Jaclyn Orent on Consciousness, Love-Led Leadership, and Building the Cultural Catalyst Network

Jaclyn Orent on Consciousness, Love-Led Leadership, and Building the Cultural Catalyst NetworkJaclyn Orent, co-founder and “frequency architect” of the Cultural Catalyst Network, explains her mission to create conditions for resonance, identity shift, and lasting cultural change by connecting purpose-driven leaders who feel underserved by traditional business networks and purely spiritual spaces. She recounts being fired from a corporate “dream job,” confronting health issues and food addiction, and undertaking a 36-day water fast that catalyzed a decade-long integration process involving self-mastery, support through a spiritual emergency, and practices like mindfulness and EFT. Orent frames leadership and systemic change through David Hawkins’ consciousness scale (force vs power, below vs above 200) and argues love is a practical driver of extraordinary outcomes. The conversation covers dissatisfaction in performance-only workplaces, long-term societal transitions (via Ray Dalio), AI’s limits around empathy and compassion, and the need for reflection and ethical audits. She advises visioning “who you want to become” across life domains and describes building infrastructure for cross-silo collaboration toward a new cultural system.00:00 Meet Jaclyn Orent00:56 Fired and Searching01:42 The 36 Day Fast02:57 Integration and Mastery04:49 Building Cultural Catalysts07:19 Beyond Profit Metrics09:01 Empathy and Human Fear13:01 Achievement Reframed13:32 Hawkins Consciousness Scale19:02 AI and Consciousness22:14 Love as Leadership Power27:04 Self Love and Healing Tools30:15 Transition and World Cycles33:39 Context Over Content36:41 Leaving the Old World37:39 Fear of the Unknown38:52 AI Race And Intentions40:00 Auditing AI Decisions40:52 Individuation And Autonomy43:30 Ethics In AI Companies46:06 Workplace Purpose Crisis49:13 Positive Vision Fuels Change53:45 Advice For Your Kids58:09 Handling Overwhelm Internally01:03:20 Somatic Healing And Seeking01:05:03 Cultural Catalyst Network01:07:58 Transformation And Service01:10:25 Final Thanks And Role Modelinghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jaclynorent/https://www.culturalcatalysts.net/