What if the real measure of leadership isn’t how much you achieve, but how alive you feel while creating it?
In this episode, we sit down with Jaclyn Orent to explore a bold shift in founder identity, from optimization, grind, and quiet burnout to resonance, joy, and sustainable impact. Jaclyn introduces the concept of the cultural catalyst: a leader whose ideal vision fuels change and whose peers amplify momentum.
We unpack why so many successful founders feel quietly isolated. Surrounded by employees, contractors, and mentees, they often lack true peers, people who share both their vision and competence. That absence drains energy, limits creativity, and narrows strategic choice. Jaclyn explains how resonant relationships, built on shared vision, compassion, and capability, restore courage and enable contributions that are both larger and more sustainable.
We also navigate a common tension for conscious leaders: feeling too evolved for traditional business spaces and too business-focused for spiritual ones. Bridging these worlds, Jaclyn argues, isn’t optional; it’s the missing infrastructure for purpose-led scale.
Jaclyn Orent is the co-founder of Cultural Catalysts™, a peer network for established leaders focused on resonance-driven growth, conscious leadership, and cultural impact. As the Frequency Architect of the Cultural Catalyst System, she integrates leadership science, intentional change theory, and transformational coaching to support purpose-led scale and sustainable success.
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaclynorent/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/kova.orent
Link to Masterclass: The Science-Backed Secrets to Activate Your Highest Impact as a Cultural Catalyst Without Burning Out:
https://www.culturalcontribution.com/masterclass
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Who Is Julie Fairhurst?
Speaker • Author • Business Strategist • Founder of Women Like Me
Julie Fairhurst is a force of nature disguised as a woman with a pen and a business brain built for impact. As the founder of the Women Like Me Book Program, she has opened the door for women around the world to share their truth, heal their past, and rise into their power. Since 2019, she has published more than 30 books and over 350 true-life stories — without charging a single writer a dime! Why? Because women’s stories deserve daylight, not gatekeeping.
With 34 years in sales, marketing, and successful business leadership, Julie knows how to turn storytelling into influence and influence into income.
Her mission is clear and unapologetic: break generational trauma one story at a time and help women elevate both emotionally and financially. She doesn’t just publish books, she builds brands, confidence, and possibility, giving women the tools to rewrite their futures, grow their businesses, and lift their families with them.
