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Coaches Rising Podcast

Guided by the belief that these times demand new ways of being, leading, and collaborating, the Coaches Rising podcast explores the very fabric of coaching — diving deep into how we as coaches can contribute to the evolution of human consciousness.

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Joel Monk Co-founder Coaches Rising

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Simon Hampel

The Intelligence Between Us

episode 301 | Aug 26, 2026 | 72min
In this conversation with Simon Hampel we explore how deeper listening can transform the way we facilitate conversations, helping groups access the intelligence held within the room, the body and the wider system. Simon elucidates how facilitators can move beyond playing a role to show up with greater presence and authenticity, creating the conditions for more honest connection, collective insight and meaningful change in organisations and the world.
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Geoff Graber

AI, Coaching & Evolutionary Business

episode 289 | May 22, 2026 | 91min
In this episode we speak with Geoff Graber about the evolving role of coaching in a world shaped by systemic disruption, exploring how business can become a vehicle for service, humanity, and deeper purpose. Together we unpack the transformative potential of AI, looking at how it can help us improve our coaching and our businesses, as well as the deeper invitation for humanity in a world where tech is doing most of the work.

Barrett Brooks

Leadership, Grief & Presence-Based Coaching

episode 288 | May 15, 2026 | 92min
In this episode of the Coaches Rising podcast, we speak with Barrett Brooks about the hidden inner struggles many creative leaders face, the deeper questions that emerge in times of transition, and how presence, grief, and values-based alignment can reshape both leadership and ambition. Together we explore the edge of provocative coaching, the challenge of client resistance, and the practical path of growing a thriving presence-based coaching practice through authentic connection and relational trust.

Charlie Awbery

Vajrayana, Developmental Psychology, and the Practice of Presence

episode 287 | May 9, 2026 | 93min
In this episode of the podcast we speak with Charlie Awbery about the unfolding edge where developmental theory, embodied presence, and contemplative practice meet. Together we explore the move from cerebral understanding to somatic intelligence, the integration of Vajrayana and developmental approaches, and the subtle art of facilitating conversations that awaken awareness, welcome the self, and create mutually transformative ways of being.
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Bob Anderson

The Praxis of Conscious Leadership

episode 286 | Apr 29, 2026 | 91min
In this very special live edition of the podcast, we speak with Bob Anderson about conscious leadership as a practice of deep listening—to self, to others, and to the wider field of life itself. Together, we explore intuition, shadow and emergence, and the delicate dance between fear and calling, revealing how presence opens a gateway to inner truth and the unfolding intelligence of our times.

Adam Klein

The “Becoming” Paradigm

episode 285 | Apr 22, 2026 | 71min
In this weeks’ conversation with Adam Klein we explore coaching through the lens of becoming, inviting a wider field of creative possibility where presence, spaciousness, and freedom allow a client’s essence and purpose to emerge. We reflect on key coaching moves that cultivate this unfolding, from emptying our own vessel as practitioners to inviting clients into creative participation and action that serves both their lives and the wider world.

Staci Haines

Creating a World of “Power-With”

episode 284 | Apr 16, 2026 | 78min
In this episode of the podcast with Staci Haines we explore how somatic awareness can deepen social justice work by helping us recognize the cultural conditioning, polarization, and systemic biases that shape our bodies, relationships, and institutions. It invites us to move beyond “power-over” dynamics toward more human, relational forms of “power-with,” cultivating daily practices of cultural inquiry that support both personal and collective transformation.

Robert Digings

Fostering Highly Relational Teams

episode 283 | Apr 10, 2026 | 66min
In this episode with Robert Digings we explore how teams become truly effective by strengthening the relational web; the often-unspoken dynamics that shape trust, intimacy and coherence at work. Robert shares key aspects of the journey of fostering honest check-ins, working skillfully with core emotions, and creating the conditions for deeper connection, authenticity and collective intelligence in teams.

Tara Springett

The 9 Stages of Consciousness

episode 282 | Apr 3, 2026 | 69min
In this week’s conversation with Tara Springett we dive into the nine stages of consciousness and how they evolve, tools for ethical manifesting, practices to expand awareness, and guidance on navigating spiritual crises. We also look at the hallmarks of spiritual awakening and how to work with people in spiritual crises.

Lisa Doig

Leveraging Values For Conscious Change

episode 280 | Mar 24, 2026 | 74min
In this weeks’ conversation with Lisa Doig we explore how conscious transformation unfolds through examining our values and beliefs, learning to dis-identify from outdated patterns, and understanding the deeper wholeness of our experience across the seven levels of consciousness. Together we explore the role of the coach in helping people metabolize triggers, reconnect with intuition and core values, and hold a wider field of awareness that supports meaningful inner and outer change.

Marvin Oka

The Nature of Second Order Leadership

episode 279 | Mar 11, 2026 | 123min
In this conversation with Marvin Oka we explore neurobehavioral modelling as a lens for understanding change, leadership, and learning, examining the tension between stability and integration, the four types of change, and the cognitive capacities - such as metacognition and generative inquiry - required for second-order leadership. Moving from theory into practice, the episode explores leadership as an emergent property of systems, offering insights into whole-system change, the leadership anchorline, and how leaders and coaches can guide people from inner turbulence toward greater integration, flow, and adaptive development.
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Nicholas Janni

Nicholas Janni

Leading in Chaos

episode 278 | Mar 6, 2026 | 76min
In this conversation with Nicholas Janni and Amy Elizabeth Fox, we discuss some of the core topics of their new book, “Leading in Chaos”. We explore what it means to lead in chaotic times — returning from exile, cultivating the frequency of hope, and learning how to bring real change into organizations. We move through awareness practices, enabling meaningful conversations, directive versus facilitative coaching, and the deeper invitation to embrace the role of teacher and to be a blessing in the world.
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