The Data Shaman Podcast - Quant Mind, Shaman Soul
Quant Mind. Shaman Soul.
I spent 15 years in banking before I finally said the two words that changed everything: f*ck it. I quit. Now I'm an executive coach, a recovering risk manager, and someone who genuinely believes most people are quietly waiting for permission to want more than the life they've settled into.
This podcast is where we say the quiet part out loud.
I'm Daniele Forni, and The Data Shaman is my space to explore the gap between who we are inside and who we perform at work, and what happens when we finally close it. It's part honest conversation, part field guide, and always real. No gurus, no highlight reels, just people telling the truth about their lives and their work.
In Season 1, I sat down with coaches to unpack how transformation actually happens. What really shifts when someone changes, how the best coaches think, and the messy, human work behind helping people grow. You can listen to it now!
Upcoming is Season 2, titled F*ck it, I Quit. It's about the moment people stop pretending and walk away from the safe job, the safe career, the safe identity, and what they build on the other side. Through my own story and candid conversations with people who leapt before they felt ready, every episode is a small dose of courage for anyone wondering, is this really it?
If you've ever felt the crack between your outside life and your inside one, you're in the right place. Spreadsheets and soul. Pull up a chair.
Hit subscribe and transform the way you look at your potential.
The Data Shaman Podcast - Quant Mind, Shaman Soul
Latest Episodes
Season 3, Ep 1 - Confidence Is a Verb: Small Wins, Big Growth
Hi Guys, this is a new experiment - I have been reading lots of self-help books, and I wanted to share them. But, I was not sure how. So, I partnered up with an text-to-speech voice to ask me questions (let's call her Jo...
He Quit at Number One. Then He Rebuilt Himself | Ming Chan
Ming Chan became the top biller of his recruitment firm in Hong Kong. Then he quit. Not for a better offer, but because the pain of not changing had become greater than the change.Recorded at Soho House Hong Kong for the "F*ck It, I Quit...
From HSBC to The Vurger Co., and Losing It All | Neil Potts
Neil Potts sat next to Daniele on the trading floor at HSBC. He was also getting up at 4am to buy fresh produce at wholesale markets, running vegan pop-ups in Shoreditch after work, and telling almost no one, because he was scared of getting in...
F*ck It, I Quit: From Law Firm COO to MoveMen, with Brian Henderson
Belfast-born, Brian Henderson did everything the corporate deal asked of him. He trained as a lawyer, took an MBA, and spent decades running global law firms as Chief Operating Officer across London, Paris and Hong Kong. He also learned, early,...
F*ck It, I Quit: Why I Left Banking After 15 Years | The Data Shaman, Season 2
For fifteen years I hid my tattoos under a suit. Then one morning, measuring my own blood pressure in front of the mirror, I asked what the hell I was doing, and I quit.This is the opener of Season 2, Fuck It, I Quit. No guest, just me o...