

Excellent Executive Coaching: Growing Your Business and Enhancing Your Craft.
Dr. Katrina Burrus PhD, MCC
Excellent Executive Coaching podcast will examples of leadership coaching issues and challenges. Excellent Executive Coaching will provide leadership coaching tips, strategies and resources that can resolve leadership issues. Subscribe today to learn about coaching top global leaders and their trials and successes.
The Excellent Executive Coaching podcast is a platform of discussion and a source of knowledge sharing between professional coaches and leaders. It promotes continued education for executive coaches and leaders around the world.
This podcast is mostly devoted to personal development and leadership coaching. The host is Dr. Katrina Burrus. She is a First Master Certified Coach from the International Coaching Federation in Switzerland and founding Board Member for ICF Switzerland. She has served as an adjunct professor to several universities and speaks around the world on the topics of leadership coaching and Global Nomadic leadership and has been working as an executive coach for global leaders since 1994.
The Excellent Executive Coaching podcast is a platform of discussion and a source of knowledge sharing between professional coaches and leaders. It promotes continued education for executive coaches and leaders around the world.
This podcast is mostly devoted to personal development and leadership coaching. The host is Dr. Katrina Burrus. She is a First Master Certified Coach from the International Coaching Federation in Switzerland and founding Board Member for ICF Switzerland. She has served as an adjunct professor to several universities and speaks around the world on the topics of leadership coaching and Global Nomadic leadership and has been working as an executive coach for global leaders since 1994.
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Jan 9, 2024 • 22min
EEC 312: Communication Strategies For Leaders To Build A Productive Team, with Alex Morgan
Alex Morgan is a podcast host, speaker and presenter and is currently writing his 4th book, called The Transformative Power of NLP. How can executives handle stress and their anger in high stakes situations? How can leaders communicate with ease so their team can be on the same page? What can leaders do to eliminate turnover? How can leaders create effective meetings? What are the 5 beliefs leaders should have before leading others? Alex Morgan Alex Morgan currently lives in Athens, Greece and is a certified hypnosis instructor with the ICBCH, certified NLP trainer with the ABNLP and NLPEA. He is an author of three books, his latest is called The Transformative Power of Suggestion. Alex is a podcast host, speaker and presenter and is currently writing his 4th book, which will be called The Transformative Power of NLP. Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. We would love for you to leave a review. The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself by scheduling a discovery session with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC to reach your goals. Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching a company specialized in leadership development.

Jan 2, 2024 • 20min
EEC 311: How to Get More Out of Your Life and Business, with Dianna Kokoszka
Dianna Kokoszka is an Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, Author and Mentor. As an award-winning business leader, she has established herself as a prominent figure in the business world, developing many leaders during her longevity. How does one differentiate between mindset and attitude, and why do you believe the former holds such power in determining our achievements? What can you do to have a positive mindset? Why is it important to put into action a goal you have within 24 hours? You propose to not be hard on yourself. Tell our listeners how you to implement that attitude? You have been training a lot, how do you transition from trainee to a successful leadership coach? You were mentored by John Maxwell, how has that helped you rewrite your story? Dianna Kokoszka Dianna Kokoszka is an Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, Author and Mentor. As an award-winning business leader, she has established herself as a prominent figure in the business world, developing many leaders during her longevity. Dedicating 13 years as CEO of KW MAPS Coaching and Training at Keller Williams Realty International, she played a pivotal role in propelling the company to become the largest and most profitable coaching enterprise in the real estate industry! She is a board member of Growing Leaders, a John Maxwell Leadership Foundation Organization, and captures every opportunity to journey alongside EQUIP Leadership Inc. a non-profit dedicated to instilling values in individuals, transforming nations. Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. We would love for you to leave a review. The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself by scheduling a discovery session with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC to reach your goals. Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching a company specialized in leadership development.

