What I’m doing now

Halelly Azulay leadership expert

(This is my now page, and if you have your own site, you should make one, too. It’s kind of a cool idea, so why not, I’m in!)

I’m sharing what I’m up to with the hopes that it will help you 1) stay connected and current with me; 2) help me with these project where possible; and 3) understand where my time and focus is (or at least should be) going these days.

  • We continue to offer mostly virtual workshops and we’d love to help your organization continue to develop leaders and employees in a socially-distanced way, too! And, good news - we have been returning to in-person workshops and retreats as well.

  • I’ve been working with a global architecture firm’s leaders in Los Angeles, San Francisco, an now D.C. lately. It’s been great to coach clients who are in a profession that I personally admire. I’m also working with a cyber security firm’s global leaders, a community hospital’s managers, and with a golf equipment manufacturer’s leaders, among others. I love that I can have a positive impact on leaders of so many different kinds of industries.

  • After SIX (!) wonderful years of publishing my podcast, the TalentGrow Show, I made the difficult and bitter-sweet decision to put the podcast on hiatus indefinitely. I simply needed to apply that time, space, energy, and bandwidth elsewhere.

  • I love to be a guest on other podcasts to share actionable ideas on leadership, engaging communication, emotional intelligence, and authentic networking (without the ‘ick’ factor). Reporters and writers continue to reach out to interview or quote me for their articles, too. In fact, I’ve been keeping a list of those here, check them out.

  • Part of how I maintain my physical, mental, and emotional health is going to Precision CrossFit about 4x per week and lifting heavy sh*t :P. David and I still love hiking in our ‘backyard mountains’ and discovering other trails in our area, taking in the sunshine, wildflowers, and general awesomeness of Southern Cali. And in 2022, I began taking latin ballroom dancing lessons, after a 30+ year break. Gulp!

    • I am excited to have earned one silver and two bronze medals at the USA Weightlifting Masters National Championships in Reno in March 2024! In 2022 I placed number 4 in the world in my age/weight class at the IWF World Championships repping Team USA! Woohoo! Next up: I’ve got my eyes on competing in Masters Nationals in March 2025 and IWF Worlds in September 2025!

    • I’ve competed and medaled in numerous ballroom competitions in the past two years, in places like California, Florida, and New York. Next up: my first foray to a foreign land for a comp — I’ll be repping the US in Assen, The Netherlands, at the world-famous Dutch Open international ballroom competition. Woot woot!

  • I continue to be passionate about health and well-being via an ancestral approach. I’m living a protein-forward carnivore lifestyle and thriving. Prioritizing protein works!!

  • I have gained two credentials in the last couple of years: USAW Level 1 Weightlifting Coach and Primal Health Coach by the Primal Health Coach Institute. In May 2023, I have begun coaching weightlifting and CrossFit at my gym, part time.

  • I’m now offering 1:1 success coaching for high-achieving humans who want to be even more badass in all aspects of life! (See more below.)

    Updated October 21, 2024 from somewhere in the Santa Monica Mountains north of Malibu, CA.

About my new offering:

I am pleased to announce that I now offer

Whole Life Optimization Coaching for high-achieving humans who want to be even more B A D A S S   ! ! !

I want to help great people be even greater.

I want to optimize people who are driven, who WANT to achieve, and are already successful* but feeling like maybe there is one or two missing pieces that they need to sharpen, dial in.

(*btw, success is however THEY define it – even if they feel like they’re not fully there yet but can just see their desired success on the visible horizon, they are perfect candidates… )

My life journey has prepared me for this moment. I’m ready to share what I’ve learned to help others.

I’ve been a leadership and communication skills expert for my entire 25+ year career. I’m sought after nationally and internationally for my leadership consulting. It’s been so rewarding. But all along, I’ve been an avid health and wellbeing enthusiast. I’ve spent the past two decades researching, learning, and experimenting on myself, as well as helping those in my close circle attain better health and wellness. I’m on a mission to figure out how to live optimally and at age 53, I’m in the best shape of my adult life! I’ve also been an avid student and practitioner of philosophy, positive psychology, goal-setting, and successful productivity and happiness habits.

I have been weightlifting and doing CrossFit since 2007 and in 2021 I added ‘competitive Olympic Weightlifter’ to my credentials. In 2022 I won the silver medal at the U.S. National Masters Weightlifting Championships, and represented the USA at the World Championships, taking 4th place. And in March 2024 I won 3rd place in the country with a bronze overall, a silver in the clean-and-jerk, and a bronze in the snatch lifts.

In 2022 I also earned a USA Weightlifting Level 1 Coach certification and am now even coaching both Weightlifting and CrossFit at my gym, part time.

And in 2023, I earned a Health Coach certification from the Primal Health Coaching Institute, which encompasses nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle optimization.

Now I’m officially expanding what I coach, train, consult, and speak about to incorporate ALL of my expertise and passions.

So what is this “Whole Life Optimization” I offer?

It’s about ‘next-leveling’ in whatever areas individuals want to improve in. It may include one, two, or more of these areas:

  • Health,

  • Wellbeing,

  • Fitness,

  • Mindset,

  • Habits,

  • Goal setting,

  • Goal Achievement,

  • Communication Skills,

  • Career Confidence,

  • Happiness,

  • and/or Personal Success!

Is this you or someone you know? Message me!