Future Walk

In this episode of Future Walk, Sarah Draper talks with Ann Keil Dux, an Emmy Award winning journalist turned executive presence coach, about communication, leadership, emotional intelligence, and what it means to show up with presence.

Ann shares how her career in broadcast journalism taught her to communicate under pressure.

As a shy child who chose an on camera career, she learned what it meant to perform confidence, but also disc...

In this episode of Future Walk, Sarah Draper talks with Cindy Waddle and Willie Merrell of Desire to Inspire, an inspirational card company built around daily encouragement, connection, kindness, and the power of words.

Cindy shares how the idea began through her work as a hospice volunteer. After meeting a mother near the end of her life, Cindy thought about the woman’s two young daughters and thegrief they would soon carry. ...

In this episode of Future Walk, Sarah Draper talks with Katie Ruffino about functional medicine, nervous system regulation, food, self trust, and learning how to listen to the body instead of fighting against it.

Katie shares how her path began in conventional medicine, but quickly expanded as she saw the limits of only treating symptoms. Through her own health struggles and her work with patients, she began to see food, gut health,...

In this episode of Future Walk, Sarah Draper talks with Joel Junker about healthy leadership, transformation, reflection, and creating space to notice what life is asking of you.

Sarah opens with three words: metanoia, transformation, and space. Joel shares how walking, silence, and mindfulness help him slow down, clear the noise, and become more aware of how he shows up as a leader.

Joel also shares how walks during a vacation in Ar...

What if empathy is not a soft skill, but the foundation for how we lead ourselves and others?

In this episode of Future Walk, Sarah Draper sits down with Dr. Melissa Robinson-Winemiller, TEDx speaker, leadership coach, author, and creator of The Empathic Leader.

Melissa shares how her own story led her into the work of empathy, emotional intelligence, and leadership. After experiencing a painful leadership failure early in her career...

What if leadership is not just what you say, but the emotional weather you bring into the room?

In this episode of Future Walk, Sarah Draper sits down with Anthony Baker, Director of Leadership Development at Hayden Beverage Company, Naval Academy graduate, and retired Navy SEAL captain with 26 years of service.

Anthony shares how he transitioned from the SEAL teams into civilian leadership by building relationships through a project...

What if the way you are trying to help your team is actually creating more dependency?

In this episode of Future Walk, Sarah Draper sits down with Chris Kolenda, retired U.S. Army colonel, combat commander, PhD, award-winning author, founder of Chris Kolenda Academy, and founder of the Saber Six Foundation.

Chris brings a rare leadership background. He is the only American to have both fought the Taliban as a combat commander in Afgh...

What if midlife is not the end of becoming, but the beginning of building something new?

In this episode of Future Walk, Sarah Draper sits down with Marsha McDaniel, founder and CEO of a science-backed skincare brand for women navigating perimenopause and menopause.

Before founding her company, Marsha spent nearly two decades as a United States diplomat, with assignments in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Mumbai. Through her global career, s...

Better doesn't happen by accident—it happens by intention. In this episode, Sarah explores what it means to get better as a leader, why "better" doesn't mean "more," and how small, sustainable practices compound into transformation. Drawing on her recent visit to West Point, research on helping others, and the concept of 1% improvement from James Clear's Atomic Habits, Sarah challenges leaders to define what "better" actually...

What if the energy you bring into a room is shaping your outcomes before you ever say a word?

In this episode of The Future Walk Podcast, Sarah Draper sits down with Michele Phillips, known as The Light Lady, for a conversation about energy, happiness, leadership, emotional alignment, and learning how to write the outcome you actually want.

Michelle shares how her work grew from her own doubts, fears, and insecurities, and how studyi...

What if the chatter in your head is not who you are, but something you can learn to notice, question, and manage?

In this episode of The Future Walk Podcast, Sarah Draper sits down with Richard Waldman, founder of Brainy, life coach, clinical pastor, veteran, speaker, and author of You Are Not Your Brain, for a conversation about internal noise, judgment, presence, leadership, and learning how to manage the mental chatter that keeps...

What if real leadership strength is not just about pushing harder, managing stress, or adding another wellness habit to your calendar?

In this episode of The Future Walk Podcast, Sarah Draper continues part two of her leadership and wellbeing series by introducing the Real Strength Framework, a three-dimensional approach to building strength as a leader through your body, your mind, and your relationships.

Sarah explains why most wel...

What if the thing helping you lead better isn’t another productivity system, but a simple practice of reading, writing, and reflection?

In this episode of The Future Walk Podcast, Sarah Draper sits down with Joe Byerly, founder of From the Green Notebook, retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, writer, podcaster, and author of My Green Notebook and The Leader’s 90-Day Notebook, for a conversation about leadership, journaling, p...

The hardest financial conversation isn't about investing. It's the one families never have. Wealth, values, legacy, and even love can get lost when money stays unspoken, leaving future generations to navigate confusion instead of clarity.

In this episode of Future Walk, host Sarah Draper sits down with Elke Rubach, founder of Rubach Wealth, lawyer, author of Get Your House in Order, and holistic family advisor, to explore why financ...

What if achieving everything you wanted still left you feeling empty?

In this powerful conversation, Sarah Draper sits down with Adrian ‘AJ’ Jones, founder of More and author of Powered by Authenticity, to explore what happens when outward success no longer matches your inner truth. After surviving two widowmaker heart attacks, AJ was forced to confront a difficult reality: success without alignment can come at a devasta...

What if the most powerful change in your life starts with just five seconds of pause?

In this powerful first guest episode of Future Walk with Sarah Draper, Sarah sits down with Pam Dwyer, speaker, bestselling author, and host of Delay the Binge. Pam shares her remarkable journey from childhood trauma and survival mode to helping others break automatic patterns and choose differently. Together, they explore why reacting less and pau...

What if your wellness program isn't the problem, but it's also not the solution?

In this episode of Future Walk, Sarah Draper tackles an uncomfortable truth many leaders need to hear: you cannot wellness program your way out of bad leadership, toxic culture, or organizational dysfunction. Despite years of investment in employee well-being initiatives, workplace wellness continues to decline, and the root cause may be hiding in plain...

What if the clarity you’ve been searching for has been under your feet this whole time?

In this episode of The Future Walk with Sarah Draper, Sarah explores the ancient roots of walking as a tool for transformation, leadership, healing, and deep thinking. From Aristotle teaching philosophy while walking through Greece, to the Camino de Santiago, Japanese forest bathing, Buddhist walking meditation, and Indigenous Australian wa...

What if clarity about your future is only one walk away?

In this powerful solo episode of Future Walk, Sarah Draper shares life design wisdom from cultures around the world and reveals how to create a compelling 3 to 5 year vision for your future. Drawing from practices like Ikigai, Ubuntu, and Plan de Vida, Sarah shows why most people set goals backward and how to stop drifting through life.

In this episode, you'll learn how to reco...