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Conscious leaders create conscious cultures. The UpLevel Podcast is a transformational resource for leaders, coaches, and people managers who are ready to lead with greater presence, purpose, and humanity. With 85% of employees disengaged at work and mental health challenges costing organizations thousands per employee each year, the demand for emotionally intelligent, trauma-aware, and consciously coached leadership has never been more urgent. Each episode explores what it truly means to uplevel within ourselves, our organizations, and the systems we move through. Themes include emotional embodiment, grief, right relationship coaching culture, and the ROI of investing in human well-being. Named one of the web’s Top 10 Coaching Culture Podcasts and a Top 50 Best Workplace Mental Health Podcast by Feedspot, the show is a core part of UpLevel’s mission to build a more conscious, compassionate, and humane world by making deep, healing, and actionable conversations accessible to all. Hosted by Christie Mann, certified coach, author, and co-founder of UpLevel, the podcast invites you not just to do better, but to be better.

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August 19, 2026Episode 820 min

How Do You Build a Real Working Relationship With a Colleague Before Things Get Hard? | Designing the Alliance: A Real Play in Human-to-Human Leadership with Chrissy Bernal and Kaitlin Voellinger

Send us Fan Mail What does it actually sound like when two colleagues sit down and build a real relationship on purpose, before the pressure hits? This week on The UpLevel Podcast , we step back and let you listen in on a real play. Two colleagues, Kaitlin Voellinger and Chrissy Bernal, are stepping into new roles together at UpLevel, leading marketing and operations side by side. Most teams wait for tension to force this kind of conversation. Kaitlin and Chrissy sit down and design the relationship first. You'll hear them name what's already working, share the values they want each other to hold onto, and make specific, honest requests about how they want to be supported when things get hard. This is a live demonstration of what conscious leadership sounds like when it moves from concept to practice. If you've ever slipped into "role to role" mode with a coworker and lost the human connection underneath it, this episode will give you language and a framework to bring it back. In this episode, you'll hear: What it sounds like to acknowledge what's already working in a working relationship How to name and share personal values with a colleague in a way that builds real understanding A live example of asking for feedback before you need it How two people negotiate a working agreement for communication, check-ins, and conflict Why success means pausing to actually feel accomplishment instead of rushing to the next goal What it means to be a "sounding board" instead of an "echo chamber" for a colleague If this conversation has you thinking about the relationships you're building at work, The School of UpLevel has on-demand courses designed to help you build these same skills for yourself, from coaching conversations to designing working alliances that actually hold up under pressure. You can explore what's available anytime here: https://course.uplevelproductions.com About Chrissy and Kaitlin: Chrissy Bernal is a brand architect and PR strategist who helps entrepreneurs and authors build brands with intention and clarity. Based in the Greater Houston area, she's the founder of Be a Better Brand, where she works with clients on strategic marketing, PR, and brand positioning. Chrissy is also a published author, and her own journey publishing children's books shaped much of her approach to branding, giving her firsthand insight into what it takes to build a message that actually connects. She's a previous guest on The UpLevel Podcast, where she spoke on brand growth and PR for authors, and she brings that same strategic, story-first thinking to her work leading marketing at UpLevel. Website: https://beabetterbrand.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissybernal/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrissybernal/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialChrissyBernal/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChrissyBernal Kaitlin Voellinger is the Director of Operations at UpLevel, where she brings structure, clarity, and steady presence to the work behind the scenes. She's known for creating safe, supportive spaces for the people around her, whether that's mentoring a colleague through a new challenge or holding the practical details that keep a team moving. Kaitlin leads with integrity and honesty at the center of everything she does, and she believes real success isn't just about hitting a goal. It's about building right relationships along the way and taking the time to actually feel the accomplishment together. She's currently co-leading UpLevel's marketing and operations alliance, bringing the same care and intention to that partnership that she brings to every part of her work. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kmaevoellinger/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaitlin-voellinger-a1770a293/ 🎉 The UpLevel Podcast was listed as one of the Top 10 Best Coaching Culture Podcasts!!! https://podcasts.feedspot.com/coaching_culture_podcasts 🎉 It was also ranked #4 among the top 50 Best Workplace Mental Health Podcasts! https://podcast.feedspot.com/workplace_mental_health_podcasts www.uplevelproductions.com https://www.instagram.com/uplevelproductions/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplevelproductionscompany https://www.facebook.com/uplevelproductionscompany

