A TOUCHING DISTANCE x A-PURPOSE INITIATIVE

Purposeful Futures

A podcast and community exploring what it means to lead with purpose in a changing world.
Real conversations with leaders who are rewriting the rules.

Topics We Explore

Leadership

Career Transitions

Resilience

Purpose

Values

Women in Leadership

Finding Your Voice

Cross-Cultural Leadership

Burnout Recovery

Our Inner Critics

Team Dynamics

Topics We Explore

Leadership

Career Transitions

Resilience

Purpose

Values

Finding Your Voice

Cross-Cultural Leadership

No Algorithms

A private platform away from algorithms, ads, and performative culture.

Paid = Investment

Share skills and real experiences. Celebrate wins AND struggles. No performance required.

Intentionally Designed

We don't leave connection to chance. We actively create programming and foster the conversations that matter.

Quality Over Quantity

Always. This is about depth, not reach. Meaning, not metrics.

No Algorithms

A private platform away from algorithms, ads, and performative culture.

Paid = Investment

Share skills and real experiences. Celebrate wins AND struggles. No performance required.

Intentionally Designed

We don't leave connection to chance. We actively create programming and foster the conversations that matter.

Quality Over Quantity

Always. This is about depth, not reach. Meaning, not metrics.

This Makes Sense For You If...

This Makes Sense For You If...

You work in corporate, nonprofit, social enterprise, or consulting, but you're navigating questions bigger than your job title

You're tired of "purpose-washing" and want to talk about what values-driven work actually looks like

You're raising or supporting the next generation and wondering how to help them build meaningful lives

You want to explore what leadership looks like when it's rooted in humanity, not just efficiency

You're an emerging leader who knows there's more to work than the bottom line

You need space to figure out what path feels right, without the performance pressure of social media

You don't have to have it all figured out. You just need to be willing to explore it honestly.

You work in corporate, nonprofit, social enterprise, or consulting, but you're navigating questions bigger than your job title

You're tired of "purpose-washing" and want to talk about what values-driven work actually looks like

You're raising or supporting the next generation and wondering how to help them build meaningful lives

You want to explore what leadership looks like when it's rooted in humanity, not just efficiency

You're an emerging leader who knows there's more to work than the bottom line

You need space to figure out what path feels right, without the performance pressure of social media

You don't have to have it all figured out. You just need to be willing to explore it honestly.

What You'll Get As a Member

Monthly Virtual Deep Dives

Guided conversations on topics like future skills, values-driven leadership, raising purpose-driven young people, and navigating corporate pressure while staying human.

These aren't webinars, they're thinking spaces.

Private Platform (No Algorithms)

A space where you can ask the questions that feel too vulnerable for LinkedIn, too philosophical for your workplace. Real conversations, not performative posts.

Office Hours with Founders

Book a 20-minute slot with Aga or Linda, for reflection, questions or a listening space when you need it most (unavailable anywhere else).

Co-Creation opportunities

Host your own deep dive, lead a discussion, share your expertise. This is your space to contribute and shape the community.

Bi-Annual Events

Larger gatherings with guest speakers exploring the questions that matter. Free access for members.

Podcast Community Discussions

Work That Moves Us - honest conversations and topical community discussions. Space to unpack episodes together.

What You'll Get As a Member

Monthly Virtual Deep Dives

Guided conversations on topics like future skills, values-driven leadership, raising purpose-driven young people, and navigating corporate pressure while staying human.

These aren't webinars, they're thinking spaces.

Private Platform (No Algorithms)

A space where you can ask the questions that feel too vulnerable for LinkedIn, too philosophical for your workplace. Real conversations, not performative posts.

Office Hours with Founders

Book a 20-minute slot with Aga or Linda, for reflection, questions or a listening space when you need it most (unavailable anywhere else).

Co-Creation opportunities

Host your own deep dive, lead a discussion, share your expertise. This is your space to contribute and shape the community.

Bi-Annual Events

Larger gatherings with guest speakers exploring the questions that matter. Free access for members.

Podcast Community Discussions

Work That Moves Us - honest conversations and topical community discussions. Space to unpack episodes together.

