She Was #1 in the World — Then Walked Away | Ashlie Molstad

At the Brink with Erica Brinker · May 6, 2026 · 44m

Ashlie Molstad went from a corporate desk at Nike to becoming the #1 Beachbody coach in the world — twice. She went viral in 2016 for a body-positive photo that landed her in People magazine and on CNN. But at the top of her game, she felt empty. The goals she’d spent her whole life chasing stopped meaning anything.

In this episode, Ashlie sits down with Erica Brinker to talk about living with depression while performing success, walking away from a seven-figure career that no longer aligned with who she was, and what life coaching taught her about the difference between being driven and…