#68 Christian Ray Flores - From Refugee to Rockstar to Impact Leader

In this intimate and soul-stirring episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, host Alistair Langer sits down with dear friend and ceremonial guide Angel Hernandez, whose life has become deeply intertwined with the Wixarika (Huichol) tradition of Mexico.From the chaos of urban life in Berlin to the sacred deserts of Wirikuta, Angel’s journey is one of collapse, surrender, and profound rebirth — guided by the spirit of Kayumari, the Blue Deer. Together, they explore how indigenous wisdom, plant medicine, and the ceremonial fire are not just personal healing tools but living systems for restoring coherence and balance in a fragmented world.Highlights:✨ A Journey of Collapse & Renewal – From bi-cultural roots and rejection to rediscovering purpose through the Wixarika path.🔥 Life Around the Fire – Understanding the four rounds, prayer, music, dance, and why the true medicine is not the cactus, but the prayer itself.💚 Healing from the Heart – Aligning willpower with compassion, softening strength into love, and integrating heart and solar plexus.🛡️ Indigenous Communities as Mirrors – Lessons in unconditional acceptance and coherence from the Wixarika way of life.🏛️ Yurineaka Parewiwame (Helping Mother Earth) – The first indigenous-led, steward-owned nonprofit for the Wixarika, dedicated to:• Preserving culture and sacred lands• Building sustainable infrastructure (water, energy, food)• Reviving local economies for thriving villagesKey Takeaways:🌿 Indigenous wisdom is a living technology for balance.🔥 Ceremonial fire teaches coherence — heart 💚 and solar plexus ☀️ in harmony.🤝 Reciprocity matters — if you’ve healed through indigenous medicine, give back.About Angel Hernandez:Angel is a cultural bridge, ceremonial guide, and co-founder of Yurineaka Parewiwame, working directly with Wixarika marakames (spiritual leaders) to protect sacred lands and traditions. His work focuses on restoring reciprocity between modern seekers and indigenous communities, while helping others reconnect with prayer, ceremony, and the living Earth.🎧 Tune in to this conversation that feels more like a prayer than a podcast — a call to coherence, love, and reciprocity.For more details, visit: 👉 angelhernandez.de🌎 Foundation: yupa.com.mx🌵 Ceremonial work: kauyumari.orgTo learn more about me, follow the below links:🌐 Website: https://alistairlanger.de🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alistairlanger/#AngelHernandez #CatalyzingRadicalSystemicChange #IndigenousWisdom #CeremonialFire #Wixarika #Kayumari #Reciprocity #Healing #SystemsChange #HelpingMotherEarth

In this transformative episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, host Alistair Langer is joined by Christian Ray Flores — entrepreneur, high-performance coach, former Russian pop idol, and founder of Third Drive. His life story spans continents, cultures, and careers, weaving resilience, reinvention, and purpose into a mission to empower world changers.Together, they explore how personal transformation, cultural identity, and faith-driven leadership can shape the future of impact entrepreneurship. This is not just inspiration—it’s a masterclass in aligning legacy with action.Highlights:🧬 A Life Shaped by Many Worlds – African, Latin American, and Soviet roots forged a unique spiritual DNA.🎤 Pop Stardom & Its Shadows – How fame nearly derailed his purpose before grief and failure redefined it.🌱 The Reinvention – From music to philanthropy to entrepreneurship, each pivot deepened his calling.🌍 Coaching World Changers – Building Third Drive to raise conscious capital and equip entrepreneurs for impact.🧠 Cutting-Edge Coaching – Blending business acumen with emotional intelligence to unlock hidden potential.💥 Faith-Driven Leadership – Navigating crises with clarity, courage, and conviction.Mic-Drop Moments:✨ “If you don’t transform your pain, you will transmit it.”✨ “Fame without formation is a recipe for collapse.”✨ “You don’t need a bigger audience — you need a clearer signal.”About Christian Ray Flores:Christian is a global entrepreneur, high-performance coach, and cultural innovator. After global fame as a musician, he turned to philanthropy and impact-driven entrepreneurship, co-founding Third Drive in Austin, Texas. Today, he coaches high achievers and leaders worldwide, helping them maximize impact while building cultures that catalyze systemic change.🎧 Tune into this unforgettable conversation on resilience, legacy, and purpose-driven leadership.👉 Christian Ray Flores LinkedInTo learn more about me, follow the links below:WebsiteLinkedIn#ChristianRayFlores #CatalyzingRadicalSystemicChange #ImpactLeadership #FaithInBusiness #ResilientFutures #ConsciousCapital #SystemsChange

