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Why High-Functioning Leaders Break Under Pressure [Founders Series With Bjoern Keune] | EP 65

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Many founders carry pressure, heaviness, and expectations that few people ever see...

And even after everything they’ve built, many feel disconnected from themselves, unsure how to lead in ways that feel honest, aligned, and true.

Today, I’m excited to introduce a project that feels deeply meaningful to me:

The Founders Series, a six-part podcast series created with my close friend, Bjoern Keune.

This series speaks directly to the challenges founders, business professionals, and high-performing men face today.

It’s designed to support a shift from high-functioning stress into embodied and integrated leadership, where clarity and centeredness are possible even under pressure.

The inspiration began in August, when Bjoern and I led a workshop for founders in Berlin. It quickly became clear how naturally our approaches complemented each other.

While my background is in embodied coaching, somatic work, and group facilitation, Bjoern brings over fifteen years of entrepreneurial experience, along with his work as a mentor, advisor, and investor, grounded in years of practice in Zen meditation.

It became clear how naturally our approaches complemented each other...

In my coaching practice, I’ve come to intimately understand the inner challenges high performing men face. And Bjoern understands them from the inside out, having lived through many of the same pressures.

Together, we share a clear and embodied perspective on what founders actually need.

What became undeniable is how many founders are still operating in the dark:

They carry the intensity of leadership without knowing how to work with it or ask for support...

They struggle to remain true to themselves when things get difficult...

Relationships suffer, both in business and at home...

And many feel disconnected from their worth, wellbeing, and deeper sense of purpose...

This founder series was created to offer a new path forward.

Our first conversation explores how to lead in ways that don’tcreate more pressure or disconnection, but instead bring us closer to ourselves and to each other.

In this episode, you’ll find out:

  • How founders can build companies from their core, staying connected to their inner genius while serving others

  • How Bjoern’s company, Acta, brings these principles to life through truth, presence, and genuine service.

  • What becomes possible when founders reconnect with their innate core, and how this reconnection changes the way they make decisions, lead, and create.

  • The hidden pressures many founders carry, the emotional toll of leading alone, and why emotional leadership and nervous system awareness are essential

  • How cultivating relationships rooted in truth, connection, and genuine care directly impacts leadership

  • What it means to create from devotion rather than stress, following inner excitement and honesty instead of external pressure

For the past two months, this has been the project Bjoern and I have been building, and I’m genuinely excited to now share it with you.

If you’re a man that wants to lead differently, with more clarity, integrity, and presence, this series is for you.

Connect with Alex Lehmann:

🌐 Website: https://www.alexlehmann.co/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexlehmann_

🎥 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartofmanpodcast

💼 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alexlehmann-hom

🎧 Listen to this conversation on Apple Podcasts and leave a review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heart-of-man/id1697289478

✉️ Email: [email protected]

🤝Think we might be a good fit to work together? Let’s find out & schedule a free connection call (two spots available at present time): https://ahb8n7i1908.typeform.com/to/ddTCwpJP

Connect with Bjoern Keune:

🌐Discover more about 'Acta': https://www.acta.so/

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjoernkeune/

  continue reading

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Many founders carry pressure, heaviness, and expectations that few people ever see...

And even after everything they’ve built, many feel disconnected from themselves, unsure how to lead in ways that feel honest, aligned, and true.

Today, I’m excited to introduce a project that feels deeply meaningful to me:

The Founders Series, a six-part podcast series created with my close friend, Bjoern Keune.

This series speaks directly to the challenges founders, business professionals, and high-performing men face today.

It’s designed to support a shift from high-functioning stress into embodied and integrated leadership, where clarity and centeredness are possible even under pressure.

The inspiration began in August, when Bjoern and I led a workshop for founders in Berlin. It quickly became clear how naturally our approaches complemented each other.

While my background is in embodied coaching, somatic work, and group facilitation, Bjoern brings over fifteen years of entrepreneurial experience, along with his work as a mentor, advisor, and investor, grounded in years of practice in Zen meditation.

It became clear how naturally our approaches complemented each other...

In my coaching practice, I’ve come to intimately understand the inner challenges high performing men face. And Bjoern understands them from the inside out, having lived through many of the same pressures.

Together, we share a clear and embodied perspective on what founders actually need.

What became undeniable is how many founders are still operating in the dark:

They carry the intensity of leadership without knowing how to work with it or ask for support...

They struggle to remain true to themselves when things get difficult...

Relationships suffer, both in business and at home...

And many feel disconnected from their worth, wellbeing, and deeper sense of purpose...

This founder series was created to offer a new path forward.

Our first conversation explores how to lead in ways that don’tcreate more pressure or disconnection, but instead bring us closer to ourselves and to each other.

In this episode, you’ll find out:

  • How founders can build companies from their core, staying connected to their inner genius while serving others

  • How Bjoern’s company, Acta, brings these principles to life through truth, presence, and genuine service.

  • What becomes possible when founders reconnect with their innate core, and how this reconnection changes the way they make decisions, lead, and create.

  • The hidden pressures many founders carry, the emotional toll of leading alone, and why emotional leadership and nervous system awareness are essential

  • How cultivating relationships rooted in truth, connection, and genuine care directly impacts leadership

  • What it means to create from devotion rather than stress, following inner excitement and honesty instead of external pressure

For the past two months, this has been the project Bjoern and I have been building, and I’m genuinely excited to now share it with you.

If you’re a man that wants to lead differently, with more clarity, integrity, and presence, this series is for you.

Connect with Alex Lehmann:

🌐 Website: https://www.alexlehmann.co/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexlehmann_

🎥 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartofmanpodcast

💼 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alexlehmann-hom

🎧 Listen to this conversation on Apple Podcasts and leave a review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heart-of-man/id1697289478

✉️ Email: [email protected]

🤝Think we might be a good fit to work together? Let’s find out & schedule a free connection call (two spots available at present time): https://ahb8n7i1908.typeform.com/to/ddTCwpJP

Connect with Bjoern Keune:

🌐Discover more about 'Acta': https://www.acta.so/

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjoernkeune/

  continue reading

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