The Coaching Hub Podcast

Ruth Kudzi shares why psychology sits at the heart of everything we teach at Optimus Coach Academy. She talks about her own lifelong passion for the subject, and how coaching became a way to apply it, especially her fascination with why some people are resilient and keep going while others don’t. Ruth explores how an understanding of the brain, the nervous system, emotional intelligence and communication helps coaches ask better questions and look beneath the surface of a client’s behaviour to their identity. She also covers individual differences, neurodivergence, the limits of psychological research, and why a scientific, flexible approach means coaching is never one size fits all. Finally, she explains how we bring the latest research into our programmes, and why psychology is about understanding yourself as a coach, not just your clients.

Timestamps

00:00 Why we integrate psychology into coach training

00:10 A passion for psychology since 1994

01:00 Coaching as a way to apply psychology

01:40 Bringing in neuroscience, the brain, the body and the nervous system

02:10 Emotional intelligence, empathy and asking better questions

02:50 Going beneath the iceberg: identity as well as behaviour

03:20 Neuroplasticity and how we show up as coaches

03:45 Individual differences and personality tools

04:20 The limits of psychological research

04:50 Neurodivergence and why coaching isn’t one size fits all

05:20 A scientific, flexible approach to coaching

06:00 Relatedness and building real bonds with clients

06:40 How we build research into our programmes

07:30 When a client says “I’m stuck”

08:20 Psychology as the vehicle for how we teach

08:50 Find out more about Optimus Coach Academy - download our brochure here

About Ruth Kudzi:

Ruth is the founder of Optimus Coaching Academy and a well-respected and successful coach, speaker and author who has worked across sectors including leadership, career and more recently business and mindset. She has over 10,000 coaching hours and has completed hundreds of hours of training and coaching supervision. Ruth is an MCC-level coach with the ICF and is our course director and CEO. Prior to becoming a coach, Ruth was a senior leader in education.

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Ruth Kudzi explores what coaching really is, and why it’s so much more than a list of questions, a model or a framework. She explains why scaffolding gives new coaches valuable confidence at the start, and how great coaching moves from doing to being: a relational partnership built on trust, safety, deep listening and genuine curiosity. Drawing on psychology and neuroscience, Ruth shares how threat states limit our thinking, why we ask one question at a time, and simple ways to get into a positive state before a session. She also covers why coaching mastery takes time, practice and feedback.

Timestamps

00:00 Coaching is more than questions and frameworks

00:16 “Can you give me a list of questions?”

01:21 Why models and scaffolding are a starting point

01:54 Coaching as a partnership: doing with, not doing to

02:19 What really makes a powerful question

02:53 Beyond the mirror analogy

03:31 From doing coaching to being a coach

03:54 Building trust and a safe space to share

04:37 Deep listening and being fully present

05:47 The building blocks: presence, preparation, bias and curiosity

06:20 Letting clients find their own answers

06:39 Neuroscience, threat states and cognitive capacity

07:51 Rewards and getting into a positive state before a session

08:56 Why we ask one question at a time

09:20 When a client gets stuck

10:12 Coaching as an art form informed by science

10:37 Mastery takes time, practice and feedback

11:21 Find out more about Optimus Coach Academy - Book a call here.

About Ruth Kudzi:

Ruth is the founder of Optimus Coaching Academy and a well-respected and successful coach, speaker and author who has worked across sectors including leadership, career and more recently business and mindset. She has over 10,000 coaching hours and has completed hundreds of hours of training and coaching supervision. Ruth is an MCC-level coach with the ICF and is our course director and CEO. Prior to becoming a coach, Ruth was a senior leader in education.

About Optimus Coach Academy:

Optimus offers best in class coaching training for individuals and corporates.

If you want to know more about what we offer:

We also offer business support as standard at Optimus, find out more here:

https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/

https://ruthkudzi.com/

https://podfollow.com/the-coaching-hub-podcast

https://www.facebook.com/Ruthkudzi2/

https://www.instagram.com/ruthkudzi/

https://www.youtube.com/@RuthKudzi

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

Book:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1917623453

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HJRYJRKH

https://www.ruthkudzi.com/Coachingleaders

Ruth Kudzi explains why the rise of AI coaching is increasing demand for human coaches. She explores how AI lowers the cost of coaching support and opens it up to more people, acting as a gateway to deeper work rather than an alternative to it. Ruth looks at what only a human coach can bring, including intuition, emotional connection and a whole-person approach. She also describes the growing split in the coaching industry between transactional coaching that AI can replicate and deeper, transformational coaching, and what that means for how coaches train.

