In this episode, Khai Doan shares a deeply personal journey of courage, transformation, and mastery in both life and business. From leaving Australia at 20 to escape trauma, to years of travel and self-discovery, Khai reflects on how confronting pain, letting go of control, and cultivating faith shaped his path. He dives into the intersection of spirituality and sales, emphasising ethical selling, personal accountability, and helping clients step into their fullest potential. Khai also explores the mindset, identity, and skill required to excel in business and sales, sharing insights on discernment, the importance of personal growth, and the transformative power of facing discomfort head-on.

ABOUT KHAI DOAN

Khai Doan is a transformational leader and former founder of The Quantum Coaches, where he built a global community around his signature philosophy of “Break down. Break through. Break Free.” Through that work, he helped entrepreneurs, leaders, and visionaries break limiting beliefs, elevate their impact, and build purpose-driven businesses rooted in alignment and flow. After a life-changing experience in Thailand in November last year, Khai felt called to close that chapter and pursue a new, exciting venture born from that transformation. He has since founded a new company that partners with established coaches to authentically represent and sell their offers, allowing them to focus on their genius while expanding their impact.

CONNECT with Khai

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/khaidoan.co/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/khaidoan.co/

EP 37 - From Escape to Empowerment: Travel & Ethical Selling with Khai Doan

This conversation explores the journey of self-awareness, authenticity, and personal growth, emphasiSing open dialogue, reflection, and integration. It touches on frameworks like Crucial Conversations, astrology, and Spiral Dynamics to understand oneself and others, including how consciousness develops through different levels and the shadows present at each stage. A central theme is the interplay of masculinity and femininity, and how rigid, binary thinking around gender roles—particularly within societal and spiritual contexts—can create suffering, limit expression, and trigger deep frustration. The discussion also examines the tension between deep thinking and action, the pitfalls of performative spirituality, and the liberation that comes from embracing vulnerability, being seen, and prioritising authenticity over validation. Ultimately, it underscores that growth is a daily practice of small, courageous steps toward alignment, connection, and integrated understanding of both self and others.

ABOUT ASHLEIGH BOEHM

Ashleigh Boehm is currently re‑imagining how she works with women, bringing fresh approaches to her holistic transformation, NLP coaching, and eating‑psychology expertise. Follow her on Instagram to stay updated as she rolls out the next evolution of her programs. She has a background in nutrition and over 12 years in fitness and mindset work, Ashleigh has guided women through breaking free from perfectionism, external validation, and dieting. Her prior signature work explores masculinity, femininity, self‑trust, and shadow integration, helping women reclaim their voice, embody authenticity, and express their true worth both internally and externally. Using tools from Crucial Conversations, Spiral Dynamics, and astrology, she equips her clients for the daily practice of courageous, aligned action. 

CONNECT with ASHLEIGH

https://www.instagram.com/iamashleighboehm/

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Zach Bush Authenticity Reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJ1rgIVRqBy/?hl=en
SPRIAL DYNAMICS: https://www.youtube.com/@ActualizedOrg/search?query=spiral%20dynamics

EP 39 - Authenticity, Shadows & Astrology:  Self & Other Exploration with Ashleigh Boehm

In this powerful episode of Courageous Leaders Changing the World, Laura Percy shares the extraordinary courage behind her leap from a comfortable life into the uncertain world of property development—while raising two children under two, later walking through deep personal loss, and ultimately building over $100 million in delivered projects. She reveals how nervous system regulation, energetics, and inner capacity have shaped her success more than any spreadsheet ever could, and how desperation—not the market—is the silent killer of most deals. From losing a parent young to navigating heartbreak during pregnancy, to rebuilding her self-trust through chaos, Laura opens up about the inner game that separates those who get stuck doing “one deal in nine years” from those who consistently expand into new levels of leadership, wealth, and legacy. This episode is a profound look at courage, capacity, and creating a life and home that you never had.

ABOUT LAURA PERCEY

Drawing from her experience as a multi-million-dollar property developer, Laura Percey weaves the pursuit of freedom into her holistic, inner-led approach to transformational coaching. She is a bold and conscious leader who bridges high-end development with deep personal evolution, helping visionaries align identity, strategy, and legacy so their outer success reflects their inner truth. As Director and co-founder of Kingbella Group, Laura has led the creation of luxury, wellness-centered developments across Southeast Queensland, known for their architectural intention, sustainability practices, and land-honoring rituals. With freedom as the core of her philosophy, Laura now guides others to build lives and legacies that feel expansive, aligned, and authentically their own.

