Leaders Lane™

Picture this: You're crushing it in business. Your leadership skills are on point. You're the person everyone comes to when sh*t hits the fan. Then your phone rings with news that changes everything—and suddenly, you're...

Phil Portman had the six-figure job. The respect. The routine. But somewhere between morning meetings and endless emails, he realised: He was succeeding at a life he didn’t want. In this episode, we dig into what no one...

I didn’t expect a conversation about submarines to change how I think about leadership — but that’s exactly what happened. Matt DiGeronimo spent years submerged beneath the surface as a nucle ar submarine officer in the...

I invited branding expert Versaviya Despars onto Leaders Lane because she’s one of the few creatives who doesn’t just make things look good —she makes them work . Her story starts where many of ours do: with rejection...

What if your biggest wins don’t follow the timeline you imagined? In this episode of Leaders Lane , I chat with Connor Treacy — a cultural strategist and entrepreneur whose story proves that success rarely shows up on...

What happens when the business takes off faster than you expected —but the weight of success feels just as heavy as failure? In this episode of Leaders Lane , I chat with Mia Plecic , founder of Slick Hair , whose viral...

When I sat down with Larry Namer , co-founder of E! Entertainment Television , I didn’t expect to walk away with a masterclass in reinvention, resilience, and real leadership. Larry grew up in Coney Island , fixing...

What happens when your identity is so wrapped up in your job title… and then everything shift s? In this episode of Leaders Lane , I chat with Melissa Cohen, who left behind a high-flying fashion career and found...

Building Better: How Lil McAvaney is Changing the Clean Beauty Game. What happens when you stop waiting for perfect conditions—and just start? In this episode of Leaders Lane , I chat with Lil McAvaney, founder of...

What do elevator sales, the United Nations, and authentic leadership have in common? In this episode of Leaders Lane , I sit down with Erin Herman—keynote speaker, consultant, and all-round powerhouse—to explore the...

When was the last time you looked around your home or office and wondered: Is this space supporting the life I want? In this episode, I sit down with Award Winning Feng Shui master and author Jane Langof—who traded in...

What if the root cause of every leadership hurdle wasn’t a lack of strategy, structure, or skill—but something much deeper? Did you know connection makes it impossible to fight? In this mind-expanding conversation, I...

Somewhere along the way, we started believing that if your business isn’t growing fast, hiring like crazy, or chasing investment... it’s failing. But what if building a small, values-driven brand that supports your...

This week, I sat down with Jingjing Liu, a powerhouse leader who went from thriving in the male-dominated automotive industry to founding Zazazoo , Asia’s first sexual well-being hub. And now, co-founding The Elevate...

This week on Leaders Lane, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Josh Perry, a former X-Games athlete who’s faced more adversity than most of us could imagine. After being diagnosed with multiple brain tumours and...