The UpLevel Podcast

Christie Mann & Rachel Baldi
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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.

  1. Creating Leadership That Honors Right Relationship with Holly Zabka

    12/10/2025

    Creating Leadership That Honors Right Relationship with Holly Zabka

    Send us a text This week on The UpLevel Podcast, we sit down with Holly Zabka, president of Provident Entertainment and one of the most heart-centered leaders shaping the music industry today. Holly carries a rare combination of strength, vulnerability, and grounded faith that shows us what leadership can look like when it grows from purpose instead of pressure. From her childhood singing gospel harmonies with her family to stewarding more than 70 number one songs at Provident, Holly’s journey is rooted in grit, grace, and the courage to stay in right relationship with herself, with others, and with something greater. This conversation invites you to lead with more heart, more honesty, and more humanity. May Holly’s wisdom meet you exactly where you are and remind you that you never have to lead alone. In This Episode: Discover how isolation impacts female executives and why representation mattersLearn about balancing conflict and resolution to foster authentic connectionsEmbrace self-reflection to counter inner critics for healthier interactionsNavigate dual roles as a leader and family member without compromising eitherSee how faith anchors decisions, guiding values towards purpose-driven actionsUnderstand why admitting mistakes fosters an accountable team cultureExplore holistic engagement where personal life enriches professional efficacyThe importance of recognizing inner voices and choosing which ones get the micAbout Holly: Holly Zabka currently serves as President of Provident Entertainment. A 17-year veteran of Provident, Holly brings decades of experience in leadership roles across the music industry on both the publishing and creative sides of the business. Before assuming her role as President, she most recently served as Senior Vice President, Essential Music Publishing (EMP) and Head of Creative for Provident Label Group (PLG), where she was responsible for signing and partnering with top songwriters across the industry and oversaw creative endeavors and new content development. In Holly’s Zabka's tenure, the company has had more than 70 No. 1 songs and has partnered with top artists and songwriters such as Jason Ingram, Ethan Hulse, Brandon Lake, Elevation Worship, Seph Schlueter, Zach Williams, CAIN, Ben Fuller, Matt Maher, Mia Fieldes, Jonathan Smith, Red Rocks Worship and more. Holly grew up traveling and singing gospel music with her family. After graduating from Southwest Missouri State University, she moved to Nashville, where her first job in the music business was as Membership Director of the GMA. She began her career in publishing at Brentwood-Benson, representing the songs of her mom, Sue C. Smith, as well as Joel Lindsey, Tony Wood, Belinda Smith, Dave Clark, and others. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hzabka/ 🎉 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 www.uplevelproductions.com https://www.instagram.com/uplevelproductions/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplevelproductionscompany https://www.facebook.com/uplevelproductionscompany

    39 min
  2. Awakening the Voice with Sonia Kreitzer and the Healing Power of Sound

    11/26/2025

    Awakening the Voice with Sonia Kreitzer and the Healing Power of Sound

    Send us a text This week on The UpLevel Podcast, join us for a deeply human conversation as we sit down with Sonia Kreitzer, singer, songwriter, sound healer, and the creative force behind Doe Paoro. With over 40 million global streams, tours with artists like the Gypsy Kings and KT Tunstall, and music featured across film, TV, and international radio, Sonia brings artistry and profound devotion to healing, earth connection, and the reclamation of the human voice. Sonia’s work is rooted in decades of study with indigenous music and medicine carriers from the Shipibo-Conibo of Peru to the Noke Koi of Brazil to her training in Tibetan opera. She teaches that music is a technology of harmony and that sound is one of our most powerful tools for repair, reconnection, and awakening consciousness. This episode offers an intimate look at how our voices, individually and collectively, can support us through a time of collapse, leadership transition, cultural change, and spiritual reorientation.  In This Episode: Why Sonia teaches that your truest voice begins in the body, not the mindHow empowered environments transform teams, communities, and the stories we tell about ourselvesExploring the grief, gratitude, and potency of remembering where we come fromA journey into sensing, feeling, and expressing from the truth beneath imitationCreating spaces where every voice is honored and where leadership becomes a shared practiceHow understanding ancestry dissolves generational silence and awakens authentic expressionSimple practices, like humming and singing, that ground the body, open the heart, and reawaken vitalityUsing music to grieve what’s ending while birthing what’s possible in challenging timesFinding aliveness in the dance between endings, renewals, and the spaces in betweenHow “sonic acupuncture” dissolves emotional blockages and sparks transformationGrounding techniques that build resilience, presence, and community strength Upcoming Experience: Activating the Voice Retreat Costa Rica • December 27 – January 3 A transformative week-long immersion (limited spots). Register here. About Sonia: Sonia Kreitzer is a singer, songwriter, and sound healer who released music as “Doe Paoro.” Her music has over 40 million streams worldwide and has been featured in film, television and radio internationally. She has toured with artists like The Gipsy Kings and KT Tunstall, and her work is informed by her deep care for the earth and her belief that music can support healing and awaken consciousness. She sees music as technology of harmony and her perspective is shaped by her decades-long studies with indigenous music and medicine carriers, specifically the Shipibo-Conibo people of Peru, the Noke Koi of Brazil and studying Tibetan opera singing. She is the creator of Activating the Voice, an online course and in-person retreat series that seeks to support groups in expressing what has been historically silenced through the joy of singing. Website: www.doepaoro.com www.uplevelproductions.com https://www.instagram.com/uplevelproductions/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplevelproductionscompany https://www.facebook.com/uplevelproductionscompany

