The Coaching Life

Coaching Through Adversity with Kim Kaase and Phil Goddard Life often presents us with unexpected twists and turns which sometimes seem to floor us, other times inspire us. In this very open, personal and honest episode, Kim and Phil talk about their recent experiences of running a coaching business through some of life’s toughest times. Here’s a little more about Kim: Kim Kaase is a leader of leaders. As a professional business coach, consultant and transformational trainer she supports her clients by working with them to craft a clear personal vision while creating results that are important to them. She uses her background as a designer to creatively solve problems and approach challenges as a coach from a very unique perspective. Kim's experience in creating breakthrough sales results as well as executing company vision and goals melds perfectly with her coaching career. As a dealer principal, Kim led sales and sales support teams to grow the dealership from $14mm in 2003 to $38mm in just 4 years while industry trends were going in the opposite direction. Kim graduated from the University of Houston in 1990 with a BFA in Interior Design and a certification in Transformative Coaching. Her career has included work with a vast array of professional services firms and successful entrepreneurs.. She is the Principal at her firm, LEAP Business Coaching. In her free time she enjoys transformational work, bird watching, cooking and creating memories with her son, Rex. Kim’s vision includes creating a world where everyone leads lives that they absolutely love! http://www.life-leap.com/ kim@life-leap.com And Phil: Phil Goddard is an internationally renowned coach, author, speaker, leadership trainer, and lover of life and humanity. He is a published author of three books and the host of The Coaching Life Podcast. With humour and sincerity, he combines over twenty-one years in I.T. and Telecoms corporate leadership with twelve years as a professional coach, to help organisations build harmonious teams utilising the most potent force in leadership - love. He also works with individuals to help them develop a deeply grounded understanding of the principles behind our human experience and live wonderfully productive, happy lives, connected to love, ease and compassion for humanity. He has coached Hollywood actors, international models, journalists, artists, authors, film directors, corporate executives, and numerous business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs. He challenges his work on happiness by following a few English sports teams. Phil can be contacted via philg.com and on Facebook via fbphil.com He can often be found on the Greek Island of Zakynthos.

How do you fit in being a Wife, Mother, Writer, a Speaker, a very enthusiastic Activist, and a Coach? And, if as an activist you end up protesting and sleeping in a tree, how do you pee? Lea Ann Mallett reveals all in this wonderfully real, honest and raw episode. Here’s a little more about Lea Ann: Lea Ann Mallett is a wild woman, lifelong activist and midlife momma who believes fiercely that we all are changing the world, every day. Her greatest desire is to make the world a better place by demonstrating to everyone that our everyday choices DO change the world. In her activism, she has travelled from direct action wilderness activist to nonprofit leader, from sitting in an ancient cedar for three days to protest clear-cut logging to leading forest protests to creating thriving nonprofits. She now inspires mission-driven leaders and entrpreneurs to greater impact as a coach, is creating a new vision for activism, and she creates photoessays of her life in the wilds of suburbia in her blog, Becoming Undomesticated. Web: www.leaannmallett.com Blog: leaannmallett.exposure.co

From the outside it looks like Elsie achieved rapid success in her coaching practice. But of course, things are rarely as they seem. In a very open and honest conversation, Elsie reveals what was really going on behind the scenes, shares some wonderful lessons she’s learnt along the way, and has an inspiration message for other coaches. Here’s a little more about Elsie: Elsie Storm, M.A. wears many hats: A life coach who leads clients to their greatness; an international retreat leader who creates travel experiences filled with adventure, play, and transformation; a loving wife to her husband Jonny; and mom to her Belizean tripawd, a street dog named Ollie. A traveler at heart, she worked throughout Latin America for a social enterprise, leading teams, transforming communities, and facilitating service work abroad. Elsie has her Master’s in Spiritual Psychology, and paired with a coaching certificate from Tony Robbins, is a powerful Life Coach who shines the light on her client’s limiting stories so they can honor their truth and stand tall in their greatness. Elsie now coaches clients throughout 9 countries around the world and leads transformational retreats to countries like Peru and Belize to provide her clients with an opportunity to engage in what she calls Conscious Travel. You can find her leading the #Truesday movement on Facebook, at her website www.turninglifegold.com, or having global adventures with her beloved husband, Jonny.

