The Conscious Entrepreneur | Leadership, Self-Awareness & Mindset

The Conscious Entrepreneur is the podcast where founders come to sharpen their edge from the inside out - building businesses that are sustainable, aligned, and actually work for their life. It’s about becoming the kind of leader your business needs you to be, and doing it with clarity, connection, and purpose.We don’t buy into hustle culture. And burnout? It’s not a badge of honor. Here, we believe thriving businesses are built by thriving people.Hosted by Sarah Lockwood, The Conscious Entrepreneur is where growth starts within.

The Conscious Entrepreneur | Leadership, Self-Awareness & Mindset is a business podcast hosted by Sarah Lockwood | Conscious Entrepreneur, with 127 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Sarah Lockwood | Conscious Entrepreneur hosts The Conscious Entrepreneur | Leadership, Self-Awareness & Mindset, a business show with 127 episodes published.

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  Episode #128

  EP 126: When the CEO Can’t Lead: Bijal Shah, Guild, and the Continuity Plan That Worked

  Feb 2, 202642 minS0

  <p>When the CEO role finds you instead of the other way around, everything about leadership gets tested.</p> <p> </p> <p>Bijal Shah shares what it was really like to step into the interim CEO role at Guild while on parental leave after a sudden crisis. The conversation sits at the intersection of entrepreneurship, business, and wellbeing, and asks hard questions about leadership under pressure. What happens when there is no runway to prepare? How do you lead clearly when personal life and professional responsibility collide?</p> <p> </p> <p>The episode explores business continuity, succession planning, and conscious le...

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  Episode #127

  EP 125: Emotional Self-Regulation for Leaders - Part 3 Honesty With Yourself (Replay)

  Jan 26, 202626 minS0

  <p>Telling yourself the truth might be the most radical leadership skill you’ll ever develop.</p> <p> </p> <p>In part three of the Emotional Self-Regulation for Leaders series, Sarah Lockwood is joined by Beck Sydow and Marina Suholutsky for a conversation about the power of radical self-honesty in leadership. They explore how self-awareness for leaders isn’t just about introspection but a foundational strategy for building resilient businesses, leading aligned teams, and navigating high-stakes decisions with integrity.</p> <p> </p> <p>Beck and Marina reveal how easy it is for entrepreneurs to hide from their own truths, especially when f...

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  Episode #126

  EP 124: Emotional Self-Regulation for Leaders - Part 2 Interrupt Fear With Curiosity (Replay)

  Jan 19, 202621 minS0

  <p>Curiosity is the leadership skill that helps you regulate your nervous system, interrupt fear loops, and make conscious choices in real time.</p> <p> </p> <p>This episode is part 2 of the Emotional Self-Regulation for Leaders series, where Sarah Lockwood is joined again by Marina Suholutsky, the founder of PurposeBuilt, and Beck Sydow, the founder of HumanKind Business Leaders, to discuss how curiosity plays an important role in nervous system regulation and managing emotions. They break down how fear contracts our experience and narrows our view, while curiosity invites expansion and presence. When leaders learn to pause and ask q...

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  Episode #125

  EP 123: Emotional Self-Regulation for Leaders - Part 1 Fear and Suffering (Replay)

  Jan 12, 202622 minS0

  <p>Fear isn’t the enemy of great leadership. Ignoring it is.</p> <p> </p> <p>How often do you walk into a meeting already bracing for impact? Or catch yourself shrinking back in a moment where you meant to lead with clarity? Sarah Lockwood sits down with Beck Sydow, the founder of HumanKind Business Leaders, and Marina Suholutsky, the founder of PurposeBuilt, for a conversation on emotional self-regulation, fear in business, and the kind of inner work that makes better leadership possible.</p> <p> </p> <p>They explore how fear lives in the body, how it shows up in the...

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  Episode #124

  EP 122: Startup Stress Isn’t Just a Founder Problem: Startup Culture and Employee Mental Health

  Jan 5, 202625 minS0

  <p>Startup stress does not stop at the founder’s desk and the hidden emotional ripple effects inside a company may be shaping employee mental health startup culture and long term viability more than any strategy deck ever could.</p> <p> </p> <p>Sarah Lockwood is joined by Yael Benjamin founder of Startup Snapshot and Annika Sten Pärson founder of the Inner Foundation to unpack new research on the emotional reality inside early stage startups. Drawing on data from hundreds of employees alongside an investor perspective on mental health, the conversation challenges the assumption that stress lives mainly with foun...

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