Press, Television & Media
Irina Popa-Erwin in the Media
A trusted expert voice on performance, resilience, leadership, and meaningful change.
Irina Popa-Erwin is the founder of The NYC Life Coach, a former professional athlete, and a nine-time Gold Medalist with more than 20 years of life and leadership coaching experience.
From FOX 5 and CBS New York to print and digital media, Irina contributes grounded commentary on performance under pressure, resilience, leadership, and reinvention—shaped by elite sport, New York City business leadership, and the mentorship of Jim Rohn.
As Featured In
01 — Selected Press Coverage
Expert perspective, recognized by leading media.
National and New York media turn to Irina Popa-Erwin for practical insight on resilience, goal achievement, stress, reinvention, and the decisions that shape high performance.
FOX 5 New York · Life Transitions
Preparing for retirement without anxiety
Irina shares a structured approach to identity, purpose, and emotional readiness during one of life’s most consequential transitions.
Read the FOX 5 feature →
CBS News New York · Goal Achievement
A strategic reset for meaningful goals
A timely conversation about reassessing priorities, creating realistic structure, and turning intention into consistent action.
Read the CBS feature →CBS News New York · Motivation
Staying focused through a seasonal slowdown
Irina explains how clear priorities and manageable commitments can restore momentum when energy and motivation decline.
Read the CBS feature →
The Healthy · Mindset
Interrupting negative self-talk
Expert guidance for recognizing the internal dialogue that undermines confidence, clarity, and effective decision-making.
Read the article →
New York Post · Healthy Change
Turning disruption into a healthier direction
A look at how major disruption can become a catalyst for new routines, better choices, and lasting personal change.
Read the New York Post feature →02 — Television & Interviews
Clear guidance for real-life pressure.
Across television interviews and expert conversations, Irina translates performance psychology into direct, useful guidance for leaders, professionals, and individuals navigating change.
Featured Interview · Good Morning LaLa Land
Discipline, purpose, and high performance
Irina Popa-Erwin shares how structure builds discipline, why purpose gives achievement direction, and how lived experience shapes her approach to sustainable high performance.
Watch the interview on YouTube →
03 — Media Portfolio
A trusted voice across television and culture.
From New York newsrooms to national entertainment platforms, Irina brings the same qualities to every appearance: clarity, composure, credibility, and an ability to make complex human challenges understandable.
Expert commentary on performance, stress, and life transitions
Practical strategies for improving a difficult day
A conversation about growth, identity, and purpose
Featured television appearance with Romesh Ranganathan
Expert insight from the CBS New York studio
Coaching insight for a New York audience
04 — Speaking & Public Leadership
Authority built beyond the studio.
Irina Popa-Erwin’s public work extends from television commentary to keynote speaking, corporate leadership development, workshops, education, and civic service.
Her perspective is grounded in elite athletic discipline, more than two decades of life and leadership coaching, and practical experience advising professionals whose decisions carry real consequences.
Performance under pressure
Programs and conversations designed to strengthen judgment, communication, accountability, and execution.
Preparing the next generation
Sharing practical insight on career direction, mindset, responsibility, and professional readiness.
Public service and community well-being
Contributing a performance and human-development perspective to community health and safety.
Watch public meeting →05 — Media Inquiries
A credible voice for consequential conversations.
Irina Popa-Erwin is available for select television, podcast, print, digital media, keynote, and expert-commentary opportunities related to life transitions, leadership, career strategy, resilience, mindset, and high performance.
For media requests, speaking inquiries, or private coaching with The NYC Life Coach, begin with a direct conversation.