Bee Happy Podcast - Get Empowered in Under an Hour

About Bee Happy Podcast - Get Empowered in Under an Hour

The ChangeMaker Leader Podcast with Leigh Mitchell explores what it means to build a meaningful career, lead authentically, and create impact without trying to fit yourself into someone else’s definition of success. Hosted by Leigh Mitchell, Career & Leadership Brand Strategist, University Educator, and Founder of Women in Biz Network and Women in Biz Job Board, the podcast brings together candid conversations with entrepreneurs, leaders, educators, creatives, community builders, and other ChangeMaker Leaders who aren’t afraid to question how things have always been done. Together, we get curious about: • Career and leadership transitions • Personal branding, visibility, and positioning • Inner leadership, identity, confidence, and self-trust • Women who think, lead, and work differently • ADHD, neurodiversity, and different ways of working • Women in business and leadership • Entrepreneurship and meaningful work • AI, technology, and the changing workplace • Community, connection, and social impact At the heart of ChangeMaker Leader is a simple belief: The best opportunities begin with curiosity. You don’t have to think, work, or lead like everyone else to make an impact. Understanding who you are, what you bring, what you believe, and how you want to contribute helps you create something much more powerful — your own Leadership Imprint. Whether you’re navigating what’s next, redefining success, building your personal brand, stepping into leadership, or wondering if there’s a different way to work and lead, this is a place to explore what’s possible. Get Curious. Own Your Career. Own Your Leadership Imprint. womeninbiznetwork.com (http://womeninbiznetwork.com/) | changemakerco.org (http://changemakerco.org/) | ownyourimprint.com (http://ownyourimprint.com/)

Publisher

Leigh Mitchell

Category

business · education · government · health & fitness · news · society & culture · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Jun 2017

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

59 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Creating Spaces where People Belong in Life & Sport

   What happens when we don’t feel like we belong? In this deeply personal conversation, Leigh Mitchell talks with Douglas A. Jones, author of Loosen Your Grip: For Your Wild, Precious Journey Through Life and Tennis, about belonging, community, leadership and the courage to be yourself. Doug shares why he believes “belonging is like oxygen” and how that idea has shaped the communities he has built through youth baseball, tennis, music and volunteer work in hospitals and hospice care. Leigh also shares her own experience of growing up feeling like she didn’t belong in sport and how that feeling has resurfaced as she begins her own tennis journey. Together, they explore what it means to create spaces where people feel safe, included and free from judgment, why mistakes are part of learning, and how small acts of connection can bring the “oxygen” back into a room. This is a conversation about belonging, but it is also about leadership, authenticity and what becomes possible when we stop trying to prove ourselves and permit ourselves to simply be who we are. Doug Jones is a retired dentist who lives on the southern shore of Georgian Bay, Ontario, with his wife Diane. They have four children, their partners, and eight grandchildren. He's an avid tennis player and coach, and he sings and plays guitar for friends and family and at local churches and hospitals. Purchase Doug's Book - Perfect for Any Special Occasion (https://www.amazon.ca/Loosen-Your-Grip-precious-reflections/dp/1067871322/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MH5H96I01UHT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lm70a7USRqog3IvXs_k_2EXcg4lMomsiknJCwo8l5UWlQVoHVyfsaB1dLyhuyahg4rup516pI5rpkLhGzCS3dUtlniE0Tp_DcsAgeVyjrXmyd71Uix0vj4F7rrEgF89hf_0YYrG47xik8J3BxE3JCWbMmIF0DVja3XpKRz1pL9V28m_Y2X-kDnnvVhwo84PE92LUAIitghI7OqvMXqG80V1GnR4myhvlqDg9HqxMzCfPdAMVdXL3tHxNR1d34py_.olR3y8gFsayIcGrjJEvBmd2ydemnxMVXztY4yKDDih8&dib_tag=se&keywords=loosen+your+grip+book&qid=1790797050&sprefix=loosen+your+%2Caps%2C1644&sr=8-1#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor)

2. 

   3 Aug 2026

   What Happens When You Finally Trust Your Own Voice with Advocate for the Blind, Karoline Bourdeau

   What happens when you stop performing the life other people planned for you and start trusting your own voice? For most women, that shift is the real leadership work. It is quiet, it is uncomfortable, and it changes everything. In this episode of the ChangeMaker Leader Podcast, I sit down with Karoline Bourdeau, founder of KRB Consulting and one of the most compelling voices in accessibility and inclusion in Canada. Karoline arrived in this country at age 12 as a blind immigrant with no formal education. She went on to earn two Arts degrees and a Law degree from Queen's University, build a career in accessibility and inclusion with organizations such as Fable Labs and Access Labs, and launch her own consulting company, designing training and educational programs that actually work for everyone. Karoline knows what it means to be handed a script for your life and to hand it back. In our conversation, we talk about how she learned to trust her own judgment when the world kept underestimating her, why resilience is built and not born, and how to tell the difference between what others want for you and what you actually want for yourself. If you have ever felt the pull between the path expected of you and the one calling you, this conversation is your permission slip. Connect with Karoline Bourdeau on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/karolinebourdeau/) and learn more about KRB Consulting. The ChangeMaker Leader Podcast is hosted by Leigh Mitchell, Founder of Women in Biz Network and creator of the Own Your Imprint leadership framework. We are Canada’s most welcoming community for women who love business and want to make positive change in the world together. We believe every woman deserves a place where she is welcomed before she is judged, encouraged before she is evaluated, and connected before she is expected to succeed on her own. Our job board is where opportunity meets belonging, with every employer vetted for benefits and culture that help women build a future they actually want.

3. 

   14 Jun 2026

   From Side Hustle to Scale: How YSpace Helps Founders Build

   What does it actually take to go from a side hustle to a full time business? In this episode of the ChangeMaker Leader Podcast, Leigh Mitchell sits down with David Kwok of YSpace, York University's pan-university entrepreneurship and innovation hub, to talk about what real support for founders looks like at every stage of the journey. David has spent over a decade building the programs and partnerships that help entrepreneurs move from idea to mass retail, from local hustle to international opportunity. In this conversation, we get into what YSpace offers, who it is for, and how founders at any stage, including women stepping into business for the first time or scaling what they have already built, can access it. What you will learn in this conversation: What YSpace is and how it supports founders across every stage, from side hustle to scaled venture How equity driven programs like ELLA, powered by Desjardins, are creating real pathways for women led ventures What it takes for agri-food and product based businesses to break into mass retail How sector focused initiatives like SmartTO are shaping innovation in mobility and automotive Why YSpace's three physical hubs across Toronto, Markham, and Georgina matter for entrepreneurs building locally and globally This conversation is for the woman who has an idea she has not acted on yet, the founder juggling a side hustle alongside a full time job, and the established business owner ready to scale with the right support behind her. Connect with David Kwok: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkwokk/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkwokk/) Learn more about YSpace: https://www.yorku.ca/yspace/ (https://www.yorku.ca/yspace/) Leigh Mitchell is a Trauma-Informed Leadership Brand Strategist, Founder of Women in Biz Network (35,000+ members), and host of the ChangeMaker Leader Podcast. She helps Women+ ChangeMakers own their imprint, unapologetically. Learn more: https://changemakerco.org (https://changemakerco.org) Join WIBN: https://womeninbiznetwork.com (https://womeninbiznetwork.com) Subscribe for weekly leadership, branding, and AI insights for women in business.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings