

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 31, 2024 • 26min
EEC 315: Executive Coaching in the Age of AI, with Samiur Rahman
AI expert Samiur Rahman discusses the intersection of coaching and AI, challenges AI creates for coaches, and how coaches can begin experimenting with AI tools to enhance their work and create more value for clients.

Jan 23, 2024 • 23min
EEC 314: Trademark or Disappear, with Andrei Mincov
Andrei Mincov has helped large multi-national companies like Apple, Microsoft, Google, Dreamworks, and Ford, and helped celebrities like J.K. Rowling and Dan Lok. He also has trademarked for individual authors and small business owners. How did you get into trademarks and why? Why are trademarks so important to businesses of all sizes? What, when and where should business owners trademark? What are the biggest mistakes you see around trademarking? What are the most common reasons trademark applications get denied? Andrei Mincov Andrei became an intellectual property lawyer when his father, Mark Minkov, a famous Russian composer, caught a radio station stealing his music to make an ad for Samsung. While still a law student, Andrei took this case all the way up to one level below the Supreme Court of Russia—and won! Andrei helped large multi-national companies like Apple, Microsoft, Google, Dreamworks, and Ford, and helped celebrities like J.K. Rowling and Dan Lok. He also trademarked for individual authors and small business owners. His journey has so far included moving from Russia to Canada. He started a law firm in Canada and later converted it to Trademark Factory. He then relinquished his law license in Canada to pursue broader opportunities in Dubai. 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 16, 2024 • 22min
EEC 313: No Such Thing as Failure, with Stephen Sacks
Stephen worked 30 years in the fashion industry and created a brand that was being sold in over 30 countries generating £30 million a year in revenue before being acquired. What is the number one reason why businesses fail? What was your business experience after Brexit? What is the advantages and disadvantages of Venture Capital? What do you recommend: Equity or debt? What type of grants are available? Stephen Sacks Stephen worked 30 years in the fashion industry and created a brand that was being sold in over 30 countries generating £30 million a year in revenue before being acquired. His furniture business generated millions of pounds of debt and he had no idea how to dig his way out. Wanting to save others from experiencing what he went through, he founded Funding Nav that helps business owners who have more ambition than cash. To date they have provided in excess of £100 million for hundreds of businesses. Stephen is also the author of 2 books, "Reboot Your Business" and "The Intelligent Investors Handbook". 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 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.