The UpLevel Podcast
Conscious leaders create conscious cultures.
The UpLevel Podcast is a transformational resource for leaders, coaches, and people managers who are ready to lead with greater presence, purpose, and humanity.
With 85% of employees disengaged at work and mental health challenges
costing organizations thousands per employee each year, the demand
for emotionally intelligent, trauma-aware, and consciously coached leadership
has never been more urgent.
Each episode explores what it truly means to uplevel within ourselves, our organizations, and the systems we move through. Themes include emotional embodiment, grief, right relationship coaching culture, and the ROI of investing in human well-being.
Named one of the web’s Top 10 Coaching Culture Podcasts and a Top 50 Best Workplace Mental Health Podcast by Feedspot, the show is a core part of UpLevel’s mission to build a more conscious, compassionate, and humane world by making deep, healing, and actionable conversations accessible to all.
Hosted by Christie Mann, certified coach, author, and co-founder of UpLevel,
the podcast invites you not just to do better, but to be better.
The UpLevel Podcast
Debbie Levin on Authentic Leadership, Sustainability, and Right Relationship
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How do we connect to our purpose and bring people and entire industries into right relationship for good?
This week on The UpLevel Podcast, we’re joined by Debbie Levin, CEO of the Environmental Media Association. Since taking over EMA in 2000, Debbie has helped transform the organization into a powerful force for change, harnessing the influence of media and entertainment to pioneer a high-impact model of environmental activism.
In this conversation, we explore how Debbie authentically embodies the voice of sustainable living, using storytelling and cultural influence to move awareness into action, and ultimately into real solutions.
We also reflect on how right relationship begins within ourselves, and how authenticity, presence, and community can help guide us through uncertain times.
This is a conversation about purpose, stewardship, courage, and the power of living in alignment with who you truly are.
In This Episode:
- How authenticity and genuine connection transform both business partnerships and personal relationships
- Explore how powerful bonds form when people come together around shared values and purpose
- Gain insights on protecting your well-being in an era of media overload, misinformation, and constant global tension
- How confidence and self-trust grow over time, and why letting go of people-pleasing can unlock true leadership
- Follow Debbie’s unexpected journey into the Environmental Media Association
- Learn how storytelling and celebrity influence can shift culture and bring sustainability into the mainstream
- Reflections on her Jewish heritage and the emotional complexity of navigating rising global tensions
- Reflections on heritage, resilience, and the responsibility to future generations
About Debbie:
Debbie Levin, CEO of EMA, has been singular in harnessing the power of the media and entertainment communities to pioneer a high-impact model of social activism since taking over the organization in 2000. Debbie has her pulse on the millennial generation and is known as the consummate connector within the global celebrity world, the corporate world, and the sustainability communities. She authentically embodies the iconic persona and voice, clearly embracing and educating the sustainable lifestyle. She utilizes storytelling and message development to drive awareness into action and solutions. Over her 26 years as CEO of EMA, she has expanded the organization to serve as a leading tool to connect industries, brands, influencers, and entrepreneurs in order to collaborate, advocate, and drive action, empowering individuals and the corporate world.
Website: https://www.green4ema.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbie-levin-656b892/
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