Marianne Hartley is an exquisitely sensitive brand magician who blends her expertise in branding with her passion for the healing arts. This combination helps her reveal the true essence of the companies and individuals she works with.

For Marianne, branding isn't just about marketing. It's a special process that combines insights from the heart, mind, and body. As an author, brand designer, and energy healer, she founded Hartley & Soul Branding and Design Agency, to help visionary business leaders align their brands with their unique selves.

In this heartfelt conversation, Marianne shares about the magical moment when she decided to merge her two passions, creating her company Hartley and Soul.  We delve into Marianne's process for crafting legacy brands for her clients, which she shares entirely in her book, ALIGN & SHINE: "Gain an unshakable foundation to build your legacy brand." The book received recognition as a finalist at the 'Readers Choice' and The Business Book Awards 2023. 

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Agathe Daae Qvale is a wise guide in the tech world and a compassionate coach, whose purpose is to weave Heart Intelligence within the tech management world.

 In our conversation,  Agathe shares wisdom from her book "Digitized Product Management," Illuminating a path for leaders to navigate technological innovation and change, blending feminine qualities such as intuition, imagination, and empathy into the structured landscape of IT.

Agathe and I share examples of impactful outcomes through simple rituals that honor our shared humanity within the workplace. Together, we discuss the ethical dilemmas surrounding artificial intelligence and the need to utilize such tools responsibly. This means nurturing empathy, compassion, and interconnectedness to bridge the gap between our interior human maturity and the actual power technological progress grants us.

From Agathe's website: "My mission is to provide a purposeful point of view on what is happening all around us today in the space of digitalization through innovation. The ground rules of innovation are constant principles, still applicable when artificial intelligence and Agile approaches seemingly disrupt the rules of the game. My passion is to explore the dilemmas of digitized product management. I want my readers to better own their digital journey, not merely reacting to the evolution of technology.”

Read Agathe's full bio here.

Thank you for listening to Women Rise. Sign up for my distribution list so you never miss an episode. Learn more about the Women Rise leadership program for women change-makers on my website. If you'd like to be considered to be interviewed on this podcast, please write me directly or take this survey to find out if you're a good fit.