Making It: How Coaches, Consultants, and Creators Build for Success

Special "Business Revenue Leak Checklist" offer free at http://www.mrse.co/leak. What happens when conventional business advice actually works against your neurodivergent brain? Alex Owen-Hill shares how his AUDHD diagnosis transformed his business strategy—revealing why AUDHD entrepreneurs need to hire help earlier, embrace hyperfixation cycles, and work inside their comfort zone. Guest Bio: Alex Owen-Hill probably shouldn't have a bio like this. Bios like this are supposed to tell you what someone does, who they help, and why they're "The Best" in language that sounds impressive, polished, and businessy… but that could be said by almost anyone and could frankly be spat out by an AI. Which is exactly the opposite of Alex's values and mission: helping people sound more like their glorious, unique selves. Now for a bunch of impressive-sounding labels: Voice and speaker coach, voice researcher, physical comedian, and professional clown, trained at the notoriously demanding École Philippe Gaulier, where being boring is the highest unforgivable sin. A plethora of voice certifications including Gender-Affirming Voice Work, Emotional Vocal Expression, and Neuroscience and Voice. Also currently completing an MA in Voice research specialising in Neurodivergent Voice and Workplace Masking. As an ADHD-autistic, Alex creates clown shows about neurodivergence and difference. In business, Alex's work has always been a bridge between the authentic world of performers and the "normal" business world. A PhD in robotics from a previous life has led to over a decade of experience in content marketing and strategy for tech businesses… an industry where companies increasingly all sound exactly like each other. For years, trying to follow the right business advice was actively working against Alex's brain and thwarted business growth. All the frameworks, funnels, and best-practice teachings deeply violated the values and mission. It's only when Alex decided to rebel against the business advice that things started to align… Connect with Alex Owen-Hill LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexowenhill Website: https://alexowenhill.co.uk/ Resources or websites mentioned in this episode: Mirasee Credits: Host: Meredith Eisenberg Editor: Marvin Del Rosario Executive Producer: Danny Iny To catch the great episodes coming up on Making It, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channel or your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people. Episode transcript: Why AUDHD Entrepreneurs Need Different Business Strategies to Thrive coming soon.

Special "Business Revenue Leak Checklist" offer free at http://www.mrse.co/leak. What if AI is just scaling your broken systems? Jeanne Hurlbert, PhD and former LSU professor, reveals how to find hidden friction in your organization before technology makes it worse. After a brain injury, she learned that barriers can be overcome—but only when you can truly see them. Guest Bio: Jeanne Hurlbert, PhD is a former LSU professor, founder of Hurlbert Consulting Group, and co-founder of C&J Innovations. A nationally recognized expert in survey research, social networks, and organizational intelligence, she has spent more than 30 years helping leaders transform evidence into clearer thinking, better conversations, and better decisions. Today, Jeanne's work explores the intersection of artificial intelligence, human judgment, and what she calls Hidden Friction™—the unseen barriers that slow trust, communication, innovation, and organizational performance. She believes AI is at its best not when it replaces human thinking, but when it helps people think more clearly, ask better questions, and have better conversations. Jeanne is the author of You Can't Serve Them Well If You Don't Know Them Well and has been featured or quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Forbes.com, NPR, The History Channel, and numerous other national media outlets. She combines deep academic expertise with decades of consulting experience to help leaders navigate complexity with evidence, curiosity, and practical wisdom. Connect with Jeanne Hurlbert LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeannehurlbert/ Website: https://hurlbertconsultinggroup.com/ & https://www.beaconandsage.com/ Resources or websites mentioned in this episode: Mirasee Credits: Host: Meredith Eisenberg Editor: Marvin Del Rosario Executive Producer: Danny Iny To catch the great episodes coming up on Making It, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channel or your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people. Episode transcript: How to Find Hidden Friction Before AI Scales Your Problems coming soon.