August 5, 2026Episode 736 min

How Do You Rebuild Your Confidence After Taking a Career Break? A Real Coaching Conversation with Amanda Wood

Send us Fan Mail Returning to work after time away can bring hope, excitement, and more self-doubt than many people expect. This week on The UpLevel Podcast , our host Christie Mann coaches multidisciplinary creator Amanda Wood through the very real experience of preparing to return to the workforce after an intentional 18-month career break. Amanda has spent her career leading creative teams, building brands, and running her own agency. During her time away, she developed greater clarity about the kind of work she wants to do, the life she wants to create, and the values she refuses to leave behind. Together, Christie and Amanda explore how coaching can help shift attention away from the inner critic and back toward possibility. Through future visioning, embodiment, metaphor, and practical coaching techniques, Amanda reconnects with what gives her energy: meaningful collaboration, creativity, trust, flexibility, and contributing to something larger than herself. One of the most powerful moments in the conversation comes when Amanda recognizes that the loudest voice in her head is not the most truthful one. As Christie reminds her, self-doubt often grows louder when we're getting closer to something that truly matters. Whether you're returning after raising children, recovering from burnout, taking a sabbatical, caring for loved ones, or intentionally stepping away to reset, this conversation offers encouragement and practical coaching tools to help you move forward with greater confidence. In this episode, you'll learn: How to rebuild confidence after taking a career break Why self-doubt often increases before meaningful change A coaching exercise that creates momentum through future visioning How to reconnect with your strengths instead of your fears Why values should guide your next career move Practical ways to move forward before you feel completely ready About Amanda: Amanda Wood is a multidisciplinary creator with a degree in fine arts and over 15 years of experience as a creative professional in advertising and communications. She has worked in large agencies as an art/creative director for clients like Toyota, Air Canada, McDonald’s, and Mazda and later founded her own agency specializing in bringing new brands to market. She is also a certified yoga instructor and a student of acting and is engaged in many community-based creative projects such as sign painting, schoolyard revitalization, and children’s face painting, to name a few. Amanda lives in downtown Toronto with her husband, six-year-old son, and dog, Cosmo. 🎉 The UpLevel Podcast was listed as one of the Top 10 Best Coaching Culture Podcasts!!! https://podcasts.feedspot.com/coaching_culture_podcasts 🎉 It was also ranked #4 among the top 50 Best Workplace Mental Health Podcasts! https://podcast.feedspot.com/workplace_mental_health_podcasts www.uplevelproductions.com https://www.instagram.com/uplevelproductions/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplevelproductionscompany https://www.facebook.com/uplevelproductionscompany

July 22, 2026Episode 647 min

Why Does Perimenopause Make Leaders Feel Like They're Losing Themselves? | Nick Kettles Leads a Real Coaching Session with Christie Mann

