This is episode 1078 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Brent O'Bannon, MCC, who is an executive coach, CEO of Strengths Champion Solutions Workplace Training and Executive Coaching, ICF Master Certified Coach, Certified Strengths Coach, executive coach, keynote speaker, best-selling author, and human potential expert. 

Brent O’Bannon is the 1st ever Gallup Certified Strengths Coach. Through his expertise as an executive coach and a human potential expert, Brent helps businesses, leaders, teams, and organizations achieve excellence. Brent’s vision is to “Champion Strengths for Global Excellence by training 10,000 Strengths Champion Certified Coaches.” Brent has facilitated more than 27,000 one-to-one coaching sessions and spoken more than 700 times to over 350 organizations. Brent has been coaching for over 28 years and he uses his background as a Licensed Professional Counselor, EAP Consultant, MCC, his MBS in Counseling Psychology, and Gallup Strengths Coach Certification as a source of wisdom and insight to help his clients grow stronger, work smarter, and live richer. In 2014, Brent’s book “Selling Strengths: A Little Book for Executives and Life Coaches About Using Your Strengths to Get Paying Clients” was ranked #1 on Amazon in Entrepreneurship and Mentoring and Coaching.

In this episode we explore Brent's roots as a coach, moving from ministry to counseling, to coaching. Learn about his experiences. Share in his hardships. Gain wisdom from his strengths and insights.

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This episode was produced on January 27, 2022.

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