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Spirit of Leadership with Megan ChaskeyThe Way Around - author Nicholas Triolo interviewed by Scott ChaskeyIn this episode we have a special guest, Scott Chaskey, interviewing Nick Triolohighlighting Nick’s new book, The Way Around, A Field Guide to Going Nowhere.They met as fellow authors both published by Milkweed Editions –an independent publisher committed to ecological stewardship,with a mission to publish transformative literature –at an event in the autumn of 2025 celebrating the work of Milkweed in Minneapolis.Then and there Scott and Nick exchanged books—kindling a new friendship.Scott was especially delighted when reading the prologue to Nick’...
2026-02-0732 min
Spirit of Leadership with Megan ChaskeyThe Practice of Presence - A Sacred Season Conversation with Sandra WalterJoin Megan in conversation with Sandra Walter on Sacred Season — especially potent from 12/12 through January and the Solstice gateway — as this time ushers in an ancient passage of rebirth that amplifies energies for transformation and invites a turning inward toward the heart, zero point, and presence with Source, Gaia, and LoveLight Intelligence — allowing old narratives to dissolve as you simply rest in Presence. There is a great outpouring of light and support during this time, and as Sandra inspires us, with no other outcome but Ascension — for the collective, for Gaia, for each of us in our own hearts...
2025-12-201h 00
Spirit of Leadership with Megan ChaskeyMoving Music: Bringing Joy into Work and Life with Bennett KonesniIn this enlivening conversation, Megan sits down with Bennett Konesni—a musician and garlic farmer based in Maine. He directs Bagaduce Music, a music library, performance and educational center, runs The Worksong Project, and tours internationally performing and teaching musical labor, the songs and tunes of Maine, and his original compositions. Together they explore the joyful space where work and play meet. Bennett shares how his younger years aboard Maine’s schooners awakened him to the power of music as a unifying, energizing force—one that transforms physical labor, community gatherings, and even staff meetings into experiences of coherence, creati...
2025-12-0134 min
Spirit of Leadership with Megan ChaskeyRhythms of the Soul: The Art of Self-Leadership w/ Giu BergamoIn this luminous conversation, Brazilian teacher and soul-leader Giu Bergamo joins Megan to explore self-leadership through rhythm, imagination, and embodied awareness. Giu traces a life of movement—from childhood dance to Naam Yoga and Vedic astrology—and invites us to experience our bodies as a temple, a lived practice that opens perception and presence. In her classes, imagination leads the way: “imagination is a leadership for creativity,” she says—so much so that you might “touch the rainbow” as you move, because “you are the water, you are the sun… you are the rainbow with all your colors.”They reflect on le...
2025-11-0322 min
Spirit of Leadership with Megan ChaskeyHere Comes the Sun with Bill McKibbenWhat if the solution to the climate crisis has always been shining above us? Bill McKibben—legendary environmentalist and author of Here Comes the Sun—joins Spirit of Leadership to reveal the swift global surge in solar and wind energy and the hope it ushers in.In this inspiring episode, host Megan Chaskey and McKibben explore how renewable power transforms lives worldwide—from California’s solar-charged batteries to Pakistani farmers replacing diesel pumps with solar panels to power irrigation. One especially moving story: in just eight months, communities in Pakistan—guided largely by TikTok tut...
2025-09-0630 min
Spirit of Leadership with Megan ChaskeyOwen Ó Súilleabháin - On Visionary Leadership through the Lens of Celtic WisdomVisionary Leadership through the Lens of Celtic Wisdom with Owen Ó SúilleabháinWhat does it mean to lead from the unseen? In this soul-rich conversation, Owen Ó Súilleabháin joins host Megan Chaskey to explore leadership from a place of reverence, imagination, and deep attunement to natural cycles.Drawing from his lineage, artistic practice, and work in leadership development, Owen speaks to the Celtic understanding of seasonality, the power of visionary leadership in times of change, and the vital role of synchronicity and story. From t...
2025-06-2544 min
Spirit of Leadership with Megan ChaskeyUlla Suokko - Signs of the UniverseUlla Suokko is a transformational mentor, author, speaker, and artist with a fascinating global journey. She holds a doctoral degree from The Juilliard School and has traveled the world as a performer and inspirer — sharing her message of authentic alignment, intuitive guidance, and personal transformation.Her TEDx talk, Do You See the Signs of the Universe?, has reached over 3.3 million views, and she is the author of a book on signs and how to elevate your vision and transform the story of your life.Through her WiseWoman Energetics one-on-one mentorship, her writings and meditations, and he...
2025-04-2538 min
Spirit of Leadership with Megan ChaskeyInterconnection: A Journey Through 'Soil and Spirit' with Scott ChaskeyOn this episode of Spirit of Leadership with Megan Chaskey, we dive into the interconnectedness through the worlds of soil and spirit and the magic that can be found in these connections between people, plants and place. Our guest, Scott Chaskey, farmer/poet, speaker and author, discusses his latest book, Soil and Spirit, based on his travels and encounters inspired by his exploration of the unseen below ground and in the spirit of perception and ways of perceiving. We also hear about the origins of the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) movement and how it gained traction in China. The...
