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November 17th, 2025

Ep 241: Fearless & Unfiltered | Jessica Sweetman

  1. Ep 241: Fearless & Unfiltered | Jessica Sweetman 47:35

British singer-songwriter Jessica Sweetman shares her incredible story of resilience, creativity, and leading with authenticity. From busking in Soho and performing in jazz clubs at 16, to squatting inside a Nashville record label until they offered her a deal, Jessica’s fearless pursuit of her dream redefines what it means to lead yourself through risk, rejection, and reinvention.

Now working independently, collaborating with legends like Paul Oakenfold and Alfie Boe, and recording at Abbey Road Studios, Jessica opens up about Mental Health, self-leadership, and finding peace in the chaos of the music industry.

🎧 In this episode:

How Jessica broke into music against all odds

Why her record deal nearly broke her — and how she came back stronger

The truth about creativity, control, and leadership in the arts

Her powerful new collaborations and life lessons on authenticity

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NOTE: Jessica Sweetman and Alfie Boe have recently collaborated on a duet called “Broken Perfect Love” and are touring together, with Sweetman as a special guest on Boe’s 2026 tour
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Adam Pacifico is the host of the award winning, globally ranked podcast, The Leadership Enigma. He has spent 3 decades experiencing and exploring the best and worst of human behaviour in his various roles as a barrister defending and prosecuting in the criminal courts and as an operational police officer on the streets of London. He is insatiably curious and continues looking for the differentiators as to who, how and why people out perform in leadership roles. He is the author of 'The Leader's Secret Code' (shortlisted for business book of the year) and had delivered events nationally and internationally to over 60,000 people.

His passion for leadership is based on advice from his mentor: 'The children of the people you lead will know your name, in what context is up to you.'