The Intuitive Leader™ with Maurice Jenkens

Every now and then you meet someone truly special, and you just know it.

This was my first impression of Canadian Mac Van Wielingen, shaped by his presence and by his family history.

I was deeply moved by his personal story and by that of his Jewish father, who fled the Nazis in Germany and ended up in the Dutch resistance, operating close to the very village I was born in.

That connection hit me in a way I did not expect.

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Who starts a company on her credit card and turns it into one of the fastest-growing firms in Canada? Who walks away from a successful exit not to retire, but to build a movement that treats companies as forces for good?

This episode is a conversation with Catherine R. Bell, founder of The Awakened Company and former CEO of Blue Era. Catherine is a multi-company entrepreneur, bestselling author, culture transformer and unapologetic ...

Remember IoT (Internet of Things)? Exactly, hardly anyone does. Instead it is AI that turned out to be the “next big thing”. While everybody was betting on IoT, some were picking up a “weak signal” called AI and placed their bets on its breakthrough. Among those who did is my next guest, Danish-born and now living in Switzerland, Jens Hansen, Futurist and Investor.

In this episode I had the chance to speak with Jens about AI and Int...

I sat down with Ginette Gagnon, a Canadian French corporate executive coach and angel investor. For Ginette, leadership is all about influencing people, and without intuition, it’s easy to get that wrong. Listen in to an open-hearted and enlightening talk!

With a background in mathematics and actuarial science, Ginette held senior roles at global firms like CGI and Aeroplan, advising top executives and navigating complex strategy.

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What does Peak Performance and Personal and Professional Mastery have to do with Intuition?

Please meet Professor Viktor Dörfler in our series Science behind intuition. He deep-interviewed 19 Nobel Prize winners on-topic how they got to their scientific break-throughs. Spoiler alert: intuitive leaps are involved.

Also he conducted a broader study called the Master-Apprentice project (Nobel Prize Winners being the Masters), studying...

In this episode of The Intuitive Leader, I sit down with Rick Snyder, founder of The Invisible Edge and author of Decisive Intuition.

We talk about how leaders can tune into the invisible conversations happening in every room, the ones that aren’t spoken, but often felt and are crucial to good leadership.

We explore how intuition works, how it differs from emotional reactivity, and how leaders can begin to develop intuitive skills ...

Meet Jeremy Swartz. If you’re a founder or CEO looking to build a purpose-driven business without losing your edge, this conversation is a must. We talk about trusting your gut, redefining failure, and why the process matters more than just the outcome.

Part 2 of 2 with Jeremy

Jeremy shows us that intuitive leadership is about creating psychological safety, trusting one's deeper sense of judgment, and leading with calm presence in c...

Meet Jeremy Swartz. If you’re a founder or CEO looking to build a purpose-driven business without losing your edge, this conversation is a must. We talk about trusting your gut, redefining failure, and why the process matters more than just the outcome.

Part 1 of 2 with Jeremy

Jeremy shows us that intuitive leadership is about creating psychological safety, trusting one's deeper sense of judgment, and leading with calm presence in c...

Please meet Professor Eugene Sadler-Smith, one of the world’s leading voices on intuition in business and leadership. Eugene is Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the University of Surrey (UK), where he’s spent over two decades researching and teaching Intuition in decision-making and hubris in leadership.

He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles and several influential books. Such as Trust Your Gut – a practical guide ...

Trust Sells! Sunil Godse discovered that the fastest way to earn that trust and accelerate business success, is by tapping into your intuition. After thousands of hours studying research and interviewing hundreds of entrepreneurs, he found that intuition is a powerful, subconscious force we’re all born with. When used effectively, it guides the crucial decisions that attract the right employees and customers, people who believe in ...

I am Maurice Jenkens and the Creator and your Host of this podcast. This episode is My Take on Intuition, radical self-trust and psychological safety. What is intuition and what do I mean with Decoding Intuition™? I want to share with you my journey “from stuck to clarity” and how that has shaped both my private life as well as my drive to bring together like-minded Founders and CEOs that speak the same language. This is my invitat...