Timestamps

00:00 Why AI coaching is increasing demand for human coaching

00:33 How AI lowers the cost and widens access to coaching

01:23 AI as a gateway, not an alternative

02:11 Where human coaches fill the gap

02:45 Why human connection is becoming more prized

03:15 What a human coach brings that AI can’t

04:13 Why human coaches need to be different

05:13 Why Ruth set up Optimus differently in 2019

05:39 The split in the coaching industry

06:37 What this means for coaches: train in deeper coaching

07:01 Training with Optimus Coach Academy

About Ruth Kudzi:

Ruth is the founder of Optimus Coaching Academy and a well-respected and successful coach, speaker and author who has worked across sectors including leadership, career and more recently business and mindset. She has over 10,000 coaching hours and has completed hundreds of hours of training and coaching supervision. Ruth is an MCC-level coach with the ICF and is our course director and CEO. Prior to becoming a coach, Ruth was a senior leader in education.

About Optimus Coach Academy:

Optimus offers best in class coaching training for individuals and corporates.

If you want to know more about what we offer:

We also offer business support as standard at Optimus, find out more here:

https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/

https://ruthkudzi.com/

https://podfollow.com/the-coaching-hub-podcast

https://www.facebook.com/Ruthkudzi2/

https://www.instagram.com/ruthkudzi/

https://www.youtube.com/@RuthKudzi

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

Book:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1917623453

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HJRYJRKH

https://www.ruthkudzi.com/Coachingleaders

Ruth Kudzi explains what happens in an ICF-style mentor session and how the ICF’s new mentoring process, required across accredited programmes by April 2027, changes coach training. She shares why working with an ICF-accredited mentor matters, how five one-to-one sessions replace the final observation, and how strengths, growth edges and your own coaching style shape your development.

Timestamps

00:00 Introducing the ICF-style mentor session

00:17 What the ICF is and how the new process is changing

02:41 Working with a mentor accredited at your level

05:05 Turning growth edges into goals across sessions

07:26 Tailoring your coaching to clients and your own style

09:49 Strengths, personalised development and mentoring as a sacred space

About Ruth Kudzi:

Ruth is the founder of Optimus Coaching Academy and a well-respected and successful coach, speaker and author who has worked across sectors including leadership, career and more recently business and mindset. She has over 10,000 coaching hours and has completed hundreds of hours of training and coaching supervision. Ruth is an MCC-level coach with the ICF and is our course director and CEO. Prior to becoming a coach, Ruth was a senior leader in education.

About Optimus Coach Academy:

Optimus offers best in class coaching training for individuals and corporates.

If you want to know more about what we offer:

We also offer business support as standard at Optimus, find out more here:

https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/

https://ruthkudzi.com/

https://podfollow.com/the-coaching-hub-podcast

https://www.facebook.com/Ruthkudzi2/

https://www.instagram.com/ruthkudzi/

https://www.youtube.com/@RuthKudzi

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

Book:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1917623453

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HJRYJRKH

https://www.ruthkudzi.com/Coachingleaders

Ruth Kudzi introduces her SERVE framework for coaching leadership, explaining how a leader’s state shapes their team and why trust, reflection, and valuing people are key to building a coaching culture. She shares practical ways to move from being the decision-making bottleneck to helping team members build autonomy, ownership, and confidence.

00:00 Introducing the SERVE framework

01:18 Why a leader’s state affects the team

02:15 Managing your state before coaching others

03:11 Pausing before responding in anger

04:08 Why stressed leaders need this work

05:01 Building trust by engaging with people as humans

06:30 How relationships can reduce workload over time

07:00 Reflecting, reviewing, and asking better questions

07:59 Showing people they’re valued

08:59 Learning from mistakes without making them personal

09:28 Embedding coaching into everyday leadership

10:26 Giving people time to make decisions

11:21 The impact of building a coaching culture

About Ruth Kudzi:

Ruth is the founder of Optimus Coaching Academy and a well-respected and successful coach, speaker and author who has worked across sectors including leadership, career and more recently business and mindset. She has over 10,000 coaching hours and has completed hundreds of hours of training and coaching supervision. Ruth is an MCC-level coach with the ICF and is our course director and CEO. Prior to becoming a coach, Ruth was a senior leader in education.

