COACHED with Coach Keren

Have you noticed that you can understand your wounds, know your patterns, talk beautifully about healing - and still keep living exactly the same life?In this episode, we are about to change that, as Coach Keren sits down with Stefanos Sifandos, whose work lives at the intersection of healing, intimacy, relationships and embodiment, for an extraordinarily honest conversation about what it actually takes to change.Stefanos shares his journey through childhood pain, addiction, destructive relationships and relentless overachievement - and why so much of our striving is really an attempt to earn the love, safety and validation we once lacked.We talk about why high achievers often keep intimacy at a distance, the difference between insight and embodiment, why real transformation happens relationally, and how compassion, consistency and action can finally make us whole.Because awareness is not the finish line.The way you live is.IN THIS EPISODE:Why overachievement can become an addiction to validationThe childhood wounds underneath adult patternsWhy intimacy can feel unsafe for high performersAwareness vs. actual embodimentThe power of compassion and non-judgmentWhy transformation requires consistency and actionWhat it really means to become whole🔗 CONNECT WITH STEFANOS SIFANDOS Website: https://stefanossifandos.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefanossifandos/ Book: Tuned In And Turned On - https://stefanossifandos.com/single-book-order/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH COACH KEREN Website: https://kereneldad.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkeren/ Schedule a Free Consultation with Coach Keren: https://calendly.com/kereneldad/consultation/ 📚 Coach Keren's Books: GILDED: Break Free From the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of More → https://tinyurl.com/ykf4z95w GILT FREE: Breaking Free From The Gilded Cage For Good → https://tinyurl.com/2burcnjb

What happens when your business evolves - but your message does not?In this episode of COACHED, Coach Keren Eldad sits down with messaging strategist, brand advisor, bestselling author and eight-figure entrepreneur Julie Solomon for a conversation about visibility, identity, reinvention and the messaging mistakes that can quietly keep even highly accomplished entrepreneurs stuck.Julie shares the deeply personal story behind her own reinvention: leaving the traditional PR world, becoming a new mother, accumulating $30,000 in credit-card debt, confronting the impact it was having on her marriage, and ultimately rebuilding her career and business on very different terms.But the heart of this conversation is what happened after Julie became successful.She began to realize that the conventional advice to “serve an earlier version of yourself” had stopped working.Her expertise had evolved.Her clients had evolved.She had evolved.But parts of her messaging were still speaking to a version of herself she had long since outgrown.Julie introduces her framework of the Former Self, Working Self and Highest Self and explains why each responds to radically different messaging.The Former Self responds to pain and struggle.The Working Self consumes information, tips and endless education - often mistaking learning for actual progress.The Highest Self is ready to make decisions and move toward transformation.And therein lies the shift: in knowing that the promise matters more than the pain.Together, Keren and Julie explore what this means not only for marketing, but for leadership: knowing when you are helping versus rescuing, recognizing when over-teaching is actually keeping prospective clients from making decisions, allowing your message to evolve with your mastery, and becoming willing to release strategies, clients and ways of working that no longer fit who you have become.IN THIS EPISODE:Julie’s journey from burned-out publicist to eight-figure entrepreneurThe financial rock bottom that forced her to take stock of her lifeWhy Julie believes we should not always rescue people from their rock bottomsWhy your ideal client may not be an earlier version of youThe difference between the Former Self, Working Self and Highest SelfWhy pain-point marketing can attract clients who are not ready for your workHow over-educating your audience creates consumers instead of decision-makersWhy sophisticated entrepreneurs often have a clarity problem, not a capability problemHow to market toward desire and transformation rather than painWhy your personal story matters — but your “mess” should not become your messageAuthentic alignment versus performing the version of yourself you think will sellWhy your body can tell you when a strategy no longer fitsThe power of creating space instead of continually adding moreJulie’s next chapter and the surprising power she is finding in doing lessCONNECT WITH JULIEWebsite: juliesolomon.netInstagram: @julssolomonPodcast: Woman of InfluenceBook: Get What You Want: How to Go From Unseen to Unstoppable

What if the pressure you believe is responsible for your success… isn't?In this episode of COACHED, Coach Keren sits down with bestselling author and entrepreneur Kate Northrup, whose groundbreaking books Money: A Love Story and Do Less have challenged conventional thinking about money, productivity, ambition and what it actually means to prosper.At the center of the conversation is a deceptively simple question:Who are you without the pressure?Kate shares the intensely personal season that forced her to answer it. While supporting her husband through serious health challenges, raising two young daughters, carrying enormous financial responsibility and running a multi-seven-figure business, Kate discovered that stress wasn't merely something she was experiencing.It had become her fuel.When a therapist asked her to imagine that all of her financial pressure suddenly disappeared, Kate expected relief. Instead, she felt flat — almost dead inside. The realization was startling: she had become so accustomed to pressure, productivity and hypervigilance that ease itself felt unsafe.What followed was a radical 90-day experiment in doing less. No new offers. No unnecessary campaigns. No compulsive over-delivering. Kate simply fulfilled the commitments she had already made while learning not to turn every moment of fear into more activity.The result? She hit her financial goals anyway.Together, Kate and Keren explore what happens when high achievement becomes a socially celebrated stress response — and what becomes possible when we learn to create from safety, inspiration and genuine desire instead.In This Episode, We Explore:Why money is not only a mindset conversation — it's a body and nervous-system conversationHow financial, productivity and achievement pressure can masquerade as ambitionKate's realization that she had become addicted to stress and pressureWhy over-functioning can be a socially rewarded fight-or-flight responseThe 90-day experiment that taught Kate that pressure was not required for financial successWhy periods of rest and reduced output can function like allowing soil to lie fallowThe difference between doing less and doing nothingWhy high achievers can become frightened by ease, stability and "cruising altitude"How to distinguish healthy ambition from hypervigilanceThe difference between creating for approval and creating because something genuinely wants to be expressedProductivity versus worthinessHow scarcity and comparison affect the nervous systemWhy another person's success does not have to register as a threatWhat it means to cultivate an internal experience of safety, support and enoughnessConnect With KateWebsite: katenorthrup.comSocial: @KateNorthrupPodcast: PlentyBooks: Money: A Love Story and Do LessKate also recommends beginning with her free Money Reset - https://katenorthrup.com/reset/, an audio journey exploring financial pressure and nervous-system regulation.Connect With Coach KerenWebsite: KerenEldad.comSocial: @coachKerenConsultation: Calendly.com/KerenEldadBooks: Gilded, Gilt Free

What happens when the thing you worked so hard to build… works — but you no longer want the life that comes with it?Lacey Newman knows.A former top 1% real estate team leader and host of an Emmy-nominated television show, Lacey built the kind of career most people would be terrified to walk away from. But behind the success was a business that required her to be constantly available, constantly reactive, and increasingly disconnected from the way she actually wanted to live.So she did something most people struggle to do: she left while it was still working.In this episode of COACHED, Lacey and I talk about what it really takes to outgrow a successful identity, why major pivots are rarely clean or comfortable, and how she learned to stop putting clients above herself and start building a business around her actual life.We also get into the particular reckoning that often happens in midlife, when the question changes from Can I succeed? to: Do I actually want the life my success has created?And perhaps most importantly, we talk about why the next level for highly capable women often requires subtraction, not addition.Because if you have spent your life being the woman who can handle everything, the answer may not be becoming even more capable.It may be finally deciding what you are no longer willing to carry.IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS:Why walking away from something successful can be harder than walking away from failureThe hidden personal cost of being available to clients 24/7Why boundaries can actually make you better at what you doThe difference between serving your clients and putting yourself beneath themWhy you do not have to burn your old life to the ground in order to build a new oneWhat Lacey calls “the ick” — and why your body may recognize misalignment before your mind is ready to admit itThe messy reality of changing identities and careersWhy midlife is such a powerful period of individuation and reinventionWhy authenticity matters more, not less, in the age of AIThe danger of becoming addicted to being “the most capable woman in the room”Why overwhelmed women often need to remove responsibilities rather than add another strategyThe difference between changing your strategy and raising your standardsWhy Lacey believes creativity cannot be outsourcedThe deeper purpose behind the book she hopes to write nextConnect with Lacey Newman: https://laceynewman.com/Lacey’s free workshop, AI for Ambitious Women, is on August 25th. Registration link: https://go.laceynewman.com/ai-for-ambitio us-women-workshopLearn more about Coach Keren Eldad: www.kereneldad.comBook a consultation: https://calendly.com/kereneldad

Ever heard someone say, “You give such good advice. You should be a coach”?Not so fast.Because coaching — real coaching — isn't about dispensing good advice. It is a discipline requiring training, practice, listening, discernment, and the ability to ask the right question rather than simply offer your opinion. And excellent coaching requires something considerably harder to put on a website:You have to do your own work.In this episode of The COACHED Podcast: Coaching Masters, Coach Keren sits down with executive and leadership coach Carrie Fabris, founder of CareerFrame and author of ALL IN: A Working Mom’s Unapologetic Quest for a Juicy Life, to examine what actually makes a great coach.Carrie and Keren share analogous paths into the profession: substantial corporate careers, rigorous training and accreditation, and the eventual realization that credentials and experience alone are not enough.Carrie candidly shares why her first attempt at building CareerFrame failed, how ego, fear, imposter syndrome, inherited beliefs, and her own unexamined material followed her into her work, and why she ultimately had to go inward before she could successfully go outward again.Today, Carrie describes excellent coaching as learning how to “read the human” in front of you: listening carefully, noticing what changes in their face, hearing what they are saying and what they are avoiding, and asking the right question rather than the impressive-sounding one.Because you cannot take another human being somewhere you are unwilling to go yourself.In this conversation:Why giving great advice does not make someone a great coachWhy coaching is a discipline — not simply a personality traitWhat real corporate experience brings to executive coachingWhy Carrie's first attempt at CareerFrame didn't workThe difference between ego-driven ambition and genuine alignmentWhy Carrie returned to corporate — and eventually realized she couldn't stay there eitherFear, imposter syndrome, inherited beliefs, and the inner work that changed her trajectoryWhy credentials, frameworks, and assessments matter — but aren't enoughWhat it means to truly “read the human” you're coachingWhy great coaches listen instead of rushing to adviseThe difference between asking a question and asking the right questionWhy a coach's own unexamined material inevitably enters the roomThe essential truth at the heart of great coaching: you have to do your own workCONNECT WITH CARRIELearn more about Carrie and CareerFrame:CareerFrameRead ALL IN: A Working Mom’s Unapologetic Quest for a Juicy Life:Get ALL INFollow Carrie on Instagram:@cdfabrisABOUT COACHING MASTERSCoaching Masters is a series from The COACHED Podcast devoted to positioning coaching as the serious profession it is by examining what excellent coaching actually looks like, what qualifies someone to do this work, and what those entrusted with another person's growth owe to the human being sitting across from them.Listen to the full episode of The COACHED Podcast with Coach Keren Eldad.

What if everything you've worked so hard to build isn't freedom...but a beautifully decorated cage?In this special episode, Coach Keren Eldad shares the full introduction to her bestselling new book, Gilt Free: Ditching Your Gilded Cage for Good.If you've ever felt successful on paper yet strangely disconnected from yourself...If you've checked every box but still wondered, "Is this really it?"If you've built an impressive life while quietly sacrificing peace, joy, authenticity, or freedom...this episode was written for you.Inside this exclusive preview you'll discover:• Why success without freedom is still a cage• The hidden psychological trap high achievers rarely recognize• The fascinating story of Consuelo Vanderbilt and the original "gilded cage"• Carl Jung's concept of individuation—and why becoming yourself is the privilege (and fight) of a lifetime• The moment that changed Keren's own life forever• Why Gilt Free isn't about becoming more successful—it's about becoming more freeWhether you're an entrepreneur, executive, leader, creator, parent, or simply someone who's tired of performing your life instead of living it, this conversation will challenge the way you think about achievement.In This Episode✔ Why modern achievement often leaves us feeling empty✔ The surprising psychology behind overachievement✔ The invisible "performance" so many successful people are living✔ Why insight alone never creates transformation✔ Introducing the Anti-Rules—the counterintuitive principles that create genuine freedom✔ The difference between guilt and giltReady to Go Deeper?📖 Get your copy of Gilt Freehttps://www.amazon.com/Gilt-Free-Ditching-Your-Gilded/dp/B0GY5ZNHPK/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Uq_7tgTOv9fIqe_tOXuQJx5GHH9sJpou5R2e9abTCyvGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.y5mfuMw55-XTNGNP0CaUexzwFG-bTjyqp7uHgmvSNiw&dib_tag=se&keywords=gilt+free+keren+eldad&qid=1784581218&sr=8-1🌐 Learn more about private coaching and eventshttps://www.kereneldad.com🎥 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kereneldad2960📅 Book a Coaching Consultation with Coach Keren Eldad: https://calendly.com/kereneldad/consultation?back=1If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who's ready to stop performing success and start living it.

What if the exhaustion, perfectionism, people-pleasing, burnout, and imposter syndrome you have spent years trying to fix are not actually the problem?What if they are symptoms of something deeper?In this deeply moving conversation, Coach Keren sits down with coach, speaker, and author Annalie Howling to explore the hidden force that drives so many high achievers: shame.Annalie shares her extraordinary personal journey from a violent childhood, chronic self-doubt, and self-harm to becoming one of the leading voices on shame, trauma, and healing. Together, they unpack why achievement can never heal unworthiness, why burnout is often a wake-up call rather than a failure, and how self-compassion becomes the antidote to the belief that we are somehow not enough.This episode is a powerful reminder that healing is not about becoming someone else. It is about finally coming home to yourself.In This EpisodeWhy high achievement often becomes a strategy for outrunning shameThe critical difference between guilt and shameHow childhood experiences shape adult identity and self-worthBurnout as a symptom of living out of alignmentWhy perfectionism and people-pleasing are survival mechanismsUnderstanding imposter syndrome through the lens of shameHow Annalie transformed her relationship with her inner criticThe role of EMDR and trauma healing in lasting transformationWhy receiving compliments feels uncomfortable for so many peopleThe connection between self-compassion and true freedomHow to begin healing shame one small act of self-kindness at a timeMemorable Quotes"I wasn't intolerant to gluten. I was intolerant to my life.""Shame is always an 'I am' statement.""The imposter's job is to police our shame from ever being discovered.""There is a cure for shame, and it is self-compassion.""Start by learning about yourself. Then liking yourself. Then loving yourself."Connect with Annalie📖 Book: Unapologetic: Unshackle Your Shame, Reclaim Your Power🌐 Website: Annalie Howling📸 Instagram: @annaliehowlingListener InvitationIf this conversation resonated with you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who needs it. You never know who may be carrying shame in silence.

