The Courageous Leaders Podcast

In this week’s episode, we talk all about the importance of the language that you use and why you should treat your own mind as another team member.I also share the moment in my career when someone leading courageously helped me to get the wake-up call I needed to be better, and take responsibility.Key takeaways include:● How to show up when things are hard● How I walk the talk with my business values● How to ground yourself to receive difficult feedbackJo is an international award-winning leadership coach, business consultant, best-selling author, and CEO of the Change Creators with 20 years of experience in the creative industry.Useful links:Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode, we talk about what it was like for me to build a team, the challenges I faced, and the lessons I learned along the way.I also share my experiences of learning to self-regulate, and how that has helped me become a better leader.Key takeaways include:● Why we’re not equipped to receive feedback● What it means to see things from different perspectives● The three areas of self-leadershipJo is an international award-winning leadership coach, business consultant, best-selling author, and CEO of the Change Creators with 20 years of experience in the creative industry.Useful links:Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode, we talk about the importance of disconnecting over the holiday season, and how to help your team do that.We also share our thoughts and experiences on why burnout isn’t just about you, and the practices I have put in place to never find myself in that position again.Key takeaways include:● Practical ways to shift to a positive mindset● The importance of having a morning routine● How to break out of the ‘I’ll do it tomorrow’ habitJo is an international award-winning leadership coach, business consultant, best-selling author, and CEO of the Change Creators with 20 years of experience in the creative industry.Useful links:Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode, we discuss how you can keep focus at this time of year so that you can finish this year strong and come back after Christmas, to start next year fast.We also talk about the problem with leaders being over 90% billable, and why that needs to change.Key takeaways include:● The six core needs of all human beings● Practical ways to goal set for success● My four top learnings for current and future leadersJo is an international award-winning leadership coach, business consultant, best-selling author, and CEO of the Change Creators with 20 years of experience in the creative industry.Useful links:Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode, we revisit the moment I realised I wanted to be a coach, and how I got started in business.I also share the significant moments that shaped my life and how they have helped me become the leader I am today.Key takeaways include:● How to catch yourself being in overachievement mode● Why asking for help will make you more productive● The power of self-belief in successJo is an international award-winning leadership coach, business consultant, best-selling author, and CEO of the Change Creators with 20 years of experience in the creative industry.Useful links:Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode I speak to Jemima Monies, Chief Marketing and Operations Officer at adam&eve DDB.Follow us along while we deep dive into what parts of the culture that comes with leading a startup business you need to keep, even when you become a big organisation and how to help your team to be courageous.Jemima also shares some wonderfully inspiring thoughts about why meaningful moments don’t have to be long to make a difference.Key takeaways include:● The strengths you develop from leading a new business● How to maintain a startup vibe in a big organisation● Why there’s no such thing as a perfect leader● Practical ways to overcome imposter syndrome● Being comfortable and confident to do it your own wayJemima has played a key role in adam&eve DDB’s growth and since being there has won Campaign Agency of the Decade and five Agency of the Year awards, as well as being named AdAge International Agency of the Year three times.Jemima is also a co-founder of #SheTakesOver, an industry-wide initiative aimed at elevating all women in creative production. She is a member of WACL and sits on the UKAEG Steering Committee.Useful links:Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode I speak to Emma Gardner, Co Founder: Born Equal Consults | With Not For | NYM Mag.Join the conversation to hear us chat about how we better understand and address exclusion and discrimination, and how we can approach it from both a creative and a human aspect.Emma also shares her thoughts about the power of storytelling and why representation matters in the journey to create a more inclusive workplace.Key takeaways include:The importance of practising a questioning mindsetWhy lived experience is as important as qualifications in being able to create impactThe prevalence of hidden disabilities that people may not be disclosingWhy good intentions don’t always result in good impactThe value of building a good network and connectionsEmma is an entrepreneur, parent & carer of her Disabled daughter, who has been the catalyst for her work in recent years. She’s worked in the creative industries for 20+ years collaborating with charities, agencies & clients on the importance of inclusion, & how to approach it within businesses. She is now co-founder of Born Equal Consults, a human-centric Equity & Inclusion Consultancy that leads with lived experience, as well as co-founder of With Not For, a talent agency representing Disabled creatives. Last year she also co-founded NYM magazine, working with Disabled people & their allies to set new benchmarks for representation within media & society.Useful links:Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode I speak to Andy Nairn, Founding Partner at Lucky Generals, one of the UK’s most successful creative agencies.Tune in now to hear us chat about his book ‘Go Luck Yourself’ sharing valuable insights on how we perceive and think about luck.Andy also shares his thoughts about taking the leap to start your own company and what is behind success.Key takeaways include:● Why being a leader no longer means you need to do it alone● The importance of principles and its role in a business● The need and role of humour in advertising● Why you have control over your own luckAndy has been shortlisted for Campaign’s Agency of the Year for six of the last seven years and has been named the country’s top strategist for three of the last four years; he’s also been listed as one of the top five creative people in world advertising, by Business Insider.Now he wants to share his good fortune with others, so he’s written Go Luck Yourself, with all the royalties going to Commercial Break: an organisation that helps working class talent break into the creative industries.Useful links:Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode I speak to Cass Zawadowski, Chief Creative Officer at Wunderman Thompson.Key takeaways include:● Having an empowering leader and the influence they have on their team● Bringing humanity into your leadership allows your team to genuinely connect● Diverse and borderless workplaces: tips on making it workCass is a results-oriented marketing veteran with proven strategic and creative excellence. Throughout her career, she has developed culturally impactful, brave brand stories told through numerous integrated campaigns across traditional advertising, social, branded content, experiential and digital channels.Her talent has taken her from Toronto, to NY, Europe (Germany) and Asia (Singapore, Korea), and back to Toronto, where she now leads creative on a number of global clients including Microsoft, IKEA, Shell, and GSK. Cass’s category experience spans retail, automotive, healthcare, beauty, tourism, financial, and CPG.Useful links:Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54

In this week’s episode I speak to Clive Grinyer, Head of Service Design at the Royal College of Art.Tune in now to hear us chat about the value of digital product design and design’s value in leading customer experience.Clive also shares his thoughts about why we all need to have a role in design and why fundamentally, leadership is about knowing you're probablywrong!Key takeaways include:● The importance of service design● Why we all need to play a role in design● The power of non hierarchical collaboration● The benefits of using an agile sprint model● How to make teams really innovative and not fear failureClive is a design consultant working with a variety of organisations on service design and innovation and has led corporate design teams at Barclays, Cisco, Samsung and Orange France Telecom.Clive has been a visiting lecturer at the RCA and is a Visiting Professor at Glasgow School of Art. He was a trustee of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), is the author of the book "Smart Design" and lectures internationally on design, technology and customer experience.Useful links:Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:website: https://www.thechangecreators.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/👍 Stay inspired by joining our YouTube community! Click the link, hit the subscribe button, leave a comment, and never miss an episode. Your support helps us empower courageous leaders like you!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kZ-x8fDHKEVb222qpQ_NQ 🚀 Elevate Your Leadership:Book a call for transformative leadership and team coaching:Website: https://thechangecreators.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/ → Join our newsletter for courageous leadership insights and advice. 👉 Subscribe here: https://the-change-creators.kit.com/1a5f3c9e54