Refreshing Leadership with Maya - Career, Leadership & Life Design

Hello there High Achiever! You're not alone. Here's the inside track on:- Career clarity for ambitious leaders who’ve outgrown their current role or story - Life design and work-life balance for high performers who don’t want to burn out - The “unwritten rules” of progression to C-Suite or Dream Role- Purpose, identity and dharma – when success on paper stops being enough - How the top 1% of leaders think about time, energy, money and long-term impactBecause inside the Exec Coaching room is where the real, edgy conversations on leadership are happening!

Refreshing Leadership with Maya - Career, Leadership & Life Design is a business podcast hosted by Maya Gudka, with 305 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Maya Gudka hosts Refreshing Leadership with Maya - Career, Leadership & Life Design, a business show with 305 episodes published.

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  Four Steps to Seize September & Supercharge Your Goals Today!

  Sep 6, 202623 min

  Archive Episode September has a particular energy to it - back to school, fresh start, the perfect moment to take stock of the year and set yourself up for a strong finish. In this episode, Maya shares four simple steps that can each be done in under five minutes, and that together can make goal attainment for the rest of the year feel more fun, more easeful and more inevitable. What you'll learn: Four practical steps to capitalise on September's unique energy How investment changes your relationship to your goals For details of Maya's Vision Builder programme (since renamed Vision Code), visit https://www.mayagudka.com/vision-code-programme As usual, connect with Maya at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayagudka/ And subscribe to her YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@MayaGudka?sub_confirmation=1 For all other info, visit the website www.refreshingleadership.com

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  Why Doing Less Helps You Achieve More - with Steven D’Souza - The August Refresh, Archive Episode

  Aug 30, 202637 min

  Part of the August 2026 Refresh Series. If you’re a high achiever who has built success through relentless doing, pushing harder, and staying “always on,” this episode will challenge and transform the way you think about achievement. Maya is joined by bestselling author and leadership thinker Steven D’Souza, whose book Not Doing explores how pausing, letting go, and working with natural rhythms can lead to more success, not less. Steven offers a radically refreshing perspective on leadership, ambition, creativity, and sustainable performance. This is not about sacrificing drive, it’s about discovering a more effective, easeful way forward. What you'll learn: The concept of negative capability - and how pausing and creating space can make you a more effective leader A different relationship to time that the most effortlessly effective leaders seem to share Connect and find out more about Steven on his website https://stevendsouza.com/ or LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-d-souza-5351712/ As usual, connect with Maya at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayagudka/ And subscribe to her YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@MayaGudka?sub_confirmation=1 For all other info, visit the website www.mayagudka.com

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  Four Key Concepts To Help Regulate Your Nervous System - The August Refresh, Archive Episode

  Aug 23, 202630 min

  Part of the August 2026 Refresh Series. Whether you're naturally calm or naturally sensitive to what life throws at you, today's world is enough to test anyone's nervous system. And yet nervous system regulation rarely gets talked about in leadership spaces. In this episode, Maya is joined by Kate Brassington for a conversation that demystifies how the nervous system actually works, and what we can do to regulate. What you'll learn: What polyvagal theory is - and why understanding it changes how you think about burnout, freeze states and switching off How to find the nervous system regulation practice that actually works for your personality and wiring - no one size fits all approach You can connect with Kate Brassington at https://katebrassington.com/ As usual, connect with Maya at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayagudka/ And subscribe to her YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@MayaGudka?sub_confirmation=1 For all other info, visit the website www.mayagudka.com

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  Access Your Intuition Through Outdoor Intelligence - The August Refresh, Archive Episode

  Aug 16, 202629 min

  Part of the August 2026 Refresh Series. We know that getting outside does us good. But outdoor intelligence - the idea that we actually think, see and know more when we're in nature - goes a step further than that. In this episode, Maya is joined by Fi Macmillan, coach and adventurer, to explore what outdoor intelligence actually is and how it differs from simply going for a walk. By the end of the conversation, they co-create an equation that sums it up neatly: nature + walking = deep work + intuition. What you'll learn: How to start accessing outdoor intelligence Three simple practices to help you reconnect with your intuition through time outside You can connect with Fi Macmillan at https://www.linkedin.com/in/fi-macmillan/ As usual, connect with Maya at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayagudka/ And subscribe to her YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@MayaGudka?sub_confirmation=1 For all other info, visit the website www.mayagudka.com

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  The List of 100 Dreams - The August Refresh, Archive Episode

  Aug 9, 202616 min

  Part of the August 2026 Refresh Series. Most bucket lists don't make it to 100 items. That's exactly the point of this exercise. In this episode, Maya walks through the list of 100 dreams - an exercise she came across via Laura Vanderkam, originally from career coach Carolina Ceniza-Levine - and shares how she went about it herself. The idea is simple: an unedited list of anything you might want to do or have more of in your life - a powerful exercise for a number of reasons. What you'll learn: How to actually do the exercise - including what to do when you run out of ideas How the list becomes a useful reference point for goal setting and making the most of your leisure time As usual, connect with Maya at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayagudka/ And subscribe to her YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@MayaGudka?sub_confirmation=1 For all other info, visit the website www.mayagudka.com

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