In this episode of the Humanising Business Podcast, I sat down with Catia, founder and Chief Happiness Officer of Summit Business School, to talk about something most businesses are still treating as a soft metric.

This isn't just a conversation about workplace culture. It's about what happens when happiness gets measured the same way businesses measure revenue, and what the numbers actually show when you do.

Catia brought her Happyology methodology to this conversation, a framework built on PhD research that measures and improves well-being at both the individual and organisational level. Not as a feel-good initiative. As a business strategy with a documented return on investment of 18 to 21 percent.

We went into what happiness actually looks like inside an organisation, why trust is one of the clearest indicators of it, and why Gen Z is forcing businesses to reckon with something older generations were conditioned to push through. Time matters more than money to this generation, and that is reshaping everything.

We also talked about gender equality and neurodiversity not as compliance boxes but as genuine contributors to organisational performance, and why ignoring them is leaving measurable value on the table.

This conversation will shift how you think about what belongs in a boardroom conversation.

You'll learn:

• What Happyology is and the PhD research it is built on
• How to measure happiness the same way you measure financial performance
• Why trust is one of the clearest indicators of organisational well-being
• How Gen Z's relationship with time and money is changing what workplaces need to offer
• The 18 to 21 percent return on investment linked to happiness-focused strategies
• Why gender equality and neurodiversity directly impact organisational performance
• How to connect with Katya for consultation and training services

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In this episode of the Humanising Business Podcast, I welcomed Laurie Kennedy to talk about her journey from caregiving into the work she does now, helping women navigate life's biggest transitions.

This isn't just a conversation about self-care. It's about what happens when a woman spends years giving everything to everyone else and finally builds a framework to give some of it back to herself.

Laurie brought her Five For You program to this conversation, a practice built on the idea that even five intentional minutes can change the trajectory of a day. She also walked us through her ABCs: Awareness, Boundaries, and Community, the three pillars she leans on to help women recognise burnout before it takes over.

We went into what burnout actually looks like in the body and in daily life, why setting boundaries gently is still setting them, and why community is not a nice-to-have but a requirement for any woman trying to hold caregiving and her own life at the same time.

We also touched on something most people avoid naming. The role victim mentality can play in keeping personal growth stuck, and what it looks like to move through that without judgment.

You'll learn:

• Laurie's journey from caregiving into the work she does today
• The Five For You program and why five intentional minutes matter more than people think
• The ABC framework: Awareness, Boundaries, and Community
• How to recognise burnout symptoms before they take over
• Why setting boundaries gently still counts as setting them
• The role journaling plays in sustainable self-care
• Why community is essential for women holding caregiving and their own needs at once
• How victim mentality can quietly stall personal growth

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In this episode of the Humanising Business Podcast, I sat down with Ellen Duffy Boop, holistic life coach and founder of Reclaim Your Control, based in the Netherlands.

This isn't just a conversation about burnout. It's about what happens when a high-performing woman hits a wall at 31, working in international marketing research, and decides to build something from that experience that actually helps others avoid the same collision.

Ellen brought her full story to this conversation. The burnout, the recovery, and the five-step framework she built around energy management that is now helping professionals perform sustainably without running themselves into the ground to do it.

We went into the warning signs that most high performers brush past, the physical signals the body sends long before the breakdown, and why sensitive, high-achieving women in particular tend to be the last ones to slow down and the first ones to pay for it.

This one is practical and personal in equal measure. Ellen does not just talk about the problem. She hands you tools you can use today.

We explored what sustainable high performance actually looks like, why energy management changes everything, and why the discomfort of the recovery path is worth every step.

You'll learn:

• How Ellen went from burnout at 31 to building a coaching framework used by professionals across industries
• The five steps at the core of her energy management approach
• The common burnout symptoms high performers keep overlooking
• How to use the Circle of Control tool to stop overwhelm before it takes over
• Why daily breathing exercises and walks are not soft suggestions but performance tools
• Why high-performing sensitive women respond so strongly to energy management approaches
• Why recovery involves temporary discomfort and why it leads somewhere better than before

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