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The Carmen Murray Show - Conscious LeadHERS

Lead with heart. Think with Courage. Act with Purpose.

The Conscious LeadHERS Podcast, hosted by the unstoppable Carmen Murray, is where bold ideas meet fearless leadership. From boardrooms to living rooms, this podcast redefines what it means to lead audaciously from the inside out. It’s raw, it’s real, and it’s rewriting the playbook on how self-mastery, critical thinking, and authentic leadership can spark movements — not just in organisations, but across society. In a world desperate for hope, certainty, and actionable change, the Conscious LeadHERS Podcast is your backstage pass to stories, tools, education and strategies that shift paradigms.

Carmen Murray isn’t just a host; she’s a force of nature.
Award-winning Connected Marketer. Global keynote speaker. Professional troublemaker. Carmen’s career has taken her from South Africa’s boardrooms to global stages in over 40 countries, crafting transformative strategies for brands and igniting movements that drive real impact.

As the founder of Carmen Murray Communications, she blends cutting-edge systems thinking with human insight into hyper-personalised strategies that defy convention. She’s a leading Connected Marketer, Netnographer, and a relentless advocate for women’s empowerment through her Conscious LeadHERS initiative. Her approach fuses science with soul, delivering results that resonate across industries and audiences. Mixing trend analysis, storytelling, and even unconventional methodologies to decode the human experience. Carmen doesn’t just break the mould—she shatters it.
Occasionally English Explicit South Africa Society & Culture · Management
181 Episodes
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S03 #176 Unmasking Generations | Bronwyn Williams, Dimpho Mashile, Wandile Mashile, and Mbale Sibanda

Global Trends in Business, Culture, and Society. Unmasking Generations brought together the Conscious LeadHERS Youth Board and renowned futurist Bronwyn Williams for a timely and deeply insightful conversation on how generational shifts are reshaping business, culture, economics, and society. Hosted by the Conscious LeadHERS Youth Board, Wandile Nhlapho, Dimpho Mashile,…
27 Jan 1 hr 02 min

S03 #175 State of Trust | Buhle Hanise, Shameela Soobramoney, and Karena Crerar

Reflect and Learn: Edelman Trust Barometer Report. This is a replay of The State of Trust, a reflective dialogue examining trust as the defining currency of the 21st century. Drawing on insights from the Edelman Trust Barometer, this conversation explores how trust is built, eroded, and restored across business, leadership,…
27 Jan 1 hr 05 min

S03 #173 Going Fast Leaves Everyone Behind - African wisdom for the future

An African proverb offers a powerful lesson for our fast accelerating world: speed is easy, but distance requires togetherness. In this Future Fit Lab clip, we reflect on how relentless acceleration, automation, and optimisation risk leaving our humanity behind, and why slowing down, staying connected, and leading with heart is…
23 Jan 5 min

S03 #172 Grandmaster defeats ChatGPT with a game of Chess and why this matters

A world class chess grandmaster defeats ChatGPT in a game of chess and the result is more than symbolic. In this short episode, Carmen Murray unpacks why this moment matters: what it reveals about the limits of artificial intelligence, the enduring power of human intuition and strategic foresight, and why…
23 Jan 6 min

S03 #171 Become the Best Public Speaker | Nikki Bush

Step into your power and get ready to take on the stage. Thinking of breaking into public speaking? Or ready to take your speaking game to the next level? Join Nikki, an award-winning speaker and best-selling author, as she shares decades of wisdom, practical tools, and insider tips from the…
21 Jan 1 hr 03 min

S03 #170 Wholehearted | Nishani Ford

From Surviving GBV to Healing as a Family from Addiction. In this deeply moving conversation, Carmen Murray sits down with Nishani Ford to explore her extraordinary journey through gender based violence, survival, and healing. Nishani shares her lived experience of enduring years of abuse, the impact it had on her…
21 Jan 59 min

