8 Questions + 1 Fun Stuff Summary

1️⃣ Best Coaching Advice

• Come empty — show up without your agenda or rucksack of tools.
• Be nothing for your client; let their story lead.
• The less you bring, the more emerges.

2️⃣ What You’re Still Improving

• Deepening the art of listening to understand, not respond.
• Using somatic awareness — grounding, feeling feet, breath, and body connection.
• Staying present instead of preparing a response.

3️⃣ Most Outrageous Thing Done

• Asked a founder, “What if this company isn’t yours to build?” and stayed silent.
• Invited a high-performing board to consider, “What if your ceiling is your floor?”
• Held everything neutral — courage through calm curiosity.

4️⃣ What Still Makes You Uncomfortable

• Taking notes during sessions — breaks connection and presence.
• Managing the tension between documentation and deep listening.
• Letting silence hold more value than written words.

5️⃣ Advice for New Coaches

• Focus equally on your state of being and the business of coaching.
• Learn to consciously create your internal state before each session.
• Build awareness of how your presence shapes every client interaction.

6️⃣ What You’ve Had to Conquer

• Shifting from doing to being — from tools to trust.
• Letting go of performance mindset from engineering roots.
• Embracing neutrality and imperfection in the coaching journey.

7️⃣ How You Use AI

• Uses ChatGPT and Gemini daily for proposals, tone checks, and ideation.
• Exploring creating custom AI agents for repetitive business tasks.
• Sees AI as a creative partner, not a threat — a reflection tool, not a replacement.

8️⃣ What You’ve Learned About Yourself

• Coaching meets him where he is in every season of life.
• Always keeps a coach — it’s a non-negotiable business expense.
• Strives to be “the best coach in the world” — not from ego, but from intention.

🎬 Fun Stuff Question — Favorite Movie

• Amélie — a French film he saw three times in one week.
• Loves its color, music, and magic.
• Proof that beauty, like coaching, is found in the small details.