In this transformative episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, host Alistair Langer is joined by Christian Ray Flores — entrepreneur, high-performance coach, former Russian pop idol, and founder of Third Drive. His life story spans continents, cultures, and careers, weaving resilience, reinvention, and purpose into a mission to empower world changers.Together, they explore how personal transformation, cultural identity, and faith-driven leadership can shape the future of impact entrepreneurship. This is not just inspiration—it’s a masterclass in aligning legacy with action.Highlights:🧬 A Life Shaped by Many Worlds – African, Latin American, and Soviet roots forged a unique spiritual DNA.🎤 Pop Stardom & Its Shadows – How fame nearly derailed his purpose before grief and failure redefined it.🌱 The Reinvention – From music to philanthropy to entrepreneurship, each pivot deepened his calling.🌍 Coaching World Changers – Building Third Drive to raise conscious capital and equip entrepreneurs for impact.🧠 Cutting-Edge Coaching – Blending business acumen with emotional intelligence to unlock hidden potential.💥 Faith-Driven Leadership – Navigating crises with clarity, courage, and conviction.Mic-Drop Moments:✨ “If you don’t transform your pain, you will transmit it.”✨ “Fame without formation is a recipe for collapse.”✨ “You don’t need a bigger audience — you need a clearer signal.”About Christian Ray Flores:Christian is a global entrepreneur, high-performance coach, and cultural innovator. After global fame as a musician, he turned to philanthropy and impact-driven entrepreneurship, co-founding Third Drive in Austin, Texas. Today, he coaches high achievers and leaders worldwide, helping them maximize impact while building cultures that catalyze systemic change.🎧 Tune into this unforgettable conversation on resilience, legacy, and purpose-driven leadership.👉 Christian Ray Flores: LinkedInTo learn more about me, follow the links below:WebsiteLinkedIn#ChristianRayFlores #ImpactEntrepreneurship #CatalyzingChange #Resilience #FaithInBusiness #LegacyLeadership #ConsciousCapital #SystemsChange

In this powerful episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, host Alistair Langer is joined by Dr. Alex Cahana – physician, philosopher, blockchain pioneer, and global thought leader in decentralization. From battlefield trauma medicine to blockchain innovation, Dr. Cahana’s journey spans medicine, technology, governance, and regenerative economies.Together, they explore why decentralization is not just a technological shift but a profound reclaiming of human agency, sovereignty, and resilience. This is not another blockchain hype story—it’s a vision for how decentralized systems can transform health, finance, governance, and community, paving the way for a regenerative and inclusive future.Highlights:🔓 Decentralization Misunderstood – Beyond security and censorship resistance, it’s about reclaiming self-agency and avoiding the infantilization of centralized systems.⚖️ The TTT Model – Transparency, Trust, and Tokens as the building blocks of resilient decentralized networks.🏥 From Health to Governance – Real-world applications in healthcare, supply chains, property rights, energy, and digital identity.🌍 Network States & Regenerative Communities – Why most current network states fail and how true inclusivity means shifting from extractive ownership to commitment-based stewardship.🚀 Horizons of Change – Short-term composable solutions, mid-term convergence of blockchain, AI, and privacy tech, and long-term visions of post-monetary, regenerative economies.✨ Cosmic Perspective – Technology as a mirror of our humanity, the call for interspecies and interplanetary collaboration, and why love must remain the foundation of decentralization.About Dr. Alex Cahana:Dr. Cahana is a physician and global voice for decentralized futures. He has served as a UN Blockchain for Healthcare Expert and was former Head of Healthcare and Blockchain at ConsenSys Health. His mission: to “Decentralize Everything” by empowering individuals as health and wealth producers through Web3 solutions.Today, he advises pioneering organizations including:🔗 Impact Rooms – Driving Web3 innovation in emerging markets.🏝 Satoshi Island (Vanuatu) – Building decentralized, regenerative communities.🔗 Titlechain – Securing decentralized title transfer and asset validation.🌍 Adanian Labs Africa – Supporting tech innovation for sustainable development.He is a frequent speaker at global conferences, including the UN General Assembly’s Science Summit, advocating for decentralized, resilient, and regenerative socio-economic infrastructures.🎧 Tune in to this essential conversation on decentralization as a blueprint for resilience and agency.👉 Connect with Dr. Alex Cahana on LinkedIn: To learn more about me, follow the links below:Website: https://alistairlanger.deLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alistairlanger/#Decentralization #BlockchainForGood #CatalyzingChange #ResilientFutures #NetworkStates #RegenerativeEconomies #TransparencyTrustTokens #SystemsChange

