Common leadership is failing us. But we can't change everything, can we? No, but we can change SOMETHING. And it starts with us. Join me for a short dive into who I am and why I do what I do. I've been through some challenging times in my life, all throughout my life. Loss, danger, mental health, and more. But I was lucky - I made it out the other side. We aren't all so lucky. And why do we need to be in the first place? Because someone made such challenges present in the first place. Because a leader, or someone in a leadership position (perhaps, not a real leader at all), made it happen, or allowed it to happen. We're only human. But we're also incredible beings - human beings - who can grow into so much more than many others expect of us. So, I started this show to bring together incredible folks in my network around important conversations. Join me and our guests, as together, we explore these questions and more, all to help us navigate our journeys as leaders - yours, mine, and even our guests’ own - so that we can achieve the results we want, and achieve them with ease. The show is NOT just an interview with a guest. It’s a conversation, and it has a goal: to learn about what it means to be a leader, to support leaders, to find leaders, and to discover the leader within. We speak to all kinds of incredible people to help achieve this goal, from business leaders to entrepreneurs, community leaders to political leaders, and more. Our listeners are anyone who wants those answers. This show is for people who want to understand their Purpose, Place, and Potential. If, like me, you sometimes feel lost and are searching for answers, then you're in the right place. So join me, dear listener, as we go on this journey of discovery together. I’m delighted to have you here. HOST LINKS:WEBSITE: ⁠https://sevenjacobs.com⁠

NEWSLETTER: ⁠https://sevenjacobs.substack.com⁠

SOCIALS: ⁠https://mainpage.me/seven.jacobs SHOW LINKS:WEBSITE: ⁠https://sevenjacobs.com/lost-and-searching⁠

YOUTUBE: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipDiscoveryTV⁠

ALL EPISODES (Spotify): ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ldtv⁠

ALL EPISODES (Apple): ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-and-searching/id1771369908⁠

Have you ever felt like you're just existing, rather than living? New business leaders fall into so many TRAPS, from why they get up to do what they do, to how they do what they do. Today, we explore both.

Kevin Withane is the founder of Ikigai Legal, a consultancy that produces legal and strategy services to startups, scaleups, SMEs, and VC; helping them from idea, through growth, to exit. Kevin is also the Founder and CEO of Diversity X, a community that supports underestimated founders with anything they need, wherever they are and works to create opportunities for them to access capital. He’s also on a mission to create the next 10 thousand angels made up of predominately women and people of colour.

How do you protect yourself legally? How do you know if you're doing things for the right reasons? What are your goals - and are they any good? Find out today, as we explore:

• The Comfortably Numb Corporate Life
• Kevin's Journey to Finding Purpose
• Discovering Ikigai in Okinawa
• The Reality of Corporate Law
• The Birth of a purposeful venture
• Rethinking Systems for Change
• Challenges for First-Time Business Leaders
• The Role of People in Business Success
• Media Influence on Business Perception
• Legal Pitfalls for New Business Leaders
• What the right entrepreneurial mindset ACTUALLY is
• Courage over confidence

AND MORE!!

GUEST LINKS DIVERSITY-X - Kevin's community for underestimated founders: https://www.diversityx.vc/IKIGAI LEGAL - Kevin's Legal Support For SMEs: https://www.Ikigailegal.comLINKEDIN: http://linkedin.com/in/kevinwithane HOST LINKS WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com NEWSLETTER: https://sevenjacobs.substack.com SOCIALS: https://mainpage.me/seven.jacobs SHOW LINKS WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com/lost-and-searching YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipDiscoveryTV ALL EPISODES (Spotify): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ldtv ALL EPISODES (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-and-searching/id1771369908

Most new business leaders do NOT understand what they're getting into. THIS is the story they NEED to hear before they start. Tom is the co-founder of Extend Ventures, Non-Executive Director of Channel 4 and technology entrepreneur. Previously, he was CEO and Founder of apparel technology scale-up Metail. In addition, he is a governor of leading independent school St. Paul’s, chair of the music mindfulness app Spoke and served on the board of women’s personal wellness scale-up Elvie (2013-2017). Active in the startup ecosystem, Tom is the inspiration behind the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and co-authored the Startup Funding Review for the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves. His story has challenges, metaphors, excitement, and sorrow. A first-hand startup leader who has actually been there and done that, we get deep. New business leaders, first-time founders, and the like, NEED to hear this story. Expect to learn: Tom's Early Life and Education and the role it played

