The NeuroLeadership Edge: Pressure-Proof Leadership™ & Calm Authority
Episodes
She Quit a Successful Job and Became a Better Leader with Breanne Byrne
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics CoveredLeadership misalignment under pressureChronic stress and executive functionEndurance vs. strategic realignmentToxic workplace cultureNer...
Podcasting for Good: Why Leadership Should Be for Everyone
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics CoveredPodcasthon 2026 and podcasting for social impactLeadership access versus leadership talentPressure, trauma, and the nervous systemGrowin...
What Real Leaders Do When Things Go Wrong (and Why It Changes Everything) with Diego Camacho
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics Covered:Crisis leadershipTrust under pressureIdentity-based leadershipNeuroscience of reaction vs. presenceBuilding a values-led teamSlowing do...
Every Time You Scroll, Your Brain Learns This
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics CoveredWhy everyday scrolling weakens your brain’s decision-making muscleHow attention fragmentation leads to exhaustion, reactivity, and poo...
Drifting, Choosing, and Building Something That Fits with Paul McCarron
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics Covered:Leadership identity and reinventionHigh-performance burnout and disconnectionInternal misalignment and course correctionAutopilot behav...
Stop Shrinking to Fit - The Cost of Hiding Who You Really Are with Holly Danko
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics CoveredAuthentic leadershipIdentity suppression in corporate cultureWomen in financeMasking and cognitive loadAnxiety and misalignmentEmpathy i...
The System Wasn’t Built for Me — So I Built My Own with Lesley Pinckney
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics CoveredCorporate misalignment and personal reinventionLeadership identity and self-permissionAuthenticity vs. performanceMental fitness and dai...
This One Habit Is Training Your Brain to Work Against You
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics Covered:Cognitive habit loopsThreat bias in the brainEmotional energy and clarityMental fitness and rewiringDecision fatigueExecutive presence ...
What Happens When the Plan Disappears and Everyone Looks at You with Brian Silengo
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics CoveredLeading through collapse and reinventionScaling sales teams without burnoutFounder mindsets that stall growthPerformance vs presence in ...
Stop Trying to Be Liked — Start Getting Things Done with Kim Klemballa
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics Covered:Leading without needing to be likedPeople-pleasing vs. performanceWomen, approval, and identity in leadershipCorporate marketing under ...
The One Blind Spot That’s Holding Leaders Back with Gabriela Embon
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TOPICS COVERED:Gabriela Embon’s Power Couple MethodEmotional alignment in leadershipThe leadership impact of unconscious disconnectionHow inner conf...
Who You’re Being Changes Everything
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Topics CoveredIdentity vs behavior: why you're not just your habitsSurvival brain vs leadership brainRewiring your nervous system for resilienceTraini...
Your Second Brain Is in Your Chest
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics CoveredThe neuroscience of the heart-brain connectionWhy the heart is considered your second brainReal-time nervous system regulation toolsThe ...
The Feedback That Changed Everything with Jessie Novey
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics Covered:The neuroscience of feedbackFeedback as a growth acceleratorAuthenticity and self-awareness in leadership“Clear is Kind” and giving...
No One’s Coming to Fix It—Because You’re It with Sophie Lammers
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics Covered:The moment Sophie realized she was the one she’d been waiting forWhy external “fixes” don’t create internal peaceUsing self-awa...
The Black Belt Formula to Lead Through Any Challenge with Michael Gizzi
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics CoveredHow martial arts shaped Michael Gizzi’s leadership philosophyThe “Theory–Action–Result” loop explainedWhy discipline beats mot...
Lead Human, Beat Burnout with Ronan Massez
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics CoveredBurnout and stress signals in leadershipNeuroscience of self-regulation under pressureHuman-centered leadership modelsEmpathy and team p...
From Boss to Leader with Celso Sawaia
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics CoveredBoss vs. Leader: What’s the difference?The power of humility in leadershipHow Celso lost his team—and got them backNeuroscience of f...
Step Down to Level Up with Karan Mehta
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics Covered:Mental fitness in the face of uncertaintyReframing ego, fear, and status dropsTeam leadership through unexpected changeHabit stacking: ...
I Said This Out Loud—And Everything Changed
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics Covered:Identity activation: why your brain listens when you speakThe neuroscience of affirmations and “the production effect”Claire’s st...
Lead Without the Title with Lance Robbins
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics Covered:The myth of “leadership equals title”How to lead across teams without formal authorityA real-time conflict de-escalation storyEgo v...
Break the Loop – Stop Letting Triggers Run You
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics Covered:How emotional triggers hijack your brainThe neurobiology of fight, flight, freeze (and fawn)The “loop” cycle and how to recognize i...
Future-Proof Your Career - With Laureen Knudsen
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics Covered:How to handle layoffs and reorgs with clarityThe neuroscience behind career identity and fear of changeWhy your brain resists stepping ...
Imposter No More with David Brennan
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics Covered:Why smart people fall into imposter syndromeHow cancer became a gift for rewiring David’s mindsetThe neuroscience of fear and the neg...
Out of Comfort, Into Courage — with Jen Belongia-Barak
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics Covered:Comfort zones and leadership courageHow fear shows up in our brains (and how to manage it)Adapting to global leadership rolesListening ...
We Didn’t Break — We Rebuilt: A 3-Act Story of Transformation with Jeff Eschliman
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics Covered:Act 1: The lasting impact of military training and perspectiveAct 2: Leading through tragedy—how a fatal accident reshaped Jeff’s l...
Stop Saying “I’m Not Creative”—Lead Like One with Betty Zhang
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Betty Zhang, Head of Innovation Operations at Kids Help PhoneClaire and Betty explore:The surprising moment that transformed Betty’s leadersh...
Your Highest ROI Posts Aren’t Yours — with Jacki Lutz
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics Covered:What Employee-Generated Content (EGC) actually is—and why it matters now more than everCommon fears from leadership and how to addres...
“You Have No Empathy.” Now What? — with Ed Locher
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Locher, a seasoned executive with over 25 years in tech and cybersecurity, joins Claire Hayek for a raw, honest conversation about emotional intell...
Win the Room—No Apologies with Perla D. Cuevas
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bold and powerful conversation, Claire and Perla dive into the neuroscience of leadership presence, the emotional intelligence it takes to lea...
Your Brain Is Listening- How Your Words Program Your Reality
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Claire Hayek breaks down the neuroscience behind how your daily words and thoughts impact what your brain notices, filters, and reinforces. Using the ...
Leading with Clarity and Heart with David Reyes
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Reyes is a senior sales and business development executive with 18+ years of experience leading teams and scaling business units globally. In th...
Calm, Soul-Driven Leadership with Sean B. Jones
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sean B. Jones—former psychotherapist and COO of a global healthcare firm, now founder of Food Dynamics and What's in the Bowl—joins Claire Hayek f...
Building High-Trust Teams with Isabelle Dumont
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Isabelle Dumont, CMO at CyberSecurity Canon and former SVP of Cowbell Cyber, joins Claire Hayek to explore how leaders can break free from micromanage...
Quiet the Inner Critic, Boost Your Confidence.
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes:In this solo episode of The NeuroLeadership Edge, Claire Hayek dives deep into the science of self-sabotage and how to rewire your brain...