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This week on The UpLevel Podcast, we sit down with Kale Ka’alekahi, a spiritual activist, cultural innovator, and lineage carrier for indigenous traditions. He shares powerful wisdom on how ceremony, ritual, and men’s work can help us restore right relationship with ourselves, our communities, and the land. Kale brings a unique perspective shaped by deep ancestral knowledge and lived experience, offering insights that feel like medicine for these times. Listen now!
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Kale Ka’alekahi is a Spiritual Activist and Cultural Innovator. A lineage carrier of 4 Indigenous traditions, he embodies a unique blend of ancestral wisdom and modern vision. Kale is a practitioner of Indigenous lifeways, a ceremonialist, storyteller, writer, dancer, and musician. He is the Founder of First Wave Indigenous Ministry, President of Makoa Quest 501c3, and Director of New Old Way Academy (A Regenerative Cultural School).
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This week on The UpLevel Podcast, we’re celebrating the multifaceted roles of women who lead with heart, courage, and connection as we approach International Women’s Day. Join us for a transformative conversation with Carey Baker, CEO of the Co-Active Training Institute, and a visionary leader redefining leadership through right and responsible relationships. We’ll explore the art of balancing leadership, family, and self in a world that often pulls us in a million directions. This International Women’s Day, let’s celebrate the brilliance of women who inspire us to lead with responsibility, wholeness, and love. Listen now!
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As CEO of The Co-Active Training Institute and a lifelong systems innovator, Carey stands at the intersection of transformative experiences and business leadership. With over 15 years in executive roles spanning sales, marketing, and organizational development, she is dedicated to reimagining how we engage with ourselves, each other, and the living systems we’re part of to quite literally change the world. From corporate leader to life and leadership coach to systems design, Carey brings diverse worlds and cultures together to create profound and measurable impact. She has accelerated change across organizations and communities through a unique blend of vision, strategy, and human connection, helping individuals and teams unlock their full potential. Carey is focused on leading growth at The Co-Active Training Institute by shaping a culture that integrates business excellence with human wholeness. She and her leadership team are committed to designing innovative coach training and leadership development programs centered on relationship and responsibility while also writing and speaking about the evolution of conscious leadership. In her role, she is also forging partnerships to accelerate systemic transformation and facilitating high-impact organizational change initiatives that inspire creativity and growth. Carey envisions a profound reimagining of human potential in a world increasingly fracturing under the weight of disconnection. She believes the leadership paradigms that brought us here cannot guide us toward the future and are overdue for change. She leads a global movement toward wholeness, responsibility, and love through Co-Active Training Institute, transforming how humans communicate, lead, and create change.
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This week on The UpLevel Podcast, join us in a powerful and deeply moving episode as we welcome two extraordinary humans: Sam House and Em House. Together, they share an honest, vulnerable, and insightful conversation about right relationship—what it means, why we struggle with it, and how we can restore it in our families, communities, and society. Listen now!
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Sam House, MCC, CPCC, is a Master Certified Coach and founder of SOULutions Leadership & Coaching, with 25 years of experience in executive coaching, leadership development, and team transformation. As a senior faculty member at the Co-Active Training Institute (CTI), Sam specializes in developing leaders through Co-Active Coaching and Leadership programs, bringing a unique blend of rigor, heart, and transformative insight to his work. His expertise spans executive coaching, leadership assessments, and customized training for organizations across the private, nonprofit, social entrepreneurial, and governmental sectors—including IBM, Google, Yale, and Marriott.
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Em House (they/them) is a white, queer, nonbinary parent of a 3-year-old, living in Philadelphia on unceded Lenni-Lenape territory. Em is a passionate advocate for people’s growth and resilience. They are committed to change-making through transparency, radical self-acceptance, courageous vision, and intersectional collective action. Currently, Em works as a faculty member for the Co-Active Training Institute's Coach Training and Leadership programs, as well as a Co-Active coach, and a therapist for Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ communities. Across all professions, Em’s approach is marked by their unique blend of down-to-earth honesty, compassion, and playfulness.
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*Trigger Warning: This episode mentions the LA fires, which may be sensitive for some listeners. Please listen with care—you’re not alone.
This week on The UpLevel Podcast, join us for a profound conversation with Jessa Calderon—singer, songwriter, emcee, poet, author, and the Director of Land, Water, and Climate Justice for Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples. Jessa, a proud member of the Chumash and Tongva nations, also honors her Yoimi and Mexican heritage. Her energy, wisdom, and storytelling will inspire you to reflect on your relationship with the land, nature, and humanity. Tune in to discover how honoring Indigenous perspectives can guide us toward a more balanced and regenerative future.