CONNECT with LAURA

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/lauraperceycoaching/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/laura.percey
WEBSITE: https://laurapercey.com.au/

EP 40 - The Woo-Woo Secrets Reshaping the Property Game with Laura Percey

In this honest and revealing episode, Daine McDonald shares his journey from financial collapse to deep personal transformation. He opens up about losing nearly $2 million, hitting an emotional breaking point, and rebuilding himself through breathwork, nervous system work, and spiritual growth. Daine talks about navigating business pressures, leading a blended family of seven, and reshaping his identity as a man, partner, and leader. He also explains how AI has become a powerful tool in reclaiming time, clarity, and focus. This conversation explores love, money, family, masculinity, and the inner work required to redefine success. Daine breaks down how conscious decision-making shifted his entire approach to business. His story shows what becomes possible when you stop resisting change and start leading from awareness.

ABOUT DAINE MCDONALD

Daine McDonald is a visionary leader and coach who draws on decades of real-world experience—as a top personal trainer, gym founder, and now founder and Chairman of Clean Health Group—to help reshape the fitness industry. As the driving force behind this global ed-tech company, he has overseen its growth into a powerhouse that educates over 350,000 fitness professionals through multiple brands, including Clean Health, the Australian Institute of Fitness (AIF), Vast Fitness Academy, and the USA-based Nutritional Coaching Institute. Central to his mission is his Abundance Pyramid™, a seven-layer framework he created to help people build aligned, purpose-driven lives that balance health, wealth, relationships, and legacy. Daine’s work blends personal transformation with industry-wide education, raising the standard of what it means to be a coach and a leader. Off the clock, he’s a devoted husband and father of seven, bringing the same commitment to growth and intentionality into his family life.

CONNECT with DAINE

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/dainemcdonald/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/dainemcdonald8/
WEBSITE: https://dainemcdonald.com/

EP 41 - From Breakdown to Clarity: Dad of 7, AI, Conscious Success & Money with Daine McDonald

In this episode, Cody talks with Travis Cochran — the blunt, brilliant coach known as the technician. Travis recounts quitting the Broncos at 17 sparked one of his first major initiations into courage and self-leadership. He tells a recent story about winning a huge goal quickly, then having to stand up to a car service — a moment that forced him to claim authority and heal old dad-wounds. Travis explains how he moves clients fast with somatic work, breathwork and a method he calls Soma Vision. He talks about protector parts, IFS-style dynamics, and why simple action beats endless polishing. Travis shares his money wounds and how his capacity to hold larger fees shifted his identity. He debates one-on-one mentorship vs groups and why seasons matter. He values raw authenticity over perfect branding. This episode is about initiation, boundary-setting, holding powerful containers, and doing the scary thing anyway.

ABOUT TRAVIS COCHRAN

Travis Cochran, known as The Technician, is a powerful mindset mentor, coach, and podcaster who helps business owners, athletes, and high-performers rewire their subconscious patterns and heal deep-seated beliefs. After turning down a contract with the Brisbane Broncos at 17, he went through a decade of self-destruction, grappling with anxiety, depression, and money struggles — a journey that ultimately fueled his transformation. Now he hosts The Mindset Technician podcast, where he breaks down shadow work, limiting beliefs, and money mindset, and leads his coaching brand, Technician Coaching, to guide others through NLP, breathwork, and inner work toward clarity and purpose. He is also a head coach in the men’s work space, contributing his own experience in vulnerability and healing to support others in reclaiming identity and power.

CONNECT with TRAVIS

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thetechnician__/
PODCAST; https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@thetechnician33⁩  
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/traviscochran1112/

EP 42 - Rising Into Power: Initiation, Money, Boundaries & Action with Travis Cochran

In this episode, Marina Perry dives deep into what it truly means to reclaim your sovereignty, align with your life’s purpose, and expand your capacity as a human being. She shares candid insights on discipline, consistency, and the challenges of facing your inner world, from meditation to clearing mental blocks and navigating external noise. Marina explores the paradox of striving versus ease, the power of curiosity and compassion, and how to ask the right questions to create meaningful change. From the nuances of human design and epigenetic expression to the grief and transformation that come with parenting and life transitions, this conversation is a raw, heart-centered exploration of consciousness, courage, and living fully in alignment with your authentic self.

