Arete Coach: The Art & Science of Executive Coaching

This is episode 1038 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Allen Hauge. In this episode, I speak with Master Coach Allen Hauge about the economy, trends, executive coaching, and the power of peer groups. Allen is a Vistage Best Practice Chair and Master Chair with over 27 years of experience in Vistage Worldwide. Currently, Allen leads 5 peer groups made up of over 100 CEO and C-level executives in the greater St. Louis area and he is also the Vistage Best Practice Chair for Kansas and Missouri now for some 11 years. In terms of awards, Allen has been awarded the 2021 Chair Excellence Award, the 2011 Don Cope Award, the 2010 Master Chair Award, the 1999 Pat Hyndman Award, and the STAR Award every year from 2010 and 2020. Allen uses his immense skill and experience with Vistage to help up-and-coming Vistage Group Chairs by serving as a Vistage Chair trainer. His impact on others extends beyond Vistage in his advisory services to companies such as ITR Economics. Allen received his MBA from Washington University and has completed Vistage and Stanford’s Executive Leadership Program.  The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This interview was conducted on August 23, 2021 via Zoom Video. Copyright © 2021 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1037 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Conor Neill. In this episode, Conor Neill talks about his journey as an entrepreneur, EO Chapter President, Sr. Lecturer at IESE Business School, and President of Vistage Spain. Above all things, Conor is a master storyteller who is gifted in telling a story in such a way that it stimulates action in others. In this episode, Conor shares several of his business and life stories that call attention to specific aspects or truths of life and business. Conor got his start in the consulting field working for Accenture in London. Thereafter he was CEO of five companies, including TaxiJet in Spain. Conor's passions extend online where he has a Youtube channel with over 257,000 subscribers where he publishes a weekly video on a business or life topic. One of Conor's videos, 'how to start a speech' has over 14 million views. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This interview was conducted on May, 10, 2021 via Zoom Video. Copyright © 2021 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1036 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Janet Fogarty. In this episode, Janet Fogarty talks about her journey as an executive coach and Vistage Master Chair, and what she has learned from the term, "WAIT = Why Am I Talking?" Janet is an Executive Coach, CEO Coach, Leadership Strategist, and Master Chair, and Vistage Chair for over 24 years. Janet is the former CEO of a $65 million per year, 200+ employee, multi-state travel industry business. After selling her company, she took a keen interest in helping others through executive coaching. She has coached business leaders, CEOs, key executives, and coaches who coach executives. She has logged more than 10,000 hours of paid coaching and facilitation of CEO and executive peer groups and one-to-one coaching sessions. Along her path, she earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Regis University and numerous advanced training in the coaching arts including DISC, Emergenetics, Positive Psychology, Crucial Conversations, to name a few. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This interview was conducted on May, 31, 2021 via Zoom Video. Copyright © 2021 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1035 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Steve Leach. In this episode, Steve Leach talks about his journey as an executive coach, business coach, and master coach with ActionCoach. Steve shares his entry into business coaching, the formative years of ActionCoach, and his favorite coaching tools, including the use of metaphors in coaching situations. Steve shares his favorite coaching metaphor of "Wile E. Coyote" and why sometimes entrepreneurs seem to sabotage the very things they build. Steve lives in Brisbane, Australia, and he is a founding coach with ActionCOACH, and one of the early pioneers of Business and Executive coaching. Over the past 26 years, Steve has inspired, educated, guided and held accountable, over 630 business owners, as their 1-on-1 coach; several of whom have been on programs for over a decade.  Steve has also racked up a staggering, speaking resume; having spent over 9,600 hours on stage, in 68 cities, across 19 countries. Steve is wise, insightful, and witty, and his journey into executive coaching is a great addition to the Arete Coach Podcast. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This interview was conducted on June 3, 2021 via Zoom Video. Arete Coach Podcast is Copyright © 2021 by Arete LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1034 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Don Myers. In this episode, Don Myers talks about his journey as an executive coach and Vistage Master Chair, and what he has learned as the "Power of Referrals" and building a referral culture. Don is an Executive Coach, CEO Coach, Leadership Strategist, and Master Chair, and Vistage Chair for over 19 years. He has 9 Chair Performance Awards for Chair Excellence. Don has a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Indiana University Bloomington and an MBA in Finance from the Keller Graduate School of Management. Prior to Vistage Chairing, Don was a Sr VP with a REIT called CWS Communities Trust that developed and managed home communities throughout the US. Prior to this experience, Don was VP of Security Capital Group that helped other real estate companies raise capital and form other real estate-related REITS (like Carr America and Prologis). Don’s earliest business role was in Marketing for IBM where he served for 8 years in their business development arena selling hardware and software solutions for hospitals and medical centers. The part of Don’s formative years that I find so interesting is his 3 years in the US Navy as a Lieutenant JG and a “Main Engines Officer” on the USS Newport News (a heavy cruiser) and USS America (Aircraft Carrier). He also completed two tours in Vietnam. So there is much wisdom and experience to explore here in terms of Don’s background. