In this episode of Future Fit Leadership, I sit down with Emmy Sobieski, a former fund manager who ran the number one fund in the world and now coaches high performers on how to build real, lasting wealth.

Emmy’s story is not a straight line. It’s a mix of smart decisions, missed opportunities, intense pressure, and hard-earned clarity about what actually matters.

We talk about the idea of leverage and why most people spend too long “breaking in” and not enough time building equity in their careers. She shares how small shifts in where you sit in a business can completely change your financial trajectory, and why chasing the next pay rise is often a distraction from building something far more valuable.

We also get into the reality behind high performance. The 80-hour weeks. The moments where success comes at a cost. And how she learned to rethink health, energy, and sustainability without stepping away from ambition.

This is a practical conversation for anyone who wants to be more deliberate about their career, their money, and how they show up as a leader.

If you’ve ever questioned whether working harder is really the answer, this one will give you a different way to think about it.

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What does leadership look like when there’s nothing left in the tank?

In this episode, I sit down with Peter Baines following one of the most physically and emotionally demanding challenges of his life - running 1,400 kilometres across Thailand over 26 days to mark twenty years since the Boxing Day tsunami.

But this conversation isn’t about endurance for the sake of it.

It’s about leadership under pressure. About what it means to show up when you’re empty. About why leaders bring the weather, and how your response in the hardest moments shapes everyone around you.

Peter shares the mindset that carried him through extreme conditions, why whatever the conditions, they’re my favourite, and the critical role trust, preparation and team played in getting him to the finish line.

We also reflect on the deeper work behind his mission with Hands Across the Water, and what two decades of service has taught him about purpose, resilience and perspective.

This is a conversation about going further than you think you can - and what leaders can learn when the outcome isn’t guaranteed.

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In this episode of Future Fit Leadership, I’m joined by Christina Howard, a former Fortune 100 HR leader and founder of Intently, to explore what it really means to lead with intention.

Christina’s career spans large corporate environments, executive leadership, and coaching senior leaders through complexity and change. Along the way, she’s built a reputation for helping leaders move beyond theory and into practical, human-centred leadership.

We discuss how leaders can build self-awareness as a foundation for better decision-making, why values only matter when they are translated into everyday behaviours, and how to create cultures that are designed with purpose rather than left to chance.

We also explore the realities leaders are facing today. Navigating difference within teams, creating space for diverse perspectives, and leading with empathy without losing clarity or direction. Christina shares the distinction between intellectual and emotional empathy, and why that gap will matter even more as AI becomes embedded in the workplace.

This is a thoughtful and practical conversation for leaders who want to lead with intention, stay grounded in their values, and build organisations that are both high performing and deeply human.

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