Arete Coach: The Art & Science of Executive Coaching: Recent Episodes
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“Arete Coach Podcast" Explores the "Art and Science" of Executive Coaching hosted by Severin Sorensen. The “Arete Coach Podcast" is for executive coaches and anyone considering becoming an executive coach. The podcast is especially valuable to executive coaches who are lifetime learners with deep curiosity about the "art and science" of coaching. In this podcast, the ‘art of coaching’ is explored through engaging interviews with leading executive coaches from diverse backgrounds sharing their individual coaching journeys, learnings, methods, best questions, and situational approaches to executive coaching. Beyond best practices, the podcast will regularly mine research on the ‘science of coaching’ and explores ongoing scientific discoveries and studies looking for what works and why, with an aim to improve the core body of knowledge for executive coaches and the industry.
This is Arete Coach Podcast Episode 1143, with host Severin Sorensen bringing you an engaging episode titled Arete Coach Podcast Episode 1143 Uta Birkmayer "Rocketing Authenticity, Curiosity, and Purpose for Greater Happiness and Health."
In Episode 1143 of the Arete Coach Podcast, host Severin Sorensen engages in an enlightening discourse with the multifaceted Uta Birkmayer. Uta, a distinguished alumna of Cornell University with a Masters in Hospitality and a BS in Hotel Management, further accentuates her academic pedigree with an executive charette in design from the Harvard University School of Design.
Beyond her educational accolades, Uta wears many hats: she's an executive coach, founder of Xsense, leadership coach, mastermind group leader, nutritional therapist, dynamic business executive, entrepreneur, advocate for life, health, and happiness, and a former Vistage Chair. Central to her coaching philosophy is a commitment to guiding her CEO clients towards discovering and nurturing their authentic selves.
Embark on a journey that traces Uta's relentless spirit, summed up in her mantra: "don't tell me I can't do it." From her upbringing in Germany to her pivotal decision to pursue academics at Cornell, we navigate through the serendipitous encounters and unwavering tenacity that have marked her path. Experience the expanse of Uta's career in the hospitality realm, where her prowess as a Hotelier shines, primarily through her influential roles in Japan, China, and Germany.
Delving deeper into the concept of authenticity, Uta believes in its holistic embrace, stating, "Authenticity is not just the good stuff. It's also the stuff that many developers want to hide." This belief remains foundational to her work, where she lends spaces a deeper context, enriching them with meaning, and realigning their purpose. Her current venture, the Rocket Mastermind groups, is a testament to her innovative approach, where she seamlessly melds her diverse expertise.
Join us as we unpack the essence of her mastermind groups, explore the metaphor of voyaging on a rocket ship, and get a glimpse of the groundbreaking tools she employs to design unparalleled experiential learning journeys for her CEO clientele. This episode beckons those eager to weave authenticity with purpose, all in the pursuit of attaining unparalleled happiness and health.
The Arete Coach Podcast aims to uncover the art and science of executive coaching. Learn more about the podcast at aretecoach.io.
This Podcast interview was recorded on July 13, 2023.
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This is Arete Coach Podcast Episode 1141, with host Severin Sorensen bringing you an exciting episode with Dr. Philippe Bouissou. Philippe, is a man whose multifaceted journey through Silicon Valley is filled with invaluable insights. From being a best-selling author, TEDx speaker, and growth expert to an entrepreneur, CEO, venture capitalist, and board member, Philippe has donned many hats. His book "Aligning the Dots" presents a revolutionary approach to optimizing resource allocation for sustainable, profitable growth. As a managing partner and co-founder of Blue Dots Partners LLC, he focuses on accelerating top-line growth.
In his years as a venture capitalist, Philippe evaluated over 2300 startups and witnessed firsthand the common pitfalls that led to their demise. A key realization he shares is the critical importance of focus and self-awareness for a startup's survival and success. This episode dives deep into Philippe's entrepreneurial journey, the eye-opening lessons he gleaned from Steve Jobs at Apple, and the profound understanding that, ultimately, every business is in the business of 'manufacturing and delivering delight' to its customers.
We'll also discuss the lessons learned from failures, the humbling experience of studying physics, the crucial role of alignment within teams, the significance of having CEO experience before serving as a board member, and much more.
Philippe's career began as the founder and CEO of G2I Incorporated, a UNIX software company later acquired by Matra. He then joined Apple as the director of the Worldwide Internet Commerce Group, where he founded and managed the online Apple Store, catapulting its revenue from zero to 350 million. Post-Apple, Philippe transitioned into venture capitalism and co-managed the Milestone Group, a management consulting firm serving over 220 clients. Throughout his career, he has led 120 management consulting projects with giants like Cisco, Microsoft, SAP, and VeriSign, and served on the board of directors of 20 companies, including the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG).
Armed with degrees from Ecole Normale Supérieure in mathematics, a master's in physics, and a Ph.D. in nonlinear physics and chaos theory, Philippe brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table.
Join us for a stimulating 60-minute cognitive stroll with two new friends, as we traverse through a multitude of topics, each more enlightening than the last.
The Arete Coach Podcast aims to uncover the art and science of executive coaching. Learn more about the podcast at aretecoach.io.
This Podcast interview was recorded on June 22, 2023.
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This is Arete Coach Podcast Episode 1140, with host Severin Sorensen bringing you an exciting episode with Dr. Travis Kemp titled "Beyond Intuition and The Fusion of Sports, Study, and Evidence-Based Coaching."
Hailing from Adelaide, Australia, Dr. Kemp stands as a beacon in executive coaching, leadership, and organizational psychology. With over three decades of experience, his expertise is acknowledged not just in Australia but globally by industry stalwarts and peers.
In this episode:
Uncover Dr. Kemp's enthralling journey from his early ties to sports and education to his passion for embracing the uncertainties that life offers.
Delve into the intriguing application of sports metaphors in coaching, with insights from skiing and golf.
Understand the pivotal difference between perception and reality. As Kemp articulates, "Understanding what's actually happening versus what is perceived is crucial."
Challenge widely accepted coaching assumptions and unearth the significance of evidence-based coaching.
Embrace Dr. Kemp's philosophy on the art of asking questions, emphasizing that "It's not just the structure, but the timing, tone, and intent that truly matter."
Reinforce the inviolable principle of confidentiality in coaching. As Kemp succinctly puts it, "You are a vault, creating an environment for deep, genuine sharing."
Dr. Kemp's vast experience spans working with top-tier leaders across diverse industries, focusing on magnifying individual and organizational performance. As an executive coach, he aids leaders in refining their strategy, communication, and leadership techniques. He’s also the co-director of the Institute of Coaching and Consulting Psychology, contributes to leading coaching journals, and serves as an adjunct professor at the University of South Australia.
The Arete Coach Podcast aims to uncover the art and science of executive coaching. Learn more about the podcast at aretecoach.io.
This Podcast interview was recorded on July 11, 2023.
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This is Arete Coach Podcast Episode 1139, with host Severin Sorensen bringing you an exciting episode titled: Arete Coach Podcast Episode 1139 Dena Patton "From Broadway Lights to Coaching Brilliance."
In this illuminating episode of the Arete Coach Podcast, host Severin Sorensen shares an insightful interview with Dena Patton who is an executive coach, best-selling author, and powerhouse speaker, Dena Patton.
In this episode: (1) Discover Dena's dramatic transition from being a driving force in Broadway Marketing to identifying and harnessing her unique gifts in executive coaching; (2) Unearth the story behind Dena's involvement in the moving 9/11 Photography Exhibition—a project that not only garnered 10,000 participants but also brought together a staggering 500,000 attendees for community, healing, and hope. (3) Delve into her best-selling book "The Greatness Game," where Dena outlines her approach to leading with audacity and excellence. Witness her commitment to the future through the Girls Rule Foundation, a venture she co-founded, aimed at empowering young girls in self-esteem, leadership, and financial career skills.
With over two decades in coaching and training, Dena Patton has solidified her reputation by assisting purpose-driven companies and visionary leaders to not just thrive but set new standards in their respective fields. Whether it's marketing, shifting mindset, or establishing systems, Dena has been instrumental in elevating profits and impact for countless businesses.
Don't miss this episode filled with insights, stories of resilience, and transformative lessons from one of the best in the world of coaching.
The Arete Coach Podcast aims to uncover the art and science of executive coaching. Learn more about the podcast at aretecoach.io.
This Podcast interview was recorded on June 27, 2023.
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This is Arete Coach Podcast Episode 1138, with host Severin Sorensen bringing you an exciting episode titled: Arete Coach 1138 Bill Edgar "From Circus Tents to Board Rooms: A Life Journey to Vistage Chairing."
Join host Severin Sorensen for an enthralling discussion with Bill Edgar, an executive coach whose story is as colorful as it is inspiring. Before diving into Bill's riveting journey, we kick off with a shared intrigue: the rise of Artificial Intelligence, particularly ChatGPT, and its transformative influence on our businesses and daily lives.
Bill Edgar is not your typical executive coach. With a decade-long legacy as a Vistage Chair and the honor of the Red Scott Award, he's a figure who commands respect in leadership circles. His narrative takes us from the vibrant circus tents his family pitched across the US, to roles in Western Shows, the Army, banking, land development, and several other arenas. Each step in his journey, each hat he's worn, has imparted him with unique insights, which he now channels into guiding today's CEOs and industry leaders.
Certified as a Franklin Covey Facilitator, Bill masterfully employs principles from iconic texts, including 'The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People.' He's adept at steering leaders away from the monotony of routine, advocating for innovative thinking, audacious choices, and actions that leave an indelible mark.
This episode promises a deep dive into Bill's life, extracting pearls of wisdom he's gathered and spotlighting moments that shaped his fervor for coaching and Vistage chairing. Revel in insights like, 'True beginnings don't stem from perfection, but from the journey of learning.' Ponder over the prompt, 'What action today propels you closer to your aspirations?' and let it spark your personal metamorphosis.
The Arete Coach Podcast aims to uncover the art and science of executive coaching. Learn more about the podcast at aretecoach.io.
This Podcast interview was recorded on June 30, 2023.
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Welcome to Episode 1137 of the Arete Coach Podcast: "From 'To-Do' to 'To-Be': A Paradigm Shift in Leadership". Join your host, Severin Sorensen, for a powerful dialogue with David Savage, a master of transformation. As a renowned speaker, author, executive coach, and president of Savage Management Limited, David is an expert in transforming conflict into collaboration and turning communication breakdowns into breakthroughs.
In this compelling episode, we dive into David's world of 'to-be' leadership, contrasting it with traditional 'to-do' lists, and unraveling a whole new way to view success and achievement. Together, we explore topics such as the art of active listening, the power of mindfulness, and the crucial role of being present in coaching and leadership.
David enlightens us on how to turn 'the great resignation' from a potential disaster into a thriving opportunity. He walks us through his unique methods of handling employee terminations with empathy and respect, while revealing the distinct line between customer service and customer delight.
Drawing from his wide range of life experiences and insights from his nine published books, including "Better by Design, Your Best Collaboration Guide", David shares his philosophy on leveraging even negative experiences, like a truly bad job, into invaluable lessons for personal and professional growth.
Immerse yourself in this journey with us as we delve into the fascinating shift from 'to-do' to 'to-be', offering you the tools to become the best version of yourself in leadership and life.
The Arete Coach Podcast aims to uncover the art and science of executive coaching. Learn more about the podcast at aretecoach.io.
This Podcast interview was recorded on June 29, 2023.
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Welcome to Episode 1,136 of the Arete Coach Podcast. Today, our host Severin Sorensen is conversing with Nida Leard, MCC - a dynamic entrepreneur, business consultant, executive coach, and author from Bangkok, Thailand.
Nida's experience as a serial entrepreneur and former Fortune 500 executive spans over 20 years, blending business acumen, psychology, and personal development. As an accomplished author, her book "One to Millions Entrepreneur" is a unique blend of marketing, branding, and mindset guide.
This episode explores active listening, powerful questioning, and other core ICF coaching competencies, such as dancing in the moment and being present with the coachee. We dive into the value-driven approach of coaching, discussing pricing strategies and service delivery. Nida, who specializes in coaching outliers in the top 2%, shares her insights on inner work, a crucial aspect of personal growth.
Join us in a thought-provoking discussion about active listening, powerful questions, coaching tools, pricing coaching, and delivering high value. We explore what is meant by 'doing the work,' that inner work that is so important. We also talk about making a difference. Nida is empowered by Ghandi's saying, 'be the change you want to see in the world.'
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This episode was recorded on 19 May 2023.
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Welcome to Episode 1135 of the Arete Coach Podcast with your host, Severin Sorensen. In this insightful conversation, we are joined by Gustavo Razzetti, an acclaimed speaker, best-selling author, and esteemed workplace culture consultant. As the founder of Fearless Culture, and creator of the Culture Design Canvas, Gustavo facilitates transformative discussions to reshape workplace cultures. His rich career journey includes high-profile roles in companies like Leo Burnett, 1871, and the Galagos United, which lend to his comprehensive understanding of workplace culture.
The highlight of this episode is our deep dive into the realities of the remote workplace, busting myths, and exploring the various shapes of hybrid workplaces. We also scrutinize the significance of value-driven work, employee engagement strategies, and the innovative concept of job pricing based on value rather than hours. This conversation promises to offer valuable insights for organizations navigating the post-pandemic, remote work landscape. Tune in to learn from Gustavo, the mind behind the award-winning book, "Remote Not Distant," whose innovative perspectives have been featured in respected publications such as The New York Times, Forbes, Psychology Today, and the BBC.
The Arete Coach Podcast aims to uncover the art and science of executive coaching. Learn more about the podcast at aretecoach.io.
This Podcast interview was recorded on May 25th, 2023.
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Welcome to episode 1134 of the Arete Coach Podcast! Join your host, Severin Sorensen, for a captivating dialogue with our esteemed guest, Dr. Benjamin Ritter, a renowned executive leadership and career coach. Dr. Ritter is the driving force behind Live For Yourself Consulting, and the head of talent development and organizational culture at Teknova. With over a decade of experience guiding clients from companies like Amazon, Coursera, DoorDash, Google, Fiserve, Northwestern, Pinterest, and Yelp, he is adept at assisting senior executives who grapple with uncertainties about their career path, executive presence, and self-perception of success.
