Urmi Hossain is an author, speaker, podcast host, and finance professional with a passion for identity, self-leadership, and women's empowerment. With a career in financial services, she has also dedicated herself to helping others find their voice, embrace their identity, and grow in confidence. Her book, Discovering Your Identity: A Rebirth from Interracial Struggle, explores her personal journey as a third-culture woman navigating belonging, culture, and self-worth. She is also the host of Stories Beyond Borders, a podcast exploring identity, migration, and the meaning of home, and serves as Co-Chair of Women in Leadership's Montreal Chapter. In this episode, we explore her personal journey, the importance of embracing who we are, and how identity, confidence, and self-leadership shape our personal and professional lives.

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Discovering Your Identity: A Rebirth From Interracial Struggle
https://linktr.ee/urmihossain

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Bill Quateman has spent much of his life exploring holistic health, natural medicine, and approaches to regenerative wellness.

His journey has included studying alongside and learning from doctors and specialists in areas ranging from orthomolecular medicine and cellular nutrition to regenerative health. He has also worked as a health coach, including on the acclaimed television series NYPD Blue.

Today, through Advanced BioCell, he works with individuals to help them navigate the increasingly complex world of personalised and regenerative medicine.

In this episode, we explore his journey, his approach to health and wellbeing, and his perspective on how we can take a more active role in our health as we age.

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www.advancedbiocell.com

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Jennifer Vessels is a global business transformation expert with extensive experience helping organisations navigate change, embrace AI, and prepare for the future.

As CEO of Next Step, a Silicon Valley-founded transformation firm, she has worked with leading global organisations including Adobe, Cisco, and Novartis, helping leaders adapt and thrive in an ever-changing world.

She is also the creator of the P.E.A.C.E. framework and author of the forthcoming book Emergence: How Leaders Break Free from Outdated Thinking, which explores the role fear plays in holding leaders and organisations back.

In this episode, we explore her leadership journey, the challenges of transformation, and what it really takes to become a future-ready leader in a rapidly changing world.

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https://www.jennifervessels.com/

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1394439237

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Thomas Anglero brings a fascinating perspective on artificial intelligence, technology, and the human side of work. He has spent his career at the forefront of technology, from founding the IBM Watson AI Lab for Cancer in Oslo to serving as Chief Technology Officer for Cognizant across the Nordics. He has also spoken about AI to boardrooms, governments, and audiences across 30 countries. But what makes his perspective particularly interesting is that he hasn't just talked about the future of AI, he has built a business around it, working alongside his own AI council and making real-world decisions about how technology can shape the workplace. In this episode, we explore AI, the future of work, and perhaps most importantly, where people fit into a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.

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Chris Gore is an entrepreneur and former military leader with a fascinating perspective on leadership, accountability, and the future of the workplace. After a career in the military, where discipline, clear communication and responsibility were essential, he went on to found SPOR Group, a specialist AV integration business supporting more than 1,500 meeting rooms across the UK and Europe. He is also the host of the Future Workplace podcast and author of the forthcoming book Work Isn't Working. In this episode, we explore his leadership journey, the lessons he took from the military into business, and his thoughts on leadership and the future of the workplace.

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https://www.wearespor.com/

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Jim Carlough is a leadership expert with more than 30 years of experience transforming teams, organisations, and careers. Known as a Leadership Identity Architect, he believes that leadership isn't simply about developing skills, it's about developing the identity and qualities needed to lead effectively. His work focuses on helping leaders build confidence, strengthen their teams, and create cultures where people can thrive. As AI continues to change the workplace, his message is particularly relevant: there are human qualities that technology can never replace, including integrity, empathy, compassion, stability, and humour. In this episode, we explore what it really means to become a leader and why who you are as a leader matters as much as what you know.

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https://www.jimcarlough.com/

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Philip Huthwaite is the CEO of 5app, a UK learning technology company, and has spent much of his career working in workplace learning, with a particular interest in what makes learning stick and leads to real changes in behaviour. More recently, his focus has turned to how AI can help organisations understand the impact of learning and support people to develop through their everyday work. In this episode, we explore AI, learning, and the future of workplace development.

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Website: https://5app.com

Helix: https://5app.com/helix

Helix free trial: https://info.5app.com/free-leadership-skills-assessment

5app's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5app-platform/

Philip's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philiphuthwaite/

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Pastor Peter Nembhard is a senior pastor, speaker, and church leader at ARC Church with a passion for helping people discover their purpose and grow in their faith. As the Senior Pastor of a thriving multicultural church in East London, he has led its growth into a vibrant congregation of more than 500 people while also planting churches across London and Birmingham and leading a wider network of churches. Alongside this, he is deeply committed to mentoring leaders, community outreach, and equipping others to make a lasting impact.
In this episode, we explore his journey into ministry, the challenges and rewards of church leadership, and what it takes to lead a growing church with vision, faith, and purpose.

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https://www.arc4u.org.uk/

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