In this episode of the Bee Formless™ Flow-Driven CEO Podcast, I had a powerful and refreshingly honest conversation with Andy Lürling, Founding Partner of LUMO Labs, about life, leadership, business, investing and what it really takes to build impact-driven startups with ambition and direction.

We explored what Andy calls a “hormonal imbalance” in business, when ambition outruns purpose or vision lacks execution. We spoke about why founders must be boldly ambitious yet humble enough to ask for help, and how impact investing only works when purpose is aligned with disciplined execution.

This is a conversation about courage, clarity, and building companies that serve both planet and performance.

Through the Bee Formless™ methodology, we explored:

LEARN (Letting go)

✨ Entrepreneurship: You’re not alone in the struggle, asking for help is strength

✨ Stay Curious: Learn daily, stay focused, and refine your direction

UNLEARN (Reimagine & reshape)

✨ Fatherhood & Purpose: Investing for planet and people, the deeper why behind LUMO Labs

✨ LUMO Labs Model: Backing AI, XR, robotics and digital security startups aligned to real impact, not hype cycles

RELEARN (Test & implement)

✨ Build Culture That Attracts Talent: Align purpose, marketing and business models

✨ Venture Builder Advantage: Hands-on support and shared lived experience for founders

ACTIVE RECOVERY (Reflect & reset)

✨ Founder Burnout: Recalibrate purpose to sustain long-term impact

✨ Athlete Mindset: Discipline, ambition and team-first thinking in entrepreneurship

🎥 Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/LGsngU_H24M

About Andy Lürling:

Andy is the Founding Partner of LUMO Labs, an Eindhoven-based impact VC and venture builder investing in AI/Data, XR, Robotics/Drones, IoT and Digital Security aligned with the UN SDGs. LUMO recently launched the €100M LUMO Rise Fund backing 30–35 European startups.

Where to find more from Andy

🌐 https://lumolabs.io

🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/andylurling/

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In this episode, I had an amazing chat with Karen Beth Wilson about life, leadership, business, and the power of building from the inside out, with purpose, soul, and congruency.

Karen’s journey isn’t just about being one of the first female CEOs in Silicon Valley, it’s about becoming who she truly is. A visionary who leads with intuition as much as intellect, she shares how deep listening, soul alignment, and conscious innovation shaped her leadership and business path. This is a conversation that is music to my ears, about energetic integrity in business, navigating complexity without losing your centre, and choosing a leadership model grounded in heart, soul, and higher consciousness.

We explored:
✨ Women in Business: Defying expectations — the untold story of a Silicon Valley trailblazer
✨ Startup Game: Moving beyond the lure of quick riches to find meaning
✨ Love Your Idea: The power of research, community engagement, and belief
✨ Startup Overwhelm: Reclaiming your edge through soulful recalibration
✨ X-Ray Vision: How intuition shaped a lifelong leadership advantage
✨ Soulful Congruency: Leadership that aligns head, heart, and higher purpose

About Karen:
Karen Beth Wilson is a transformational strategist, serial entrepreneur, and one of the pioneering female CEOs in Silicon Valley’s. With a wealth of experience across technology, media, and healthcare, she’s led start-ups, secured over $300M in strategic partnerships, and served as CEO of GreenLab Inc. Today, she’s onto her "last" startup project building a humanitarian AI platform from Santa Fe, grounded in soul-aware leadership and global impact.

Where to find more strategies, tips and tools from Karen Beth Wilson:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-beth-wilson-56809513

In this episode, I had an amazing chat with Kaitlin Roberson about life, leadership, business and what it really means to alchemise adversity into healing, purpose, and power for positive impact.

What if post-traumatic growth isn’t just a recovery story but a portal to your truest self?

Kaitlin’s journey invites us into the quiet, radical space between breaking down and rising up. From humanitarian work in trauma-affected communities to founding a biotech company rooted in psychedelic science, she has learned how to listen, to pain, to intuition, and to what the mind, body and soul is really trying to say. Together, we shared our lived experiences and explored the beautiful tension between neurobiology, human development, and spiritual growth and what becomes possible, when we choose to lead from wholeness, where we can truly thrive instead of simply survive.

