All Things Excellence

If you’ve ever wondered what actually happens inside The Book Club, this episode gives you a front-row seat. I’m walking you through The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest — the very first book we read together inside the community — and sharing the top 10 mic-drop moments that hit me the hardest. This book is all about turning self-sabotage into self-mastery, and honestly, it’s one of those “read a...

We’re officially kicking off our 7-week Financial Friday series, and I couldn’t think of a better way to start than with Certified Financial Planner Hilary Hoff. This conversation is ALL about money and where to begin if you feel behind, how to build your savings “muscle,” why compound interest is magic, and what it actually looks like to balance debt, investing, and everyday spending. Hilary has...

In today’s episode we are coming in HOT with a major vulnerability hangover. I sat down with my own brainspotting therapist, Rachelle Richardson , the founder of Rachelle’s Room Healing Creations. Rachelle is a trauma-informed life coach, holistic therapist, and brainspotting practitioner who helps people release emotional wounds, limiting beliefs, and self-sabotage so they can return to their tru...

Today I’m sharing 10 self coaching questions to ask yourself when you're in champion mode. After a powerful brain spotting session last week, I realized just how many little ways I was sabotaging myself through creative avoidance, busywork and saying yes to things that don’t align that were keeping me stuck, exhausted, and playing small. So, I sat down and did what I call an Excellence Audit ! 10...

I sat down with Meagan Neumann—co-founder of Rival Fit Gear, serial entrepreneur, athlete, mom, and queen of do it anyway . We trace her path from growing up in an entrepreneurial hometown network marketing then an online boutique and finally to launching a fully branded fitness apparel company for men, women, and youth. We get real about funding a dream, getting scammed, building through moves an...

In this episode, we’re diving into a topic that every ambitious, multi-hat wearing woman needs: the permission to build white space into your life. I’m sharing a real story from my week where God handed me an unexpected day of nothing on the calendar after weeks on end of nonstop activities. Instead of rushing to fill it, I leaned in and asked myself: How did I get here? What still earns a seat at...

In this episode, I welcome back one of my favorite humans and mentors Shauna VanBogart, founder of Resonance House—the cinematic audio journey helping ambitious women reconnect with desire, self-agency, and leadership presence. We trace her evolution from image consulting and personal branding to performance coaching, subconscious repatterning, and the creation of immersive tracks that let you sty...

If you’re a woman juggling ALL the hats this episode of Unscripted is going to help you feel a little girl me too and help creating movement! I’m coaching a homeschooling mom of four who also runs her own wellness practice, and together we unpack the tug-of-war between urgent and important—then how to create momentum when your day is full of “right now” fires. We get locked in on a few priorities...

Inside this Unscripted coaching session, we put the Great Lock-In into action—100 focused days from early September to December to finish strong and set up a powerful 2026 for our guest. We map three aligned goals— financial, physical, and spiritual —and break them into simple, trackable metrics (weekly Money Resets, strength training 5x/week, and choosing a home church + small group). You’ll hear...

In this All Things Excellence Unscripted live-coaching session, I help an entreprenuer of multiple businesses and woman of serious excellence stop soft-pedaling her message and finally align her branding with how she actually lives ... disciplined, no-excuses, full send honesty. We talk about overthinking and perfectionism, we rewrite the “am I too much?” story, and craft a clear, powerful voice t...

This episode of All things Excellence is your invitation to the Great Lock-In of 2025—a September to December, blinders-on sprint without the burnout to finish the year PROUD, not fried. I’ll show you how to pick 1–3 areas of alignment, add simple metrics, plug into real accountability, and move with clarity and confidence without the “8,000-item checklist” energy. If you woke up on Sept 1st think...

It’s our Anniversary Edition ! In this episode of the All Things Excellence Podcast, I sit down with my husband, Kobi, to celebrate 11 years of marriage! We get real about the highs, lows, and hilarious moments that have shaped our relationship—from messy kitchen tables to deep Enneagram insights, from surviving tough seasons to learning how to fight fair. Whether you’re married, preparing for mar...

In this episode of the All things Excellence Podcast, I’ve got my ride-or-die, Angela Chanowsky—founder of Unique Genius and author of The Courageous Mind —back on the mic. We’re talking about what it really looks like to stop doing it all, start delegating, and buy back your time so you can live and work in your unique genius . Ang has been mastering this since her 20s, and she’s sharing the exac...

