Geraldine is the founder of The Spur Way, a boutique agency helping leaders elevate their presence through breath, brand, and embodied strategy. Her approach blends storytelling, brand positioning and Re:Sense™ Breathwork, a method she created to help high performers reconnect with their voice and lead with clarity, energy and confidence.
In this episode, Geraldine shares how breathwork became the practice that helped her overcome fear on stage, rebuild her presence and unlock a deeper sense of purpose. She also opens up about the life-altering moment that sparked her mission. From inner blocks to real visibility, this conversation reveals the deeper work behind powerful brands.
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https://thespurway.com/
Timestamps:
00:00 – Cold open: how Geraldine helps leaders show up with presence
01:02 – Intro and welcome
01:26 – Meet Geraldine: strategist, breathwork facilitator, performer
02:15 – Why energy work brings faster results than branding
03:14 – Helping a TEDx speaker go from nervous to unforgettable
04:27 – Her surprising path from dancer to leadership mentor
05:46 – From boardrooms to stages: why confidence beats scripts
07:56 – The five-word memory trick for public speaking
09:06 – How visualisation preps the nervous system
10:19 – The real power of pause when speaking
11:00 – Her favourite speakers and what she learned from them
12:53 – The time she froze on stage… and turned it into a win
14:46 – Why you don’t need to master public speaking to be good at it
15:53 – From depression to near-death: the turning point at age 20
18:48 – When someone online sensed her story before she shared it
21:00 – Why she doesn’t share everything on LinkedIn
22:06 – How breathwork helped her walk again
24:14 – Visualisation, healing and trusting the body
27:07 – Simple breathwork to calm the nervous system
29:23 – Bringing breathwork to corporate events and retreats
30:35 – Trends vs. tools: why breathwork is more than hype
32:00 – Facing her fear of cold with the Wim Hof method
34:34 – Life outside work: dancing, Netflix, and being a mum
36:01 – Her favourite books: from Holiday to Dispenza
37:40 – Where to follow Geraldine and work with her
38:58 – Her final message to the audience
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