NBC 832: Carla Fowler: How This Executive Coach Grew Her Business
Aug 28, 2023
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Carla Fowler, an executive coach, shares how she grew her coaching business, the science behind multi-disciplinary performance, and offers book recommendations on strategy, execution, mindset, and focus in this episode.
Dr. Carla Fowler leveraged her scientific and psychological training to help individuals pursue ambitious goals through executive coaching.
Clarity is crucial in achieving performance goals, and Dr. Fowler begins her coaching engagements with a comprehensive onboarding session to provide clients with a strong foundation for success.
Deep dives
Executive Coaching as a Path
Dr. Carla Fowler, an executive coach, shares her unique journey into executive coaching. With a background in medicine and science, she developed a fascination with human performance and goal achievement. Having an entrepreneurial streak and a desire for independence, she made the pivot from medicine to coaching, leveraging her scientific and psychological training to help individuals pursue ambitious goals.
The Focus on One-on-One Coaching
Dr. Fowler's coaching practice focuses primarily on one-on-one coaching with executives. By creating a confidential space separate from the workplace, she provides executives with an opportunity to discuss various aspects of their professional lives. Driven by her philosophy of focus, she chooses to work individually with clients rather than in group settings or executive teams. This dedicated approach allows her to deliver personalized coaching, addressing clients' unique challenges and goals.
The Importance of Clarity and Onboarding Sessions
Dr. Fowler emphasizes the significance of clarity in achieving performance goals. She begins her coaching engagements with a five-hour onboarding session, where clients gain clarity on their goals, priorities, and the most impactful actions to take. This focus on clarity provides clients with a strong foundation for their coaching journey and generates momentum. By setting clear expectations and selecting clients who are ready to commit to the process, Dr. Fowler creates a coaching dynamic that leads to meaningful progress and success.
Doing something big and important is hard, and today’s guest can help! Carla Fowler is with THAXA, an executive coaching firm that works with people to achieve big goals through performance science, and in this episode, she shares how she grew her executive coaching business, the science around multi-disciplinary performance, and more!