In this powerful episode of the Purpose-Led Leadership Podcast, I sit down with high-performance coach and international speaker Anna Mosley, founder of the 80% Growth Academy, to explore what it truly means to be mentally fit as a leader in today’s fast-paced world. Anna shares her raw and inspiring journey from burnout in the corporate world to helping leaders and teams across major brands like LinkedIn, L’Oréal, and Boots unlock extraordinary results through mindset, resilience, and self-leadership. From overcoming perfectionism to ditching “good girl syndrome,” Anna reveals the tools and techniques she uses to build growth-minded cultures in the recruitment industry and beyond. Whether you're a business leader, HR professional, recruiter, coach, or entrepreneur, this conversation delivers unmissable insights into creating high-performance cultures, mastering your inner dialogue, and embracing vulnerability as a leadership superpower. In this episode, you will learn:

• What “mental fitness” really means - and how to build it
• How to recover from burnout and perfectionism
• Ego vs. vulnerability in leadership
• The six bad boss types - and how to fix them
• Creating high-performance cultures in recruitment agencies
• Why self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and growth mindset are the future of leadership
• The 80% Rule: How to achieve more by doing less
• How to audit your life and align with your values

About today’s guest Anna:

Anna Mosley is a high-performance coach, mental fitness expert, and founder of the 80% Growth Academy, working with global brands to

transform leadership and culture. With a background in corporate leadership and a passion for growth mindset, she is on a mission to help millions unleash their full potential. Connect with me across social media:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/itschrisoconnell/

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Basemindset website - https://basemindset.com/

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About the show:

The Purpose-Led Leadership Podcast is the place that helps you communicate, engage and lead with purpose. We lift the lid on what it takes to be a great leader and our guests share tips, principles, wins and failures that will educate and inspire you to lead your own team and business with purpose.

In this powerhouse episode of the Purpose-Led Leadership Podcast, I sit down with Roheel Ahmad, co-founder of Forsyth Barnes and the visionary behind Imagine AI - a cutting-edge recruitment technology built to disrupt the traditional CRM/ATS space.

From humble beginnings and being sacked from his first job, to scaling a bootstrapped global recruitment business with £100M+ in total turnover, Roheel opens up about the grit, growth, and game-changing mindset that got him there. Now, he’s taking his biggest risk yet: investing over £1.2M into a new AI-driven startup aiming to redefine operational efficiency in recruitment.

This episode explores the journey from startup to scale, the realities of leadership, fatherhood, mental fitness, and how to stay grounded while building a legacy.

Whether you’re a recruitment founder, tech entrepreneur, or business leader looking to scale smarter, this candid conversation is packed with wisdom, strategy, and actionable insight.

In this episode, you will hear about:

• Roheel’s rise from rejection to recruitment success
• Building Forsyth Barnes from scratch to £25M+ turnover
• Why Roheel’s betting on Imagine AI to reshape recruitment
• The mental fitness and discipline behind high-performance leadership
• Mistakes, failures, and lessons from the front lines
• Balancing business and family life as a founder
• How real leaders navigate culture, growth, and change
• The future of recruitment: AI, relationships, and impact

This episode is ideal for:

Recruitment professionals, agency owners, SaaS founders, scale-up entrepreneurs, tech investors, business leaders, AI innovators, and anyone passionate about high-performance culture, startup resilience, and leadership with purpose. Connect with today’s amazing guest Roheel Ahmad via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/roheelahmad/

Connect with me across social media:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/itschrisoconnell/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChrisOConnell11

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisoconnellcoach/

TikTok - https://www.instagram.com/chrisoconnellcoach/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ZWYrxrzzaElmpZMy5S86w

Basemindset website - https://basemindset.com/

Pre-order my new book - https://access.basemindset.com/pre-order

About the show: The Purpose-Led Leadership Podcast is the place that helps you communicate, engage and lead with purpose. We lift the lid on what it takes to be a great leader and our guests share tips, principles, wins and failures that will educate and inspire you to lead your own team and business with purpose.

The Power of Control in Recruitment with Jeremy Snell

Is recruitment broken—or just in desperate need of a mindset shift?

In this episode, we dive into the evolving world of recruitment with Jeremy Snell, creator of the 4D Recruitment Method, who’s redefining how we approach candidates, communication, and culture in the industry.

Jeremy shares his unique framework for human-centric hiring, highlighting the urgent need to treat candidates as people, not transactions—and how that shift can unlock better results for recruiters and employers alike.

Jeremy also discusses the need for balance and wellbeing in a demanding work environment, and how he has found his own life harmony by starting a farm.

Whatever your experience level in the recruitment game this conversation is packed with insightful, practical strategies to future-proof your recruitment game.

Tune in and discover how better life harmony could change everything.

“You are what you think and what you can create.” – Jeremy Snell

You'll hear about:

✅ Why empathy, follow-up, and psychological insight are now recruitment superpowers ✅ The impact of tech, communication, and business development on agency success ✅ Productivity metrics that matter—and how to keep fun and wellbeing in the process ✅ A fresh take on building balance and life harmony in the high-pressure world of recruitment

Jeremy's resources:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/recruitmentsalestraining/

4D Recruitment Method - https://4drecruitmentmethod.com/

Rookie 2 Recruiter - https://rookie2recruiter.com/

Zero Entropy Networks - https://zeroentropynetworks.com/

My resources: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/itschrisoconnell/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChrisOConnell11

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisoconnellcoach/

TikTok - https://www.instagram.com/chrisoconnellcoach/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ZWYrxrzzaElmpZMy5S86w

Basemindset website - https://basemindset.com/

Pre-order my new book - https://access.basemindset.com/pre-order