ICFSFL Coach's Corner

Helena Gonzalez came to coaching after a few years of practicing law and discovering that she "didn't want to measure success by six-minute increments." She decided to move behind the scenes, and now she works internally as a professional development and talent management in a private law firm, where part of her job is  coaching lawyers to improve their performance and wellbeing. But it wasn't an...

Today, we’re speaking with ICF master certified coach Phyllis Sisenwine, a pioneering business coach who got into the profession 25 years ago — and is still in it today. Her practice is centered around a simple but powerful business concept: She is the coach for lawyers. And in our chat, Phyllis takes us through some of the most powerful and prolific business, sales, and marketing tactics that hav...

In today’s episode, we converse with Milena Stojanovic, one of a new breed of coaches who are showing up on the scene with clear ideas and ideals, eager to move the profession of coaching into the next few decades. She comes to Miami from Serbia, did her coach training at Lumia, is in hot pursuit of her ICF ACC credential, and specializes in evidence-based coaching. Her focus is fostering mindset...

Today, we’re on the line with Ernie Turner, ACC, a true pioneer in the business, a team and organizational coach who has been in the business for almost four decades. Ernie has his own school for teaching team coaching, and has two books on the subject, 2023’s Shared Leadership Disciplines: A Better Way to Lead and Coach, and 2013’s Gentle Interventions for Team Coaching: Little Interventions That...

Today we’re on the line with Fernando Celis, PCC, an icon in the industry, a coach who has been coaching way longer than coaching was a thing — all the way back to the 1980s. Today, Fernando surfs, boxes, coaches, instructs, and is the founder and leader of ILC International Life & Leadership Coaching Academy — a coach training institute founded in Caracas,  now based here in Miami, and up to...

In today’s episode, we’re talking with Annette Goodman, who helps clients make the most of themselves and their careers. Anette works with clients of all ages, but specializes in working with those in the earlier stages of their careers — the 20 and 30 somethings, feeling that the sooner that someone enters into the coaching process, the more the coaching can help. We also get into neuroplasticity...

Today, Eileen Lopez Tome joins the show. Eileen an IPEC-trained professional coach, she’s the Deputy District Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and she’s also a cancer survivor — which is the basis for the coaching she does with other cancer survivors, and is also at the heart of her cancer survivor support program, The Ecosystem of Healing, which she developed at...

In this episode, we speak with Fiorella Velarde, an emotional intelligence minded executive coach affiliated with Six Seconds, who works with Fortune 500 clients — and also works as a death doula. You can connect with her on LinkedIn, bur before you do, get to know her here, on the Coach’s Corner podcast. -- You can find Fiorelle Velarde on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiorellavelarde/ An...

Today, we’re speaking with Coach Monique Betty, PCC — a former executive from Coca-Cola and Eli Lilly, who came to coaching some 17 years ago — the early days of the profession. Along the way, she spent five years as a coaching instructor, took part in rewriting the ICF’s code of ethics, and today helps high performing career strivers achieve their ambitions faster — and more importantly — more in...

Today we speak with Kevin Huntting, an emotional intelligence based coach who works with senior executives — which makes sense because Kevin spent his pre-coaching career as a marketing executive at some companies you’ve heard of: Banana Republic, Fossil, and General Electric, to name a few. Today we’ll talk about Kevin’s path to coaching, his training at IPEC, and how he used the basis of his IPE...

In this episode, we’re talking to tango dancer, surfer, and deeply compassionate and deeply inquisitive IPEC-style executive coach, Coco Duan, about her mission to evoke client self-awareness and discovery. Before switching her career to coaching, she “had it all" ... Coco was a senior leader at a Fortune 500 company, she was a home owner, and married with two pets. But — finding herself perpetual...

In this episode, we get to know Catherine Hyde, whose work includes coaching executives toward leading with awareness of their true, authentic selves -- and coaching support and exploration of LGBTQ+ issues. She also speaks of her recent arrival in South Florida, her previous career in digital marketing, and the Georgetown University Coaching program. Catherine is founder and owner of Navigating W...

Today's guest is Toni Clem, a Louisville, Kentucky-based member of ICF South Florida. Toni is the former president and COO of OvareGroup -- a marketing company that she led to $200 million in revenues and 200 employees. Toni came to coaching through the University of Miami's coaching program. In this episode, Tony takes us through her coaching journey, speaks about the c-suite clients she works wi...

