#34 | Neil Schambra Stevens | "Leading with kindness"

✨Journeys of Empowerment✨ - Episode 34Leading with kindness: Neil’s mission to humanize work and lifeWhat if the most disruptive leadership tool of the future… is kindness?I had the pleasure speaking with Neil Schambra Stevens, founder of Mercury Jam Coaching and former CMO for brands like Vans and Polaroid. His journey of resilience, empowerment and transformation is a true testament to defying expectations and creating meaningful change. In our conversation, we explored key challenges, turning points and the moments that reshaped his path to success!What we explored:👉🏾 Kindness as a leadership practice: moving from performance-driven to people-driven cultures;👉🏾 Burnout & self-care: how personal loss and exhaustion led to a new philosophy of balance;👉🏾 Corporate to coaching: why leaving global brands was the start of something more human;👉🏾 The science of kindness: its link to innovation, retention, and psychological safety;👉🏾 Technology with heart: building an AI-powered kindness & self-coaching app;Nuggets of empowerment:🙌🏾 “Kindness isn’t fluffy, it’s a strategic act of leadership”🙌🏾 “You can’t pour from an empty cup...self-care is the foundation of service”🙌🏾 “What we do with our 90,000 working hours matters. Let’s use them meaningfully”Connect with Neil:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-schambra-stevens-mercuryjam/ Website Mercury Jam: https://www.mercuryjam.com  Struggling to create lasting behavior change?Discover how Positive Reinforcement can help you inspire and motivate with real impact!Check out our sponsor: https://neotopia.nl   What’s one small, intentional act of kindness you can offer today, to someone else or to yourself?