Live (defined as Life Intentions, Values, and Expectations) For Yourself Consulting, under Dr. Ritter's leadership, empowers these individuals to fine-tune their professional brand, bolster their leadership skills, enhance their executive presence, and design a career trajectory that resonates with their purpose. Dr. Ritter is also known for his educational offerings, such as "Be the Leader of Your Own Career," "Create a Career You Love," "The Three Cs of Self Leadership," and "The Team Model." He also hosts the Live for Yourself podcast and is a globally recognized speaker and facilitator of talent and leadership development workshops.
Dr. Ritter holds a doctorate in education focusing on organizational leadership, value alignment, and job satisfaction, complemented by his MBA in entrepreneurial management and an MPH in health policy administration. His research has been published in prestigious journals like the International Journal of Healthcare Management and the Journal of Global Leadership. He has also gained valuable insights from his tenures at Torch, Better Up, and YPO. His considerable experience in fostering healthy organizational cultures and steering executives towards their future goals make him an invaluable guest on the Arete Coach Podcast, where we delve into the art and science of executive coaching.
In this episode, we delve into various aspects of coaching, including one-on-one sessions, refining client's thoughts through powerful questioning, and emphasizing delivering excellent work rather than merely task completion. We also discuss the role of AI in coaching and much more. Tune in to this illuminating conversation filled with actionable insights!
The Arete Coach Podcast aims to uncover the art and science of executive coaching. Learn more about the podcast at aretecoach.io.
This Podcast interview was recorded on February 27th, 2023.
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Welcome to episode 1133 of the Arete Coach Podcast! We're excited to present your host, Severin Sorensen, as he dives into a riveting conversation with our distinguished guest, Lisa Ann Edwards. An accomplished executive coach, Lisa is the innovative founder and CEO of MyExcelia.com, a trailblazing company revolutionizing how coaches, consultants, and leadership experts quantify and monitor the Return on Investment (ROI) from their client engagements.
Our episode today, entitled "Show Your Value: Calculating ROI of Coaching," uncovers Lisa's wealth of experience gained from her engagements with industry leaders such as Microsoft, Amazon, Google, The Gates Foundation, Pinterest, and many more. Her work primarily revolves around identifying and determining the financial impact of coaching programs on these corporations.
Drawing from her past as the head of talent management for a Bill Gates-owned global media conglomerate, Lisa shares an enlightening narrative on the vital role of robust people development programs. She recounts a transformative moment when senior executives, unable to perceive the concrete benefits, opted to slash these programs. Lisa's innovative strategy proved the undeniable ROI of a coaching initiative, effectively restoring budget allocation for the program within the organization.
In this insightful conversation, we'll also explore diverse topics ranging from the Hudson Institute, the art and science of coaching and mentoring, to the emerging role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the paradigm-shifting 'Jobs To Be Done' theory. Don't miss this exciting episode full of valuable insights!
The Arete Coach Podcast aims to uncover the art and science of executive coaching. Learn more about the podcast at aretecoach.io.
This Podcast interview was recorded on May 24th, 2023. And the interview with
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This is the Arete Coach Podcast, Episode, 1132 with host Severin Sorensen, with an episode titled, Beyond Excellence – The Art of Being, Becoming, and Serving as a Chair, Executive Coach, Mentor, and Facilitator. Honoring the life and legacy of Bob Nourse.
This episode pays tribute to the life and contributions of Bob Nourse. We will delve into the 'power of peers and professionally facilitated peer executive groups' as well as the TEC-Vistage model, enriched with insights from numerous past and present TEC and Vistage Chairs and stakeholders.
Vistage is the trailblazer of the professionally moderated executive peer group known as "The Executive Committee", and was established in October 1957. Last October marked Vistage's 65th anniversary, providing a perfect opportunity to reflect on TEC's early stages, growth, and evolution into Vistage. Central to this historical exploration is the extraordinary work of Bob Nourse - his identity, leadership journey, thought processes shaped by his personal experiences and era, and the synthesis of these elements into a purposeful framework for CEOs and peer executive groups, which he named TEC.
In this episode, we explore how Bob Nourse's vision for a Chair's role still permeates the work of TEC and Vistage Chairs worldwide. We will also hear sage advice from many of these Chairs.
This podcast was recorded following the the annual retreat of Keepers Of The Flame in Boulder, Colorado. This event also saw the launch of a new book by Severin Sorensen, 'Beyond Excellence' – The Art of Being, Becoming, and Serving as a Chair, Executive Coach, Mentor, and Facilitator, which celebrates the life and legacy of Bob Nourse.
Sources for this book (and podcast) encompass historical records from Bob Nourse's family, testimonials from contemporary TEC and Vistage stakeholders who knew Bob, and material sourced from over 130 Arete Coach Podcast interviews recorded between April 2020 and June 2023.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This episode was produced on June 26, 2023.
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Join us for Episode 1131 of the Arete Coach Podcast, hosted by Severin Sorensen. In this special episode, Severin introduces his innovative "AI Coaching Triad" paper, recently presented in London. Explore how the triad - Coach, Coachee, and AI Assistant - creates rich dialogues, revolutionizing coaching.
Originating from his BPS Coaching Psychology Division Conference presentation, Severin reveals an exciting integration of AI into the coaching process. Using AI tools like ChatGPT and Fathom Notes, he demonstrates how to enhance coaching sessions, providing ten use cases and client case studies. Severin introduces 10 use cases for AI as a helpmeet for coach and coaches to co-creating greater value and insights in the coaching session.
Listen to this comprehensive insight into the prospects, risks, and ethics of AI-assisted coaching, and understand the significant value it brings to clients. Severin, a seasoned coach and AI Whisperer, shares his wisdom and practical tools for implementing AI platforms into coaching. Brace for an episode set to inspire, challenge, and enlighten your coaching journey.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This episode was produced on June 18, 2023.
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Welcome to Episode 1130 of the Arete Coach Podcast with your host, Severin Sorensen. Today we're joined by Perry Maughmer, a distinguished executive coach, CEO, podcast host, and Vistage Chair based in Columbus, OH. With eight years of managing six executive peer groups, Perry also leads the Potential Leader Lab and its accompanying podcast, focusing on transformative leadership through management.
Having operated in various business industries, sizes, and roles, Perry integrates mindfulness and intentionality in his coaching, and is motivated by John Wesley's philosophy of benefiting others as much and as long as possible.
A servant leader, Perry's driving passion lies in empowering others and fulfilling their most crucial needs, which he believes is the heart of effective and efficient leadership. This episode explores Perry's journey into executive coaching, bringing mindfulness into his coaching sessions and facilitated peer groups, his methods for being and doing, his time management strategies, his passion for service, and how his family values shape his coaching approach. It was a fun, insightful, touching, and memorable podcast interview with someone I'm proud to have on our show, where we seek to showcase coaches striving for excellence and beyond.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This episode was produced on 26 May 2023.
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Welcome to episode 1,129 of the Arete Coach Podcast, hosted by Severin Sorensen, where we are joined by our esteemed guest, Mark Fackler. Mark, a respected Vistage Chair and contributor to Keeper's of the Flame for 10-year Chairs, is a retired CEO who now dedicates his life to coaching and mentoring other CEOs.
Starting his career as a software engineer, Mark transitioned to entrepreneurship as the founder of Stellcom, a company focused on hardware and services. Over a 16-year period, guided by the principles of honesty, life balance, and continuous improvement, Mark successfully expanded the company, leading it to recognition in Inc 500 twice. Following his successful tenure, Mark divested his shares and retired.
Mark's engagement with Vistage started in 1991 and lasted until 2002, a period during which he was able to significantly grow his business and experience substantial ROI from his Vistage investment. This experience ignited his passion for helping other CEOs achieve similar results in their Vistage groups.
Currently, Mark is not only facilitating Vistage groups but also imparting his wisdom to MBA students at the Rady UCSD Business School as a mentor. Intriguingly, Mark was coached by the highly respected Chair Pat Hyndman for 12 years before being invited to Chair CE 12, becoming the 7th Chair in a series of influential Chairs to guide this group.
In this episode, we delve into Mark's remarkable journey, discussing the qualities of an effective chair, and exploring his transformation from a challenging period to one characterized by sharing light, love, learning, and service. Lean back and enjoy this enlightening episode filled with valuable insights.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This episode was produced on 23 May 2023.
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This is episode 1102 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen, MPhil, the curator and host of the Arete Coach Podcast that seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. In this special episode, we identify and 'Celebrate the 35 Best Executive Coaching Industry Podcasts of 2022."
As of this release, there are over 2,981,949 podcast shows globally, with over 66 million episodes. Navigating the sea of podcast offerings to determine the best ones takes time and energy that many don't have to spend. Part of our mission at AreteCoach.io is to research, assess, and curate actionable data for the executive coaching community. In the podcast, we describe the source and method of executive coach podcast identification, selection, screening, and ranking of the podcasts.
This episode explores what data, Google analytics, ListenNotes, Apple Podcasts, RSS feed monitors, podcast backlinks, citation indexes, and other data can tell us about the 35 Best Executive Coaching Podcasts of 2022. Showcased in this episode are well-known, new, and niche podcasts for the executive coaching community.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This episode was produced on 26 November 2022.
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This is episode 1,101 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest Catherine Mattice, MA, SHRM-SCP. Catherine is an executive coach, SHRM Senior Certified Professional, consultant, mentor, and author of "Back Off, Your Kick Ass Guide to Ending Bullying At Work."
Catherine Mattice is the founder/CEO of Civility Partners (https://civilitypartners.com/) an HR consulting firm focused on helping organizations create respectful and positive workplace cultures. Her clients range from Fortune 500's to government, to nonprofit, to small business in a wide range of industries. She and her team have served the likes of Chevron, the Marine Corps, the American Red Cross, Stanford University and more. Catherine is an HR thought-leader – though she likes to say disrupter - and has appeared in such venues as USA Today, Entrepreneur, Bloomberg, CNN, NPR, and many other national news outlets as an expert. She’s also an award-winning speaker, blogger, and book author. Leadership guru, Ken Blanchard, called her first book, BACK OFF! Your Kick-Ass Guide to Ending Bullying at Work, “the most comprehensive and valuable handbook on the topic.”
She’s one of the nation’s true experts on the social and relational aspects of workplace bullying and harassment, and thus how to resolve these issues inside an organization. Catherine is also one of four founders of the National Workplace Bullying Coalition, a nonprofit focused on education and legislation about workplace bullying.
In this episode, we explore Catherine's journey into coaching and her passion for eliminating bullying in the workplace. We explore examples of workplace bullying in, its definitions, and how through HR interventions such as executive coaching can help toxic bosses and leaders see and understand their role in bullying, and she maps the way out for them. We explore the coaching content, questions, and challenges.
More on the topic is available at AreteCoach.io.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This episode was produced on 28 September 2022.
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This is episode 1100 representing the "100th" episode of the Arete Coach Podcast with guest host Ozzie Gontang, PhD, and his guest Severin Sorensen, MPhil, the curator and host of AreteCoach.io and the Arete Coach Podcast, and CEO of ePraxis, a premier-level executive recruiting, talent selection, and executive coaching company.
Severin Sorensen is a serial entrepreneur and lifetime learner with a passionate curiosity for people and businesses. Severin is the CEO of ePraxis LLC, a premier-level retained search firm that provides executive headhunting, talent selection, and executive coaching. In addition to finding top talent, Severin has provided over 8,000+ hours of paid executive coaching to entrepreneurs, CEOs, Presidents, and C-level executives. Severin is an ICF ACSTH Certified Executive Coach, Certified Organizational Development Coach, Certified Life Coach, Certified Positive Intelligence® Coach, and Certified Leadership Circle Profile Coach. Severin is the founder, host, and producer of the Arete Coach Podcast, which explores the art and science of executive coaching with some of the industry's best executive coaches, coaching industry researchers, and book authors.
From 2010-2018 Severin was a Vistage Chair who coached three CEO and key executive groups. Several also was honored to be a Vistage Mentor Chair and help other prospective Vistage Chairs start their journey’s into coaching. In 2011, Severin received the "Rookie of the Year Chair Award" from Vistage. Since 2013, Severin has added international speaking for Vistage, CEO conferences, executive peer groups, and corporations on identifying and hiring difference-making top talent, where he has given over 300 speaker presentations internationally.
In this episode, Severin shares his journey into executive coaching, his Vistage Chair experience, the value of curiosity and lifetime learning, the sentient aspects of 'active listening,' the role of tools in his executive coaching toolkit, several coaching lessons learned, and much more. More on these topics are available at AreteCoach.io.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This episode was produced on 22 October 2022.
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This is episode 1099 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest Dr. Vikki Brock, PhD, MCC. Vikki is an executive coach, an ICF Master Certified Coach, consultant, mentor, and author of The Sourcebook of Coaching History.
In 1995 Vikki left her 21-year career at The Boeing Company to start VB Coaching and Consulting. Today she is an ICF Master Certified Coach, consultant, and mentor. She earned her Executive MBA and a Ph.D. in Coaching and Human Development. When she was coaching, she brought wisdom, experience, and research-based processes to move leaders and individuals to higher stages of personal awareness and effectiveness. Vikki encouraged her clients to take “their leadership and their life to the next level” in a challenging yet non-judgemental way. Vikki is the author of The Sourcebook of Coaching History, “a comprehensive review of the historical roots of coaching and the influence of pioneers from related fields.”
Vikki was closely involved with the early founders of modern coaching: Thomas Leonard and Laura Whitworth. Vikki was an early member of ICF (member #60) and since its creation in 1996 , she was one of the first coaches to receive an MCC from the ICF in 1998. She also was on faculty for the University of Texas at Dallas Coaching Certificate program, and taught for several coach training schools internationally.
In this episode, we explore Vikki's journey into the coach field, her experiences in the growth of the coaching industry, and her passion for interviewing 170 coaching practitioners and scholars as the basis for her Sourcebook on Coaching History.
More on the topic is available at AreteCoach.io.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This episode was produced on 17 October 2022.
