Wellcoaches Inside

Dr. D. Ivan Young is a highly accomplished professional with a PhD in holistic life coaching. Dr. Young shares his unorthodox journey into coaching, initially pursuing neurosurgery before personal tragedy and financial turmoil led him to discover coaching as a path to helping others, ultimately finding a transformative experience with Wellcoaches. He discusses his unique approach to coaching, emph...

With 25 years of experience in dance, fitness, and health education, Megan is currently a dedicated health coach who passionately guides and educates individuals toward personalized behavior change techniques. Her goal is to help people achieve greater longevity and well-being, tailored to their unique needs and preferences. Megan is known for her 10 years of work designing and leading collegiate...

Carlos is a veteran of the health & fitness industry and has extensive experience as a Wellness Coach & Certified Personal Trainer. Over the past thirty-five years Carlos has been fortunate enough to work with a very diverse group of individuals whose goals were just as diverse such as, weight loss, weight gain, body reshaping, and post-injury fitness & rehabilitation. What he is most proud of are...

Dr. Gillespie holds numerous certifications and roles, including being a Registered Dietician (RDM) for over 30 years, a National Board Certified Coach, an International Coach Federation certified coach, and a diplomat for ACLM. She shares insights into her professional journey, explaining how she transitioned from extensive clinical work to academia before discovering the value of coaching, which...

Tiff Cagle, MD is a family physician, writer, musician, and coach who helps physicians take control of their life and find their purpose so they can do the work they love. Through navigating her own non-traditional path in medicine, Tiff discovered an epidemic of physician burnout and developed a passion for helping her colleagues find balance and fulfillment. She founded EmpoweredMD to provide re...

Erika engages in an insightful conversation with Cathy Dunford, a graduate of Wellcoaches' core and advanced coach training programs who has made significant strides in the executive coaching field. Discover Cathy's journey into coaching, exploring her "BC" (before coaching) life and the profound impact coaching has had on her values and perspective. This episode is particularly relevant for those...

Kim Acedo, a current student in Wellcoaches' 9-month intensive professional coach training program, specializes in working with women in midlife. Her journey into coaching began after a 14-year career as a fitness coach, primarily with the same demographic. While she initially focused on workouts and meal plans, an experience with a client revealed the importance of addressing the underlying reaso...

In this episode of Wellcoaches Inside, Erika interviews Chris Wang, CEO of Shimmer, an organization providing coaching for teens and adults with ADHD. Chris is highlighted as a Wellcoaches health equity scholarship winner and a Forbes 30 under 30 honoree. The conversation delves into Chris' journey, starting with her diagnosis of ADHD at age 28, which she describes as an "expansion" rather than a...

Lauren Thomas is an instructor at a two-year campus of the University of South Carolina in Lancaster, South Carolina. She teaches health education courses to young people, typically aged 18 to 22, who often come from rural communities and choose to live at home instead of residing at a four-year campus. Before discovering Wellcoaches, Thomas was an educator who wanted to have meaningful conversati...

Xenia Angevin is a lifelong learner and coach who has spent time learning law, psychology, organizational behavior and leadership, and coaching. She has felt a calling to help enable people to reach their full potentials. She also works for a company called Shimmer, of which specializes in providing support for folks with neurodivergence. Additionally, she has a significant success record in coach...

James Douglas, a Wellcoaches Health Equity Scholarship recipient, came to coaching as a mental health professional specializing in those with ADHD. He feels a calling to work with those underrepresented and misunderstood so that they experience feeling heard and being seen. James finds coaching to be a complement to his counseling skills, helps clients look to the future with positive actions. Con...

Suzanne Stringer is a national board certified health and wellness coach and well-being workshop facilitator who started her career as a math tutor. Over her career, she helped with Girls on the Run and worked as a fitness instructor. She began to realize she enjoyed coaching and finding a deeper connection with others. Wanting to make a significant impact, Stringer became a Wellcoach. Now, she se...

John Marshall is the brilliant mind behind Humessence, a leadership and executive coaching organization. Before he was a coach, he was a sales and business development leader in the energy industry with an educational background in engineering and finance. Outside of work, he has always pursued challenges head-on. He was always focused on working toward the weekend and learning a living, but event...

Barrett McBride is a sought after executive coach who spends a lot of time working in the university and corporate settings. Before coaching, Barrett was a management consultant who worked primarily with health law firms. She describes it as "coaching before coaching was recognized as a legitimate development approach". As a consultant, she was able to incorporate coaching into her consulting busi...

Rebecca Schubert began her career as a registered dietitian before becoming a Wellcoach. She shares some of her professional regrets that led her down the career path she is currently on. Rebecca began her career as a Wellcoach with a change of worldview. Instead of suggesting people eat more vegetables or diet, she began to examine everything in a new light. "Coaching is not about fixing people....

Wellcoaches is the flagship for Coaching Excellence; out in front since 2002, when we launched the first coaching school for health professionals. Having trained 16,000 coaches around the world, we are honored to have the opportunities to share and their stories in this podcast. Here you will learn about their pathway to coaching and how their work is shaped by being a coach. We’ll also interview...