 July) is all about, what the vibe is and who its for
• Festival offers activities for 1000 attendees with a mission to inspire, empower, educate and liberate women
• Special teen area (ages 10-16) designed to disconnect young people from screens and reconnect them with themselves
• Lisa Williams, festival organiser, also coaches women through vision boarding to create blueprints for their dreams
• Vision boards serve as strategy tools to cut through noise and align daily actions with larger goals

Follow us over at our new dedicated Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/themodernleadherway/ like the pinned giveaway post, and tag someone you'd take to the festival for your chance to win tickets worth £300

Check out more on the festival and get your tickets: https://www.womanifest.co.uk/

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Pat and Jane Bryan are our Time Out x Spain hosts in September! As this weeks guests, they share how they transformed their Spanish property into a retreat venue focused on creating a home-like experience for guests. Their journey from UK training professionals to retreat hosts in Partaloa, Southern Spain includes unexpected challenges like COVID lockdowns that ultimately helped them create a more refined retreat experience.

In this episode we cover how they:
• Are dedicated to making guests feel at home in their 10-bedroom property with private bathrooms
• Handle all logistics including transfers, catering, and problem-solving behind the scenes
• Provide home-cooked meals reflecting local Andalusian cuisine with Moorish influences and pride themselves on accommodating all dietary requirements
• Offer a range of treatments in their dedicated spa, including Ayurvedic therapies
• Create personalised experiences from yoga sessions to sound baths
• Located in quiet, traditional Spanish countryside with mountain views and walking trails
• Perfect for smaller groups of 5-8 people to foster genuine connection
• Balance between structured activities and spacious free time for reflection

Visit their website at: https://www.casatorretablanca.com/

Thinking about joining us for the retreat September 24th-28th? Book a discovery call through the link below to learn more about this transformative experience for ambitious career women in corporate or business alike: https://mlhconnect.youcanbook.me/

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Fresh from a trip to Spain, I share my experience of combining a personal visit with friends, wth a solo retreat, and a wrecky for the upcoming Time Out Retreat venue in September.
I cover:
• Importance of disconnecting from technology and constant learning to become truly present
• How a solo retreat creates space for time to expand and deepen our experiences
• Using our senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell) helps ground us in the present moment
• Casa Toretta Blanca in Partaloa, Almeria will host our September retreat with 10 bedrooms, pool, and multiple spaces
• Reconnecting with our power of "being" rather than constantly "doing" is transformative
• Upcoming podcast episodes will explore my breakthrough retreat experience in Bali and feature the retreat venue owners

Join us for the Time Out Retreat in Spain, 24-28 September. Early bird pricing and payment plans available through May. Visit the link below or book a discovery call through the website to learn more.

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Anna Smith shares her journey of founding ALS Recruitment at 25 years old and how the recruitment landscape has evolved into a candidate-driven market where employers must adapt to attract top talent.
We cover
• Her story of Starting a recruitment business at a young age despite skepticism
• How its currently a candidates market
• The normalisation of remote and hybrid working arrangements post-COVID
• Why job hopping is no longer seen as a red flag for employers
• The benefits of directly calling recruiters rather than just applying online
• Best times of year to look for new roles (March-July being peak hiring season)
• How to stand out in interviews by asking if the interviewer has any concerns
• Successfully returning to work after career breaks of 7-15 years
• The rewards and challenges of running your own business

If you're interested in connecting with Anna and her team at ALS Recruitment, you can find them on LinkedIn where they post regularly about available roles in the insurance industry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-smith-a1692856/

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Trigger Warning; Baby Loss

In this episode, guest Emma Astley shares her journey from traditional insurance professional to founder of Cover My Bubble, a company born from personal tragedy that's changing how families approach protection. After experiencing the devastating loss of her daughter Lillie Beth and subsequent financial hardship, Emma built a business focused on educating people about critical insurance options many don't know exist.

• From corporate burnout in traditional insurance to creating a company that does insurance differently
• Personal experience losing premature baby Lillie after a month fighting in NICU and falling into debt without proper insurance coverage
• How Cover My Bubble has helped pay out over £1.5 million in claims to families in crisis
• Breaking down insurance myths and making protection accessible through education not sales tactics
• Working with insurers to improve products, claims processes, and add valuable benefits like mental health support
• Using social media to make insurance approachable and even fun rather than boring or pushy
• Human design insights showing Emma's purpose is education and awareness in her field of passion

Find Emma and Cover My Bubble on Instagram where she shares fun, educational content about insurance protection in an approachable, non-salesy way and why not reach out to talk about your bubbles protection needs: www.covermybubble.co.uk / @covermybubble on all other platforms including LinkedIn.

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Your host, Emma shares tangible advice for transforming networking anxiety into meaningful connections, offering strategies for both in-person and virtual events to help corporate leaders approach networking with confidence.
We cover,
• How to reframe networking as creating connections and building community rather than an awkward obligation
• Understand the biological and psychological reasons why networking feels uncomfortable for many people
• Set clear intentions by asking: how do I want to feel, what do I want to receive, and what am I bringing?
• Prepare your "vocal business card" - a brief introduction that flows naturally and prevents overthinking (courtesy of Dani Wallace)
• Have meaningful questions ready that go beyond small talk and show genuine interest
• Use deep breathing and power poses to regulate your nervous system before entering networking spaces
• Be the welcoming presence in the room - the person who smiles, makes eye contact, and includes others
• Remember you're not alone - most people feel some level of discomfort in networking situations
• Apply similar strategies to virtual networking by keeping your camera on and being willing to speak first
• Practice builds confidence - each networking event becomes easier with experience

Please leave a review and share this podcast with friends and colleagues who might benefit from these strategies. We're approaching our two-year anniversary and 100th episode in July!

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Our host, Emma was recently interviewed by Bijal Shah on her Think Link Lead podcast and with her blessing, we're sharing it with you here too. Be sure to check it out for more on leadership on Apple or Spotify: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/think-link-lead-podcast/id1771304413

In this episode Emma Clayton shares her journey from corporate director to leadership coach, revealing how her 20-year career led her to question traditional success and pursue a path helping women leaders find balance, confidence, and fulfilment without sacrificing their souls.

• Left the corporate world after 20 years to become a leadership coach following redundancy
• Created the Modern Leader Way movement to encourage women to know, like, and trust themselves first
• Uses Human Design as a tool to help leaders understand their natural decision-making styles and energy types
• Works as a confidant to executives, creating safe spaces for vulnerability and authentic leadership
• Helps women leaders drop the "mask of fake confidence" to build true emotional intelligence
• Runs Time Out retreats in Margate where leaders can disconnect, reflect and reconnect with themselves
• Believes the future of leadership needs to be "more human" with greater authenticity and emotional intelligence
• Focuses on helping leaders through transitions when self-doubt and imposter syndrome often emerge
• Encourages women to lead in their own unique way rather than modelling predecessors

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