About Optimus Coach Academy:

Optimus offers best in class coaching training for individuals and corporates.

If you want to know more about what we offer:

We also offer business support as standard at Optimus, find out more here:

https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/

https://ruthkudzi.com/

https://podfollow.com/the-coaching-hub-podcast

https://www.facebook.com/Ruthkudzi2/

https://www.instagram.com/ruthkudzi/

https://www.youtube.com/@RuthKudzi

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

Book:

https://www.ruthkudzi.com/Coachingleaders

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1917623453

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HJRYJRKH

From the structure of policing to a coaching career built on her own terms, Crystal Small's story is one of stepping into the unknown and choosing to design a life with intention.

I loved this conversation on the Coaching Hub. Crystal is a brilliant coach and supervisor, part of the Optimus team, and someone who's genuinely walked the path she now helps others navigate. We talk about her years in policing, the juggle of leadership and family, and the moment redundancy became less of an ending and more of an open door. That leap led her to coaching, and a real passion for helping others (especially women in leadership) find their own way forward.

Crystal shares how letting go of perfectionism and leaning into vulnerability shaped her as both coach and trainer. We also get into the quietly transformative side of coach training - so much more than a qualification, and often a journey of self-discovery in its own right.

If you've been sitting with self-doubt, or sensing there's a more intentional, joyful path waiting, this one's for you.

Key topics covered:

00:00 Intro: Meet Crystal Small

03:31 How living intentionally increases compassion in coaching

06:03 Developing a "why not me?" mindset

08:32 Gradually building confidence through repeated small actions

11:46 Embracing imperfections as part of creativity and growth

12:33 Letting go of the pressure to know everything

19:00 Laughter as a tool for connection during coaching mishaps

22:27 The privilege and joy of supporting coaches' growth

26:20 The seesaw analogy for balancing process and presence as a coach

About Crystal Small

Crystal Small is a coach, trainer and professional development leader working at the intersection of coaching excellence, wellbeing and leadership growth. She is Director of Professional Development at EMCC UK, where she supports the advancement of standards, learning and member development across the coaching and mentoring profession. Crystal is also a trainer with Optimus Coach Academy, contributing to the development of coaches through accredited programmes and practical skills training.

She is the Founder and Director of Intentional Steps Ltd, a coaching and training organisation that partners with leaders, coaches and organisations to strengthen performance, confidence and workplace wellbeing.

Connect with Crystal:

Website: https://www.intentionalsteps.co.uk/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/intentionalstepscoaching

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intentionalstepsuk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystal-small

About Ruth Kudzi:

Ruth is the founder of Optimus Coaching Academy and a well-respected and successful coach, speaker and author who has worked across sectors including leadership, career and more recently business and mindset. She has over 10,000 coaching hours and has completed hundreds of hours of training and coaching supervision. Ruth is an MCC-level coach with the ICF and is our course director and CEO. Prior to becoming a coach, Ruth was a senior leader in education.

Find out more here: https://ruthkudzi.com/

Book:How to Feel Better: 4 Steps to Self-Coach Your Way to a Happier More Authentic You eBook : Kudzi, Ruth: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Connect with Ruth:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RuthKudzi

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ruthkudzi2/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruthkudzi/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthkudzi/

Podcast: https://podfollow.com/the-coaching-hub-podcast

About Optimus Coach Academy:

Optimus offers best in class coaching training for individuals and corporates.

If you want to know more about what we offer: https://optimuscoachacademy.com/coach-training

We also offer business support as standard at Optimus, find out more here: https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/

Connect with Optimus Coach Academy:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Optimuscoachacademy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/optimuscoachacademy/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/optimuscoachacademy

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What if nearly losing your life became the catalyst for reinventing how you lead? In this episode of The Coaching Hub, I'm joined by Claire Brumby to talk about living and leading with M.A.G.I.C., mindset, awakening, gumption, intuition and charisma.

