Posted on February 3, 2010 by Stephan Wiedner

Julie Cusmariu, intuitive consultant, certified life coach, and speaker, is the creator and host of Heart Beat – internet radio with a pulse; Conversations with individuals who live and lead with their heart. Julie hosts discussions with renowned authors, leaders and visionaries featuring topics on science, spirit, consciousness, heart-based living, and individual and global healing. Julie invites guests who inspire her and others at the forefront of science, healing and consciousness. Heart Beat is an interactive show that engages individuals interested in the creativity, inspiration and passion of their own lives and the lives of our global community.

I recently had the opportunity to interview this very passionate and insightful coach and learn a little bit more about her path, inspirations, and her radio show.

Noomii: You have a background in business. Who or what inspired you to go into the life coaching profession?

Julie: It was basically a series of serendipitous events; I was working in business but I had a deeper passion and longing for something else, something more. Something related to healing and alternative methods of healing; I started taking courses to compliment my interests, i.e. intuitive healing, spiritual psychotherapy in Montreal and Chicago. During my studies in Chicago with Intuitive, Sonia Choquette, I met a life coach who offered me a complimentary coaching session. After 45 minutes of being coached by her I was smitten and signed up for 3 months with her. While developing my intuitive practice, because I had already experienced being coached I realized I wanted the tools and know-how to also coach individuals and so I sought out a training school and enrolled.

Noomii: What does an Intuitive Consultant do?

Julie: An intuitive consultant helps people connect to their intuition to make better decisions and gain clarity in their personal and professional life. Connecting to your intuition means tapping into a deeper intelligence within you and then using it to guide the decisions and the choices you make in your life.  Intuitive consultants support individuals in identifying, trusting and then acting upon their intuition.

Noomii: How is Intuitive Consulting related to coaching?

Julie: They relate quite nicely. In coaching individuals are supported to find their own best answers.  When we listen to our intuition we have access to these answers. If we can hone our intuition, we can use it to make better and more empowered decisions, thereby leading us towards a more fulfilling and exciting life. This all begins by engaging with our interior world and our own answers.

Noomii: Can you share with us one of your greatest client success stories?

Julie: I support people in doing what comes from their own heart desires.  Getting people in touch with what’s true for them and living it is always a success to me! If you can support people in moving in the direction of their dreams not only do they benefit, but everyone around them benefits as well.  We all win.

Noomii: Who is your ideal client?

Julie: Highly functioning, high achievers, entrepreneurs, visionaries, and people who are willing to take big leaps and make the world a better place through their own actions; people that through their actions and decisions  impact and affect a lot of people.

Noomii: Which types of coaches are there predominantly in the Montreal life coaching community?

Julie: I am not the authority on coaching in Montreal but I am somewhat connected. The coaching community here is not like the west coast, from what I gather. I find there are not as many life coaches here… from what I can tell, the community seems to be more business and career coach driven.

Noomii: Do you feel there is much of an appetite for coaching in the Montreal area?

Julie: I would like there to be a large appetite (of course!), but there is still a big education process that needs to take place, more awareness that needs to happen. Most people that come to me aren’t necessarily looking for a life coach, they’re hearing about the work I do with intuition and decision making and direction and that makes sense to them and they want to engage in it and learn it for themselves.

Noomii: You’re the creator and host of Heart Beat internet radio show. Can you tell us a little bit about this?

Julie: Heart Beat – internet radio with a pulse is a weekly internet radio show on BlogTalkRadio; I invite individuals who inspire both me and others to engage in 45 minute conversations. These individuals are best-selling authors, leaders and visionaries; individuals at the forefront of science, healing, transformation and consciousness impacting the world in a positive and meaningful way.

What prompted the decision to start the show is that I was in the media being interviewed on radio shows and in newspapers and I realized that I wanted to turn the tables and be the one to create and to ask questions and engage in meaningful conversations with people who inspire me.

We have really great guests, well known names, individuals who are doing important work out there. Downloads are free and I’m going to be opening up to receive sponsorship for the show. I have already started this process a little.  I’m going to make time to create a plan to make room for on air-ads, banner ads on the web page and more. I am looking to have the show be able to sustain itself, as it does take up a good part of my week and I love doing it!

Noomii: You have a twitter account and a Facebook group for your radio show. How do you feel that social media is affecting the coaching profession, and in your experience has it produced positive results?

Julie: Definitely. I couldn’t do the show without social media. It’s an internet radio show, and I am responsible for marketing my own show. I think that using social media and being on Facebook, and Twitter is very important. I was resistant at first, but it has been really positive for me.

I think that a lot of people are using social media in their practice.  Once people take the plunge they see the benefits, it just takes time, trust, and passion.

You can tune into Julie and her guests on Heart Beat – internet radio with a pulse each Wednesday at 4pm EST on BlogTalkRadio.  Julie also has a series of Guided Meditation audio CDs which can be bought separately or as a collection on her blog.