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What 75 Countries Taught Me About Creativity with Fredrik Haren

In this thought-provoking episode of TNM Unplugged, Zoran speaks with Fredrik Haren, international keynote speaker, author, and global explorer of human creativity, about the deeper truth behind ideas, innovation, and creative expression.After interviewing people across dozens of countries and professions, Fredrik has come to a powerful conclusion: creativity is not one thing. It shows up differently across cultures, personalities, and contexts but at its core, it is one of the forces that makes us most deeply human.Together, Zoran and Fredrik explore why creativity brings joy, why so many people wrongly believe they are “not creative,” and how cultural conditioning influences our confidence far more than our actual capacity. They discuss the sweet spot of being “confidently doubting,” the importance of understanding your own creative process, and why many teams fail simply because they do not understand each other’s way of thinking and creating.The conversation also opens into the future. As AI becomes part of daily life and work, Fredrik offers a hopeful and nuanced view of how these tools could enhance creativity, deepen brainstorming, and help people discover new ways of thinking — if used wisely.This episode is a rich invitation to rethink what creativity means, how it works, and how we can unlock more of it in our lives, leadership, and organisations.Key Talking Points• Why creativity is not a talent reserved for artists• How creativity makes us feel more alive and more human• The joy of the creative process versus attachment to the outcome• Why so many people wrongly believe they are not creative• The difference between creative confidence and actual creative ability• How culture shapes the way we express or hide creativity• The sweet spot of being “confidently doubting”• Divine ideas versus “mortal” ideas — and where inspiration comes from• Why understanding your own creative process changes everything• How teams can become more creative by understanding each other’s creative dynamics• The hidden anxiety around ideas, execution, and creative pressure• How AI can support human creativity when used as a tool rather than a substituteFredrik Haren is an international keynote speaker, author, and creativity expert known globally as The Creativity Explorer. He has delivered more than 2,000 presentations in over 75 countries and inspired more than one million people to think more creatively. He is the author of 10 books, including The Idea Book, and his latest title, The World of Creativity, explores lessons from decades of learning from creative people across cultures and professions.WebsiteLinkedInInstagramBook

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Why Being a Beautiful Leader Matters with Dawn Stallwood

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In this episode of TNM Unplugged, Zoran speaks with Dawn Stallwood — corporate lawyer turned Leadership Counsel and Chief Integrity Officer — about redefining leadership beyond control, authority, and performance.Drawing from decades of experience in high-stakes environments, Dawn shares how leadership is revealed not in theory, but in the pressure of real decisions, relationships, and responsibility. At the heart of her work is the concept of Beautiful Leadership — a framework rooted in integrity, service, empathy, courage, and intentional action.Together, Zoran and Dawn explore how leaders can provide clarity, inspire collaboration, remove obstacles, and empower others — not through power, but through presence and purpose. They also reflect on the subtle ways leaders lose alignment, the challenge of balancing performance with humanity, and why the future of leadership depends on amplifying our most human qualities.This episode is a powerful call to lead differently — with awareness, responsibility, and courage.Key Talking Points• What “Beautiful Leadership” really means in practice• Why leadership is not about power, but about service and responsibility• How integrity is lost subtly in high-pressure environments• The Nine Beautiful Qualities and what leaders struggle to embody most• Balancing performance-driven cultures with human-centered leadership• What it truly means to serve as a leader• How collaboration and deals reveal the true nature of leadership• The role of empathy, courage, and presence in leadership today• The risks of losing human qualities in the age of AI• Where leaders should begin when they feel disconnected or misaligned• The vision of an “Army of Beautiful Leaders”Dawn Stallwood is a corporate and commercial lawyer turned Leadership Counsel and Chief Integrity Officer, with nearly three decades of experience across private practice, in-house roles, and independent consulting. She is the founder of Floodlight Business, an integrity and impact platform helping leaders create value, build meaningful relationships, and leave a lasting legacy.Her book Beautiful Leadership – Your Personal Framework for Authentic Impact introduces a powerful framework of Nine Beautiful Qualities and Ten Leadership Practices, redefining leadership as an act of intention, integrity, and service.LinkedInInstagramWebsite

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Truth, Courage, and the Hidden Cost of Corporate Life with Tim Sharp

