Unlock Your Leadership, with Dr Gary Crotaz, PhD

41 Playing a Bigger Game: Dr Jenny Fernandez on Expanding Your Leadership Impact

Episode Summary

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership, Dr Gary Crotaz speaks with Dr Jenny Fernandez — executive coach, leadership strategist, and Columbia Business School educator — about what it truly means to play a bigger game as a leader. Jenny shares her perspective on how ambitious, high-performing leaders can step into greater influence — not by doing more, but by thinking differently. She and Gary explore how courage, self-awareness, and intentional presence open the door to bigger opportunities, bolder conversations, and more meaningful impact. Together, they unpack the mindset shifts that enable leaders to move from incremental progress to transformational change — and how to lead not just with strategy, but with purpose and conviction. It’s a powerful, energising conversation about owning your space, amplifying your impact, and daring to play bigger than you ever have before. Originally recorded for The Unlock Moment podcast.

Episode Notes

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership, Dr Gary Crotaz speaks with Dr Jenny Fernandez — executive coach, leadership strategist, and Columbia Business School educator — about what it truly means to play a bigger game as a leader.

Jenny shares her perspective on how ambitious, high-performing leaders can step into greater influence — not by doing more, but by thinking differently. She and Gary explore how courage, self-awareness, and intentional presence open the door to bigger opportunities, bolder conversations, and more meaningful impact.

Together, they unpack the mindset shifts that enable leaders to move from incremental progress to transformational change — and how to lead not just with strategy, but with purpose and conviction.

It’s a powerful, energising conversation about owning your space, amplifying your impact, and daring to play bigger than you ever have before.

Originally recorded for The Unlock Moment podcast.