In this episode I read the essay from the book on panpsychism. In Strangers, Rebecca explores where the human and nonhuman meet, and why this delicate connection just might be the most important relationship of our times.   Discover show notes, our library and more on www.goingconscious.com.   Connect with Nikki: Instagram & LinkedIn @nikkitrott www.consciousaccelerator.com  

In this recap episode you will hear the first parts of four Going Conscious episodes that feature incredible CEOs who are inspiring us all with how they use business for good at scale.   We will hear from Jayn is the CEO of Weleda UK and has made it her mission to clean up the beauty industry, eliminate greenwashing and to encourage more social responsibility for what goes on the shelf. You will hear from Caireen who is the business partner of Mary Portas and the CEO of their business...

Dimitri is the Founder and CEO of Baotree. Software as a service that provides data collection, verification and management software to prove impact. Dimitri is an impact-driven technologist and a biodiversity ranger at heart. After a ten-year career in London’s technology ecosystem, Dimitri decided to infuse his love for technology, biodiversity & community by creating Baotree.   In this episode we talk about how to automate the relationships between organisations, communities and...

Maria is a PR coach, visibility mentor and the founder of Be Conscious PR, helping conscious entrepreneurs reach millions of people with their mission so they can make a bigger impact. With a journalism degree from NYU, global PR experience in the startup space and over 300+ hours of yoga teacher training under her belt, Maria has a 360 degree understanding of the media landscape and is passionate about making the world a better place—and so are the people she works with. Her clients have...

Dr Jude Currivan is a cosmologist, planetary healer, futurist and internationally award-winning author, latterly of The Cosmic Hologram (2017) and The Story of Gaia (2022). Previously a senior international business woman, co-founder of WholeWorld-View and member of the Evolutionary Leaders circle, she integrates leading-edge science and wisdom teachings to serve humanity’s awareness of unitive consciousness.   In this episode we talk about the lifelong journey of curiosity, supernormal...

In this special episode we bring you a short channelled singing meditation to help you reconnect with yourself and your channel of consciousness, and to help you release what may be blocking you.   Here, Nikki goes out of her comfort zone and shares her first singing meditation with you. Since she was in the process of childbirth, she has been singing channelled songs, and sometimes feels called to share them with others, which have been having intriguing impacts. She wanted to bring this...

Welcome to this special episode to talk about the unexpected, the growth, and the inspiring moments of 2022! I also share my end of year personal review structure with you for you to use.   This year we surpassed 100 episodes, discovered we are rated in the top 2.5% of all podcast shows globally, as measured by listen notes. We are in the top 15% most shared business shows in 2022 on Spotify, and this year was number 15 in the goodpods entrepreneurship podcast top 100. We were shortlisted...

In this episode I invite my sister Emma, who has her PhD in contemporary eco-poetry and is a published academic teaching English Literature at Leeds University, to read the opening of The Overstory by Richard Powers. It’s one of our favourite novels and has an incredibly powerful start.   In his twelfth novel, National Book Award winner Richard Powers delivers a sweeping, impassioned novel of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of―and paean to―the natural world. From...

Jayn is the CEO of Weleda UK and the Chairperson of the Sustainable Beauty Coalition. She received No.1 in 2022's ‘Who’s Who of Natural Beauty’, the tenth year that Jayn appeared in the top 25, and her sixth time at No.1, and the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Natural and Organic Products Europe (NOPEX) 2022 Beauty Awards. Jayn has made it her mission to clean up the beauty industry, eliminate greenwashing and to encourage more social responsibility for what goes on the shelf.   In...

Caireen is the business partner of Mary Portas and the CEO of their business consultancy & creative agency, Portas, which specialises in luxury, fashion, design & placemaking. Together they have advised the government, created Mary’s No 1 rated business podcast, published five books, and set up twenty-six Mary’s Living & Giving charity shops.   In this episode we talk about how to free up your mentality around being a mother and a CEO, how to work like a woman, how to find your...

In this recap episode you will hear the first parts of four Going Conscious episodes with brilliant, world-changing authors. Each has their own topic to inspire us with.    You will hear from Jon Alexander, the entrepreneur and acclaimed author who is currently on a global tour discussing the ideas of his book CITIZENS, where he tells us about the collapse of the Consumer Story and the rise of the Citizen Story - the deepest truth of humanity. You will hear from a podcast star, writer and...

In this episode I read from the classic Women Who Run With The Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. She tells us about the 'wild woman', the wise and ageless presence in the female psyche that gives women their creativity, energy and power. For centuries, the 'wild woman' has been repressed by a male-orientated value system which trivialises women's emotions. Using a combination of time-honoured stories and contemporary casework, Estes reveals that the 'wild woman' in us is innately healthy,...