Send us Fan Mail If you've ever felt like your own body stopped taking direction from you, this one's for you. This week on The UpLevel Podcast , join us for a deeply personal coaching session as Christie Mann, executive coach, leadership educator, and co-founder of UpLevel Productions, steps into the client seat as Master Certified Coach Nick Kettles, who has spent more than 25 years working with grief, transition, and ancestral healing, guides her through one of the biggest transitions of her life. Together they explore the grief of letting go of an identity built on capacity, achievement, and always having it together. This conversation is about far more than hormones. It is about what happens when the version of yourself that has carried you for decades can no longer carry you the same way. It is about learning to rest without guilt, discovering a different kind of strength, and trusting that wisdom often grows when productivity slows. Nick brings together Co-Active Coaching, grief work, constellation practices, trauma-informed coaching, and ancestral healing to help Christie make meaning of this threshold. What begins as a conversation about fear gradually becomes an exploration of possibility, elderhood, and giving ourselves permission to become someone new. Whether you are experiencing perimenopause yourself, supporting someone who is, or navigating any season of profound transition, this episode offers language, compassion, and hope for what can emerge when we stop fighting change. In This Episode: Why the exhaustion of perimenopause might be making room for something deeper than physical rest The difference between leadership and eldership, and why one requires letting go of the other What it means to "own" your energy, your work, and your worth without deferring or diluting it How ancestral trauma and ancestral vitality both live in the body, and how naming your lineage can be part of healing it Why so many women in this season describe feeling like Bambi: new, unsteady, and strangely innocent A moment of real grief work, honoring a great-grandmother lost to suicide and the silence that followed Coaching Grief and Loss Masterclass | Oct 14th for 5 weeks Reserve your slot here: https://phoenixconsulting.eu.com/coaching-grief-and-loss/ UpLevel with Grace | Substack Read Here: When the Estrogen Has Left the Building About Nick: Nick is a Master Certified Coach, and healer of 25 years experience in the human potential movement. In a desire to escape an awkward and painful past, throughout his life, he frequently mistook his own adaptive and often reactive life strategies as evidence of a purposeful existence. Today, however, he increasingly finds delight in finally moving slow enough to discover that our purpose and indeed our spirituality can be found at the heart of our messy humanity. This realization guides all his work whether as a coach, trainer, designer or writer. Website: https://nickkettles.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickkettles/ 🎉 The UpLevel Podcast was listed as one of the Top 10 Best Coaching Culture Podcasts!!! https://podcasts.feedspot.com/coaching_culture_podcasts 🎉 It was also ranked #4 among the top 50 Best Workplace Mental Health Podcasts! https://podcast.feedspot.com/workplace_mental_health_podcasts www.uplevelproductions.com https://www.instagram.com/uplevelproductions/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplevelproductionscompany https://www.facebook.com/uplevelproductionscompany

July 8, 2026Episode 526 min

How Do You Know You're Becoming Who You're Meant to Be? | Coaching in Real Time with Quinn Simpson

Send us Fan Mail What does it actually feel like to be so aligned with your purpose that you lose track of time? This season is about stewardship, and that means taking you inside real coaching, leadership, and relationship conversations as they actually happen. This week on The UpLevel Podcast, our host, Christie Mann, coaches Quinn Simpson, co-founder of Gedi Village and Graydin, in a live somatic coaching conversation about becoming. Quinn opens up about the moment a book changed the direction of her life, the mentor who told her she couldn't change the world one person at a time, and the vision she's now building through Gedi Village, an ecosystem designed to bring the concept of a village back into how children learn, with Toronto positioned as a global hub for that vision. The conversation moves into the body. Quinn is coached through a physical embodiment exercise that surfaces something she hadn't expected to say out loud: a lifelong ache to give other people permission to be fully themselves, and the grief underneath that longing. What emerges is a conversation about social health as the missing link between mental well-being and meaningful relationships, and why the next version of Quinn is choosing to build in public. If you have ever felt the pull toward your next chapter but couldn't name what it actually looks like, this conversation will help you feel it before you can explain it. In This Episode: Why Quinn believes systemic change matters more than individual change What Gedi Village is, the philosophy behind it, and the vision for Toronto as a global education hub A live somatic coaching exercise on embodiment and becoming The connection between social health and personal alignment How coaching helps uncover what thinking alone cannot reach Why vulnerability can create permission for others Why urgency and rest can coexist in how we build our future The physical anchor Quinn is creating to stay connected to her next chapter About Quinn: Driven by a passion to transform education, Quinn Simpson is the co-founder of the Gedi Village Foundation. She aims to make Toronto a global education hub by establishing a cutting-edge K-8 school, a professional development centre, and a philanthropic arm advancing social-emotional learning. Quinn was also a co-founder of Graydin, an organization dedicated to revolutionizing how we support and empower the next generation. Since 2011, Graydin has partnered with over 400 schools and universities worldwide to pioneer the educational coaching movement. With 18 years of experience in coaching, teacher training, and content creation, Quinn is a certified Co-active Coach and NLP Coach Practitioner. Previously, she co-founded Akosia, a charity operating for 10 years that used coaching to facilitate filmmaking projects for underprivileged youth and women. Quinn lives in West End Toronto, where she enjoys walking in High Park and teaching her two sons, Theo and Bowie, that coaching skills are for everyone. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/coachquinn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quinnsaysyes/ 🎉 The UpLevel Podcast was listed as one of the Top 10 Best Coaching Culture Podcasts!!! https://podcasts.feedspot.com/coaching_culture_podcasts 🎉 It was also ranked #4 among the top 50 Best Workplace Mental Health Podcasts! https://podcast.feedspot.com/workplace_mental_health_podcasts Tags: somatic coaching, purpose alignment, coaching for educators, personal transformation, social health, embodiment coaching, becoming your next self, coaching for founders www.uplevelproductions.com https://www.instagram.com/uplevelproductions/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplevelproductionscompany https://www.facebook.com/uplevelproductionscompany

