Break Down. Wake Up.
Break Down. Wake Up.
Meg Mateer
Break Down. Wake Up. is about discovering the world changing wisdom within our distress. I’m Meg Mateer, a psychology nerd turned business consultant and entrepreneur. Join me to hear from leaders about when things in their lives were breaking down and to listen for the wisdom waking up. Along the way, we’ll explore fresh perspectives like (1) how distress is a driver of success, not a barrier to it, (2) how our personal and professional lives are inherently connected and (3) how our individual experiences can help solve broader societal challenges. When things are breaking down, important wisdom is waking up.
023 - Giving life to DEI & workplace wellbeing
How her own pregnancy and postpartum depression sounded the alarm for Vivian Acquah about workplace discrimination and the need for deep listening in inclusion effortsVivian Acquah was a successful professional working in finance and technology. But...
Nov 10, 2020
56 min
022 - Investing in the advantages of age with Suzanne Noble
How suddenly losing her income in the pandemic inspired a serial entrepreneur to help other people over 50 start their own businesses. Suzanne Noble had a successful 20 year career in public relations - but when she decided to sell her business and...
Nov 3, 2020
51 min
021 - SOLO EPISODE - Sharing insights from the latest 10 interviews
What if professional development actually looked more like a balance beam than a corporate ladder? In the latest episode, I introduce this concept and highlight some of the other biggest insights that have been inspired from the last 10 episodes. I also...
Oct 27, 2020
23 min
020 - Hearing harmony within diversity with Dmitriy Gutkovich
How his experience hearing voices helped an ambitious rising leader find inner peace and explore a variety of perspectives on how to foster broader harmony.From an early age, Dmitriy Gutkovich had his sights on politics and public service - he dreamed...
Oct 20, 2020
41 min
019 - Sensing an unsafe work culture with Marcel Schwantes
How a sudden physical injury helped a former healthcare leader see the impact that a fear-driven management style was having on his wellbeing and performance in a high stakes environment. Marcel Schwantes was set up for an accelerated career leading...
Oct 13, 2020
54 min
018 - Giving voice to gender inequity with Helene Geijtenbeek
How an educational trip on diversity and inclusion helped a grants consulting partner realize her own complex experiences with gender inequity as a female corporate leader and inspired her to create change in her organization and beyondHelene...
Oct 6, 2020
55 min
017 - The wisdom within life transformations
How my leap from corporate consultant to entrepreneur brought me close to some of my biggest wake up calls to understand myself and follow my gut in business. This episode is an interview I did with Agnes Bilik on her podcast, Raw and Real. In this...
Sep 29, 2020
59 min
016 - Listening to the wake up calls - solo episode!
How my own breakdowns, when I finally payed attention to them, inspired and facilitated my transition from corporate consultant to social entrepreneur. I spent the first eight years of my career working in corporate consulting, climbing the corporate...
Sep 22, 2020
16 min
015 - Exploring alternate realities to get healing with Oryx Cohen
How experiencing extreme states of consciousness helped a non-profit chief operating officer process childhood challenges, improve his marriage and shift his approach to leadership Oryx Cohen was a leader in an organization training people to better...
Sep 15, 2020
1 hr 10 min
014 - Discovering her inner compass through loss with Lene Rachel Andersen
How the unexpected death of her mother at a young age helped a futurist thinker and philosopher finally pursue her professional dreams and realize her potential. Lene Rachel Andersen almost always felt like she did not fit in. She was brilliant and had...
Sep 8, 2020
1 hr 11 min
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