The Best You - A Coaching Podcast: Personal Growth Through Real Conversations

Send us Fan Mail We put scaffolding on buildings without a second thought. On ourselves? To some, it feels like an admission of failure. Have you ever hesitated to ask for support because it might say something about you? There are two ways this goes sideways:  You never put it up (ego says needing help is weakness), or,  You never take it down (comfort makes leaning easier than standing) It'...

Send us Fan Mail Many women opt out before they even try. Sarah built the nonprofit - DemocraShe - to help change that.  DemocraShe creates a safe, brave, joyful space where young women receive the support and guidance they need to pursue the roles they deserve. They do this by encouraging young women to elevate their voices through self-advocacy, civic engagement and community service, empowering...

Send us Fan Mail We're all so busy chasing the destination that we forget we're actually living the journey. You’ve heard the line many times. You've likely nodded along to it every time. But have you ever properly stopped to ask whether you're living like it's true? The truth is that most of us aren't. We treat the good bit as the moment we ‘arrive’ and discount, und...

Send us Fan Mail Rachel didn't speak a word of English until she was eighteen. A year later she was studying computer engineering in the United States.  She went on to hold a number of technical leadership roles, then watched senior executives lose all their authority the moment a room switched to French.  She realized she had the secret sauce to fix it - and Parlez! was born. Perfect for : L...

Send us Fan Mail You already have everything you need. You might have just forgot how to access it. Dr. LaChelle Wieme left a 20-year career in anesthesia - and as the family breadwinner - to build a life on her own terms.  She didn't have a roadmap. She had one aligned step. Then another.  What she discovered changed everything she thought she knew about confidence, identity, and why smart,...

Send us Fan Mail Most leaders are treating symptoms. Hannah treats the root cause and systems.  As a child, Hannah survived a terminal heart condition through an innovative surgery that went on to save over 30,000 lives.  Decades later, she realized she hadn't left that experience behind - she had been supporting organizations using the same principles that saved her life. What she built from...

Send us Fan Mail After nearly 30 years climbing the corporate ladder, Kyle hit a wall. That reckoning became the catalyst for something far more powerful than any career milestone he'd achieved. Kyle walked away, embarked upon deep self-reflection, and returned with a principle-based leadership framework that would become the foundation of his bestseller, Begin with We . This is a conversatio...

Send us Fan Mail Women in tech is still an exception. Women in tech leadership roles are even more rare. Kathrine left a stable banking career - as the sole income earner with a newborn - and built a tech business that clients stay with.  Seeing opportunity, aligning with your skills and circumstances, moving with the times, and taking a leap of faith. Have you ever thought about doing that? Kathr...

Send us Fan Mail Kindness is not weakness. Neither is love. And you don't have to abandon yourself to be successful.  Brandi knows this first hand. Having spent years inside Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi's elite mastermind ecosystem - rising from contributor to executive director, scaling communities, sharing stages, and shaping the rooms that shaped others.  Then she chose to leave. No...

Send us Fan Mail Most of us spend years managing symptoms - the anxiety, self-doubt, and triggers we can't explain. Josie believes you don't have to manage them at all. You can actually get rid of them. Josie is a Dianetics specialist and Director of Communications at Bridge Publications.  She first discovered Dianetics when a friend handed her a book that changed everything. What she fo...

Send us Fan Mail Communication isn't just about being seen - it's about being heard. Frankie has spent her career at the intersection of performance, psychology, and business communication.  The gap between being good at what you do and being recognised for it comes down to one thing: how you communicate.  Frankie breaks down why connection has to come before the message, how your intern...

Send us Fan Mail Success on the outside doesn't always mean alignment on the inside. Grace knows this better than most.  A former concert pianist turned corporate strategist, Grace spent eight years as a Master Coach for Tony Robbins before developing her own framework - Soulfluence - to help high achievers break free from stress-driven success.  Grace has coached thousands of executives and...

Send us Fan Mail Burnout rarely announces itself. What if the reason you can't switch off is because you've never actually learned how? Most high performers know how to push harder. Very few know how to pause - and that gap is exactly where burnout lives. Melo has cycled solo around the world, survived a cyclone through 12 hours of meditation, and spent decades helping surgeons, executiv...

