True Power

May 16 2024
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What if everything you’re searching for is already inside of you? Hi, I’m Cassandra Goodman and I believe that true power comes from staying connected to who we really are, at our core. This is a podcast about what it means to stay true to ourselves and why authentic leadership is such tricky business. You'll hear inspiring, real-life stories from big-hearted leaders. These conversations will empower you to be more yourself in all aspects of your life, so you can activate your true power and make the difference you want to make in the world.

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Seth Kopald - IFS Practitioner and Author

May 16 2024 47 mins  
This is a very special episode of True Power with fellow IFS practitioner, Seth Kopald. In this powerful conversation, we explore what it means to be 'self-led' and the many challenges we face as leaders in understanding and relinquishing the self-protective strategies of our many different 'parts'. Seth Kopald is a certified, level 3, Internal Family Systems (IFS) Practitione

Gerardo Segat – Founder, Creator and Coach

May 02 2024 44 mins  
In this very special episode of True Power, I speak with Gerardo Segat. Gerardo worked for 20 years as a CEO, chairman and entrepreneur. Gerardo shares the extraordinary story of negotiating the sale of a high-profile Italian soccer club and how the experience of the deal almost falling through at the 11th hour unexpectedly led to the realisation that the path he was on was not ful

Mary Beth Hosking – CEO

Apr 18 2024 36 mins  
In this episode, Mary Beth Hosking CEO of Vic ICT for Women shares her story of speaking the truth to power after realising that the project she had been hired to lead was way, way off track and required an additional $2M of funding to get back on track. Mary Beith is a #CEOforChange and a two-times technology award winner in recognition of the wonderful work she has pioneered in t

Nichola Quail – Founder and CEO

Apr 04 2024 37 mins  
Nichola Quail is the Founder and CEO of Insights Exchange, a platform that connects businesses with a global network of on-demand research specialists. In this conversation Nichola shares her story of spending years searching for a co-founder (because it what she believed she “should do”) only to discover that the ‘magic answers’ she was searching for could only come from i

Deborah McBrearty - Director

Mar 21 2024 42 mins  
In this episode I speak with Deborah McBrearty. Deborah is the Insurance Lead for Accenture NZ. She is a leader who is passionate about driving growth and innovation with authentic leadership. Deborah shares her story of having a “What am I doing here??” moment and realising that she needed to make radical changes in her work as a lawyer. There are so many pearls of wisdom in t

Alexandra Suchman - CEO

Mar 07 2024 38 mins  
In this episode I speak with Alex Suchman - a woman on a mission to transform workplaces from the inside out. Alex shares the story of realising that the markers of success that she had been so diligently following for so many years were in fact a ‘bag of lies.’ Today, Alex is the CEO, Co-Founder at Barometer XP a Games as a Service (GaaS) company committed to creating positive

Nancy Bugeja - CEO

Feb 22 2024 39 mins  
In this episode CEO Nancy Bugeja shares the story of realising that the culture of the organisation she created was no longer congruent with her evolution as a leader, mother and creative. Nancy shares how her reflective practices supported her to continue to nurture the ‘flickering flame’ of insight over many years to find the courage to make the changes required to restore ha

Simon Belousoff – Transformation Leader

Feb 08 2024 48 mins  
In this episode, I speak with Simon Belousoff who very generously shares three refreshingly candid stories about moments in his career when he realised that there were aspects of his work environment that were incongruent with who he is, at his core.  Simon describes his career as ‘eclectically non-linear’. He is a customer-centric leader with over 20 years exper

Allie Mackay – Psychologist & Director

Jan 25 2024 44 mins  
In this episode, Allie Mackay shares her personal story of digging deep at the age of 15 to liberate herself from a path that felt stifling. Allie also explains why we can trade-off authenticity for attachment as children and how this can lead to feelings of entrapment as adults. Allie is a Registered Psychologist who is passionate about empowering people to achieve their goals and

Mary Beth Hosking - CEO

Jan 11 2024 27 mins  
“If you’re not living your life as your authentic self, it will eat you up.” Mary Beth Hosking In this episode, Mary Beth Hosking CEO of Vic ICT for Women shares her story of pivoting her career from being a professional singer to a C-level Exec, and later realising the importance of authenticity after being told by a colleague that her curly hair made her look ‘unhinged’