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What is corporate life really doing to us?In this powerful episode of TNM Unplugged, Zoran speaks with Tim Sharp about the hidden realities of modern corporate life — the politics, the fear, the silence, and the systems that slowly drain energy, purpose, creativity, and wellbeing.Drawing on more than 30 years inside global corporations, Tim shares what finally pushed him to speak openly about the dysfunction so many employees and leaders quietly experience but rarely name. Together, Zoran and Tim explore the invisible costs of success, why truth-telling has become so rare, and how bureaucracy, hierarchy, and “managed messaging” continue to suffocate innovation and authentic leadership. This is also a conversation about hope.Because beyond the critique lies a deeper question: What would it take to build organisations that are psychologically safe, human-centered, courageous, and fit for the future?Tim speaks openly about leadership, ambition, addiction to success, the loneliness of telling the truth, and why the rise of AI makes this conversation even more urgent. If the future of work is being rewritten, this episode asks a vital question: Will we create colder, more extractive systems — or more human ones? At its heart, this episode is a wake-up call for leaders, HR professionals, CEOs, and employees alike: if we want better businesses, we need more courage, more honesty, and more humanity.Key Talking Points• The hidden emotional and psychological cost of modern corporate life• Why truth-telling has become so rare in organisations• How hierarchy, bureaucracy, and “layer-caking” distort reality• The impact of office politics on performance, wellbeing, and innovation• Why employees often feel voiceless, demotivated, and unseen• The role of courage and leadership in dismantling broken systems• Diversity of thought versus leadership teams that all look and sound the same• Why so many transformation programmes fail inside corporates• The tension between AI innovation and compliance-heavy structures• How leaders can begin creating more human, psychologically safe organisationsTim Sharp is a global corporate leader, talent and leadership professional, and author of Busting Business Bullshit: From Corporate Nonsense to the Rise of the 20% Company*. With nearly three decades of experience across multinational organisations, Tim now uses his voice to challenge outdated corporate systems and spark a more honest conversation about the future of work.LinkedInBook

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Self leadership in the face of uncertainty with Dale Atkinson

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In this powerful episode of TNM Unplugged, Zoran speaks with Dale Atkinson, who shares the raw and transformative story of confronting Stage IV cancer while raising a young family and navigating profound personal loss.After being told his cancer was likely incurable, Dale chose a different path — not by rejecting conventional medicine, but by expanding it. Working with clinicians, integrative oncologists, and naturopaths, he built a precision-guided treatment strategy that combined chemotherapy and immunotherapy with evidence-informed adjunct therapies, advanced genomic profiling, supplements, and lifestyle interventions. This conversation explores much more than cancer treatment.It is a story about self-leadership in the face of uncertainty, the courage to ask better questions, and the power of becoming an active participant in your own life. Dale also shares how this journey led him to create new initiatives — including a health and fitness business and a charity dedicated to helping others access knowledge, resources, and support in their own healing journeys.At its heart, this episode reminds us that while we cannot always control what happens to us, we can always choose how we respond. Key Talking Points• The moment of receiving a Stage IV cancer diagnosis• Moving from shock and fear to self-leadership• Integrating conventional oncology with integrative medicine• The role of research, data, and genomic profiling in treatment decisions• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, supplements, and lifestyle interventions• The importance of self-advocacy in healthcare• Family, purpose, and psychological resilience during illness• How mindset and responsibility influence healing journeys• Turning personal crisis into service for others• Why education and ownership matter in health, business, and lifeDale Atkinson is founder of Peak Health & Fitness and advocate for integrative, patient-led health journeys. After being diagnosed with Stage IV oesophageal cancer, Dale began researching and designing a precision-guided treatment strategy combining conventional oncology with integrative therapies. His experience has led him to launch initiatives aimed at helping others access knowledge, treatment options, and support.FacebookLinkedInWebsite

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The Hidden Anxiety of High-Achieving Women by Susanne McAllister

