Astrology for Leaders Podcast

Stuart’s blend of charm, embracing innovation to get results and business focus captured my attention when we first met discussing recruits for his team almost 18 years ago! Over the years he’s risen to the call of leadership as Head of Marketing in a range of roles in banking and finance, property and now with Qantas Superannuation - which is going through it’s busiest period ever.
It never ceases to amaze me how Executive’s charts reflect their Innate Abilities and Authentic Purpose in their Career. Stuart shares his perspective on how Archetypes in his chart have played out in his career. Given he has his Sun in Aquarius next to the North Node in Aquarius (which rules Innovation and Astrology) it’s not surprising he has been a keen supporter of my unique approach to Executive Coaching.
I hope you enjoy!

Expansive, creative, spiritual, growth minded and free - these are words that spring to mind when I reflect on my conversation with Clare Elizabeth Dea. Clare is a dynamic influencer known internationally as a Performance Artist, Speaker, Writer and Teacher. Her Entrepreneur journey commenced as a young girl busking outside her local supermarket and since then, she has used her talent for music (Sun in Taurus in 5th House), dance, writing, facilitation and teaching (Sagittarius Ascendant) in many ways to heal both herself and others. From Dance School Owner to Acting Teacher to Author of "The One Breast Goddess Transforming shame into Beauty" (based on her personal journey of coming to terms with Poland's Syndrome) to Tedx Speaker. She has also realised a dream of launching her one woman comedy cabaret show at the Melbourne Fringe Festival.
In 2020 she started touring her new transformational comedy show "The Spiritual Love Guru". When that was shut down from lock down, she "pivoted" and established an online spiritual dating show called "Love in Quarantine" which she plans to tour live in 2021!
Clare's energy and zest is both uplifting and thought provoking, It was so much fun talking about her entrepreneurial world using the lens of Astrology..... and Clare, thank you SO MUCH for your generous words about me ;-)

A Culture Change Expert, Hiam’s Career has navigated a number of fascinating twists and turns – but all the way she has been motivated by how she can serve others.

Her experience spans over 10 years in multiple roles at Google from managing teams to heading up Leadership Development for Asia Pacific region. From there, she found herself ready to take her skills as a leader and change-maker out into the broader business community and set up The Culture Equation, a Management Consultancy which is motivated to create environments dominated by trust and psychological safety. She is also a board member on 2 NFP.

Born with the Sun in Aries she has a healthy dose of independence, ambition and drive. Yet it reveals itself in creative, compassionate and service-oriented ways given she has Mars in Pisces. With her Midheaven in Virgo she is passionate about bringing order to chaos and using systems that both heal and strengthen cultures which ultimately enables companies to yield better results.

In our conversation Hiam is generous with both declaring how she engages her innate abilities as well as providing insight into how she supports her client’s transformation of their culture and processes.

She is simply a breath of fresh air, with such vigour and energy and passion for what she does. And her desire to make a difference in the world is inspiring.

I hope you enjoy!!

In this week’s Astrology for Leaders, I interviewed Singapore based International Marketing Executive, Vanessa Gibbons to explore topics including Leadership in COVID, what inspires her and how she blends her daily meditation/spiritual practice into her career.

She has a rich and diverse career leading marketing teams across Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa for some of the world’s most trusted brands including Hilton, Microsoft and Unilever as well as stints agency side with Kantar TNS, WPP and leading her own Agency, In good company.

Passionate about enabling the unique qualities of her team members to shine through to enable results extends out of the office to social issues not least of which is nurturing 2 sponsor children in Cambodia as well as her own. The keys to her success... a daily meditation and spiritual practice. She embraces spiritual tools such as Astrology to build her self-awareness and appreciate how she can embody her full potential.

An engaging conversationalist, with a quick wit, and compassionate heart makes this interview based on some of her significant Birth Chart placements worth listening to.

This week I’m excited to share my latest Astrology for Leaders podcast conversation with Alison Izzo. Alison is currently the Digital Editor atbodyandsoul.com.au as well as the Producer and Co-host of Body + Soul’s Healthy-ish podcast. Her uplifting energy, ongoing drive to expand her skills, yearning for meaningful conversations, love of fashion, health and publishing inspiring stories are all great reasons to tune in! And frankly, who doesn’t need a little bit of all of this vibe in holiday season? At the age of 12 she fell in love with fashion publishing which was cemented by a Harpers Bazaar subscription for Christmas that year. Herself-made professional journey into the world of fashion publishing is nothing less than inspiring. From grounded roots in country Mildura alongside the Murray River to studying Arts at Melbourne University to an unpaid internship in Sydney to a role being offered 2 years on. Her passion, determination and doing what it takes to get there, no matter what she had to give up on is something we can all learn from. Born with a stellium of planets in fixed water sign Scorpio – the Sun, Mercury and Saturn - she loves nothing more than talking about what makes people tick vs frivolous surface conversation. It’s important for to be able to get to the truth whether conducting professional research or in conversation with others. Alison also loves combining her professional skills with her personal loves, like attempting the latest workout trends and drinking her body weight in kombucha in the name of research. Plus, wearing activewear in the office is a real perk for her. So it’s no surprise one of her major Astrological signatures is being born with Venus and Mars side by side in health oriented Virgo. And they lie in the part of her chart connected to her work and how she likes take care of herself on a daily basis. In my book it was only a matter of time before she would eventually transition from the world of fashion magazines to health +wellness. In her words, her current role is the best she’s ever had! To find out more about her work and her podcast head to https://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/podcasts#astrologyforleaders#astrologyforbusiness #scorpiosunsign #bodyandsoul #alisonizzo #healthyishpodcast