ABOUT MARINA PERRY

Marina Perry is a global embodiment and sovereignty coach, serial entrepreneur, and founder of The School of Growth and The Whole Woman Way — a transformational path that guides women to reclaim their wholeness, inner power, and authentic expression. After years of living as a high-achieving woman who “ticked all the right boxes,” Marina experienced a deep internal shift that led her to reject the standard definition of success and instead journey inward — embracing vulnerability, sensuality, intuition, and soul-led sovereignty. Through her signature “Awaken Your Wholeness” work, she helps women dissolve self-sabotage, access their internal compass, and rebuild their lives from a place of embodied truth, pleasure, and aligned purpose. As a mother, mystic, movement-lover and global facilitator, Marina blends trauma-informed somatic practices, spiritual insight, and real-world entrepreneurship to guide others from stuckness into courageous, conscious living.

CONNECT with MARINA

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/iammarinaperry/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MarinaPerryOfficial/
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@marinaperry6174⁩  
WEBSITE: https://www.marinaperry.org/

EP 43 - The Inner Journey: Sovereignty, Intuition, Somatics & Growth with Marina Perry

Dr. Daniel Kirkbride takes us deep into the intersection of biology, psychology, and authenticity in this episode. From embracing your “weird” self and navigating childhood trauma, to understanding the underlying drivers of ADHD-like symptoms and the critical role of gut health, sleep, and nervous system regulation, Dr. Kirkbride unpacks how our habits and biology shape everything we experience. He breaks down his eight key health levers, explains how overachievers often emerge from early adversity, and shows why optimising your body is the foundation for clarity, focus, and living fully as yourself.

ABOUT DR DANIEL KIRKBRIDE

Dr Daniel Kirkbride is a holistic health pioneer and high-performance coach whose work blends osteopathy, functional medicine, strength training, nutrition and lifestyle design to help people optimise their energy, longevity, and vitality. As founder of Movement & Medicine, he combines clinical expertise with biohacking tools and evidence-based systems to support world-class athletes, entrepreneurs and everyday people in achieving peak health and sustained performance. His coaching goes beyond symptom management — Dr. Kirkbride emphasises understanding root-cause health, stress resilience, and lifestyle alignment, aiming to help individuals not only survive, but thrive long-term. Through his educational programs and mentorship for health professionals, he’s also dedicated to raising standards in the wellness industry.

CONNECT with DR DANIEL

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/dr.daniel.kirkbride/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/dr.daniel.kirkbride/

EP 44 - Unlock Health: Boost Energy, Performance & Focus, Gimmick-Free with Dr Daniel Kirkbride

In this episode, Ryan Tuckwood shares a raw and grounded conversation on leadership, sales, and building businesses with integrity. From engineering to sales coaching, Ryan unpacks how perfectionism, control, and negative bias can both drive success and quietly cap growth. He speaks candidly about courage through divorce, business breakups, and navigating uncertainty during COVID, highlighting the power of vulnerability, transparency, and choosing the right people. The conversation explores selling without manipulation, shifting intent from “closing” to genuinely helping, and why long-term relationships, consistency, and patience compound far more than quick wins. This episode is a deep dive into conscious leadership, ethical sales, and what it really takes to build something meaningful over the long game.

ABOUT RYAN TUCKWOOD

Ryan Tuckwood, known as the Swish Sales Coach, is a dynamic entrepreneur and sales mentor dedicated to helping business owners and leaders master high-level sales strategies with confidence and authenticity. He gained national recognition through his appearance on Shark Tank Australia, showcasing his entrepreneurial acumen and innovative approach to business growth. Drawing on years of experience in sales and communication, Ryan coaches clients to unlock their persuasive power, overcome limiting beliefs, and close deals that align with their values. Through his programs, workshops, and personal mentoring, he emphasises a people-first approach to sales, blending psychology, strategy, and real-world experience to create meaningful results. Beyond his professional work, he is known for fostering a culture of courage and conscious leadership in the business community.

CONNECT with RYAN

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/ryantuckwoodofficial/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ryantuckwoodofficial/
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@UCL93CDfMKRqglmU_8ey_YbA 
WEBSITE: https://swishsalescoaching.com/

EP 45 - Leadership Lessons from Vulnerability, Sales & Growth with Ryan Tuckwood

In this episode, we sit down with Toni Versic for a raw and grounded conversation on success, pressure, and what it actually takes to build wealth without losing yourself. Toni shares his journey from scaling a multi-million-dollar business while living in constant stress, addiction, and emotional disconnection, to shutting it all down and rebuilding his life from the inside out. We explore why so many high-performing men feel trapped despite external success, how burnout and triggers are invitations for growth, and why presence, detachment, and radical responsibility are the real foundations of sustainable leadership. This episode challenges the grind mentality and offers a powerful reframe on success, freedom, and becoming the man who can truly hold it all.