    40 min
  3. How Systems Intelligence Can Heal the Way We Lead with Marita Fridjhon

    11/12/2025

    How Systems Intelligence Can Heal the Way We Lead with Marita Fridjhon

    Send us a text This week on The UpLevel Podcast, join us for a transformative episode as we welcome Marita Fridjhon, Co-Founder and CEO of CRR Global and one of the original architects of Relationship Systems Intelligence (RSI), a framework that has reshaped how leaders, teams, and organizations across the globe connect, collaborate, and evolve. For over two decades, Marita has guided leaders from Google, NASA, UNICEF, and Harvard to access the collective wisdom of their systems, showing that leadership doesn’t live in individuals but in the spaces between us. Born and raised in apartheid-era South Africa, Marita’s early experiences with injustice sparked a lifelong dedication to creating connection where there is conflict and community where there is fragmentation. We’ll explore what it truly means to live and lead in right relationship with our teams, our partners, our communities, and the wider web of life itself. In This Episode: A practice rooted in the wisdom of “all our relations,” reminding us that leadership is relational, not transactionalWhy organizations thrive when leaders slow down, listen deeply, and invite every voice, including the unseenHow emotional intelligence expands when we honor the whole system, not just the partsLessons from love, loss, and leaning into another’s journey without trying to fix itHow recognizing even small wins replenishes teams, families, and movements alikeAbout Marita: Marita Fridjhon is the co-founder of CRR Global and a guiding force behind the field of Relationship Systems Work. As co-creator of the world-renowned Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC™) program, she has trained thousands of coaches, leaders, and teams to unlock the power of systems-inspired evolution, where leadership lives not in individuals, but in the collective. A native of South Africa, Marita’s early experiences with social injustice shaped her lifelong belief that change begins through connection. Her pioneering concept of Relationship Systems Intelligence (RSI™) reframes leadership as a shared, living process, one that honors every voice and draws wisdom from the whole. Today, Marita continues to mentor a global community of practitioners and organizations, from Google and NASA to UNICEF and Harvard, helping them listen deeply, lead collaboratively, and co-create transformation from within the system itself. Substack: https://systemsinspiredevolution.substack.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maritafridjhon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maritafridjhon/ 🎉 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

    50 min
  4. Reclaiming Right Relationship Through Ancestral Healing and Remembering Who We Are with Dr. Daniel Foor

    10/29/2025

    Reclaiming Right Relationship Through Ancestral Healing and Remembering Who We Are with Dr. Daniel Foor

    Send us a text This week on The UpLevel Podcast, we welcome Dr. Daniel Foor, a psychologist, an experienced ritualist, and the author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. From ancestral lineage healing and animism to decolonial leadership and ethical business, this dialogue bridges spirituality, psychology, and justice in profoundly human ways, guiding people into right relationship with their ancestors, the land, and the unseen world.  Daniel invites us to rethink what power, belonging, and leadership look like, moving beyond hierarchy and domination toward connection, reciprocity, and care.  In This Episode: Why “human supremacy” may be limiting your worldview and how animism opens new doors for connection that honors all beings as persons worthy of respectHow ancestral lineage healing can resolve deep-seated personal and systemic traumaShifting from achievement-based leadership to relational power grounded in care and communityUnderstanding the impact of colonization, capitalism, and disconnection and how reweaving ancestral ties can restore balancePractical wisdom for leaders: building ethical organizations that prioritize service over profitA powerful redefinition of success: why becoming a “regular person” might be the ultimate KPI for growthWhy humility, not grandeur, is the true revolution in healing and leadership About Daniel: Daniel is a doctor of psychology, an experienced ritualist, and the author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. He is an initiate in the Òrìṣà tradition of Yoruba-speaking West Africa and has learned from teachers of Mahayana Buddhism, Islamic Sufism, and the older ways of his English and German ancestors. Daniel is passionate about training aspiring leaders and change makers in the intersections of cultural healing, animist ethics, and applied ritual arts. He lives with his wife and two daughters near Granada, Spain, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Website: http://ancestralmedicine.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielfoor/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-foor-0a109418/ 🎉 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

