Leadership Archetypes, AI‑Era Decisions and Real Founder Stories

The Sounding Boardroom is where founders and modern executives slow down, laugh out loud and get honest about how they really make decisions. Together with our guests, we decode leadership archetypes, trace AI journeys from first experiments to future‑shaping bets, and share the tools they actually use (and why).

Leadership stories, live archetype reveals and a lot of giggles. Come for the strategy, stay for the “oh wow, that’s me” moments – and discover how you make high‑stakes calls in your own business.

Why we created The Sounding Boardroom

Leadership in the AI era is noisy, lonely and fast. The Sounding Boardroom is our way of giving founders and modern executives a calmer place to think out loud – to unpack the real decisions behind the highlight reel, see their leadership archetype in action, and get honest about how they're using AI today and what they're building for tomorrow. The goal: more intelligent decisions, less performative hustle.​

What you'll take away:

  • Clearer language for how you actually make big decisions – your patterns under pressure.
  • Leadership archetype insights so you can spot strengths, blind spots and growth edges.
  • Real‑world examples of how leaders use AI as a thinking partner, not an autopilot.


Meet Co-Host Valerie: The Fire

Valerie Williams has spent her career at the intersection of technology and strategy, working with C‑suite leaders on digital transformation across the globe. As founder of Amplifi Impact, she now helps SMBs grow, apply AI wisely and use it responsibly in the real world. In our archetype language, Valerie is the Fire – a curious, creative strategist who ignites momentum and turns tangled ideas into clear next steps.

On The Sounding Boardroom, Fire shows up through her questions: When AI lands in your world, what future are you quietly training it for? If someone watched how you actually use AI for a week, what would they learn about the leader you're becoming? Which decisions will you always keep human and what new economies, jobs or industries if leaders like you stick to those lines? Valerie is looking at the ripple-effects of today's choices on tomorrow's technology and society as a whole - and that's the lens she brings to every conversation in The Sounding Boardroom.


Meet Co-Host Freya: The Heart

Freya Scammells is a tech career coach and energy‑work nerd who helps leaders design work that actually fits who they are, not just their CV. She blends coaching, nervous‑system awareness and Reiki‑inspired tools so people can make braver moves without burning out. Freya is the Heart – the archetype that listens deeply, spots quiet patterns and keeps humanity, purpose and compassion at the centre of everything she does.​

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On The Sounding Boardroom, her curiosity runs under the surface: Which subconscious proclivities are really driving your decisions? What feels like “just who I am” – and how much of that is nature vs nurture? As AI accelerates everything around you, where is your nervous system adapting – and where is it quietly rebelling? Freya wants to know how leaders stay human in the age of AI, and how their inner wiring shapes the way they adapt to this new era.

Featured Episodes

Start with the conversations leader return to when they're rethinking strategy, AI and their own decision style.

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