At the time of this interview, Nicky had a high-quality problem with her coaching practice. One that many coaches would love to have. In this episode she shares how she created this problem, from having a mythical business to something quite different. Lots in this episode for coaches, not least a demonstration of the amount of work that is sometimes required to build a sustainable business. Here’s a little more about Nicky: Nicky Bartley is an International Coach and Trainer who has a passion for working with women. She has done work with corporates, prisons, small charitable organizations and panic attack sufferers. Her only pre-requisite is your willingness to start an internal enquiry Website www.nickybartley.com Email nicky@nickybartley.com

In his latest book, My Life Coach Wears a Tutu, Jesse says he works at the intersection between business & entrepreneurship and what would be best described as highly-effective woo-woo. In this interview he shares his journey of being of service, how he built his practice from running retreats, and his current challenges. Here’s a little more about Jesse: Jesse Gros is a Life Coach, Adventurer, and Philanthropist. He’s the author of the award-winning book “Your Wild & Precious Life – Adventures in Conscious Creation” & his new book “My Life Coach Wears a Tutu.” Through his one-on-one Coaching, Breathwork healing circles and International Retreats, Jesse is a Wayshower, coaching entrepreneurs to create a life of meaning and purpose. Something he knows a lot about. In the midst of the 2009 recession, Jesse walked away from a lucrative professional career to follow his calling and create a thriving coaching and international retreat business, Insight Adventures. He has a Masters in Spiritual Psychology and is certified Breathwork Practitioner. You can find him online at: Jessegros.com

To say Matt has had a bumpy ride on his coaching journey would be an understatement. In this dynamite episode, he opens his heart and shares how his substantial investment in coaching and coaching training did not bring the results he initially wanted, and reveals with incredible rawness and honesty the part he played in that. It’s a powerful lesson for every single one of us. Here’s a little more about Matt: Born and raised in the Wyoming valley of Northeastern Pennsylvania, an area historically known for its hard-nosed work ethic, Matt has been immersed in a no-BS culture of results without excuses from the moment he was born. Since first beginning his studies into psychology while at Wilkes University, Matt has been positively obsessed with excellence and helping others develop the strength to lead, dominate, and win. After years of single-minded study and training with the foremost experts in the world in developing mental strength and fitness, with a particular focus on the unconventional philosophies and approaches that develop the most unconventional results, Matt has pulled together an approach that is grounded, relentlessly pragmatic, and wholly unique. His work is not for the faint of heart, but then again, neither is true strength, excellence, leadership, or success. email: matt@blackcoal.co

What happens when doors behind you are closed? When you realise you simply must move forward, the only other option is a price too high? In this episode Monica talks about how her one-woman show led to building a successful coaching practice, and how living an un-oppressed life is inspiring others to do the same. Here’s a little more about Monica: Monica Day is many things. Writer, artist, performer. Producer, muse, entrepreneur. Coach and overall instigator of aliveness. Her innovative individual and group programs cover topics from sensuality to creativity to business to larger social issues of race and oppression (often in the same session). By forging powerful links between the private self to the public self, clients eventually realize an unprecedented feeling of wholeness that is life-changing. Her performance credits include: a one-woman show titled Song of the Sacred Whore, a collaborative cabaret entitled The Secret Order of the Libertines: An Intimate Revolution, and numerous appearances at the Erotic Literary Salon and other spoken word and storytelling venues in NYC and Philadelphia. Her business credits include working with start-up companies, such as Odwalla and The Republic of Tea, dozens of businesses and nonprofits as a consultant, and thousands of hours with groups and individuals to build skills in the areas of diversity, communication, and collective decision-making. “If there is one thing I’ve learned, through this diverse and complicated path I’ve chosen, it is this: Our best self is our whole self. Our unfiltered self. The authentic person we are when we are not trying to fit into tiny boxes and roles and stereotypes. Ultimately, that’s both what I do, and who I am: an advocate and instigator of embodied, integrated, activated, be your whole fucking self, live your biggest life, always. I think that’s what changes the world.” http://monicaday.com/

