This week, Harleen Grover, a menopause coach, tells us:

• What the most powerful thing in the world is that can raise or bury you
• How to do the deceptively simple three-step pause practice
• Where wisdom lives and burnout ends
• Which beautiful soul she would take with her
• ... and much more.

Find out more about Harleen at www.thespacehq.com and LinkedIn.

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Harleen is The Clarity Coach. She empowers leaders to find clarity in change and purpose in progress. As a an ICF Credentialed ACC coach specialising in menopause-in-the-workplace and leadership, Harleen brings extensive corporate experience from working with global giants like Barclays Capital (now Barclays Corporate and Investment Bank), WorldCom (now Verizon), and SAP amongst others. Harleen has led international Learning & Development initiatives and shaped future leaders as a university lecturer in Business Studies. Her unique combination of corporate expertise, academic insight, and creative communication skills honed through professional acting training in London and New York allows Harleen to connect deeply, inspire action, and deliver real, lasting change.

Website: www.thespacehq.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harleen-grover/

Email: harleen@thespacehq.com

This week, Dr Benita Mayhead, executive coach, coaching supervisor and facilitator of leadership development initiatives, tells us:

• How to improve your mood, recall and creativity
• The one thing that could make the biggest difference to clients
• Why she is a fan of old school tools
• What she would feel uncomfortable not having with her
• What duty of care means
• Who she would take to bring calmness
• Why this episode could be renamed the coach's carrier bag
• Her one-for-one practice
• How she missed out on taking much more with her
• ... and much more (including her shoe size!)

Pre-order Benita's upcoming book now. Find out more about Benita on LinkedIn.

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Dr Benita Mayhead is an experienced executive coach, coaching supervisor, and facilitator of leadership development initiatives. She holds a Doctorate in Coaching and Mentoring and lectures on ethics and duty of care in postgraduate programmes.

She is a Global Master Practitioner coach with EMCC and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD). With over 30 years’ experience and a background in learning and development, Benita has built a strong reputation through her expertise and impact. Alongside her private practice, Benita services as a Board Director for EMCC U.K. and is actively involved in helping shape and develop coaching, mentoring, and coaching supervision in today’s world.

Her first book, 'Duty of Care in Coaching: A Comprehensive Approach to Navigating the Complexities of Contemporary Practice' will be released in September 2025. Pre-order now!

This week, Julia Geber, talks about Brilliance coaching and tells us:

• Which story about magic is both educational and entertaining
• The creative approach that helps you get in touch with your truth
• Why we should focus on our please and thank yous
• The three pillars of brilliance coaching that make you grow beyond what you imagined
• Why Storyland is no longer on the TV
• ... and much more.

Find out more about Julia at www.brilliancecoaching.co.

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Julia Geber is a certified coach and former finance professional who helps high-achieving women create career results that feel aligned, impactful, and sustainable — without the overwhelm.

With a corporate background, she understands the pressure of always having to perform. Julia founded Brilliance Coaching to offer a smarter, more fulfilling path to success.

Her coaching goes deeper than surface-level strategies—blending ICF-accredited methods with mindset science, Positive Intelligence®, and a systems-based approach that uncovers the deeper structures shaping behavior. This empowers clients to gain clarity, communicate with authenticity, and shift from overworking to operating from their natural strengths — creating lasting change that feels both strategic and soul-aligned.

Julia supports professionals to break through performance ceilings, make confident decisions, and lead from within — so they can thrive, not just survive.

www.brilliancecoaching.co

Julia and David had such a great time recording the podcast but some content had to be cut. This short aside discusses who Julia would like to show love and appreciation to.

This week, Daniel Susser talk about intelligent teams. He tells us:

• How he hopes to bring cognitive science to the team level
• Why our body is a group of "agents" vying for control
• Whether teams are just evolved Paramecium
• Why Plato could have written inside out
• About his brand new idea
• Why the Goldilocks scales will help get to the root of problems
• Why he'd take an annoying person with him
• ... and much more (including when David proved he wasn't as stupid as he thought!)

Find out more about Daniel's ideas at Substack.

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Daniel is a Delivery Coach based in London. He writes and podcasts about Intelligent Teams, which brings together the sciences of mind and practical wisdom from his decade-long career helping teams move faster and deliver more value. To find out more, go to intelligentteams.substack.com, or find out about how Daniel can help your team or organisation at embodiedagility.co.uk.

Daniel and David had such a great time recording the podcast but some content had to be cut. This short aside discusses parameciums a little bit more and David shares his "ground-breaking" ideas on spoonameciums.

This week, Helen Garcia, an outdoor coach, tells us:

• How she enjoys the buzz of a hoverfly over the buzz of her phone
• Why she misses big talk in conversations
• Whether outdoor coaching can be done over Zoom
• Why Helen thinks one-day wellbeing sessions are rubbish
• Why she sees coaching as like a bridge made of imagination, connecting two distant islands of thought (my words, not her's)
• ... and much more (including her magical backpack)

Find out more about Helen at https://www.helen-garcia.com/ and LinkedIn.

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ADHD & Life Coach | Outdoor Coaching Advocate | Champion of Neurodivergent Minds

Helen Garcia is an Accredited Coach specialising in ADHD and Cognitive Behavioural Coaching who’s passionate about helping people break free from the "shoulds" and start living with purpose, clarity, and confidence. With years of experience working with teams and individuals, Helen brings a fresh, down-to-earth approach to coaching that’s equal parts fun as it is based on evidence-based approaches.

What makes her coaching unique? Nature. Helen blends traditional coaching techniques with the grounding, energising power of the outdoors — whether it's walking, nature-based reflections, or simply helping coachees reconnect with their natural environment (and themselves).

Helen works with individuals who think differently, feel deeply, and often feel stuck in systems that weren’t designed for them. Her mission is to create space for growth, self-compassion, and real momentum.

When she’s not coaching, you’ll find her in the chicken coop, by the bees, herding cats or simply enjoying the sunshine down her local.

🌐 www.helen-garcia.com

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This week, Cecile Hemery, a quiet leaders coach, tells us:

• Why a girl in a shop is a lesson for the change being brought by AI
• Whether there is such a thing as a coach uniform
• What she has taken into her coaching from anthropological psychoanalysis
• Which Singaporean-inspired Spaniard she would take as her companion
• The special moment she is looking for
• Why special places don't exist
• ... and much more.

Find out more about Cecile at https://www.walayance.com/ and LinkedIn (and more ways to connect below).

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Cecile Hemery helps human-centred leaders navigate career crossroads and reconnect with meaning, impact, and recognition in their work. With 15 years in leadership roles across the Tech and Gaming industries, she supports those feeling stuck or uncertain to move forward with clarity and purpose. Her coaching empowers sensitive, thoughtful professionals to embrace change with confidence and authenticity.

A Professional Certified Coach (PCC) accredited by the International Coaching Federation, Cecile founded Walayance to help leaders find their true voice and lead in ways that feel right for them. She combines practical tools with deep self-awareness to support meaningful, lasting growth.

Originally from France, Cecile has lived in several countries before settling in the UK nine years ago. She now lives in Oxfordshire.

Links:

Learn more: https://www.walayance.com/

Book a call with me: https://www.walayance.com/lets-chat

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