This episode has become far more meaningful than I could have imagined when we recorded it.Carolyn Elliott was one of the most original thinkers I have ever had the privilege of knowing. Brilliant, provocative, funny, and relentlessly committed to truth, she challenged thousands of people to question not only what they wanted from life- but why they remained attached to the very patterns they claimed to want to escape.Tragically, Carolyn passed away shortly after this conversation. I later learned that this was the last podcast interview she ever recorded.I cannot think of a more fitting way to honor her than to share her voice, her wisdom, and her extraordinary mind with all of you once again.In this profound and deeply philosophical conversation, Carolyn and I explore shadow work, suffering, individuation, spirituality, power, and the unconscious forces that quietly shape our lives.Carolyn—bestselling author of Existential Kink and founder of Immortal College—shares the personal experiences that led her to develop one of the most challenging and liberating frameworks in modern personal development: the possibility that some unconscious part of us may actually be invested in the very circumstances we consciously wish would disappear.Together, we discuss why high achievers become trapped in recurring cycles, why healing cannot be another performance, and how lasting transformation begins when we are finally willing to tell ourselves the truth.In this episode:What "Existential Kink" actually meansWhy the unconscious creates recurring life patternsThe hidden pleasure inside suffering, struggle, and martyrdomCarolyn's journey through addiction, recovery, and depth psychologyWhy spirituality can become another achievement identityThe difference between performative healing and genuine integrationThe role of humility, groundedness, and radical honestyCarl Jung's influence on Carolyn's workThe relationship between suffering, awakening, and individuationWhy freedom begins when we embrace the parts of ourselves we've spent our lives avoidingBooks Mentioned in this episode:Carolyn Elliott→ Existential Kink — Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Existential-Kink-Unmask-Embrace-getting/dp/1578636477→ https://existentialkink.com/→ https://theimmortalcollege.com/If Carolyn's ideas move you as deeply as they moved me, I hope you'll read her books, share her work, and continue the conversations she devoted her life to having.Her voice may be gone, but her ideas—and the courage with which she shared them—will continue to change lives for many years to come. May her memory be a blessing.

What if the problem isn't that you're doing too little—but that you're trying to succeed in a way that was never designed for you?In this episode of Coaching Masters, Coach Keren sits down with longtime friend, former journalist, author, and Quantum Human Design Specialist Holly Corbett for an illuminating conversation about one of today's fastest-growing personal development modalities: Human Design.Join us for VIP Day 2026: https://coached-with-coach-keren.captivate.fm/vipday2026 Together they explore how understanding your energetic blueprint can help you make better decisions, trust yourself more deeply, and stop forcing a version of success that was never truly yours.Rather than treating Human Design as prediction or personality typing, this conversation focuses on what matters most: discernment, self-awareness, and personal agency.In this episode you'll learn:What Human Design actually is.The five Human Design energy types.Why "authority" is one of the most practical decision-making tools in the system.How Human Design complements coaching, therapy, and personal growth.Why honoring your natural way of working creates greater fulfillment and impact.How understanding yourself contributes to healthier leadership and stronger communities.Why living in alignment isn't selfish—it's essential.Memorable Quotes"When you know who you are, you can't be shaken the way you are when you're second-guessing yourself.""If you want to change the world, start with yourself.""Stop outsourcing knowing and start living from deeper wisdom—from the inside out."Connect with Holly CorbettHuman Design by Holly: https://www.humandesignbyholly.com/Connect with Coach KerenWebsite: https://kereneldad.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/coachkeren/ Schedule a Free Consultation with Coach Keren: https://calendly.com/kereneldad/consultation/ Join us for VIP Day 2026: https://kereneldad.com/vipday2026/ 📚 Coach Keren's Books: GILDED: Break Free From the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of More → https://tinyurl.com/ykf4z95w GILT FREE: Breaking Free From The Gilded Cage For Good → https://tinyurl.com/2burcnjb

What does it actually take to build a company people trust for decades?In this episode, I sit down with Jody Thelander, Founder & CEO of J. Thelander Consulting, and her daughter and COO, Morgan Thelander, for a conversation about entrepreneurship, legacy, leadership, family business, and the discipline of building something that lasts.Jody shares how a difficult season of life—including divorce and raising two young children—became the catalyst for creating one of the most trusted compensation intelligence firms in private markets. Morgan discusses joining the company, modernizing the business, embracing media, AI, and technology, and preparing to become the fourth generation in a remarkable entrepreneurial family story.Together, we explore what happens when mastery, integrity, and long-term thinking become the foundation of everything you build.In this episode:Why the long game is still the only game worth playing.Turning adversity into entrepreneurial opportunity.Building trust as your greatest competitive advantage.Why shortcuts always cost more in the end.Creating a brand people recognize long before they see the logo.Navigating the unique challenges of working with family.Setting healthy boundaries between business and home.Why visibility matters even for highly technical businesses.Using AI to enhance—not replace—human expertise.Why showing up in person has become a competitive advantage.Building a business worthy of becoming a legacy.Memorable Quotes"Who better than me?""Mastery is rarely about doing more. It is about refusing to lower the standard.""The businesses that last aren't built fast. They're built right."Connect with Jody & Morgan ThelanderWebsite:https://jthelander.comCapThelander Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caplander/id1796492614Connect with Coach Keren Eldad🌐 Website:https://kereneldad.com📚 Gilt Free:https://giltfreebook.com📚 GILDED:https://gildedbook.com📅 Book a Free Coaching Consulthttps://calendly.com/kereneldad📸 Instagram:https://instagram.com/kereneldad

What happens when the life you've built works perfectly—but no longer feels like you?This week on COACHED, I sit down with entrepreneur, designer, cancer survivor, and founder of Mrs. Momma Bear, Lee Evans, for one of the most inspiring conversations we've had about reinvention, identity, courage, and creating a life that feels as good as it looks.Reserve your spot for Coach Keren's VIP Day 2026 in Austin: https://kereneldad.com/vipday2026/Raised on a West Texas ranch, Lee learned resilience before most children learned multiplication. She later built a successful career in healthcare before quietly walking away to create an entirely new business—one inspired by beauty, functionality, and removing unnecessary friction from women's lives.We explore what it means to protect a dream before sharing it with the world, why surviving breast cancer transformed the way she leads, mothers, and loves, and why true freedom comes not from abandoning who you are—but integrating every part of yourself.One of my favorite lessons from our conversation? "Wear life like a loose garment."This episode is for anyone standing at the edge of a career pivot, craving more alignment, or wondering whether it's too late to become who they were always meant to be.In this episode, we discuss:Growing up on a fifth-generation Texas ranch and how resilience is cultivatedWhy practical success isn't always personal fulfillmentLeaving healthcare to build an entirely new companyThe importance of protecting your dream before sharing itHow to know when an idea is truly "the one"Entrepreneurship, patience, and trusting divine timingWhat surviving breast cancer taught Lee about receiving loveMotherhood, vulnerability, and courageous conversationsWhy leadership requires more compassion than controlThe power of integrating every part of yourself instead of choosing between identitiesCreating beauty while reducing friction in everyday lifeMemorable Quotes"A life can work perfectly and still not feel like yours.""Some dreams need incubation before they need an audience.""Wear life like a loose garment.""Freedom isn't becoming someone else. It's allowing all of who you already are to exist."Connect with Lee Evans🌐 Website: Mrs. Momma BearFollow Lee:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leeevansleeBrand Instagram: @mrsmommabear Resources MentionedGILT FRE by Coach Keren EldadGILDED by Coach Keren Eldad

What does it really take to sustain excellence for decades?According to Broadway legend Mandy Gonzalez, it isn't talent.It's devotion.In this inspiring conversation, Coach Keren Eldad sits down with one of Broadway's most celebrated performers to explore what mastery actually looks like behind the curtain.From starring in Hamilton, Wicked, In the Heights, and Sunset Boulevard to performing through breast cancer treatment, Mandy shares the mindset that has allowed her to thrive through extraordinary highs and unimaginable challenges.Together, Keren and Mandy discuss:Why genuine passion—not external validation—is the foundation of mastery.The relationship between practice, curiosity, and long-term excellence.How saying "yes" before you're ready can change the trajectory of your life.Why sustaining success requires courage more than confidence.Motherhood, marriage, and building a career without abandoning your family.How cancer transformed Mandy's definition of success forever.Why authenticity creates longevity in both life and career.The importance of community, mentorship, and lifelong learning.Mandy's Fearless Squad and creating belonging for the next generation.Whether you're an entrepreneur, executive, artist, parent, or simply someone trying to build a meaningful life, this episode is a beautiful reminder that success isn't about becoming someone else.It's about becoming more fully yourself.About Mandy GonzalezMandy Gonzalez is a Broadway actress, singer, and author best known for her acclaimed performances in Hamilton, Wicked, In the Heights, and Sunset Boulevard. She is also the founder of Fearless Squad, a community dedicated to courage, kindness, and belonging.Connect with MandyWebsite: https://mandygonzalez.com/about/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandy.gonzalez/Connect with Coach KerenWebsite: www.kereneldad.comBook a complimentary Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/kereneldadIf you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who could use it.

What if the biggest obstacle to your next chapter isn't your résumé... but your identity?As in, who you believe you are?In this extraordinary conversation, Coach Keren sits down with personal branding strategist, entrepreneur, and Career Cheat Codes author Courtney Johnson to unpack what really creates extraordinary careers and why so many brilliant people stay invisible.Together, they explore why strategy is rarely the problem, why authenticity has become the greatest competitive advantage in the age of AI, and why the future belongs to people willing to build lives around purpose instead of permission.This is a conversation about courage.About going all in on visibility.About building within yourself the nervous system safety to be all that you can be.And about becoming the person your future is waiting for.👉 Check out my new book Gilt Free : https://coached-with-coach-keren.captivate.fm/gilt-free-ditching-your-gilded-cage-for-goodIn This Episode• Why personal brands consistently outperform company brands• The hidden emotional barriers behind visibility and self-promotion• Why you must claim your identity before the world validates it• The difference between dreaming and devotion• How to create nervous system safety while pursuing ambitious goals• Why your first $100 matters more than your first million• The power of bridge jobs, side hustles, and building leverage before taking the leap• A simple exercise to uncover exactly who you're afraid of disappointing• Why your niche often finds you, not the other way around• How authenticity is becoming the antidote to AIMemorable Quotes"People aren't blocked by strategy. They're blocked by feeling unsafe.""The hardest leap isn't from $100 to $10,000. It's from zero to one.""Authenticity is the antidote to AI.""The perfect path isn't the safe path. The perfect path is your dream."If you've ever felt like you're capable of more but can't quite seem to make the leap, this episode is for you.Listen now. Then send it to someone standing at a career crossroads.Because sometimes the career advice we need most has nothing to do with careers at all.Follow CourtneyCourtney's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneylynnjohnson/Courtney's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/courtlynnjohnson/Courtney's Podcast, Built in Public:https://open.spotify.com/show/7oaV8L7rOBd878nlwydJrjCourtney's Book, Career Cheat Codes: The Unspoken, Unconventional, and Unfiltered Rules of Career Success:https://www.amazon.com/Career-Cheat-Codes-Unconventional-Unfiltered-ebook/dp/B0FHJZ1PJMConnect with Coach KerenLearn more: https://kereneldad.com/Join VIP Day 2026: https://kereneldad.com/vipday2026/Schedule a Free Consultation:https://calendly.com/kereneldad/consultation?back=1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkeren/

This week on COACHED, Keren sits down with Jenna Zoe, creator of My Human Design, founder of the Align App, bestselling author, and one of the leading voices responsible for bringing Human Design into the mainstream conversation.What follows is not simply a discussion about Human Design.https://coached-with-coach-keren.captivate.fm/gilt-free-ditching-your-gilded-cage-for-good It is a conversation about authenticity, intuition, self-trust, and the hidden cost of spending years trying to become someone you were never meant to be.Together, Keren and Jenna explore why so many ambitious people find themselves successful on paper yet disconnected in practice, why force is often mistaken for discipline, and why true fulfillment begins when we stop trying to fix ourselves and start learning who we actually are.Jenna shares the story of her own journey—from atheist science student to spiritual seeker, from Kabbalah student to Human Design pioneer—and explains why understanding your energetic blueprint can become a practical roadmap for making decisions, navigating uncertainty, and creating a life that feels deeply aligned.Whether Human Design is completely new to you or already part of your vocabulary, this episode offers a powerful reminder that the goal of personal growth may not be becoming more.It may be becoming truer.In This EpisodeJenna's journey from science-minded skeptic to spiritual teacherThe Kabbalah teachings that transformed her understanding of lifeThe Human Design reading that changed everythingWhy obsession is often a clue to purposeThe difference between success and alivenessThe five Human Design energy types and what they revealHow conditioning pulls us away from our authentic natureWhy self-understanding is the foundation of self-loveThe hidden danger of forcing outcomesHow to navigate uncertainty without panicThe paradigm shift Jenna believes humanity is currently experiencingWhy intuition is often more trustworthy than logicThe ultimate manifestation: becoming someone you love beingMemorable Moments"There are things you do because they are successful, and there are things you do because they give you life.""When you really understand yourself, you stop arguing with who you are.""The work isn't about becoming more. It's about becoming truer.""The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are."About Jenna ZoeJenna Zoe is the creator of My Human Design, founder of the Align App, bestselling author of Human Design, and host of the Align Podcast. She has helped millions of people better understand themselves through the lens of Human Design and is widely recognized as one of the foremost voices in the field.Learn more:• https://www.jennazoe.com• https://www.myhumandesign.com• https://www.alignapp.com• Instagram: @jennazoeContinue the ConversationContinue the ConversationIf this conversation resonated with you, you may enjoy my books:GILDED: Breaking Free from the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of MoreGILT FREE: Ditching Your Gilded Cage for GoodLearn more about my coaching programs at: www.KerenEldad.comInterested in exploring whether coaching is right for you?Book a complimentary Clarity Call:https://calendly.com/kereneldadEnjoyed This Episode?Please subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who may be tired of forcing their way through life and ready to begin trusting themselves instead.

What happens when you achieve everything you thought you wanted - and discover you're still not free?This week on Coached, I sit down with entrepreneur, speaker, bestselling author, and BossBabe founder Natalie Ellis for one of the most honest conversations I've had about ambition, success, motherhood, and the very, very high cost so many of us pay in pursuit of them all.https://coached-with-coach-keren.captivate.fm/gilt-free-ditching-your-gilded-cage-for-goodNatalie built one of the largest communities for female entrepreneurs in the world. From the outside, she had everything: a thriving business, millions of followers, financial success, a beautiful family, and a life many people dream about.Then she found herself sitting on her bathroom floor at 2 a.m., exhausted, anxious, and questioning everything.In this conversation, Natalie shares the moment that changed the trajectory of her life and business, the painful process of stepping away from what she had built, and how she ultimately returned to create something far more aligned.We discuss:Why success without freedom eventually becomes a trapThe hidden cost of building a business around other people's definitions of achievementHow postpartum anxiety and burnout became an unexpected catalyst for transformationWhy defining your personal "enough number" changes everythingThe danger of lifestyle creepFreedom versus financial securityThe role motherhood played in reshaping Natalie's prioritiesHow to stop making decisions from FOMOThe systems every entrepreneur needs to create a freedom-based businessWhy one offer often beats many offersWhat alignment actually looks like in practiceHow to identify the part of your business you should never delegateNatalie offers us a powerful reminder: Freedom isn't something you earn after success. Freedom is something you must build into success from the beginning.Connect with NatalieWebsite: https://www.bossbabe.com/Instagram: @iamnataliehttps://www.instagram.com/bossbabe.inc/?hl=enPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bossbabe-podcast/id1453389736Book: The Freedom-Based Business MethodConnect with Coach KerenWebsite: Coach Keren EldadInstagram: @coachkerenBook: Gilt Free = Ditching Your Gilded Cage for GoodBook a Clarity Call with Coach Keren: https://calendly.com/kereneldad

"Everything makes sense when you have enough data." Former FBI hostage negotiator Derek Gaunt explains why the best negotiators aren't persuasive—they're curious. Learn the five levels of listening, the power of dynamic silence, and how to uncover the hidden information that changes everything.https://coached-with-coach-keren.captivate.fm/gilt-free-ditching-your-gilded-cage-for-goodWhat if the secret to influence wasn't persuasion?What if it was understanding?In this fascinating episode of Coached, Keren sits down with Derek Gaunt—former hostage negotiator, senior coach at The Black Swan Group, and co-author of Fight Less, Win More—to explore the psychology of communication, negotiation, and human connection.Drawing on nearly three decades in law enforcement and years training leaders around the world alongside Chris Voss and The Black Swan Group, Derek reveals why the best negotiators aren't the most persuasive people in the room—they're the most curious.Together, Keren and Derek discuss:How Derek went from street cop to hostage negotiatorThe lessons he learned negotiating with people in crisisWhy every conversation is a negotiationThe biggest mistake people make in difficult conversationsThe Five Levels of ListeningWhy most people aren't actually listeningThe power of labels and mirrorsHow to use Dynamic Silence to transform communicationThe hidden psychology behind conflictWhat a "Black Swan" is and how it can completely change an outcomeWhy curiosity beats certaintyHow great negotiators build trust without sacrificing resultsThe myth of win-win negotiationWhy empathy is one of the most powerful leadership skills in the worldThis conversation is packed with practical tools you can immediately use in your business, relationships, leadership, parenting, coaching, and everyday life.Connect with Derek GauntWebsite:https://www.blackswanltd.comThe Black Swan Group:https://www.blackswanltd.comBook:Fight Less, Win Morehttps://www.amazon.com/Fight-Less-Win-MoreLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekgauntOther Resources MentionedNever Split the Difference by Chris VossConnect with Keren EldadWebsite:https://www.coachkeren.comBook:GILDED: Break Free From the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of MoreBook:GILT FREE: Breaking Free From The Gilded Cage For GoodBook a Consultation:https://calendly.com/kereneldadInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/coachkerenEnjoying the Coached Podcast?Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who wants to become a better communicator, leader, coach, negotiator, spouse, parent, or human being.

