Conversations With Coaches

In this recurring series, Kevin explores some of the brightest ideas and insightful lessons that his guests have shared with him on the podcast, and why they’ve continued to inspire him ever since.

One of a coach’s most important jobs is a simple one - ask questions. Those questions can be simple or complex (usually simple), but they often must be insistent. Questions like this can feel challenging to the ones being asked. There’s a feeling of being “judged” at times. This is where the skills of an excellent coach can truly shine. How do you apply just the right pressure with your questions without tipping someone over into feeling judged?

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Alan has a knack for coaching fellow introverts, helping them find their superpowers in an extroverted world. He also specializes in coaching through transitions. To date, Alan has coached leaders who were born in 26 countries and work on 5 continents. Alan is also the author of the book Don’t Just Have the Soup.

He's a communications and marketing veteran from the media, government, and nonprofit sectors, with degrees in journalism and law. Alan has spent time as a reporter, anchor, editor and producer, spokesperson, business owner, activist, and team leader. His entire career has focused on doing good in the world, by helping others grow.

This broad range of experience shines through in our conversation today as Alan talks about his very timely move into full-time coaching, the wide spectrum of coaching clients he serves, and the four key pillars of his coaching approach.

To learn more about Alan: https://peacefuldirection.com

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In this recurring series, Kevin explores some of the brightest ideas and insightful lessons that his guests have shared with him on the podcast, and why they’ve continued to inspire him ever since.

One thing that uniquely positions a coach to be of great service to their clients is an unexpected combination of characteristics that make them what I sometimes call The Familiar Stranger. Though close relationships - friends and family - may know you incredibly well, it is often difficult to open up in the ways you need most to someone so near and dear to you. What a coach can provide is the empathy and connection of a loved one with the distance and safety of someone you barely know…not to mention the lack of “baggage” that might come with the history of a longstanding relationship. :)

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Bradley has been an entrepreneur since 2009 and began his first business with the belief that his sales abilities would be enough to grow and scale. He quickly learned that being the rainmaker wasn't enough. After a health scare, he began "architecting" his business to work for him. Now, he teaches other owners to do the same.

We left so much meat on the bone in our first conversation, we're certain to have a part two in the not-too-distant future. Today Bradley talks about the beginnings of his coaching business, the importance of "fit" when not only choosing a coach but also deciding on a program, and his Blueprint core offering.

To learn more about Bradley: https://www.businessgrowthcurator.com

Other links:Club Capital Leadership Podcast The Rainmaker's Dilemma

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A Canadian-born author, Jadi is an entrepreneur, world traveler, and intuition coach. Jadi’s book, Intuitive Business Connections, is all about growing a business from zero to six figures in an intuitive way. She is passionate about helping other entrepreneurs and business professionals live more intuitively and authentically and have a balanced, joyful life. In our lovely chat today, Jadi shares how she found herself in the coaching business, her work helping hundreds of business professionals increase their confidence in speaking English, and the immense power we have today to construct the professional lives we've always dreamed of with passion and purpose.

To learn more about Jadi:

https://www.intuitivebusinessconnections.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jadikindred

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In this recurring series, Kevin explores some of the brightest ideas and insightful lessons that his guests have shared with him on the podcast, and why they’ve continued to inspire him ever since.

Most coaches I’ve met have two things very much in common: they discovered in themselves a desire to serve others, and they realized that they had something very specific and unique to contribute. But there’s something else very similar to this that is often true, especially with the best coaches - they’ve found an area of great need, and have chosen to dedicate themselves to it.

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Ben is a C-Suite Executive, Advisor, Independent Board Member, and Investor with a broad range of experience in public and private companies. Ben served as a CEO at four technology companies and has been a dedicated CEO Coach since 2014. Ben founded Cedalion Partners to help leaders and investors improve and grow their businesses. He has served clients in the technology, software, business services, cybersecurity, and communications sectors. In today's episode, we talk about the importance of coaching for people at the highest levels of leadership and in the C-suite, as well as the unique and powerful opportunities for learning that a good coach can provide and make room for.

To learn more about Ben:

https://cedalionpartners.com/

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In this recurring series, Kevin explores some of the brightest ideas and insightful lessons that his guests have shared with him on the podcast, and why they’ve continued to inspire him ever since.

When seeking growth, it’s easy to think purely of addition - what needs to be added, what needs to get bigger, what needs to be more. But it’s just as often what you remove or refrain from - words left unsaid, roads left untaken - that lead you to your next level.

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Karl is the owner of Squash and Stretch Productions. He helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs attract more of their best clients with engaging, empathetic stories. He beat two brain tumors when he was 15, thanks to the help of his friends, family, community, and medical team. It’s why he’s so committed to helping others. In today's episode, Karl shares more about his experience with brain tumors at such a young age, how he found his way to coaching as an ideal way to share his storytelling gifts, and the importance of vulnerability and empathy in today's world. He also shares the meaning of my new favorite word: Flawesome! :)

To learn more about Karl:

https://www.squashandstretch.net

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kpontau/

Other links:

Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely

The Brand Growth Accelerator

To learn more about the podcast, please visit:

https://boxer.agency/conversations-with-coaches/

In this recurring series, Kevin explores some of the brightest ideas and insightful lessons that his guests have shared with him on the podcast, and why they’ve continued to inspire him ever since.

Always a sucker for a good analogy, I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how good coaching serves two seemingly-paradoxical purposes. Grounding and Guidance. Foundation and Direction. 

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