June 24, 2026Episode 436 min

Stewardship: The North Star of Fatherhood | Coaching in Real Time with Luke Partridge

Send us Fan Mail If you're a parent, a leader, or anyone navigating the tension between responsibility and authenticity, this conversation speaks directly to you. This week on The UpLevel Podcast, Luke Partridge, a seasoned talent acquisition leader with more than 20 years of executive search experience across the UK, Europe, Australia/New Zealand, and Asia, brings forward one of the most human leadership challenges there is: how to show up with integrity, collaboration, and authenticity while parenting three teenagers through constant shifts in family dynamics. Together with Christie Mann, Luke explores his core values of accountability, empathy, and authenticity, the three that form what he calls his "North Star of Fatherhood." Through perspective work and deep reflection, Luke moves from thinking about these values to genuinely experiencing them, and he discovers that vulnerability and transparency are real sources of strength. This episode embodies the season's theme of stewardship: what it means to model values rather than simply teach them, to create the conditions for others to thrive, and to lead from a place of integrity even in the most pressurized moments. Listen in as Luke finds that being a work in progress, admitting what you don't know, and honoring your values when it's hard is exactly what the people who trust us most need from us. In this episode, we’ll explore: Fatherhood as a leadership practice Accountability, authenticity, and empathy Creating a healthy family culture How vulnerability builds trust The connection between parenting and leadership Modeling values through everyday actions A practical reflection practice for staying grounded What it means to steward the next generation About Luke: Luke Partridge is a seasoned talent acquisition leader with over 20 years of executive search experience across the UK, Europe, Australia/New Zealand, and Asia. Based in Hong Kong, he currently serves as a Talent Partner at Equinix, where he partners with business leaders to build high-performing teams in the digital infrastructure space. Previously, Luke honed his expertise at Meta (Facebook), earning praise for his strategic recruitment approach, candidate experience, and ability to align talent with complex business needs. Passionate about proactive talent strategies and team development, he brings deep insight into how to curate your career, getting the maximum from your work path, and using modern recruiting practices, including generative AI applications in talent acquisition. An avid marathon runner and fundraiser, Luke has completed ultra-challenges for Oxfam, UNICEF, and the MS Society while volunteering with environmental causes. A father of 3 and lifelong learner, he shares practical wisdom on building exceptional teams through his writing and speaking. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukepartridge/ 🎉 The UpLevel Podcast was listed as one of the Top 10 Best Coaching Culture Podcasts!!! https://podcasts.feedspot.com/coaching_culture_podcasts 🎉 It was also ranked #4 among the top 50 Best Workplace Mental Health Podcasts! https://podcast.feedspot.com/workplace_mental_health_podcasts www.uplevelproductions.com https://www.instagram.com/uplevelproductions/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplevelproductionscompany https://www.facebook.com/uplevelproductionscompany

June 10, 2026Episode 329 min

From Executor to Builder: Meeting Your Future Self | Coaching in Real Time with Marlenne Johnson

