The Connect With Purpose Project

When Ana Xavier walked away from a steady studio job, she didn’t have a business plan—just a sense that something no longer aligned. What started as a leap of faith became The Podcast Space, a thriving consultancy helping impact-driven creators turn their shows into engines for growth and connection. In this conversation, Ana opens up about the courage it takes to rebuild your career around your values, the lessons she’s learned helping others amplify their voices, and how podcasting can tran...

You’ve listened to Diary of a CEO. You’ve heard the billion-streams headlines. But what’s it really like behind the scenes of Steven Bartlett’s media empire? In this special bonus episode—recorded live at The Podcast Show in London—we sit down with Natasha Birk, Creator Ventures Manager at Flight Story, the company co-founded by Bartlett to help brands grow through world-class content, strategy, and storytelling. She reveals the exceptional culture within Flight Story that immediately captiva...

Thinking about a career pivot? Maybe it’s bigger than that. Maybe it’s a life pivot. In this episode, Kendall Breitman, Head of Community at Riverside.fm, shares her deeply personal journey of stepping away from a well-established high-profile career in political journalism — where she covered the 2016 U.S. presidential election as a reporter for Bloomberg News and worked in TV production at NBC — to carve out something new in tech. But making a major career change isn’t just about picking a ...

Break free from the chaos and reconnect with your true self. In this episode, shamanic healer, musician, and coach MAKANTAO shares the transformative tools that guided him—and can guide you—to find balance, trust your intuition, and raise your vibration. By reconnecting with your roots and releasing the blocks that hold you back, you can unlock profound personal freedom and abundance. This isn’t just another self-help talk. MAKANTAO's unique blend of shamanic practices, Eastern teachings, and...

Design Buddies, the world’s largest design community with over 150,000 members, began as a sanctuary for those who felt they didn’t fit the mold. Founded by Grace Ling in her early 20s, this community embodies her vision of a judgment-free space where creativity thrives beyond societal norms and expectations. In this episode, Grace shares how she transformed her career and ditched the corporate world by following her passion, building a six-figure business by staying true to herself, and crea...