This episode's guest is Mesha-Gay Walker, the second-year president of the South Florida Charter Chapter of the International Coaching Federation. She joins our podcast at the conclusion of 2023’s International Coaching Week, as done by ICF South Florida — a week of virtual events, talks, discussions and thought exchange, all on the topic of, or related to, coaching as a profession. Mesha will tal...

This episode's guest is Dr. Shelly Cameron, who does transition coaching with corporate leaders who are facing — uh-oh — mid-life crises. She is also the author of the book “Your Career: Ditch it. Switch It.” Today, she’ll talk to us about how her career in human resources around the world prepared her for her work in coaching, and how it impacts the results she gets with her clients. Join me now,...

Today’s guest is Life Transition Coach, Nada Haddad. Nada supports individuals who are going through difficult times of change, and she believes that although change can be painful, ultimately it can be highly rewarding. Today, she’ll tell us about her journey to coaching, open up about what compels her to help others, and Nada will talk a bit about Neurolinguistic Programming — NLP — some of her...

This week I sat down with a new friend of mine, Dr. Aya Akkari. Dr. Aya is an Executive Leadership and Emotional Resilience Trainer, Coach, and Mentor. She helps ambitious professionals, executives, and change leaders EXCEL through her “Leadership Mastery System.” She specializes in assisting leaders in beating burnout, enhancing their performance and productivity, and mastering the art of work-li...

This week I sat down with a lifelong friend of mine, ME! I’ve been doing this podcast for just under a year now, and it’s time to turn it over to my good friend, Eric Goeres. You may remember Eric from one of the earliest episodes we did here on the Coach’s Corner. He is an Executive Coach who works with business owners to achieve peace of mind through revenue and profitability. I am so excited to...

This week I sat down with a new friend of mine, Erin Currin. Erin is an accountant, a life coach, and an accomplished author. Her cryptically and hilariously titled, Hate Your Way to Happiness, is a raw and revealing memoir that will leave you laughing, crying, and feeling empowered.  In our conversation today, we discuss the balance of Buddhism in the workplace, the real definition of karma, and...

This week I sat down with my longtime friend, Meredith Kimmel. Meredith has been a certified coach for over six years, but she’s actually been coaching people for fifteen years as a wealth management and estate planning paralegal prior to that. Today, Meredith coaches college aged kids as they transition from high school to college and then college to adulthood. In our conversation today, we discu...

This week I sat down with my good friend, Parissa Behnia. Parissa is a Modern Badass coaching Modern Badasses. That means she works with driven, edgy, powerful leaders to hit audacious goals and drive results. Many of her clients can often be described as disruptors, but I’ll let her tell you more about that.  In our conversation today, we discuss coaching these clients, the prevalence of imposter...

This week we sat down with a good friend, Reiner Lomb. Reiner is the founder of BoomerangCoach, an executive coaching firm specializing in leadership and career development, innovation, and transformational change. He is the author of two books, The Boomerang Approach: Return to Purpose, Ignite Your Passion and Aspire: Seven Essential Emotions for Leading Positive Change, No Matter Where You Are....

This week I had the extreme pleasure to talk with one of the top thinkers and leaders in Emotional Intelligence, Neuroscience, and Change Leadership, Joshua Freedman.  Josh is the author of six books including the bestselling At the Heart of Leadership and he is the CEO and co-founder of Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Network. In his work at Six Seconds, Josh leads the world’s most extensive E...

This week I got to sit down with a friend, colleague, and Programming Committee partner, Karen Hilo. We met on a recent ICF South Florida MasterClass webinar and we hit it off immediately. Karen is an Executive Coach with a stellar history of working in all Chairs of the C-suite and she has parlayed her extensive experience into coaching and consulting. In our conversation today, we discuss workin...

I recently had the pleasure of chatting with a good friend of mine, Ann Geoghagan. She and I met at the Luminous Conference this year and now she has joined our ICF Programming Committee and is lead of producing and promoting this year’s conference. I can’t wait to see the magic happen. In our conversation, Ann and I discuss hospitality, emerging leaders, and even Junior Doctors. You’ll have to li...