Media / David Heaps

In conversation.

Why the same problems keep coming back.
And what makes a different choice possible.

Interviews & podcasts
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01 / Latest conversation

How Leaders Think

Your Reward For Being Good At Your Job Is Doing Everyone Else's

With Kenny Lange 44 min

Why capable founders keep taking the work back, how old operating rules shape leadership, and what it takes to catch a familiar pattern while a different choice is still possible.

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02 / Conversation

Rachel's Leadership Lounge

The Leader You Edit Away | The Hidden Cost of Dimming Your Light with David Heaps

With Rachel Bolton 46 min

Why capable leaders make themselves smaller, soften what they have to say, and struggle to claim the value they create. Rachel and David explore the patterns from inside the work, including what it takes to catch them in real time.

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03 / Conversation

The Entrepreneurial Journey

Is Your Childhood Running Your Company?

With Dave Wescott 54 min

Knowing what the business needs and being able to do it can be two different things. A conversation about accountability, difficult conversations, and learning to lead from choice instead of reflex.

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04 / Conversation

MDR Podcast

MDR Podcast - David Heaps

With Kevin Thompson 48 min

David joins Kevin Thompson for a long-form conversation.

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05 / Conversation

C-Suite Secrets

From the Jungle to the Boardroom: Rewiring Leadership from the Inside Out

With Heather Parsons 34 min

The origins of Inner Architecture Work, the hidden patterns that follow founders into the boardroom, and why the next stage of business growth can require a different relationship with yourself.

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06 / Conversation
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The Leadership Lab

Trust Yourself: Inner Architecture, Shamanic Apprenticeship & AI-Era Leadership with David Heaps

With Karen Riordan 31 min

David shares the journey from corporate leadership to Inner Architecture Work, exploring self-trust, the patterns behind decisions, and leadership in the age of AI.

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07 / Conversation

Rachel's Leadership Lounge

Leadering: The Power of Leading Yourself First | David Heaps

With Rachel Bolton 37 min

The internal work behind how leaders think, decide, and respond under pressure. A conversation about the unseen weight of leadership and why leading yourself first changes how you lead others.

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08 / Conversation

Meeting on the Bridge

MOB: Episode 90, David Heaps, Path-maker, Entrepreneur, Intuitive Learner/Leader

46 min

David joins Meeting on the Bridge to talk about making his own path, learning through experience, and the life behind his work with leaders.

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09 / Conversation

Career Coaching Secrets

Finding Your Why and Leading with Purpose with David Heaps | Career Coaching Secrets

22 min

A conversation about purpose, authentic connections, and the path into leadership and executive coaching.

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10 / Conversation

People Progressing

Leadership Coach David Heaps Joins The People Progressing Family. What an inspirational story

With Joe White 56 min

The personal story behind the work: leaving a successful COO role and setting out to build a more meaningful life.

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