Lead with Annie
Confident boards. Stronger businesses. Practical, evidence-based leadership for association, not-for-profit, health practice and business leaders.
For leaders who want to build something that lasts.
Lead with Annie is the podcast for leaders who want their organisations to be well governed, genuinely useful and built to last. I share what I have learned as a five-time CEO leading associations and not-for-profits across health, education and professional standards, and I talk with leaders who are doing the work.
Each episode gives you practical guidance you can use this week: working with your board, leading your people, steering through financial pressure and crisis, using AI responsibly and looking after yourself so you can keep going.
The launch season
Ten episodes, each linked to one of my books or courses so every listen has a next step.
- 01Directors are not delegates: Board Ready and Board Director course
- 02The three doors every director should know: Board Ready
- 03The loneliest job you will ever love: The Association CEO
- 04Board papers that get decisions: The Association CEO and CEO course
- 05Cash is not the same as profit: Board Ready
- 06Why members stop renewing: The Association CEO
- 07AI in plain terms for busy leaders: AI for Association Leaders and AI course
- 08Writing an AI policy people follow: AI for Association Leaders
- 09The first hours of a crisis: The Association CEO
- 10Leading sustainably without burning out: The Association CEO and The Leader's Daily Reset
Launching November 2026
Join the list and I will send you the first episodes the day they go live.
Have you led through something other leaders could learn from?
I am looking for guests who are doing the work: association and not-for-profit CEOs, directors and chairs, health practice owners and business owners with a practical story to share.
Great guests
- have led through something real: a turnaround, a crisis, a governance change, a growth decision or a hard conversation
- can share what worked, what did not and what they would do differently
- speak plainly and generously, so listeners leave with something to use
What you receive
- a relaxed conversation, recorded online
- a share pack for your episode: a quote card and an announcement graphic sized for LinkedIn
- your name, role and a link to you in the show notes
What I ask
Share your episode with your network when it goes live. That is how good conversations reach the leaders who need them.
Apply to be a guest
It takes about three minutes. I read every application myself.