We're a podcast and a practice for people who refuse to choose between ambition and meaning, between rigour and wonder, between getting it done and doing it on their own terms.
Most of us are fluent in strategy. We write five-year plans for our companies, decks for our investors, vision statements for our teams. Then we go home and let our own lives happen by default. Modern Idealist exists to flip that.
"Every time you repeat a new habit you're casting a vote for the kind of person you want to become. The more votes you cast, the stronger that identity becomes — until one day, it's just who you are."
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Co-host
Valerie is a Partner and Strategic Advisor at Reodor Studios, working at the intersection of digital innovation and sustainability. With a decade of global experience across North America, Europe and Asia, she helps multinationals and startups alike design strategies that take industrial, societal and environmental challenges seriously — without losing their nerve, or their humour.
Co-host
Meryn is the CEO and Founder of Umbrella and Boardiverse, where she partners with executive teams to sharpen strategy and reimagine operating models for growth. With 14+ years in innovation and leadership consulting, she's known for turning messy organisational challenges into clear, actionable plans — and for asking the questions most people are too polite to ask.