Whenever I think of John I think of professionalism, integrity and love, particularly his love for his wife. In this episode, recorded on their 31st wedding anniversary, John reveals his fun side too. He is one of many coaches out there who are running a successful coaching business without any of the endless selling and sharing we often see on social media. John demonstrates how you do not need to have funnels, groups, community, content and celebrity status, having built his practice through personal connection and dedication to service. This is a goldmine conversation, with some great distinctions that will be of use to all coaches. Enjoy! Here’s a little more about John John Wittry, Executive Coach and Master Facilitator John has a passion for unraveling challenges so that things work. Applying this to relationships, leadership development, high performing team development and/or facilitating crucial conversations is his area of expertise. He believes that when things work, greater focus and energy can be spent on creating. Wittry is described as a thoughtful leader, powerful coach and master facilitator with a gift for uncovering the heart of the matter. He leads his clients through a discovery process to identify what they want, what’s in the way and creating clear action plans toward attainment. With him, it isn’t just about the outcome or goal but what learning is obtained along the way and how it can be leveraged in every area of life. Wittry is often heard saying “learning is everything”. An experienced follower and leader, he has served as an executive in research, pharmaceutical and design/marketing industries. As a coach and master facilitator for over 15 years, Wittry has worked with senior level executives and their teams in some of the most recognizable, global corporations as well as private individuals and small businesses. Wittry is committed to reinvention. When faced with an ever-changing landscape, individuals, teams and organizations must continually reinvent themselves to remain relevant, engaged and experience ever greater results. Reinvention requires a willingness to be introspective and embrace change. It is people with these qualities who most inspire Wittry and he relishes the opportunity to work with them on this journey. http://www.hptconsultinggroup.com/

Having seen her wonderfully real, open and honest v-logs with her husband, Angus, I was delighted to talk with Rohini and to learn more about her journey into coaching, and was curious about how those videos came about. Rohini also reveals her one guiding principle that has helped her through life and to build a successful coaching business. It’s something we all have and can all use. Here’s a little more about Rohini Rohini Ross is passionate about helping people wake up to their true nature. She is a psychotherapist, a transformative coach, and author of the forthcoming Soul-Centered Series. She helps individuals, couples, and professionals embrace all of who they are so they can experience greater levels of wellbeing, resiliency, and success. She also co-facilitates The Space Mastermind for Solopreneurs (http://thespaceglobalmastermind.com/) with Barb Patterson. You can follow Rohini on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/RohiniLRoss/), watch her Vlogs (http://www.rohiniross.com/category/video-and-audio/) with her husband, Angus Ross, and subscribe to her weekly blog on her website, www.rohiniross.com.

How does someone turn fixing computers into a successful coaching practice? And how can being part of a particular community almost kill that coaching practice? Pete, who’s been coaching for around 12 years, tells all in this episode. With so much experience in both the private and public sector in the UK, he also shares some incredibly useful wisdom around the business aspect of coaching. Here’s a little more about Pete Pete Bryceland runs a 3 Principles coaching and consultancy business. He has worked for the last 10 years successfully providing therapeutic services to clients suffering from symptoms of Stress, Anxiety and Depression, who want a permanent, sustainable approach to overcoming these problems. In addition, Pete coaches Business Owners, Executives and Managers, at all levels within organisations, who are feeling lonely, harassed, and burdened. They may be feeling overwhelmed and under constant pressure to perform. Caught in a psychological quicksand, the more they try the worse it gets. Pete's approach allows you to see through the illusion of your circumstances and allows you to operate at a greater degree of clarity. More recently, Pete has been helping new or struggling coaches to build a more sustainable business. He firmly believes that this understanding is vital to the world and needs skilled and professional coaches to bring about a societal change in understanding. This will happen much more quickly if those coaches are skilled business owners and spend less time stressing about money and business issues and more time doing what they love: Transformational coaching. You can find out more about Pete at www.bryceland.co.uk