In this profound and deeply personal episode of Coached, Coach Keren sits down with Monica Berg - bestselling author, spiritual teacher, speaker, podcaster, and Chief Communications Officer of The Kabbalah Centre International - for a conversation on emotional mastery, certainty, fear, desire, soul growth, surrender, and the deeper meaning behind life’s greatest challenges.Together, they unpack how ancient spiritual wisdom can radically transform modern life, relationships, business, ambition, healing, and personal growth.In this episode, we discuss:Monica’s introduction to Kabbalah at 17 years oldWhy spirituality is about dissolving the ego, not escaping lifeThe hidden meaning behind pain, process, and adversityCause and effect through the lens of the soul’s journeyWhat “certainty beyond logic” actually meansThe difference between surrender and giving upMonica’s experience raising a son with Down syndromeThe story behind “Fear Is Not an Option”The three categories of fear: healthy, real, and illogicalWhy most fears are completely illogicalDesire as a sacred spiritual forceThe difference between egoic ambition and soul-aligned ambitionHow appreciation transforms relationshipsConscious love and soulmate partnershipPractical tools to shift perspective instantlyKey Quotes“Fear is not an option.”“The process is the purpose.”“You are not here to suppress desire. You are here to refine it.”“The ego creates shells. Spirituality removes them.”“You do not need to find something externally to improve you. You need to remove the parts that cover who you already are.”Resources + LinksMonica BergMonica Berg Official SiteThe Kabbalah Centre InternationalSpiritually Hungry PodcastBooks MentionedFear Is Not an OptionRethink LoveThe Gift of Being DifferentSatan: An AutobiographyListen + SubscribeCoached with Coach Keren on Apple PodcastsCoach Keren Official WebsiteBook a Free Clarity Call with Coach Kerenhttps://calendly.com/kereneldad/consultation?back=1Coach Keren Eldad's BooksGildedGilt Free

In this very special episode of Coached, host Coach Keren Eldad shares something she's never done before: the complete first chapter of her brand new book, Gilt Free: Ditching Your Gilded Cage for Good.This isn't a summary. This isn't a teaser clip. This is the real beginning.Chapter 1, "Debunking the Great Folly," is the moment where everything starts to shift - where we finally tell the truth about what isn't working and begin to understand why. If you've ever felt the quiet friction of a life that looks successful on paper but doesn't quite feel like yours, this chapter was written for you.In This EpisodeThe Gilded Cage revisited - Keren's first book, GILDED, named the phenomenon: a life that looks good but doesn't feel good – and was about breaking free of that “gilded cage” resulting from a life of Ambition, Perfectionism and a Relentless Pursuit. Gilt Free answers the harder question: how do you actually STAY out?Chapter 1 in full - "Debunking the Great Folly," read by Coach Keren, unedited and unabridgedThe questions at the heart of this work:Why do I stop circling the same patterns, even when I "know better"?How do I begin to identify what is happening – so I can stop rebuilding shinier versions of the same cage?Why should I aim at building a life that not only looks good - but feels genuine? What’s the payoff?About the BookGilt Free: Ditching Your Gilded Cage for Good is Coach Keren Eldad's second book - and a direct answer to the question her highest-performing clients have been asking for years.It's not about insight alone. It's about transformation: releasing the patterns, identities, and attachments that keep you circling — and stepping into a way of operating that is grounded, open, alive, and deeply self-trusting.📖 Available now on Amazon and wherever books are sold. Find it here → Gilt Free: Ditching Your Gilded Cage for Good. Book a Free Consult With Coach KerenReady to take this work even further? Book a complimentary 30-minute consultation — just you, just Keren.📅 Book your session → calendly.com/KerenEldadDon't Miss an EpisodeSubscribe to Coached on your favorite podcast platform and leave a review if today's episode resonated with you.Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coached-with-coach-keren/id1467079024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kereneldad2960Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/770Q1dwdX3CsTvTEziX3AlCoached is hosted by Coach Keren Eldad. New episodes drop each week.

If you’ve ever done all the inner work, read all the books, hired the coaches, and still foundyourself repeating the same old patterns… this episode is for you.In this deeply personal and highly anticipated conversation, I sit down with my Director ofSocial Media, Rain Garcia, to introduce my new book, GILT FREE: Ditching Your Gilded Cagefor Good.This is the sequel I swore I would never write.And yet, after watching brilliant, self-aware clients continue to circle the runway without fullylanding their lives, I realized that GILDED had told only half the story.Breaking free is one thing. Staying free is another.That is what GILT FREE is about.📖 Available now on Amazon and wherever books are sold. Find it here →https://www.amazon.com/Gilt-Free-Ditching-Your-Gilded/dp/B0GY5ZNHPK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CMVEU61MMU95&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.O8lznFRgSVPGPq0ECJz4zun5BsfHCEFaTuoRaiyatFpvFU34v0eIFyL_YOOyTXgr.94FqKntWfsk2BMS0w93GQ5b661aq4XT6qPwb5y3-JwQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=gilt+free+keren+eldad&qid=1779317315&sprefix=gilt+free%2Caps%2C222&sr=8-1Book a Free Consult With Coach KerenReady to take this work even further? Book a complimentary 30-minute consultation — just you, just Keren.📅 Book your session → calendly.com/KerenEldadDon't Miss an EpisodeSubscribe to Coached on your favorite podcast platform and leave a review if today's episode resonated with you.Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coached-with-coach-keren/id1467079024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kereneldad2960Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/770Q1dwdX3CsTvTEziX3AlCoached is hosted by Coach Keren Eldad. New episodes drop each week.

What if the patterns you keep trying to escape are patterns some unconscious part of you is still invested in?In this provocative and deeply philosophical episode of Coached with Coach Keren, Coach Keren Eldad sits down with Carolyn Elliott for a conversation about shadow work, suffering, individuation, spirituality, power, and the unconscious pleasures hidden beneath human behavior.Carolyn - bestselling author of Existential Kink and founder of Immortal College - shares the personal experiences that led her to develop one of the most confronting frameworks in modern personal development: the idea that we may unconsciously derive pleasure from the very situations we consciously reject.Together, Keren and Carolyn explore the relationship between shadow integration and freedom, why high achievers often remain trapped in repetitive cycles, and how true transformation begins when we stop performing healing and start telling the truth.In this episode:What “existential kink” actually meansWhy the unconscious creates recurring life patternsThe hidden pleasure inside suffering, struggle, and martyrdomCarolyn’s journey through addiction, recovery, and depth psychologyWhy many people use spirituality as another achievement identityThe difference between performative healing and true integrationThe role of humility, groundedness, and honesty in real growthThe connection between suffering and awakeningThe danger of bypassing discomfort in coaching and personal growthWhy freedom often begins by embracing the parts of ourselves we fear mostMentioned in the episode:Existential Kink by Carolyn ElliottAwaken Your Genius by Carolyn ElliottAnswer to Job by Carl G JungThe Way of Integrity by Martha BeckKabbalah (Kabbalah.com), individuation, and mystical ChristianityConnect with Carolyn Elliott:ExistentialKink.comImmortal CollegeIf this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who is ready to stop running from themselves — and start becoming whole.

What if the reason your success hasn't landed isn't a strategy problem — but a resonance problem? In this episode of the Coaching Masters Series, Coach Keren sits down with Michael Trainor, the cultural architect and teacher who co-created Global Citizen, bringing Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Coldplay, and 70,000 change-makers together in Central Park to raise over $40 billion for programs fighting extreme poverty. Then, at the height of his momentum, his father's illness called him toward something deeper — and he walked away from all of it.What followed was five years in the proverbial cave, emerging with his book Resonance and a framework for a question that is more urgent than ever: in a world more connected than ever, why do so many of us feel profoundly alone? And what does it actually take to find your song, your band, and the people you're meant to play with?This is one of the most wide-ranging, soul-stirring conversations in the Coaching Masters Series — touching neuroscience, ancient wisdom, the Beatles, the Dalai Lama, Global Citizen, AI, and the revolutionary act of simply being in tune with yourself.KEY TAKEAWAYSResonance, not effort, is the real multiplier. Achievement and fulfillment are not the same thing. Chasing output without alignment to your values is a Faustian bargain — and the universe notices when you refuse to make it. Michael turned down significant money that didn't feel right, volunteered at a gala instead, and met his Global Citizen co-founder that same night.You have a unique song — and it's yours to discover, not manufacture. The "more" is the music that wants to live through you. Like The Beatles, whose individual greatness alchemized into something much larger, your work in the world becomes most powerful when it flows from what is genuinely yours to give.Resistance knows all your weak spots — and that's okay. The bigger the vision, the more formidable the resistance. The question isn't whether you'll fall prey to it, but whether you get back up and find your way back into tune. Nature, trusted friends, deliberate practice — these are tuning mechanisms, not luxuries.Show up at 9 AM anyway. The muse is mythological and practical in equal measure. You listen for what wants to move through you — and then you show up with your boots on every single day. Some days it's beautiful. Some days it's crap. But the process compounds, just like the market.Loneliness is a public health crisis — and coherence is the medicine. Loneliness carries the same health risk as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. The Harvard longitudinal study confirms it: the single greatest predictor of long-term health and happiness is the quality of your relationships. Blue zones around the world prove that social cohesion literally outranks biology.Find your band. Internal coherence alone isn't enough. Resonance asks: once you've found your song, who are you meant to play with? The people you surround yourself with regulate your nervous system. Iron sharpens iron — and that is literally, neurobiologically true.Double down on your sphere of influence. The more we fixate on what we can't control, the more we diminish our agency. The more we invest in right relationship — our circle, our band, our song — the more that sphere of influence naturally expands into the world.Childlike wonder is your tuning fork. The Dalai Lama at 80 was still stopping to marvel at a leaf. The real teachers, Michael says, are always quick to laugh. Ask yourself: what lights me up? Where does wonder show up? Follow that song.MOMENTS FROM THE CONVERSATION"What is my unique song? What is mine to give?" — Michael Trainor"The more we double down on our sphere of influence and find the others who can support us, the more that we expand our influence into the areas where we now have agency." — Michael Trainor"Transformation doesn't scale through systems. It scales through souls recognizing other souls." — Coach Keren EldadBOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEMichael Trainor → Resonance: The Art and Science of Human Connection — available on Amazon & Barnes & NobleSteven Pressfield → The War of ArtElizabeth Gilbert → Big MagicMatthew Lieberman → Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to ConnectLEARN MORE ABOUT MICHAEL TRAINORSocial → @MichaelTrainor on all platformsBook → Resonance — available wherever books are soldNonprofit → Global CitizenCharity → Charity WaterLEARN MORE ABOUT COACH KERENCoaching → KerenEldad.comBook → Buy GILDED / The Gilded Journal on AmazonBook → Order Gilt Free — Amazon link coming soonAudiobook → Get Gilt Free FREE on Audiobook/Spotify — link coming soonIf this episode found you at the right moment — share it with someone who's been asking bigger questions. And if you love what we're building here, a review on Apple or a follow on Spotify helps more souls find their way to this conversation.Subscribe & review on Apple → Coached with Coach KerenFollow on Spotify → Coached with Coach KerenMentioned in this episode:Book a Call

This episode is not going to just inspire you. It is going to initiate you.Amberly Lago was a professional dancer, fitness instructor, and fitness model living her California dream when a single motorcycle accident in May 2010 shattered everything. What followed was 34 major surgeries, a 1% chance of keeping her leg, a diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome — an incurable neurological condition of relentless pain — and eventually, a quiet spiral into alcoholism that she hid from her husband, her clients, and herself.She didn't choose this work. She was dismantled into it. And what she built on the other side — a life, a message, and a body of work centered on joy, resilience, and radical self-acceptance — is the kind of testimony that changes people.This one is for everyone who has lost an identity, a body, a marriage, a belief system, or a version of themselves they thought they were forever — and who is ready to face the realest question life can ask: who do you become when the thing that defines you is gone?KEY TAKEAWAYSAcceptance is not the end — it's the beginning. Amberly spent years in denial, anger, hiding her scars under knee-high boots in 100-degree LA heat. The turning point came when her surgeon held her leg in his lap like a masterpiece. If he could see it that way, maybe she could too. That reframe changed everything. Acceptance is where all transformation starts.Grit without grace is just resistance. High achievers are often experts at powering through — until their bodies stop them. True grit isn't white-knuckling your way forward. It requires the give of grace, the softness of self-compassion, and the wisdom to know when pushing harder is actually the problem.The inner work is harder than the surgeries. Amberly underwent 34 major procedures. She'll tell you that wasn't the hardest part. The hardest part was looking inward — at unprocessed trauma, at shame, at the addiction she'd used to numb a pain that couldn't be outrun. Pain demands to be heard. It will find a way out — through the way we love, the way we lead, the things we can't stop reaching for.Numbing comes in many forms. Alcohol. Workaholism. Scrolling. Overexercise. Sex. You don't have to have your life fall apart to be avoiding yourself. If you can't stop reaching for something when things get hard, ask what you're not letting yourself feel. All craving comes from a self that is incomplete. Wholeness is the antidote.Connection is the opposite of addiction. Asking for help saved Amberly's life. So did showing up — to meetings she didn't feel like attending, to communities that held her when she couldn't hold herself. Grit with connection is resilience. Grit without connection is just more suffering.Resilience is not bouncing back. It's embracing the change. The old version of you is gone. Resilience doesn't mean returning to it — it means asking: what brings me joy now? What do I love? And building from that place, even if you have no idea how.Three things for anyone whose old life no longer fits: give yourself grace, drop the comparison (it is the thief of joy), and guard your company fiercely. Stick with the puppy uppers. Let go of the doggy downers — even if it's uncomfortable, even if they're upset. The integrity of your inner circle is everything.You are a walking permission slip. When you show your scars — literally or metaphorically — you give everyone around you permission to do the same. That is not a small thing. That is the whole thing.MOMENTS FROM THE CONVERSATION"Grit without connection is resistance. Grit with connection is where you find resilience — and asking for help saved my life." — Amberly Lago"Pain pushed me until purpose pulled me." — Amberly Lago"Acceptance is the beginning of any transformation." — Amberly Lago"God takes away what we're wrapping our identity around so that we can learn how to really, truly walk." — Coach Keren EldadLEARN MORE ABOUT AMBERLY LAGO📖 Joy Through the Journey → https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Through-Journey-Amberly-Lago/dp/1394265549 📖 True Grit and True Grace → https://www.amazon.com/True-Grit-Grace-Turning-Tragedy/dp/1683506235 🤝 Work with Amberly → https://amberlylago.com/ 📸 Follow Amberly → @AmberlyLago https://www.instagram.com/amberlylagomotivationLEARN MORE ABOUT COACH KERENCoaching → KerenEldad.comBook → Buy GILDED / The Gilded Journal on AmazonBook → Order Gilt Free — Amazon link coming soonAudiobook → Get Gilt Free FREE on Audiobook/Spotify — link coming soonIf this conversation moved you — and we suspect it did — please share it with someone who needs it. And if you're not yet subscribed, now is the moment. A review on Apple takes sixty seconds and helps more people find their way to conversations like this one.Subscribe & review on Apple → Coached with Coach KerenFollow on Spotify → Coached with Coach KerenMentioned in this episode:Book a Call

