The Modern Crone: Season 6: Random Cool People I Know with Ed Howard

Random Cool People I Know with, Ed HowardJoin us as Ed shares his incredible journey from Corporate Law and Banking, to being ordained a Zen Buddhist monk in Japan, to now bringing Zen principles of mindfulness and non-duality to industry leaders. Discover a refreshing take on 'Zen' and how we can adopt Zen's ancient principles into modern busy lives. Born in the North West of England, Ed Howard relocated to Singapore in 2016 bringing with him extensive experience in investment and wholesale financial law and regulation including roles at Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, SMBC and Standard Chartered. Having lived for five years in Japan after university, he was ordained in the Soto Zen tradition and completed a Master’s degree in Advanced Japanese.  In 2024, having graduated from incubators with the Founder’s Institute and ACE he set up Kokoro Business Performance, combining almost 30 years of Zen and other techniques with a deep understanding of the corporate world, executive coaching and consultancy. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience and psychology, he currently offers online and in-person speaking engagements and seminar programmes and 1-1 coaching. Kokoro is also building online AI driven tools for large businesses, aimed at providing techniques to prevent burnout in employees and leaders by discovering what really matters whilst developing resilience and an innovative mindset.  You can contact Ed here:info@kokorobusinessperformance.comwww.kokorobusinessperformance.comwww.linkedin.com/in/edward-howard-a86aa823/And if your spirit is stirred by these amazing conversations, don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a review - so more people can find their way to The Modern Crone. Thank you for tuning in!   The Modern Crone team -Theme music and season intro tracks:Sam Joole: www.samjoole.comCover design and photographyLuana Suciuhttps://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/[email protected] Voice editing:Christopher Hales - Mask Music [email protected]