Gary Nowak

Coffee House Coaching

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Coffee House Coaching is an Executive Coaching podcast where I speak with fellow Executive Coaches about their practice, their process and how they help their clients. I also speak with individuals impacted by coaching and how it has improved their lives. My goal is to shine some light on the wonderful world of Executive Coaching and explain what it is and how it works. So, grab a cup of coffee, sit back, relax, and enjoy my conversations about Executive Coaching.

Author

Gary Nowak

Category

Business

Latest episode

Feb 19, 2026

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Episodes

Ep 86 Brandon and Gary - We talk Coaching Analogies 22.02.2024

Highlights: Client is the tree Invisible to Visible is where the coach works Visible to Obvious is the clients work Understanding the rear view mirror will support forward movement Our minds are like the surface of a lake, try to get that still as a coach   As coaches we try to create moments of stillness  Bringing tough topics to the surface  Having difficult conversations with our clients The wi...

Ep 85 Jackie Hodgins - Boundaries & Niche 14.02.2024

Highlights Boundaries  Breaking them  Not being fair to your client  Make choices that work for you  Boundaries evolve    What is your Niche  Having a bullseye  Coaching is Coaching 

Ep 84 Michael Landrum - Transitioning to Coaching / Getting Goose Bumps / Silky Smooth Persona 08.02.2024

Some Highlights: 32 years in HR and then turning to coaching after being exposed to it Seeing the benefit of Executive coaches Being an internal coach within an organization Getting goose bumps during a chemistry call Have multiple calls with potential coaches, increase your options and choose the best coach for you The power of assessments and the overall impact, especially the 360 degree intervi...

Ep 83 Danielle & Gary - Using coaching skills to sell / Individual vs Company business development 01.02.2024

 Highlights:  Growing her business & getting comfortable with her coaching business Lining up corporate clients Using your coaching skills to sell more effectively Selling to individuals vs companies Massive technology event in Lisbon to Present Coaching 

Ep 82 Jackie Hodgins & Jonathan Levene - Hogan Assessment Discussion 25.01.2024

  Highlights: Talking the ins and outs of the Hogan assessment   What it does  How it is used  Using effectively as a coach  Incorporating with other 360 tools or as a standalone tool  How to interpret and share with your client  Sensing your clients self awareness  Advice on picking out a couple of assessment tools to incorporate into your coaching practice  

Ep 81 Nikki Walker - Enneagram Assessment / Overview and usefulness 18.01.2024

Highlights Assessments Enneagram   Self Awareness  Understanding  Articulating self to others Many wonderful nuances to the tool and descriptions and personality types Multiple ways to assess the tool Nature vs nurture You have Wings with Enneagram Heaps of self assessment Where are you at on a given day Great example of using the tool to understand significant people in their lives Assisting with...

Ep 80 Sarah Menke Vanasek - Go Slow to Go Fast / Coaching Feels Right / "Simple Can Be Harder Than Complex" 11.01.2024

Some Highlights: Trying to figure it all out by  moving around a bit in her corporate job Planting seeds for years within her organization She had a team coach Helen / when Helen wasn't around Sarah as called Mini Helen  Seeing coaching transformation right in front of you Tools are complimentary to our practice The year of experimentation Using immediacy and understanding it early on There a...

Ep 45 Ruth Reitmeier (Re-Release) - Director of Coaching at Rice University / Managing Fear / Give yourself grace 04.01.2024

Highlights Hitting a wall and finding coaching Gave herself a grown up gap year Starting a coaching and consulting career Taking a leadership role at Rice University Trinkle down affect of coaching leaders Leadership coach that specializes in early intervention Great work at Rice University with MBA Students Current generation connect more with Coaching and a change in leadership The 18 to 30 year...

Ep 22 Phil Johnson (Re-Release) - Master of Business Leadership / Check your Ego / Pain or passion 28.12.2023

Highlights from my conversation with Phil Getting into coaching due to early dyslexia / 21 years of working with professionals globally / Our brains don't like change all that much / Being a teacher as much as a coach / Stop giving away your energy, you unconsciously do it / Keeping your Ego in check / Must have an urgent desire for better results / Connecting to either pain or passion to pro...

Ep 5 Kathryn Downing (Re-Release) - Meeting the clients needs / Checking In / Teaching the client to be resourceful 21.12.2023

I love coaching and I love talking about coaching just as much.  Coffee House Coaching was created for a couple of reasons, to connect with other Coaches and their clients and also provide a space to better understand what coaching is and how impactful it can be to you and your career.   I'm your host Gary Nowak and today I am honored to share with you a legend in the Executive Coaching world...

Ep 79 Brandon & Gary - Great quote / Trust - Faith - Courage / You need to be YOU 14.12.2023

Highlights: Quote "Half of the work that is done in the world is to make things appear what they are not." Can't stop thinking about this quote The façade or reflection on our emotions Setting Intention prior to a conversation and not working out according to the intention You need to be you Accepting who you are, building confidence in yourself Going from Invisible to Visible to Ob...

Ep 78 Mia Ellis - "I See YOU" / Unattached intimacy / "Nothing to do, no where to go" 07.12.2023

Highlights: Coaching early but now knowing it Helping someone up the physical mountain Being a cheerleader "I See you" Seeing the client We need to remember and bring back previous sessions The work between sessions Box out time to think of our clients outside the session Unattached intimacy Thinking like a coach Great place with her coaching practice Core value is connection Supportive...