Claire is an award-winning entrepreneur, keynote speaker and accredited leadership coach. She built the healthy snacking brand Scrubby Crisps from a kitchen table idea into an internationally recognised product range, pitched it on Dragons' Den, and now coaches ambitious leaders to unlock confidence, clarity and high performance.

She shares her "sliding door moment", a life-threatening pulmonary embolism that reshaped everything, and why she believes leadership needs to prioritise humanness, psychological safety and authenticity. It's an invitation to forget "normal" and lead in a way that's human-first and uniquely your own.

Key topics covered:

00:00 Intro: Meet Claire Brumby

03:13 The role of growth mindset in facing challenges

04:01 Cultivating a mindset to learn and grow from adversity

09:12 Breakdown of the M.A.G.I.C. acronym

10:25 How leaders can cultivate a growth mindset

11:05 Innovation and positive disruption in mindset

12:13 Changing leadership styles and influence of past role models

13:29 Drawing out and transforming limiting beliefs in coaching

16:08 The discomfort and value of self-reflection

17:40 Removing the mask: authenticity in leadership and life

21:08 Human skills as competitive advantage in the age of AI

28:04 Urgency of authenticity, living and leading with conviction

29:11 Progress over procrastination: addressing fears that hold us back

About Claire Brumby

Claire Brumby is an internationally respected motivational and leadership speaker, award-winning entrepreneur, bestselling author, Dragons’ Den alumna and creator of the leadership MAGIC Framework™. Having built award-winning FMCG brand Scrubbys, Claire combines hard-earned commercial experience with a bold, human approach to leadership. She works with organisations including Bupa, L’Oréal, Amazon and Kellogg’s, challenging outdated leadership and helping leaders become more human, intuitive, and courageous, without sacrificing commercial performance.

Connect with Claire:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairebrumby/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theclairebrumby

About Ruth Kudzi:

Ruth is the founder of Optimus Coaching Academy and a well-respected and successful coach, speaker and author who has worked across sectors including leadership, career and more recently business and mindset. She has over 10,000 coaching hours and has completed hundreds of hours of training and coaching supervision. Ruth is an MCC-level coach with the ICF and is our course director and CEO. Prior to becoming a coach, Ruth was a senior leader in education.

Find out more here: https://ruthkudzi.com/

Book:How to Feel Better: 4 Steps to Self-Coach Your Way to a Happier More Authentic You eBook : Kudzi, Ruth: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Connect with Ruth:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RuthKudzi

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ruthkudzi2/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruthkudzi/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthkudzi/

Podcast: https://podfollow.com/the-coaching-hub-podcast

About Optimus Coach Academy:

Optimus offers best in class coaching training for individuals and corporates.

If you want to know more about what we offer: https://optimuscoachacademy.com/coach-training

We also offer business support as standard at Optimus, find out more here: https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/

Connect with Optimus Coach Academy:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Optimuscoachacademy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/optimuscoachacademy/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/optimuscoachacademy

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AI is reshaping the business landscape at speed, but can a machine ever do the one thing coaching is really about, truly seeing another person? This week on the Coaching Hub, Nic Cuthbert and I explore where the line falls between what AI should handle and what only a human can.

Nic co-founded Happy AI, and he's refreshingly clear-eyed. AI is brilliant at repetitive operational tasks, but the heart of coaching, genuine connection and human understanding, stays out of its reach.

We tackle the fear that AI is here to "take jobs," then flip it. Coaches and business owners who embrace automation win back hours for the work that matters, avoid admin burnout, and scale faster, especially those just starting out.

Key topics covered:

00:00 Intro: Meet Nic Cuthbert

00:03 Introduction to Happy AI and integrating AI into coaching

01:26 Nic’s background in recruitment and transition to coaching

03:27 Common fears and misconceptions about AI and automation

04:34 Practical applications of AI for new coaches

05:41 The reality of AI impacting jobs and the shift in job markets

06:52 Mindset shift: Embracing and proactively adapting to AI

09:00 AI-generated content vs. authentic human connection in coaching

11:39 Using AI to automate repetitive operational and marketing tasks

20:12 Removing operational friction is the "secret sauce" for business growth.