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This interview was conducted on May, 24, 2021 via Zoom Video. Copyright © 2021 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1033 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen exploring the "Future of Work after Covid19" issues impacting businesses, employees, and the workplace. This special edition shares a panel discussion held previously in New York City on June 15, 2021, on the topic of the Future of Work. The panel was facilitated by Norma Rosenberg, Executive Coach and Vistage Chair, and her colleague Vistage Chair Cheryl Marks Young. The panel included guests: (1) Joel Greenwald, Managing Partner of Greenwald Doherty LLP, CEO and expert Vistage speaker on employment law/people issues; (2) Joan Westreich, NYC psychotherapist, expert consultant to businesses and organizations; (3) Robin Fisher, Senior Managing Director at Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Founder/CEO of BLACE, expert advisor on commercial real estate/space planning; and (4) Severin Sorensen, CEO of ePraxis LLC, Host of the Arete Coach Podcast, and expert Vistage speaker re: future trends, hiring, reimagining work. Topics covered included current climate of employer and employee perceptions of Return To Work, legal aspects, incentives, disincentives, strategies including carrot and sticks policies, psychological considerations, and other topics relevant to CEOs, business owners, C-level executives and their coaches. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This episode was recorded on 15 June 2021. Copyright © 2021 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1032 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Jim Canfield. In this episode, Jim Canfield talks about his journey as an executive coach and President of CEO Tools. Jim began his career as an account executive, providing investment advisory with Calibre Financial Group. From here Jim began his career in the coaching industry in 1994 with TEC Worldwide (where he was a Chair for 9 years) and several more years as an executive. Jim fulfilled many roles years with TEC including Chief Learning Officer, and Vice President of West Coast Operations. In 2006 Jim became CEO of Renaissance Executive Forums, “one of the world’s leading membership organizations for business owners”; where he worked for 10 years. In 2017 Jim became President of CEO tools where he is an author, speaker, and coach for CEOs of small-to-medium-sized organizations. Jim is an impactful speaker and was awarded the 2018, Speaker of the Year, from TEC Canada, and International Speaker of the Year for Vistage UK in 2019, and in 2020 Vistage Worldwide Speaker of the Year.  The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This interview was conducted on 1 June 2021 via Zoom Video. Copyright © 2021 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1031 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Carol Steinberg, MBA. In this episode, Carol Steinberg talks about the importance of non-judgment and the presumption of innocence in coaching. Carol is a Vistage Master Chair of six year’s where she facilitates six peer groups. In 2019 Carol was the STAR award winner (as a Top 20 Chair) and she also received Chair Excellence Awards in 2018 and 2019. Carol is a marketing maven, and her past experience demonstrates that she knows the who, what, when, and how to market online. For instance, for 17 years she worked in key marketing roles as the Chief Operating Officer of ShopHQ formerly known as ShopNBC, the “the third largest home shopping retailer.” This was a continuation of her former eCommerce experience with David’s Bridal and QVC (where she was the Director of Online Marketing and Business Development). With this experience, in 2015 Carol became a Certified Digital Prophet, where she provides “ecommerce consulting and advisory services.” There are many other corporate experiences in management and accounting that Carol has earned in her career, but you get the picture. Carol earned her MBA from the Fox School of Business at Temple University, and today along with her Vistage work is President of CIK Consulting. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This interview was conducted on 24 May 2021 via Zoom Video. Copyright © 2021 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1030 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Jeannette Hobson. Jeannette Hobson is an executive coach and Vistage chair for 26 years and served as a Senior Vice President for Vistage’s Eastern Division from 2010-2012. She was the 2008 recipient of Vistage’s prestigious Don Cope Award, awarded to one Vistage Chair annually for displaying excellence. In addition to coaching, Jeannette is a certified management consultant. Prior to Vistage Chairing, Jeannette was Vice President for Investment Management at the Bank of New York (BNYMellon) for 20 years. She earned a MS in Business Policy from the prestigious Columbia Business School. One of Jeannette's latest ventures is as an instructor at the Thayer Institute where she teaches a course on Leadership leveraging the leadership wisdom of Dr. Lee Thayer. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This interview was conducted on 26 May 2021 via Zoom Video. Copyright © 2021 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1029 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Alan Weinstein, PhD. In this episode, Alan share's his coaching journey and life experiences coaching "entrepreneurship and management" as an executive coach, professor of entrepreneurship and management, author, and Vistage Chair (of 30 years). After receiving his PhD in Industrial Psychology from Wayne State University, Alan held professorships at Carnegie-Mellon, Oakland University, and Canisius College. At Canisius, he chaired the Management & Marketing Department and founded the Center for Entrepreneurship, The Institute for Family Business, and Entrepreneurs on Campus. In 1986, he co-founded Lasertron, an entertainment company that manufactures and manages laser-tag court games. For several years, he co-wrote a business column in Buffalo for a Business Weekly called Business First, with the column “Owner and Coach,” with Jim Cipriani, Jr. In 2013, he published a book, Executive Coaching and the Process of Change. In 2018, he joined Don Rust and co-published a book, Unleashing Human Energy Through Culture Change. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This interview was conducted on 17 May 2021 via Zoom Video. Copyright © 2021 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.