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This is episode 1098 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen and his guest Terrie Lupberger, MCC, she is an ICF Master Certified Coach, Executive Coach, senior instructor for coaching at the University of Miami, CEO of Terrie Lupberger and Associates, and former CEO for the Newfield Network USA.
Terrie Lupberger is an MCC out of Boulder, Colorado. She combines her 20+ years of global leadership and management experience with her executive coaching and change-management expertise to bring forth the very best out of her coaching clients. She coaches her clients with an expansive body of knowledge, tools, and unique processes to better support them in navigating their challenges and generating greater impact. In her coaching, she utilizes her research into what makes change really stick, teams, emotional intelligence, conscious leadership principles, and quantum theory. Today she is the Program Director and Co-Facilitator of The Coach Partnership’s Team Coaching Certification Program. She is also the Co-Facilitator of The Disruptive ChangeMaker, a virtual 3-month, online program for coaches, leaders, and other changemakers that brings quantum-based theory into business practice. Terrie also co-facilitates The Executive Sanctuary, a development program for nonprofit CEOs. Since 2013, Terrie has been a Senior Instructor at the University of Miami’s certified Professional Coaching Program. Since 2010, Terrie has been the Director of Training with The Coach Partnership which offers the Newfield Coaching Program in Asia. Terry is the former CEO of Newfield Network USA.
In the podcast, we explore Terrie's journey into executive coaching, lessons in life and some lessons learned in her coaching journey. From the safety of her first positon at the US Department of Treasury, to her transition into the helping and serving professions of coaching. She shares her experience learning coaching method first in Newfield, and then later learning journies into neuroscience and other fields. She shares her power questions and explores how she views 'the brilliance of coaching is a safe space to explore possibilities.' She shares her views on human beings being meaning makers, and the stories we tell to provide meaning, and how often 'its all made up.' She gives voice to the notion, 'do I need a story about this?' These musings and more can be found in this episode.
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This episode was recorded on September 29, 2022 via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1097 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen and his guest Virginia Knudsen, Executive Coach and CEO and Founder of BOAR.
Virginia Knudsen is the CEO and Founder of BOAR, a “courageous community” which creates “personal and professional greatness.” At BOAR Virginia helps executives and business owners “seize opportunities and fulfill their potential.” Through her CEO Mastermind groups and executive coaching, she helps business leaders develop their skills, “live courageously”, inspire others, “be role models”, and connect with and learn from other business leaders. Virginia uses her unique skill set from her experience in roles such as CEO, Entrepreneur, EVP/COO, Former Vistage Chair (7 yr) and Vistage Member (7.5 yr), and Executive Coach to best assist her clients and group members. Before her consulting and coaching, Virginia was the SVP and Region Manager of First National Bank of Nevada, SVP of Nevada State Bank, and EVP and COO of Bank of George. She obtained her Master of Science Degree in Organizational Leadership from Regis University and was awarded the “Women of Distinction Award- Glass Ceiling” by the National Association of Women Business Owners in 2009. In 2021, Virginia also became a certified Fierce Facilitator.
In the podcast, we explore Virginia's journey into executive coaching, lessons in life and some lessons learned through hardship as a young mother, then working at Wells Fargo to provide for her family, and how she was quickly identified as a high potential and earned her way up the ranks in banking. We learn of her journey into coaching and her passion for helping others. We learn of several powerful questions she has asked to her coaching clients. We hear about her early exploration of learning and self at Landmark, and how that created a desire to learn more and share more with others.
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This episode was recorded on July 22, 2022 via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1096 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen and his guest Larraine Chang, who is an executive coach and CEO of Ascension Associates based in Hong Kong, China.
Larraine is an executive coach, a member of ICF, a strengths coach, an OKR certified coach, and highly qualified to talk about the coaching practice and business in the Hong Kong market. She helps executives find the potential within themselves by using a strengths-based coach approach. She also conducts leadership development workshops to create workplace well-being and teaches managers to embrace a coaching mindset. Through her company, Ascension Associates, she provides executive coaching, executive search and talent selection for her clients. Prior to starting her company, she was a recruitment director for a local Hong Kong boutique financial services firm.
In the podcast, we explore Larraine's love of Jazz music, and its parallels to improv and great coaching. We cross-walk through her coaching journey from a recruiter, to consultant, to coach. We explore powerful questions she has used in past coaching sessions. Larraine also comments on the difference in mindsets between 'faking it till you make it,' vs 'work it till you make it.' Larraine describes how 'coaching is helping the person face themselves so that they can find their own solutions.'
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This episode was recorded on August 19, 2022 via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1095 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen and his executive coach guests Michele Barry, Ben Griffin, Barry Goldberg, Phil Holberton, and Conor Neill. In this episode, we present a special panel discussion of senior executive coaches that explores how to prepare for a Recession, and specifically, 10 things to take with you into a hard recession. The purpose of putting this episode together was to provide sage counsel for CEOs, business owners and coaches who are coaching other business owners on how to prepare for a probable recession, and one that may indeed be a hard recession.
In the episode, we explore, What is a recession? [1:13]; What Does A Recession Feel Like? [10:38]; What 10 Things Would You Take Into A Hard Recession? [29:07]; Final reflections from panelists [1:13:23]; and lastly, Severin summarizes the session [1:17:50] and ends with a few inspiring quotes to consider. Share this episode with executive coaches, business coaches, leadership coaches, business owners, entrepreneurs, CEOs, Key Executive teams, and anyone wanting to have a headstart in preparing for what looks like more than a portent of stormy weather ahead.
[A disclaimer and warning; in this episode, panelists on the podcast share their deepest insights and past actions they have taken during hard recessions. Several offer their 'to-do' list for preparing for a recession such as securing cash for operations. Listeners are advised to seek their own financial and legal counsel before implementing any suggestions offered in this program.]
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This episode was recorded on October 7, 2022 via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1094 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen and his guest Michele Barry, who is a CEO, Vistage Chair, Executive Leadership Growth Coach, CEO Peer Group Leader, and Consultant. Michele is a former college athlete and teacher, and a current executive coach, and lifetime learner.
Michele is CEO of M Barry Consulting operating from Arlington, Massachusetts. She is also a Vistage Chair with multiple peer groups since 2005. In 2007 she became a Vistage Mentor where she helps develop new Vistage Chairs to start their groups and become effective leaders. In 2012, Michele became a faculty member of Vistage and started teaching new hire training courses and advanced training courses for experienced chairs.
Michele was a Lead Change Management Consultant and Director with Fidelity Investments. Michele has also worked in the education, training, and learning fields. With Politzer & Haney she served as a Learning and Development Manager and she also worked in other organizations as an Instructional Designer for training, a Developmental Editor for school curriculum, and an English Teacher and Mathematics Teacher. Michele is a certified Predictive Index Certified Partner and Practitioner, a certified EQi 2.0 and EQ-1 360 with Multi-Health Systems, she is certified with the Leadership Circle Profile, and she is a PI Certified Talent Optimization Consultant. Furthermore, Michele has her Masters' degrees in Literature and Accounting.
In the podcast, we explore Michele's journey into executive coaching, lessons from sports, curiosity, courage, and compassion. We talk about the parallels of sports and business, sch as "Playing on Your Front Foot" and being offense or attack minded. We explore powerful questions and nuances of performance coaching. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This episode was recorded on August 31, 2022 via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1093 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen and his guest Michael Denning, PhD, Dr. Denning is an executive consultant, Vistage Master Chair, and professor emeritus, who lives in Phoenix, AZ. Mike has been with Vistage International for some 24 years, and currently serves as a Vistage master chair for four groups. Mike also serves as an executive consultant in leadership, turnaround situations, mergers and acquisitions, finance, global marketing, and strategic planning. At Arizona State University. Mike serves as a professor emeritus in the WP Carry School of Business with research and teaching interest centered on leadership, marketing, strategy, and entrepreneurship.
Mike has held positions on boards and is a member of the board or interim president for several of these. He has held leadership positions, such as the vice president of marketing at Memorex Corporation and a variety of other roles at IBM. He has also held executive positions, such as CEO, COO, and other presidential roles in 12 companies, including Mortgages Limited, Learning Edge, and LandTech Environmental. Furthermore, Mike was a member of the US Air Force Academy class of 1967 and served in the Southeast Asia area during the Vietnam war. He earned his master's from Columbia University and his Doctorate from Capella University in organization and management with a specialization in leadership. In our conversation, we explore Mike's career, thoughts on leadership, and his metaphor that leadership is like surfing.
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This episode was recorded on August 19, 2022 via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1092 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen and his guest Chip Webster is a long-term Vistage Chair, Co-Founder of TEC/Vistage Keepers of the Flame, Mentor, Strategic Consultant, Business Owner, and Author. When not traveling across the US in his luxury RV, Chip lives and works in Tampa, Florida.
Chip was an early leader in the peer-to-peer learning space with over 3 decades of experience providing high-level mentoring, strategic support, and executive guidance to over 100 companies. He is the former President of Consolidated Directories, an early phone book company. As a Vistage Chair he led four chief and key executive peer groups. In 1999, he was awarded the Don Cope Award, and was later promoted to President of Vistage Florida, where he oversaw 45 Vistage Chairs and 75 Vistage groups. He is a co-founder of TEC (Vistage) Keepers of the Flame.
This interview contains a rich conversation that spanned many topics, from a poem Chip wrote called 'Act Now' inspired by the inspirational prodding of poet David Whyte, to Chair/Coach musings about ' the 'power of peer groups,' to exploring powerful questions, to sharing thoughts from his new book (in writing) about civic duty and safeguarding democracy. We close by exploring Chip's mission: 'making a difference in the people's lives and helping them realize their dreams for we are here to be angels to each other.'
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This episode was recorded on August 25, 2022 via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1091 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Ben Griffin from Baltimore, MD, who now lives in Florida. Ben is an executive coach, board advisor, and Founder and President of CEOIQ. Prior to entering the coaching business, Ben was an entrepreneur and an executive in multiple commercial insurance industry and IT service businesses. He started coaching first as a TEC Chair and later went on to found his current coaching business: CEOIQ. Ben earned his MBA from the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College.
In the interview, we explore Ben's life journey into coaching, his hard lessons learned in business, and the lifelong learnings that have brought him to be one of the great coaches of our day. We explored topics of managing the business during inflationary times, the risk of unbridled corporate growth, KPIs to manage your business, the unintended consequence of words, and many other issues relevant to business owners and coaches. When not coaching, Ben is an avid photographer and has traveled the world seeking that 'perfect' shot, and he describes the work of his new book (in writing) looking through the 'leadership lens.' This and much more awaits the listener inside the episode.
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This episode was produced on August 12, 2022.
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This is episode 1090 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen with a special episode that honors the life, legacy, and contributions of professor Anthony Grant PhD, the father of evidence-based coaching.
Professor Anthony Grant (1954-2020) is often credited as ‘the father of evidence-based coaching” and in 2000 he “established the world’s first Coaching Psychology Unit at the School of Psychology at The University of Sydney.” (Grant, 2020). As director of the Coaching Psychology Unit, Anthony Grant made great strides toward establishing the efficacy of evidence-based coaching. He collaborated widely with colleagues at Sydney University and researchers worldwide. Through his focused attention, research, teaching, and collaborations, Anthony has supported the development of the evidence-based coaching industry, and his impact on the industry continues today. In academia, a scholar's contributions and community significance is often captured by academic key performance indicators: for example, SemanticScholar shows that Professor Grant has 111 publications of record, eight books, 27 book chapters, and over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles, and more research is being published that was started before his death.
The episode explores Professor Grant's life contributions and a new article written by Severin Sorensen, M.Phil., and Nathalie Lerotic Pavlik, MSc, MBPsS, "Towards Evidence-Based Coaching Practice: “Taking Out the Sham, and Putting in the Wham” – Honoring the Life, Legacy, and Research of Professor Anthony Grant, PhD." In the article, we review several findings in Professor Grant's coaching research that informs the coaching practice today. We explore themes like, When is coaching best practice actually bad practice? How can coaching research inform coaching practice?
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This episode was produced on 5 September 2022.
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This is episode 1089 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen and his guest Norma Rosenberg. Norma is an Executive Coach, Vistage Chair, and winner of the prestigious Hyndman Award. Norma earned her MBA at Columbia University and worked first in the management consulting industry for PWC. Mid-career she made a pivot to executive coaching small to mid-size businesses. Norma operates from Manhattan, New York. In this episode, Norma shares her observations of navigating this Covid19 era and the flexibility we need to adapt and thrive. Titling this episode, "Oops and Ops," Norma shares metaphors and observations that leaders must consider today, including managing the mindshare of their own brains. Listeners may recall that Norma was a prior guest on our podcast, back in 2020 on episode 1005 "from black and white to Technicolor."
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This episode was recorded on August 15, 2022 via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1088 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and an episode on Personal Courage, the necessity of the Free Press for Democracies, and Empowering Writers, with special guest Julie Gammack, a former Executive Coach and Vistage Chair, with a background of journalist, reporter, columnist, and talk news radio host in Des Moines, Iowa.
In the interview, we explore Julie's life journey and experiences. At an early age, she saw, felt, and experienced injustice, and she stood up and took action. This carried into her career in the press, as a journalist, columnist, reporter, and news talk radio host, to her journey to an executive coaching and Vistage Chairing of 20 years. We explored some of Julie's favorite questions in coaching. We end by exploring Julie's current passion for empowering writers to unleash their voices and creativity in regional writers retreats.
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This episode was recorded on August 22, 2022, with portions of this episode drawn from a pre-recorded interview with Julie Gammack on July 18th, 2022 via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1087 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Christopher Avery, PhD, who lives in Austin, Texas. Christopher is a CEO, author, mentor, and speaker. He is the CEO and founder of the Responsibility Company with a fashionable website, Responsibility.com. He teaches personal responsibility and the paradigm of owning it, where you are either above or below the line, and he teaches individuals and organizations how to get above the line. He supports evolving leaders, coaches, and leadership teams who want to be wise faster, and intend to lead themselves and others to results that matter. Christopher has published two books. One called "Teamwork is an Individual Skill" and "The Responsibility Process." Much of his early professional work involved working with IT teams implementing Agile processes.