• Getting the startup bugOvercoming Setbacks and continuing up the hill
• Why what you want isn't always what you need
• Negotiating a Lucrative Deal
• The Domino Effect of Business Decisions
• Engineering Serendipity
• The Importance of Commercialization
• The Future of Retail and Technology
• Reflecting on Leadership and Personal Growth
• Balancing Work, Life, and Health
• The Role of Vision and Trust in Leadership

And much more! GUEST LINKS WEBSITE: www.landofhopeandstory.co.uk HOST LINKS WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com NEWSLETTER: https://sevenjacobs.substack.com SOCIALS: https://mainpage.me/seven.jacobs SHOW LINKS WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com/lost-and-searching YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipDiscoveryTV ALL EPISODES (Spotify): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ldtv ALL EPISODES (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-and-searching/id1771369908

How does the venture capital ecosystem shape today's business leaders? Is the influence actually a good one? Let's uncover some hidden influences behind today's startup leaders.

Eleanor Kaye is the Managing Director at Newton Venture Program - a joint venture between LocalGlobe (a leading UK VC firm) and London Business School. Newton trains aspiring and practising venture capital professionals with an explicit mission to diversify the VC Ecosystem. Previously, Eleanor worked at Palantir Technologies across multiple operational roles during Palantir’s period of hyper-growth before direct listing. Between VC and Operations, Eleanor has a few insights behind some of what we don't usually consider about our startup and business leaders.

Expect to learn some of the following:

• The Challenges and Impact of Venture Capital
• The Importance of Operational Mindset in Leadership
• How to empower teams to develop
• Balancing Work, Life, and Personal Goals: is it possible?
• How to navigate VC Influence and Pressure
• The Role of Board Members in Startups
• Balancing Investor Expectations and Founder Vision
• The Importance of Operational Systems
• Finding the Right Balance in Leadership

And much more!

GUEST LINKS WEBSITE - Newton Venture Programme: https://newtonprogram.vc/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanorkaye/ HOST LINKS WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com NEWSLETTER: https://sevenjacobs.substack.com SOCIALS: https://mainpage.me/seven.jacobs SHOW LINKS WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com/lost-and-searching YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipDiscoveryTV ALL EPISODES (Spotify): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ldtv ALL EPISODES (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-and-searching/id1771369908

A little bit more about me, what I've been through, what matters, and what doesn't...

Join me for a short dive into who I am and why I do what I do.

I've been through some challenging times in my life, all throughout my life. Loss, danger, mental health, and more.

But I was lucky - I made it out the other side. We aren't all so lucky.

And why do we need to be in the first place? Because someone made such challenges present in the first place. Because a leader, or someone in a leadership position (perhaps, not a real leader at all), made it happen, or allowed it to happen.

We're only human. But we're also incredible beings - human beings - who can grow into so much more than many others expect of us.

So, I started this show to bring together incredible folks in my network around important conversations.

Join me and our guests, as together, we explore these questions and more, all to help us navigate our journeys as leaders - yours, mine, and even our guests’ own - so that we can achieve the results we want, and achieve them with ease.

The show is NOT just an interview with a guest. It’s a conversation, and it has a goal: to learn about what it means to be a leader, to support leaders, to find leaders, and to discover the leader within.

We speak to all kinds of incredible people to help achieve this goal, from business leaders to entrepreneurs, community leaders to political leaders, and more.

Our listeners are anyone who wants those answers. This show is for people who want to understand their Purpose, Place, and Potential.

If, like me, you sometimes feel lost and are searching for answers, then you're in the right place. So join me, dear listener, as we go on this journey of discovery together. I’m delighted to have you here.

HOST LINKS:

• WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com
• NEWSLETTER: https://sevenjacobs.substack.com
• SOCIALS: https://mainpage.me/seven.jacobs

SHOW LINKS:

• WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com/lost-and-searching
• YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipDiscoveryTV
• ALL EPISODES (Spotify): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ldtv
• ALL EPISODES (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-and-searching/id1771369908

The system is failing us; young people need to change the way they think! But how?

Austin Okolo is an award-winning entrepreneur, co-founder of The Gen Z Club (one of the biggest communities of young people in the UK), and a content creator.

We sit down to talk about the dimension of leadership that is the next, upcoming generation: Gen Z.

We'll Explore:

• How common leadership is failing young people
• What young people need to do to change that leadership, and how they are already - What holds us back in the noise and miasma of online media
• The mindsets that help the most inspiring people to stand out in business and leadership - Why sometimes we look in the mirror and don't like the person looking back at us
• Why our education systems are falling us and how they need to be updated
• Why many companies are failing us and what they need to do differently

And more!