What if success wasn’t about more—but about better?In this episode of Coached, Keren sits down with Erica Kiang, founder of Rooms Showroom, to explore the intersection of taste, identity, and entrepreneurship.Erica’s work lives in a world of design, curation, and aesthetics—but this conversation goes far deeper than beautiful objects.It’s about the discipline behind taste.Raised between cultures and shaped by a deep sensitivity to environment, Erica developed an early awareness of space, energy, and what feels right. But like many high performers, she still had to unlearn the pressure to do more, be more, and prove more.Instead, she chose something far more difficult:Discernment.Through her work with Rooms Showroom, Erica has built a business rooted in curation, restraint, and clarity—helping designers and brands elevate not just what they create, but how they see.This conversation explores what it means to trust your eye, refine your standards, and build a life—and business—that reflects who you truly are.What We Cover:Growing up between cultures and developing an eye for nuance The difference between taste and trend Why discernment is more powerful than hustle The role of environment in shaping identity and energy Editing your life the way you edit a space The courage to do less—but do it exceptionally well Building Rooms Showroom and defining a point of view Trusting your instincts in business and design Why not everything beautiful is right for you The intersection of aesthetics, clarity, and self-trust Letting go of external validation in creative work Creating a business that reflects your inner world Key Takeaways:Taste is not talent—it’s developed through attention and restraint.More is not better. Better is better.Discernment is a leadership skill. It requires saying no more often than yes.Your environment is not neutral—it shapes how you think, feel, and show up.Editing your life is just as important as building it.If it’s not a full yes, it’s a no.Clarity comes from removing, not adding.The most powerful brands—and lives—have a clear point of view.About the Guest:Erica Kiang is the founder of Rooms Showroom, a design-forward platform representing a curated collection of furniture, lighting, and objects for architects and interior designers.Known for her refined eye and distinct point of view, Erica has built a business rooted in taste, restraint, and intentionality—helping creatives elevate both their work and their standards.Connect with Erica:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erica.kiang/Rooms Showroom: https://www.instagram.com/roomsshowroom/Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

What if your money wasn’t just something you earned… but something you directed?In this episode of Coached, Keren sits down with Eva Yazhari—CEO of Beyond Capital Ventures and author of The Good Your Money Can Do—to explore the true power of capital.Eva’s work sits at the intersection of investing, purpose, and global impact. Through Beyond Capital, she has helped deploy millions into companies solving real-world problems—proving that profit and purpose are not at odds, but deeply aligned.But this conversation goes far beyond finance.It’s about your relationship with money.Because whether you realize it or not, every dollar you spend, invest, or save is a vote—for the kind of world you want to live in.Together, Keren and Eva explore how to move from passive consumption to intentional allocation—and how redefining wealth can fundamentally change not just your life, but the lives of others.This is not just a conversation about money.It’s a conversation about responsibility, agency, and the legacy you’re already creating.What We Cover:What impact investing really means (and why it matters now) The myth that profit and purpose are in conflict How capital can be a force for systemic change Rethinking your role as an investor—even if you don’t identify as one Everyday decisions as financial “votes” Building Beyond Capital Ventures and investing in emerging markets The responsibility that comes with access and privilege Why women are uniquely positioned to lead in impact investing The emotional and psychological relationship we have with money How to align your spending and investing with your values Legacy—not as something in the future, but something you are building now Key Takeaways:Money is not neutral—it is a tool that amplifies intention.Every dollar you spend or invest is a vote for the world you want to create.You are already an investor, whether you realize it or not.Profit and purpose are not mutually exclusive—they can reinforce each other.Wealth is not just accumulation—it is allocation.Access comes with responsibility.The question is not “Do I have enough to make a difference?”It’s “What am I already influencing with what I have?”Legacy is not what you leave behind—it’s what you build every day.About the Guest:Eva Yazhari is the CEO of Beyond Capital Ventures, an impact investment firm that funds mission-driven companies in emerging markets focused on solving critical global challenges.She is also the author of The Good Your Money Can Do, a practical and inspiring guide to aligning your financial decisions with your values and using money as a force for good. The book features a foreword by Coach Keren Eldad.Through her work, Eva is redefining what it means to be wealthy—not just in financial terms, but in impact, intention, and contribution.Connect with Eva:Beyond Capital Ventures: https://www.beyondcapitalventures.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondcapLearn more about Eva’s book:https://www.thegoodyourmoneycando.com/Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

What happens when the business you built… starts to break you?In this Coaching Masters episode, Keren sits down with Melody Jones, founder and president of VantagePoint MBA, to explore the evolution from hustle-driven entrepreneurship to aligned, sustainable leadership.Melody didn’t just build a successful company—she built it the hard way.After launching VantagePoint and scaling it into a nationally recognized MBA admissions consulting firm, she found herself doing everything: CEO, operator, marketer, coach, problem-solver. And like so many founders, she believed the answer was simple:Work harder.Until that strategy started to cost her everything.This conversation traces Melody’s journey through overwhelm, identity shifts, a painful business divorce, and ultimately—stepping into true leadership.It’s about what it takes to move from grinding inside your business… to actually leading it.And what becomes possible when success is no longer defined by pressure—but by peace.What We Cover:Building and scaling a business the “hard way” Why overwhelm is never a sales problem—it’s a leadership problem The hidden cost of doing everything yourself The moment founders realize “this isn’t working” Shifting from hustle to clarity, structure, and support The Gap vs. The Gain mindset (and why it matters) Navigating a business partnership breakup Leadership through truth, resilience, and hard conversations Moving from doer → pacesetter Hiring before you feel ready (and why it works) The role of self-trust in entrepreneurship Parenting, presence, and emotional regulation as a leader Why success now looks like peace and freedom Key Takeaways:Overwhelm is not a workload problem—it’s a lack of structure and support.Working harder is not the answer. It’s often the thing breaking you.If you’re doing everything, you cannot think clearly—and your business will stall.The “gap” mindset (how far you are from your goal) creates suffering. The “gain” (how far you’ve come) creates momentum.Difficult conversations delayed become crises. Leaders address them early.Hiring before you feel ready is often exactly what unlocks growth.The shift from doer to leader is the shift from reacting → setting direction.How you feel determines how you lead—and how big you allow your life to become.Success is no longer hustle. It is peace and freedom.About the Guest:Melody Jones is the founder and president of VantagePoint MBA, one of the nation’s leading MBA admissions consulting firms. A Columbia Business School graduate and former finance professional, she built VantagePoint into a nationally recognized, high-touch consultancy helping ambitious professionals gain admission to top business schools.Her work goes beyond admissions—it helps clients clarify who they are, what they want, and how to build a life with more options, alignment, and intention.Connect with Melody:Website: https://vantagepointmba.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vantagepointmba/Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

What happens when the life that looks right stops feeling right?In this powerful Coaching Masters conversation, Keren sits down with Dr. Bethany Weinheimer—veterinarian, coach, and founder of Evolved Vets—to explore the journey from perfectionism and burnout to alignment, love, and purpose.Raised on a Texas farm and shaped by a culture of service, discipline, and achievement, Bethany followed the “right” path all the way to veterinary leadership—only to find herself exhausted, disconnected, and quietly unfulfilled.What followed was not a pivot—but a profound unraveling.Through inner work, coaching, and radical self-honesty, Bethany shed the identities that once defined her—the fixer, the performer, the perfect one—and stepped into a new way of living, leading, and loving.This episode is about:The hidden cost of high performance Why burnout is self-abandonment, not weakness The death of the “perfect” identity The difference between performing strength and embodying it And what becomes possible when you finally choose yourself If you’ve built a life that works… but doesn’t quite feel like you—this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.What We CoverGrowing up in a high-performance, service-driven environment The “checklist identity” and perfectionism trap Panic attacks, burnout, and emotional suppression Relationship patterns and self-abandonment The turning point: asking for help Coaching as “voluntary identity death” Shedding the fixer and people-pleaser roles Rewiring thought patterns (CBT, NLP, inner work) The shift from lack → abundance Manifesting love from alignment (not effort) Discovering your Zone of Genius Building a purpose-driven platform: Evolved Vets Key Takeaways1. Burnout is not about workload—it’s about self-abandonment.It’s the accumulation of moments where you choose performance over truth.2. You cannot outperform misalignment.Effort is not the gateway—energy is.3. Coaching requires letting your old identity die.Growth is not additive—it’s subtractive.4. The “fixer” identity leads to exhaustion, not leadership.Rescuing others disconnects you from yourself.5. Abundance means no exceptions.You cannot claim abundance while speaking lack.6. Your body always knows before your mind admits it.Pay attention to where it says “no”… and where it lights up.7. Success is no longer how you’re perceived—it’s how you feel.About the GuestDr. Bethany Weinheimer is a veterinarian, coach, and founder of Evolved Vets, a platform helping high-performing veterinarians move from burnout and self-abandonment into alignment, purpose, and flow.Through a blend of neuroscience, coaching, and inner work, she supports healers in reclaiming their energy—and building lives that feel as good as they look.Website: https://www.evolvedvets.com/Connect with BethanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolvedvets/ Podcast: The Evolved Vets https://open.spotify.com/show/6q4ewIBRnOxyK57vHUBmL0?si=8954a5e3498b4545YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EvolvedVetsSubscribe & ShareIf this episode resonated, share it with someone who needs it—and don’t forget to subscribe to Coached for more conversations on mastery, transformation, and living with enthusiasm.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

What happens when a high-achieving man who has “done everything right” realizes that success isn’t the same as purpose?In this Coaching Masters episode, Coach Keren Eldad sits down with private client Dr. Taq Freeman to explore how coaching helped him transition from external achievement to internal awakening — and how that shift transformed not only his career trajectory, but his marriage, fatherhood, and sense of masculine agency.Taq’s wife worked with Coach Keren years before they met. His coaching journey did not just change his business direction — it deepened his relationship, accelerated his emotional maturity, and led to the creation of his thought-leadership platform, The Alpha Renaissance.This is not about abandoning medicine.This is about evolving into a man who leads consciously.What We ExploreThe “I did everything right… now what?” crisis.After building a medical career and business, Taq found himself at the classic high-achiever plateau — accomplished, but internally stuck.Why coaching (not therapy) was the unlock.Taq shares his resistance to therapy and how coaching provided forward momentum, structure, and empowerment instead of backward fixation.Ego dismantling and identity integration.Coaching helped him reconnect with the fearless boy he once was — without abandoning the disciplined man he became.The Pause Principle in masculine leadership.How slowing reaction and building agency became foundational in career and marriage.Marriage as maturation.Taq speaks candidly about how coaching prepared him for mature partnership — not recreational relationships, but conscious, purpose-aligned union.From awakening to platform.How his internal shift led directly to launching The Alpha Renaissance — a podcast serving midlife men navigating identity, agency, and modern distraction.Agency in the age of distraction.How purpose replaces isolation for men facing midlife drift.Memorable Lines“You live life as a pair.”“Agency in an age of distractions.”“I reconnected to the boy I once was.”“If you build it, they will come.”Connect with TaqPodcast: The Alpha Renaissance[Insert link]Ready to Go Deeper?Taq didn’t launch a platform because he needed attention.He launched it because coaching helped him clarify who he was meant to serve.If you’re successful but restless — if you’ve achieved everything and still feel the forward pull — that is exactly the terrain of this work.Book a Clarity Call:https://calendly.com/kereneldadLearn more:https://www.KerenEldad.comSeries: Coaching Masters (Student Side)Guest: Dr. Taq Freeman — private coaching client of Coach Keren Eldad; anesthetist, entrepreneur, founder of The Alpha Renaissance podcastCoached Show Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

In an industry flooded with big promises and bigger personalities, how do you tell the difference between a serious teacher and a charismatic charlatan?In this special episode of The Coached Podcast, Coach Keren Eldad sits down with journalist Ryan Krogh — who also happens to be her husband — to explore the standards behind the spotlight.From years of interviewing scientists, executives, public figures, and thought leaders, Ryan shares the simplest litmus test for depth versus performance:Watch what happens in the Q&A.Can they think in real time?Can they handle nuance?Can they go beyond headlines?Or are they repeating something rehearsed?From there, the conversation moves deeper — into integrity in business, the psychological cost of standards, what coaching does not promise, the difference between fixing your life and fixing your thinking, and what it actually takes to live alongside this work in marriage.They also discuss:Why integrity costs you in the short term — and pays you in the long termThe responsibility of teaching inner workWhat this industry underestimatesWhat coaching truly offers (and what it doesn’t)AI, disruption, and why humanity may matter more than everThis is not an episode about inspiration.It’s an episode about discernment.Coached Show Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