S03 #169 Pitch Like a Pro | Dheshnee Naidoo

How to own the room, negotiate your value, and win tenders. Hosted by Carmen Murray and joined by negotiation powerhouse Dheshnee Naidoo, this episode unpacks the unwritten rules of pitching, pricing, and positioning yourself at the table. From emotional intelligence in deal rooms to answering tender questions that actually convert,…
15 Jan 45 min

S03 #168 Mother Wounds in the Boardroom | Puseletso Modimogale

Unpacking how early nurture shapes leadership patterns. In this profound conversation, host Carmen Murray and Transformation Coach and Author Puseletso Modimogale unpack the mother wound, how early emotional imprints, from abandonment to over criticism to unspoken anxiety during pregnancy, silently shape our leadership patterns, decision making, confidence, negotiation styles, perfectionism,…
15 Jan 32 min

S03 #167 Conscious Leadership & Africa's Future

Carmen Murray on Transformation, Trends, and Authentic Intelligence Start your day with stories that matter! In this powerful episode of the Social Impact Show with Sam Marshall, futurist and transformation specialist Carmen Murray unpacks her groundbreaking Conscious Leaders Trend Report. As founder of Carmen Murray Communications and Conscious LeadHers a…
14 Jan 27 min

S03 #166 The Status Update: The State of Unemployment

The Crisis and the Opportunity: Rethinking Unemployment in South Africa. In this episode, Carmen Murray sits down with Dr. Nick Eberl from the SA Champions Network to unpack the state of unemployment in South Africa and why it poses one of the country’s most urgent threats. Dr. Eberl traces how…
13 Jan 14 min

S03 #165 The Future of Organoid Intelligence

Can brain cells fix the AI energy crisis? AI is devouring the planet’s energy, but what if the solution isn’t silicon… its biology? In this episode, Carmen Murray explores Organoid Intelligence, computers grown from living brain cells that could revolutionize energy efficiency, reshape AI, and redefine what “intelligence” means. Discover…
12 Jan 7 min

S02 #164 Career 2027: five actions to prepare for the future of careers

It's about building an entire business around yourself. In this episode, Carmen Murray (Futurist, Cultural Forecaster, and Transformation Strategist) explores why traditional careers are dissolving into multi-path ecosystems where individuals become brands, businesses, and networks of value creation. Discover the signals reshaping work as we know, where you are no…
12 Jan 8 min

S03 #162 The State of Happiness - Reflect and Learn of the World Happiness Report 2025

In a powerful session hosted by the Conscious LeadHERS Institute, four trailblazing women came together to unpack The State of Happiness in our lives and workplaces. Meet the Panel: Carmen Murray (PGDip) – Marketing Leader & Future Readiness Expert Dharshni Padayachee CA(SA) MPhil – DEI Champion & Executive Leader Shaleenah…
19 Dec 2025 1 hr 04 min

S03 #160 Men Feel Too

Men feel too but for generations they've been told not to. In this deeply intimate and long-overdue conversation, we open a door that has been closed for far too long: the inner world of men, the pain they carry in silence, the trauma they inherit, and the humanity they are…
19 Dec 2025 47 min

S03 #159 Future Fit Networking Events - Preparing for Africa's Rise

Conscious LeadHERS, in partnership with Edelman Africa and Solid Gold Podcasts, hosted the launch of the Future Fit Networking events, a live podcast and networking experience exploring how Africa can move from pawn to grandmaster in the age of AI. In a room full of leaders, entrepreneurs, and change-makers, host…
17 Dec 2025 1 hr 38 min

S03 #158 What choirs teach us about leadership | Stephan Gericke

Lessons in Trust, Collaboration, and Courage from the Choir Pit. In a world that feels increasingly disconnected, individualised, and overwhelmed by digital noise, what if the simplest path back to humanity… is singing together? In this powerful episode of The Carmen Murray Show | Conscious LeadHERS, Carmen sits down with…
11 Dec 2025 1 hr 03 min
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