Lynn Yap is the author of The Altruistic Capitalist: How to Lead for Purpose and Profit. She shares stories of leaders who have used business as a force for good and her experience of doing meaningful work with global brands, including adidas and Estee Lauder.   In this episode we talk about how death can spark consciousness, why the flow of money into sustainable companies has more than doubled in the last few years, and how to leave an impactful legacy behind.   Discover show notes,...

Lauren is the CEO/Co-Founder of By Sarah London, the natural B corp skincare brand with an inspiring story.   In this episode we talk about how Lauren’s journey through leukaemia, led to her sister Sarah saving her life and then her skin. Together they create By Sarah London. We talk about how health is not a fix, this exciting time in beauty for awareness, the power of approachable Founder faces for a brand, and how to live as if everything is rigged in your favour.   Discover show...

Catherine is a serial entrepreneur, business leader and bestselling business author. She focuses on awakening the fire within as Founder of The Awakened Company. Catherine founded BluEra, a Profit 500 executive search firm, top 200 growing company in Canada and best workplace which was then successfully sold. She now helps organisations develop culture strategies.   In this episode we talk about how to create your container for saying yes and no, body energy, partnerships with other...

One of my clients, Sonia, is currently listening to one Going Conscious episode a day and has been doing so since the beginning of the show, now on episode 41! She has been finding it very powerful and is enjoying seeing themes emerge. She’s inspired me to start doing the same.   In this recap episode you will hear the first parts of four Going Conscious episodes that centre around plant-based living, removing animals from the food chain and the incredible unknown powers of plants. This...

In this special episode we bring you a short guided meditation for forgiveness - to help you forgive another person, or yourself, for something that has happened so that you can release it and move forwards with freedom.   Give yourself these 10 minutes whenever you feel you have something to release.    And to give this little gift to anyone you know who could benefit too.   This meditation is set to music using Alpha waves to help you enter a deeper meditative state, bringing you...

Anieke is a former Venture Capital investor turned startup Founder on a mission to make every child in the world feel special and connected to roots and loved ones. With her company, Peekabond, she helps global families build bonds with young children at a distance.   In this episode we talk about the huge transformation from investor to entrepreneur, wanting to make an uncomfortable move, how to create direct impact, secure attachments, forging your own adventure and how to not forget your...

Pavita is a polymath whose mission is to spread light, love, learning, and laughter. She is the Executive Director of Girls Health Ed and award-winning international bestselling author of To All the Magic in Me.   People often go through life avoiding negative emotions, forgetting that they are an integral part of the human experience. An authentic depiction of the human spirit informed by the author's own mental health struggles and life experiences, To All the Magic in Me: A Collection of...

Joe began his career as an underwriter for Chubb & Son, Inc. and then moved into insurance risk management as an analyst for Lehman Brothers, Inc. He subsequently worked with PepsiCo for nine years. In 2010, Joe fulfilled his desire to have an impact on public policy affecting the country's Department of Social Services, which had an operating budget of $600 million. The first African American elected as a village trustee in his community of Port Chester, New York, he also served as...

Written by Jon Alexander with Ariane Conrad, Citizens opens up a new way of understanding ourselves and shows us what we must do to survive and thrive as individuals, organisations, and nations.   I spoke with Jon in last week’s episode and today read some short sections for you. Discover how when our institutions treat people as creative, empowered creatures rather than consumers, everything changes.   Unleashing the power of everyone equips us to face the challenges of economic...

Jon Alexander is the author of CITIZENS: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us, and co-founder of the New Citizenship Project. He spent the first decade of his career winning awards in the advertising industry, then changed direction to use his skills to involve people in the world as Citizens, instead of just selling stuff to Consumers…   Only recently published, his book is already receiving huge acclaim and his work is being covered in major publications. I’m thrilled for him and...

Celebrating two years of Going Conscious! I’ve interviewed over 100 guests from all over the world, ages 20s up to 70s, discussing topics from where spirituality intersects with business to finding aligned investors, healing from within and nurturing conscious relationships.   These conversations have led me to spot patterns of how people change their lives and create conscious business success. Without realising it when I started the podcast, I’ve done an enormous amount of research, which...

Harriet is an activist, working at the intersection of advertising, AI and misinformation. Her role at Media Bounty focuses on insight gathering and climate misinformation across a range of groundbreaking clients and projects from electric vehicles to green finance.   She co-founded The Conscious Advertising Network with Jake Dubbins of Media Bounty in 2018 and has since seen it gain international recognition, work with the UN, and grow to over 150 members from Virgin Media O2 to Accenture...

Shaun is the Founder of Skandinavisk, with a vision to inspire the world to live more Scandinavian via fragrance stories designed to leave a lighter footprint. He is Chair of the B Corp Beauty Coalition, a collective action initiative of almost 50 B Corps committed to working together to change the beauty industry for good, and he is the receiver of Denmark's inaugural 'ESG Frontrunner' award.   In this episode we talk about why balance is the key to Scandinavian countries being so...