Episode 42: From corporate leader to Purpose-Driven Founder: The journey of embodied leadership
What does it really take to lead with alignment, boldness, and purpose?
This week’s podcast episode is a special one.
I sat down with one of my incredible clients, Marlies Hazelaar—founder of Let Love Lead, transformational coach, and speaker—who helps professionals align from within and lead with authenticity.
After 30 years in corporate, years of international travel, and balancing a demanding career with family life, Marlies was pulled to a bigger mission.
This is where she came to me.
Guided through Embody Extraordinary Leadership™ to make a bold transition from her high-paid role to follow what called her most deeply—helping others create lasting transformation, not through burnout, but through aligned, intentional action.
Marlise story is a powerful testimony that true leadership begins within.
It’s about unlocking your true power, embodying your authentic identity, and leading with boldness and trust.
🎙️ In this episode, you’ll discover:
🔹 What made the Embody Extraordinary Leadership™ journey unlike anything Marlies had tried before
🔹 The emotional and energetic breakthroughs that attracted new opportunities with ease
🔹 The core shift bold leaders make—from mechanical leadership to heart-centered impact
🔹 What it really looks like to lead from deep inner alignment
🔹 Where to begin your own transformational journey
✨ If you feel the pull for more...
✨ If you’ve tried “all the things” and still feel stuck...
✨ If you know you’re meant to lead differently...
This episode is for you.
And if Marlies’ story resonates with you—let's explore what’s possible for you when you lean in to your true power.
Let’s talk.👉 Book a call
You are meant for more.
Dagmara
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About the guest:
Marlies Hazelaar is a transformational coach, speaker, and founder of Let Love Lead and Weight-Life Balance. With a background in corporate leadership, she understands the demands of high-performance environments. After years of international travel, juggling career and family, and feeling drained, she discovered the power of nutrition, energy management, and self-leadership.
Her personal transformation—regaining vitality, confidence, and clarity—led her to leave a high-level corporate role and launch her coaching business. Today, she helps professionals reclaim their energy, own their power, and lead with confidence.
Marlies believes true leadership starts from within. Through science-backed tools and self-leadership strategies, she empowers others to create lasting transformation—without burnout, but through aligned, intentional action. She champions a new kind of leadership: rooted in authenticity, powered by love, and guided by inner alignment.
Connect with Marlies: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/marlieshazelaar
About the host:
Dagmara Asbreuk is an Transformational Executive Coach, keynote speaker, and founder of Extraordinary Leadership.
With over 15 years in corporate leadership roles across global Fortune 500 companies, she deeply understands the pressure, complexity, and emotional toll leaders face behind high achievement.
After years of driving change, leading teams, and juggling performance with personal demands, Dagmara realized that true leadership success requires inner alignment. Her own transformational journey—marked by deep self-discovery and inner work—led her to shift from corporate executive to purpose-driven entrepreneur.
Today, she empowers executives, CEO's and founders, to lead with bold authenticity, energy, and presence. Through her Embodied Extraordinary Leadership™ method—integrating identity work, neuroscience solutions, and energy mastery—Dagmara empower leaders to transform from within, and lead impactfully their teams, changes and business from an aligned and empowered place.
With Extraordinary Leadership, she’s paving the way for a new era of leadership: bold, authentic, visionary—rooted in inner alignment, energy, and deep connection. In recent years, she’s had the privilege of working with leaders and teams across industries, cultures, and company sizes, including Maersk, Chanel, IKEA, Microsoft, and Denso.