ABOUT TONI VERSIC

Toni Versic is a transformational men’s empowerment coach, podcast host, and founder of The Empowered Man movement, dedicated to helping driven men improve their relationships, grow in emotional intelligence, and find balance between business, family, and life. A husband and father, Toni draws on his own journey of rebuilding from burnout and disconnection to lead a coaching program that has supported over a thousand men across Australia, New Zealand, and beyond to turn pressure into power and become more present partners and leaders at home and work. Through The Empowered Man Podcast, he offers practical tools and strategies for communication, connection, and fulfilment, guiding men to step into courageous, conscious leadership both personally and professionally. His work centres on authentic transformation — not quick fixes — helping high performers reconnect with themselves, their families, and their purpose.

CONNECT wth TONI

https://www.instagram.com/toniempoweredman/
https://www.facebook.com/toniversicempoweredman/
https://www.youtube.com/@UCny9f_RGQY5G4mZJGVKnNTw

EP 46 - The Secrets Behind Triggers, Freedom & Lasting Success with Toni Versic

In this expansive and thought-provoking conversation, we explore courage at the edge of uncertainty, leadership under pressure, and the ethical responsibility that comes with building the future. From taking fearless leaps into the unknown to redefining self-worth beyond success and failure, this episode dives deep into emotional intelligence, loneliness in leadership, and systems thinking as a foundation for real impact. The discussion unpacks the promise and danger of emerging technologies like AI, questioning how consciousness, free will, and human sovereignty can be protected in an age of exponential change. It’s a powerful reflection on courage, responsibility, and the discipline required to use technology as a tool — without surrendering our humanity.

ABOUT NIC GIBSON

Nic Gibson is an award-winning social entrepreneur, systems architect, and thought leader redefining how society relates to emotional health and human connection. As the founder of Love Out Loud and co-founder of InTruth Technologies, she works at the intersection of technology, community, and emotional awareness, designing solutions that address mental health challenges at both individual and systemic levels. Nic’s work is driven by the belief that healing and leadership begin with emotional truth, courage, and collective responsibility. Through her advocacy, speaking, and innovation, she challenges outdated systems and invites a more conscious, connected way of leading — one rooted in empathy, authenticity, and long-term social change.

CONNECT with NIC

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nicgibson_/
LINKED IN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicjgibson
IN TRUTH TECH: https://www.instagram.com/intruthtech/
LOVE OUT LOUD MOVEMENT: https://www.instagram.com/loveoutloud.movement/

EP 47 - Conscious Leadership in the Age of AI Acceleration with Nic Gibson

In this raw and deeply reflective conversation, Meg Tovey shares what it really means to lead from curiosity, presence, and integrity while building a life and business that actually feels aligned. From navigating difficult leadership conversations and evolving business models, to balancing ambition with embodiment, this episode explores the inner world of high achievers who struggle to slow down long enough to receive their success. Together, we unpack growth addiction, validation, emotional processing, spirituality, and the courage required to stay authentic while scaling impact. This is a powerful listen for leaders who are tired of chasing the next milestone and are ready to lead from wholeness, self-trust, and conscious presence.

ABOUT MEG TOVEY

Meg Tovey is a science-based strength and nutrition coach, entrepreneur, and mentor who empowers individuals to transform their bodies and lives through sustainable habits, mindset shifts, and nutritional education. With an accredited background in sports nutrition and over a decade of coaching experience — including competing as a fitness model — she has built a multi-six-figure coaching business that prioritises education and empowerment over quick-fix fad diets and short-term challenges. Meg is also the co-host of the Talk Tovey To Me podcast, where she explores themes of personal growth, resilience, confidence, and intentional living through candid conversations with guests and co-host Jess. Her mission is to help people unf*ck their relationship with food, build lasting confidence, and step into the highest versions of themselves with purpose and clarity.

CONNECT with Meg

https://www.instagram.com/megantovey/
https://www.youtube.com/@Talktoveytomepod/

EP 48 - The Quiet Power That Fuels Limitless  Business Success with Meg Tovey

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