Send us Fan Mail Are you living to your full potential right now, or is something holding you back? What if the thing holding you back isn't a lack of skill, strategy, or opportunity - but a story you made up about yourself before you were five years old? Will spent 10 years as a Royal Air Force pilot, flew 747s for British Airways, and has delivered transformational programs to over 90,000 p...

Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest thing holding your business back… is you? Matthew has helped thousands of entrepreneurs break the $1 million barrier - but after years of building, crashing, and rebuilding, he discovered that no strategy, system, or framework could outrun an unexamined story.  In this raw and revelatory conversation, Matthew takes us deep into the work that truly changed every...

Send us Fan Mail What does it really take to build a business that fits your life - not the other way around?  Krystal Eicher and Wendy Guth, co-founders of Serendipitous Rebel, have lived the messy, non-linear, beautifully imperfect truth of female entrepreneurship - and distilled it into a holistic framework that helps women find joy, alignment, and real momentum in their businesses. This framew...

Send us Fan Mail Do you think you need another online course to finally start your business? What you actually need is someone to ask: if not you, then who? Katrena Friel, award-winning author and business mentor, shares how a $30,000 scam became the catalyst for building a 25-year career helping entrepreneurs launch personal brand businesses.  In this chat, Katrena reveals the ecosystem approach...

Send us Fan Mail Would you say passion and competence are enough to command respect in the boardroom? It depends who you are. My belief is that for many women leaders, there's an invisible rulebook most people never talk about. Pilar Mitchell, senior attorney and partner at Michael Sullivan and Associates, shares her journey from wanting to make her Peruvian grandmother proud to leading multi...

Send us Fan Mail Studies have shown that women are exponentially less likely to apply for a role because they don’t have every single qualification and experience listed in the job description.   That’s just not cool and it’s a huge loss for the workplace.  April shares her journey from foster care to leading Canada's first female-focused tech talent partner.  From being diagnosed with ADHD a...

Send us Fan Mail How do you learn best on the job - from someone constantly pointing out what you’re doing is wrong, or from a supportive and trust-based dialogue perspective? I know my preference in all areas of my life - not just the classroom.  Craig is the creator of Trust-Based Observations and we discuss why traditional teacher evaluations kill innovation and how focusing on strengths transf...

Send us Fan Mail Trauma recovery is not about feeling ready. Bianca, mental health counsellor and co-founder of Evolve Ventures, shares the honest truth about healing from trauma that most therapists won't tell you.  From facing severe borderline personality disorder to nearly losing her business partnership, Bianca reveals why there's never a 'right time' to start therapy and...

Send us Fan Mail Struggling to understand how to support neurodiversity in your workplace or community? Sam Mitchell, autism advocate and host of Autism Rocks and Rolls podcast, shares his personal journey navigating a world that often misunderstands autism.  From facing bullying in mainstream schooling to becoming a Davy Award-winning podcaster and TEDx speaker, Sam reveals why people with autism...

Send us Fan Mail Think you'll start living deliberately "someday"? Your dying friend would tell you that day needs to be today. Kevin Crowe, founder of Give A Mile, shares the profound lessons learned from walking alongside his best friend through terminal brain cancer. From that heartbreak came a charity that's provided over 1,400 flights to connect dying people with their lov...

Send us Fan Mail Note: This episode was recorded as Courtney was preparing for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games. Unfortunately, Courtney suffered a tibial plateau, medial collateral ligament, and meniscus injury competing prior to the Olympics and will miss the games. 💔 Think becoming an Olympian means automatic sponsorships and financial security? Think again. Courtney Hoffos, Canadia...

Send us Fan Mail Do you struggle to connect authentically with your team or feeling burned out as a leader? This could be caused by a humour deficiency in your life. Karyn Buxman, neuro-humorist and founder of The Human Lab, reveals why humour isn't just about entertainment - it's a powerful tool for influence, wellbeing, and personal growth.  We discuss Karyn's three purposes of hu...