What happens when a high-performing architect stops leading from pressure and starts leading from her creative genius?In this Coaching Masters episode, Coach Keren Eldad sits down with her private coaching client, architect Allison Bryan, to trace the real source behind Allison’s recent expansion: not hustle, not “more designers,” not higher intensity — but inner work that changed the way she leads, hires, sells, and holds boundaries.Allison shares how coaching helped her move from scarcity and hypervigilance to worthiness, clarity, and strategic growth — and how that internal shift translated into tangible outcomes: doubling revenue, raising standards, making better hires, stabilizing culture, and earning national visibility (including a New York Times feature that landed immediately after she dared to name the desire).This is not a theory episode.This is what it looks like when coaching turns into results.Key Themes We CoverCoaching as the unlock for “dream size.”Allison describes how the biggest constraint wasn’t talent — it was the limited scope of what she believed was possible, until coaching challenged the ceiling.From scarcity to strategy (and why creatives underprice themselves).We unpack the “lucky to get the job” mindset that keeps creative leaders reactive — and how coaching helped Allison set revenue targets and actually hit them.Hypervigilance → overfunctioning → burnout (and the antidote).Allison names hypervigilance as a baseline state, and we explore how coaching interrupts reactivity and restores internal safety — which directly improves leadership.Worthiness as a growth lever.The internal shift that changed everything: believing she belonged at the top of the list — and acting like it.The Pause Principle as a daily operational tool.Allison shares how she uses it multiple times a day: with team, clients, partner, and parenting — and how this one practice shortened the distance from trigger to peace.Scaling through Zone of Genius (not more effort).We talk delegation, role clarity, and the strategic insight that “another designer doesn’t fix ops,” which led to smarter hiring decisions and better structure.Culture as leadership shadow-work.Allison speaks candidly about toxic studio norms in architecture — and how coaching supported her to build a healthier culture rooted in positivity, trust, and idea-sharing.Personal truth → professional freedom.As Allison becomes more honest in her personal life, her leadership becomes cleaner: fewer masks, fewer compromises, more steadiness — and better business.Memorable Lines / Moments“Hypervigilance — huge.”“The Pause Principle has been massive. I use it multiple times a day.”“I believed I was worthy.”“I’m learning to catch burnout sooner.”“Another designer doesn’t make my life easier — the seat has to be strategic.”Resources MentionedThe Pause Principle (Coach Keren Eldad, see: Gilded, by Keren Eldad)Byron Katie — The Work , as housed in the book Loving What IsMartha Beck’s - The Way of IntegrityKabbalah (and related readings, such as The Power of Kabbalah)Connect with AllisonWebsite: physicalspace.coReady to Go Deeper?Allison didn’t scale by becoming more intense.She scaled by becoming more internally steady — and building from truth instead of fear.If you’re a creative leader, founder, or executive operating at a high level but leading from pressure, this is exactly the work we do.Book a Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/kereneldadLearn more: https://www.KerenEldad.comResources Mentioned in This EpisodeGilded: Breaking Free From the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism and the Relentless Pursuit of More by Keren EldadThe Power of KabbalahLoving What Is by Byron KatieThe Way of Integrity, Martha BeckSeries: Coaching Masters (Student Side)Guest: Allison Bryan — private coaching client of Coach Keren Eldad; founder/leader of a high-performing architecture practice operating across multiple states

In this Coaching Masters conversation, Coach Keren Eldad sits down with longtime private client Billy Goldberg to explore a central question:Where do real leadership insights come from?Billy now advises middle-market CEOs and leads through a framework he calls People Powered Profitability. But in this episode, we trace the source of those insights — back to his years inside coaching.This is not a conversation about business tactics.It is a conversation about how identity work, agency, ego death, and internal authorship shaped the way Billy now thinks, leads, and builds.If you have ever wondered what coaching actually produces in a leader — this episode answers that question.What We ExploreAgency as the foundation of leadership.Billy shares how the breakthrough realization — “I have agency” — became the cornerstone of every decision he now helps CEOs make.Redefining success internally.Before coaching, success was external validation.After coaching, success became self-authored alignment — which now informs how he advises executives.Identity death as a leadership requirement.Letting the “boy” identity die so adult leadership could emerge — and how that internal shift now shapes how he challenges his clients.Soft skills as performance drivers.The heart-centered leadership Billy teaches today grew directly from inner work around vulnerability, authorship, and embodied power.The mountain range metaphor.The nonlinear growth model he now uses with CEOs was born from his own coaching journey: descent precedes ascent.Teachable authority.Why staying coachable is the true differentiator between performed power and embodied leadership.Series: Coaching MastersGuest: Billy Goldberg — longtime private client of Coach Keren Eldad, Founding Partner of The Buckeye Group, Strategic Advisor to Middle Market CEOsMemorable Quotes“We have agency. We control the narrative.”“Soft skills are the hard skills.”“You can’t reach the next peak unless you go down and climb back up.”“Use love as a business strategy.”Resources MentionedYou Are a Badass — Jen SinceroConnect with BillyThe Buckeye Grouphttps://www.thebuckeyegroup.com/Ready to Go Deeper?Billy’s leadership framework did not come from a book.It came from doing the work.If you are building something and want your leadership to be embodied — not performed — that is exactly what we do inside coaching.Book a Clarity Call:https://calendly.com/kereneldadLearn more:https://www.KerenEldad.comMentioned in this episode:Book a Call

Series: Coaching Masters (Student Side)Guest: Courtney Key Dalberg — Coach Keren Eldad Client, real estate leader, mother of four, and emerging voice in coaching and podcastingTune in for a deeply personal conversation with Coach Keren Eldad client Courtney Key Dalberg about what happens when the life that looks “right” stops fitting — and you choose truth anyway.In this Coaching Masters (Student Side) episode, Courtney shares her journey through private coaching with Coach Keren: the perfectionism, productivity-as-numbing, identity deaths, grief stages, “The Opposite” principle, and the moment desire became non-negotiable.This is not a theory episode.This is a lived transformation.Key Themes We CoverReinvention isn’t a personality trait; it’s a consequence of honesty. Courtney shares the shift from “I’m fine” to “I can’t undersell what I genuinely want anymore.”What happens inside coaching. The identity deaths, the bargaining, the anger-as-desire, and the moments when purgatory is no longer an option.Performance = control. Controlling work, body, image, approval — until surrender becomes the only path forward.The Opposite Principle (Costanza). How doing the opposite of your conditioned pattern becomes a spiritual discipline.Productivity as numbing. Why overachievers hide in busyness and how coaching interrupts that pattern.Radical honesty with family systems. “Conflict, no repair,” guilt and shame patterns, and how inner work creates real repair.Motherhood, ambition, and self-worth. What changes when worth becomes internal instead of earned.What emerges on the other side. A new relationship, a new sense of agency, a podcast, and a coaching path of her own.Memorable Lines“There’s no arrival — just getting used to the ride.”“Anger is desire — when it moves you up, it’s the hand that pulls you out of shame.”“There is no box.”Resources MentionedBooksThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People — Stephen R. CoveyGILDED — Keren EldadOn Death and Dying — Elisabeth Kübler-RossFrameworksTo Be Magnetic (TBM)Human DesignGene KeysKabbalahConnect with CourtneyBare & Brave Productions / Podcast: Am I Allowed To Do This? — COMING SOON https://www.instagram.com/bareandbrave.co/Bio / team page: https://sullivanhayes.com/team/courtney-dahlberg-key/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/courtney_dahlberg_key/?hl=enReady to Go Deeper?If you’re in that in-between place — successful on paper, struggling in private, exhausted by performing, or quietly bargaining with your own truth — this episode shows what real coaching work looks like.Book a Free Clarity Call:https://calendly.com/kereneldadLearn more:https://www.KerenEldad.comMentioned in this episode:Book a Call

In today’s Coaching Masters episode, Coach Keren sits down with author, teacher, and sober-curious pioneer Amanda Kuda — a woman whose work is helping high achievers renegotiate their relationship with alcohol so they can step into their fullest potential, creativity, and spiritual clarity.Amanda is the author of Bottled Potential, a guide to living alcohol-free, manifesting success, and stepping into the extraordinary. Her story isn’t one of clinical addiction — it’s the story of a woman who looked successful on the outside, yet felt misaligned within. Her journey takes us from Rainy Street to Reiki masters, from manifestation to hitting subtle emotional rock bottoms, and eventually, to freedom.In this episode, we explore:✨ What “gray-area drinking” really looks like✨ Why you don’t have to hit bottom to make a change✨ How alcohol silently suppresses intuition, creativity & magnetism✨ The spiritual awakening that called Amanda forward✨ Why suffering and awakening often arrive as a pair✨ How a single permission slip can change a life✨ The power of teachers, expanders & aligned mentorship✨ How to choose a coach not by hype — but by resonance, integrity & soul✨ The courage to walk away from the glamorized version of your lifeThis is not a conversation about addiction — it’s a conversation about alignment, clarity, and self-trust. It’s about noticing what isn’t working, even when it looks fine from the outside. It’s about making decisions that expand your future, not numb your present. It’s about courage.And it’s a must-listen if you’ve ever wondered:“Who might I be without the habits that dull me?”About Amanda KudaAmanda is a coach, speaker, and the author of Bottled Potential. She supports high-achievers in becoming alcohol-free so they can elevate their vibration, manifestation capacity, and leadership. She is currently writing her second book (coming soon), and we will absolutely be having her back.Website: https://www.amandakuda.com/Follow Amanda: @amandakudaBook: Bottled PotentialListen, review & share if this resonates.There is someone in your world who needs this episode — send it.For more on Coach Keren Eldad, visit: www.KerenEldad.comGilded: Breaking Free from the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of More https://www.amazon.com/stores/Keren-Eldad/author/B0DS2TPZZL?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1769701903&sr=8-1&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=23640b76-56b4-4eee-92f3-dad614654269Coached Show Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

In this powerful Coaching Masters conversation, Coach Keren sits down with Vasavi Kumar, a licensed therapist, coach, speaker, voiceover artist, and bestselling author of Say It Out Loud, a book and methodology that have become a movement for those who are tired of hiding, tired of performing, and ready to live and speak from the core of who they really are.Vasavi’s voice is unmistakable: bold, resonant, grounded, but it was forged in fire.As a first-generation Indian American woman living with bipolar disorder, raised between cultures and expectations, and shaped by the emotional labor of mediating conflict in her home from a young age, Vasavi eventually reclaimed the one thing she had always possessed: her voice. And now she uses it to liberate others.In this episode, we explore:✨ How childhood roles shape our voice, visibility, and identity✨ Why using your voice is not about volume — it’s about truth✨ The difference between standing in your story and standing on it✨ Why unhealed people cannot teach healing✨ Authenticity vs. performance in the coaching and content world✨ The epidemic of “polish” — and why visibility now requires humanity✨ The real work behind becoming a world-class speaker, author, or leader✨ The willingness to suck, be rejected, and evolve publicly✨ How to turn lived experience into a powerful personal brand✨ The creation of The Out Loud School — a global sanctuary for voice, practice, and visibility✨ Her choice to be child-free and the freedom, clarity, and resonance that choice bringsVasavi reminds us that your voice is not just a communication tool — it is your most powerful business asset, spiritual compass, and human truth-teller. And she shows us that the pathway to mastery in any field — coaching, writing, speaking, leadership — begins with the willingness to be seen mid-evolution rather than waiting for some imaginary and impossible version of “perfect.”This conversation is both an activation and an invitation: to speak honestly, to show up fully, and to choose the life that is actually yours.About Vasavi KumarVasavi Kumar is the bestselling author of Say It Out Loud, the creator of The Out Loud School, and the host of the Say It Out Loud podcast. She merges clinical training, lived experience, storytelling, and voice mastery into a transformative body of work that helps people use their voices with clarity, courage, and intention.Learn more about Vasavi and The Out Loud School on her website and social channels.If this conversation moved you, please share it — especially with someone who is ready to stop hiding.Website: https://vasavikumar.com/Gilded: Breaking Free from the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of More https://www.amazon.com/stores/Keren-Eldad/author/B0DS2TPZZL?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1769701903&sr=8-1&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=23640b76-56b4-4eee-92f3-dad614654269Coached Show Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

In this rich and expansive episode of The Coached Podcast, I continue our Coaching Masters series with someone whose work and worldview bridge creativity, consciousness, and the courage to reinvent oneself again and again. I sit down with Nick Onken—celebrated creative entrepreneur, portrait photographer to icons (including my beloved Beebs), host of the NION Radio podcast, and author of The Philosophy of Identity Alchemy—to explore the deeper spiritual and psychological journey behind personal branding, creativity, and becoming who you truly are.Book a call with Coach Keren: https://calendly.com/kereneldad/consultation?back=1Nick’s story is a masterclass in individuation. Raised in a conservative religious environment and cultivated inside belief systems that never quite fit, he describes the slow, seven-year process of disentangling himself from inherited identities that had been embedded in the subconscious since childhood—something Carl Jung wrote about powerfully, and something so many high achievers, creators, and leaders will recognize in their own story. From that unraveling came a path into the arts, travel, photography, and eventually a profound internal collapse that forced him into what he now recognizes as multiple “dark nights of the soul”—those initiatory periods where everything you thought you were disintegrates so a truer self can emerge.We talk about limiting beliefs, upper limits (thank you, Gay Hendricks), and the psychological fusion many of us experience between our identity and our work—especially in an era when industries are shifting overnight and reinvention is not a possibility but a mandate. We discuss the collapse of the commercial photography world, the arrival of social media, the shock of going from securing Nike-level campaigns to three years of crickets, and the ego death that followed.Most importantly, we explore the philosophy that grew from those ashes: Identity Alchemy—Nick’s framework for consciously deconstructing who you were, curating who you want to become, and creating a personal brand and life expression that is intentionally crafted rather than unconsciously inherited. His premise is simple and extraordinarily potent: your identity is your greatest work of art.We get into:How early religious conditioning can embed subconscious fears that sabotage adult self-expressionThe seven-year unraveling that led Nick out of inherited belief systems and into true creative agencyHow burnout, imposter syndrome, and industry shifts catalyze reinventionWhy personal brands are more essential than ever in the age of AIHow to consciously design your identity, your space, your aesthetic, and your creative expressionWhy reinvention is no longer optional—and how to pivot with enthusiasmThe magic thread that pulls all of us toward the next iteration of our becomingIf you are in a season of transition, reinvention, or re-evaluation—if you have ever wondered, “Who am I now?” or “What will I create next?”—this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.Enjoy this masterful, soulful dialogue and prepare to walk away with an entirely new lens for seeing your life as your most powerful creative medium.Links to Nick’s work:https://photographedbyonken.com/https://onkensworld.com/https://www.instagram.com/nickonken/Connect with Coach Keren:www.KerenEldad.comIf you love the Coaching Masters series, please subscribe, comment, and share.Your support helps us bring you the world’s best teachers every single week.Gilded: Breaking Free from the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of More https://www.amazon.com/stores/Keren-Eldad/author/B0DS2TPZZL?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1769701903&sr=8-1&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=23640b76-56b4-4eee-92f3-dad614654269Coached Show Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