In this groundbreaking episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, host Alistair Langer is joined by Julia Watson - designer, activist, academic, and author of Lo-TEK: Design by Radical Indigenism. Together, they explore how ancient ecological knowledge systems can guide the next wave of regenerative design, climate resilience, and cultural renewal.From living bridges that grow over generations to gravity-fed rice terraces and natural wastewater treatment wetlands, Julia unveils how indigenous technologies - refined over centuries - offer blueprints for thriving in the Anthropocene. This is not about romanticizing the past, but about weaving deep time wisdom with cutting-edge innovation to reimagine our collective future.Highlights:🌿 Decolonizing Design – Why sustainability must move beyond Western paradigms to honor and integrate indigenous stewardship.🔄 Circular Time & Deep Resilience – How cyclical timekeeping and regenerative systems can restore planetary balance.🏙️ The Future of Cities – From sponge cities in China to AI-powered mapping of ancestral technologies, Julia envisions urban ecosystems as living, breathing organisms.⚖️ Two-Eyed Seeing – A framework for merging Western science with traditional ecological knowledge for equitable and enduring solutions.About Julia Watson:Julia is an internationally recognized leader in ecological design, blending landscape architecture, Indigenous wisdom, and future tech into visionary strategies for climate adaptation. Her work spans continents and cultures, challenging entrenched systems of colonial architecture while advocating for living cities rooted in reciprocity and resilience.🎧 Tune in to this essential conversation bridging ancient futures and modern innovation.👉 juliawatson.com | Lo-TEK Book#LoTEK #RadicalIndigenism #DecolonizingDesign #CircularTime #DeepTime #RegenerativeFutures #CatalyzingChange #ImpactAcceleratorSummit

In this soul-stirring episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, host Alistair Langer is joined by Satyen Raja — master mentor, founder of WarriorSage, and a true Renegade of embodied wisdom. Together, they explore the alchemy of inner mastery and planetary stewardship, blending martial discipline, mystical insight, and systemic transformation into a potent call for conscious leadership.From Shaolin temples to psychedelic integration, from trauma work to tantric depth, this conversation dives deep into what it really takes to become a Planetary Citizen — someone devoted not just to personal enlightenment but to civilization-level coherence.Highlights:⚔️ Awakening the Warrior-Sage – Satyen shares how cross-training the body, mind, and spirit ignites true leadership, beyond performance and ego.💸 The Taboo Triad – Sex, Money, and Power aren’t the problem — disowning them is. Real Sangha is forged in truth and shadow work.🌍 Omni-Win Systems Thinking – Why the next wave of business leaders must become civilization stewards, building regenerative cultures and post-ego economies.🌱 Legacy Visioning – From anchoring global Sanghas to co-creating new currencies and network states, the episode lays out a 3-horizon blueprint for long-term impact.About Satyen Raja:Satyen is the founder of WarriorSage, a transformational training organization guiding high-impact leaders into awakened, embodied power. With a rare blend of martial arts mastery, tantric depth, and spiritual insight, Satyen supports changemakers in aligning their inner truth with outer impact — not just for personal gain, but for the evolution of humanity.🎧 Tune in to this masterful exchange of presence, purpose, and planetary design.👉 warriorsage.com #WarriorSage #PlanetaryLeadership #OmniWin #CatalyzingChange #SpiritualEntrepreneurship #SystemicTransformation #LegacyThinking #RadicalCoherence

In this soulful and provocative episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, host Alistair Langer is joined by Maruxa Murphy, founder of Revolutionary Communities, to explore what it really takes to move from building communities to designing whole civilizations.With over 250+ communities shaped across the globe, Maruxa shares how her multicultural upbringing and lived experience of otherness shaped her calling: community as ministry, and belonging as survival. She walks us through her evolution—from being offered Facebook’s Head of Community role to instead choosing to steward regenerative futures rooted in love, reciprocity, and transformation.Highlights:🌱 From Belonging to Stewardship – How Maruxa turned lived adversity into a superpower for designing soul-aligned communities.🔥 Why Most Communities Fail – A bold look at shadow avoidance, lack of governance, and the illusions of equity without integration.👥 Audience ≠ Community – Understanding the deep difference between a one-way broadcast and a two-way sacred container.🌀 Spiral Dynamics & the Mean Green Meme – A systems lens on why well-meaning spaces can still get stuck in ego and stagnation.🏗 The Framework: Vision, Values, and Voice – How to build communities through embodied leadership, not control.🔭 Horizon 3: The Future of Civilization – A decentralized web of micro-communities governed by rituals, regenerative systems, and remembered peace.About Maruxa Murphy: Maruxa Murphy is a master community architect, soul weaver, and founder of Revolutionary Communities. With 20+ years of experience designing transformational ecosystems, she helps entrepreneurs, organizations, and place-based leaders unlock the power of belonging and regenerative governance. Her work fuses strategy, soul, and systems thinking—turning communities into living vessels for global change.