Ep 77 Kathy Amyot - Physician / Air Force / Untethered / Covid burn out 30.11.2023

Highlights: 12 years active duty Air Force Burned out during Covid, need something else The Hudson Life Forward Impact How being a physician has impacted her coaching Staying in a place of curiosity Loving using analogies in her coaching Getting a bit uncomfortable with our coaching The feeling of being unteathered Loving being present with somebody The coaching community is her tribe Being playfu...

Ep 1 Jason Daily (Re-Release) - Noticing Patterns / The System / Golf Analogy 23.11.2023

I love coaching and I love talking about coaching.  Coffee House Coaching was created for a couple of reasons, to connect with other Coaches and their clients and also provide a space to better understand what coaching is and how impactful it can be to your career.   I'm your host Gary Nowak and today I had the pleasure of connecting with @jason Daily who in addition to being an executive coa...

Ep 76 Jackie & Jonathan - Enneagram Assessment Tool 16.11.2023

Highlights: Pairing with a 360 feedback tool Helps to find an individuals core beliefs Great tool to start the coaching journey It's easy to take and to understand from the Coachee perspective Both forward and backward looking  42 page report that you can utilize with your clients Helps you understand YOU Very rich with coach / coachee relationship How they deliver the results  Request the co...

Ep 75 Chris Johnson - Author / Surface the invisibles / Using Somatics / Advice - Become a great listener 09.11.2023

Highlights: Degreed in Psychology and hearing the rumblings in the psychology circle about "coaching" Growing up with Entrepreneurial parents Coaching early on was a remedial approach to improving someone in their career Coaching style is great listening and asking for stories Chris has a developmental style of coaching Being directive with the client Using Somatics in her practice We be...

Ep 74 Lisa Walsh & Barbara Stewart - Team Coaching / Getting data early / The value of connections 02.11.2023

Highlights: Meeting at Valet after a networking event Defining what team coaching is and can be Aligning the team into one coaching direction From Storm Norm Performance team development Observing the team in action and Harnessing the energy of a team How to start team coaching Learning the strengths of each member of your team Value is created in coaching the connections - Peter Hawkins You coach...

Ep 72 Todd Weinstein & Jackie Hodgins - Playfulness / Coaching Prep / 3 Min Meditation 19.10.2023

Highlights: How they prepare for coaching sessions Being natural with coaching preparation Mind body and feeling coaching mindset The 3 to 5 min meditation prior to a session "Whats happening with you right now?" Noticing out loud Let's shut off the video to prepare Spelling your name with your hips Listen to your body "How was this for you today?"  

Ep 71 Lola Gershfeld - We are wired for connection / Life is a dance and emotions are the music / Author of 2 books 12.10.2023

Highlights: She witnesses board members trading jabs, because they care about each other Work conflict and relationships are all about attachment The Board room epiphany with sharing emotions to create more cohesion We are wired for connection Sometimes we are stuck in a negative cycle Life is a dance and emotions are the music  Very hard for our thoughts to control our emotions but very easy for...

Ep 69 Bernhard Ries - Strategy consulting coaching / $1 Trillion market / Teaching Executives Coaching techniques 28.09.2023

Highlights Great coaching presence with his company Intel 100% internal coaching at Intel Strategy consulting coaching Working at the intersection of:   Strategy  Marketing / Communications  Leadership  The 1 Trillion $ market Helping clients build capacity at Strategic consulting What type of client lights you up Reaffirming you identity Not a niche but a positioning Comparing developing strategi...

Ep 38 Sarah McDonald (Re-Release) - Create Space / No longer the expert / Being a Cheerleader 25.09.2023

Some Highlights: First coaching session and spinning Coaching as the next phase of her career Create space for clients to calm down Blending industry knowledge and coaching Not playing 20 questions Cracking open a client, in a good way The final session and guidance Personalizing her practice Not being the expert anymore Visualizing the arena Falling back into reading Being more thoughtful and int...

Ep 68 Amiel Handelsman - Impeccable Coaching Advice / Using His Humor / Loves His Clients 21.09.2023

Some Highlights: Keeping it simple in this podcast and see if you think he sounds like Dennis Miller Heard about coaching at 23 years old  Took a while for him to connect the dots Realized that his early experience was planting the seed for coaching Got advice - Just ask a lot of dumb questions and he was on his way to a coaching career Coaching teams that demand he works with the CEO Experiencing...

Ep 67 Lynette Winter & Nir Megnazi - Wonderful Partnership / Their Leadership Program / Building Community 14.09.2023

Highlights The path to coaching and a bit of background with Nir and Lynette Having a great coach that got Lynette  "hooked" Being the 1a and 1b and sharing the same vision and commitment Sharing common values to be grounded in coaching Build a leadership program based on research and data Their research showed a Pervasive loneliness with individuals Key principles  Building community  C...

Ep 66 Suzanne Weller - Team Coaching (What it is and isn't) / Clutterbuck Training / Fish Analogy 07.09.2023

 Some Highlights: Conducing individual coaching that led to a conversation about themes she noticed Quoting David Clutterbuck and signing up for his program Team vs group coaching  Shared Goal  Relationships with each other  Challenges to be tackled  A connectedness  It's not team coaching if you know where the conversation is going Helping the team to observe each other Getting the group com...

Ep 65 John Schuster - 40 years coaching / How can I be relevant / No Limits / "Inner Game" 31.08.2023

Highlight Leadership development turned into coaching ~40 years ago Starting with Vistage with 1:1's Being on the fringe of society Asking himself "How can I be relevant" Started his own business at age 32 years old His first encounter with Frederick Hudson Creating Fielding Adding coaching to their leadership development programs Eventually focusing on coaching Teaching Coaching wi...

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