Podcasts

The Alternative Leader Podcast, hosted by the award-winning Coach-Therapist and Mediator Mari Williams, The Mind Architect - "The Alternative Leader" has a mission: to enable the powerful insights and learnings of real people from all walks of life to be shared; to help us and our leaders of today to lead with new-found strength, humanity, determination and compassion, whilst achieving healthy life balance.

The alternative leaders have learned from their successes and mistakes; now they're ready to share those lessons with Mari and all of us. How can we gain resilience? How can we make better decisions? How can we all become happier people? How can we lead, better?

We focus on challenge and resilience by getting to the grit and discovering the gold in in-depth conversations on real life and its lessons: Leaders including, CEO's and entrepreneurs, actors and athletes, key influencers and key-workers; those alternative leaders who've forged their own path, those who've crashed and burned and risen again.. all share their stories with Mari.

The Alternative Leader Podcast

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Hosted by the award-winning Coach-Therapist and Mediator Mari Williams, The Mind Architect - voted Best Executive Coach UK. Author of "It Begins with You: transform your mind to excel as an alternative leader.” BBC radio contributor. Also co-author of "Fit for Purpose Leadership"

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PODCASTS I HAVE BEEN A GUEST ON

Mari Williams joins James and Ian on the Lockdown Dads podcast exploring the impact of lockdown, self isolation and social distancing on working dads and their families.

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Workloads have skyrocketed around the world and it's the same for managers but they also have additional emotional labour. Are we expecting too much from managers? Mari Williams and Nola Simon discuss trauma-led leadership, coaching and therapy.

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Lucy Barkas talks to Mari Williams about leadership wellbeing, and leading authentically. Leadership is a hard role, as you take responsibility for the people who follow you. You can find more from Lucy here.

In this episode, Tammy chats with Mari Williams about self-worth and why it plays such an important role in our emotional resilience. You can find out more about Training 4 Influence here.

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Mari reveals on the Inspiration North Podcast how she helps people find themselves quickly, the fear of failure and the fear of success and how the more happy people we make – the better the world is going to get. You can find out more about Inspiration North and all they do here.

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Connie Bramber and Mari Williams discuss what cognitive Hypnotherapy is, the effects of the pandemic, leadership and much more. You can find out more about Connie and her Organisation Get Your Rack Back here.

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Mari joins Clint on the Life Shot Podcast to discuss her new book, ‘It Begins With You’, she talks in-depth about her Five Principles to Alternative Leadership so you can lead, live and love better.

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Mari joins Jonnie on his Team Super Dad podcast to discuss how to face our challenges and stay strong.

In this episode, we tackle issues like anxiety, gender issues, qigong, health and nutrition and how to become a better leader from within.