Heart First Leadership
Welcome to Heart First Leadership, the podcast dedicated to raising consciousness through the principles of Heart First Leadership.
In a world that often teaches us to lead from pressure, fear, and external validation, we offer a different path—one rooted in awareness, alignment, and leading from within.
Join your hosts, Ryan and Heidi Sawyer, as they share powerful conversations, practical tools, and real-life insights designed to help leaders, parents, coaches, and athletes build true mental strength and live with intention. Through the lens of Heart First, you’ll learn how to shift from reaction to creation, from doubt to clarity, and from survival to purpose-driven leadership.
If you’re ready to elevate how you think, lead, and live, this is where it begins.
Heart First Leadership
Latest Episodes
Stop Listening To The Voice In Your Head
Your mind can generate a convincing argument for almost anything, and that is exactly why it can feel so hard to trust yourself. We talk about the real battleground of signal vs noise: the inner world of self-judgment, comparison, perfectionism...
When Life Feels Loud: Signal Vs Noise
Your life can feel “loud” even when nothing is technically wrong. If you’re carrying anxiousness, confusion, or a steady drip of self doubt, it may not be a motivation problem at all. It may be a signal problem. We sit down and break down signa...
What actually creates a winning culture? with Mike Nilson Gonzaga Basketball
What actually creates a winning culture?In this episode of the Heart First Leadership Podcast, Ryan sits down with former Gonzaga basketball player and longtime Gonzaga Director of Performance Mike Nilson for a deep conversation on cultu...
Leading in the Age of Constant Distraction
In this episode, we explore how constant stimulation, social comparison, and nonstop feedback are affecting motivation, confidence, and resilience in younger generations. When people live in a constant stress response, pressure-based leadership...
Better Team Culture Starts With You as a Leader
Team culture does not come from compensation packages, slogans, or performance metrics alone. It comes from the way people experience leadership every day. In this episode, we discuss why motivation often breaks down when people lack clarity, m...