In this profoundly intimate and masterfully instructive Coaching Masters episode, I welcome Dr. Kelly Brogan, holistic psychiatrist, New York Times bestselling author, and the creator of Reclamation Radio and The Relaxed Woman System. What unfolds is a sweeping conversation about the architecture of building a mission-centered empire, the psychology of reinvention, the spiritual rupture required to leave old paradigms behind, and the frameworks that have enabled Kelly to create, pivot, withstand critique, and build a platform with enduring global impact.Kelly began her career on a traditional medical track—MIT, Cornell, NYU—a pedigree designed to meet the expectations of an immigrant family and the external markers of success. Yet beneath the accolades, a deeper fracture was waiting: the moment she realized she would not take the very medications she prescribed to pregnant women every day. What Jung would call the moment of rupture of empathy became the beginning of her individuation, her awakening from the inherited dogma of the system she had pledged loyalty to.Her diagnosis of Hashimoto’s, the discovery that nutrition alone could reverse her condition, and the subsequent disillusionment with the medical establishment catalyzed her first great pivot: away from prescribing and into de-prescribing, a radical and deeply feminine act of rethinking the central question: What if we are not broken? What if we just need to come home to ourselves?Book a call with Coach Keren https://calendly.com/kereneldad/consultation?back=1From there, Kelly reveals:How she developed her first flagship program, Vital Mind Reset, almost in a fever-dream of creative flow—what she calls a moment of true channelingHow the influence of her mentor, Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez, shaped her protocol and her courageThe mechanics of “productizing” a method before she even knew she was building a product ladderHer seven-figure book deal and the shock of industry blackout, including the New York Times refusing to cover her even as she hit its bestseller listThe emotional and psychological toll of criticism, the villain crown, and how she learned to hold her nervous system through public projectionHow her work evolved from anti-pharma activism to embodied feminine leadershipWhy safety—and not freedom—is the real gateway to expansionHow she built her digital empire years before the digital boomWhy group programs began outperforming her one-on-one psychiatric practiceThe repeated lessons of hiring, letting go, and attracting the operational partner she finally could trustThe Relaxed Woman System and the essential insight that women expand only to the level that their nervous system can holdThis conversation is both tactical and vulnerable. We talk funnels, product ladders, and the infrastructure behind a multi-seven-figure brand. We also talk rupture, shame, shadow, projection, upper limits, relational healing, and how to meet the parts of ourselves we’ve spent a lifetime exiling.If you are building your own flagship, your own mothership, your own mission—this episode is a blueprint and a blessing.RESOURCE LINKSDr. Kelly Brogan- https://pages.kellybroganmd.com/consultCoach Keren Calendly: https://calendly.com/kereneldad/consultation?back=1The Reclaimed Woman - https://www.kellybroganmd.com/the-reclaimed-woman-bookReclamation Radio https://open.spotify.com/show/1tKtHWE9MSsTOSQIcegeHM?si=96079f9bc6264668Existential Kink by Carolyn Elliott https://www.amazon.com/Existential-Kink-audiobook/dp/B081QVG9LW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=321JCQGKO4SI7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mgh-1en67M0bGZqHHYaVNXflJ_ii_xVfkfbK464WrGck8VsYnPTMOw-lqFoBWNTxzr5GlQanI9N9nBiooMxmSo_-sii7M0y2urFFqoaicYNx41rn2tu9AM70g1hPO2dJkV3axa1ujD_2kLW-UJPDgQ.GMRJvZB98wkPWcP3iJyGNdXmrJ5oxmxlBfCFXO2bpsg&dib_tag=se&keywords=Existential+Kink+by+Carolyn+Elliott&qid=1770245133&sprefix=existential+kink+by+carolyn+elliott+%2Caps%2C184&sr=8-1Gilded: Breaking Free from the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of More https://www.amazon.com/stores/Keren-Eldad/author/B0DS2TPZZL?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1769701903&sr=8-1&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=23640b76-56b4-4eee-92f3-dad614654269Coached Show Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

In this Coaching Masters episode, we dive into one of my favorite intersections: teaching, mastery, and human connection, through the very specific lens of what your face is saying before you ever open your mouth.My guest is Brian Galke, known as The Decoding Detective, founder of Subtle Skills: a company that teaches people how to read facial features and nonverbal cues so they can build instant rapport, communicate clearly, and create more powerful connections in business and in life.If you’ve ever wished you could “read the room” faster, connect with clients more deeply, sell with integrity, or simply feel less awkward as an introvert in an extroverted world, this is your episode.We talk about:How Brian went from introverted help-desk tech to regional VP of sales managing a $40M portfolio — largely by decoding faces and adjusting his communicationWhy many of the best teachers, speakers, and coaches are introverts or ambiverts, not “natural extroverts”The link between facial features and how people process information (visual, auditory, kinesthetic)How eyebrows, lids, ears and even that little line under the lip offer clues into how someone thinks, decides, and feels lovedWhy reading faces is not “profiling” or manipulation — but a tool for empathy and understandingThe alarming reality that younger generations are losing basic in-person communication skills (eye contact, presence, interviews)How to stand out as AI and automation take over “good enough” communication — and why true presence and connection will only become more valuableThe deeper psychological and spiritual need we all share: to feel seen and heard, not just processed and replied toThis is not an episode about tricks or gimmicks. It is an episode about attention as a superpower, and the kind of subtle mastery that separates the top 1–2% of teachers, leaders, and salespeople from everyone else.https://subtleskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Subtle-Skills-4-Page-Cheat-Sheet-Eyebrows-Eyelids-Eye-Angles.pdf?srsltid=AfmBOoqVfHMbkAPxXhfgqjuW4dhS4LeRQdqTqlLw-lV--jUxZrhW6k1xIn this conversation, you’ll learn:How Brian “accidentally” discovered face decoding over dinner and had his own personality read back to himWhy introverts often make the best observers, teachers and coaches — and how to use that to your advantageHow to use facial features to quickly adapt your communication (for clients, partners, teams, and yes, dates)Why he calls his company Subtle Skills — and how these micro-skills quietly transform your resultsHow door-to-door sales teams, hiring managers, and even people dating online use his system in real lifeA simple way to make people feel truly seen in a world of distraction (and why this alone can change someone’s day)About Brian GalkeBrian Galke is a speaker, trainer, and founder of Subtle Skills, specializing in decoding facial features to improve communication, sales, and relationships. He has trained sales teams, leaders, and entrepreneurs across multiple industries, helping them create instant rapport and deeper trust by actually understanding the person in front of them.He’s taken his own journey from introverted help-desk support, to regional VP of sales, to full-time speaker and teacher — building a hyper-focused niche around one big idea: your face is talking long before you speak.Learn more about Brian & Subtle Skills:Website:https://subtleskills.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorqul78Yoekppy7160G6a__byVFcIdtmNYxQAuzDPuXXZsL7rpnInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/briangalke/?hl=enIf you loved this episode, please subscribe, rate, and share it with someone who cares about mastery, teaching, and the art of truly seeing people.To learn more about Coach Keren Eldad and With Enthusiasm Coaching, go to: www.KerenEldad.comMentioned in this episode:Book a Call

What happens when the very thing that built your success starts to suffocate you?In this powerful New Year’s episode of COACHED, I sit down with David Harris, founder of one of the top personal injury law firms in the country, and one of my all-time favorite coaching clients.By every traditional measure, David had made it: the firm, the money, the house, the reputation, the “perfect” family. But beneath the surface, he was overwhelmed, over-functioning, and quietly drowning in the very life he had built.Six months into coaching, after I told him,“You can stop… or life will stop you,”… and that was when life did exactly that.David contracted a severe case of COVID, spent six months in the hospital, and came terrifyingly close to dying - more than once. His family was called in to say goodbye. And then… something shifted.This is the story of what happens when you get a second chance - and actually use it.It’s also the story behind GILDED: the book is dedicated to David’s rise. If you’ve ever wondered what coaching can really do in a life that looks “successful” on the outside but feels unsustainable inside, this episode is your glimpse behind the curtain.In this episode, we explore:The Overachiever’s Paradox in real timeHow David built enormous external success while feeling increasingly hollow, pressured, and cut off from his own life.The first “mirror moment” in coachingWhat it was like for a life-long people pleaser and high achiever to finally turn the attention inward — and admit the cost.Six months in the hospital & multiple near-death momentsWhat David remembers, what his family went through, and how close it really got.The brutal and beautiful realization:“I was gone… and the world still turned.”How that single insight changed his relationship to work, control, and self-importance.From gilded cage to real freedomHow the metaphor of the gilded cage landed for him, and how he began stepping out of the cage without burning his whole life down.Ambition after a brush with deathDavid is still ambitious, still high-performing, still in the courtroom. But the way he moves through the world is entirely different.Leadership, culture & trustHow his leadership style has transformed — from “I have to do it all” to delegating, trusting, and watching his team and culture rise.The impact at homeHow his wife and four kids experience “New David,” and the tiny moments (like laughing when something breaks) that signal massive inner change.Redefining successMoving from a financial scorecard to a life scorecard: impact, faith, freedom, and relationships.Advice to founders who’ve “made it” but feel stuck or overwhelmedDavid’s honest counsel for anyone hearing the internal nudge and ignoring it: don’t wait.ResourcesOrder the book GILDEDGILDED: Break Free From the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of MoreSchedule a Call with Coach Keren: www.KerenEldad.comIf this episode resonates…Share it with the overachiever in your life who looks “perfect” on the outside but is quietly exhausted inside.Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify — it helps this work reach the people who need it.Screenshot the episode, tag @coachkeren and let us know your biggest takeaway.May this conversation be the wake-up call you choose — so life doesn’t have to choose it for you.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

In this luminous episode of COACHED: Coaching Masters, I sit down with one of my own great teachers, Nayaswami Asha, a senior teacher in the Ananda Sangha worldwide movement and a direct disciple of Swami Kriyananda, in the lineage of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi.We talk about what it really means to live as a soul in human form during “strange times,” why the universe is made of energy, not matter, and how our longing for meaning, joy, and relief from suffering is not a defect, but a compass pointing us back to the truth of who we are.From her early days as an 18-year-old “truth seeker” in California, to the fateful moment she heard Swami Kriyananda speak at Stanford in 1969, to 16 years living at Ananda Village in simple, communal, spiritually charged conditions, Asha traces how her path unfolded – not as a neat, linear ascent, but as a series of inner recognitions, breakdowns, and choices to align ever more sincerely with love, service, and higher consciousness.We also dive into the role of the spiritual teacher and guru, the power of lineage and “magnetism” (why real transmission is much more than information), and how to stay grounded and joyful even as the world feels more polarized, fearful, and chaotic.If you have ever wondered why you are here, why life sometimes feels like a shiny, gilded cage, and how to find a safe place inside yourself that no turbulence can touch – this conversation is for you.In this episode, we explore:The early life of a truth seekerGrowing up in an intelligent but non-spiritual, socially conscious familyThe paradox of being “basically happy” but burning with questions about suffering and happinessDiscovering Swami Vivekananda’s writings and immediately recognizing a deeper truthThe moment the teacher appearsThe “fateful day” at Stanford in 1969 when Nayaswami Asha first heard Swami Kriyananda speakWhy his presence felt like an embodied answer to a question she had carried her whole lifeHow she knew “he has what I want” and what it means to recognize your teacherAnanda Village and a new way of lifeMoving into a young spiritual community in the 1970s: goat milk, gardens, trailers, no electricityLiving extremely simply, yet feeling overwhelmingly rich in joy and purposeBecoming Swami Kriyananda’s assistant and hostess, and learning by attunement, not just studyEnergy, magnetism, and the real role of a teacherWhy Asha insists that the real transmission is not content, but magnetismHow a true teacher is like an “open window,” letting more of the divine light flow throughWhy genuine masters never claim the power as their own and always “pass it up the line”Self-forgetfulness vs. perfection of the egoThe difference between self-realization and personal-development perfectionismWhy our greatest moments of joy are usually the moments we forget ourselvesHow trying to perfect the small self creates anxiety and “gilded cages” of external validationKarma, reincarnation, and why this wild planet is not a mistakeA clear, grounded explanation of reincarnation as a compassionate, logical designHow our unresolved lessons live in our energy and draw us to the exact right circumstancesWhy we “chose this planet” in this time: both to serve and to face our fearsYes, it really might get worse – and that can be good newsWhat it means to be in a transition from an age of matter to an age of energyThe rise of super-charged ego and technological power, and the equal rise of light “underground”How turbulence forces us to seek a real inner safety, and higher levels of happinessSincerity as the heart of spiritual practiceWhy “sincerity, not perfection” is the real fuel for discipline and devotionHow to know whether you’re truly ready for transformation: what happens when things get hardThe one question to ask in any situation: “What is this activating in me?”Love as the ultimate purposeWhy we are ultimately here “to learn to love” – and why love is not always “nice”How perfect love casts out fear and leads to joyPractical examples of choosing to serve rather than freeze in fear, even on a random flight from MexicoMentioned in this episodeNayaswami Asha – teacher, author, and spiritual director with Ananda Sangha: https://www.instagram.com/innerlifewith_asha/Paramhansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi (link: https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Reprint-Philosophical-library-First/dp/1565892127/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?adgrpid=188921505000&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JWkEsunxvQv4ZLblIUyE31QZkPq3-x4S3sNyv4w7K0LsfbUmh6llSE06bn7uptcwET_p3b_FwT9CW0H6w16SG6DF6fTo27KEP_8VQwuqm0c8IEVsuv1b-fIkn4BZmW9xI1J2Qcjx-snQASYFHZAvQeu2QoL2f7zkkm_kn_Z6UyD6o8F4vz-HiZAvRinI73DsHjmtiE-7qJbQFlJZ9d-8QB8sA4XVPuG-eUL9LTyRVO4.TJNbPFXbJlNkwD0M6v2nSUf71mW8wKOyghsEswi_hAw&dib_tag=se&hvadid=779572530853&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9060225&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=6930145912084542343--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=6930145912084542343&hvtargid=kwd-378389948097&hydadcr=22591_13821178_9241&keywords=autobiography+of+a+yogi+amazon&mcid=a50e8358fa48389f8e9700dd28bab775&qid=1764007427&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1)Asha’s talks on the current world situation: “Yes, It Will Get Worse” (parts 1 & 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKkKveJ2hLs, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy9XW5nXRvMGILDED: Break Free From the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of More – by Coach Keren Eldad: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=gilded+keren+eldad&adgrpid=189531211907&hvadid=779513894136&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9060225&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=3389580693659355576--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=3389580693659355576&hvtargid=kwd-2388726978615&hydadcr=22537_13730727_8187&mcid=38855ac2f5e03c58b1696bec8b166ac2&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_79tpfm02cc_eConnectListen to more COACHED: Coaching Masters episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coached-with-coach-keren/id1467079024Follow Nayaswami Asha: https://www.ashajoy.org/, https://www.instagram.com/innerlifewith_asha/Connect with Coach Keren: www.KerenEldad.com, https://www.instagram.com/coachkeren/?hl=enCoached Show Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

If you’ve ever held a dream so big it scared you - if you’ve ever wanted to start something new, scale something meaningful, or finally become visible in a world that rewards the brave - this conversation is your blueprint.In this Coaching Masters episode of COACHED, I sit down with Jasmine Star, CEO of Social Curator, multi–seven-figure founder, globally recognized strategist, and one of the clearest, most courageous voices in modern entrepreneurship.Jasmine’s rise is nothing short of remarkable: a first-generation daughter of immigrants, a law-school dropout who walked away from the “right” path, a photographer who built a business from scratch, and a founder who transformed a $19 PDF into a multimillion-dollar empire. Her story is discipline, resilience, reinvention — and unshakeable self-belief.Together, we explore what it really takes to build a life, a business, and a brand in the new era of entrepreneurship — and why visibility, consistency, and courage matter more than ever.This is not a typical business interview. It’s a masterclass in identity, faith, grit, and execution.In This Episode, We Explore:Why your first step is the most important one you’ll ever take(and how to take it without waiting to “feel ready.”)The new laws of visibility in the age of AIWhy hiding is now the most expensive decision you can make.How Jasmine built a multimillion-dollar empire from a $19 digital productA real-time lesson in starting where you are with what you have.The energetic difference between aspiration and actionHow to make your behavior finally match your dreams.The psychology of criticism, comparison, and being seenAnd why the internet does not get to decide your destiny.The role of partnership and supportThe way Jasmine and her husband work together as a team — and what that means for ambition, leadership, and family.Why iteration beats perfection 100% of the timeHow Jasmine uses testing, failing, learning, and trying again as a strategy for exponential growth.Why your brand must reflect your truest identityAnd why people don’t buy “perfect” — they buy presence.The future of business in 2026 and beyondAnd the specific skills every entrepreneur, creator, consultant, and coach must develop now.Key Ideas & Quotes“Your actions must map your aspirations.”“You can’t scale what you never start.”Visibility is no longer optional - it is currency.Discipline creates confidence; confidence creates opportunity.AI won’t replace you — but it will expose those who refuse to evolve.Connect with Jasmine Star:Website: https://jasminestar.com/Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/jasminestar/?hl=enPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jasmine-star-show/id1479619320Connect with Coach Keren:Website: www.KerenEldad.comInstagram: @coachKerenListen & Subscribe🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-courage-to-begin-jasmine-star-on-visibility/id1467079024?i=1000741808574🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/72bcby702Y2gJO0AdSMUN2?si=f6e3c3c4abbb43c4📺 Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lHgnx-pLdpU?si=YDE1oPMy9RnJIQrSIf this episode inspires you, please share it with a friend, tag @coachkeren, and leave a review. It helps this work reach the people who need it most.Listen to related episodes: Jessica Gill https://open.spotify.com/episode/1MstAvnHtnt3X5f9YnAKJa?si=790d2ea1b2cf4ef1Jessica Zweig https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Nn9jnbnaW6kxjGWgODgbe?si=8f6e80621c1f4229Coached Show Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