In the interview, we explore Christopher's journey from IT management consulting to executive coaching and responsibility mentoring. We also explore the difference between coping it and owning it. We discuss how personal responsibility means "Owning your ability and power to create, choose, and attract." We explore what it means to be above or below the line. And we talk about the harmful states of denial, blame, justification, shame, quitting, and obligation which are traits that keep one from being truly accountable.
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This episode was produced on June 29 2022.
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This is episode 1086 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Jim Alampi who lives in Clarkston, Michigan. Jim Alampi is the founder and chairman of Strategic Execution Accelerator, Execution Maximizer, an award-winning Vistage speaker, executive coach, and founder and owner of Alampi and Associates LLC.. Before investing his time in the executive coaching industry, Jim was the CEO of three public companies ranging from $325 million to $1.5 billion. Today Jim works with CEOs, executives, and boards of directors, teaching them how to get from their vision to execution and results. Jim has received TEC and Vistage speaker of the year awards in Canada, the United Kingdom, and globally. Jim focuses on his expertise in strategic leadership, organizational development, and executive management.
In the interview, we explore Jim's journey from the CEO suite to executive coaching. We also explore his recent book writing project, and we explore his business models and acumen. He speaks of "Distilling Complexity Into Simplicity" and the need for execution. He shares a few of his 21 business tolls for CEO and company success.
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This episode was produced on June 28, 2022.
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This is episode 1085 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Klyn Elsbury. Klyn is a motivational keynote speaker, best-selling author, and executive coach and sales team coach. Klyn's early years were developed as a promising professional recruiter, winning several awards and moving up swiftly in sales organizations. Then a negative life twist happened, a dark cloud of ill health appeared, and Klyn found herself battling the genetic disabling disorder of cystic fibrosis that attacks the lungs. Since that day, Klyn has spent over 70 extended stays in the hospital, and yet she has found ways and will to muster on, seeking to best her best days. She embraced lifetime learning and decided to learn all she could about the physical science, neuroscience, and her love 'sales team management and motivation.' Listen to her powerful story and insights, and her challenges and awakenings. Truly proving that when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. She offers a life metaphor of 'choosing your cloud' as you do with the thoughts you allow to wander by and linger in your mind.
Today, Klyn teaches executives and coaches sales teams on topics of mindful leadership, improving their focus and creativity, and re-engaging their teams. She regularly provides keynotes and workshops for EO and Vistage audiences. Her written work has appeared in over 150 publications. Along with her coaching, speaking, and writing, Klyn also serves on the board of directors for Cystic Fibrosis Lifestyle Foundation. This podcast episode conversation adds color to the topics of mindfulness, positive psychology, lifetime learning, and the sheer will to live.
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This episode was produced on May 24, 2022.
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This is episode 1084 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Sami Bugay, MCC. Sami is a Master Certified Coach, a Certified Ontological Coach, Leadership Coach, Team Coach, bestselling, author of "Better Leaders, Better Teams", and CEO and owner of KA Consulting. Better Leaders Better Teams, giving readers a ready-to-use combination of grounded theory and experiential practices to build fully functional teams. In 2021, Sami was awarded the lifetime achievement award and Outstanding OSD Graduate award from the Gestalt Center of Organization and Systems Development. In 2008, he was awarded the Local Spirit Global Presence Award from the ICF. In his coaching journey to achieve his MCC, Sami participated in over six different foundational coaching programs.
In this episode, we explore Sami's journey into coaching from being a corporate leader and having to make hard choices dealing with a massive layoff, to his choice to become an executive coach and his journey to becoming an excellent coach. He shares some of his journey of learning with the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland and the Integral Institute and other coaching schools. We explore Sami's background in IT, physics, and implications for ethical AI. Sami shares one of the great challenges for coaches is to tame their own monsters, and not their ones one challenges or past experience bias or influence with a client.
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This episode was produced on May 13, 2022.
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This is episode 1083 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen with a special episode Surviving Economic Tsunamis: Scenario analysis, strategic planning, and risk mitigation.
In this episode, we explore a world in commotion. We cross walk through current international political economy trends, the global economy, US economy, the war in Ukraine, and a portent of stormy weather ahead. Some have described our period as pre-hurricane and we explore what if it were an economic Tsunami; How would one prepare? We review economic preparations by leading economists, CEOs, and the work of surviving and thriving in turbulent times by Sequoia Capital and Bain & Company.
Discussed are topics of inflation, Federal Reserve Bank policy, economic impacts of War, and inflation impacts on global nation-state instability. We explore the leadership and cultural themes needed now. The podcast is helpful for business owners, CEOs, key executives, executive coaches and executive peer groups.
Severin Sorensen is an economist, executive coach, and serial entrepreneur with a keen curiosity for business and economic trends. Severin is CEO of ePraxis LLC, a premier-level executive headhunting, talent selection, and executive coaching company. Severin is a highly sought Vistage Speaker with over 250+ presentations worldwide on hiring top talent, innovation, and economic trends. Severin was a Vistage Chair (2010-2018) of three Vistage Groups in Salt Lake City, UT, and during this period he was a repeat Mentor Chair and awarded the 2011 Vistage Rookie Chair of the Year Award. Prior to Chairing, Severin was a Vistage/TEC member in Washington DC (1999-2004) while he owned and operated a company he founded called Sparta Consulting Corporation (1994-2005), a management consulting, security systems integration, and remote video monitoring company; Severin sold this company in 2005 and it continues today as part of Interface Security Systems, the 7th largest security systems integrator in the US (2018). Severin was a former “Special Assistant to the President” at the White House where he had the high honor to work for President George H.W. Bush (POTUS 41) (1992-93). Severin earned a graduate degree (M.Phil.) in economics from King’s College, Cambridge, University, England, and two undergraduate degrees in economics and political science from the University of Utah. While an undergraduate, Severin was the Editor in Chief of the Utah Forum: A journal on international political economy. Severin is the author of Economic Misery and Crime Waves (2009), a book that chronicles the Great Depression (1929-42) and the situation leading up to the Great Recession (2007-2009). Today, Severin prepares a quarterly economic overview for business coaches and business owner/operators on the economy, identifying key behavioral economic trends that impact businesses and their opportunity frontiers.
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This episode was produced on April 10, 2022.
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This is episode 1082 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach David Mead, who is a speaker, management consultant, and co-author of Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team. This book co-authored with Simon Sinek and Peter Docker has 400,000 copies in print, and is published in over 24 languages.
In this episode, we explore David's own "why", and his passion for helping companies overcome cultural dissonance. He talks about his formula for trust, and how company leaders should spend more time living and being, and less time materially doing their company culture. David shares his journey into management consulting and coaching, and his experiences working for and co-authoring with Simon Sinek. In our conversation, we wander through David's life experiences and learn more about him, his purpose, passion, and desire to do good to help others. In the interview, when David was asked, if he were to write a title for the name of his autobiography, he replied, "the much taller hobbit" and we explored this figurative musing about his life and journies and people he has met along the way.
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This episode was produced on March 17, 2022.
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This is episode 1081 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Katie O'Malley, BCC, who is a leadership and development expert, executive coach, and Senior Associate Director of Leadership Development, at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Board Certified Coach. Katie is the founder of (En)Courage Coaching and Consulting where she helps business leaders and executives live their most authentic and courageous lives in the Chicago area. She works alongside her clients to design authentic career paths, effective leadership practices, and courageous workplace cultures.
In this episode, we explore Katie's passion for service and journey into coaching. She talks about courage, showing up courageous, and En-couraging her clients to be their best selves. She talks about her work with Womens coaching and career development at the Chicago Booth School of Business. She ventures into a discussion about several diagnostic tools such as Strengths Finders and Hogan Assessments, and the value she sees in these instruments for her work in coaching.
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This episode was produced on March 8, 2022.
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This is episode 1080 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Tony Lewis who lives in Kanas City, MO. Tony is an executive coach, Vistage Master Chair, Best Practice Chair, and Chairman of The Lewis Group. In 1998, Tony founded the Lewis Group USA, where he helps companies develop better strategic direction and greater organizational effectiveness through his consulting services. Prior to this, Tony Lewis held several executive positions including President and CEO of ConAgra Foods and Vice President of Continental Grain. Additionally, Tony is retired from the U.S. Air Force after serving his country for 6 years as an active duty Colonel and 31 years as a General in the Air National Guard.
On the podcast, Tony shares his life journey as an Aviator, Military and Business Leader, CEO ConAgra, and his passion for being a Vistage Chair. He shares concepts of leadership, courage, action, and activities to make individual coaching and peer groups stronger. He muses over the powerful contrast of 'opportunity is nowhere' vs 'opportunity is now here.' He talks about the necessity of cultivating the "Courage To Fail, Learn, and Think."
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This episode was produced on June 1st, 2022.
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This is episode 109 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Doug Bouey who lives in Calgary, Canada. Doug is a business consultant, executive coach, Vistage/TEC Canada Chair Emeritus, and author of Fixing Fractures: Restoring Shattered Relationships in Business and in Life. Doug has been the president and principal consultant of Catalyst Strategic Consultants Ltd. since 1986. Prior to coaching, he worked as an attorney. Doug uses a wide range of tools and approaches to help his clients overcome their challenges and “amplify their arcs of success.” Doug has over 30+ years of service as a TEC-Canada / Vistage Chair. In 2010, Doug received the Don Cope Award for his service in TEC/Vistage. He is also a co-founder of Keepers of the Flame, a gathering of senior Vistage Chairs and Chair Alumni.
In the interview, we explore the roots of Doug's life journey into coaching, the foundations for his book on Fixing Fractures, his experience as a Gazelles Coach, and we explore many other nuances of business coaching and life lessons on the art and science of executive coaching.
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This episode was produced on April 27, 2022.
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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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This is episode 1077 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach David McKnight, who is an executive coach, image consultant, personal brand strategist, speaker, author, and change management specialist. In this episode we explore "Leveraging Executive Brand, Image, and Presence" and David's journey in executive coaching and his 'executive make-over' business.
David McKnight is a Certified Professional Coach and Energy Leadership Master Practitioner with iPEC Coaching. He is also the CEO and President of McKnight Image Lab, where he provides a unique combination of image consulting and executive coaching. Through McKnight Image Lab, David helps professionals transform their professional presence, personal brand, performance, effectiveness, and productivity. Before starting McKnight Image Lab, David was a management consultant with companies such as Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and eLoyalty. He has also held several positions such as Head of Change Management, Global Head of Business Architecture and Solution, Sr. Enterprise Integration Manager. David has also worked as an image consultant within the fashion industry. From these experiences, David has combined his love for style with his corporate knowledge and started helping business leaders through executive coaching and image consulting. He has been featured in The New York Times, New York Post, The Huffington Post, and INC. Magazine. He has helped leaders from Verizon, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Spotify, and many other leading brands. He is also the author of, “The Zen of Executive Presence. Learn more about executive presence and other coaching topics at AreteCoach.io.
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This episode was produced on March 9, 2022.
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This is episode 1076 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Mary O'Sullivan, PCC, who is an executive coach, HR consultant, speaker, and author. Through her company Encore Executive Coaching and HR Consulting, Mary helps executives improve their communications skills, demonstrate more positive and assertive behavior, and master their emotional intelligence. She also helps executives address workplace harassment, diversity, and other moral issues. Mary is an ICF Professional Certified Coach, a certified Emotional Intelligence Practitioner, and has graduated certificate in coaching from the University of Texas. She is also a Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Senior Certified Professional. In 2021, Mary published her second book, “The Leader You Don’t Want to Be” along with a companion workbook.
In this episode we explore Mary's journey into coaching from corporate America, working for Raytheon and other industrial companies, and her transition into her life passion of executive coaching. She shares several powerful questions and a metaphor for exploring one's Towed Array of emotional experiences that might be impacting one's everyday performance. And we discuss her experience writing her most recent book.
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This episode was produced on January 18, 2022.
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This is episode 1075 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Ken Stibler who lives in Dallas, TX. Ken is an executive coach, CEO, Executive Advisor, Vistage Master Chair, and International Speaker. Ken Stibler began his career as a high-impact leader by coaching the 1982 College of Charleston men's basketball team to victory in the NAIA National Championship. His business and consulting career spans more than 30 years in the energy, telecommunications, athletics, automotive, and insurance fields. In a variety of top leadership roles for public and private companies, Ken has directed multi-million dollar P&L responsibilities, 25+ M&A transactions valued at over $1.5 billion, and managed thousands of people. Now Ken serves as a catalyst for change as a Vistage Master Chair, the CEO of Strategic Integration Services, and a renowned international speaker.
On the podcast Ken shares his life journey into coaching, starting with basketball, and then working into business. He shares his best questions and tools for business owner accountability and employee engagement. He shares his mantra for those he coaches (with a sound similar to words of Robin Sharma) adding in the coach voice: "risk more than is required, learn more than is normal, be strong, be kinder than expected, show your courage, shatter your limits, lead, excel stay value, adore mastery, aim for generous, release mediocrity." Spend a few minutes with Ken and you can hear the coach in his voice. Given the coverage of the topics, I've titled this episode: "From Basketball to Business Coaching and Life's Lessons Learned." I hope you enjoy listening to the interview as much as I enjoyed sharing time with Ken.
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This episode was produced on April 14, 2022.
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This is episode 1074 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen, and wherein we revisit 'The Great Resignation" thread and explore navigating labor scarcity and wage inflation.
There are two times as many open positions as there identified unemployed workers to fill the positions. A scarcity of labor is impacting wages, worker sentiment, and compensation. In this episode we explore 10 pockets to find more talent today; and 9 ways to pay your employees higher wages from your internal company resources. We discuss incentives, compensation, gainsharing, and qualities of great places to work.
This is the second episode on the Great Resignation, and those desiring more information are encouraged to listen to episode 1050 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen, and we explore 'The Great Resignation or The Turning Away From, and Turning To… Trend" was released on 11/29/21.
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This episode was produced on May 15, 2022.
