The Coaching Mixer

The Coaching Mixer

Hosted by: Erin Aquin & Elana McKernan

Honest conversations on life, coaching, the industry while sipping our favourite beverages

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Episodes

Ep 12. Taking Time Off Without Losing Yourself (or Your Business)

In this episode, Elena and Erin pour a couple of local beers and settle into a conversation about travel, rest, and what it means to actually step away from your business as a coach or entrepreneur. They start light,...
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Ep. 11: When "Mistakes" Make You a Better Coach

Join Erin and Elana for a candid conversation about the messy, beautiful evolution of their coaching. From over-sharing personal details to struggling with neutrality in politically or spiritually charged sessions,...
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Ep 10. The $10,000 Learning: Coaching Mistakes, Repair, and the Real Art of Integrity

In this episode of The Coaching Mixer, Erin Aquin and Elana McKernan open up about the cringe-worthy, humbling, and ultimately transformative mistakes they’ve made in their coaching and businesses. Over cocktails,...
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Ep 9: What New Coaches Really Need to Learn (and What to Stop Overthinking)

In this episode of The Coaching Mixer, Erin and Elena pour a drink and dig into a question they get all the time: what skills should new coaches actually focus on? Their answers evolve in real time—from self-coaching...
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EP 8: Can You Coach What You Haven't Mastered?

This episode of The Coaching Mixer with Erin and Elana pours out both cocktails and candor. The two dive into a listener’s provocative question: Should a coach be able to coach on things they haven’t mastered...
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Ep 7: Gin and Bots (pt 2)

This week we continue our exploration of how AI is changing the way we create, connect, and work. The conversation is from our real questions about what’s gained and what’s lost. In this episode, you'll hear: The...
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EP 6: Gin and Bots (pt1)

Artificial intelligence is changing the way we live, work, and even create. But does it enhance human creativity—or threaten to replace it? In this candid conversation, Erin and Elana unpack their evolving...
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Ep 5: Confession Thyme (pt 2)

If you’ve ever felt pressured in a sales conversation—or worried that you were pressuring someone yourself—you’ll want to hear this episode. Erin and Elana dive into the messy realities of selling coaching, sharing...
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Ep 4: Confession Thyme (pt1)

“This is where things get a little spicy.” The coaching world is shifting—and honestly, it’s about time. In this episode, Erin and Elana grab a couple of mocktails and chat about what’s really changing in coaching...
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Ep 3: Resilience, Rest, and Redefining Success

What if burnout wasn’t the end of your business story—but the beginning of something richer, more sustainable, and more human? In this episode of The Coaching Mixer, Erin and Elana sit down with their caffeinated (and...
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Ep 2: Rum Ramblings (part 2)

In this episode of The Coaching Mixer, Erin and Elana sip their rum cocktails and dish on the coaching industry, consults, and the power of creativity as it relates to coaching and life. What we discuss: How we...
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Ep 1: Rum Ramblings (part 1)

Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Coaching Mixer with Erin and Elana. In this podcast, two Master Certified Life Coaches sip a cocktail, let their hair down, and chat about life, coaching, and the state of the...
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