Welcome to Leaders in Conversation with Anni Townend™
Hello, I am Anni Townend, executive coach to senior leaders and their teams, partner to leaders and facilitator of large group work.
This is my podcast in which I talk with leaders about their personal life and leadership stories, to encourage you to reflect on what really matters to you, your values and beliefs, passions, and purpose to help inspire you so that you can feel more confident and courageous in your leadership.
In this series, leaders share how the people, places, and experiences in their lives have shaped them and influenced their leadership. They share why they care about what they are leading for and how they live their leadership every day.
Together, we delve into the challenges that they have faced and how they have overcome them, what they draw upon to give them confidence and courage, and how they take care of themselves to lead effectively.
Welcome to the Leaders in Conversation with Anni Townend™ podcast, listen, subscribe, and enjoy.
Can business be a path to wholeness?
A conversation with Patrick Andrews, lawyer and co-founder with Erica Neve of Yoak. He is author of The Incomplete Circle - Rethinking Business from the Inside Out, published in 2025.
In our conversation Patrick offers valuable insights into:
Participation - real change only happens when we move from observers to participants.
Wholeness - what it means to lead, organise and make decisions from a sense of interconnectedness rather than separation.
Flow - How individuals and organisations flourish when effort, skill and purpose align.
How can we help leaders to be successful through times of transition and change?
A conversation with Marisa Kismul, Senior Vice President Human Resources, Civil Airframe, GKN Aerospace.
In our conversation Marisa offers valuable insights into:
Supporting change and transition for success
Helping people be their best
The link between engagement, development and performance
Equity and fairness in leading change and transition
A Roadmap for Navigating Life’s Biggest Challenges
A conversation Lulu Minns, Fifth Dimension (5D) Teacher and author of The Genius Wheel®.
In our conversation Lulu offers valuable insights into:
Understanding and aligning with your personal growth cycle
Leading from authenticity and claiming your unique genius
Integrating natural seasonal rhythms with personal and professional growth
Supporting women’s wellbeing and empowerment in leadership
From Inside the Kitchen to Inside Government
A conversation with Mark Burden, Senior Civil Servant.
In our conversation Mark shares and offers valuable insights into:
How presenteeism is not about visibility
The importance of seeking feedback
Disability and the art of the possible
And how everyone is integral to achieving the “thing”
What do you have to let go of to let something new in?
A conversation with Asad Dhunna Founder and CEO of the Unmistakables.
In our conversation Asad shares and offers valuable insights into:
Creativity
Bravery
Humour
Spirituality
On lifting People Up
A conversation with Nicola Bettesworth, Defra Chief People Officer, Group Corporate Services, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
In our conversation Nicola shares and offers valuable insights into:
Contribution and Community;
How Everyone Matters, Everyone Counts;
The importance of knowing who you are, and of choices;
Making every single moment count.
Collaborations, Partnerships and Passion: A Journey
A conversation with Kate Lowe Founder and Director and Alex Remington, Director of Partnerships at Both Barrels.
In our conversation Kate and Alex offer valuable insights into how their passions and purpose of Family, Relationships, Integrity and Never Giving Up are woven into the fabric of their lives and leadership.
Step Outside to See Inside: The 3Cs Every Leader Needs
A conversation with Lisa Partridge, communication skills specialist, facilitator, founder of SIXCOMMS and host of the SIXCOMMS podcast. In our conversation Lisa offers valuable insights into:
The 3Cs of human-centred effective communication: Connection, Curiosity and Compassion;
The benefits of taking conversations outside in nature;
How being in nature allows us to listen more deeply and be more present with ourselves and each other;
How taking our conversations outside in nature can unlock insight and give us the clarity to see the path ahead.
Trust in who you are becoming
A conversation with Karen Foy executive coach, mentor, supervisor and author of Breaking the Coaching Code - How Great Coaches Transcend the Rules. In our conversation Karen offers valuable insights into:
What it means to walk home to yourself.
The journey to and of self-acceptance.
And having a social conscience.