Choose Your Path

FLEXIBLE

Monthly

25 CHF/month

= 300 CHF/year

  • Monthly deep dive sessions

  • Free access to quarterly events

  • Office hours with founders

  • Private community platform

  • Co-creation opportunities

  • Podcast Community Discussion

No long-term commitment required. Cancel anytime.

BEST VALUE - SAVE 36 CHF
Annual

264 CHF/year

= 22 CHF/month

Save 36 CHF vs monthly (300 CHF/year)

  • Monthly deep dive sessions

  • Free access to quarterly events

  • Office hours with founders

  • Private community platform

  • Co-creation opportunities

  • Podcast Community Discussion

  • Two months free

Get two months free when you go all in!

We're covering our costs, not maximising profit. This is about building something meaningful together.

Choose Your Path

FLEXIBLE

Monthly

25 CHF/month

= 300 CHF/year

  • Monthly deep dive sessions

  • Free access to quarterly events

  • Office hours with founders

  • Private community platform

  • Co-creation opportunities

  • Podcast Community Discussion

No long-term commitment required. Cancel anytime.

BEST VALUE - SAVE 36 CHF
Annual

264 CHF/year

= 22 CHF/month

Save 36 CHF vs monthly (300 CHF/year)

  • Monthly deep dive sessions

  • Free access to quarterly events

  • Office hours with founders

  • Private community platform

  • Co-creation opportunities

  • Podcast Community Discussion

  • Two months free

Get two months free when you go all in!

We're covering our costs, not maximising profit. This is about building something meaningful together.

Who's behind this

Purposeful Futures was born from a shared conviction: lasting transformation happens when people undersatnd why they do what they do.

Linda Steinbock

Founder, Touching Distance

10+ years leading teams through high-stakes change across multiple continents and sectors. EMCC certified coach, published author, half-Swedish, half-Singaporean. Linda spent her career in environments where plans fall apart and all you have left is the people around you. She brings that into everything she does now: creating space for honesty, building trust across difference, and helping leaders find the courage to show up as themselves when the pressure says otherwise.

Agnieszka (Aga) Pociecha

Founder, A-Purpose

15+ years driving transformation, process optimisation, and people strategy across large multinational organisations. Fluent in English, French, and native in Polish. Aga has seen first-hand the gap between organisations that treat purpose as a slogan and those where it genuinely shapes decisions. She brings strategic clarity, calm execution under pressure, and a deep belief that improvements only last when people actually embrace them.

Between us, we've worked across corporate, nonprofit, social enterprise, and international organisations. We created this space becausse the conversations that matter most don't belong to any one sector.

"Change doesn't come from flawless strategies. It comes from people who dare to act with purpose and conviction."

Meet the Hosts

Purposeful Futures was born from a shared conviction: lasting transformation happens when people undersatnd why they do what they do.

Linda Steinbock

Founder, Touching Distance

10+ years leading teams through high-stakes change across multiple continents and sectors. EMCC certified coach, published author, half-Swedish, half-Singaporean. Creates space for honesty, builds trust across difference, and helps leaders find the courage to show up as themselves.

Agnieszka (Aga) Pociecha

Founder, A-Purpose

15+ years driving transformation, process optimisation, and people strategy across large multinational organisations. Fluent in English, French, and native in Polish. Brings strategic clarity, calm execution under pressure, and a deep belief that improvements only last when people actually embrace them.

Between us, we've worked across corporate, nonprofit, social enterprise, and international organisations. We created this space becausse the conversations that matter most don't belong to any one sector.

"Change doesn't come from flawless strategies. It comes from people who dare to act with purpose and conviction."

Work That Moves Us Podcast

Our podcast explores the questions that matter. Join the community to dive deeper into each episode.

Work That Moves Us Podcast

Our podcast explores the questions that matter. Join the community to dive deeper into each episode.

Click below to listen on your favourite podcast platform.

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Ready to find your people?

Join a community of purpose-driven professionals who are done performing and ready to belong.

Ready to find your people?

Join a community of purpose-driven professionals who are done performing and ready to belong.

Lead with connection

Coaching and development for purpose-driven
professionals and teams navigating transition,
growth, and meaningful change.

Lead with connection

Coaching and development for purpose-driven
professionals and teams navigating transition,
growth, and meaningful change.

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