BE the Sought-After Entrepreneur Podcast

What if the qualities we've been conditioned to see as soft such as compassion, inclusivity, emotional intelligence are actually the most powerful leadership tools we have? And what does it look like to lead with those qualities in some of the world's most volatile environments?In this episode, Kathryn sits down with Pam Thompson, a global health consultant, author of three books, and founder of Female Wave of Change Canada, whose career has spanned five continents and some of the most complex conflict zones in the world. Pam shares how working in places like Afghanistan and Nigeria shaped her understanding of feminine leadership, not as a women-only concept, but as a transformational approach available to anyone willing to embrace shared humanity over division.BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL DISCOVER:● How Pam instinctively held a room full of frightened workshop participants together in Afghanistan when a nearby government ministry came under attack, leading not by suppressing fear but by acknowledging it openly, creating safety, and inviting people to continue forward, with nearly 75% returning the very next day despite ongoing security concerns.● Why co-creating a shared vision across seemingly opposite groups, Muslim communities in northern Nigeria and Christian communities in the south, produced an almost identical set of challenges and dreams, shattering assumptions about division and proving that shared humanity is far more powerful than the differences we fixate on.● The grounding ritual Pam uses before every meeting, podcast, and high-stakes moment, a simple roots-and-branches visualization anchored by three deep exhales that releases oxytocin, calms the nervous system, and takes less than a few minutes, alongside her full morning practice of pre-waking meditation, oracle cards, and a joint-balancing yoga routine she co-developed with her partner.● How Female Wave of Change Canada, a member-based nonprofit, part of a global social movement now active in more than 40 countries, creates a safe and co-creative community where women can share project ideas, receive input and partnerships through its Seeds of Change program, and connect with global leaders.And while you're here, follow us on Instagram @creativelyowned for more daily inspiration on effortlessly attracting the most aligned clients without spending hours marketing your business or chasing clients. Also, make sure to tag me in your stories @creativelyowned.https://www.instagram.com/creativelyowned/Connect with Pamela: https://pamela-thompson.comhttps://fwoccanada.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/change-coach-facilitator/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008374361038https://www.youtube.com/@pamelathompson6393Free Gift: Five Leadership Lessons for Resilience & Growth: Insights fromLiving and Working on Five Continents - https://www.pamela-thompson.com/leadership-lessons/Start using Wispr Flow, the crazy handy voice-to-text AI that turns speech into clear, polished writing in every app. Click here.https://ref.wisprflow.ai/kathryn-thompsonGet Blotato, the content engine I use that combines 8-apps-in-1 to streamline content creation across multiple platforms. Click here.https://blotato.com/?ref=kathryn

What if the very tools you're using to find clarity and direction are the same ones keeping you stuck in a narrow tunnel of possibility? What if the answers you've been outsourcing to astrology, AI, human design, and mentors have been inside you all along?In this episode, Kathryn builds on last week's conversation about magical thinking to explore how an over-reliance on systems — spiritual or technological — quietly caps the peripheral vision we need to spot serendipitous opportunities. She introduces the concept of returning to the mystery and uncertainty of life as a creative and entrepreneurial superpower, not a threat. Using real expanders like Taylor Swift, Paul Rosolie, and Oliver from Sailing With Phoenix, Kathryn walks through how widening your lens to people outside your industry can unlock values-driven clarity, reignite bold action, and open you to the kind of left-field magic that no algorithm, app, or birth chart could ever predict.BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL DISCOVER:● Why gripping tightly to tools like astrology, human design, gene keys, and even AI creates a dangerously narrow focal point that quietly blocks the serendipitous, left-field opportunities already sitting in your peripheral vision waiting to be seen the moment you loosen your grip.● How finding "expanders" completely outside your industry, think a solo sailor, an Amazon conservationist, or a singer-songwriter, can crack open your values, reveal the singular expression you've been trying to shove through someone else's business model, and show you what's possible in a way no mentor or system ever could.● Why the new paradigm of business is far less about structured marketing tactics and far more about the frequency, integrity, and alignment behind how you show up meaning that pushing through your natural creative rhythms may actually be costing you the magnetism you're working so hard to manufacture.● How to start with your own intentions, values, and lifestyle vision first using spiritual and productivity tools as loose reference points rather than rulebooks so that meaning, mystery, and momentum can flow from the inside out instead of being endlessly engineered from the outside in.And while you're here, follow us on Instagram @creativelyowned for more daily inspiration on effortlessly attracting the most aligned clients without spending hours marketing your business or chasing clients. Also, make sure to tag me in your stories @creativelyowned.Start using Wispr Flow, the crazy handy voice-to-text AI that turns speech into clear, polished writing in every app. Click here.Get n8n, a workflow automation platform that uniquely combines AI capabilities with business process automation.Get Blotato, the content engine I use that combines 8-apps-in-1 to streamline content creation across multiple platforms. Click here.Find out how to own your unique edge, amplify who you truly are and get paid for it, take your business to cosmic proportions, and have fun doing it, grab it here!!Build your own quiz using Interact Quizzes, click hereJoin The Selling the Invisible AI Lab, a curated membership for founders who want to discover how to use AI in their business.