In this Coaching Masters episode of COACHED, I, Coach Keren Eldad (PCC), sit down with one of my true heroes: Dr. Gay Hendricks – psychologist, teacher, and author of classics like The Big Leap, Conscious Loving, Five Wishes, Conscious Luck, and his new memoir, Loving Life.For over 50 years, Gay has helped millions of people (myself included) break free from hidden limits on their happiness and success, step into their Zone of Genius, and create relationships where honesty, responsibility, and creativity replace blame and hiding.In this conversation, Gay takes us behind the scenes of his life: from his spectacularly dysfunctional Southern family and 300-pound, chain-smoking twenties… to the fall on the ice that dropped him into pure consciousness… to meeting Ram Dass, starting a daily meditation practice in 1972, and building a body of work that has changed how we think about success, love, and luck.We talk about what really blocks our happiness (hello, Upper Limit Problem), what it actually takes to live in your genius zone, and how he and his wife Kathlyn have sustained 44+ years of conscious partnership.If you’re ready to stop self-sabotaging, claim your genius, and love more fully from wherever you are – this episode is a masterclass.In this episode, you’ll learn:Gay’s origin story & the fall that changed everythingGrowing up in Leesburg, Florida, in a loud, opinionated, “perfect for a future therapist” familyHis mother’s “on a dare” run for mayor, and the grandparents who barely spoke for decadesBeing the only obese kid in a skinny family, diet pills in 9th grade, and toxic early relationshipsThe ice fall at 24 that opened a window into pure consciousness – and why he committed to finding his way back thereMeditation, happiness, and a hotel room in rotten-egg spa townHow a Ram Dass lecture and a paperback in a grocery store doorway gave him a pathStarting a daily meditation practice in 1972 (and never missing a day since)The New Zealand flu story: being desperately ill, reeking sulfur, and discovering a layer of happiness that circumstances couldn’t touchWhy he says our “true home” is not ecstasy or achievement, but the quiet field of pure beingThe Upper Limit Problem & Zone of GeniusThe moment he noticed himself sabotaging weight-loss progress with a giant sundae in Harvard SquareHow we unconsciously cap our happiness and success because we’re “allergic” to feeling too goodThe four classic ways we upper-limit: worry, criticism, accidents/illness, and conflictThe Zone of Genius: the sweet spot where what you most love to do is what most serves the worldMoving from 10% genius time to 100% – and why Gay hasn’t done anything outside his Zone of Genius in 25 yearsConscious Loving & creating relationships where no one has to hideRealizing the problem wasn’t “out there”: “It’s an inside job. My job is to figure out who I am and what I want in love.”The three foundations he committed to before meeting Kathlyn: radical honesty, ownership instead of blame, and shared respect for creativityHow Conscious Loving went from living-room groups to a major book deal and an Oprah appearanceWhy “nobody ever blames their way to happiness or enlightenment”Luck, intention, and what’s nextThe ninth-grade decision to “be one of the lucky ones” – and the coin-collector story that followedWhy he says if you’re still stuck, you likely haven’t made a deep enough commitment yetHis original birthday wish – “eternal happiness for everyone, including me” – and why it still standsGay’s newest project: an AI-powered coaching portal to support coaches and clients in real timeResources & Links📚 Explore Gay’s work:Website: https://hendricks.com/?v=0b3b97fa6688Loving Life (memoir)The Big LeapConscious LovingThe Big Leap Podcast: https://bigleappodcast.com/📘 Read GILDED by Coach Keren Eldad: https://www.amazon.com/Gilded-Breaking-Ambition-Perfectionism-Relentless/dp/B0DXRK5FLL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OPCX1FARYF63&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.njD5L0Nd6doDLQVmo_4wtVKk_-HS5-aTOZ4Oq3LQXIfLe_2B_B22PN1Jz1vUr3hsQGkARRYSBSM38bgnhX_woQ.4cDO6ga9zTbytHLae6dqqbmCUB7zBWQN3Vujzi4uQ1Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=gilded+keren&qid=1764085054&sprefix=gilded+keren%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-1Mentioned in this episode:Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for MeaningConnect with Coach Keren:Website: www.KerenEldad.comInstagram: Instagram.com/KerenEldadGILDED: Break Free From the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of More: https://www.amazon.com/Gilded-Breaking-Ambition-Perfectionism-Relentless/dp/B0DXRK5FLL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OPCX1FARYF63&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.njD5L0Nd6doDLQVmo_4wtVKk_-HS5-aTOZ4Oq3LQXIfLe_2B_B22PN1Jz1vUr3hsQGkARRYSBSM38bgnhX_woQ.4cDO6ga9zTbytHLae6dqqbmCUB7zBWQN3Vujzi4uQ1Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=gilded+keren&qid=1764085054&sprefix=gilded+keren%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-1🎧 Listen to COACHED on:Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-gay-hendricks-the-big-leap-into-your-genius-zone/id1467079024?i=1000740814844Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/episode/0KTTsqkF9vtdQAQezmjLjb?si=6d0821d325714915📺 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Zdsi6Dq4s3AMentioned in this episode:Book a Call

In this electrifying and deeply grounding installment of Coached: Coaching Masters, Coach Keren sits down with someone whose work has shaped her own growth in profound ways: Jessica Gill, Chief Content Officer at To Be Magnetic and co-host of the internationally beloved Expanded podcast.If you are even remotely adjacent to the worlds of manifestation, energetics, inner child work, subconscious reprogramming, somatics, Human Design, or Abraham Hicks, you already know that Jessica is the real deal — and this conversation reveals exactly why her work has become a lighthouse for millions who are ready to step into their worth.Together, Keren and Jessica explore the real mechanics of becoming magnetic, stripping away the mystical glitter and the popular-but-shallow “think it and it shall be” rhetoric, and instead offering a grounded, psychology-backed, deeply human conversation about what it actually takes to manifest a life that is worthy of you.In this episode, you’ll hear about:Jessica’s early career in Hollywood casting, the hidden misalignment she felt, and the precise moment she knew she had to walk awayThe Tony Robbins seminar visualization that blew her life wide open and changed her path foreverHow to identify your pings, your expanders, and your tests — and why so many people pass the first two and fail the lastThe truth about the Law of Attraction, and why so many people “practice” manifestation for decades without actually manifesting a thingWhy your subconscious self-worth, not your conscious desires, is what the universe responds toHow TBM integrates modalities like EMDR, IFS, somatics, psychology, and human design into a method that worksThe discipline required to unblock the parts of you that still don’t believe you are enoughHow authentic code, intuition, aligned action, and personal authority combine to create your next chapterWhere Jessica is headed next — in love, marriage, purpose, and the evolution of TBM in 2026This is a conversation about the real work — the kind that rearranges your internal architecture, clears out everything that keeps you playing small, and invites you to operate from the powerful, grounded, self-led place inside you that already knows you are worthy.Listen to the episode:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-manifestation-episode-youve-been-waiting-for/id1467079024?i=1000739647068Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1MstAvnHtnt3X5f9YnAKJa?si=257f3365815f4188📺 Watch the episode on YouTube (highly recommended): https://youtu.be/GuVPYG9DD5g?si=4N7kOBnFziserDR9Connect with Jessica:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashleygill/?hl=enWebsite: https://tobemagnetic.com/For the Challenge – use Code: JESSICAPodcast: https://tobemagnetic.com/expanded-podcast/2021/339Get the Book:How to ManifestCoached Show Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

What if “miracles” weren’t random, but a frequency you could live in?In this powerful and heart-opening conversation, Coach K sits down with The Bachelorette alum and transformational coach Eric Bigger, whose signature mantra “It’s Miracle Season” was born from heartbreak, ego death, and deep spiritual awakening.From Baltimore to Hollywood to Machu Picchu, Eric shares how his journey through fame, loss, and plant medicine led him to redefine success, embody love, and create Spiritual Fitness,  a practice that keeps the soul as strong as the body.Together, they unpack:The true meaning behind It’s Miracle Season, and how to activate that frequency.Why heartbreak and ego death are portals, not punishments.How authenticity and vulnerability are the new visibility in the AI age.The birth of Eric’s Spiritual Fitness movement, and why staying spiritually fit is as essential as staying physically fit.The courage to stop performing, surrender control, and live from soul.This episode is a transmission of healing, humility, and higher consciousness: a reminder that the miracle isn’t out there; it’s you.Guest: Eric Bigger, motivational speaker, author, TV personality, podcast host, and creator of The Miracle Season movement.Host: Coach Keren EldadKey Quotes“In order to be a king, you have to receive.” – Eric Bigger“Purpose is a side effect of surrender.” – Coach Keren Eldad“Miracle Season is a healing frequency that ends all suffering.” – Eric BiggerMentioned in This EpisodeA Hundred Days of Wisdom and Transformation by Eric BiggerMan’s Search for Meaning by Viktor FranklPower vs. Force by David HawkinsThe Work (“Loving What Is”) by Byron KatieSpiritual Fitness Podcast by Eric Bigger Connect with Eric BiggerInstagram: @EricBiggerWebsite: ericbigger.comListen to Spiritual Fitness wherever you get your podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spiritual-fitness-with-eric-bigger/id1346342753 Connect with Coach KerenWebsite: www.coachkeren.comBook a Clarity Call: calendly.com/kereneldadFollow on Instagram: @coachkerenCoached Show Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

Guest: Lyndsay Dowd, Speaker, Author of Top-Down Culture, Host of Heartbeat for HireIn this powerful episode, Coach K sits down with the extraordinary Lyndsay Dowd, a former IBM executive turned cultural architect, to talk about what real leadership looks like in a post-corporate world.After 23 years at IBM, Lyndsay was fired from what she thought was her “dream role.” Instead of collapsing, she asked herself three questions that changed everything:1️⃣ What am I really good at?2️⃣ What do I love to do?3️⃣ How can I help people the most?From those answers, she built an empire of service: founding her company, writing her bestselling book Top-Down Culture, and launching Heartbeat for Hire, a podcast championing authentic leadership and human-centered culture.Together, Keren and Lyndsay go deep on:Why great leadership starts with humility and serviceThe power of listening to your heart, even when your parents (and the world) don’t get itHow to lead people through uncertainty with trust, empathy, and integrityThe truth about speaking and podcasting as serious professional businessesWhy the best question any leader can ask is: “How can I be the best leader for you?”How marriage, partnership, and safety at home expand your courage in businessFavorite Quote:“You’ll never look bad lifting others up.” - Lyndsay DowdConnect with Lyndsay:Book: Top-Down CulturePodcast: Heartbeat for HireWebsite: www.lyndsaydowd.comConnect with Coach Keren:Book: GILDED: Break Free from the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of MoreCoaching + Speaking: www.KerenEldad.comBook a Clarity Call: calendly.com/kereneldadMentioned in this episode:Book a Call

What if wealth started with your frequency—and the spreadsheets came second?In this conversation, Coach Keren Eldad sits down with Elizabeth Ralph, founder of The Spiritual Investor and former energy trader who retired at 39, to explore a new money paradigm: unite the quantum with practical investing so abundance becomes both a feeling and a financial reality.Elizabeth Ralph — founder of The Spiritual Investor, former energy trader and financial executive who retired at 39. She teaches entrepreneurs a new money paradigm that unites the quantum with practical investing. Host of The Spiritual Investor Podcast.What we coverThe “frequency” of money and why abundance vs. lack is an emotional starting point—not a spreadsheet.Elizabeth’s turning point (yes, the kangaroo + Cheetos story) and redefining freedom on your own terms.The five-part holistic money system: Investing, Money Management, Income (the conduit), Money Neutrality, and Breaking the Structure.Bridging the esoteric and the 3D: how to merge energy work with practical wealth-building.Surrendering expectations so money can arrive through more channels than your plan.Why teaching is an act of service—and how to follow the “green lights.”Timestamps00:00 Welcome & set-up: Real wealth consciousness, from Abraham Hicks to Wallace Wattles01:17 Meet Elizabeth Ralph: energy trader → intuitive investor → teacher02:14 On frequency, co-creation, and recognizing resonance03:08 The kangaroo moment: redefining freedom (and your life)08:33 Visual planning, “adding sticks to the fire,” and catching the real-estate wave10:00 Defining freedom realistically (and personally)11:34 From trading floor to horses & slowing the nervous system16:41 First client: “We’re starting with a meditation.” The Spiritual Investor is born22:03 Uniting the quantum & 3D—where people get stuck (and how to bridge)30:02 The 5-part wealth system explained33:15 Compounding, play accounts, and making money while you fly36:00 Surrendering the how: income ≠ control37:51 Money neutrality & breaking the structure (contrast on purpose)39:14 Creation is circular (build → destroy → build)41:20 The mission: put wealth in the hands of the conscious43:18 Life updates: divorce, homecoming, Tennessee ranch, horses, and healing47:16 What’s next: the book, the mastermind, and living in flow49:23 Wrap: becoming a creator, not just a success storyKey ideas & quotables“Money is energetic currency. Invite it in rather than chase it.” — Elizabeth“The bridge between the 3D and the quantum is emotional.” — Coach K“Creation isn’t linear. It’s circular: build → destroy → build.” — Coach K“Money neutrality is the void that calls money in.” — Elizabeth“Surrender the how so you can receive the more.” — Coach KResources mentionedAbrahamHicks /Esther Hicks, Byron Katie, Eckhart TolleThe Science of Getting Rich, Wallace D. Wattles, Florence Scovel Shinn - YouTubeIt’s Not Your Money,Tosha SilverYuval Noah Harari (Sapiens) on money as an “intersubjective reality”Matthew McConaughey (Greenlights)Coach K’s book: GILDED - https://www.amazon.com/Gilded-Breaking-Ambition-Perfectionism-Relentless/dp/1684817579Get the GILDED Journal to deepen the work / Available on AmazonElizabeth’s podcast: The Spiritual Investor - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-investor/id1534639387Elizabeth’s Mastermind - https://www.thespiritualinvestor.com/ConnectElizabeth Ralph: Website - https://www.thespiritualinvestor.com/Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-investor/id1534639387Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/elizabethralph/?hl=enCoach Keren: www.KerenEldad.comInstagram  - https://www.instagram.com/coachkeren/?hl=enWork with Coach K / book a clarity call: https://calendly.com/kereneldad/consultation?back=1Coached Show Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

