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Refreshing Leadership with Maya - Career, Leadership and Life Design

Hello there High Achiever! Here"s the inside track on: - Career clarity for ambitious leaders who’ve outgrown their current role - Life design and work-life balance for high performers who don’t want to burn out - The “unwritten rules” of progression to C-Suite - Purpose, identity and dharma - when success on paper stops being enough - How the top 1% of leaders think about time, energy, money and long-term impact Because inside the Exec Coaching room is where the real, edgy conversations on

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00:13:56

Uncomfortable but important revelations from Time...

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2026/10/05

Do you know where your time actually went last week? Not roughly - but accurately? In this first of two episodes, Maya shares how she finally cracked time tracking after years of failed attempts, and what the data revealed about her own days.What you'll learn:How Maya uses ChatGPT to make time tracking work for her - including the exact instructions she gave itThe surprises which were revealed by tracking her time for 16 days - which she wouldn't have remembered or admitted otherwiseThe

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00:11:38

Working In Your Life V.S. Working On Your Life...

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2026/09/28

There's a difference between being busy and actually moving forward.In this episode, inspired by a solo trip to Edinburgh that helped her work through something she'd been stuck on, Maya shares four levels at which you can extract yourself from the day-to-day and do the thinking that actually moves your life and work forward.What you'll learn:Four levels - from daily to occasional - at which you can step back from business as usual to actually move the needleHow Maya structures her own

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00:08:56

Ask Your 8-Year-Old and 80-Year-Old Self (Make Better...

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2026/09/21

As a Senior Leadership Team Coach, Maya is always looking for the simplest tools that create the biggest perspective shift. In this episode, she shares one of her favourites.This episode is for anyone grappling with a decision, feeling stuck in an area of their life, or simply taking stock before the end of the year.What you'll learn:The 8 and 80 exercise for perspective on leadership decisions - and specific reflection questions Maya uses with her coacheesHow to reconnect to what really

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00:12:11

NEW! What's Your Golden Thread This Month? (Quick...

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2026/09/14

September marks the start of one of the busiest stretches of the year. But before heading into autumn, Maya is sharing two ideas from her summer that she thinks can make any busy period feel more intentional - and more worthwhile.In this episode, Maya introduces the concept of the golden thread, and makes the case for creating more space in your calendar before the busy season hits.What you'll learn:The golden thread - a simple monthly habit that keeps you moving forward even when life gets

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00:22:42

Four Steps to Seize September & Supercharge Your...

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2026/09/07

Archive EpisodeSeptember has a particular energy to it - back to school, fresh start, the perfect moment to take stock of the year and set yourself up for a strong finish.In this episode, Maya shares four simple steps that can each be done in under five minutes, and that together can make goal attainment for the rest of the year feel more fun, more easeful and more inevitable.What you'll learn:Four practical steps to capitalise on September's unique energyHow investment changes your

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00:37:26

Why Doing Less Helps You Achieve More - with Steven...

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2026/08/31

Part of the August 2026 Refresh Series.If you’re a high achiever who has built success through relentless doing, pushing harder, and staying “always on,” this episode will challenge and transform the way you think about achievement.Maya is joined by bestselling author and leadership thinker Steven D’Souza, whose book Not Doing explores how pausing, letting go, and working with natural rhythms can lead to more success, not less.Steven offers a radically refreshing perspective on leadership, ambition,

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00:30:12

Four Key Concepts To Help Regulate Your Nervous...

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2026/08/24

Part of the August 2026 Refresh Series.Whether you're naturally calm or naturally sensitive to what life throws at you, today's world is enough to test anyone's nervous system. And yet nervous system regulation rarely gets talked about in leadership spaces.In this episode, Maya is joined by Kate Brassington for a conversation that demystifies how the nervous system actually works, and what we can do to regulate.What you'll learn:What polyvagal theory is - and why understanding it

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00:29:19

Access Your Intuition Through Outdoor Intelligence -...

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2026/08/17

Part of the August 2026 Refresh Series.We know that getting outside does us good. But outdoor intelligence - the idea that we actually think, see and know more when we're in nature - goes a step further than that.In this episode, Maya is joined by Fi Macmillan, coach and adventurer, to explore what outdoor intelligence actually is and how it differs from simply going for a walk.By the end of the conversation, they co-create an equation that sums it up neatly: nature + walking = deep work +

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00:15:34

The List of 100 Dreams - The August Refresh, Archive...

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2026/08/10

Part of the August 2026 Refresh Series.Most bucket lists don't make it to 100 items. That's exactly the point of this exercise.In this episode, Maya walks through the list of 100 dreams - an exercise she came across via Laura Vanderkam, originally from career coach Carolina Ceniza-Levine - and shares how she went about it herself. The idea is simple: an unedited list of anything you might want to do or have more of in your life - a powerful exercise for a number of reasons. What you'll

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00:18:25

The Seven Types of Rest: Which One Do You Need? - The...