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In this deeply compassionate and eye-opening episode, Zoran is joined by Susanne McAllister—a trauma-informed therapist, mentor, and author of The Anxiety Detox. Together they explore the quiet, persistent anxiety that hides behind success, perfectionism, and the need to hold everything together.Susanne brings both clinical expertise and lived experience to help us understand how high-achieving women can move from exhaustion and self-doubt toward peace, self-connection, and authentic success. This conversation will resonate with anyone who has ever felt the pressure to be “the one who holds it all together” while quietly falling apart inside.This episode is an invitation to look beyond achievement and into the hidden emotional cost of striving. Beneath the polished confidence and perfectly managed lives of many high-functioning women lies a quiet storm — anxiety that’s been normalized, minimized, or ignored.Zoran and Susanne explore how this silent tension manifests as people-pleasing, over-responsibility, and burnout, and how women can begin to redefine success from the inside out. Drawing on evidence-based therapy, somatic practices, mindfulness, and spiritual insight, Susanne offers a grounded approach to healing — one rooted in compassion, self-awareness, and the courage to rest.This conversation reminds us that healing isn’t about fixing yourself; it’s about remembering who you are beneath the layers of coping, striving, and survival.Key Talking Points:The hidden side of success and what lies beneath the image of “having it all together”How high-functioning anxiety quietly shapes the lives of capable womenThe connection between perfectionism, people-pleasing, and burnoutWhy anxiety often disguises itself as productivityHow trauma-informed and somatic approaches support real healingRedefining success beyond fear, performance, and external validationThe turning point in Susanne’s personal journey of anxiety and reinventionCreating real rest in a culture that glorifies busynessBreaking intergenerational patterns of anxiety in families and parentingOne gentle step to begin coming home to yourselfWebsiteLinkedInInstagram

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The Power of Relational Leadership with Carsten Sudhoff

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In this intellectually sharp and strategically grounded episode, I sit down with leadership expert and author Carsten Sudhoff to challenge one of the most persistent myths in business — the self-made success story.Carsten introduces his powerful framework of Structured Networking, a practical and tested methodology for building relationships with intention, clarity, and long-term value creation. This conversation moves far beyond transactional networking. It explores networking as a leadership competency — and possibly even a maturity competency.What if success is never individual — but always relational?In this episode of TNM Coaching Unplugged, Zoran welcomes Carsten Sudhoff, author of No One Wins Alone, to explore how structured, intentional networking transforms careers, leadership impact, and organizational ecosystems. Carsten explains the shift from “value by coincidence” to conscious value creation, outlining the three interconnected roles within every powerful network: Seeker, Giver, and Connector. He reveals why clarity of personal brand is essential before activating a network — and why most professionals fail not because of lack of talent, but lack of structure.The conversation also dives into the psychological dimension of networking, including how attachment styles influence how we ask for help, give value, or avoid visibility. Together, they explore how networking, when done consciously, becomes an engine for innovation, trust-building, and sustainable growth — both individually and organizationally. The episode closes with a powerful reflection: networking is not manipulation or transaction. It is disciplined relationship-building rooted in mutual value and ecosystem thinking.Key Talking Points• The myth of the self-made leader• Structured Networking vs accidental connections• The three roles: Seeker, Giver, Connector• Task requests vs personal brand clarity• Moving from transactional networking to ecosystem thinking• Trust beyond the first meeting• Attachment styles and networking behavior• Conscious value creation as leadership practice• Applying structured networking inside organizations• Networking as leadership competency vs maturity competencyCarsten Sudhoff is a leadership expert, advisor, and author of No One Wins Alone. Creator of the Structured Networking framework focused on intentional relationship-building and conscious value creation in organizations and professional ecosystems.WebsiteLinkedInBook Link

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Resilient Leadership with Sanjiv Patel

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In this powerful and heart-opening episode, Zoran Todorovic welcomes Sanjiv Patel—Transformational Leadership Strategist, Life Coach, and Resilience Mentor—whose life and work illuminate the art of turning pain into purpose.Together, they explore how we can lead through life’s challenges with courage, compassion, and clarity. Drawing from Sanjiv’s three decades of experience guiding leaders and teams through uncertainty, this conversation reveals the power of healing, presence, and values-driven leadership as the foundation for lasting success. In a world defined by disruption, speed, and constant change, resilience is no longer optional—it’s essential.Zoran and Sanjiv dive deep into what it truly means to heal as a leader—to transform setbacks into strength and adversity into awakening. Through Sanjiv’s personal and professional stories, they uncover how emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and inner stillness allow leaders to navigate chaos with authenticity and grace.You’ll discover how to cultivate resilience not by resisting challenges, but by embracing them as catalysts for growth, empathy, and evolution.Key Talking Points:The story behind Sanjiv’s H.E.A.L.S. model and its power to transform pain into purposeHow the 3Rs framework helps leaders rise from setbacks with strength and wisdomThe difference between coping and transforming—how to move beyond survival into growthWhy vulnerability is the cornerstone of true resilienceHow to embody values-driven leadership in turbulent timesLessons from Sanjiv’s own journey through loss, reinvention, and healingThe connection between authenticity, empathy, and sustainable successThe shift from leading through control to leading through compassionAfter listening, take a moment to ask yourself:“Where in my life am I being called to heal?”Pause. Reflect. Begin again.As Sanjiv reminds us, resilience isn’t about bouncing back—it’s about rising forward with greater heart, depth, and purpose.Website