About Nic Cuthbert

Nic Cuthbert is a founder, AI and automation scaling partner and father of six, (“seven in my blended world”).

Nic started in recruitment in the late 90s and has spent the last 20 plus years building and scaling businesses, from executive search firms to venture backed tech companies. Today he co-runs The Happy AI, where the team helps growing companies scale with clarity rather than chaos.

Nic says: “I believe most businesses don’t need more tools. They need clearer thinking. When you identify the real bottleneck, automation becomes powerful. Without clarity, it just accelerates noise. I trained as an ICF accredited coach through Optimus because I became fascinated by the human side of leadership. Founders carry pressure. Fathers carry pressure. Identity shifts quietly as businesses and families grow. I’m interested in building ambitious businesses that actually fit the person building them. Expect honesty, humour and a refusal to pretend it’s all perfectly balanced.”

Connect with Nic:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niccuthbert/

Website: https://www.thehappyai.com/

About Ruth Kudzi:

Ruth is the founder of Optimus Coaching Academy and a well-respected and successful coach, speaker and author who has worked across sectors including leadership, career and more recently business and mindset. She has over 10,000 coaching hours and has completed hundreds of hours of training and coaching supervision. Ruth is an MCC-level coach with the ICF and is our course director and CEO. Prior to becoming a coach, Ruth was a senior leader in education.

Find out more here: https://ruthkudzi.com/

Book:How to Feel Better: 4 Steps to Self-Coach Your Way to a Happier More Authentic You eBook : Kudzi, Ruth: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Connect with Ruth:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RuthKudzi

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ruthkudzi2/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruthkudzi/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthkudzi/

Podcast: https://podfollow.com/the-coaching-hub-podcast

About Optimus Coach Academy:

Optimus offers best in class coaching training for individuals and corporates.

If you want to know more about what we offer: https://optimuscoachacademy.com/coach-training

We also offer business support as standard at Optimus, find out more here: https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/

Connect with Optimus Coach Academy:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Optimuscoachacademy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/optimuscoachacademy/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/optimuscoachacademy

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At his heaviest, Lewys Morgan-Smith weighed 300lb, ticked every box the fitness world told him to, and was completely miserable. It took a breathless moment on the stairs to make him rethink everything.

In this episode of The Coaching Hub, I'm joined by Lewys, a mindset, physique and performance coach and founder of The Revival Coach. He shares an honest transformation story moving from a relentless search for external validation to a healthier relationship with himself and his work. We dig into what it takes to build lasting change, why quick fixes rarely stick, and how mindset and habits form the foundation of real transformation.

Key topics covered:

00:00 Intro: Meet Lewys Morgan-Smith

02:35 Deep dive into bodybuilding life

03:51 The dark side: eating disorder and self-critique

05:18 Reaching 300lbs before the turning point

07:30 Social media validation vs. self-validation

13:04 Mindset: awareness, subconscious habits, self-understanding

17:04 The myth of quick fixes and neural pathways

19:07 Gut health's role in mood

26:19 Validation loops and simple changes for mental health

29:17 Matching identity, habits and a realistic lifestyle

30:32 Mindset-first coaching in a physique-obsessed industry

31:47 The importance of authentic role models.

About Lewys Morgan-Smith

Lewys Morgan-Smith is a mindset, physique and performance coach, founder of The Revival Coach. After over a decade in the fitness industry, his work is shaped as much by his mistakes as his successes.

Originally coming from a competitive bodybuilding background, Lewys spent years chasing extreme physiques and learned firsthand how easy it is to sacrifice health, balance, and identity in the process. That experience led him to step away from competition and rebuild his approach from the ground up.

Today, he helps driven people build strong, lean bodies while creating discipline, confidence, and a healthier relationship with themselves and fitness.

His coaching focuses on real, sustainable change rather than quick fixes or perfection. Through his growing Revival ecosystem, Lewys is on a mission to help people reclaim control of their health, habits, and attention in a world that constantly pulls them away from it.

