BEING with Cari & The Ultimate Coach Podcast - Guest Ben Welch
Ben and I open up a conversation around presence — not as a concept, but as a lived experience. We talk about authenticity, emotional transformation, and the courage it takes to face yourself right where you are. It’s an honest, grounded exploration of what happens when you stop running from your feelings and start allowing them to guide you.About Ben Welch:After living restricted and conditioned by the fundamentalist religious beliefs of his upbringing, Ben at 30 took a machete to his childhood conditioning, instead cutting his own path and navigating life in many ways that coincide with this book - seeking out his hidden potential by all means necessary. With several careers spanning over different industries from building and construction to sales, personal training and transformational coaching, he has developed a personal and professional focus on observing and renovating life beginning with the foundation and having a construction-like principle based approach to observing one’s self, being open to the cracks that affect one’s emotional, psychological, spiritual and material experiences of life which clearly point to the truth of who we are. Then newly constructing a life on purpose as the human one is committed to being. A father of 5 children between 13- 21, and husband to beautiful Melissa for 24 years, Ben has carried out this process amongst the joys and challenges of marriage, the loss of a child and child rearing, overcoming grief and depression and instead choosing commitment to a place of living with patience in the discovery of who he is for himself and, in turn, others. Ben loves to support others in this process and lives with passion and wonder for the stories of how the world opens up for all humans when they choose to live actively in the arena of life, bringing courage and vulnerability with strength and power to life. He loves to watch their expansion with joy, honor and respect, and see the renovation potential we all are advance from fear and lack into service and success.
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The Power of Being: Authenticity, Love, and Connection
BEING with Cari on The Ultimate Coach Podcast: Join Emma and myself for a heartfelt conversation about the beauty and challenge of simply being. Through stories of nursing, motherhood, healing, and personal growth, we explore how authenticity and love transform the way we experience ourselves — and one another.This conversation invites you to reflect on self-awareness, connection, and the courage it takes to live and love with openness and truth.
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The Freedom to Be: Choosing Who You Are, Moment by Moment
BEING with Cari on The Ultimate Coach PodcastJoin me and Tony as we explore what it means to live with authenticity — not as an ideal, but as a daily practice.In this episode, we uncover:How to consciously choose your “being” in every situationThe connection between gratitude, growth, and joyWhy kindness and awareness can transform even small momentsHow to align truth, fulfillment, and actionTony’s Bio: Tony Schmaltz is a powerhouse speaker, leadership coach, and performance expert who helps entrepreneurs, founders, and corporate leaders eliminate confusion, elevate communication, and lead with unshakable clarity. With a style that blends no-BS truth with grounded wisdom and engaging humor, Tony brings real results and big breakthroughs.
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BEING with Cari on The Ultimate Coach Podcast - Guest Martine Cannon
In this episode, Cari and Martine explore one of life’s most important questions — “What do you truly want?”Martine shares her personal experience of realizing how much of her life had been shaped by external expectations and societal “shoulds,” rather than her own authentic desires. Through that process, she discovered the power of listening inward, honoring genuine hunger, and following what feels deeply alive.Together, Cari and Martine dive into:The difference between external validation and authentic fulfillmentHow trauma can make it difficult to recognize or trust your own desiresWays to support clients in reconnecting with their true wants and needsThe anxiety that often surfaces when exploring authenticityThe balance between enthusiasm and suffering when pursuing passionThe role of coaching and presence in helping others rediscover their worthThis conversation invites listeners to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what’s real — beyond expectations, beyond fear, and beyond the need for approval.Available in The Ultimate Coach Facebook group, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and other major platforms.Martine’s Bio: Martine Cannon is a globally recognized strategist in culture transformation and executive leadership, known for guiding CEOs and top teams through seismic change with precision, depth, and a deeply human approach. For over two decades, she has helped some of the world’s most complex organizations evolve their leadership, performance, and culture to meet the demands of a fast-changing world.Martine’s work centers on the principle of coherence: inner coherence within leaders, interpersonal coherence in and across teams and cultural coherence – which brings order and energy at scale. She enables leadership teams to go beyond leading change to transmitting it.
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Grace, Growth, and the Art of Paying Attention
In this episode, Cari sits down with Kellen to explore how the choices we make with our attention, focus, and love shape our experiences, relationships, and personal growth. They discuss how attention can be a deliberate act of service, introduce the “notice and choose” framework for perspective and self-awareness, and share practical ways to bring grace into daily life. Filled with personal stories and actionable insights, this conversation offers a fresh perspective on how small shifts in focus can create meaningful change.Yourultimatelife.ca https://www.kellanfluckiger.com/About the guestKellan Fluckiger is a globally recognized transformation coach, speaker, and author with over 30 years of experience in leadership, personal development, and coaching. He has transformed countless lives through his powerful methods and deep commitment to personal growth. Kellan's journey from corporate executive to high-performance coach and mentor has given him unique insights into what it takes to create lasting change. His mission is to help people break through barriers, eliminate self-doubt, and step into their divine purpose. Whether you are an entrepreneur, coach, or leader, Kellan's transformative approach will empower you to achieve more than you ever thought possible.
Expand your state of Being to fall more deeply in love with life, with yourself, and with the possibility of an extraordinary life - a life of abundance, daily miracles, loving relationships, personal breakthroughs, powerful creations, and peace in the here and now.
Our mission is to provide you with experiences of Being through people coming together and conversing. However, please do not listen to this podcast about our guests. Please listen about you. Listen about Being. When you do, we promise, your experience will be remarkable.
Join us every other Thursday, as your hosts Meredith Bell and Ipek Williamson share inspired conversations with individuals whose lives have been impacted directly or indirectly by the book The Ultimate Coach written by Amy Hardison and Alan D. Thompson. When you hear something that you feel will help, heal, or add value to someone in your life, please share the episode and also leave a review.
Remember, this is a podcast about Being. This is a podcast about you.
Please do not listen to this podcast about our guests. Please listen about you. Listen about Being. When you do, we promise, your experience will be remarkable.
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