Coaching Coast to Coast

Chris and Lauren
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Coaching Coast-to-Coast hosts, Chris and Lauren, are on a mission to highlight the challenges and celebrate the successes of like-hearted leaders, advocates, and coaches. As professional coaches themselves, they understand how coaching empowers people to thrive in their professional and personal lives. Join them as they interview leaders in helping professions, explore various coaching styles and support systems, and discuss everything from burnout to well-being.

  1. Exploring Coaching Niches: Creativity with Van Lai-DuMone

    5d ago

    Exploring Coaching Niches: Creativity with Van Lai-DuMone

    Van Lai-DuMone is a keynote speaker, author, and founder of worksmart Advantage, a leadership and team development consultancy specializing in Creative Leadership and Creative Problem Solving. She helps organizations transform culture and performance by unlocking the creativity within individuals and teams. Van’s book, What if Pigs Can Fly? A Practical Guide to Follow Your Curiosities, tells the story of how her mother and 19 Vietnamese refugee women—guided by curiosity—trailblazed the now $8.3 billion U.S. manicure industry; and provides a framework for readers to follow their own curiosities to turn seemingly impossible ideas into real-world possibilities. Website: www.worksmartadvantage.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanlaidumone/

    37 min
  2. Heart to Heart with Naturopathic Doctor, Dr. Stacey Kargman

    May 31

    Heart to Heart with Naturopathic Doctor, Dr. Stacey Kargman

    Our mission behind the Coaching Coast to Coast podcast has always been to connect with like-hearted leaders, people who lead from a place of compassion, love and a belief in greater possibilities for humanity. In these special Heart to Heart episodes, we take a brief detour to interview health and wellness practitioners who’ve come together to build the FreshLeap Life community – a community that helps empower people to live more balanced, nourishing and joyful lives.  In this episode, Chris speaks with naturopathic doctor, Dr. Stacey Kargman. Stacey shares how vital it is to treat the whole human being, and her holistic approach to medicine, blending naturopathic licensure and traditional Chinese medicine with coaching and hypnosis. She also talks about the vital role of community in longevity and how that led her to being a guide in the FreshLeap Life community. Listen to learn how Stacey uses her Eastern and Western medical lenses to look at the body as a complete system rather than a series of isolated parts.  Learn more about Stacey and the integration of Eastern and Western medicine by registering for her Speaker Series on Tuesday, June 9 at 6:30 pm ET https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/DoN9DMgfQ-S9lbLqeZp_-g   And get a chance to work with Stacey in her workshop, Tuesday, June 16 @ 6:00pm ET https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/OjFdWIlQSHe9JamrTd7ziw   Learn more about Stacey’s practice on:  Facebook @marylandnaturalhealthcenter  Instagram @thebaltimorenaturopath  www.marylandnaturalhealthcenter.com  Click the link to check out the ⁠FreshLeap Life community⁠ or follow Chris on Instagram & Facebook for the latest updates @freshleapcoach

    31 min
  3. Exploring Coaching Niches: Women in Higher Education with Angela Clark-Taylor

    May 24

    Exploring Coaching Niches: Women in Higher Education with Angela Clark-Taylor

    Angela Clark-Taylor, PhD (she/her), or Dr. ACT as her coachees call her, is a scholar and organizational leader with over 20 years of experience committed to creating inclusive communities where individuals of all identities have the access, opportunity, and resources to determine the course of their own lives. She is Founder and President of Higher Coaching & Consulting, LLC where her work is dedicated to lifting women higher in higher education and gender‑focused nonprofits. As a Board Certified Coach she partners with women who are navigating ambitious career goals, stepping into leadership, or pursuing advanced academic milestones and I support the institutions committed to helping them rise.  Email: dr.act@liftingwomenhigher.com  Website: https://liftingwomenhigher.com  Join the ⁠FreshLeap Life community⁠ for more insight!

    35 min
  4. Heart to Heart with Faith-Forward Leader, Krysten Lamb

    May 10

    Heart to Heart with Faith-Forward Leader, Krysten Lamb

    Our mission behind the Coaching Coast to Coast podcast has always been to connect with like-hearted leaders, people who lead from a place of compassion, love and a belief in greater possibilities for humanity. In these special Heart to Heart episodes, we take a brief detour to interview health and wellness practitioners who’ve come together to build the FreshLeap Life community – a community that helps empower people to live more balanced, nourishing and joyful lives.  In this episode, Chris speaks with Krysten Lamb, a minister and a guide for the FreshLeap Life community. Krysten shares her journey of being "repurposed" from a 15-year career in education to ministry and her philosophy of faith-forward living—the practice of walking toward your calling even when tangible barriers like time or money seem to stand in the way. Listen to her powerful thoughts on why leading with heart requires us to nourish our own spirits first and to get a fresh perspective on building a relationship with your inner spirit.  Learn more about Krysten and faith-forward living by registering for her Speaker Series on May 18, 2026 @ 6:30 pm ET.  Get a chance to work with Krysten by registering for her workshop, Forward in Faith, May 26, 2026 @ 6:30 pm ET.  Follow Krysten on Facebook & Instagram @faithforwardlife  Click the link to check out the ⁠FreshLeap Life community⁠ or follow Chris on Instagram & Facebook for the latest updates @freshleapcoach

