The More the Brainier
The More the Brainier
Podcast Description
Hosted by Christine Renaud, CEO of Braindate, The More The Brainier is a candid and brave space where the world’s creative minds gather to tackle their pressing questions. Think of it as a supercharged braindate.
Each month, three creative experience makers bring their burning challenges to the table. In a collaborative atmosphere, each guest presents their current dilemma while the others offer their insights and perspectives in response.
Every bite-sized episode spotlights one guest and their challenge, showcasing the diverse solutions and feedback from fellow guests.
Looking for a different point of view?
This podcast might well be what it takes to get you unstuck!
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
Key themes revolve around fostering creativity, social impact, personal boundaries, and curious conversations amidst divisive times. Episodes explore topics such as leveraging work for societal impact during geopolitical uncertainty, setting personal boundaries as a busy entrepreneur, and strategies for encouraging diverse viewpoints among changemakers.

The More The Brainier is collaborative problem-solving in action: real stories, shared wisdom and experience – a candid, brave space where creative minds tackle their pressing questions together. Think of it as a supercharged braindate, where each bite-sized episode spotlights one guest’s burning question and the beautiful solutions that emerge when brilliant people think together.
Feeling stuck on a challenge? Sometimes all it takes is a fresh perspective (or three) to illuminate the path forward. ✨
We’d love to hear from you! Send us your guest suggestions or comments to [email protected]
🎙️💭How do we live the divide between our vision of success, what we truly want and reality?
Lesly Simmons was formerly Head of Community Innovation at Amazon, she left it this year to acquire and run a toy company, Mobius Toys. This move builds upon Lesly’s work with The Dollhouse Project that produces inclusive experiences for children and families.
As she moves closer to work that is truly meaningful to her, she simultaneously finds herself doing work she didn’t sign up to do. She brings her burning question to:
🔹Noel Pacarro Brown, Author and Thought Leader in Sustainable Finance:
🔹Marni Heinz, Go-To-Market Expert at Datadog and Leadership Coach:
And Christine Renaud, Braindate (host)
The three women join Lesly to address her burning question:
🎙️ As I get older my definition of success keeps changing, so how do I manage my expectations while still remaining true to myself?
Covered in this episode
- Staying true to yourself when you yourself are changing
- How definitions of success have changed over the years
- Other people’s success
- If not now, when? If not me, who?
- Explaining to others what feels right to me
- Inward connection, grace, compassion
- Who’s the beholder?
- The fruit and the pot
- Stepping back to see 80/20
✨Find inspiration and algorithm-free perspectives through shared experience, wisdom and good conversation at The More the Brainier
This episode of The More the Brainier was produced by Christine Renaud and Jane Gibb. Editing and sound engineering by Jenya Sverlov and Chris Leon.
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