What if the best leaders aren’t the loudest but the ones who listen?

In this episode of Scaling Stories Unfiltered, we sit down with Monica Collings, a leadership advisor and transformation expert whose career path is anything but linear.

From building her own business to leading complex integrations in multi-billion-pound energy firms, Monica has navigated startups, scale-ups, and corporate giants, all while staying true to her belief in people-first leadership.

She shares the unfiltered truth about what it really takes to lead through transformation, the power of inclusive teams, and why she believes squiggly careers are the future.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Why squiggly careers create the most resilient leaders
• How to lead through mergers, integrations, and change without losing your team
• Why inclusion isn’t just a buzzword but a business imperative
• What it takes to build trust, alignment, and performance in fast-moving environments
• The small leadership habits that shape culture (and why they matter most)
• How Monica balances empathy with commercial edge and why that balance works

This episode is a masterclass in human leadership. If you’re a founder, exec, or future leader navigating complexity, Monica’s story will leave you thinking differently about growth, impact, and how we show up for each other at work.

Who is Monica Collins?

Monica is a leadership and strategy consultant who’s led large-scale change programmes in FTSE 100 businesses, high-growth energy startups, and everything in between. She's passionate about inclusive leadership, building high-trust teams, and creating cultures that don’t just scale but thrive.

Find Monica here:
 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicacollings/

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