Personal finance icon Jean Chatzky -CEO & co-founder of HerMoney Media, host of the HerMoney podcast, and longtime TODAY Show financial editor- joins Coach Keren to demystify the biggest bugaboo of them all - money. As a great teacher on the subject, Jean shares her zigzag path from journalism to Wall Street and back, the mistakes that shaped her mission, and the five simple habits that put your money (and life) on track. We also unpack FinanceFixx, InvestingFixx, and practical ways to build confidence, community, and wealth, without overwhelm. Listen/WatchApple Podcasts (HerMoney): Apple PodcastsYouTube playlist (HerMoney): YouTubeHerMoney site (articles, tools): HerMoneyTimestamps(00:00) — Why mindset matters: “If you want to own your life, you have to own your money.”(02:12) — Midwest roots, early jobs, first money patterns(03:22) — The “high-paying wrong job” detour—and choosing alignment over optics(08:30) — Pivot to business journalism → equity research → Forbes: learning to read the numbers(13:29) — Core lesson: Numbers don’t lie. Know what’s coming in/out so you can choose your trajectory(15:55) — Why even pros need help: the case for a financial advisor as your “objective mirror”(17:35) — Why Jean built HerMoney and launched the podcast for women (learning environment > jargon) HerMoney(22:06) — Jean’s 5 money habits that compound results (earn, spend under income, invest, protect, give)(27:12) — From TV money makeovers to FinanceFixx + InvestingFixx: structure, coaching, community HerMoney+2HerMoney+2(29:53) — The power of “zigzags” and saying yes to the open doorKey Ideas & TakeawaysAlignment first, then money follows. Ditch the binary of “meaning vs. money”—choose meaning, build skill, results accrue.Know your numbers. Cash flow awareness = agency.Automate investing early. Start with workplace plans or an IRA/Roth; make your money work, consistently.Protect the plan. Insurance + basic estate docs (will, POAs, living will) keep progress from unraveling.Community multiplies confidence. A welcoming space accelerates learning and action (see HerMoney programs). HerMoneyResources MentionedHerMoney (articles/tools/newsletter): https://hermoney.com/ HerMoneyHerMoney Podcast with Jean Chatzky (Apple): https://apple.co/3… Apple PodcastsFinanceFixx (4-week money reset): https://hermoney.com/shop/product/financefixx-4-week/ (Use code mentioned on-air: FALL25) HerMoneyInvestingFixx (women’s investing club w/ Karen Finerman): https://hermoney.com/fixx/ | Join page: https://join.investingfixx.com/ HerMoney+1Books by Jean:Pay It Down! (debt → wealth on $10/day) PenguinRandomhouse.comAgeProof (health + wealth link) Hachette Book GroupThe Difference (resilience, risk, and passion → prosperity) WebScottAbout Jean ChatzkyCEO of HerMoney, host of the HerMoney podcast, bestselling author, and the TODAY Show’s financial editor for 25 years. She appears across major media and builds programs that make money simple—and doable. Support COACHEDIf this conversation helped, follow, rate, and review COACHED—it really helps us bring you more master teachers.#CoachedPodcast #CoachingMasters #JeanChatzky #HerMoney #FinanceFixx #InvestingFixx #Wom Coached Show Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

Global leadership mentor Dov Baron joins Coach Keren for a candid conversation on what it really takes to lead with integrity, earn trust, and build cultures of true belonging—not performative “fitting in.” Dov unpacks his Emotional Source Code framework, the destructive side of “enlightenment,” and why leaders must move their teams from tolerated presence to trusted belonging. We also get into AI, guardrails, and why the future of work is profoundly human.Listen/WatchApple Podcasts: The Dov Baron Show Apple PodcastsSpotify: Leadership & Loyalty / The Dov Baron Show Spotify+1Dov’s site + blog: dovbaron.com Dov BaronTimestamps(00:01) — Opening and why Dov’s work sits at the intersection of integrity, leadership, and belonging(02:27) — The fall: 120 feet, eleven reconstructive surgeries, and five near-death experiences; why “enlightenment is a destructive process”(07:21) — Choosing between comeback bravado, lifelong victimhood, or the harder third path: burn the identity and begin again(10:18) — From applause-seeking to service: “It’s not what I do. It’s where I’m doing it from.”(14:04) — Shadow work, truth-telling, and dropping the pedestal (including for our heroes—and ourselves)(21:28) — “You say you want X. What are you willing to give up?” The cost of real change(28:00) — How Dov’s polymath path (Kabbalah → Jungian psych → neuroscience → leadership) forged the Emotional Source Code(34:27) — The five layers: milieu, anatomy of meaning, identity, values/beliefs, behavior—and why most change fails(38:01) — Curiosity ≠ confirmation questions; how leaders rewrite the emotional contract with teams(41:18) — Organizational truth-telling vs. profit, and building purpose that creates fierce loyalty(44:53) — Rebuilding community at work (mandatory “come in/don’t work” days)(45:44 )— AI: why guardrails matter; the human edge will win(50:27) — What’s next for Dov: Creating Cultures of Belonging (book + course), weekly writing, ongoing podcastKey Ideas & TakeawaysEnlightenment burns before it builds. If you won’t let old identities burn, you won’t rise.The Emotional Source Code (ESC) explains why behavior won’t change if you skip meaning and identity work. Start at the source, not the symptom. Dov Baron+1Belonging beats fitting in. Fitting in is self-betrayal; belonging creates courage, innovation, and trust. Dov BaronCuriosity is rigorous. It seeks to disconfirm your bias and understand the other’s meaning.Future of work = more human. Tech will compress the “niche,” but connection, discernment, and community can’t be automated.Build community on purpose. Intentionally create non-work time on-site to deepen real bonds.Truth-telling scales culture. From “tolerated presence” to “trusted belonging” requires identity-level honesty, not slogans.Resources MentionedDov’s website & writing: https://dovbaron.com/ Dov BaronDov’s article hub on belonging: Waitlist + essays on belonging and culture Dov Baron+1Book (classic): Fiercely Loyal (Amazon) — retention and loyalty strategies AmazonBook (new): Creating Cultures of Belonging — waitlist / updates on dovbaron.com Dov BaronPodcast, AI episodes with Prof. De Kai: Part 1 / Part 2 Apple Podcasts+1Dov’s podcast pages: Show hub + Apple/Spotify/YouTube playlist YouTube+3Dov Baron+3Apple Podcasts+3About Dov BaronDov is a world-renowned leadership mentor and host of The Dov Baron Show (formerly Leadership & Loyalty). His work blends spiritual traditions, Jungian psychology, neuroscience, and culture-building. He writes weekly on LinkedIn and at dovbaron.com; his books include Fiercely Loyal and the forthcoming Creating Cultures of Belonging. Dov Baron+2Amazon+2Rate & Review COACHEDIf this episode sparked something for you, please rate, review, and follow COACHED wherever you listen—it helps the show reach more people who care about integrity and real transformation.Suggested Hashtags#CoachedPodcast #CoachingMasters #DovBaron #Leadership #Integrity #Belonging #EmotionalSourceCode #Culture #Trust #FutureOfWork #Curiosity #AICoached Show Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

How do you combine integrity and ambition—and still close massive deals? Jennifer Justice’s career spans Wall Street law firms, the rise of hip-hop, 17 years repping Jay-Z, and building Roc Nation before launching The Justice Dept. to champion women, equity, and ethical dealmaking. In this conversation, JJ breaks down the system, the glass ceilings, and the practical playbook for asking (and getting) what you’re worth—without selling your soul.What We CoverOrigin story → Operator: From small-town Washington to Cornell Law to hip-hop’s deal tables.Roc Nation years: Structuring cross-industry deals (music, film/TV, branding, sports) and why artists needed true business partners—not just agents.Pay equity reality check: How identical roles routinely paid women far less—and how to fight (with counsel).Values as a filter: Why centering equity attracts the right clients and deals.The “ask” muscle: Why most women never actually ask for full value—and how to change that now.Founder advice: Stop doing everything. Know your role on the “team,” hire the rest, and scale.Holding integrity as you rise: Self-correction > self-flagellation; keep your North Star and course-correct fast.Guest: Jennifer Justice (JJ) — CEO & Founder of The Justice Dept. (business strategy, corporate development & investment advisory) focused on helping female founders, execs, talent, and brands grow companies—and wealth. Former entertainment attorney for Jay-Z (17 years) and Beyoncé (1 year); ex-GC & EVP at Roc Nation; named to Billboard’s Women in Power list (3x). Host of Taking Care of Lady Business.Connect with JJ:Website: https://www.thejusticedept.comInstagram (firm): https://www.instagram.com/thejustice.dpt/TikTok (show): https://www.tiktok.com/@takingcareofladybusinessInstagram (JJ): https://www.instagram.com/jenniferjusticel/JJ’s Quick Frameworks & PromptsKnow Your Non-Negotiables: Sit with what you truly want (be honest).Value Reality Check: Separate household wealth from your earned value. What would your lifestyle be on your income alone?Ask → Assess → Act: Ask for what you deserve. If the answer is no, you’re asking the wrong person—move to the next door.One Foot In, One Foot Out: If you must take the job, keep searching for the place that matches your value.Links & ResourcesThe Justice Dept. (advisory & law): https://www.thejusticedept.comTaking Care of Lady Business (podcast): search on your favorite app or via the site aboveJJ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferjusticel/Firm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejustice.dpt/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@takingcareofladybusinessLoved this episode?Subscribe and leave a quick review—your support helps us bring more master teachers to COACHED.Listen now:Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coached-with-coach-keren/id1697248078Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/4W1Q9T88HZo2U64q7oc2O0Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

In this episode of the Coached Podcast (and the Coaching Masters series), Coach Keren Eldad sits down with reinvention expert, empowerment coach, and bestselling author Wendy Valentine, creator of The Midlife Makeover Show, the #1 podcast inspiring women worldwide to embrace midlife as a powerful new beginning. Wendy shares her own “from breakdown to breakthrough” journey: from heartbreak, debt, and chronic illness to driving a 25-foot RV into her future self,  and the radical tools that guided her, including:The Wheel of Midlife for evaluating where you are nowHer FREEDOM Process – the exact 7 steps to reset your life, embody your new identity, and reclaim joySpeaking to why embodying your future self before you “arrive” can change everythingTeaching us how small, deliberate steps (and even doing the “opposite,” as inspired by the greatest Sitcom character ever – George Costanza!) can open doors you never imaginedIf you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a teacher of transformation or you’re standing at your own crossroads right now, this episode will light the way.Key Takeaways:“We become great teachers by first becoming great students.”You can’t shortcut true reinvention, but you can make it practical.The “midlife crisis” can actually be a midlife awakening if you allow your old identity to die and commit to the new role.Kitten steps > analysis paralysis.Wendy’s podcast The Midlife Makeover Show: https://wendyvalentine.com/podcastWomen Waking Up in Midlife (book): includes $500+ in bonuses: playbook, guided meditations, digital vision board & workshop.Kathy Heller’s BookDon’t Keep Your Day JobEnjoying COACHED?Subscribe wherever you listen and leave a quick review: it really helps us keep bringing you world-class teachers and conversations.🎧 LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE:Apple Podcasts → https://tinyurl.com/yw5vacerSpotify → https://tinyurl.com/3s7hktxzCONNECT WITH WENDY VALENTINE:🎙️ The Midlife Makeover Show → https://wendyvalentine.com/podcast📘 Women Waking Up in Midlife (includes $500+ in bonuses!) → https://wendyvalentine.com💫 WATCH KEREN’S TEDx Talk:“Why You Should Pray for a Midlife Crisis” → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxrNFzI57gs&t=9sDisclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

Guest: Ashley Stahl — former counter-terrorism pro, career coach, bestselling author of U-Turn, host of the U-Turn Podcast, founder of Wise Whisper Agency (TEDx + speaking career development)Episode SummaryAt 24, Ashley landed the “dream job” in national security—and immediately felt the misalignment. In this masterclass on identity, discernment, and career clarity, she unpacks the “turn signals” that told her to pivot, the 10 Core Skill Sets framework from U-Turn, and a clean distinction between instinct and intuition. We explore soul line vs. goal line, the dignity of process, and how to build a speaking career from values, not vanity. If you’re in transition—or ready to deepen into mastery—this is your episode.Key TopicsTurn Signals vs. Rationalization: How your body flags misalignment before your mind can justify it.Values + Skill Set: The “what” (skill set) and the “how” (values) must agree—or you’ll pay for it in energy.Identity Work: Why every evolution requires releasing an old identity (“no grief, no glory”).Soul Line vs. Goal Line: Achieve without bargaining against your soul.Three Lily Pads: Fine → Gift → Flow (and how to move between them).Instinct vs. Intuition: Animal alarm vs. wise whisper—and a micro-practice to hear the latter.Core Skill Sets: A preview of Ashley’s 10; how energy (introvert/extrovert) filters the right expression of your gift.Process Over Speed: Impatience is expensive; honor the experiment.AI & Intimacy: Use the tool—don’t outsource your humanity.Memorable Quotes“You don’t need to convince yourself to do what’s aligned.”“Every new chapter asks for a new identity.”“Don’t do what you love. Do what you are.”“The worst time-sucks often arrive dressed as great opportunities.”“Never rob someone of the dignity of their process.”Micro-Practice: Hearing IntuitionSlow down (one minute: eyes soft, breath steady).Name the signal: “This feels like fear / this feels like a quiet yes/no.”Act lightly: Take the smallest aligned next step; observe the energy it creates.Timestamps00:02 – Welcome + series frame: integrity in teaching02:38 – Age 24: “dream job,” misalignment, values conflict06:10 – Turn signals vs. over-rationalizing10:46 – Money, meaning, and the 10th-birthday luggage story13:55 – From Pentagon to coaching: burning through 2,000 alumni calls17:47 – Identity, grief, and letting iterations go24:28 – Deepak, desire, and becoming who you are26:49 – Soul line vs. goal line (and the “LinkedIn line”)29:52 – Three lily pads: Fine → Gift → Flow34:01 – Instinct vs. intuition (wise whispers)36:06 – Core Skill Sets—words, numbers, coordination, service…39:59 – What Ashley may write next (great talks, TEDx)40:54 – The dignity of process; impatience is expensive43:23 – AI as tool, not intimacy; keep humanity at the center45:01 – How to work with Ashley (Wise Whisper Agency)Resources & LinksAshley’s book: U-Turn - Ashley’s TEDx: “How to Figure Out What You Really Want” Wise Whisper Agency Books mentionedDeepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success Gay Hendricks, The Big Leap Dark Horse (Ogas & Rose) The Coached Podcast: Subscribe • Apple • Spotify • YouTube Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call

This week on Coached: Coaching Masters, Keren Eldad sits down with Annie Lalla, love coach, philosopher, and teacher whose work helps people find and build relationships that maximize freedom, authenticity, and joy.In this deep and revelatory conversation, Annie shares:Her origin story as a lifelong love philosopherThe role of self-love in creating great relationshipsHow her cancer diagnosis awakened her to true unconditional loveHer framework for going from WTF to MLK in conflictWhy love is the ultimate spiritual practice for alivenessShe reminds us that love is not just a feeling – it is a practice, and it is the ultimate path to maximal aliveness.Connect with Annie Lalla:Website: annielalla.comDisclaimer:The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Coach Keren or With Enthusiasm. Nothing shared should be taken as an endorsement of specific advice, teachings, or opinions. This series is intended to showcase a range of teaching styles and business methodologies for educational and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:Book a Call