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Singer, Song Writer, Emcee (rapper), Poet, and Published Author, as well as the Director of Land, Water, and Climate Justice for Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples, Jessa Calderon is of the Chumash and Tongva Nations of Southern California. Jessa also identifies with her Yoeme and Mexican roots. Jessa is a natural-born singer who truly found her voice in hip-hop. As an emcee, poet, and published author, Jessa is able to share parts of herself in a way that keeps the crowds intrigued. Since 2019 Jessa has joined the Dream Warriors collective. Together and separately they share music, culture, stories, poems, seminars, workshops, and webinars which equate to different means of wellness as individuals and community. Aside from writing and music, Jessa has also been a Massage Therapist & Energy worker for nearly 30 years. She is passionate about Massage, Energy work, Past Life Regressions, Hypnotherapy, Intuitive practices, and anything involved in healing and growing.
Website: https://www.jessacalderon.com/
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This week on The UpLevel Podcast, catch an inspiring episode as we sit down with Rasika Saikia, an HR leader with over 17 years of experience at a big tech company. Rasika shares her incredible journey from Asia Pacific to the US, scaling onboarding programs to reach over 100,000 employees, and navigating the complexities of cultural transitions and leadership.
Together, we dive deep into the concept of "right relationships," relationships as evolving entities that thrive on trust, psychological safety, and empathy. Rasika's wisdom on fostering inclusive spaces, embracing vulnerability, and supporting immigrant women through career shifts makes this a must-listen episode for leaders, professionals, and anyone seeking to build deeper, more authentic connections in their lives!
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Rasika Saikia is a Senior HR Leader with over 17 years of experience at Google. She supports leaders globally on organizational design, change management, and establishing a high-performance culture. She has helped design and facilitate programs geared towards building manager and leader capabilities and leverages her deep coaching expertise as a certified Co-Active professional coach and a SHRM-certified HR professional. Rasika has worked at international locations. She had a regional role in Asia Pacific that required her to travel across offices and collaborate with leaders around the globe while experiencing different cultures. In 2016, she made a big career move to transfer to the US to lead a Global Onboarding program and scale it to over 100k employees across thousands of locations and manage a strong team of Program managers.
As part of her commitment to continued learning, Rasika further expanded her career by making a lateral move from Learning and Development space into Business HR space to support leaders navigate organizational challenges. Rasika is passionate about supporting her community, especially mid-career immigrant women to navigate career shifts in a new country while balancing caregiving responsibilities.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rasika-saikia/
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This week on The UpLevel Podcast, we're kicking off the new year with a new season called “Being in Right Relationship: Today’s UpLevel,” featuring returning guest, Sunday Phillips. Step boldly into 2025 with this energizing and deeply insightful episode as we explore the concept of the "Right Relationship" – aligning with ourselves, others, and the world to foster balance, integrity, and intentionality. Sunday shares how astrological insights for 2025 can guide us to live in rhythm with the cosmos, cultivate personal harmony, and contribute positively to our communities.
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Sunday Phillips is a holistic embodiment educator and personal transformation expert at the intersection of ancient wisdom and quantum healing. Her prowess emerges from over two decades of extensive studies and professional experience rooted in Pilates, Yoga, Holistic Healing, Music, and Astrology. Sunday’s uplifting and visionary approach to integrative movement and embodied wellness serves foundational in the development of authentic life enhancement. She describes this method as Living in Rhythm.
Through personalized practices that calibrate core strength, elevate sensory awareness, and sync with life’s rhythmic nature, Sunday curates uniquely transformative experiences based on powerful techniques proven for practical application, actualization, and enduring vitality. Sunday is a trailblazing mystic committed to elevating the mind, body and spirit by way of the art and science of Living in Rhythm... It’s a lifestyle.
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This week on The UpLevel Podcast, join us for another transformative conversation with Bill Ao, a Technical Solutions Consultant and award-winning internal coach at a big tech company. With over 500 hours of coaching conversations and a 2023 Coaching Excellence Award, Bill aims to empower others to find their peace and power amidst life’s chaos.
Drawing from his cultural roots, professional journey, and personal coaching philosophy, Bill shares his invaluable insights into navigating our overwhelming times, redefining leadership, and embracing visibility with authenticity.