    32 min
  5. Exploring Coaching Niches with Leadership Coach, Jenelle Williams

    Apr 26

    Exploring Coaching Niches with Leadership Coach, Jenelle Williams

    In this episode, Lauren chats with Jenelle Williams. Jenelle is a leadership coach who helps high-potential leaders step into their authority with clarity and confidence. Drawing on her ICF coaching certification and background in social work and nonprofit leadership, she supports clients in defining their unique voice, expanding their visibility, and stepping fully into their leadership identity.  Follow Jenelle on: linkedin.com/in/jenellejwilliams  Email: JenelleWilliamsConsulting@gmail.com

    34 min
  6. Heart-to-Heart with Somatic Practitioner, Kim Brooks

    Apr 19

    Heart-to-Heart with Somatic Practitioner, Kim Brooks

    Our mission behind the Coaching Coast to Coast podcast has always been to connect with like-hearted leaders, people who lead from a place of compassion, love and a belief in greater possibilities for humanity. In these special Heart-to-Heart episodes, we take a brief detour to interview health and wellness practitioners who’ve come together to build the FreshLeap Life community – a community that helps empower people to live more balanced, nourishing and joyful lives.   In this episode, Chris chats with Kim Brooks, a somatic practitioner. Kim uses her teaching talents from years of working as an international educator to now help people explore a variety of techniques to regulate their nervous systems and reconnect with their body’s innate wisdom. In a world where we need people to lead with heart, Kim shows how fundamental it is to first lead ourselves from a grounded place.   Learn more about somatic practices and Kim by registering for her Speaker Series on April 28, 2026 at 7:00 pm ET!  https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/aTyNENJeTDii2dsnp__AKQ   And get a chance to work with Kim in her free workshop, The Leader Within, May 7, 2026 at 6:30 pm ET!  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82281398645?pwd=HPVyrgi8soAarm1M6YbUwFtCcRZKoK.1   Follow Kim on:  Instagram- @kimbrooksyoga.wellness   LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/kimberly-brooks-md   YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@KimBrooksWellness  Click the link to check out the ⁠FreshLeap Life community⁠ or follow Chris on Instagram & Facebook for the latest updates @freshleapcoach

    31 min
  7. Heart-to-Heart with Embodied Expression Coach, Jillian Pawlowski

    Mar 29

    Heart-to-Heart with Embodied Expression Coach, Jillian Pawlowski

    Our mission behind the Coaching Coast to Coast podcast has always been to connect with like-hearted leaders, people who lead from a place of compassion, love and a belief in greater possibilities for humanity. In these special Heart to Heart episodes, you’ll get a chance to meet amazing people working with Chris and Lauren to build the FreshLeap Life community – a community that helps empower people to live more balanced, nourishing and joyful lives.  In this episode, Chris chats with Jillian Pawlowski, an embodied expression coach. Jillian helps people rebuild their confidence and learn to trust themselves with actual behavior changes that stick. She helps people befriend and dance with their fears, shifting their relationship with fear so they can actualize their dreams and embody their truest expression of themselves. Listen and learn how Jillian and embodied expression can create more of the powerful and uplifting energy so many of us need. Learn more about embodied expression and how Jillian helps you dance with fear by registering for her Speaker Series/Q&A on April 9, 2026! Follow Jillian on: Instagram @jillianpawlowski Facebook @jillian.seibel.1Website https://adreamworthyjourney.my.canva.site/ Click the link to check out the FreshLeap Life community or follow Chris on Instagram & Facebook for the latest updates. @freshleapcoach

    25 min
  8. Season 3 of Coaching Coast to Coast

    Mar 7

    Season 3 of Coaching Coast to Coast

    This season on Coaching Coast to Coast, we’re focusing in on a topic that has continually resonated with our listeners and interviewees – Like-Hearted Leadership! While much of the world focuses on connecting with people who are like-minded, we believe in the power of connecting with people who are like-hearted; people who care about the impact they have and lead with generous,loving spirits. In season 3, Lauren will interview coaches who lead withheart and hope to inspire their clients to do the same. Meanwhile, Chris will chat with teachers, coaches, healers and other practitioners who are joining forces to support the FreshLeap Life, a community dedicated to helping people heal, grow, and thrive so together can bring more loving, positive energy into the world. Want to learn more about the FreshLeap Life community?! Register for our March 18 Q&A session at 6:30 pm ET.

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Coaching Coast-to-Coast hosts, Chris and Lauren, are on a mission to highlight the challenges and celebrate the successes of like-hearted leaders, advocates, and coaches. As professional coaches themselves, they understand how coaching empowers people to thrive in their professional and personal lives. Join them as they interview leaders in helping professions, explore various coaching styles and support systems, and discuss everything from burnout to well-being.

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  • Creator
    Chris and Lauren
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Chris and Lauren
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    Coaching Coast to Coast