THE BEYOND YOUR BEST PODCAST
Beyond Your Best is designed to empower business owners, leaders, and their teams to navigate uncertainty, elevate performance, and build values-driven organizations—one courageous conversation and decision at a time.
The podcast is anchored by four powerful pillars, each aimed at informing, inspiring, and accelerating growth:
🔹 The Coach’s Corner
Thought-provoking discussions with our top coaches and people-leadership experts on what it truly takes to develop high-performing individuals and teams.
🔹 Client Spotlight
Authentic stories from clients who’ve faced big challenges—like scaling, succession, and team development—and the transformational breakthroughs that followed.
🔹 Better Your Best
Conversations with wellness and performance experts on building resilience, well-being, and the grit needed to lead in today’s world.
🔹 Success Stories
Inspiring journeys from leaders and entrepreneurs who’ve built something extraordinary—and the valuable lessons they’ve learned along the way.
We can’t wait to share these stories with you. Let us know what you think!
SEASON ONE EPISODES
Episode 1 | The Coach’s Corner | May 2025
Playing the Long Game Through Uncertainty with Molly Edge, Executive Coach
Adopting a learner’s mindset, aligning values, and building leadership capacity for the long haul — the episode that kicked everything off. Molly and Carolyn explore the evolving landscape of leadership and what it means to stay human, curious, and intentional through uncertain times.
Episode 2 | Client Spotlight | June 2025
Leading Through the Messy Middle: Clarity, Coaching & Courage in Growth with Dorothy Bootle, VP of Operations, Oxygen8
What it takes to lead a fast-growing team when systems lag scaling. Dorothy shares how clarity, courageous conversations, and a culture of trust can turn growing pains into genuine opportunities.
Episode 3 | Better Your Best | July 2025
Humility in Action: Leading with Love, Learning & Legacy with Wayne & Erin Holm
A conversation about ongoing learning, high-performance leadership concepts, and what it means to lead a life of legacy. Wayne and Erin remind us that the most impactful leaders show up with quiet wisdom, curiosity, and deep humility — and that how we fuel ourselves matters too.
Episode 4 | The Coach’s Corner | August 2025
Thriving in Uncertainty: The Power of Mental Fitness with Fyfe Barraclough, Executive Coach, Better Your Best
How mental fitness helps leaders stay clear-headed, make better decisions under pressure, and keep teams performing without constant firefighting. Fyfe shares vivid real-world stories — from near-burnout to a company van on fire — that show how mental fitness turns stress into opportunity.
Episode 5 | Success Stories | September 2025
Exit Ready Every Day: The Case for Starting Tomorrow with Mark Stephenson, Co-founder, Cube Business Media & Business Transitions Forum
Hard-won lessons on business transitions — why building a stronger business today is the best preparation for whatever comes next. Mark shares what he learned from selling a company and why the best time to start preparing is always right now.
Episode 6 | The Coach’s Corner | October 2025
Time on the Ball: Building High-Performing Teams with Alison Caldwell Johnson, Better Your Best Associate
Three essential habits of high-performing teams: aligning on the real problem before jumping to solutions, balancing candor with celebration, and building a culture of accountability together — not doing it to people, but with them.
Episode 7 | Success Stories | November 2025
Process Over Podium with Ian Robertson, Wealth Manager, Oxford PhD & Masters Swimmer
How discipline, curiosity, and consistency — not titles or timing — shape a meaningful life and career. Ian’s story is a powerful reminder that excellence isn’t about the podium. It’s about quietly, consistently doing the work.
Episode 8 | Better Your Best | January 2026
Proof You Belong: Building Belief Through Effort and Integrity with Trevor Stokes, Streetfront Alternative Program, Vancouver
How high expectations paired with deep support — and the courage to try when it would be easier not to — build lasting self-belief. Trevor’s work with youth navigating poverty and instability is a masterclass in what it really means to raise the bar.
Episode 9 | The Coach’s Corner | February 2026
Lead Out Loud: Why the Best Leaders Practice Two-Way Feedback with Candace Giesbrecht, HR Leader & Leadership Strategist
Leadership starts with self-awareness — understanding how you’re wired and how you show up. Candace and Carolyn explore the power of asking “how am I doing, and what do you need from me?” and how that simple practice transforms trust and culture.