Bill’s unique perspectives on thriving through crisis, chaos, and change will inspire and empower you. Prepare to be reminded of what it means to be visible at this moment in time. Listen now!
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By job title, Bill is a Technical Solutions Consultant at Google, and in the past decade, he has helped deliver some of the most exciting product launches for the company.
Outside of his core role, Bill also serves as an internal coach in the company. Since the start of his coaching journey, in short of 2 years’ time, Bill has supported more than 150 of his colleagues, in over 500 hours of coaching conversations, and grew from a beginner to an ICF PCC accredited coach. He was awarded Google’s 2023 Coaching Excellence Award for his significant contribution to the company’s coaching culture.
Bill is a strong believer in coaching. He is on a mission to build “the temple where people find their power and peace.”
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This week on The UpLevel Podcast, we are joined by Eva Dalak, founder of Peace Activation and a global leader in conflict transformation. Born Palestinian in Israel and now residing in Costa Rica, Eva has spent 30+ years facilitating peace in some of the world’s most challenging conflict zones, including Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
Eva introduces us to soul-based peacebuilding, a revolutionary approach that begins with activating peace within ourselves. Her work focuses on fostering dialogue, encouraging silence and presence, and utilizing identity as a bridge to connection rather than division.
Whether you’re navigating personal challenges or leading through global crises, Eva’s wisdom will empower you to lead with compassion, resilience, and purpose.
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Eva Dalak is a Peace Activator, International Consultant, Facilitator, and Trainer. She is a Palestinian born in Israel and currently residing in Costa Rica and is the founder of Peace Activation. Eva has been working for 30 years in conflict zones in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Her expertise lies in conflict transformation and women's political and economic empowerment. Eva's dedication to fostering peace from within each individual profoundly impacts communities. This commitment led her to establish Peace Activation and advocate for “soul-based peacebuilding.”
Website: https://www.evadalak.me/
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evadalak/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-dalak-0702b02/
Youtube: @evadalak58
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This week on The UpLevel Podcast, get ready for an inspiring journey of introspection with our incredible guest, Natalie Kuhn, a public speaker, interfaith reverend in training, and mental health advocate who brings spirituality and leadership to life in ways that are both accessible and transformative. With a decade-long journey as a pioneer in The Class, Natalie helped shape the global digital wellness platform, ultimately serving as its co-CEO. Today, with her new venture, Make the Sun, she’s lighting the way for individuals and organizations to navigate life’s crises, chaos, and change with greater clarity, compassion, and connection.
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Natalie Kuhn is a public speaker, teacher, and inter-faith reverend-in-training who blends her expertise in mental health with a uniquely accessible approach to spirituality. Over nearly eleven years, she played an integral role in shaping The Class, a transformative and cathartic workout, from its humble beginnings as its inaugural employee to a renowned global digital wellness platform, culminating in her tenure as Co-CEO. Recently, she launched her new venture, Make The Sun, which offers practices to invite individuals and organizations to see themselves and the world with greater clarity and compassion.
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This week on The UpLevel Podcast, join us for a deep and insightful conversation with the extraordinary Robert Holden, a pioneer in psychology and spirituality known for his groundbreaking work featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, and PBS's special Shift Happens. He is a New York Times best-selling author whose work has reshaped how we view happiness, success, and purpose. Robert brings profound insights into living authentically and creating a purpose-centered life amidst crisis, chaos, and change.
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Robert Holden’s innovative work on psychology and spirituality has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, a PBS special Shift Happens!, and in two major BBC-TV documentaries on happiness - The Happiness Formula and How to Be Happy. He has presented two popular TEDx talks on The Tea Meditation and Destination Addiction. Robert works as a consultant to leaders and organizations on the theme of purpose and leadership. He gives keynote talks on living a purpose-centered life worldwide. His clients include universities, schools, charities, businesses, publishing companies, theatre groups, and global brands such as Dove & the Real Beauty Campaign, Unilever, the Body Shop, IBM, Virgin, and Google.
Robert teaches a series of public programs on living your purpose. He hosts Masterminds on the Hero Journey, The Golden Thread, Finding Purpose, and Success Intelligence. He teaches on the Living Your Purpose retreat in Assisi and a Make Me An Instrument online course. He teaches a Purpose & the Enneagram program. He has led spiritual retreats to Jerusalem, Galilee, Montserrat, Glastonbury, and Findhorn.
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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…
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.