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This is episode 1073 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Danny Creed who is an executive development coach, business coach, keynote speaker, corporate trainer, coach recruiting expert, and musician. In this episode, Danny talks about his path into coaching, and his journey as an entrepreneur, musician, and coach. He shares his wisdom from his book 'A Life Best Lived.' He speaks about the value of focusing not on what if, but rather what is., and moving intentionally forward. He talks about learning from failure, setting up strong resilient foundations for your business and life, and how he views his role as a coach as being the 'lighthouse of possibility.'
Danny has been with FocalPoint Coaching and Training International of Arizona for 15 years. After starting with FocalPoint as a keynote speaker in 2007, Danny started business coaching for musicians and performing arts professionals in 2008. That same year he also started coaching and consulting executives. Danny is also a coach recruiting expert and corporate trainer with FocalPoint as well. Today, Danny has been coaching for 14 years, is a volunteer mentor and coach for Brothers in Blue, and volunteer and mentor for Junior Achievement of Arizona. Danny is also a best-selling author with his books “Straight Talk on Thriving in Business” “Champions Never Make Cold Calls”, “Bootstrap business”, “A Life Best Lived...”, “The SUCCESSFUL MIND”, and “The Success Spirit.” He is a 6-time winner of the Brian Tracy Award for Sales Excellence, 2010 FocalPoint International Coaching Practice of the Year, and 2019 FocalPoint Coaching and Training International Coaching Practice of the Year.
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This episode was produced on December 15, 2021.
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This is episode 1072 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Dr. Shahrzad Sherry Nooravi, who is an executive coach, organizational psychologist, speaker, author, CEO and Founder of Strategy Meets Performance, and an ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC). Today she works from San Diego, California, and helps business leaders through her organization Strategy Meets Performance. In our interview, Shahrzad talks about the importance of creating intentional culture, something she calls building the nest. We explore her coaching journey and talk about the nuances of executive coaching today.
Shahrzad has been coaching through her organization and has served as adjunct faculty for the Center for Creative Leadership since 2010. In 2021 Shahrzad was the Vice-Chair for the Organization Development Network and President of the San Diego Chapter of the International Coaching Federation. Not only does Shahrzad have her MCC and doctorate in organizational development she has also received multiple awards such as 2019 Woman to Watch from the California Women’s Leadership Association and 2015 Circulate San Diego’s Citizen of the Year. Furthermore, she is also a highly successful author, speaker, group coach, and workshop leader covering topics such as culture, teamwork, and resilience. Her upcoming book, “A Powerful Culture Starts with You” breaks down culture and leadership in a unique and interesting manner with case studies and tips for leaders.
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This episode was produced on January 20, 2022.
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This is episode 1071 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Jason Thompson who lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jason is co-founder and managing partner of Axíes Group, and an executive coach, Vistage Chair, CEO, mentor, author, and speaker. Jason has advised numerous companies in the areas of strategy and execution from Fortune 500, mid-market, and start-ups across many industries throughout the US. Jason helps leaders transform the way they see themselves, their organizations, and those they serve. In 2021, Jason and his business partner Bill Leider became best-selling authors with their book, “Mastering Your Balance.”
Topics explored in this podcast episode include Jason's early background, his coaching journey, the difference between consulting and coaching, his experience co-authoring his book, his Balanced Organization Assessment, discussion on Emotional Fortitude,, working with silence, and Silence prioritizing time. He shared that sometimes he worked for cash pay, and other times for the value of a tomato when the experience itself was pay enough.
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This episode was produced on February 28, 2022.
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This is episode 1070 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Phil Johnson. Phil comes to us from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He is an executive coach, trainer, international speaker, leadership and emotional intelligence advisor, and creator of the Master of Business Leadership Program and podcast.
On the podcast, Phil talks about overcoming challenges and the need for emotional intelligence. Phil helps leaders develop their emotional intelligence and leadership skills. Phil also runs the MBL Youtube channel and co-hosts the MBL podcast. Phil has also been an executive coach since 2007. Phil has published several books such as the MBL Success Map, MBL Tribal Wisdom, The Servant Warrior Leader, and The New Economic Currency.. Discover more on these topics are at AreteCoach.io.
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This episode was produced on January 3, 2022.
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This is episode 1069 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen with a special episode on the Economy: Economic Outlook and Trends Q2 2022."
In this episode we explore the major economy trends and issues impacting the US and global political economy. Discussed are topics of inflation, Federal Reserve Bank policy, economic impacts of War, and inflation impacts on wages, prices, and supply within the economy. Sorensen identified green shoots of opportunity and economic headwinds, and he explores the recessions of times past to determine clues for our future situation. The podcast is helpful for business owners, CEOs, key executives, executive coaches and executive peer groups.
Severin Sorensen is an economist, executive coach, and serial entrepreneur with a keen curiosity for business and economic trends. Severin is CEO of ePraxis LLC, a premier-level executive headhunting, talent selection, and executive coaching company. Severin is a highly sought Vistage Speaker with over 250+ presentations worldwide on hiring top talent, innovation, and economic trends. Severin was a Vistage Chair (2010-2018) of three Vistage Groups in Salt Lake City, UT, and during this period he was a repeat Mentor Chair and awarded the 2011 Vistage Rookie Chair of the Year Award. Prior to Chairing, Severin was a Vistage/TEC member in Washington DC (1999-2004) while he owned and operated a company he founded called Sparta Consulting Corporation (1994-2005), a management consulting, security systems integration, and remote video monitoring company; Severin sold this company in 2005 and it continues today as part of Interface Security Systems, the 7th largest security systems integrator in the US (2018). Severin was a former “Special Assistant to the President” at the White House where he had the high honor to work for President George H.W. Bush (POTUS 41) (1992-93). Severin earned a graduate degree (M.Phil.) in economics from King’s College, Cambridge, University, England, and two undergraduate degrees in economics and political science from the University of Utah. While an undergraduate, Severin was the Editor in Chief of the Utah Forum: A journal on international political economy. Severin is the author of Economic Misery and Crime Waves (2009), a book that chronicles the Great Depression (1929-42) and the situation leading up to the Great Recession (2007-2009). Today, Severin prepares a quarterly economic overview for business coaches and business owner/operators on the economy identifying key behavioral economic trends that impact businesses and their opportunity frontiers.
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This episode was produced on April 10, 2022.
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This is episode 1068 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Karl Van Hoey, MCC who lives in Belgium. Karl is an executive coach, MCC, Leader and Strategic Facilitator of Otolith Consulting, co-founder of Team Coaching Global Alliance, an ICF senior subject matter expert, executive professor, author, and founder of www.coachingjounreys.org (a community of 10,000 coaches seeking to cultivate and improve their skills through ICF certification.
In the episode, we talk about Karl's journey and insights in coaching such as 'active listening requires more than ears', about being not doing, radical human organization, moving from conviction to curiosity, a personal lesson on empathy, and Karl's and other coaches' ICF accreditation journies to PCC and MCC, and much more. Discover more on these topics are at AreteCoach.io.
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This episode was produced on December 15, 2021.
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This is episode 1067 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Peter Buchanan. Peter is an award-winning executive coach of 34 years, founder of TEC in Eastern Canada, National Chair Director with TEC Canada, and president of Management Transitions. In 2008 and 2010, Peter was awarded the Chairman of The Year award by TEC Canada. In 2014, he received the Don Cope Award, given to only one TEC/Vistage Chairman in the world per year.
Peter started his journey to executive coaching as the Senior Vice President of Extendicare Ltd. From there he held several executive positions such as Partner, Senior Consultant, and Director, of various companies. He has also been a professor with Royal Roads University where he designed and presented the original Leadership Residency of the MBA Program. Today Peter continues his executive coaching practice with TEC Canada and helps business leaders as President of Management Transitions. Peter’s passion for learning, desire to help others succeed, his vast corporate experiences, and excellence as an executive coach make him a high-impact leader in the executive coaching industry and a great guest for the Arete Coach Podcast. Discover more on these topics are at AreteCoach.io.
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This episode was produced on December 13, 2021.
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This is episode 1066 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Rodica Obancea, MCC who lives in Romania. Rodica is an ICF Master Certified Coach, Mentor Coach, Executive Coach, Team Coach, Leadership Coach, and Serial Entrepreneur. Before entering the executive coaching industry, Rodica was a Professor of Management at CEFORA Business School and an HR Manager for a retail company. In 2008, Rodica was VP for the EMCC in Romania. In 2016 Rodica founded Lideerolgia where she serves as a senior executive coach. She is also a co-founder of Great HR Community, a platform to transform the Romanian labor markets.
In the episode, we talk about Rodica's journey and insights in coaching such as 'dance with me' in the coaching setting, the Great Resignation, Digital Nomads, her ICF accreditation journey to MCC, and much more. Discover more on these topics are at AreteCoach.io.
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This episode was produced on December 21, 2021.
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This is episode 1065 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen with a special episode on Managing Stress in Troubled Times. Joining the episode conversation is returning Guest Sally Rhoads, LCSW [ep. 1027] and Carolynn Lee, LCSW from Lexington, KY. " People are more stressed now than in recent memory. People have been waiting for the Covid19 wave to pass by so they can get back to their new normal lives. Yet an unrelenting barrage of next stressors awaits the population including fears of inflation, the war in Ukraine, and future Russian aggression. A recent American Psychological Association study found over 80% of Americans feeling multiple stressors right now and if unmitigated these stressors can negatively impact human behavior. This podcast talks about stresses today, reviews research, and provides helpful tips and suggestions for executive coaches, business coaches, and life coaches on how to help clients mitigate stresses they may be experiencing.
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This episode was produced on March 13, 2022.
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This is episode 1064 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Kevin Rafferty, MBA from Orange County, CA. Kevin is an executive coach, life coach, speaker, peer group leader, author, and member of the Conscious Leadership Guild.
In this podcast interview, Kevin talks about his experience with Conscious Capitalism and his passion for 'coaching conscious leaders.' He explores stakeholder capitalism, the great resignation, practicing presence, and leaning in the 'messy' topics in coaching to go deeper into what's important. In the conversation, he shares his own coaching journey, learning, and life experiences.
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This episode was produced on December 13, 2021.
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This is episode 1063 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen with a special episode on the "Ukraine Russia Armed Conflict." In the episode, we explore the current war in Ukraine, the historical background of Ukraine and Russia relations, NATO and rest-of-world support for Ukraine, and likely retaliation actions by Russia's Vladimir Putin. We next review prescient executive coaching topics that are increasingly vital for business leaders to review including cyberwarfare risk mitigation. The podcast ends with a tribute to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his heroic and selfless service to his country and people.
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This episode was produced on February 27, 2022.
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This is episode 1062 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Izsak Norbert, PhD, MCC who lives in Hungary. Izsak is an ICF and EMCC certified executive coach, Mentor Coach, Founding Director of PTF Coach Academy ACTP EQA, ICF PCC credential assessor, executive coach, speaker, and ICF Hungary accreditation committee member. Prior to becoming an executive coach, Izsak was a journalist for business and HR news.
In the episode, we talk about the use of biblical storytelling, historical journeys, and metaphors to add meaning and nuance to the coaching setting. We explore the questions behind the questions, active listening, and co-creating the coaching session. Izsak shares his ICF PCC and MCC accreditation journey, mentoring insights, and lessons learned. Today, Izsak leads a coach facilitation and training company in Hungary that uses Christian values as a foundational framework for coaching clients with similar belief structures on life coaching issues. Discover more on these topics are at AreteCoach.io.
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This episode was produced on December 20, 2021.
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This is episode 1061 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Nathan Biddulph.
Nathan Biddulph is an executive coach, occupational therapist, and "Sports Peak Performance Coach." Nathan teaches neuro skills for competitive athlete clients that include star plays from Major League Baseball Players, National Hockey League Players, and other sports. In recent years, Nathan's Neuro Skills Coach training has been expanded from for Athletes, to Actors, and Business Owners. Nathan shares his career journey and lessons learned from his neuro-skills coaching practice.
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This episode was produced on January 4, 2022.
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This is episode 1060 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Stella Odogwu who lives in Orange County, CA. Stella is an executive coach, speaker, talent development consultant, and leader in women’s leadership development. One of Stella's great talents is her ability to coach women business leaders reach higher and make skip-level promotions.
Stella Odogwu is the founder and coach at Intelle Coaching Solutions. Through Intelle she helps transform women from skilled experts to highly fulfilled senior executives. She coaches out of the Orange County, California area and has been featured on Business Insider, CBS, Thrive Global, and Fast Company. Stella has a passion for helping women increase their impact, their income, their careers, and quality of life, all while still prioritizing themselves and their families.
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This episode was produced on November 29, 2021.
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This is episode 1059 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Paul Martin who lives in Saskatchewan, Canada. Paul is an executive coach, TEC-Canada Chair (part of Vistage International), a Journalist and Business News Commentator, host of MyNewsRoom.CA, and Chairman of Martin Charlton Communications. Paul's business commentary is heard on 15 Saskatchewan radio stations. In addition to reporting the news on business, Paul is also an executive coach. Paul has been coaching CEOs and key executives for 20 years in Canada. Paul is also Chairman of the board for the economic holdings of the English River First Nation.
In this podcast interview, Paul talks about how his journalism background helps him 'go deeper' in asking questions. He shares his journey into executive coaching and his formative years as a journalist. He talks about how the news media has changed. He explores the relation of Canada, with the USA, China, and the economy. In thinking about his life he has this advice to others, "don't chase decaffeinated: go for high octane."
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This episode was produced on December 9, 2021.
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This is episode 1058 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Cathy Fitzhenry who lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Cathy Fitzhenry is an executive coach, Vistage Chair, Author of the book "Heartbeat: Why Heart-Based Leadership and Courage Matter," and Active board member of the H.E.R Circles Weekend. She is also President of CSF Marketing Services and a former author and co-editor of a popular business summary books-on-tape business.
In the episode, Cathy shares her journey into coaching and her serendipitous life journey from 'clowning around' as an entertainer in her youth, to reading people, situations, and emotions in her coaching practice. Cathy is a giver and a high-intuitive with a keen sense of discernment and she shares her all in this interview from her best questions, powerful coaching moments, and what drives her today.
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This episode was produced on November 22, 2021.
