Hortense le Gentil: The Unlocked Leader, How to Connect With Your Employees and Unlearn Entrepreneurial Mindtraps | E248

Published: Oct. 6, 2023, 8 a.m.

b"Hortense le Gentil felt stuck. Despite having a successful career in advertising in Paris, she didn\\u2019t know her purpose and she was unhappy in her marriage. Everything had gone South, or West, as they say in France. One night she had a dream about her grandmother and it unlocked her. She decided to start her life and her career over from scratch. She left her marriage and her corporate job and launched herself as an entrepreneur at age 40. Now, Hortense is a world-renowned executive leadership coach. In today\\u2019s episode, Hortense shares some of her top insights about leadership, including how executives, business owners, and entrepreneurs can move from being heroes to human leaders.\\n\\nHortense le Gentil\\u2019s latest book is The Unlocked Leader: Dare to Free Your Own Voice, Lead With Empathy, and Shine Your Light in the World. Le Gentil\\u2019s thought leadership is informed by 30 years in business, working across industries including media consulting and advertising\\u2014and as an entrepreneur.\\n\\xa0\\nIn this episode, Hala and Hortense will discuss:\\n- Why we need human leaders and not heroes\\n- What horse jumping can teach you about leadership\\n- How to become a more authentic leader\\n- Identifying the mindtraps that are holding you back\\n- How we can activate our \\u201cGandhi neurons\\u201d\\n- Ways to break free from our old beliefs\\n- The benefits of writing your own eulogy\\n- And other topics\\u2026\\n\\xa0\\nHortense le Gentil is a world-renowned executive leadership coach, speaker, and author. Her coaching work focuses on CEOs and senior executives on their journey from hero leaders to human leaders. Her latest book is The Unlocked Leader: Dare to Free Your Own Voice, Lead With Empathy, and Shine Your Light in the World. Le Gentil\\u2019s thought leadership is informed by 30 years in business, working across industries including media consulting and advertising\\u2014and as an entrepreneur. She was a 2021 and 2023 nominee for the Thinkers 50 Coaching and Mentoring Awards and has been ranked #5 on the Global Gurus list by World Management Global Gurus. Her thought leadership has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., Business Insider, and ThriveGlobal.com.\\n\\nResources Mentioned:\\nHortense\\u2019s Website: https://www.hortenselegentil.com/\\nHortense\\u2019s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hortenselegentil/\\nHortense\\u2019s Twitter: https://twitter.com/hortenseleg\\nHortense\\u2019s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hortenselegentil/\\nHortense\\u2019s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hortenselg/\\nHortense\\u2019s latest book, The Unlocked Leader: Dare to Free Your Own Voice, Lead With Empathy, and Shine Your Light in the World: https://www.amazon.com/Unlocked-Leader-Voice-Empathy-Shine/dp/1394152930/\\n\\xa0\\nLinkedIn Secrets Masterclass, Have Job Security For Life:\\nUse code \\u2018podcast\\u2019 for 30% off at yapmedia.io/course.\\n\\xa0\\nSponsored By:\\nJustworks - Learn more about Justworks' by visiting youngandprofiting.co/justworks\\nPipedrive - Go to youngandprofiting.co/pipedrive and get 20% off Pipedrive for 1 year!\\nRelay - Apply online and sign up for FREE! Go to relayfi.com/profiting\\n**Relay is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services and FDIC insurance provided through Evolve Bank & Trust and Thread Bank; Members FDIC. The Relay Visa\\xae Debit Card is issued by Thread Bank pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. and may be used everywhere Visa\\xae debit cards are accepted.\\n\\xa0\\nMore About Young and Profiting\\nDownload Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com\\xa0\\nGet Sponsorship Deals - youngandprofiting.com/sponsorships\\nLeave a Review - \\xa0ratethispodcast.com/yap\\nWatch Videos - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting\\n\\xa0\\nFollow Hala Taha\\nLinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/\\nInstagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/\\nTikTok - tiktok.com/@yapwithhala\\nTwitter - twitter.com/yapwithhala\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about YAP Media Agency Services - yapmedia.io/"