Authenticity Studio
At Authenticity Studio, we honour and celebrate individuals who lead with authenticity—those who choose to live truthfully and show up fully as themselves. We believe that leadership is not about titles or following a prescribed path, but about the courage to be real, the willingness to embrace your unique voice, and the strength to walk your own journey.
Through our podcast, Authentic Leadership, we shine a light on these stories. Each episode features a guest who shares not just what they do, but who they are—their experiences, values, and the moments that shaped them. From self-discovery to bold self-expression, from personal challenges to professional breakthroughs, these conversations reveal what it means to lead with heart, integrity, and humanity.
Essence + Truth + Clarity = Authenticity
Authentic Leadership Podcast
This space honours the voices of those leading with heart, courage, and integrity. Through honest conversations and personal stories, we explore what it truly means to lead from a place of authenticity. Whether through lived experience, quiet service, or bold advocacy — each story shared here is a reflection of leadership that begins with being, not striving.
Upcoming Guest
Episode 4: Jordyn Elyse on Authentic Leadership - Thursday 7 August 2025
The Journey to My Unapologetic Authentic Self: A Reflection Through Identity, Belonging, Connection and Grief.
How do you lean into your grief in a society where everything is expected to follow a timeline? And how do you show up in a world that still struggles to make space for true vulnerability—let alone embrace it?
In this conversation, Jodryn and I had a soul-to-soul exchange—two spirits meeting in truth, exploring what it means to be real about connection, belonging, and grief. We spoke openly about how identity is often shaped through pain, and how vulnerability, when honoured, can become a powerful path to healing and authenticity.
Official Announcement
Authenticity Studio and the Wellbeing Charitable Trust are pleased to announce a partnership committed to working together on future projects aligned with our shared purpose and mission—to serve the wider community of Aotearoa, New Zealand.
The Wellbeing Charitable Trust, through its co-founder Eva Chen, brings deep community connections and extensive experience working with grassroots communities, along with a strong understanding of the gaps and needs in this space. It is with great pride that the Trust enters this partnership with Authenticity Studio.
Authenticity Studio, with its strong foundation in lived experience and community insight, will offer key infrastructure support. This includes amplifying the voices of those with lived experience from all walks of life and building sustainable funding models to support the meaningful work the Wellbeing Charitable Trust already provides to the community.
Co-founded by Eva Chen, MNZM, in 2014, the Trust was born from her personal experience of postnatal depression and her deep empathy for other mothers facing similar challenges. Since then, Eva has become a powerful advocate and voice for many communities, helping others to find and strengthen their own voices.
Eva has shared that this partnership represents something she has long hoped for—a genuine collaboration where each organisation brings its unique strengths together to uplift the community.