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This is episode 1057 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Kevin McKeown who lives in Seattle, Washington. Kevin McKeown is a Vistage Master Chair, Vistage Star Award Winner, Vistage Chair Excellence Winner, CEO, Executive Mentor, and Leadership Coach. Kevin has a Law Degree from Villanova and was a former CEO of several small and medium-size businesses. Prior to running his own businesses, Kevin was a former trade representative with Mitsubishi International and another Japanese large-cap corporation.
In the episode, Kevin talks about what it means to him to be a 'ripple maker' striving to help his coaching clients become tsunamis of change. He discusses his passion for actionable daily measures to bring about success. We explore his early years and how they set up a life pattern of entrepreneurship, grit, resilence, and passion for excellence. Kevin shares his favorite coaching questions and more.
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This episode was produced on December 17, 2021.
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This is episode 1056 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Cristy Aphimonthol, MCC who lives in Thailand. Cristy is an ICF and EMCC certified executive coach, Coachologist, certified NeuroChangeSolutions consultant, co-founder of Coachology.com, and founder of the Pink Lotus Foundation. Among her accolades, Cristy coaches with Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching.
In the episode, Cristy talks about what it means to her to be a Coachologist. She shares her passion to coach and serve others. We also explore themes of authentic coaching, asking deep questions, active listening, and strategies for remaining in non-judgment mode while coaching,
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This episode was produced on December 21, 2021.
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This is episode 1055 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen on 'Hiring Talent in an Age of Talent Scarcity" or alternatively Navigating the Silver Tsunami and the Automation Imperative..
There is an extreme shortage of skilled knowledge worker talent, and many buyers of talent, where labor bargaining power is surging, and prices for talent are increasing rapidly. What are businesses leaders to do, and how can executive coaches reframe the problem from – hiring talent – to addressing a larger systemic issue and need: how to adapt to the silver tsunami of the aging worker population and the demographic cliff. The data clearly show there are more open jobs now than there are people to fill them. The episode closes with twenty (20) timely hiring strategies for business owners, executives, and the coaches that coach them. More on the topic is available at AreteCoach.io.
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This episode was produced on January 1, 2022.
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This is episode 1054 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen celebrating the First Anniversary of the Arete Coach Podcast.
In the episode, we celebrate the journey of our first year of podcasting, sharing some of the sweet moments, some lessons learned, and providing a view of what to look for on the Podcast in 2022 and beyond. Principle themes and content of the first year in podcasts are highlighted, helping the listener find content to improve their executive coaching practice and coaching mindset. All transcripts for the podcasts are available at AreteCoach.io.
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This episode was produced on December 26, 2021.
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This is episode 1053 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Gail Schaper-Gordon, Ph.D.
In this episode, I speak with Gail Schaper-Gordon who is a Vistage executive coach, business psychologist, organizational consultant, and experienced CEO. Gail has 22 years of experience as a successful CEO and business leader. She has found and ran several successful small-to-mid-market professional service companies including Aegis Psychological Corporation and Behavioral Health Information Management Systems which were cornerstones of a behavioral health care delivery system of more than 500 mental health care providers and a quarter of a million individuals. She has received her Bachelor of Science in Sociology from the University of California and her Ph.D. in Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology.
In this episode, we explore Gail's pathway into executive coaching, her Vistage Chair practice, and her passion for business psychology. We speak of being present and active listening in a coaching setting, something Gail describes as being sentient. In our discussion, she shares her passions, heartaches, and many pathways to contribute her mindshare, wisdom, and energy to others.
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This interview was conducted on November 23, 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1052 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen on 'Navigating Inflation."
In the episode, we explore what inflation is, the uncertainty and fear it can cause, and what executive coaches, business owners, CEOs, Presidents, and key executives can do to coach do to navigate inflation. We end the podcast by exploring over 20 ways business owners can raise prices today to increase profitability with the aim of not losing their customers.
Not since 1982 has the US economy experienced inflation at the rates we are experiencing now. Bankers define inflation as a rise in the general price level. In this episode, we review current trends, evidence of inflation, and six typical tools used by central bankers to tamp down on inflation. We end with what businesses and executive coaches can do to help prepare their companies for inflation challenges of rising input prices, rising wages, and decreasing purchasing power from inflation. We review cost-cutting strategies and price-increasing strategies. More on the topic is available at AreteCoach.io.
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This episode was produced on December 12, 2021.
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This is episode 1051 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Cindy Hesterman.
In this episode, I speak with Cindy Hesterman, who is an executive coach, Vistage Chair, and recipient of the 2004 Vistage Robert Nourse Chair of the Year Award, and the 2013 Red Scott Award. Cindy has been an executive coach for 19 years with Vistage Florida and currently works with CEOs and other top executives in the Tampa, Florida area. She facilitates her three Vistage group meetings and stays busy with almost 50 one-to-one executive coaching sessions each month.
In this episode, we explore Cindy's background as a coach, powerful questions that she asks, and several tools she uses such as the "Find Seven Solutions Tool," the "Phone Call Test." We discuss the current economy and the importance of the 13-week forward-looking cash-flow projection. We also discuss managing and preventing conflicts of interest in peer groups. Before Cindy's role as an executive coach, she was a CPA and finance and accounting executive, holding positions such as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance and Accounting. In those roles, Cindy was involved in over 35 M&A transactions and an IPO. Today, along with her coaching through Vistage and her position as a Vistage Chair, Cindy is also a certified Predictive Index Practitioner. For several years, she also trained new Vistage Chairs in Florida, Michigan and New Mexico.
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This interview was conducted on November 29, 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1050 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen, and we explore 'The Great Resignation or The Turning Away From, and Turning To… Trend."
Popular news sources report that employees are leaving the workplace in mass and looking for new jobs. They call it the great resignation. What is going on, why are employees leaving? Are all employees leaving? And what can employers do to stop the unwanted regrettable resignations of employees? The episode explores the facts related to the great resignation, and offers executive coaches and employers some suggestions on how to attract, retain, and care for your talent. We review what top employers (e.g., Google, Apple, Netflix, Facebook) and others are doing, and what small businesses can do to make their work places more attractive to employees.
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This episode was produced on November 28, 2021.
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This is episode 1049 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Zachary Green, author of Warrior Entrepreneur.
This past week in America we celebrated Veterans Day, a day set aside each year to give thanks and honor to our veterans for their bravery, sacrifice, and love for their country. The pathway for veterans to move from active duty military service into the private sector is challenging for some, and I wanted to highlight today examples of how veterans provide high-value culture, courage, curiosity, and integrity needed in our businesses today. And I invite you to explore how to create opportunities in the companies you work with to provide open windows of opportunities for our Vets.
In this episode, I speak with Zachary Green who is a former US Marine, serial Entrepreneur, and author of the Warrior Entrepreneur. Zachary is a graduate of Bowling Green State University. He is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and was a lieutenant with his local fire department. Zachary is the founder and former CEO of MN8 LumAware/Foxfire. Zachary grew the company from the trunk of his car to over $30MM in organic sales and $5MM in venture funding. The product line is now distributed by The Home Depot and counts the US Government, Walmart, Kroger, General Electric Aircraft Engines, and Procter and Gamble as customers. Zachary has testified in front of the US House of Representative Small Business committee and was named Entrepreneur of the year by Governor, John Kasich. Zachary was also selected by the Obama White House as one of 10 entrepreneurs to represent the United States at the Global Entrepreneur Summit. Zachary’s new book, Warrior Entrepreneur was released in September of 2021, and in the first few weeks, it launched to bestseller status on Amazon in several categories and countries.
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This interview was conducted on November 15, 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1048 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen, and we explore 'Knowing Your Kenny Rogers Line." Knowing when to hold em, and when to fold em is important in gambling, and in life and business.
This episode explores the ballad of Kenny Rogers' The Gambler and lessons we can learn that apply to our times. We look at emergent inflation its impact on asset prices and the economy impacting ones decision-making. Explored in this episode are examples of decision-making under uncertainty for real estate and business sales. Severin, CEO of EPRAXIS LLC, shares examples from his own business and personal experiences. A cameo appearance from Bill Clark, executive coach, on a painful experience (from AC Episode 1004) where he learned more about reading a market and perseverance.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This episode was produced on November 15, 2021.
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This is episode 1047 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Jill Douka, MCC.
In this episode, I speak with Jill Douka, MBA, MCC, from Athens, Greece, who is an executive coach, best-selling author, and Director of the Global Academy of Coaching. We explore topics of personal development, coaching specialization, entrepreneurship, and coaching coaches. Jill's career started out as a dancer, moved to event management, Olympics HR management, and later into executive and life coaching. She is the author of three best-selling life coaching books on topics of love, life, and following your passion. She has a new book in publication called, Women Now. Her favorite quote will be familiar to Star Wars fans... "do or do not, there is no try."
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This interview was conducted on November 2, 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1046 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen, and in this episode, we revisit powerful questioning, a topic we first reviewed in episode 1021. Have you ever wondered, what makes a question powerful? The power of the question is the response it awakens. In this episode, we review defining characteristics of essential questions that can be used to seed great questions. We explore dozens of powerful questions that can be used in executive coaching settings. We also review powerful questions used as tools by outstanding executive coaches previously interviewed in the Arete Coach Podcast series from episodes 1008 to 1037.
In this episode are powerful questions offered by great executive coaches drawn from prior episodes of the Arete Coach Podcast (ACP): appearing in order of appearance in this podcast: Larry Cassidy (ACP e:1009); Barry Goldberg (ACP e:1011); Phil Holberton (ACP e:1019); Steve Brody (ACP e:1025); Mark Taylor (ACP e:1022); Jeannette Hobson (ACP e:1030); Adam Harris (ACP e:1008); Lisha Davidovits (ACP e:1012); Jay Curry (ACP e:1013); Katherine Crewe (ACP e:1015); Carol Steinberg (ACP e:1031); Rustica Lamb (ACP e:1023); Lane Monson (ACP e:1024); Sally Rhoads LCSW (ACP e:1027); Steve Leach ACP e:1035); Janet Fogarty (ACP e:1036); Conor Neil (ACP e:1037); Tim Fulton (ACP e:1014; Bud Carter (ACP e:1016); Jim Lindell (ACP e:1017); David Highley (ACP e:1028); Alan Weinstein (ACP e:1029); Jim Canfield ACP e:1032).
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This episode was produced on October 29, 2021.
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This is episode 1045 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen, where this special episode focuses on 'golf and business."
There have been 301 research-based studies of golf exploring the health impacts of golf on the human body. Thankfully golf is healthy like a walk in the park, and in this episode, we examine briefly the beneficial health impact of golf on the executives and players generally, then we dive into golf as a metaphor for business and the lessons we can learn as executive coaches. Lastly, we review 10 sage and coachable business golf etiquette reminders to make your business golf outings more valuable, pleasant, and rewarding. Memorably, portions of this episode were recorded on location at the Royal Hawaiian Golf Club on Oahu, Hawaii shortly after finishing a challenging and rewarding round of golf.
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This episode was produced on October 21, 2021.
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This is episode 1044 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Dr. David Arrington.
In this episode, I speak with Dr. David Arrington who is an executive coach, best-selling author, and COO of Arrington Coaching from Virginia. We explore why the fundamentals of coaching should not be ignored; we hear Dr. Arrington describe a motivational pivot point in his life, a Quit/Fire that changed his life course. We also review Dr. Arrington'ss journey as an executive coach. At the end of the podcast, we explore topics of DEI and we ponder how one might create more meaningful opportunities for people of color and women to become more engaged and attracted to executive coaching. In 2020, Dr. Arrington published an Amazon #1 Best Selling Book, "Promotable: How to demonstrate your value, highlight your potential, and land your next promotion." Dr. Arrington earned his doctorate in strategic leadership and leadership coaching.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This interview was conducted on October 13, 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1043 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Tony Martignetti.
In this episode, I speak with Tony Martignetti who is an executive coach, author, and founder of Inspired Purpose Coaching. Tony has an MBA from Northeastern University as well as his PCC (professional certified coach) from the International Coaching Federation. A theme that was consistent throughout this interview was Tony's view of coaching that the "obstacle is the path."
Tony started his career journey to executive coaching through his early career as a financial strategist with several large companies including Procter and Gamble, Genzyme, Vertex, and Momenta Pharmaceuticals. He also has experience in running small businesses, including his own financial consulting organization, LifeSci. In 2018, Tony entered the executive coaching industry as the founder and chief inspiration officer of Inspired Purpose Coaching. Through his coaching organization, Tony works “with leaders and their teams to navigate through change and unlock their true potential.”
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This interview was conducted on September 17, 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1042 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen, where this special episode focuses on 'learning from failure." Research shows that learning from failures is vital to improvement. Learning from success is also important however we tend not to examine the roots of successes deeply. On the other hand, we sometimes get emotionally triggered when considering our own failures, causing us to not learn enough from our own failures. Research shows that exploring others' successes and failures provides the greatest playground for deep learning. In the episode, we consider the scholarly research on learning from failure. Next, we review business applications from executive coaches on learning from failure. And we conclude with executive coach lessons learned from failures in the coaching setting. Twenty-two (22) lessons learned from executive coaches shared in the prior podcast episodes are summarized at the end of the podcast.
Guest cameo appearances on this podcast include in this order: Bill Clark, Richard Bosworth, Tim Fulton, Adam Harris, Norma Rosenberg, Glen Waring, and Steve Ramerini,
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This episode was produced on September 29, 2021.
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This is episode 1041 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Tom Cuthbert.
In this episode, I speak with Tom Cuthbert who is an executive coach, Vistage Master Chair, CEO of Sandler Sales of San Antonio, TXz, and several other Sandler franchises. Tom is a Vistage Master Chair of nearly a decade and currently runs 6 Vistage groups. His Vistage groups are made up of 100 CEOs and business leaders in the San Antonio area from multiple industries. Before Vistage Chairing, Tom was the founder and CEO of Adometry (a company later acquired by Google) that optimized online advertising campaigns using leading-edge marketing analytical tools.
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This interview was conducted on September 3, 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1040 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Garth Jackson.