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2026/08/03

Part of the August 2026 Refresh Series.What's your default strategy when you're feeling burnt out or depleted? A sunny trip away? Nothing wrong with that - but there are other, perhaps more powerful, ways to recharge too.In this episode, Maya breaks down her own version of the seven types of rest, drawing on years of coaching conversations to explore why switching off looks different for everyone - and why going from near-burnout to a beach doesn't always solve the problem.What

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00:17:12

What To Do if You're Being Bullied at Work

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2026/07/27

Workplace bullying happens more often than it should. In this episode, Maya shares guidance from inside her coaching programme - practical steps that have helped clients deal with this and start to move things forward.She explains why the bullying interaction itself isn't something the victim can fix, as well as sharing details of her own past experiences.What you'll learn:Specific techniques to manage a bullying situation - including one that made HR start taking action almost immediatelyA

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00:33:03

Masculine & Feminine Money Energies - with Rose Radford

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2026/07/20

If you come from a corporate, analytical or financial background, talking about money in terms of energy can feel unfamiliar - even a bit uncomfortable. But Maya has seen these subconscious patterns play out again and again, both in her own life and in her work with clients.In this archive episode, Maya is joined by her former business coach Rose Radford to talk about masculine and feminine money energies - what they are, how they show up, and why understanding them can shift the way you think about

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00:22:33

The Game-Changing Question Every Busy Couple Needs to...

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2026/07/13

In this second conversation with executive relationship strategist Katarina Polonska, Maya and Katarina go deeper - looking at the specific dynamics that emerge between ambitious partners and the hidden tensions in dual career households.What you'll learn:The concept of relational hygiene, with examples from Katarina’s own relationship How so many couples drift into a parent-child dynamic without realising it.Catch up with the first episode

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00:30:03

Why Successful People Still Struggle in Love

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2026/07/06

Personal relationships rarely make it onto a leadership development programme. And yet, as Maya sees regularly in her coaching work, what's happening at home has a profound impact on what's happening at work.In this episode - the first of two conversations - Maya is joined by executive relationship strategist Katarina Polonska to explore the relationships outside work that shape so much of how leaders show up.What you'll learn:Why high achievers can be particularly vulnerable to

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00:20:31

Mid-Year Review & Refresh

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2026/06/29

As we reach the midpoint of the year, Maya shares her end-of-June review - a series of personal reflection questions designed to help you recalibrate before the second half of the year begins.Maya works through the questions throughout the episode, reflecting on what's gone well, what she worried about that turned out not to matter, and what she wants the rest of the year to look like.You’ll find out Maya’s personal reflections, her thoughts on the next phase of her life, and learn the key

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00:30:11

How to Eat for Excellent Performance at Work - with...

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2026/06/22

You might already be pretty good when it comes to your food habits. But do you know what's actually working - and what could give them a refresh without a huge amount of extra effort?In part two of this conversation with Adam Kingl, co-author of Executive Eats: The Cookbook for a Better Working Life, Maya and Adam get into the practicalities. Whether you're in the office, working from home or travelling, they look at what sustained energy actually requires - and the specific foods and habits

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00:33:34

Refresh Your Leadership through...Food! - with Adam...

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2026/06/15

What if food could do more than just fuel you - what if it could change how effective your leadership is?Adam Kingl joins Maya to talk about his new book, Executive Eats: The Cookbook for a Better Working Life - a first in the cookbook world. It speaks to something both Maya and Adam encounter regularly in their work with leaders: not enough energy, focus that isn't where it needs to be, and the ever-present threat of burnout.In this conversation, Adam talks about how food can support sustained

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00:27:32

The AI Risks Leaders Need To Know About Today

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2026/06/08

Organisations all over the world are having the same conversation right now - ‘how do we use AI fast enough to stay competitive without creating complete chaos?’ In this second conversation with AI governance and cybersecurity expert Dr Adeel Shaikh Muhammad, Maya explores the risks that leaders and teams are underestimating and discusses whether we should be wary or optimistic about the future of AI in organisations.What you'll learn:The key risks in using AI leaders need to be aware of and the

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00:24:03

What Excellent AI Leadership Actually Looks Like

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2026/06/01

AI is provoking all sorts of reactions right now - fear, excitement, overwhelm, scepticism. But Maya argues we're asking the wrong questions. Instead of debating whether AI is good or bad, what if we asked what excellent actually looks like?In this episode - the first of two conversations - Maya is joined by AI governance and cybersecurity expert Dr Adeel Shaikh Muhammad. Together they explore what separates high-quality AI leadership from noise and hype, why a lot of organisations are

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00:15:46

3 Shifts to Refresh Your Goals when Progress is...

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2026/05/25

What do you do when you’re putting effort into a meaningful goal, but there’s no visible sign that anything is happening?If you’re in the ‘messy middle’ phase of a career change, business journey, fitness goal, or personal transformation, this episode from Maya Gudka will help you to stay committed to your goals when progress feels invisible and motivation dips. You’ll discover / learn:Why SMART goals can kill your progressThe subtle mindset shift to make your goal attainment inevitableThe fun

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