The Lighting Fires Podcast
The Lighting Fires Podcast
Podcast Description
Hosted by Executive Coach Julie Williams MSc, The Lighting Fires Podcast is a space for real conversations about change, growth, and the spark that starts it all. Julie has a Master's in Coaching and Behavioural change, over 10 years experience of running her own coaching practice, and 15 years experience in marketing leadership roles.
In each episode, Julie sits down with one of her coaching clients to reflect on pivotal moments in their personal and professional journeys — from navigating imposter syndrome to finding confidence in leadership, from starting a business to rediscovering purpose.
Expect honest reflections, practical insights, and inspiring stories from people who’ve dared to light a fire under their own ambitions. Whether you’re leading a team, building a business, or simply wondering what’s next, these conversations will help you tune in to your own spark — and fuel your next step.
If you’re interested in finding out more about how Julie could work with you or your team, go to www.lightingfires.co.uk
You can also contact Julie by emailing [email protected] or connect at linkedin.com/in/juliewilliamsexeccoach
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The podcast focuses on personal development, leadership, and rediscovering purpose with episodes like navigating imposter syndrome, building successful businesses, and the importance of celebrating personal milestones within professional journeys.
The Lighting Fires Podcast, supported by Henley Business School and hosted by Executive Coach, Julie Williams MSc. The Lighting Fires Podcast is a space for real conversations about change, growth, and the spark that starts it all.
Julie has a Master’s in Coaching and Behavioural change, over 10 years experience of running her own coaching practice, and 15 years experience in marketing leadership roles.
In each episode, Julie sits down with one of her coaching clients to reflect on pivotal moments in their personal and professional journeys — from navigating imposter syndrome to finding confidence in leadership, from starting a business to rediscovering purpose.
Expect honest reflections, practical insights, and inspiring stories from people who’ve dared to light a fire under their own ambitions. Whether you’re leading a team, building a business, or simply wondering what’s next, these conversations will help you tune in to your own spark — and fuel your next step.
If you’re interested in finding out more about how Julie could work with you or your team, go to www.lightingfires.co.uk
You can also contact Julie by emailing [email protected] or connect at linkedin.com/in/juliewilliamsexeccoach
Interested in becoming a coach? Find out more about Henley Business School here: https://www.henley.ac.uk/corporate-development/coaching
Host: Julie Williams MSc – Executive Coach & Founder of Lighting Fires Guest: Amanda Lennon – HR Consultant, Employment Lawyer and Founder of Astralis HR
In this episode of The Lighting Fires Podcast, supported by Henley Business School, Julie is joined by Amanda Lennon for an honest conversation about courage, resilience, confidence and navigating a successful career on your own terms.
Amanda shares her journey from employment law into senior HR leadership, becoming the only woman on a board at just 29 years old. After a successful corporate career, she went on to launch her own consultancy business, Astralis HR.
Along the way, she has navigated challenges around confidence, rejection, identity and balancing an ambitious career with family life. Together, Julie and Amanda reflect on the coaching journey that helped Amanda build resilience, manage difficult situations more effectively and develop the confidence to bring more of her authentic self into the workplace.
Julie and Amanda discuss:
Building confidence and personal impact in leadership roles
Being a young female leader in a male-dominated environment
Managing difficult conversations and workplace conflict
Resilience, redundancy and bouncing back from setbacks
Why business decisions are rarely personal
The role of values in career decisions and workplace culture
Imposter syndrome and learning to trust your own abilities
Taking calculated risks and having the courage to try new things
Moving from corporate leadership into self-employment and consulting
The importance of lifelong learning and staying open to new perspectives
Amanda also shares some of the practical techniques that helped her step back from emotionally charged situations, gain perspective and approach challenging conversations with greater calm and confidence.
This episode is a thoughtful and encouraging conversation for anyone facing a career crossroads, building confidence in leadership, or wondering how to navigate challenges without losing sight of who they are.
If you’re interested in working with Julie please contact her at [email protected], or Julie Williams MSc. (nee Walls) | LinkedIn or through her website here.
And if you’re interested in developing your coaching skills, Julie highly recommends the Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching at Henley Business School, a programme grounded in research, with a strong focus on practical application and real-world impact.
To find out more, visit Henley Business School.
To find out more about the Insights Discovery psychometric tool, visit Insights Discovery.
Connect with Julie
Website: lightingfires.co.uk Email: [email protected]LinkedIn: Julie Williams MSc
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Artwork by Ian Guppy | Music by Penguin Music via Pixabay | Produced by Perri Hurley
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