Dec 26, 2023 • 22min
EEC 310: Helping Leaders Conquer Doubt and Build Leadership, with Rico Nasol
Rico Nasol honed his leadership skills at Zappos and continued to refine them as an innovator at Netflix, where he built the Netflix Creative Studio from scratch. Rico believes that anyone can become a successful leader with the right mindset and skills. How did he find success at Fortune 100 companies while being an introvert with imposter syndrome? Why did he believe that leaders are born vs being made? What is his acronym to conquer the imposter syndrome and what does it stand for? How did he build a culture with teams across multiple regions and countries? Rico Nasol Rico Nasol created a 90-day program to help executives, aspiring leaders, and entrepreneurs improve their leadership skills, vision, and team environment while creating more engagement and productivity. He honed his leadership skills at Zappos and continued to refine them as an innovator at Netflix, where he built the Netflix Creative Studio from scratch. Rico believes that anyone can become a successful leader with the right mindset and skills. Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. We would love for you to leave a review. The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself by scheduling a discovery session with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC to reach your goals. Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching a company specialized in leadership development.

Dec 19, 2023 • 26min
EEC 309: Unleashing Potential: By Making Better Decisions Faster with Paul Epstein
Paul Epstein has spent nearly 15 years as a professional sports executive for multiple NFL and NBA teams, a global sports agency, and the NFL league office, where he has broken every premium revenue metric in Super Bowl history, opened a billion-dollar stadium, and founded the San Francisco 49ers Talent Academy, where he became known as the "Why Coach". What are the common themes elite performers and great leaders have? What is your proven process for confident decision-making? If we could master one thing in life, what would it be? How can people overcome self-doubt, stress, and anxiety when making a big decision? Paul Epstein Paul Epstein has spent nearly 15 years as a professional sports executive for multiple NFL and NBA teams, a global sports agency, and the NFL league office, where he has broken every premium revenue metric in Super Bowl history, opened a billion-dollar stadium, and founded the San Francisco 49ers Talent Academy, where he became known as the "Why Coach". As an award-winning keynote speaker named one of SUCCESS Magazine's top thought leaders that get results, Paul's impact continues off stage providing leadership development and culture transformation programs for companies and teams including Amazon, Disney, Johnson & Johnson, NASA, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Dallas Cowboys—and his work has been featured on ESPN, NBC, Fox Business, and in USA Today. He is also the best-selling author of "The Power of Playing Offense" and is slated to launch his second book in 2023, "Better Decisions Faster". Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. We would love for you to leave a review. The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself by scheduling a discovery session with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC to reach your goals. Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching a company specialized in leadership development.

Dec 12, 2023 • 18min
EEC 308: Writing Your New Story, with Olivia Smith
Olivia Smith, Transformation Expert, founder of Write a New Story and Master Certified Professional Coach (MCPC), specializes in personal and professional strategies for growth. What was your learning on your career path? What type of risk do you take when you start a non-profit vs a for profit business? Why is knowing yourself your most valuable asset? How can you turn your obstacles in opportunities? What has your certification on trauma brought to your coaching career? Olivia Smith Olivia Smith, Transformation Expert, founder of Write a New Story and Master Certified Professional Coach (MCPC), specializes in personal and professional strategies for growth. Olivia started her career as a Registered Nurse and transitioned to the corporate world. Due to a life-changing volunteer experience at The Tennessee Prison for Women, she shifted her focus to the nonprofit world. She paired her passion for helping those healing from trauma with her entrepreneurial experience to found Healing Housing, a transitional living community for women in recovery from alcohol and drug abuse. Serving as Executive Director helped her lead Healing Housing to become the first and only transitional living facility for women in recovery in Williamson County. Olivia brings an unparalleled combination of skill and experience when it comes to challenging the limiting beliefs. Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. We would love for you to leave a review. The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself by scheduling a discovery session with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC to reach your goals. Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching a company specialized in leadership development.