Send us Fan Mail Many talented professionals reach a moment when they know they're capable of more influence, more impact, and more leadership, yet something keeps them standing at the edge of that next chapter. In this episode of The UpLevel Podcast , we invite you inside a real coaching conversation with Marlenne Johnson, an organizational transformation strategist, storyteller, and systems thinker who helps organizations move through complexity with greater clarity, intention, and humanity. Throughout her career, Marlenne has partnered with leaders and teams to guide change, strengthen employee experiences, and create meaningful transformation. Now she finds herself facing a leadership question of her own: How do I move from being known as an executor to becoming a builder, thought leader, people leader, and community leader? Together, Christie Mann and Marlenne design a coaching alliance and explore the beliefs, habits, and assumptions that can keep even the most capable leaders from fully stepping into their potential. Through a future-self visualization rooted in Co-Active coaching, Marlenne connects with the version of herself she hopes to become, only to discover that the qualities she's seeking may already be present. In This Episode: Designing an alliance for safety, bravery, and growth How future-self coaching can open up leadership growth Why so many leaders wait for permission before stepping forward The difference between executing work and creating lasting impact How self-trust shapes leadership presence The role community plays in personal and professional growth Practical ways to bridge the gap between who you are and who you're becoming About Marlenne: Marlenne Johnson is an organizational transformation strategist, storyteller, and systems thinker whose work lives at the intersection of people, power, and change. With a career spanning recruiting, employee experience, and organizational effectiveness, she specializes in helping leaders navigate complex transformation by turning ambiguity into structure and intention into action. Her perspective is grounded in a deep curiosity about how individuals move within systems: how culture, incentives, and identity shape the choices people make inside organizations. Marlenne is known for her ability to see patterns others miss and for bringing both strategic clarity and emotional intelligence to conversations about leadership, transformation, and personal agency. Through her writing and her work, she explores what she calls the work of the “Soul Architect”: the ongoing practice of examining the systems we inherit, the roles we play within them, and the conscious choices available to us as we build something new. She is also the co-founder of the storytelling podcast My Story Is Not Unique, a space for honest conversations about identity, resilience, and the shared human experiences that shape how we lead, live, and grow. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlennejohnson/ My Story is Not Unique Podcast 🎉 The UpLevel Podcast was listed as one of the Top 10 Best Coaching Culture Podcasts!!! https://podcasts.feedspot.com/coaching_culture_podcasts 🎉 It was also ranked #4 among the top 50 Best Workplace Mental Health Podcasts! https://podcast.feedspot.com/workplace_mental_health_podcasts www.uplevelproductions.com https://www.instagram.com/uplevelproductions/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplevelproductionscompany https://www.facebook.com/uplevelproductionscompany

May 27, 2026Episode 238 min

How Do Leaders Stay Grounded During Uncertainty? | Joni Mar Leads a Real Coaching Session

Send us Fan Mail If you lead others through uncertainty while privately wondering how to stay grounded yourself, this episode is the most honest conversation you'll see today. What happens when the person usually holding the space… becomes the one being held? This week, join us for a deeply personal episode of The UpLevel Podcast; the script is flipped. For the first time this season, our host Christie Mann fully steps into the client's seat and is coached live by her longtime mentor, dear friend, and master coach, Joni Mar. What unfolds is a raw, honest, and deeply human conversation about fear, leadership, uncertainty, and what it means to continue showing up in a rapidly changing environment. As Season 11 centers on stewardship, this episode offers a deeply human example of what it means to embody the work rather than simply discuss it. Together, Christie and Joni move beneath analysis and into embodiment—exploring anxiety around travel, leadership, safety, isolation, responsibility, and the emotional toll of living in a world that feels increasingly volatile. What emerges is a powerful reminder: Leadership isn't about having it all together. It's about staying human enough to remain connected—to ourselves, to others, and to the work we're here to do. In This Episode: What live coaching actually looks and feels like The emotional reality many leaders are carrying right now How fear and uncertainty show up in the body Why grounding practices matter more than ever The paradox of creating safety while still answering the call to lead What it means to steward yourself while stewarding others About Joni: Joni Mar, MCC, CPCC, CNTC, CTIC For more than two decades, Joni Mar has been helping leaders wrestle with a deceptively simple question: Who do I need to become to lead what's next? Known for her warmth, grounded presence, and ability to ask the question beneath the question, she helps leaders uncover the hidden patterns shaping how they think, decide, and lead. Joni believes the most powerful leadership shift is expanding a leader's awareness of who they are being while they lead because the hardest part of leadership isn't strategy, it's identity. A Master Certified Executive Leadership Coach and senior faculty member with the Co-Active Training Institute, Joni has been training coaches since 2003. An early contributor to the global expansion of coaching, Joni introduced Co-Active Coaching to the Hong Kong market and has spent more than a decade working between North America, Asia and Europe, bringing a deeply cross-cultural lens to leadership and human development. A long-time steward of the field, Joni now focuses on supporting the next generation of coaches and helping leaders bring greater wisdom, compassion, and courage into the systems they serve. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonimar/ https://www.instagram.com/joni.mar/ 🎉 The UpLevel Podcast was listed as one of the Top 10 Best Coaching Culture Podcasts!!! https://podcasts.feedspot.com/coaching_culture_podcasts 🎉 It was also ranked #4 among the top 50 Best Workplace Mental Health Podcasts! https://podcast.feedspot.com/workplace_mental_health_podcasts www.uplevelproductions.com https://www.instagram.com/uplevelproductions/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplevelproductionscompany https://www.facebook.com/uplevelproductionscompany