We explored:
✨ Asking for Help: Why maturity starts with surrender
✨ Post-Traumatic Growth: Turning pain into expansion — body, mind & soul
✨ Trauma & Chronic Pain: The deep science of what hurts and what heals
✨ Listening to the Universe: How forced stillness creates new awareness
✨ Soulful High Flow Conscious Leadership: Escaping survival mode to embody authenticity
✨ Root Cause Healing: Moving beyond symptoms to sustainable human flourishing

About Kaitlin:
Kaitlin Roberson is the co-founder and CEO of Cacti Therapeutics, a Dallas-based biotech company pioneering trauma-informed, psychedelic-derived treatments for chronic pain and addiction. With a Master’s in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard, her work blends neurobiology, compassion, and systems-level thinking. Kaitlin’s mission is to shift how we understand healing, by reconnecting with our inner intelligence and embracing post-traumatic growth as a leadership superpower.

Where to find more strategies, tips and tools from Kaitlin Roberson:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaitlinroberson
🌐 Website: https://www.cactitherapeutics.com
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaitlinroberson

n this episode, I had an amazing chat with Matt Doughty about life, leadership, business — and how curiosity, connection, and conscious growth fuel success that actually lasts.

Matt’s journey spans high-growth tech, enterprise sales, and now, bold innovation as co-founder of Prefactor. But beneath the milestones lies a deeper mission: to understand people, build trust through presence, and design systems that scale with soul.

As fellow founders, we explored what it truly takes to build something meaningful, from human connection and founder antifragility to the core skills that will matter most in 2030. This conversation is both a masterclass in self-awareness and a reminder that curiosity and openness can unlock doors that strategy alone cannot.

We explored:
✨ Unlock Rapport: Why curiosity builds trust, connection, and opportunity
✨ Build Relationships Fast: A true founder superpower — in life, leadership, and business
✨ Stop Procrastinating: Overcome fear of failure and take the first step
✨ Founder Antifragility: How to stay strong and bounce forward through uncertainty
✨ Skills Over Industry: The human edge in the future of work
✨ Pitching for Investment: The power of silence, confidence, and positive feedback loops

About Matt:
Matt Doughty is the CEO and co-founder of Prefactor, a developer-first platform redefining authentication and authorisation through a unified Domain-Specific Language (DSL). With over 15 years of experience across global sales and customer success at Procore Technologies and PatSnap, Matt has driven more than $35M in revenue across North America, Europe, and APAC.

His path from enterprise leader to founder is powered by systems thinking, a passion for problem-solving, and deep curiosity about how people and products grow, together.

Where to find more from Matt Doughty:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewdoughty
🌐 Website: https://www.prefactor.tech

In this episode, I had an amazing chat with Dr. Alina Chakraborty about life, leadership, business and what it truly means to listen to your inner voice, let go and reimagine how we ignite curiosity in ourselves and the next generation.
Alina’s journey from cancer biologist to creative science educator is a story of reinvention (one that I am very familiar with..), a shift that began with silence, presence, and a soul calling her toward something more expansive. Her work now sits at the intersection of deep science, human potential, and joyful exploration.
Together, we explored how children and adults can optimally thrive when we are curiosity-led, purpose fuelled, and grounded in our whole being. This episode invites you to reflect on your own journey of learning, unlearning and relearning, and how science can become a soulful art.

We explored:
✨ Beat Burnout: How soul whispers can become a reset and restart signal
✨ Motivating Kids in Science: From disengaged to passionate, a new way to bounce forward
✨ Continuous Learning, Unlearning, Relearning: Why fluid collaboration and lived experience matter
✨ Unlock Flow State: The magic of curiosity, courage, and aligned energy
✨ New Business Journey: From research scientist to empowered entrepreneur
✨ Stress & Children: The unseen costs — and how to nurture optimal growth

About Alina:Dr. Alina Chakraborty is a cancer biologist, educator, and founder of STEM Dorado — a science education initiative bringing critical thinking and curiosity to life for children. With 15+ years in cancer research and numerous peer-reviewed publications, Alina has bridged the lab bench and the learning space with rare creativity and clarity.
Her mission is to make science not only accessible but alive, blending rigorous research, visual storytelling, and child-led exploration to raise a generation that questions deeply, thinks creatively, and leads consciously.

