In this episode of Tom’s Life Lab, Tom welcomes an extraordinary guest: Stacie Shifflett, multiple international best-selling author, entrepreneur, llama farm owner(!), and passionate student of life. Through her work at Modern Consciousness®, Stacie helps individuals discover their unique treasure map to joy, guiding them to live with greater awareness, purpose, and intention.

The conversation explores how conscious living is not simply about setting goals or chasing achievements, but about creating rich, meaningful experiences that build momentum in life. Stacie’s holistic approach invites people to take the blinders off, reconnect with all 360° of themselves, and embrace the art of transformation, no matter where they are in their journey.

Together, Tom and Stacie discuss what it means to live consciously in today’s fast-moving world, how to shift focus from outcomes to experiences, raising awareness of self-talk, and why it’s never too late to craft a life you truly love.

Listeners can also access a free resource from Stacie: Navigating Your Emotional Triggers: The One Skill That Changes Everything. This transformative workbook is designed to help calm emotional triggers.

Find out more about Modern Consciousness.

Connect with Stacie Shifflett on LinkedIn.

In this inspiring episode of Tom’s Life Lab, Tom sits down with Sarah Chadbourne, a seasoned HR leader and emerging author, to talk about her bold new project: writing a book called 'Culture Cake'. Drawing on nearly two decades in HR, much of it in the fast-paced world of tech, Sarah shares her unique take on what truly shapes workplace culture.

Using the metaphor of baking, she explains why organisations often get distracted by the “icing” (the shiny perks and branding) and miss what really matters: the ingredients of the cake itself. Things like leadership behaviour, trust, communication and inclusion. They dive into what makes a culture thrive, why employee experience is the output, not the input, and how Sarah’s combining practical stories, research, and reflection into a resource that’s as useful as it is relatable.

This conversation is full of energy, humour, and encouragement for anyone thinking of taking the leap into something new. Sarah’s mantra? “There’s no better place to start than to just start.”

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This week on Tom’s Life Lab, Tom is joined by actor, storyteller, and creative powerhouse Matt Drago, whose passion for performance, persistence, and purpose shines through in every word.

From humble beginnings in rural Virginia to New York stages and LA film sets, Matt shares his inspiring journey into the world of acting, including the hustle of auditions, the joy of performance, and the life-changing mentors who helped shape his path. We also hear about his latest film Somewhere in Montana, the power of collaboration, and why art—and human connection—matters now more than ever.

Listen now and get inspired!

You can find out more about Matt and connect with him here:

https://mattdrago.com/

https://www.instagram.com/mattdrago

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3196549/

https://www.facebook.com/mattdragofans