May 13, 2026Episode 11 hr 6 min

Wisdom From Our Elders Part V | Stewardship: What Are You Entrusted to Carry Forward?

Send us Fan Mail What are you being asked to carry forward? This question opens Season 11 of The UpLevel Podcast , a season focused on Stewardship: Being the Work. And to kick it off, we return to a conversation that has become a meaningful annual ritual. This International Coaching Week 2026, we gather a circle of elders—mentors, teachers, and leaders whose wisdom has shaped us and so many others. These are the people who walked the path before us, who held the work before we knew how to hold it, and who, in many ways, made it possible for us to be here. In this conversation, hear from: Caroline Hall, MA, CPCC, PCC Clark Friedrichs, MCC & CPCC Deborah Colman, Master Certified Coach, MCC, CPCC, MA (Ed.) Dori Ben-Chanoch, PCC, CPCC Joni Mar, MCC, CPCC, CNTC, CTIC Together, we explore what it means to step into eldership as a way of being, a way of releasing the need to prove and stepping fully into contribution. Listen now! In this episode, we’ll explore: The connection between stewardship, leadership, and elderhood What it means to carry wisdom forward without holding too tightly to it How to stay relevant, present, and human in a rapidly changing world The role of relationship as the foundation of leadership What today’s leaders are being called to protect, nurture, and pass on Panel: Caroline Hall, MA, CPCC, PCC Clark Friedrichs, MCC & CPCC Deborah Colman, Master Certified Coach, MCC, CPCC, MA (Ed.) Dori Ben-Chanoch, PCC, CPCC Joni Mar, MCC, CPCC, CNTC, CTIC 🎉 The UpLevel Podcast was listed as one of the Top 10 Best Coaching Culture Podcasts!!! https://podcasts.feedspot.com/coaching_culture_podcasts 🎉 It was also ranked #4 among the top 50 Best Workplace Mental Health Podcasts! https://podcast.feedspot.com/workplace_mental_health_podcasts www.uplevelproductions.com https://www.instagram.com/uplevelproductions/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplevelproductionscompany https://www.facebook.com/uplevelproductionscompany