GUEST LINKS

WEBSITE: https://www.austinokolo.com LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-okolo INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/austinokoloo

HOST LINKS

WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com NEWSLETTER: https://sevenjacobs.substack.com SOCIALS: https://mainpage.me/seven.jacobs

SHOW LINKS

WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com/lost-and-searching YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipDiscoveryTV ALL EPISODES (Spotify): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ldtv ALL EPISODES (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-and-searching/id1771369908

Gavin Presman is a distinguished leadership coach and bestselling author, known for his expertise in sales leadership and driving high performance through a positive, collaborative approach. With two bestselling books, he has empowered commercial leaders worldwide by providing insights into building high-performing teams and fostering a culture of collaboration that leads to sustainable results. His work focuses on enhancing emotional intelligence, resilience, and authentic leadership in the commercial sector.

As one of the first Lumina Learning practitioners in the UK and a Partner with the Lumina Global Faculty Gavin integrates Lumina Learning’s innovative psychometric tools into his coaching, offering a humanistic approach to leadership development. He is also part of the Global Actionable Partner Network, helps individuals and organisations create meaningful and measurable habit change. In addition to his work in the corporate world,

Gavin is passionate about making a difference in society, particularly in the areas of education and diversity. He has worked with numerous organizations to create programs that promote educational access and inclusion, helping underrepresented groups gain the tools they need to lead and inspire positive change in their communities.

We'll Explore: - Childhood Influences and Family Dynamics

- The Tie Between Leadership and Trust

- Conscious Leadership and Emotional Awareness

- The Interplay between Sales and Leadership

- The Essence of Leadership and Sales

- The Moral Dilemma of Success

- The Glass Ceiling of Material-Only Success

- Street Wisdom: A Path to Slowing Down

- Practical Sales Techniques

- Believing in Your Product

- And more!

GUEST LINKS:

WEBSITE and BOOKS: gavinpresman.co.uk

SERVICE - Creating outstanding leaders, exceptional teams, and successful organisations: https://www.inspire-ing.co.uk

LEARN MORE - Transform organisations by celebrating people, one human at a time: https://luminalearning.com

HOST LINKS:

WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com

NEWSLETTER: https://sevenjacobs.substack.com

SOCIALS: https://mainpage.me/seven.jacobs

SHOW LINKS:

WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com/lost-and-searching

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipDiscoveryTV

ALL EPISODES (Spotify): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ldtv

ALL EPISODES (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-and-searching/id1771369908

Remy Blumenfeld is a coach, Forbes contributor, and multiple-time business executive who sold his companies to some of the biggest players in the film industry. He now coaches leaders in the creative industries, and shares with us 10 of his most sobering lessons on life and leadership.

Have you ever wondered what it takes to become an impactful and authentic leader, or how to convert weak commitments into genuine engagement?

In this episode, we delve into the personal journey of Remy, who transitioned from the arts to television to becoming a coach, and explore the critical importance of understanding one's values, the difference between commitment and attachment, and navigating life's many choices.

Discover the importance of self-awareness, handling failure, and living without regrets.

Expect some of the following from today's 10 lessons:

1. Where do we get started in a world of endless options?
2. My purpose is to help people live life without regret
3. Being stuck in a fear of failure
4. Be committed, not attached
5. How do we get out of our own way?
6. Don't be a rescuer; reputations are deserved
7. The difference between "Enrolment" and "Selling"
8. NEVER give a "weak Yes"
9. Whether you believe you deserve a seat at the table, or you believe you don't, you're right
10. Original thinkers understand that doing nothing is essential to success

And more!

GUEST LINKS

• RESOURCE from Remy - "What is your Why?" -https://community.thriveglobal.com/what-is-your-why-4/
• RESOURCE from Remy - Visualise where you're at right now with his Wheel of Life tool: https://www.vitality.guru/wheel-of-life/
• RESOURCE from Remy - Connect with your future Self to get insights into making decisions with more clarity and certainty: https://www.vitality.guru/future-self-visualization/

HOST LINKS:

• WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com
• NEWSLETTER: https://sevenjacobs.substack.com
• SOCIALS: https://mainpage.me/seven.jacobs

SHOW LINKS:

• WEBSITE: https://sevenjacobs.com/lost-and-searching
• YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipDiscoveryTV
• ALL EPISODES (Spotify): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ldtv