In this episode, I speak with Garth Jackson who is an executive coach, Vistage Chair, Master Chair, Chair Excellence Award recipient, Vistage Star Award recipient, and owner of Jackson Business Management Services. Garth has been in the executive coaching industry 14 years. In this episode, Garth shares a few lessons he has learned on living life balance. Prior to his career in executive coaching, Garth was the CEO of the largest Orthopedic and Neurosurgical practice in Central Oregon. After this, he transitioned to Palmer Homes, a $40 million dollar Oregon home building corporation, as the President and COO. Garth obtained his MBA from Harvard Business School with Honors and his Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Oregon.
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This interview was conducted on July 9, 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1039 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Ron Merryman.
In this episode, I speak with Master Coach Ron Merryman who is a CEO coach, master chair, 2020 Vistage Star Award recipient, and CEO of REDpoint International. Ron has nearly 20 years of experience in the display technology industry and he has pivoted from identifying Clarity of Vision as a business operator to helping others find Vision With Clarity. Starting in 1994, Ron functioned as a General Manager of InFocus and was responsible for moving the “company from Bankruptcy and $2.0 Million in annual losses to profitability... in less than 18 months.” During his time as Sr. VP Operations and Finance CFO with Clarity Visual Systems, the company grew from 8 million in revenue to nearly 70 million. Ron has successfully “led high-performance teams that have been recognized as ‘Best Companies to Work For’ and turned around two companies from bankruptcy. Now Ron is a Vistage Chair and invests his mindshare in helping others reach their full potentials and lead healthier, happier, and more fulfilling lives.
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This interview was conducted on July 12, 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1038 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Allen Hauge.
In this episode, I speak with Master Coach Allen Hauge about the economy, trends, executive coaching, and the power of peer groups. Allen is a Vistage Best Practice Chair and Master Chair with over 27 years of experience in Vistage Worldwide. Currently, Allen leads 5 peer groups made up of over 100 CEO and C-level executives in the greater St. Louis area and he is also the Vistage Best Practice Chair for Kansas and Missouri now for some 11 years. In terms of awards, Allen has been awarded the 2021 Chair Excellence Award, the 2011 Don Cope Award, the 2010 Master Chair Award, the 1999 Pat Hyndman Award, and the STAR Award every year from 2010 and 2020. Allen uses his immense skill and experience with Vistage to help up-and-coming Vistage Group Chairs by serving as a Vistage Chair trainer. His impact on others extends beyond Vistage in his advisory services to companies such as ITR Economics. Allen received his MBA from Washington University and has completed Vistage and Stanford’s Executive Leadership Program.
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This interview was conducted on August 23, 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1037 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Conor Neill.
In this episode, Conor Neill talks about his journey as an entrepreneur, EO Chapter President, Sr. Lecturer at IESE Business School, and President of Vistage Spain. Above all things, Conor is a master storyteller who is gifted in telling a story in such a way that it stimulates action in others. In this episode, Conor shares several of his business and life stories that call attention to specific aspects or truths of life and business. Conor got his start in the consulting field working for Accenture in London. Thereafter he was CEO of five companies, including TaxiJet in Spain. Conor's passions extend online where he has a Youtube channel with over 257,000 subscribers where he publishes a weekly video on a business or life topic. One of Conor's videos, 'how to start a speech' has over 14 million views.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This interview was conducted on May, 10, 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1036 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Janet Fogarty.
In this episode, Janet Fogarty talks about her journey as an executive coach and Vistage Master Chair, and what she has learned from the term, "WAIT = Why Am I Talking?" Janet is an Executive Coach, CEO Coach, Leadership Strategist, and Master Chair, and Vistage Chair for over 24 years. Janet is the former CEO of a $65 million per year, 200+ employee, multi-state travel industry business. After selling her company, she took a keen interest in helping others through executive coaching. She has coached business leaders, CEOs, key executives, and coaches who coach executives. She has logged more than 10,000 hours of paid coaching and facilitation of CEO and executive peer groups and one-to-one coaching sessions. Along her path, she earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Regis University and numerous advanced training in the coaching arts including DISC, Emergenetics, Positive Psychology, Crucial Conversations, to name a few.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This interview was conducted on May, 31, 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1035 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Steve Leach.
In this episode, Steve Leach talks about his journey as an executive coach, business coach, and master coach with ActionCoach. Steve shares his entry into business coaching, the formative years of ActionCoach, and his favorite coaching tools, including the use of metaphors in coaching situations. Steve shares his favorite coaching metaphor of "Wile E. Coyote" and why sometimes entrepreneurs seem to sabotage the very things they build.
Steve lives in Brisbane, Australia, and he is a founding coach with ActionCOACH, and one of the early pioneers of Business and Executive coaching. Over the past 26 years, Steve has inspired, educated, guided and held accountable, over 630 business owners, as their 1-on-1 coach; several of whom have been on programs for over a decade. Steve has also racked up a staggering, speaking resume; having spent over 9,600 hours on stage, in 68 cities, across 19 countries. Steve is wise, insightful, and witty, and his journey into executive coaching is a great addition to the Arete Coach Podcast.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This interview was conducted on June 3, 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1034 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Don Myers.
In this episode, Don Myers talks about his journey as an executive coach and Vistage Master Chair, and what he has learned as the "Power of Referrals" and building a referral culture. Don is an Executive Coach, CEO Coach, Leadership Strategist, and Master Chair, and Vistage Chair for over 19 years. He has 9 Chair Performance Awards for Chair Excellence. Don has a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Indiana University Bloomington and an MBA in Finance from the Keller Graduate School of Management. Prior to Vistage Chairing, Don was a Sr VP with a REIT called CWS Communities Trust that developed and managed home communities throughout the US. Prior to this experience, Don was VP of Security Capital Group that helped other real estate companies raise capital and form other real estate-related REITS (like Carr America and Prologis). Don’s earliest business role was in Marketing for IBM where he served for 8 years in their business development arena selling hardware and software solutions for hospitals and medical centers. The part of Don’s formative years that I find so interesting is his 3 years in the US Navy as a Lieutenant JG and a “Main Engines Officer” on the USS Newport News (a heavy cruiser) and USS America (Aircraft Carrier). He also completed two tours in Vietnam. So there is much wisdom and experience to explore here in terms of Don’s background.
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This interview was conducted on May, 24, 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1033 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen exploring the "Future of Work after Covid19" issues impacting businesses, employees, and the workplace.
This special edition shares a panel discussion held previously in New York City on June 15, 2021, on the topic of the Future of Work. The panel was facilitated by Norma Rosenberg, Executive Coach and Vistage Chair, and her colleague Vistage Chair Cheryl Marks Young. The panel included guests: (1) Joel Greenwald, Managing Partner of Greenwald Doherty LLP, CEO and expert Vistage speaker on employment law/people issues; (2) Joan Westreich, NYC psychotherapist, expert consultant to businesses and organizations; (3) Robin Fisher, Senior Managing Director at Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Founder/CEO of BLACE, expert advisor on commercial real estate/space planning; and (4) Severin Sorensen, CEO of ePraxis LLC, Host of the Arete Coach Podcast, and expert Vistage speaker re: future trends, hiring, reimagining work.
Topics covered included current climate of employer and employee perceptions of Return To Work, legal aspects, incentives, disincentives, strategies including carrot and sticks policies, psychological considerations, and other topics relevant to CEOs, business owners, C-level executives and their coaches.
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This episode was recorded on 15 June 2021.
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This is episode 1032 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Jim Canfield.
In this episode, Jim Canfield talks about his journey as an executive coach and President of CEO Tools. Jim began his career as an account executive, providing investment advisory with Calibre Financial Group. From here Jim began his career in the coaching industry in 1994 with TEC Worldwide (where he was a Chair for 9 years) and several more years as an executive. Jim fulfilled many roles years with TEC including Chief Learning Officer, and Vice President of West Coast Operations. In 2006 Jim became CEO of Renaissance Executive Forums, “one of the world’s leading membership organizations for business owners”; where he worked for 10 years. In 2017 Jim became President of CEO tools where he is an author, speaker, and coach for CEOs of small-to-medium-sized organizations. Jim is an impactful speaker and was awarded the 2018, Speaker of the Year, from TEC Canada, and International Speaker of the Year for Vistage UK in 2019, and in 2020 Vistage Worldwide Speaker of the Year.
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This interview was conducted on 1 June 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1031 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Carol Steinberg, MBA.
In this episode, Carol Steinberg talks about the importance of non-judgment and the presumption of innocence in coaching. Carol is a Vistage Master Chair of six year’s where she facilitates six peer groups. In 2019 Carol was the STAR award winner (as a Top 20 Chair) and she also received Chair Excellence Awards in 2018 and 2019. Carol is a marketing maven, and her past experience demonstrates that she knows the who, what, when, and how to market online. For instance, for 17 years she worked in key marketing roles as the Chief Operating Officer of ShopHQ formerly known as ShopNBC, the “the third largest home shopping retailer.” This was a continuation of her former eCommerce experience with David’s Bridal and QVC (where she was the Director of Online Marketing and Business Development). With this experience, in 2015 Carol became a Certified Digital Prophet, where she provides “ecommerce consulting and advisory services.” There are many other corporate experiences in management and accounting that Carol has earned in her career, but you get the picture. Carol earned her MBA from the Fox School of Business at Temple University, and today along with her Vistage work is President of CIK Consulting.
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This interview was conducted on 24 May 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1030 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Jeannette Hobson.
Jeannette Hobson is an executive coach and Vistage chair for 26 years and served as a Senior Vice President for Vistage’s Eastern Division from 2010-2012. She was the 2008 recipient of Vistage’s prestigious Don Cope Award, awarded to one Vistage Chair annually for displaying excellence. In addition to coaching, Jeannette is a certified management consultant. Prior to Vistage Chairing, Jeannette was Vice President for Investment Management at the Bank of New York (BNYMellon) for 20 years. She earned a MS in Business Policy from the prestigious Columbia Business School. One of Jeannette's latest ventures is as an instructor at the Thayer Institute where she teaches a course on Leadership leveraging the leadership wisdom of Dr. Lee Thayer.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This interview was conducted on 26 May 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1029 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Alan Weinstein, PhD.
In this episode, Alan share's his coaching journey and life experiences coaching "entrepreneurship and management" as an executive coach, professor of entrepreneurship and management, author, and Vistage Chair (of 30 years). After receiving his PhD in Industrial Psychology from Wayne State University, Alan held professorships at Carnegie-Mellon, Oakland University, and Canisius College. At Canisius, he chaired the Management & Marketing Department and founded the Center for Entrepreneurship, The Institute for Family Business, and Entrepreneurs on Campus. In 1986, he co-founded Lasertron, an entertainment company that manufactures and manages laser-tag court games. For several years, he co-wrote a business column in Buffalo for a Business Weekly called Business First, with the column “Owner and Coach,” with Jim Cipriani, Jr. In 2013, he published a book, Executive Coaching and the Process of Change. In 2018, he joined Don Rust and co-published a book, Unleashing Human Energy Through Culture Change.
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This interview was conducted on 17 May 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1028 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest David Highley, PCC, In this episode David share's his coaching journey and appreciation for holding 'unconditional positive regard' for his coaching clients in the coaching setting.
David is an ICF Professional Certified Coach with a specialization in executive coaching, and leadership coaching. David completed his coaching certification training at the University of San Diego. Today, David is a Mentor Coach for the University of San Diego’s Leadership Coaching Program.
A professional musician by training, David has spent several decades running his own businesses in the music industry. David's passion for coaching and helping people drew him into coaching as a profession.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This interview was conducted on 10 May 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1027 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest Sally E Rhoads, LCSW, exploring "Covid19 Mental Health Crisis and Coaching Considerations." The 3rd wave of the Covid19 epidemic is a mental health crisis and the indication of crisis is showing up in distressed lives, stressed people and human relationships, and incident and survey report data tracked by the CDC and other researchers. In this episode we explore the roots of a mental health crisis, the outward signs or tells, and when and how executive coaches should make a referral to a mental health professional. We also review recent scholarly research from JAMA, New England Journal of Medicine, CDC, Kaiser Family Foundation, and Pew Charitable Trust on Mental Health and Covid19.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This episode was recorded on 30 April 2021.
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This is episode 1026 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen exploring Covid19 "Return To Work" issues impacting businesses, employees, and the workplace. Have you ever wondered, “what will the workplace look like when we return to work” after Covid-19, or “who will return” to work after being sent home to “Work From Home”? This is a key issue being discussed now in private homes and corporate board rooms, and it is certainly being actively discussed in executive coaching sessions in recent weeks. In this episode, we explore the research and surveys conducted on employee attitudes on Return To Work themes. We look at productivity studies on remote workers. We listen to employees who now remote, literally "digital nomads' that do not want to return to the workplace who have found freedom in their work. We also peer into a special Clubhouse room held Monday, 3 May 2021, that explores the Return to Work issues impacting businesses, employees, and their coaches.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
Special thanks to executive coaches Ozzie Gontang, Bridget Wenman, and Pete Michaels who joined Severin Sorensen on Clubhouse to convene this conversation.
This episode was recorded on 3 May 2021.
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This is episode 1025 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Steve Brody, an executive coach and former Vistage Master Chair, who earned his MBA from the UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Steve started out his career working for the Coca-Cola Company in marketing and sales, and then moved into executive positions with private companies in the beverage and packaging industries that included Utopia Spring Water, Yellowstone Capital, and PackageNet (a reseller of UPS package shipping services for the supermarket industry). In 1999 he moved from working in businesses to coaching business owners and he was a Vistage Chair for 20 years. About eight years ago he started working with Naviond to help business owners with navigating their lives after business, and most recently he has expanded this work with his affiliation with Navix Consultants helping business owners navigate successful exits from their businesses. In this podcast, Steve shares a brilliant story about his experience as CEO of Utopia Water and how an unanswered question lingers, causes one to think and remember and led to brand recognition and success.
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This interview was conducted on 4/16/2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1024 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen, and guest Lane Monson. founder of Platinum Circle Coaching. Lane is an executive impact coach and personal strategist, who provides coaching and mastermind peer groups for corporate executives and for entrepreneurs. Lane’s pathway to coaching was through his career as a corporate executive and leader in the technology and healthcare sectors.. Some of his high profile roles were Group Vice President at Oracle, , Global SVP at Infor Global solutions, and CEO of Aviacode, a cloud delivered medical coding company. During his tenure in these leadership positions, Lane took a keen interest in the work of the Leadership Circle and the Habit Finder Group and decided to pivot his career to coaching and consulting. In this episode, Lane talks about his experience with the 'call' of coaching and his passion for excellence and making a difference.
