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Heidi Medina returns to MarketPulse with one of the most honest and surprising conversations we’ve ever recorded. From being labelled too much as a child to running multi-six-figure businesses before the age of twenty-five, Heidi’s story is a lesson in resilience, reinvention and the power of real human connection. Her journey from farm life to entrepreneurship to global relationship strategist reveals how early experiences shape the way we communicate, lead and build businesses today.

This episode traces the unexpected stepping stones that built Heidi’s career: a flower business started at thirteen, a landscaping job that turned into full ownership, and a cold pitch to the CEO of a $64B company that landed a same-day reply. She explains how communication challenges, neurodiversity, and early misunderstanding shaped her mission to help business owners talk to people better — not louder.

As we move through her story, Heidi dismantles the myths around autistic communication, why so many small businesses struggle to turn content into clients, and why relationships outperform algorithms every single time. She and Paul unpack the real reasons communication breaks down in business, why superfans won’t pay your invoices, and how to identify the tiny fraction of people who are truly your clients.

If you want 2026 to be the year you build a calmer, more profitable business rooted in trust and real conversations, this episode gives you the roadmap. Heidi’s lived experience across five businesses proves a simple truth: content may attract, but conversations convert.

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Your voice tells the world who you are before your words ever land. In this MarketPulse conversation, executive voice coach David Pope reveals the surprising truth about leadership communication: the sound of your voice shapes trust, confidence, authority and emotional connection long before content does. After more than 30,000 hours inside recording studios, David has developed a rare ability to diagnose the habits, fears and subconscious patterns that limit leaders. His story takes us from the BBC’s editing suites to working with global executives, TEDx speakers, founders and professionals who want to speak with clarity, presence and impact.

Across the episode, David explains how childhood experiences shape adult communication, why certain voices feel instantly trustworthy, and what your vocal tone is really telling people. He explores the emotional mechanics behind fear of public speaking, the powerful link between voice and identity, and how unprocessed trauma quietly holds leaders back. His insights blend psychology, behaviour, performance and sound engineering – a combination that offers leaders a practical roadmap for building presence from the inside out.

This episode dives into the three pillars of leadership communication, the small adjustments that create breakthrough moments, and the body-language patterns that influence how people feel when you speak. You’ll hear why comedians make exceptional communicators, how culture influences vocal style, and what separates the leaders people listen to from those they tolerate. David shares stories from the studio that reveal the hidden side of confidence – the part most people never consider.

By the end of the episode, you’ll understand how to sound more credible in the boardroom, how to speak more naturally under pressure, how to reduce vocal tension, and how to rebuild confidence if past experiences have made you doubt your voice. This is a conversation for anyone who presents, pitches, leads or simply wants to communicate with greater influence and authenticity.

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Bruce McCarthy has spent his life building things – first with Lego, then with teams, products, and companies. In this episode, he takes us from childhood curiosity to becoming one of the most recognised voices in modern product leadership. His stories reveal how creativity becomes strategy, and how mindset becomes culture.

You’ll hear how early experiments in building boats, ecosystems, and entire miniature worlds shaped Bruce’s instinct for systems thinking. You’ll follow the transition from startup founder to product leader, and the shock of moving from small, outcome-driven companies to an organisation where innovation was discouraged. That contrast led Bruce to a realisation that would define his career – culture determines everything.

We explore the moments that transformed how he leads: cross-functional alignment, stakeholder management, strategic ownership, and the belief that product managers run “businesses within businesses”. Bruce shares the wins, the mistakes, and the turning points that taught him that leadership requires listening, that mandates never create change, and that real transformation comes from learning by doing.

Together, we unpack the origin of Product Culture, why his books reshaped the product world, and the truth behind roadmapping, OKRs, collaboration, and the power of finding your tribe. Whether you’re in product, leadership, or simply navigating change – this is a masterclass in building the environment where great work happens.

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This show is brought to you by Javelin Content Management.

We're a husband and wife team who specialise in helping fascinating people launch amazing podcasts, where we extract all of the content 'juice' by squeezing their episodes and repurposing the clips.

We manage podcasts across lots of industries and sectors for our clients, specialising in hosts with ADHD and neurodiversity (like us!)

We also work with existing podcasters who just want to get the hard work off their hands, or who are finding the whole process tiring and dull!