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Burnout to limitless potential with Linda Gronfors

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In this inspiring and soul-stirring episode, Zoran Todorovic welcomes Linda Grönfors—serial entrepreneur, speaker, and transformational coach devoted to unlocking the limitless potential within us all.Together they explore what it truly means to awaken human intelligence—uniting body, mind, and consciousness to thrive in a rapidly evolving world. From overcoming burnout and ego death to redefining leadership through love and self-awareness, this conversation is a roadmap to expanding your potential and living from purpose.We live in an age of acceleration—AI, uncertainty, and endless performance pressure. But what if the real frontier isn’t artificial intelligence, but human intelligence?Zoran and Linda dive deep into the transformation that happens when high performers slow down, listen within, and rediscover their innate power. Through Linda’s personal story of burning out and awakening to higher consciousness, they uncover the bridge between science and spirituality, success and self-realization, ambition and awareness.You’ll learn how to lead consciously, prevent burnout, and embody the next evolution of leadership—limitless, loving, and alive.Key Talking PointsLinda’s early entrepreneurial journey starting at 14 and what it taught her about human potentialThe difference between exhaustion and expansion—how to transmute burnout into breakthroughWhy your greatest strength can also be your kryptoniteHow to use science, psychology, and energy awareness to unlock limitless potentialUnderstanding the three stages of awakening: body, mind, and spiritThe power of imagination and visualization in creating your future realityBuilding internal safety: how self-leadership prevents burnoutLove as a leadership frequency—the foundation for Humanity 2.0Take a moment after listening to ask yourself:“What am I ignoring?”Write it down. Face it. Transform it.WebsiteLinkedIn

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The True Core of Coaching with Michael Stratford

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What makes coaching truly different from every other development modality?In this deep, spacious conversation, Zoran and Michael Stratford, MCC unpack a radical, yet simple truth:Most of the world says, “Be like me.”Coaching, at its purest, says, “Be like you.”Drawing on his background in mathematics, theater, and three decades of coaching, Michael explains why uniqueness is not a nice idea, but a mathematical and existential fact — and why the coach’s role is to help clients discover the way of living, leading, and succeeding that fits them on a cellular level.Together they explore:Why coaching is the one profession that doesn’t ask clients to copy someone else’s success modelHow epigenetics, tribal survival, and cultural conditioning make uniqueness feel dangerousThe crucial difference between behavior (learned survival strategy) and essence (who you really are)Michael’s powerful exercise: “Who are you without…?” — stripping away roles, achievements, titles, and identitiesThe moment of realizing: “I am… me” — and how that changes everythingThe “shoe test”: how to know when a role, job, or opportunity truly fits youWhy stepping into your uniqueness requires courage, vulnerability, and transition, not reckless cut-offThe journey from fitting into the world → to shaping the world around who you areThey also explore the very practical side of uniqueness: money, work, profession, saying no to misaligned contracts, and creating new paths and even new professions when what you are doesn’t yet exist in the market.The conversation then opens into a bigger reflection on life:Above the line / below the line – “My life works exactly the way I want it to”Why goals (MCC, championships, money, Olympic gold) are means to an inner evolution, not the pointThe key question:“Given that we’re all going to die, how do I want to experience my life on a daily basis, between now and then?”Finally, Michael offers a clear call to action:If you truly want to honor your uniqueness, use a coach. Not because you “need” one to survive — but because a coach is a powerful ally in helping you live more fully as yourself, with less struggle and more awareness. This is a rich, human, and deeply spiritual episode that will stay with listeners long after it ends.Key Talking PointsCoaching as the only profession that says: “Be like you,” not “Be like me.”Mathematical and energetic uniqueness – why no two humans are the sameCultural and epigenetic conditioning: the fear of being different and fear of banishmentThe trap: confusing behavior (“that’s just how I am”) with essence (“who I really am”)The identity question: “Who are you without work, without titles, without achievements?”The “Who am I without…?” exercise (roles, accomplishments, beliefs, relationships, culture…)Reaching the simple but profound answer: “I am me.”Developing a “cellular-level fit” for your life choices: the shoe test metaphorVulnerability and courage: the threshold of stepping into your unique expressionCongruence, integrity, and authenticity as outcomes of living your uniquenessPractical realities: money, job loss, transitions, and creating new professions that didn’t exist beforeAbove/below the line:Below the line: “I’m trying to make my life work the way I want.”At the line: “My life works the way I want.”Above the line: “Now that my life works, what do I want my life to be about?”Legacy: being remembered not for titles and money, but for being a good humanRedefining goals: from chasing outcomes → to focusing on who we become in the processWhy coaches also need coaches — congruence, credibility, and personal evolutionCoaching as a tool: not a necessity, but a powerful ally in evolving consciousness and life experienceReassurance for listeners: your uniqueness will not leave you alone — it will attract the right peopleWebsite LinkedIn