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This episode was recorded on 12 April 2021.
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This is episode 1023 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Rustica Lamb as we explore what is meant by Learning 3.0.
So how do we learn? How can we learn better? How can we teach better? These are themes and more from the Learning and Development (L&D) community are grist for today’s episode. I am speaking today with Rustica Lamb, a Senior Learning Technology Ecosystem Strategist | Author of #Learning3.0 on LinkedIn; host of the Learning3.0 Podcast. And she is also a frequent contributor to Learningatwork on Clubhouse. Rustica resides in Auckland, NZ, and is founder and President of Bloom Learning Technologies that she has operated since 2012. In her career, Rustica has been involved in curriculum development, learning strategy, and implementation in a wide variety of Learning Management Systems (LMS) solutions for business and educational environments.
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This interview was conducted on 8 April 2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1022 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Mark Taylor, MBA. Mark is an executive coach and Vistage Chair (since 2009, 12+ yr). He is also a Master Chair, Keynote Speaker, and entrepreneur. In the Vistage eco-system, Mark is a high performer and is consistently ranked in the Top 20 Chairs, and he is a Vistage Star Award Winner. Prior to executive coaching, Mark was an early mover and leader in the computerized shipping and logistics industry. He has built, operated, and sold his own business, and comes to coaching with valuable real-world experience. In his career, one of the businesses he operated was named in the NY State Fast 100 Growth Companies. In his coaching career Mark grew an interest in Dave Logan et.al.'s Tribal Leadership and is certified as a trainer in this field. Most recently, Mark has been getting training in Positive Intelligence and talks about this important field and its rising importance in the coaching industry today. What the listener will find abundantly clear is that Mark is a lifetime learner and brings with him a curiosity about life, language, and relationships that makes this podcast episode a great listen.
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This interview was conducted on 3/31/2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1021 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen, and in this episode we focus on a key coaching topic, "exploring powerful questioning." Have you ever wondered, what makes a question powerful? The power of the question is not the question, but the response it awakens. In this episode, we review seven defining characteristics of an essential question that can be used to seed great questions. We explore dozens of powerful questions that can be used in executive coaching settings. We also review powerful questions used as tools by outstanding executive coaches previously interviewed in the Arete Coach Podcast series from episodes 1001 to 1008.
In this episode are powerful questions offered by great executive coaches drawn from prior episodes of the Arete Coach Podcast (ACP): Richard Bosworth (ACP e:1001); Ozzie Gontang (ACP e:1002); Divya Jegasundaram (ACP e:1003); Bill Clark (ACP e:1004); Norma Rosenberg (ACP e:1005); Glenn Waring (ACP e:1006); Steve Ramerini (ACP e:1007); and Adam Harris (ACP e:1008).
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This episode was produced on March 26, 2021.
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This is episode 1020 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Theresa Merrill, an executive career development coach and Linkedin Job Search Strategist. Theresa helps C-level executives, executive coaches, and job seekers build their professional brand on LinkedIn; increase their online visibility and network to generate leads. In the episode, we explore candidate resumes, LinkedIn profile strategy, career development, career branding, job interviewing, and salary negotiations. A consistent theme in the episode is: Why LinkedIn is a necessity for your career.
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This interview was conducted on 3/11/2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1019 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Phil Holberton, CPA. Phil is an executive coach, Vistage/TEC Chair (of 8 years), and Instructor on organizational leadership for Brandeis University. Phil began his entrepreneurial pursuits first serving in the financial audit track and grew into the CFO role for a number of private and public companies including Cambridge NeuroScience, BioSepra, Genome Therapeutics, Protein Forest, and then he was CEO of Differential Proteomics. In the podcast we explore Phil's journey as a coach and what he is working on now as a lifetime learner exploring mental fitness and positive intelligence coaching.
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This interview was conducted on 3/10/2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1018 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen, where for this episode we focus on "managing family-owned leadership transitions." In this special edition, we explore the unique nature of family-owned businesses, and how family-owned businesses in the past have successfully transferred leadership and ownership from one generation to the next. We also cross-walk through a successful executive search for a hired-gun, professional manager, who will act as the new interim CEO for a family-owned business, where the new CEO must navigate the business operations while managing the hopes, dreams, and realities of the family-owned business, with an aim of preparing the next generation family members for leadership.
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This episode was produced on March 4, 2021.
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This is episode 1017 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Jim Lindell, who is a CPA, CSP, CGMA, MBA. Jim is an executive coach, Vistage/TEC Chair (of 19 years), Best Selling Author, and most recently the author of a Wiley and the AICPA published book, the “Controller as Business Manager." In addition to exploring Jim's life journey in coaching, in this episode, we discuss the important business and financial metrics that executive coaches and business leaders should be mindful of to run their companies paying attention to the metrics that matter most.
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This interview was conducted on 2/15/2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1016 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Bud Carter.
Bud Carter is an Executive Coach, Senior Chairman of Vistage Chairs in Atlanta, Board Member of Vistage Florida, board member of several private companies, and author of Great Quotes for Great Businesses, ‘Pithy Quotes” business quotes, and much more. Bud came to coaching following a career in newspaper journalism, radio, and media. His journalistic probing and question asking gives him an insightful launch point into conversations. He also is a keen listener and has taken his listening to a new level, publishing numerous books of pithy teachable quotes for business leaders.
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This interview was conducted on 2/08/2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1015 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Katherine Crewe, ICD.D, P.Eng, FCAE, TEC-Canada Chair, and executive coach who operates from greater Montreal, Canada. Importantly, Katherine is our first Arete Coach podcast guest coach from Canada!
Today, Katherine is an executive coach and TEC-Canada Chair (for 7+ years) working with small to medium-size businesses. Katherine is a professional engineer (P.Eng.) who came to coaching from her business experience formed first as an executive in a biomedical device manufacturing career. Katherine is also a board member of several companies and has experienced business issues from many viewpoints and positions. We explore how she has adapted her coaching practice to meet coaching client needs in a Covid operating environment.
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This interview was conducted on 2/11/2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1014 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Tim Fulton, MBA. Tim is a small business coach, executive coach, former Vistage Chair (2003-2018), and a Kauffman Foundation FastTrac program facilitator (2004-present). Tim came into coaching through an entrepreneurial career track co-founding an internet company that made the INC 500 list, which was later sold to a Fortune 1000 Company. In 1992, he founded a consulting company called Small Business Matters, and this organization has published newsletters and hosted business conferences and gatherings of entrepreneurs in Atlanta, GA. In terms of formal education, Tim earned his BA in Economics and MBA in Marketing at Tulane University. Tim has focused the majority of his career on coaching and mentoring high growth small businesses to get to the next level. Tim has recently written his 3rd book, The Meeting, which explores the dynamics and learning in an executive peer group.
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This interview was conducted on 1/26/2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1013 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Jay W. Curry, PCC, CPCC. Jay is an Executive Coach, former Vistage Chair, co-founder of Texas Business Radio, founder of TexasBusinessLive, and five-time author. Jay operates from Houston, TX. Jay overcame much adversity to become the person he is today and this episode promises to delight those that enjoy a triumphal story of a boy from a small-town who grows up, works hard to improve himself and his skills, and he ends up helping many.
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This interview was conducted on 1/12/2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1012 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Lisha Davidovits, ACC, CPCC, CPQC. Lisha is an Executive Coach. Lisha is a success coach working with high-achieving millennials operating in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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This interview was conducted on 1/12/2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1011 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Barry Goldberg, PCC. Barry is an Executive Coach, Vistage Chair, and former faculty member of the Leadership Coaching Program at Georgetown University. Barry is insightful, sage, and perceptive and came to executive coaching after a career in Management Consulting including work for the Naisbitt Group – authors of Megatrends and Reinventing the Corporation. He also served early in his career as an executive coach with Marshall Goldsmith Partners (2006-2009). Barry is a former Vice-Chair of the ICF Global Ethics and Standards Committee.
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This interview was conducted on 1/08/2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1010 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Mikki Williams, who is a business owner, Executive Coach, Master Chair with Vistage International, recipient of Vistage’s Lifetime Achievement Award and Speaker of the Year Award, and a National Speakers Association, Speakers Hall of Fame and TEDx speaker. And when she is not providing keynotes or workshops, she is offering executive coaching monthly to business leaders. Mikki shares insights from her life journey, including her struggle after becoming widowed at a young age, and how she dealt with this loss and dove into her passions. In her passions, she strived for excellence, and her excellence led to business opportunities, and these doors led to new doors. Mikki's life story is fascinating, lively, energetic, and insightful as she has grown to become an extraordinary executive coach, speaker, and human being.
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This interview was conducted on 1/06/2021via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1009 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Larry Cassidy, Executive Coach, a veteran executive coach, and Vistage Chair where he has coached entrepreneurs and business executives for 33+ years. Interestingly, Larry got his start in leadership and management in the US Marine Corps where he was a Lieutenant. From the military service, he went on to graduate school and private industry. Larry is an over-achiever and wonderful coach who has conducted over 14,000 paid executive coaching sessions and has also received numerous coaching awards including the coveted Vistage STAR, Chair of Excellence, Master Chair, Regional Chair, was named as one of “50 who made a difference” at the 50th Anniversary of Vistage; and importantly he was awarded the Robert Nourse (Chair of the Year), and Don Cope Award (the highest recognition for Chairs). So we have the opportunity today to hear from a rockstar among executive coaches and it promises to be an engaging conversational journey.
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This interview was conducted on 12/09/20via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1008 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Adam Harris, Executive Coach and Co-Author of the "Check-In Strategy Journal,” a daily tracker for business and personal development. Adam is an entrepreneur, academic, and executive coach. Of note, Adam was the youngest appointed Vistage Chair (UK) where he coached and facilitated executive peer groups for 8 years. Adam now lives in New Zealand and has an entirely remote hosted business practice. In the episode, we explore Adam's remote coaching business and the lessons he has learned. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This interview was conducted on 10/13/20via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1007 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Steve Ramerini. Steve Ramerini is an Executive Coach, Master Coach, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of COMPEL CEOs (www.compelceos.com, and Hyndman Award Winner. Steve started his career getting two degrees in accounting and taxation. He moved into banking and found what he liked most was helping companies and their business owners thrive. After witnessing several bank mergers and the cyclical disruption to his life, he pivoted to executive coaching to build a career in the area he loved. In the episode, Steve describes his coaching journey and wisdom gained over several decades of helping executives thrive. The episode concludes with seven minutes of discussion on lessons learned from hosting virtual peer group meetings via Zoom and the technical issues to be mindful of to create a successful hybrid meeting. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This interview was conducted on 10/16/20via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1006 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Glenn Waring, Executive Coach, Master Coach, Moderator of ChairVoice, and CEO of EffectiveOrganization.com. This episode's guest is Glenn Waring. Glenn earned his undergraduate degree at Claremont College and his MBA from Cornell University. In Glenn's early years he worked with Scott Peck. He found he liked coaching and became a TEC/Vistage Chair for some 27 years. The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This interview was conducted on 9/21/20via Zoom Video.
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This is episode 1005 of the Arete CoachTM Podcast with Severin Sorensen and his guest Norma Rosenberg. Norma is an Executive Coach, Vistage Chair, and winner of the prestigious Hyndman Award. Norma earned her MBA at Columbia University and worked first in the management consulting industry for PWC. Mid-career she made a pivot to executive coaching small to mid-size businesses. Norma operates from Manhattan, New York. Norma shares her most powerful questions and other coaching experiences that demonstrate a high degree of empathy and caring in her coaching practice. The Arete Coach Podcast “explores excellence and the art and science of executive coaching.”
This interview was conducted on 11/16/20 via Zoom Video.
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Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen and his guest Bill Clark, Executive Coach, Master Coach, and CEO of Clark Leadership Group. Interviewed on 10/16/20 via Zoom Video. Bill is a disruptor, innovator, and executive coaching peer who I esteem highly. The podcast begins with Bill talking about his experience sailing around the world and what he learned in the silence. What's also unusual about Bill is that he is not the typical scholar or industrial psychologist that you often see in executive coaching positions. Rather Bill struggled in school, worked his way up from an employee of a laundromat to later buying that company with the mentoring of his uncle. Bill's coaching journey was made possible by his entrepreneurship spirit, building, buying, and selling eight companies. He shares his ups and his downs in an authentic conversation that was most memorable and touching. As a coach, he has helped companies and their leaders grow their businesses from the low millions to over $400 million. Bill is a lifetime learner that has been through his own school of hard knocks and now he helps others learn, grow, and achieve their potentials. This was a special interview and I hope you enjoy as much as I did.
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This is the Arete Coach Podcast where we explore the art and science of executive coaching with host Severin Sorensen. Our guest is Divya Jegasundaram, PCC, MSCL, CLC. Divya's path to executive coaching came the banking sector. She transitioned to life coaching, organizational development coaching, and executive coaching. She is the co-author of the best selling series, "Coach Wisdom."
This interview was recorded on November 24, 2020.
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This is the Arete Coach Podcast where we explore the art and science of executive coaching with host Severin Sorensen. Our guest is Ozzie Gontang, Ph.D., Executive Coach, Master Coach, and Vistage COPE Award Winner (2001). Ozzie's path to executive coaching came through his work as a marathoner, counselor, and psychotherapist. He transitioned to executive coach and executive peer group leader being awarded Vistage's highest honor, the Cope Award in 2001.
This interview was recorded on November 20, 2020.
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This is the first edition of Arete Coach Podcast where we explore the art and science of executive coaching with host Severin Sorensen. Our guest is Richard Bosworth, Master Coach and CEO, WhatIfForums.com. The interview was recorded April 27, 2020. Sadly, Richard passed away on August 26, 2020. This video is made in memoriam to Richard, and listeners will want to especially listen to the last 5 minutes where Richard responds to the question.... how will you measure your life?.
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