What if the key to extraordinary leadership isn’t just about achieving more, but about becoming more whole? In this episode of Seek Go Create, host Tim Winders sits down with April Diaz, founder and CEO of Ezer & Company, to unpack a transformative, holistic approach to leadership that moves beyond traditional power structures. April shares personal lessons from her own journey—from her early days as the “bossy” girl on the playground to her groundbreaking work coaching high-capacity leaders and advocating for women in executive spaces. Whether you’re an experienced leader, burned out by the old rules, or simply curious about what it means to lead with authenticity and intention, this candid conversation is sure to challenge and inspire you to redefine your own path to wholeness.

"Leadership begins within, and you are the most important person you will ever lead." - April Diaz

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About Our Guest:

April Diaz is the founder and CEO of Ezer & Company, an acclaimed executive coach with over 25 years of experience guiding more than a thousand high-capacity leaders—including C-suite executives and Olympians—through transformative leadership and personal growth. Renowned for her holistic, inside-out leadership approach, April combines bold strategy, deep soul work, and practical tools to help leaders thrive both professionally and personally. She’s a certified coach with expertise in neuroscience and human development, and is the creator of a proprietary wholeness assessment that challenges traditional leadership models. With extensive background in church ministry and a passion for equitable, sustainable leadership ecosystems, April is recognized for her energetic, intentional, and authentic guidance of leaders seeking meaningful impact.

Reasons to Listen:

1. Discover April Diaz’s unique approach to holistic leadership that blends deep soul work, bold strategy, and practical tools to help leaders thrive—whether you’re burned out or seeking your next level of growth.
2. Hear personal stories of transformation, resilience, and the realities of navigating career pivots, motherhood, and spiritual calling in high-capacity roles, especially for women leaders.
3. Explore thought-provoking insights on how our greatest strengths can become our kryptonite, the power of energy management, and why integrating all parts of ourselves is the secret to sustainable success.

Episode Resources & Action Steps:

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

1. Ezer & Company Website: April Diaz’s company, where you can find coaching programs, resources for holistic leadership, and take the Wholeness Assessment.
2. The Whole Leader Snapshot (Wholeness Assessment): The assessment tool discussed in the episode, designed to evaluate your holistic well-being across six key areas.
3. Enneagram Reference: April mentions she’s an “8 on the enneagram” and discusses the framework as a helpful tool for understanding leadership and energy. While not a direct resource link, listeners are encouraged to explore enneagram personality resources for self-awareness.

1. Take the Whole Leader Snapshot Assessment: Spend a few minutes completing the free assessment on the Ezer & Company website to get a sense of your strengths and growth areas across physical, emotional, mental, relational, spiritual, and renewal dimensions.
2. Reflect on Your Own Leadership Approach: Consider April’s encouragement to embrace holistic, integrated leadership. Identify one area of your life (e.g., energy management, emotional health, or spiritual wholeness) that needs more intentional focus and set a small, actionable goal this week.
3. Engage with a Coaching or Mastermind Community: If you’re a leader feeling burned out or stuck, consider joining a mastermind group or reaching out for coaching—especially in an environment that values growth, authenticity, and whole-person integration, as modeled in April’s programs.

Key Lessons:

1. Holistic Leadership Is the Future: April champions a leadership approach that moves beyond external achievements and power dynamics, focusing instead on bringing your whole self into leadership. True transformation happens when leaders integrate their physical, emotional, mental, relational, spiritual, and renewal selves.
2. Your Superpower Can Be Your Kryptonite: High energy and ambition can drive extraordinary results, but unchecked, they can also lead to burnout and hitting brick walls. Managing personal energy and developing rhythms for recovery is essential for sustaining high capacity leadership.
3. Life and Leadership Evolve Through Seasons: From the complexities of juggling family and career in your 30s to finding clarity and impact in your 50s, leaders experience significant shifts as they age. Embracing these changes and adjusting expectations is key to thriving through each stage.
4. Women’s Leadership Offers a Generative Alternative: April shares that women lead differently—often with more emphasis on sustainability and partnership rather than power and hierarchy. She advocates for building ecosystems instead of empires and believes that partnership is the antidote to both patriarchy and matriarchy.
5. Self-Awareness Is Foundational to Growth: Taking personal assessments and having honest self-reflection can reveal blind spots and opportunities for greater wholeness. Effective leadership begins within, requiring expanded internal capacity to achieve meaningful external impact.

Episode Highlights:

00:00 Introduction to Holistic Leadership

00:53 Meet April Diaz: Transformative Executive Coach

02:20 April's Superpower and Energy Management

04:48 Navigating Leadership Challenges

08:15 Age and Leadership: Insights Across Decades

12:41 April's Early Life and Leadership Journey

18:14 Spiritual Path and Ministry Challenges

22:15 Women in Leadership and Ecosystem Building

30:29 Discovering Coaching: A New Path

31:44 Discovering a New Path in Life

33:24 Transitioning from Ministry to Coaching

36:01 Challenges of Asking for Money

43:20 The Concept of Wholeness in Leadership

46:48 The Importance of Self-Awareness

51:13 Balancing Life and Leadership

59:24 Defining Success and Overcoming Challenges

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