ICFSFL Coach's Corner

I recently had the opportunity to chat with a new friend of mine, Scott Lappin. Scott is a professional ballroom dancer and instructor. He’s been doing this for over 40 years and has figured out how to bring dance and movement to people like me with two left feet and into the corporate world as well. During our conversation, we move from the joy of dance to the frustration of working with adults t...

A light caution to our audience: Today’s conversation does have a short section which talks about depression and suicide, so please take care while listening. Today I had the pleasure of chatting with a new ICF South Florida member, Dr. Zachary Berk. Dr. Zach is quite accomplished as an optometrist, a venture capitalist, and now as an Executive Coach. In our conversation today, we discuss mindful...

Today I am speaking with a new friend of mine, Lillian Skinner. Lilian and I met on one of our ICF webinars earlier this year and I always knew I wanted to have a more in-depth conversation with her. I finally did, and I am so happy I get to share some of this conversation with all of you too. In our conversation today, we discuss what it means to be a gifted neurodivergent, the prevalence of neur...

Today I had the pleasure of sitting down with a phenomenal woman who seemingly lives three, maybe four, lives at once. This amazing woman is Heather Siskind and she is a coach, a mom, a volunteer with The Women’s Edge, and she still has time for a full time job as CEO of the nonprofit Jack & Jill Center in Fort Lauderdale. In our conversation, we talked about yoga, self-compassion, and the fou...

Hello, I’m Jimmy Glenos, Vice President of Programming for ICF South Florida and welcome to the Coach’s Corner. Before we get into our conversation, I’d like to invite you to visit our ICF South Florida website, so you can learn more about our benefits and program offerings. To learn more, visit icfsouthflorida.org and check out our calendar of events to see what interest you and join us as a gues...

Hello, I’m Jimmy Glenos, Vice President of Programming for ICF South Florida and welcome to the Coach’s Corner. Today I have the pleasure of sitting down with my very good friend Shakti Radhakishun. We’ve only known each other a few months, but it seems like we are old friends. In our conversation today, we talk about meditation and mindfulness, the importance of being vs. doing, and the joy of do...

Hello, I’m Jimmy Glenos, Vice President of Programming for ICF South Florida and welcome to the Coach’s Corner. Today I get the opportunity to talk with a new friend, Annette Blum Pearson. Annette is a Leadership Coach who has a long career in San Francisco tech firms and loves working with young parents and tech leaders looking to find greater fulfillment in life and at work. In our conversation...

Today it is my pleasure to share with you a conversation I had with my good friend, Galia Pennekamp. Galia is a former schoolteacher and non-profit fundraiser turned Executive Coach. She works with the amazing private group, CHIEF, which empowers already powerful women to continue to break the glass ceiling. In our conversation today, we discuss coach training, corporate coaching platforms, and ev...

Hello, I’m Jimmy Glenos, Vice President of Programming for ICF South Florida and welcome to the Coach’s Corner. Today it is my pleasure to share with you a conversation I had with my friend, André Brown. André is a DEI Coach, and he works with people seeking to improve on their image regarding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice. During our interview, we talked about supporting a diverse cli...

Hello, I’m Jimmy Glenos, Vice President of Programming for ICF South Florida and welcome to the Coach’s Corner. Today I engage in a deep conversation with a dear friend of mine, Suely Piraino Argianas. She’s multicultural, I’m not. She’s multilingual, I’ve tried but I’m still not. But we are both iPEC grads and ICF certified coaches, and today we get into the trouble with consulting, the holistic...

Hello, I’m Jimmy Glenos, Vice President of Programming for ICF South Florida and welcome to the Coach’s Corner. Today I chat with a good friend of mine, Abdias Ernesto Garcia. Abdias is the Head Coach and Founder at The Virtual Coaching Company, a pioneer in digital coaching. Abdias is an accomplished business and performance coach having coached hundreds of clients with his unique mix of care and...

Hello, I’m Jimmy Glenos, Vice President of Programming for ICF South Florida and welcome to the Coach’s Corner. Today I have a chat with my first coaching partner, Tanya Jaklis, which I inadvertently mispronounce as Jackliss. Anyway, Tanya and I met during our coach training days early in the pandemic and we’ve stayed close ever since. In our conversation today, we talk about iPEC coach training s...

Hello, I’m Jimmy Glenos, Vice President of Programming for ICF South Florida and welcome to the Coach's Corner. Today we have a good friend of mine, Victor Gonzalez Galeano. Victor is a Leadership Coach and Business Connector that builds strong, diverse, and profitable relationships through collaboration, relationship building, innovative solutions, and active community involvement. In our convers...

Our guest today is Mindset Coach, Patricia Rotsztain. She is a Licensed Psychotherapist with a holistic approach and a Certified Executive Coach with 20 years of experience in the business world, member of ICF (International Coaching Federation) and accredited as a Senior Coach and Senior Counselor by AEApro (Euro American Association of Coaching and Counseling Professionals).  Patricia discusses...

Today's guest is Eric Goeres, Executive Coach, Business Coach, podcaster, and so much more. Eric and I took a break from work to chat about, well....work. Lol. During our conversation, we landed on topics like working with middle managers, giving advice, and Eric's very optimistic views of the future.  To learn more about Eric or book a free consultation, go to https://www.ericgoeres.com or email...

Today's guest is none other than Ebony Smith. Executive Coach, Coach Trainer, Speaker, and all around brilliant mind, Ebony spent the afternoon with me and we explored all sorts of topics from coach training to watching TV on cell phones in Japan way back when 3G was the hot new thing in Asia (not yet in the States).  You can find Ebony on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebony-smith-coach/ A...

Hello, and welcome to the Coach's Corner, a weekly podcast brought to you by the South Florida Charter Chapter of the International Coaching Federation. Our goal is to engage, motivate, and inspire. A lot has happened over the past few years, including the COVID pandemic, the global lockdown, civil unrest, climate change, and the Great Resignation. A half decade ago, we may have had a pretty good...