April 29, 2026Episode 3217 min

The UpLevel Podcast Season 10 Finale with Christie Mann

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you spend 15 months living inside one question? In this Season 10 finale of The UpLevel Podcast, our host Christie Mann reflects on a journey of transformation—one that has unfolded through conversations touching every dimension of life: how we relate to ourselves, to each other, to leadership, to systems, to the land, and to lineage. For the past 15 months, we’ve explored one central inquiry: What does it mean to be in right relationship? Across conversations with leaders, elders, innovators, and practitioners from around the world, this question has taken us into the depths of self-awareness, leadership, community, lineage, and our relationship with the planet. In this closing episode, we honor the voices who shaped this season, from indigenous wisdom keepers and corporate leaders to coaches, artists, and innovators. Right relationship asks us to be more present, more honest, and more responsible for how we show up in every interaction, every system, and every moment. And it points us forward because right relationship doesn’t end here. It leads to a deeper question: What are we here to care for? And that question opens the door to what’s next. Stay tuned for Season 11 of The UpLevel Podcast , Stewardship: Being the Work. In This Episode: Embracing Conscious Beginnings and Completions Podcast Growth and Global Community Impact Season Overview: The Inquiry and Its Depth Honoring Season Guests and Their Wisdom Culmination: Leadership Transformation and Season Reflections Right Relationship as a Lifelong Practice Transition: From Relationship to Stewardship (Season 11 Preview) Invitation and Appreciation About Christie: Christie is a best-selling author, certified executive coach (CPCC, PCC), and the Co-Founder and CEO of UpLevel Productions—a global leader in leadership transformation. She’s the host of The UpLevel Podcast , consistently ranked among the Top 10 Coaching Culture podcasts worldwide. Driven by a deep commitment to fostering a more conscious, compassionate, and humane world, Christie is a visionary who empowers leaders and organizations to unlock their full potential and create meaningful, lasting impact. Website: https://www.christiemann.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiemann/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christiemann1/ 🎉 The UpLevel Podcast was listed as one of the Top 10 Best Coaching Culture Podcasts!!! https://podcasts.feedspot.com/coaching_culture_podcasts 🎉 It was also ranked #4 among the top 50 Best Workplace Mental Health Podcasts! https://podcast.feedspot.com/workplace_mental_health_podcasts www.uplevelproductions.com https://www.instagram.com/uplevelproductions/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplevelproductionscompany https://www.facebook.com/uplevelproductionscompany

April 1, 2026Episode 3159 min

How Right Relationship Transforms Leadership, Culture, and Performance with Carlo Bos and Heather Davidson

Send us Fan Mail What does it actually look like to live and lead in right relationship? In this final episode of season 10, The UpLevel Podcast brings together two leaders who have been deeply embedded in this work, both in conversation and in real-time practice. Over the past 15 months, we’ve explored right relationship across industries, identities, and lived experiences. It only felt right to close this chapter with Carlo Bos and Heather Davidson, whose partnership with UpLevel has become a living example of what right relationship can look like at scale. Carlo is a leadership development expert, executive coach, and former co-CEO of the Co-Active Training Institute, and Heather Davidson is an innovative learning and development leader and strategic problem solver with nearly two decades of experience across Google, Amazon, and GE. We’ll explore what it means to lead from self-acceptance and courageous conviction while remaining open enough to be shaped by others. We look at how co-creation, trust, and shared purpose become the foundation for effective leadership—and how presence, mindset, and nervous system regulation influence every interaction. As we close this season on right relationship, this conversation becomes both a reflection and a bridge. A reflection of what we’ve been exploring together and a bridge into what’s next. Listen now! In this episode, we’ll explore: What right relationship looks like in real leadership practice Self-acceptance, conviction, and adaptability in leadership Co-creation as a driver of performance and culture Designing relationships within complex organizations Leadership in the age of artificial intelligence The role of mindset, presence, and nervous system regulation Navigating power, hierarchy, and disagreement Building trust and alignment at scale Stewardship and thinking in generations, not just outcomes Disclaimer: The views Heather Davidson shares in this conversation are her own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Google or any other current or former employer. About Carlo: Carlo Bos is a leadership development expert, executive coach, and former Co-CEO of the Co-Active Training Institute, where he led during a pivotal period of transformation from 2018 to 2023. Over the past 20 years, he has worked with executives across industries as an assessments expert, program designer, and master facilitator, building and scaling leadership programs that have reached thousands. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boscompanyleadershipcoach/ About Heather: Heather Davidson is an innovative Learning and Development leader and strategic problem solver with nearly two decades of experience at Google, Amazon, and GE. She views leadership as the ultimate lever for business performance and specializes in translating complex strategy into behavioral change and measurable results. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-davidson-be-awesome/ www.uplevelproductions.com https://www.instagram.com/uplevelproductions/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplevelproductionscompany https://www.facebook.com/uplevelproductionscompany

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