Better Decisions: Chelsea Toler on Next Gens & the Family Office EcosystemIn this forward-thinking episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, host Alistair Langer is joined by Chelsea Toler—Co-Founder of Logictry and President of The Keep Families Giving Foundation—to explore how the next generation of wealth holders can make more purpose-driven, informed decisions in a rapidly evolving world.From the halls of the Vatican Youth Symposium to launching the Intergenerational Impact Summit at Google, Chelsea shares how she’s building a “wisdom economy” through AI-powered tools, safe storytelling spaces, and intergenerational dialogue.Highlights:🧠 Logictry's Founding Vision – How World Logic Day sparked a movement to give Next Gens structured, values-aligned decision-making tools.💸 The Great Wealth Transfer – Framing the $84 trillion shift not just as capital movement, but a regenerative opportunity to redefine legacy.🌀 AI with a Soul – Why Logictry isn’t just about tech, but about curating wisdom to protect “decision equity” in the age of acceleration.🌅 Legacy in 3 Horizons – From practical tools like prenups and board guides (H1) to catalyzing peaceful systems evolution (H2) to building the “Apple of Wisdom Tools” (H3).About Chelsea Toler:Chelsea Toler is a next-generation philanthropy leader, systems thinker, and co-founder of Logictry—an AI-powered platform that equips family offices and Next Gens to lead with clarity, curiosity, and purpose. As President of the Keep Families Giving Foundation, she is reshaping how capital, legacy, and wisdom intersect across generations.🎧 Tune in now to meet the woman helping a generation lead with logic, heart, and impact.👉 logictry.com

From Structures to Systems: Peta Milan on Unlocking Regenerative Capital at ScaleIn this visionary episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, host Alistair Langer is joined by Peta Milan, founder of JET Group and principal of the Henmil Family Office, to unpack what it truly means to shift from extractive investment models to regenerative capital.Drawing from her expansive experience—from conflict zones and UN advisory roles to redesigning capital structures—Peta challenges conventional notions of sustainability and impact. Instead, she invites us into a deeper conversation about systems thinking, relational intelligence, and place-based investing.Highlights:🌍 Regeneration vs. Sustainability – Why regenerative investing isn’t about categories or labels but sensing, co-creating, and stewarding living systems.🧠 The 8 Core Capacities – From “Getting to Essence” to “Storytelling of Place,” discover the inner work required for outer transformation.🏗 System → Structure – Why best practices create entropy, and how high-leverage nodes and context listening unlock true systemic change.📈 Case Studies with Impact – How Playa Viva and Iona Island prove regenerative approaches can outperform both in ROI and long-term resilience.About Peta Milan:Peta Milan is the Founder and CEO of JET Group and Founding Principal of the Henmil Group Family Office. She pioneers regenerative investing models that blend capital design, indigenous wisdom, and systemic thinking. Her work empowers investors and institutions to build not just portfolios—but thriving, self-healing systems.🎧 Tune in now to explore the architecture of regenerative wealth!

In this transformative episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, host Alistair Langer dives deep with Sherry Rais, Co-Founder and CEO of Enthea, a pioneering company making psychedelic-assisted therapies accessible through workplace benefits.From her early work with the UN and World Bank to founding Enthea, Sherry’s journey reflects a bold vision for revolutionizing mental health care. She shares how witnessing the global mental health crisis firsthand inspired her to pursue evidence-based psychedelic therapies as a scalable, effective solution.Highlights:🌱 From Global Development to Psychedelic Innovation – How Sherry’s work in poverty reduction led her to discover the healing potential of psychedelics.💥 The Psychedelic Renaissance – Why MDMA, psilocybin, and ketamine are poised to disrupt traditional mental health treatments.🚀 Scaling Impact with Enthea – The path to treating millions through corporate benefits and the long-term vision of healing one billion people.🔗 Cultural Shift – How public figures and mainstream media are driving a new conversation around mental health.About Sherry Rais: Sherry Rais is the Co-Founder and CEO of Enthea, a company dedicated to making psychedelic-assisted therapies a standard workplace benefit. With a background in global health and policy, Sherry’s mission is to provide safe, affordable access to transformative mental health treatments.