In this Unscripted session, I coach Beth through the messy middle we all know too well: the tug between wanting to be everything for everyone and wondering why life still doesn’t quite fit. Together, we uncover how people-pleasing can sneak in under the disguise of “just wanting everyone to be happy,” and we explore what it really looks like to live from your strengths instead of comparison. As Be...

What does it really look like to try on 27 different hats before finally landing in the work you were born to do? I sat down with Savanna McKay — founder of The Savor Society, entrepreneur, content creator, event host, wife, and mom — to talk about the journey of building a life worth savoring. From nannying and direct sales, to corporate work, real estate, food influencing, and brand deals, Savan...

In this episode of All Things Excellence , I’m sharing how I found my golden thread —the unique connection that ties together ALLLLLL my passions, skills, and dreams I’ve carried for years into one aligned vision. I’ll walk you through how I’ve learned to embrace the “both/and,” trust divine timing, and weave everything I love—from my coaching to my podcast, courses, and future dreams—into a cohes...

Welcome back to another episode of UNSCRIPTED! Where I invite you inside real, in-the-moment, happening-right-now clarity coaching conversations—with full permission and no pressure to be “on.” Just real talk, real transformation. In this episode of Unscripted, you’ll get a front-row seat to an anonymous live clarity coaching session that’s as relatable as it is eye-opening. My guest—an Iowa wife,...

If you’ve been feeling the overwhelm and you can’t catch your breath or figure out what you need to do next, this episode is for you. Over the past 10 days, almost every single client I’ve coached has been saying the same thing— I’m so overwhelmed, I don’t even know where to start. In this quick but potent episode, I’m sharing the exact six steps I use and have been teaching for years. They will h...

With kids we know its not what's taught ... but what is caught ... and what they are catching from as early as 3 years old around money will create the foundation of their relationship with it for life. In this episode, I sit down with financial educator and former school district leader Emily Holthaus , founder of Raising Little Millionaires , to unpack how we can teach kids as young as three yea...

After a six-week sabbatical from the mic (and basically everything ), I'm back and full of fresh clarity ... ready to walk you through the eight things I did to reset, realign, and radically elevate my energy. In this season opener, I’m sharing the messy, beautiful, unapologetic pause I took this summer — from chasing toddlers at a truck show in Iowa, to doing my own Alignment Edit, to releasing t...

Welcome to All Things Excellence — the podcast for women riding the hot mess express and crushing it ALL at the same time. I'm your host, Chelsey DeBruin Colbert — clarity coach, business mentor, and your personal hype woman for living a life of purpose, alignment, and excellence. If you’re craving raw conversations, big breakthroughs, and a behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to go aft...

Hey All Things Excellence fam—can you believe we’re at FIFTY ? This one’s equal parts celebration, confession, and pep-talk from your bff coach who finally learned how to rest on purpose . What’s inside this milestone mic-drop Why I’m hitting pause in July The Iowa-farm-girl grind taught me cows still need fed—even when life falls apart. Here’s how I’m adjusting that mindset and giving myself a mo...

In the finale of our Enneagram series I sit down with my friend Marcie Diaz, a true-blue Enneagram 9 , to debunk every “nines-don't-care” myth you’ve ever heard and spotlight the quiet power they carry. We talk about: Mistyping madness —how Marcie spent years wearing the Achiever (Type 3) before realizing her drive was fueled by safety, not applause. Why a Nine can win championships on the field y...

How do you chase big money goals without sacrificing the life you love? In this episode, I sat down with Krista Naldjian—founder of Money Mindful Moms —for a real, unscripted conversation on debt, budgeting, and doing money differently . We unpacked the emotional weight of finances, how it impacts marriage, the power of small habits, and why your budget should feel like a values-aligned tool, not...

In this episode of the EnneaSpring Series on All Things Excellence , we’re diving into the brilliance, intensity, and emotional depth of Enneagram Type 8—**and I couldn’t be more excited to do it with my friend and powerhouse coach, Chris Parker. In these episodes, we’re not just talking about the Eight you read about in books. We’re unpacking what it feels like to live as an Eight—the fire, the p...