The Present Professional
The Present Professional is where leadership meets consciousness.
Hosted by John Marshall — executive coach, speaker, and founder of Humessence — this podcast explores what it means to lead well, live intentionally, and build success with presence.
Each episode dives into conversations and reflections on human-centered leadership, emotional intelligence, and conscious culture. You’ll hear from leaders, coaches, and thinkers redefining the future of work — and learn practical ways to bring balance, clarity, and authenticity to your own leadership journey.
Whether you’re developing yourself, your team, or your organization, The Present Professional helps you integrate who you are with what you do.
The Present Professional
Latest Episodes
087 - Creating a Culture of Grace at Work with Alan Derek Utley
In this thoughtful and practical conversation, John Marshall sits down with Alan Derek Utley, HR executive, speaker, and founder of Culturate Advisory, to explore how good, well-intentioned leaders can unintentionally contribute to unhealthy wo...
086 - Building Emotional Intelligence and Workforce Readiness with Coach Monique DeMonaco
In this deeply personal and practical conversation, John Marshall sits down with Coach Monique DeMonaco, founder of EQ Wize, internationally trained life, leadership, executive, and career coach, and emotional intelligence expert, to explore wh...
085 - How to Measure Leadership Readiness with Logan Yonavjak
In this forward-looking conversation, John Marshall sits down with Logan Yonavjak, co-founder and CEO of the Readiness Engine, to explore one of the hardest questions organizations face: how do you know who is actually ready for the next level ...
084 - How to Receive Feedback and Turn It Into Growth with Mallory Herrin
In this thoughtful and practical conversation, John Marshall sits down with Mallory Herrin, CEO and Principal HR Consultant of HerrinHR, award-winning speaker, certified coach, and author of Intentional HR, to explore the part of workplace feed...
083 - Unlocking Authentic Power in Leadership with Dr. Sohee Jun
In this deeply personal and expansive conversation, John Marshall sits down with Dr. Sohee Jun, leadership coach, organizational psychologist, and bestselling author, to explore what authentic power actually looks like from the inside out. Draw...