Where to find more from Dr. Alina Chakraborty:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alina-chakraborty-ph-d-38a360b6
🌐 Website: https://www.stemdorado.com

In this episode, I had an amazing chat with Farida Musaddi about life, leadership, business — and what it means to fuse innovation with intention in a rapidly changing world.
Farida’s work spans technology, travel, and what I like to call soulful, high flow conscious leadership. Her story is one of bold decisions, deep resilience, and a relentless curiosity about what’s possible when humans and tech collaborate for good. From scaling smart city solutions to creating space for rest and renewal, her journey is a powerful reminder that building a better world starts with how we choose to lead and live each day.

We explored:
✨ Never Give Up: Boosting mental attitude and living fully
✨ AI Predictions: The tipping point for human-tech creativity
✨ Travel to De-stress: Why rest isn’t a luxury — it’s leadership fuel
✨ Juggling It All: Building strong partnerships to scale with grace, connectionand creativity
✨ Authentic Networking: Sparking big ideas through real conversationand fluid collaboration
✨ Tech for Good: Innovation that’s inclusive, intentional, and human first

About Farida:Farida Musaddi is the CEO and Co-Founder of Al Fateh Technologies, a Dubai-based consultancy driving digital transformation, AI, and cybersecurity across global markets. She is also the co-founder of Cruisier, a luxury and corporate travel company, and host of The Professional Pulse Podcast, where she explores leadership, innovation, and purpose-driven careers.
Farida is passionate about merging cutting-edge technology with emotional intelligence and has been recognised globally for her leadership and impact.

Where to find more from Farida Musaddi:
🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/farida-musaddi-a319351a5
🌐 Al Fateh Technologies: https://www.alfatehtechnologies.com
🌐 Cruisier: https://www.cruisier.com
🎙️ Podcast: Professional Pulse on Spotify

In this episode, I had an amazing chat with Dr. Dushani L. Palliyaguru about life, leadership, business and what it really means to evolve with purpose, science, heart and soul.
From NIH researcher to health tech founder, Dushani’s story is a masterclass in graceful reinvention. With a deep background in environmental health and aging science, she’s now building solutions that honour both longevity and human adaptability. Her journey invites us to embrace change as a creative force, to move beyond labels, tap into our own data within, and lead with grace even when the path is undefined.

We explored:
✨ Adaptability: Stop feeling behind & embrace the moment as it is
✨ Longevity, Environmental Health & Solutions: A Scientist's journey to HealthSurveil
✨ Startup Journey: No regrets, going all in and seeing what happens
✨ Cognitive Aging: Secrets to high-functioning brains at any age
✨ Career Pivots: Embracing being formless with curiousity, grace & grit
✨ Breaking Barriers: Creating new things requires leaving comfort zone

About Dr. Dushani L. Palliyaguru:
Dushani is a Sri Lankan-American toxicologist, gerontologist, and award-winning scientist. She’s the Co-Founder & CEO of HealthSurveil, a Texas-based startup using data science and AI to support healthy aging. With a PhD in Environmental and Occupational Health and postdoctoral training at the NIH, her work spans high-impact science, public health, and women’s leadership in tech and research.

Where to find more from Dr. Dushani L. Palliyaguru:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dushanilpalliyaguru
🌐 Website: https://www.drdushanipalliyaguru.com
🌐 HealthSurveil: https://www.healthsurveil.us

In this episode, I had an amazing chat with Johann Psaila about life, leadership, business and how inside out transformation starts with self-reflection, self-worth, and aligned action.
Johann’s mission is simple yet powerful: help 10,000 people transform their lives by understanding that they are enough. Through his work, he empowers sales leaders, entrepreneurs, and high performers to stop chasing and start leading from wholeness.

We explored:
✨ Discovering Purpose: Helping 10,000 People Transform Their Lives
✨ You Are Enough: Confidence & Self-Love
✨ Post Traumatic Growth: Turning Adversity Into Momentum
✨ Ego Death: The shift that changes everything
✨ Mindset First: Achieving Sales Success Through Inner Work
✨ People First: Sustainable leadership from the inside out

About Johann:
Johann Psaila is a Melbourne-based coach, speaker, and founder of Blueprint Coaching and Blueprint Publishing. Through his Equilibrium Framework, he combines neuroscience, behavioural psychology, and reflective coaching to unlock purpose-led performance for individuals and teams. He also hosts Welcome to the Blueprint, a podcast on transformation and trust.

Where to find more from Johann:Website (Coaching):
🌐 Website: https://www.blueprint-coaching.com.au
🌐 Website: https://www.blueprintpublishing.com.au
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johann-psaila-4135b658