The Real Coaching Podcast

Edoardo Tocco: Coaching & Leadership - The Anchor Every Leader Can Be

What does it take to successfully lead  large teams across multiple countries and cultures for one of world's most recognised Luxury Brands?
In this episode of The Real Coaching Podcast, we sit down with Edoardo Tocco, President of Asia Pacific for Balenciaga. We explore his remarkable career journey and what leadership means to him. In addition he explains how becoming a coach further enhanced his leadership skills.
Edoardo shares why growth isn't something we achieve, but something we commit to for life.
Together we explore:
• Why great leaders act as anchors during uncertainty and change• How values become the foundation for authentic leadership• Why curiosity is one of a leader's greatest strengths• How coaching has transformed the way Edoardo leads more than 5,000 people across Asia.
This is a thoughtful and deeply reflective conversation about leadership, humility and the commitment to growth and learning, no matter how successful you've become.
Whether you're leading a global organisation, a small team, a family or simply yourself, you'll come away with a powerful reminder that the best leaders care, are curious are never finished growing.  Growth has no finish line.

Growth in Real Time: Co- Host Jill DeMasi's Coaching and Podcasting Journey

What happens when the podcast host becomes the guest?In this special episode, co-host Jill DeMasi updates us on her coaching journey, the lessons she's learned through podcasting, and the person she's becoming along the way. Honest, reflective and full of insight, this conversation explores curiosity, confidence, growth and the power of listening deeply—to others and to ourselves.🎧 A heartfelt reminder that transformation isn't a destination; it's a journey we're all navigating in real time.

What Coaching Changed in Me - Who I Was vs Who I’m Becoming -Jennifer Layburn Co-Host

What does coaching actually do to a person?
In this special Series 3 opener, host Jill turns chats with co-host - Jennifer Layburn for an honest, unfiltered conversation about Jennifer's personal coaching journey. What's shifted? What's still shifting? And who is she becoming because of it?
Together, they explore growth, self-awareness, and the quiet courage it takes to do real inner work. This isn't a polished success story but a live, human account of what transformation actually looks and feels like from the inside.
If you've ever been curious about what coaching can genuinely change, in your confidence, your relationships, your sense of self,  this episode offers something rare: a practitioner willing to show you her own work.
🎙️ Reflective. Honest. and human. This one stays with you.

Beyond the Job Title — Living the Roadmap Through Coaching

What if your life couldn’t be defined by a job title… and what happens when the life you once envisioned actually becomes your reality?
In this episode of The Real Coaching Podcast, our guest Annie Ueyama shares her remarkable journey across continents, careers, and life stages, from corporate roles to building a portfolio career shaped by curiosity, courage, and purpose. At the heart of her story is coaching.
This conversation explores how coaching supports us not just in moments of change, but across the evolving chapters of our lives.
And what makes this story even more powerful is what came next:the unexpected feeling of being successful, yet stuck, and the decision to seek support again in order to grow into the next version of herself.
We explore:
Moving beyond traditional career paths
The power of long-term vision and reflection
Reinvention across life stages
Why coaching is a tool for continuous growth, not just crisis
This is a conversation about designing a life that reflects who you truly are and the courage to keep evolving.

Burnout, the Nervous System & Beyond Mindset — with Christina Theo

In this episode of The Real Coaching Podcast, we’re joined by Christina Theo, Coaching Psychologist, to explore a topic that so many are experiencing  yet few fully understand: Burnout and Nervous System Dysregulation.
Drawing on both her professional and personal experience, Christina helps us unpack what’s really going on beneath the surface when we feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or stuck in cycles we can’t seem to think our way out of.  We explore the difference between coaching and therapy, and how working with the body (somatics) can unlock deeper, more sustainable change. We dig into 
What burnout actually is beyond just being “tired”
How nervous system dysregulation shows up in everyday life
Why insight and awareness alone are often not enough for lasting change
This is a thoughtful, eye-opening conversation that moves beyond mindset and into the felt experience of being human, it offers a new lens on healing, growth, and what it really takes to create lasting change.
If you’ve ever felt like you “know what to do” but still can’t seem to shift, this episode will help you understand why  and what might help instead.
🎧 Listen now and discover a deeper way to support your wellbeing.

