Arete Coach: The Art & Science of Executive Coaching

Welcome to Episode 1,120 of the Arete Coach Podcast, where your host, Severin Sorensen, engages in a fascinating conversation with executive coach Bridget Wenman, from Wisconsin. Bridget is an executive coach, Vistage chair, business consultant, and president of Prospectives Training. Bridget has a thriving Vistage practice with four peer executive groups (3 CE and 1 Key). Bridget is also the Best...

Welcome to Episode 1,119 of the Arete Coach Podcast, where your host, Severin Sorensen, engages in a captivating conversation with our distinguished guest, Robin Hills, hailing from the UK. Robin is a renowned executive coach, business psychologist, and emotional intelligence expert, serving as the principal at EI4Change.com. EI for Change is a company dedicated to educational training, coaching,...

Welcome to Episode 1,118 of the Arete Coach Podcast, where your host, Severin Sorensen, is joined by esteemed guest Peter Michaels. Peter is an accomplished Executive Coach, former Vistage Chair, Commercial Banker, and Mergers and Acquisitions expert. He currently holds the position of President at Shadow River Corporation. In this timely episode, titled "Anticipate: Insights from an Executive Coa...

This is episode 1,117 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen, with a special episode that Explores Financial Contagion Risk and the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. As of 6:30 PM EDT, 12 March 2023, the Federal Goverment had intervened to guarantee depositor funds, allowing bank customers to access funds in time to make payroll on 3/15; the 'ides of march.' If those words cast a dar...

Welcome to the 1,116th episode of the Arete Coach Podcast , hosted by Severin Sorensen and featuring special guest Professor Ron Greenwood. Ron is a distinguished figure with a broad and impressive career history, including serving as a Vistage Chair, Professor Emeritus at the University of Alabama - Huntsville, Financial Consultant, and president of L D R Systems, L L C. He has also held high-lev...

This is episode 1,115 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest Meena Kumari Adnani. She's an executive coach, self-empowerment, and business coach for women. Meena is also a qualified solicitor in the UK and a qualified attorney in New York. She has been dubbed the Top Negotiator by Global Asia Magazine, and she also serves clients as an international speaker and CEO of Stro...

This is episode 1,114 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen, which explores AI, Automation, and the Innovation Imperative. It has been 60 days since our first episode [1,1104] on AI and ChatGPT, which was published on 12/12/22. The world has changed. And the change is accelerating. In this episode, we explore AI, automation, and the innovation imperative. We look at the growth of AI, an...

This is episode 1,113 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest Dominic Monkhouse. He is an executive coach, business coach, podcast host, and chief operating officer for Monkhouse and Company. Before entering the coaching industry, Dominic served as managing director at Rackspace. He also served as the Chief Customer Officer for Pier One. And in 2020, he released a book call...

This is episode 1,112 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen with another episode that explores the art and science of executive coaching. In this episode, we explore the power of peers and professionally facilitated peer executive groups, and in particular, we deep dive into the Vistage model as it celebrates its 65th year anniversary. In addition to reviewing the historical resear...

This is episode 1,110 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen and his guest Bill Clark, who is an Executive Coach, Master Coach, and CEO of Clark Leadership Group. The theme of this episode is “learning from life’s curriculum.’ This interview was recorded on October 16, 2020 via Zoom Video In this podcast we explore what Bill Clark describes as ‘learning lessons from life’s curriculum.’ B...

This is episode 1,111 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest Deb Calvert. Deb Calvert is an executive coach, speaker, and author out of Kansas City. She is also the Founder and President of People First Productivity Solutions and Academy. Early in her career, Deb worked in the newspaper media industry in marketing and sales. Later she pivoted to sales leadership and coachi...

This is episode 1109 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen which explores the art and science of executive coaching. In this episode, we revisit the topic of 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...

This is episode 1,108 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest Julie Noonan, who is an executive coach and CEO of Julie Noonan Consulting, LLC, transformational change leader, speaker, consultant, and futurist. Julie's career in business started in Banking, working her way up to VP of Training for First Union National Bank, and Senior VP and Training Director at Key Bank. Sh...

This is episode 1,107 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen and an episode that explores super agers, AI, and lifetime learning, drawing insights from a conversation with three great Vistage Chairs: Larry Cassidy, Ozzie Gontang, and Ron Greenwood. In this episode, we present a special panel discussion of senior executive coaches that explores topics of SuperAgers, Artificial Intelligenc...

This is episode 1,106 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen with an episode that explores the "Science of Happiness" and the research behind the principle: 'a grateful heart doeth good like a medicine.' There is evidence to suggest that having a grateful heart can have positive effects on an individual's personal and mental health. Several studies have found that gratitude can improve m...

This is episode 1,104 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest Philip Liebman, CEO, Executive Leadership Coach, Author, and Speaker. Phil is CEO and Founder of ALPS, that's advanced leadership performance systems leadership. Phillip has been leading ALPS and helping top executives improve their leadership skills since 2016. Before ALPS, Philip was a Vistage Chair and a Vista...

This is episode 1,104 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen and a special issue that explores OpenAI's ChatGPT Chat App along with "10 Technologies That Changed The World, and the Next 10 Technologies Likely To Change it Again." Artificial Intelligence is a current and future technology rapidly coming to a workplace near you. It will impact how you work, research, access data, and sourc...

This is episode 1,103 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest Jim Naleid, Executive Coach, creator of EPIC 21, and CEO of Naleid & Associates. Jim describes himself as an executive coach and an executive culture and alignment coach. He is a former TEC Midwest Chair, where he was awarded two TEC Chair Excellence Awards. Before executive coaching, Jim was a financial indu...

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...

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 focuse...

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...

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 m...

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 lead...

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 Maste...

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 th...