Special "Business Revenue Leak Checklist" offer free at http://www.mrse.co/leak. What's the difference between self-belief and confidence? Rose Boddie, self-belief coach, reveals why confidence is situational but self-belief is the foundation that lets you navigate any challenge. Discover her mindset-first framework for breaking free of limiting beliefs. Guest Bio: Rose Boddie is a Self-Belief Practitioner, founder of Be Some Boddie, and creator of the Mindset First™ Model. Through her own journey from self-doubt to self-belief, she developed a framework that helps people reclaim their identity, trust themselves, and take meaningful action towards the life they want. With over 17 years of experience in personal development and coaching, Rose combines psychological understanding, practical coaching tools, and spiritual principles to help people overcome fear, self-doubt, and limiting beliefs. Her work focuses on guiding individuals back to who they truly are so they can make confident decisions, take aligned action, and create lasting change. Rose holds a degree in Psychology and is a certified life coach, author, and speaker. Through Be Some Boddie, she is on a mission to help people reconnect with who they are, strengthen their self-belief, and become who they were born to be. Connect with Rose Boddie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roseboddie/ Website: https://besomeboddie.com/ Resources or websites mentioned in this episode: Mirasee Credits: Host: Meredith Eisenberg Editor: Marvin Del Rosario Executive Producer: Danny Iny To catch the great episodes coming up on Making It, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channel or your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people. Episode transcript: Self-Belief vs Confidence: Why Mindset Is the Real Foundation coming soon.

Special "Business Revenue Leak Checklist" offer free at http://www.mrse.co/leak. What if discovering your purpose requires one game-changing life event? Ben Renshaw reveals his four-step process for purpose-led leadership, why being present beats living on fast forward, and how he helps executives navigate complexity at billion-pound organizations. Guest Bio: Ben Renshaw is one of today’s foremost leadership thinkers. Speaker, Executive Coach and Author, Ben’s innovative work with leading organizations, senior executives and entrepreneurs has brought him international acclaim. Formerly a classical violinist, Ben now plays a different tune, getting the best out of people. He writes about how to lead and be successful in today's volatile world and is the author of eleven popular books including How to be a CEO, LoveWork, Being, Purpose, LEAD and SuperCoaching. Ben’s signature keynotes include Leading with Purpose, and Performance with Purpose. As an executive coach and leadership consultant Ben has worked with clients including Allen & Overy, Aman Resorts, Barclays, Britvic, BT, Choice Hotels, Diageo, Entrepreneurs Organization, Ghirardelli, Government Communication Services, Heathrow, Heinz, Henley Business School, Imperial Business School, Inspired Villages, InterContinental Hotels Group, KPMG, Lindt Canada, M&S, National Highways, P&C, Sainsbury's, Sky, Transport for London, UBS, Unilever, Virgin Media and Warner Bros. Connect with Ben Renshaw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-renshaw/ Website: https://www.benrenshaw.com/ Resources or websites mentioned in this episode: Mirasee Credits: Host: Meredith Eisenberg Editor: Marvin Del Rosario Executive Producer: Danny Iny To catch the great episodes coming up on Making It, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channel or your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people. Episode transcript: Purpose-Led Leadership: Finding Your Why Through Game-Changing Moments coming soon.

Special "Business Revenue Leak Checklist" offer free at http://www.mrse.co/leak. How do you know when to fire a client who doesn't align with your values? Reuben Butterfield shares his journey through values-based client selection, including firing his biggest client mid-COVID. Learn how to build a business that attracts the right people through authenticity. Guest Bio: Reuben Butterfield is a founder, creative director, and father based in Victoria, British Columbia. Over the years, his path has taken him through entrepreneurship, leadership, creativity, significant loss, personal reinvention, and many of the experiences that have a way of reshaping perspective and clarifying what matters most. He's often joked that he's made every mistake a man can make. Some lessons arrived through experience. Others arrived through loss. Today, he works alongside founders, organisations, and leadership teams navigating growth, change, and opportunity. Whether the conversation is about business, fatherhood, grief, purpose, fitness, or personal reinvention, Reuben brings a perspective grounded in lived experience and curiosity. He believes meaningful things happen when people gain clarity about who they are, what matters most, and how they choose to show up in the world. His days are driven by questions of trust, purpose, reinvention, and what it means to show up fully for the people and things that matter most. Behind the day-to-day of client work, fatherhood, and life, his first book is beginning to take shape. Connect with Reuben Butterfield LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reubenbutterfield/ Website: https://round3.ca/ Resources or websites mentioned in this episode: Mirasee Credits: Host: Meredith Eisenberg Editor: Marvin Del Rosario Executive Producer: Danny Iny To catch the great episodes coming up on Making It, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channel or your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people. Episode transcript: Values-Based Client Selection: How to Fire Clients and Grow Your Business coming soon.