Presence isn't something you perform. It's something you transmit. In this episode of Conscious InSights, Renelle Everett Darr invites Soul Speaks creator Paula Friedland into a conversation that goes beyond performance and into pure presence. Together, they explore how true voice emerges when we stop trying to say the right thing and start being the real thing.

Together, they explore what happens when leaders stop searching for the right words and start trusting the frequency of presence—the felt resonance that shifts rooms, relationships, and results.

Renelle and Paula reveal:

• Why finding your voice matters more than finding your words

• How presence lives in the body, not just the mind

• Why intuition activates when leaders slow down and truly arrive

• How vulnerability becomes strength when it's rooted in essence

• What "executive presence" looks like when it's embodied, not performed

This episode invites you to slow down, listen deeper, and discover the voice beneath the words — the one that can change how you lead, speak, and connect.

OUR GUEST
Paula Friedland — Licensed counselor, certified life coach, speaker, and creator of Soul Speaks. With over two decades of experience working with individuals, groups, and leaders, Paula helps people shed the fear of being seen and heard so they can speak and lead from their authentic essence. Her work bridges embodiment, relational presence, and voice as a whole-body expression.

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With decades of experience in both large-scale change and deep leadership coaching, InSight bridges intellect and heart to help leaders, teams, and organizations evolve for the new era of work.
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CHAPTERS

00:00 From frameworks to frequency

03:10 Presence over performance

06:40 Finding your voice beneath the words

10:25 Presence in the body

14:45 Speaking without a script

18:30 Vulnerability, power, and being seen

23:40 Executive presence, reimagined

28:15 Intuition and collective intelligence

33:20 Presence as a leadership lever

36:20 Why this work matters now

In this solo episode of Conscious InSights, Renelle Everett Darr builds on Episodes 13 and 14 to reveal where transformation actually occurs, through the Four Quadrants of Change.

Building on Ken Wilber's Integral Theory, Renelle translates this timeless model into a powerful, practical framework for conscious leadership and systemic evolution. She explores how transformation takes root across four essential dimensions—the inner and outer, the individual and the collective, and how leaders can use this lens to catalyze real change in themselves and the systems they lead.

You'll also be guided through a reflective plus/minus exercise to illuminate where you invest or neglect energy in your own growth and within your organization.

"Transformation doesn't happen in one quadrant, it happens in the integration of all four."

WORK WITH RENELLE & INSIGHT

With decades of experience in both large-scale change and deep leadership coaching, InSight bridges intellect and heart to help leaders, teams, and organizations evolve for the new era of work.

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Connect with Renelle on LinkedIn
Watch the video series on YouTube

CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome Back to Conscious InSights

00:35 Building from Episodes 13 & 14

02:15 Introducing the Four Quadrants of Change

04:20 Inner–Individual: Mindset, Beliefs, and Awareness

06:50 Outer–Individual: Behaviors, Skills, and Actions

08:40 Inner–Collective: Culture, Values, and Relationship Experience

10:30 Outer–Collective: Structures, Systems, and Strategy

11:45 Why Change Efforts Fail When Only One Quadrant Is Addressed

12:50 The Plus/Minus Exercise: Seeing Where You Invest or Neglect

14:40 Linking the Quadrants to the InSight Elevation Ladder

15:45 Integrating All Four: Where Transformation Truly Happens

16:50 Closing Reflections and Next Episode Preview

E14 | The InSight Elevation Ladder: Building Capacity for Conscious Leadership

Part of this season's exploration into next-generation leadership, this solo episode continues the journey from inner transformation to systemic impact through the InSight Elevation Ladder. Renelle unpacks how Core Wellness, Emotional Intelligence, Conscious Leadership, and Transformed Cultures build the capacity leaders need to navigate complexity and raise the frequency of the systems they lead.

Work with Renelle & InSight:
With decades of experience in both large-scale change and deep leadership coaching, InSight bridges the intellect and the heart to fully power leaders, teams, and organizations for the new era of work. Visit InSight

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Conscious Leadership

01:29 Navigating Complexity in Leadership

02:55 The Insight Elevation Ladder

10:02 Core Wellness: The Foundation of Leadership

12:50 Emotional Intelligence: Key to Self and Relationship Management

15:22 Conscious Leadership: From Reactive to Creative

18:44 Transforming Cultures: The Collective Shift