    51 min
  5. Right Relationship and the Future of Human-Centered Recruitment with Shannon Murfree

    10/15/2025

    Right Relationship and the Future of Human-Centered Recruitment with Shannon Murfree

    Send us a text This week on The UpLevel Podcast, join us for a deeply insightful conversation with Shannon Murfree, Senior Manager of Global Executive Talent Acquisition at Equinix, to explore what it truly means to lead and live in Right Relationship. With over 13,000 employees powering the digital infrastructure behind giants like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, Equinix thrives on more than just innovation; it thrives on human connection. And Shannon is one of the leaders ensuring that the heartbeat of humanity continues to pulse through a fast-paced, global organization. We’ll explore what “right relationship” looks like in leadership, hiring, and life, from embracing ancestral wisdom to fostering psychological safety at work. Shannon’s reflections remind us that being human-centered is a practice, one that can transform organizations from the inside out. Listen now! In this conversation, you’ll discover: How “right relationship” creates harmony across people, teams, and natureThe R.O.I. of empathy, transparency, and trust in leadership and recruitmentWhy coaching and vulnerability are essential in high-performance culturesHow ancestry and community can become sources of wisdom and resiliencePractical steps to cultivate psychological safety and connection in your own teamAbout Shannon: Shannon Murfree is a Senior Manager of Global Executive Talent Acquisition at Equinix, known for her thoughtful approach to leadership and her deep commitment to cultivating authentic relationships across all levels of an organization. With a career rooted in connecting people to purpose, Shannon brings a unique lens to executive hiring—one that honors both strategic impact and personal alignment. Her work spans global initiatives, coaching programs, and storytelling efforts that elevate the human side of leadership. Equinix, with over 13,000 employees worldwide, powers the digital backbone for companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. Ensuring human-centered leaders inside organizations like Equinix matters deeply—because the way they lead directly impacts the infrastructure that connects our global economy. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonmurfree/ 🎉 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

    45 min
  6. Restoring Right Relationship Through Somatic Practices and Embodied Leadership with Tasha Blank

    10/01/2025

    Restoring Right Relationship Through Somatic Practices and Embodied Leadership with Tasha Blank

    Send us a text What if movement wasn’t just something we did for exercise but was a gateway into deeper healing, transformation, and leadership? This week on The UpLevel Podcast, we welcome Tasha Blank, an international DJ, somatic practitioner, teacher, and founder of The Get Down, Drop Body Language, and the global leadership academy Powerhouse DJ School (PhDJ). Known for liberating hips and hearts everywhere from NYC’s most legendary clubs to festivals, churches, museums, forests, and even roving desert ships, Tasha is a true pioneer of movement as medicine. Whether you’re a coach, a leader, or simply curious about the role of movement in healing and transformation, this episode is an invitation into deeper listening, embodied leadership, and your most powerful self-expression. Listen in and be inspired to move differently, inside and out. In This Episode: Tasha’s nervous system-based approach to unlocking powerful expression and healingHow dance restores connection across individuals, teams, communities, and ecosystemsTasha’s story of how the dance found her and her brilliance behind the decksPractical insights into listening deeply to spaces and curating experiences that invite transformationThe blend of somatics, shadow work, and ceremony in embodying our fullest About Tasha: Tasha Blank is a celebrated international DJ, somatic practitioner, teacher and founder of The Get Down, The Drop, Body Language, and global leadership academy Powerhouse DJ School (PhDJ). A student of somatic healing, shadow work, story, and ceremony, her nervous system-based approach to transformation through movement is a wild invitation into your most powerful expression. She’s known for liberating hips in New York City’s most legendary clubs, the world’s wildest festivals, and museums, churches, helipads, boats, roving desert ships, forests, and mountaintops everywhere.  Website: https://www.tashablank.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tashablank/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/tashablank PhDJ: https://www.phdj.dance/ 🎉 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

    55 min
  7. Consciously Leading Through Right Relationship Toward Collective Liberation with Kvon and Jessica Tucker

    09/17/2025

    Consciously Leading Through Right Relationship Toward Collective Liberation with Kvon and Jessica Tucker