Dec 5, 2023 • 20min
EEC 307: The 10 Step Process To Leading High-Integrity, High-Conversion 1-On-1 Sales Calls, with Justin Janowski
Justin Janowski has helped hundreds of coaches build their dream businesses from the ground up. Driven by his faith, he founded Faith2Influence to help people learn what it takes to turn coaching into a profitable business venture. What is your 10 step sales process? Tell us more about each step 1) Getting into a positive emotional state 2) Rapport building 3) Reframing 4) Mid call objections 5) Discovery 6) Vision 7) GAP 8) Potential futures 9) Commitment 10) Closing Justin Janowski Justin Janowski has helped hundreds of coaches build their dream businesses from the ground up. Driven by his faith, he founded Faith2Influence to help people learn what it takes to turn coaching into a profitable business venture. Justin has guided Christian and non-Christian coaches alike through the rewarding process of optimizing business models, pricing, and sales strategies so that they can scale their income alongside their impact. He has a passion for sharing this process with emerging Entrepreneurs to help them simplify and grow their businesses the right way. Justin currently lives in Milwaukee with his beautiful wife, Kara, and their playful kiddos, Grace and Gavin. Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. We would love for you to leave a review. The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself by scheduling a discovery session with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC to reach your goals. Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching a company specialized in leadership development.

Nov 28, 2023 • 19min
EEC 306: How Best to Handle Your Fibromyalgia and Continue Working, with Julie Hamilton
Certified Fibromyalgia Coach Julie Hamilton discusses managing fibromyalgia symptoms, detecting the illness, utilizing laws for job support, and balancing self-care. Insights on accommodating chronic illnesses in the workplace for better employee well-being and job performance.

Nov 21, 2023 • 22min
EEC 305: Data Leadership in the Age of AI, with Edward Chenard
Edward Chenard has over 20 years in the data and analytics space and has worked at Fortune 500's and startups, running teams of analysts, data scientists and engineers. How is AI going to change the way we work and shop? How is Personalization impacting the way companies engage customers? What is the role of data and analytics in an AI world? What are the key skills of a data leader? What do data leaders need to learn to be successful? Edward Chenard Edward Chenard has over 20 years in the data and analytics space and has worked at Fortune 500's and startups, running teams of analysts, data scientists and engineers. He build the first data science and data engineering team at Best Buy, led the marketing innovation team at Target and built the data science and data engineering teams at CH Robinson. In all three he built products that brought in real change and bottom line impact. Currently Edward leads the data and analytics team at Shipwell, an innovative startup in the transportation management space. Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. We would love for you to leave a review. The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself by scheduling a discovery session with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC to reach your goals. Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching a company specialized in leadership development.

Nov 14, 2023 • 20min
EEC 304: How to Make the Best Decisions, with Cheryl Einhorn
Cheryl Einhorn is the founder of Decisive, a decision sciences company that trains people and teams in complex problem solving and decision-making skills using the AREA Method. How did you become an expert in decision-making? Tell us about each of the Problem Solver Profiles? How do you develop other types of ways to problem solve? Why is Intellectual diversity important in a team? What impact does the way you grew up have on your decision making? Cheryl Einhorn Cheryl Einhorn is the founder of Decisive, a decision sciences company that trains people and teams in complex problem solving and decision-making skills using the AREA Method. AREA is an evidence-based decision-making system that uniquely controls for and counters cognitive bias to expand knowledge while improving judgment. Cheryl developed AREA during her two decades as an award-winning investigative journalist writing for publications ranging from The New York Times to Foreign Policy Magazine, Barron's and Harvard Business Review. Cheryl is a long time educator, having taught at Columbia Business School for over a decade and currently teaching at Cornell University's SC Johnson School of Business and Cornell Tech. She is the author of three books: Problem Solved, A Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence and Conviction, about personal and professional decision-making, and Investing In Financial Research, A Decision-Making System for Better Results about financial and investment decisions. Her new book about Problem Solver Profiles and the psychology of decision-making, Problem Solver, Maximizing Your Strengths To Make Better Decisions, was published in the Spring of 2023. Cheryl loves to be in the great outdoors, spend time with her three kids, and bake all kinds of good cookies. Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. We would love for you to leave a review. The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself by scheduling a discovery session with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC to reach your goals. Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching a company specialized in leadership development.

Nov 7, 2023 • 24min
EEC 303: Debunking Common Misconceptions Leaders Have About Appreciation in the Workplace, with Dr. Paul White
Guest Dr. Paul White, a licensed psychologist, debunks common misconceptions leaders have about appreciation in the workplace. He discusses the importance of personalized recognition programs over standard ones and the significance of being specific with feedback and appreciation. Dr. White emphasizes the value of acts of service as a way to show appreciation and explores the differences in giving appreciation to remote and onsite teams.