2023-05-2418 min
Spirit of Leadership with Megan ChaskeyNahid Boustani - Be the Dot. Be the Presence.I’m a data scientist in the IT world, a mother at home, a philanthropist and a coach by heart, and a self-proclaimed Persian-American artist who contributes her art to the arduous practice of staying present. Persian Calligraphy has been my family heritage and my main tool to share the spirit of art I've been experiencing in conscious presence. There is a space where creation pours and it pours until we grow weary of receiving it. In this space, I express yourself. I am the vehicle for the creator to manifest itself.
In my new project, BeTheDot,Be...
2022-05-1033 minSpirit of Leadership with Megan ChaskeyKathy Engel, poetKathy Engel, poet, has worked for forty years at the nexus between social justice movements and art/imagination. Her books include Ruth’s Skirts, poems and prose, We Begin Here: Poems for Palestine and Lebanon, co- edited with Kamal Boullata, The Kitchen with art by German Perez, and the chapbook, Banish The Tentative. Her newest book, The Lost Brother Alphabet, was published by Get Fresh Books, 2020. Kathy founded with a group of women in 1983, and became the first director of the international women’s human rights group, MADRE. She is also co- founder, producer, and consultant for numerous projects, camp...
2021-05-2335 min
Spirit of Leadership with Megan ChaskeyScott ChaskeyScott Chaskey, poet/farmerFormerly the head farmer and director of one of the originalcommunity supported agricultural projects, Quail Hill Farm, for 30 yearswith Peconic Land Trust on the East End of Long Island,Scott has served on several boards of environmental non-profits.He is the author of several books includingThis Common Ground, 4 Seasons on an Organic Farm,and Seedtime, on the History, Husbandry, Politics and Promise of Seeds,books that are a celebration as well as a call to action
2021-05-1112 minSpirit of Leadership with Megan ChaskeyGrace ChangGrace Chang
Creating an essential foundation with potent generative health & wealth solutions for individual & collective transformation.
Coming from over 3 decades of conventional & alternative medicine, Grace is currently merging permanent health & wealth solutions to create a platform for transformation. She shows individuals & businesses how to thrive using potent tools to elevate conscious health & wealth potential. Consultant to coaches, leaders & influencers, she harnesses data from ongoing research to validate efficacy of physical & non-physical modalities.
http://linkedin.com/in/grace-chang-living-solutions-consultant
https://linktr.ee/gracemeiyenfoo
2021-05-1108 minSpirit of Leadership with Megan ChaskeyAlyssa GaustadAylssa Gaustad
practices the Yoga of Immortality, called Sukshma Vyama powered by Naam,
and she is a trainer of teachers and she practices Harmonyum Healing founded by Dr Levry
used to relieve stress and help the body heal from the negative effects of trauma and disease.
Instagram @alyssanaam
2021-05-1113 minSpirit of Leadership with Megan ChaskeyBridget FlemingBridget Fleming, Suffolk County, NY legislator
Bridget was first elected to the Southampton Town Board in a Special Election in March 2010 and won reelection in 2011 for a four-year term. She then was elected to represent the Second District in the Suffolk County Legislature in 2016. She is an innovative leader for economic growth, an effective advocate for our environment, and a dedicated champion of government accountability. Before running for office, Bridget worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan where she served as a member of a Trial Bureau and Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit, and later as Chief...
2021-05-1112 minSpirit of Leadership with Megan ChaskeyFrancine MaderaFrancine Madera
an activist for equity and social justice, leader in her role as midwife to this new world,
an educator for youth leadership and a healing practitioner
dedicated to connecting people to their own deep healing.
Facebook: Francine Madera
Instagram and Twitter: Cinera17
2021-05-1112 minSpirit of Leadership with Megan ChaskeyShane Weeks / Standing BuffaloShane Weeks
Bizhiki Nibauit Standing Buffalo.
Artist, Activist, and a student of his culture as a member of the Shinnecock Nation.
He serves as a bridge between his community of Shinnecock and communities abroad.
Website:
Www.bizhiki.com
2021-05-1112 minSpirit of Leadership with Megan ChaskeyCourtney MillerCourtney Miller has naturally found herself in leadership roles her entire life.
She takes self-responsibility to heart. One of her guiding principles is that
she will never ask someone to do what she’s unwilling to do herself.
As Director of Harmonyum and co-founder of Naam LA, Courtney
has dedicated her life to helping others in their healing journey,
to move progressively from self-rejection to self-acceptance
and from self-sabotage to self-love.
Instagram: @courtneynaamlife
2021-05-1107 minSpirit of Leadership with Megan ChaskeyNóirín Ní Riain
Rev. Dr. Nóirín Ní Riain, Irish spiritual singer in many traditions, author,
Interfaith Minister (One Spirit Interfaith Seminary), musicologist, Celtic spirituality expert and creator of a theology of Listening
for which she coined the term, Theosony, meaning "The Sound of God".
Nóirín has traversed many diverse paths during her life-time
and lives out her life in great gratitude for the good of it all,
despite “the hollow lands and hilly lands” (William Butler Yeats)..
https://www...
2021-05-1110 min2021-04-2002 min