Connect with Lewys:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewysmorgansmith/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/therevivalcoach_/

Website: https://www.therevivalcoach.com/

About Ruth Kudzi:

Ruth is the founder of Optimus Coaching Academy and a well-respected and successful coach, speaker and author who has worked across sectors including leadership, career and more recently business and mindset. She has over 10,000 coaching hours and has completed hundreds of hours of training and coaching supervision. Ruth is an MCC-level coach with the ICF and is our course director and CEO. Prior to becoming a coach, Ruth was a senior leader in education.

Find out more here: https://ruthkudzi.com/

Book:How to Feel Better: 4 Steps to Self-Coach Your Way to a Happier More Authentic You eBook : Kudzi, Ruth: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Connect with Ruth:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RuthKudzi

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ruthkudzi2/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruthkudzi/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthkudzi/

Podcast: https://podfollow.com/the-coaching-hub-podcast

About Optimus Coach Academy:

Optimus offers best in class coaching training for individuals and corporates.

If you want to know more about what we offer: https://optimuscoachacademy.com/coach-training

We also offer business support as standard at Optimus, find out more here: https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/

Connect with Optimus Coach Academy:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Optimuscoachacademy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/optimuscoachacademy/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/optimuscoachacademy

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With increased attention from professional bodies like the ICF, supervision is becoming more standardised and recognised as essential.

One of the co-founders Coaching Catalysts Sarah Bramall and I discuss the vital role of supervision in the coaching profession, tracing their own journeys from education into coaching and how their shared backgrounds inform their commitment to ongoing development and ethical practice.

Sarah highlights how supervision offers a confidential and supportive space for coaches to reflect, manage challenges, and celebrate growth - something often missing when transitioning out of the structured environment of teaching into coaching.

Key topics covered:

00:00 Intro

05:42 How supervision provides a confidential support structure for coaches

07:00 Supervision as a space for coaches to explore ethical concerns

10:09 How group supervision normalises experience, offers supportive “me too” moments, and combats the unrealistic narratives seen online.

13:54 Supervision isn't a luxury, but is essential for safe, ethical practice

16:25 After coach training, supervision becomes the main source of non-competitive support

18:08 Coaching progress can be hard to measure and is often intangible

22:12 Without supervision, personal biases and experiences can “leak” into sessions.

About Sarah Bramall

Sarah Bramall is one half of The Coaching Catalysts, along with Rebecca Daniel. Rebecca and Sarah are Executive Coaches, Coach Supervisors and the co-founders of The Coaching Catalysts, an organisation dedicated to strengthening ethical, reflective and sustainable coaching cultures.

Both are accredited ICF Professional Certified Coaches (PCC), EMCC Senior Practitioners and EMCC-accredited Coach Supervisors, and are currently completing their ILM Level 7 inExecutive Coaching and Mentoring.

With extensive leadership backgrounds in education and experience working across public and private sector organisations, they partner with organisations to develop leaders, internal coaches and coaching cultures that are credible, ethical and sustainable.

Connect with Sarah:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbramall/

Website: https://www.thecoachingcatalysts.com/

Coaching Catalysts LinkedIn:https://uk.linkedin.com/company/thecoachingcatalysts

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecoachingcatalysts

Diploma: The double accredited professional supervision diploma

About Ruth Kudzi:

Ruth is the founder of Optimus Coaching Academy and a well-respected and successful coach, speaker and author who has worked across sectors including leadership, career and more recently business and mindset. She has over 10,000 coaching hours and has completed hundreds of hours of training and coaching supervision. Ruth is an MCC-level coach with the ICF and is our course director and CEO. Prior to becoming a coach, Ruth was a senior leader in education.

Find out more here: https://ruthkudzi.com/

Book:How to Feel Better: 4 Steps to Self-Coach Your Way to a Happier More Authentic You eBook : Kudzi, Ruth: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Connect with Ruth:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RuthKudzi

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ruthkudzi2/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruthkudzi/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthkudzi/

Podcast: https://podfollow.com/the-coaching-hub-podcast

About Optimus Coach Academy:

Optimus offers best in class coaching training for individuals and corporates.

If you want to know more about what we offer: https://optimuscoachacademy.com/coach-training

We also offer business support as standard at Optimus, find out more here: https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/

Connect with Optimus Coach Academy:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Optimuscoachacademy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/optimuscoachacademy/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/optimuscoachacademy

Produced by Winter Audio.