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Reconnecting to Inner Medicine – Healing, Trust, and the Courage to Live Aligned with Celeste Palmer

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What does it mean to be a “medicine woman” — and how do we bring ancient healing wisdom into real life, without bypassing the human journey?In this intimate conversation, Zoran welcomes Celeste Palmer, trained and initiated in Amazonian curanderismo, to explore healing as a return to alignment — across the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies.Celeste shares her origin story: the early loss of her twin sister, Caitlin, a period of dissociation and “sleeping through life,” and the final shock of divorce that became the gateway into deep self-healing. Through a first ayahuasca retreat in Portugal, she describes receiving a vision of soul purpose — and the call to facilitate balance, harmonization, and the dissolving of dis-ease so life can be expressed more fully.From there, the episode opens into the deeper teachings:Trust as the foundation of transformation — the “biggest trust fall” of lifeWhy discomfort doesn’t mean you’re on the wrong path — sometimes the path disappears to initiate you into the unknownThe nervous system’s role in awakening — learning edges, expansion, and staying resourcedAyahuasca as an earth intelligence and sentient teacher — a medicine first, and then a “school of life”Why the “dark” (inner and cosmic) isn’t something to fear — and how light is accessed through what we’ve avoidedThe integration challenge: returning to the same environment with a different energetic fieldCeleste’s core integration principles: lento pero seguro (slow but sure), grounding practices, devotion, and gratitudeWhy having an anchor matters — a coach, mentor, community, or touchpoint to help you remember, stabilize, and embody changeThe episode ends with a powerful closing reflection for the year ahead. Celeste frames 2026 as a year of cultivation, devotion, and nourishment — preparing the inner soil and tending the seeds that will bloom in what she senses as a larger collective shift ahead.This is a conversation for leaders, coaches, seekers, and anyone navigating change — who wants depth without drama, mysticism without escapism, and spirituality that can actually be lived.Key Talking PointsWhat it means to be a medicine woman (and what “curanderismo” really is)Healing as alignment across physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodiesGrief, dissociation, and the call back to lifeDivorce as an initiation — the threshold that moved Celeste onto her pathThe “trust fall” of transformation: surrendering into the unknownWhy discomfort doesn’t mean “wrong” — “How do you know you’re on the path? The path disappears.”Nervous system expansion: finding your edge without overwhelmAyahuasca as sentient earth intelligence: medicine first, then school of lifeThe “dark womb” as a gateway to light (Jung + the golden shadow)Integration realities: returning home to the same system with a new frequencyLento pero seguro: small steps, repetition, and embodied changeGrounding after ceremony: “chop wood, carry water” (laundry, dishes, body, nature)The power of gratitude as an anchoring, creative forceWhy community / coach / mentor touchpoints are highly beneficial for integrationClosing transmission: 2026 = nourishment + devotion; 2027 = a bigger shiftWebsite

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What 75 Countries Taught Me About Creativity with Fredrik Haren

Why Being a Beautiful Leader Matters with Dawn Stallwood

Truth, Courage, and the Hidden Cost of Corporate Life with Tim Sharp

Self leadership in the face of uncertainty with Dale Atkinson

The Hidden Anxiety of High-Achieving Women by Susanne McAllister

The Power of Relational Leadership with Carsten Sudhoff

Resilient Leadership with Sanjiv Patel

Burnout to limitless potential with Linda Gronfors

The True Core of Coaching with Michael Stratford

Reconnecting to Inner Medicine – Healing, Trust, and the Courage to Live Aligned with Celeste Palmer