What does it truly mean to lead when you are the only one of your kind in the room?

Sharon March joins me to explore the powerful acronym WIN: What’s Important Now.

With over 25 years in corporate finance and international boardrooms, Sharon offers a perspective on leadership that goes far beyond strategy.

We talk about the essential "inner work" of defining your values before the world tries to define them for you.

Sharon shares her journey of dealing with high-pressure environments with a "can-do" attitude, the importance of quality education as a lifelong anchor, and why feeling uncomfortable is often the surest sign of growth.

This episode is an invitation to stop second-guessing your seat at the table and start trusting the foundation you’ve built.

It’s a warm, honest look at how character, ethics, and a simple question can shift the way we show up in our lives and our careers.

Josh’s story does not follow a straight line.

From studying psychology in England, to working in luxury fashion at Harrods, to moving into higher education in Luxembourg, to starting his own boutique consulting space… his path looks far from conventional.

What becomes clear in this conversation is that none of those chapters were random. Each one shaped his understanding of identity, self-worth, and contribution.

We talk about burnout. Divorce. Starting again at 34. The courage it takes to stop apologizing for who you are. And the idea behind his book Delightfully Dysfunctional, which challenges the stigma around the traits we label as “too much” or “not enough.”

If you have ever felt behind, misaligned, or unsure whether you are on the “right” path… this episode might feel very close to home.

Find the links to his book here: https://jnb.lu/

In industries driven by speed and scalability, other ways of building often remain unseen.

In this episode No. 124 of the Brilliantly Branded Podcast, María Lucia Romero speaks with Ase Elvebakk, Cofounder of Natural Nuance, about building a circular luxury brand while working with time-intensive processes, artisans, and long-term thinking.

Ase shares her transition from tech and innovation into product creation, how motherhood influenced the questions she asks as an entrepreneur, and why clarity of direction matters before empowerment can take place.

The conversation touches on vision, responsibility, and the practical realities of creating inside the luxury industry without following the pace of fast fashion.