    Send us a text What happens when we have all of the most amazing people working together in the same direction? ANYTHING! Talk about impact abundance! This week on The UpLevel Podcast, join us for a tender, fiery, joyful, and profoundly real conversation with Kvon and Jessica Tucker, a husband-and-wife team embodying conscious leadership, healing, and partnership. Kvon, CEO and co-founder of Consciously, brings experience from Netflix, Amazon, and a big tech company into his executive coaching, guiding organizations through conscious transformation. Jessica, an LCSW, trauma specialist, and EMDR practitioner, helps leaders navigate trauma, relationships, and spirituality with compassion and directness.  Together, they are raising their daughter in Costa Rica while building Consciously, a community-based corporation devoted to liberation through love. In This Episode: The meaning of conscious partnership and right relationship in work, love, and familyHow past traumas and ancestral stories shape our leadership and identitiesBuilding organizations centered on healing, humanity, and liberationThe real, messy, and beautiful dynamics of leading, parenting, and creating togetherKvon and Jessica remind us that leadership is not separate from life, love, or healing; it’s all connected. Their story is a call to embody right relationship not only in organizations but also in the most intimate corners of our lives. About Kvon & Jess: Kvon and Jessica Tucker are a husband-and-wife team committed to conscious leadership and healing. Kvon, CEO & Co-Founder of Consciously, brings his experience from Netflix, Amazon, and Google to his coaching of executives as he supports organizations through the process of co-creating conscious change and transformation. Jessica, LCSW & Co-Founder of Consciously, is a trauma specialist and EMDR practitioner whose compassionate yet direct approach supports leaders in navigating trauma, relationships, and spirituality. She invites clients to dive deep into the heart, cultivating resilience, self-compassion, and empowerment. Together, Kvon and Jessica embody conscious partnership & right relationship, raising their daughter in Costa Rica, while building Consciously, a community-based corporation centered leading liberation with love. Website: https://www.consciously.one/ Join The Collective: https://www.consciously.one/join-the-collective LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/consciously-llc/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consciouslyone 🎉 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

    55 min
  8. Initiations in Love with Britta Eskey: Exploring Right Relationship Through the Lens of Love

    09/03/2025

    Initiations in Love with Britta Eskey: Exploring Right Relationship Through the Lens of Love

    Send us a text What if life itself is a school of love?  This week on The UpLevel Podcast, we welcome Britta Eskey, author of Initiations in Love, co-founder of COR, and certified compassion cultivation teacher at Stanford. For over 25 years, Britta has guided individuals and communities through transformational work that reconnects us with our essential goodness and deepest values. Britta shares how love, beyond romance, becomes the foundation for true leadership, community, and right relationship with self, others, and the world. This episode is a heartfelt reminder that leadership and love are not separate paths; they are one. In This Episode: What it means to see life as a school of loveHow Britta’s stoic German upbringing led to mystical experiences that shaped her faith in loveHow right relationship shows up in work, family, nature, and selfThe role of compassion and courage in leadership: vulnerability is keyWhy transformation often begins with surrender Discover how Britta’s workshops help people heal core wounds and find deeper integration between masculine and feminine energiesWhy falling in love might just be projection… but staying in love is discoveryWhy ceremony, community support, and initiation are essential for growth (and often missing today)About Britta: Britta Eskey is the author of Initiations in Love, a spiritual memoir that explores transformation through life’s sacred rites of passage, and the host of the Initiations in Love podcast. She co-founded COR (Latin for “Heart”), a personal growth organization that has been serving individuals and communities for over 25 years. COR offers transformational workshops, leadership trainings, and coaching programs — both in-person and online—that help people reconnect with their essential goodness and live from their deepest values. Its mission is to empower people to become skillful, embodied leaders who can compassionately guide others while living with courage, clarity, and heart. Britta is a certified Compassion Cultivation Teacher, and one of the developers and instructors of the Cultivating the Heart course at Stanford University’s CCARE.   Visit COR's website to see their Free Intro Calls https://corexperience.com/initiations-in-love https://corexperience.com https://www.instagram.com/brittaeskey https://www.instagram.com/cortrainings https://www.facebook.com/britta.eskey.1 https://www.facebook.com/corexperience 🎉 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/workpl www.uplevelproductions.com https://www.instagram.com/uplevelproductions/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplevelproductionscompany https://www.facebook.com/uplevelproductionscompany

    52 min
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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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  • Creator
    Christie Mann & Rachel Baldi
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    112
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    © 2026 The UpLevel Podcast
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