As the coaching world grows, so do the tools, platforms, and tasks we’re expected to manage. Many coaches find themselves juggling a mix of apps, admin, and manual processes that eat into their time and energy, leaving less space for what really matters: coaching.In this practical and thought-provoking Coaching Conversation, we’ll explore how to streamline your systems, reduce overwhelm, and build a more sustainable coaching business—with less effort and more impact.

Join your host Sharon Lawton for another insightful Coaching Conversation featuring Jeffrey Wotherspoon.Jeffrey is an accredited Executive & Leadership Coach, an Organisation Relationship and Systems Coach (ORSC), an International Trainer, and a High-Stakes Conflict Resolution Specialist.

Beyond his extensive work with C-suite executives and organizations, Jeffrey dedicates significant time as a Life Coach to young men in prisons, leveraging his unique background to bridge divides and foster profound personal growth in challenging environments.In this conversation, Jeffrey will share insights from his life coaching work with young men in prisons. He will delve into why he believes coaching is not just beneficial, but truly transformative for this vulnerable population, exploring the unique challenges and incredible successes he's witnessed over his 12+ years in this field.In this session you will:Discover the unique power of life coaching within a prison setting.

Understand the specific challenges and barriers to effective coaching for incarcerated individuals.

Learn what makes coaching truly impactful when working with vulnerable groups, including those in prison, experiencing mental health issues, or facing unemployment.

Jeffrey will share examples and personal stories from his extensive experience, having coached young people aged 15-30 within the prison system.Interested in finding out more about becoming a life coach? Join a FREE webinar to find out more!https://www.the-coaching-academy.com/free-coaching-courseVisit our website:https://www.the-coaching-academy.comStay inspired with The Coaching Academy on social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachingacademyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecoachingacademyLinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/school/the-coaching-academy

Join your host Sharon Lawton for another Coaching Conversation with Julie Starr, Coach and author of The Coaching Manual, The Mentoring Manual and Brilliant Coaching.

Developing a purpose-based practice

In this session, Julie will discuss the personal and professional path of any coach. From entering the field as a novice to acquiring the skills, mindset and experience that reveal the doorway to mastery. 

In this coaching conversation, you will learn

- Practical guidance to support oneself on the road to success as a coach

- Points of relevant, personal reflection, to encourage insight and ongoing learning 

- An opportunity to ask questions of an expert in the field with over 25 years’ of experience

In this session, Julie Starr will share information, insights and guidance from her ongoing study of personal development and practice.

Welcome to Coaching Conversations!

Join your host Sharon Lawton for another Coaching Conversation with Mark Williams (commonly known as ‘Mr LinkedIn). Mark is widely regarded as one of the world’s top LinkedIn experts. He is also an accomplished keynote speaker, author, and award-winning podcaster, best known for his popular weekly show, LinkedInformed.

In this coaching conversation Mark will share  his passion for his niche subject as he demonstrates why LinkedIn is such a key business tool for us as coaches. 

Mark will also share with us:

• The difference between company vs personal profiles
• Top tips on creating a profile to get you noticed
• The Do’s and Don’ts of Content sharing and creation

Join your host, Sharon Lawton, for a Coaching Conversation Special as part of our International Coaching Week Celebrations to celebrate the power of coaching in people's lives with Tesse Akpeki FCG.In this conversation Tesse will share her own personal story growing up in the troubles in Belfast and her life in West Africa and London. She will dovetail this with her professional journey, having been trained in the States, Canada, West Africa, and the UK and honing her craft working across the world undertaking International Development Leadership work. Then, her world fell apart after her beloved brother and coach, Tony, was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Dover. Tesse shared how coaching became a gift to her during that time. She will end with a self-reflection piece, which will enable further discovery of your personal and professional bridge to twin compliance with compassion. You will experience the power of the reverse bucket list! Come prepared to be encouraged, valued, and inspired.

Join your host, Sharon Lawton, for a Coaching Conversation Special as part of our International Coaching Week Celebrations to celebrate the power of coaching in people's lives with Katherine Holdstock, a certified Career Coach working in both university and private settings.

15 years ago, suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome and an underactive thyroid, Katherine could barely run for a bus. Now, she’s a familiar face on ultra-marathon start lines across the globe and couldn’t imagine a life without fitness. But, how did she get there? And what does it take to run 250km across an African desert?

Dalia is a Clinical Researcher and Wellness & Empowerment Coach, who takes a holistic approach to supporting her clients, drawing on a diverse toolkit that includes NLP, Breathwork, Meditation, Reiki, and Tarot.Having dedicated her career to developing new cancer treatments, Dalia found her world turned upside down when she went from being the researcher to becoming the patient.In this session, Dalia will share her deeply personal journey following a life-altering cancer diagnosis in 2022; an experience that impacted every aspect of her life. Now, as a passionate Patient Advocate, she uses her story to raise awareness and advocate for improved treatment and outcomes for younger women with breast cancer.Dalia will offer powerful insights into what it means to face a life-threatening illness as a young woman, and how she drew on her professional knowledge and coaching expertise to cultivate strength, resilience, and empowerment. We all encounter challenges in life; some gradual, others sudden and disruptive. Yet, these moments can serve as profound catalysts for transformation, inviting us to realign with our true values, passions, and sense of purpose.

Join your host Sharon Lawton for another Coaching Conversation with Shoana Taylor, Somatic & Wellbeing Coach and 2011 TCA graduate.Shoana’s work is informed by the body/mind connection where she uses her training in breathwork, movement, massage and somatic release to change subconscious patterns which keep people stuck in unhelpful behaviours and patterns.By releasing and clearing the memory stuck in the body, the client can move forward to their goals with greater ease. Creator of 7 Paths Wellbeing Method her work addresses the 7 fundamental human needs that create wellness and thriving.In this coaching conversation, you will learn some basic science around the body/mind and subconscious and what keeps people in stuck behaviours.

Interested in finding out more about becoming a life coach? Join a FREE webinar to find out more!https://www.the-coaching-academy.com/free-coaching-course