Coaching Meeting Parenting Part 2: Empathy, Emotions & The Way We Show Up

In Part 2 of our conversation with parenting coach Alex McKenzie Johnston, we move from awareness into application, exploring what parenting looks like in the everyday moments that truly shape our children.
Alex shares her experience of home-schooling and offers powerful analogies that invite us to gently examine how we show up as parents. We explore how children learn emotional regulation not through instruction, but through experience, and how empathy is taught not by demand, but by being modelled.
In this episode, we dive into:
• Helping children navigate big emotions without trying to fix or silence them• Why empathy must be experienced before it can be expressed• How our responses shape our children’s emotional literacy• Practical shifts that make parenting feel lighter and more connected
This is a light and compassionate continuation of a conversation that has already resonated deeply with our audience, offering reassurance, and real-life wisdom for anyone raising (or supporting) children. 
If Part 1 helped you exhale, Part 2 will help you reflect and embed insight into how we all behave the way we do and how we can show up differently.

Everyday Change, Real Transformation-An Open and Honest Conversation with Audrey Dennis

What does coaching actually feel like?
In this episode of The Real Coaching Podcast, we hear a real story of transformation - from feeling quietly stuck to discovering clarity, confidence and choice.
This isn’t theory. It’s a lived experience.
We explore the small moments that sparked big shifts, the power of a simple question, and how coaching can change not just goals, but how you show up in everyday life.
If you’ve ever felt “fine” on the outside but unsettled underneath, this conversation might be the nudge you didn’t know you needed.
🎧 Press play and see what’s possible.

The Science of Feeling Good with Dr Kati Adeseko

Think positive psychology is just “toxic positivity”? Think again. Dr Kati Adeseko is an Applied Psychologist and founder of the consultancy Positive Psychology for Life. In this episode she breaks down the real, evidence-based science of wellbeing and shows how tiny habits (yes, tiny) can change your mood, your thinking, and your closest relationships. In this episode Dr Kati Adeseko, walks us through the research and then strips it down to what actually helps in everyday life. We talk about:
Why emotions aren’t good or bad but useful signals,
How to spot and use your strengths, and the tiny, evidence-based habits that quietly change your day.
Clear, practical exercises you can try now (no long journaling required).
Ways to break out of negative spirals
What leaders can do to protect team wellbeing.
This is grounded, science-backed guidance for real life. Listen, try one small practice, and tell us what changed.
Your future self will thank you.

Coaching Meets Parenting- The Crossover, a conversation with Alex McKenzie Johnston

In this first conversation with parenting coach Alex McKenzie Johnston, we step into the real world of parenting, the messy, emotional, deeply human reality that so many of us face but rarely name.
This episode resonated far beyond the coaching community. As parents ourselves, we found ourselves nodding, exhaling, and feeling deeply seen as Alex shared powerful insights from her work supporting families every day.
Together, we explore:
Why we cannot control anyone,  including our children and what does work instead
Emotional regulation (and dysregulation) in parents, and the ripple effect it has on children
How society’s attitudes towards children shape the way we parent
The surprising similarities between coaching and parenting, and why support matters
This is an honest, conversation filled with practical wisdom, lived experience, and moments of relief for anyone who has ever wondered if they’re “doing it wrong.”
If you’re a parent, a coach, or simply someone curious about human behaviour and growth, this episode will leave you feeling understood  and less alone.

Coaching Where It Really Matters: A Conversation with Melanie Carlebach

In this episode of The Real Coaching Podcast, we’re joined by Melanie Carlebach, Managing Consultant at The HR Solution, an executive coaching, leadership development and workplace mediation consultancy working at senior leadership and Board level.
Melanie shares her journey into coaching from a strong HR and corporate background, drawing on her experience across technology, telecommunications and the entertainment industries. Having worked across Europe, North America and the Middle East, she brings a rich, grounded perspective on leadership in complex, high-pressure environments.
What makes this conversation especially powerful is how Melanie seamlessly combines consultancy, mediation skills, HR and coaching. We explore how this integrated approach supports senior executives and leadership teams, including those experiencing, misalignment or dysfunction.
This episode offers thoughtful insights into:
Coaching at senior and board level
Navigating leadership challenges in complex organisations
Working with dysfunctional teams and difficult dynamics
The unique value of blending coaching with mediation and HR expertise
A reflective, practical and deeply relevant conversation anyone interested in what it really takes to support change at an individual and organisational level.