In this powerful episode of Lead With Heart, Dr. Jesse Hanson sits down with Ian Michael Hebert, founder of Holos Global, for a deeply human conversation on healing, wholeness, and the future of conscious leadership. From surviving childhood trauma to building regenerative wellness communities in Costa Rica, Ian Michael shares how nature, psychology, and ancient wisdom shape leadership rooted in presence and authenticity.

Together, they explore how the mind, body, relationships, and culture influence transformational leadership—and why true leadership requires inner work, vulnerability, and courage. This episode dives into plant medicine, trauma healing, ecological stewardship, and the balance between control and surrender in life and leadership.

• (00:00:00) - Lead with Heart
• (00:01:21) - Ian Michael
• (00:10:05) - Coming soon: The battle for freedom
• (00:10:18) - Ian Michael on the Power of Connection with Nature
• (00:12:37) - Lead with Heart
• (00:13:57) - Now Media TV: Lead With Heart
• (00:14:32) - Ian Michael Hebert
• (00:19:51) - The Land of the Three Waters: Holos and Esalen
• (00:25:34) - How to Find Out More About Holos Global
• (00:26:22) - Lead with Heart
• (00:28:09) - How Have You Learned to Grow Lotuses
• (00:36:15) - How to Grow a Lotus With Holos
• (00:40:08) - Lead with Heart
• (00:42:08) - Lead With Heart: The Wisdom of Walking
• (00:45:24) - The Edelman Trust Barometer
• (00:47:21) - The Dance Between Control and Surrender
• (00:50:17) - The Stillness of Being a Leader
• (00:52:19) - Ian Michael Abear