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“If you’re not tuning in to your heart wisdom and collective wisdom, you’re leaving money on the table.” Sarah Albritton

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Sarah Albritton for a profound exploration of intuitive leadership. Sarah reveals how she’s transitioned from hiding her intuition behind “Harvard Business Review references” to boldly owning her intuitive gifts with senior executives.

This conversation unpacks how tapping into heart wisdom creates business advantage, transforms challenges into play, and develops true leadership backbone. Experience a live demonstration of Sarah’s powerful bodywork technique that helps Niiamah reframe his relationship with “hard” work.

Timestamps:

0:00 Introducing Sarah Albritton

0:57 The intuitive leadership game

4:32 Moving from woo to wow

6:18 Centers with wheels

9:28 Creating your unique path

14:10 Connection through different elevations

16:53 Leadership backbone visualization

22:56 The hard conversation begins

28:01 Transforming hard into play

35:40 Wisdom begging to be heard

41:09 Connect with Sarah

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“This is your life. What are you going to do with it?” – Andrea Gold

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Andrea Gold as they explore the profound journey from feeling empty to finding fulfillment. After 37 years running a successful speaker’s bureau, Andrea reveals what drove her to write a book about “the game of life” and shares her personal path from restless searching to inner peace.

Discover how to recognize your own “invisible hunger,” embrace everyday miracles, and make conscious choices about your life’s direction. For searchers everywhere ready to play the game of life at a higher level.

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction to Andrea Gold
1:36 The game of life
2:52 Avoiding “bumper sticker” wisdom
4:25 Andrea’s searching journey begins
7:15 Woman of the world
11:45 The invisible hunger explained
14:16 Are you actually happy?
17:51 Guru questions and teaching
20:23 Surrounded by everyday miracles
21:39 The bicycle angel story
27:52 No longer searching inside
31:40 Getting beyond mental attitude

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“Find something you’re just obsessed with solving. If you can create a business out of that, that’s awesome.” – Maiya Holliday

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Maiya Holliday, founder of Mangrove Web, as they explore building a purpose-driven digital agency that’s thrived for 16+ years.

Maiya shares her journey from self-taught coder to B Corp leader, revealing how following genuine passion can lead to sustainable success.

Discover why simplicity in design creates the most impact and how cross-functional collaboration drives innovation. Perfect for entrepreneurs, designers, and purpose-driven professionals looking to make meaningful impact in their work.

Timestamps:

0:00 Introducing Maiya Holliday
0:53 Starting Mangrove Web
2:02 Launching during economic recession
4:22 Growing organically over time
7:39 Finding genuine passion first
10:17 Supporting changemakers effectively
15:52 Simplicity in design matters
20:12 Cross-department collaboration opportunities
28:42 AI as creative partner
36:52 Closing thoughts and contact

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“We get to write our own story. It was more important that I let go of the bad stuff and move on, and make the choice to create something good out of it.”

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Liz Hunt @lizhunt_consulting, who, after 14 years running her own agency, shares how toxic experiences shaped her mission to revolutionize creative management. Learn about “The Visionary” profile, the power of forgiveness after workplace trauma, and how to build teams where creatives truly thrive.

Timestamps:

0:00 Meet branding expert Liz Hunt
0:55 The Creative Index explained
4:04 Understanding visionary creatives
8:24 Complementary creative partnerships
12:01 Unifying teams toward goals
15:14 Reinventing through career chapters
19:42 Overcoming workplace trauma
24:46 Choice and personal transformation
27:35 Forgiveness as freedom path
31:53 Building a future movement

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“The minute you can start to see a pattern, you can start to see the system that’s producing the pattern.” – Dana

Discover how true outliers create sustainable impact by seeing beyond individual actions to transform entire systems.

Join Niiamah Ashong with leadership experts Shirley and Dana as they reveal how pattern recognition, authentic leadership, and choosing joy can help you navigate cultural backlash and win at the game you’re really playing.

Learn why courage is the foundation of all meaningful change and how to lead with purpose in challenging times.

Timestamps:

0:00-1:24 – Introduction
1:54-5:08 – The Foundations of Systemic Change
5:09-8:30 – Leadership in an Age of Backlash
8:30-12:45 – From Individual Actions to Systemic Impact
12:45-18:20 – Authenticity and Courage
18:20-25:15 – Navigating Cultural Challenges
25:15-34:00 – Finding Your Power
34:01-42:01 – Closing Insights

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“An inspired leader for me is I have to help the people around me be fantastic. I have to help them be great. I have to help them grow, so that tomorrow they are better than they are today.” Bruce Mayhew

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Bruce Mayhew for a deep dive into authentic leadership and finding your true path. Bruce shares how waiting for the right moment to write his book “The Path of an Inspired Leader” aligned with his personal growth journey.

Timestamps:

0:00 Introducing Bruce Mayhew
1:07 Bruce’s current professional role
2:41 Soft vs human skills
4:17 Bruce’s upcoming leadership book
6:09 Defining an inspired leader
9:20 Bruce’s book writing journey
15:06 Universe signals right timing
17:29 Waiting for the right moment
19:09 Integrity in career decisions
21:18 Finding your authentic path

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