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 64 Brandon & Gary - Mirroring our clients / "What am I doing with my life?" / Being a Solopreneur 24.08.2023

Highlights Taking this podcast on tour Doing what we ask our clients to do Marketing yourself as a coach - Solopreneur Using LinkedIn to kick off his business The Prosperous Coach - Book that spoke to Brandon The Drive towards freedom Getting to the 10 and figuring it out entirely Reflecting on how far we have come Laying on the floor saying "What am I doing with my life"

Ep 63 Jennifer Reitz - 24 Years into coaching / Somatics / 3 Great phrases / "What do you feel below the neck?" 17.08.2023

Highlights: Courage to pick up coaching in the early 2000's The difference in her practice over 24 years - "I don't need to know"  The freedom of not knowing is where the magic happens Connecting your worth to the client achievements Coaching is not a destination Hearing back from a client years later and getting a "Thank You" Walking through the doors or windows that...

Ep 62 Danielle & Gary - Beyond Coaching / Companies want coaching and something else 10.08.2023

  Highlights: Companies are looking for coaching and beyond coaching So busy these days, managing multiple areas Her company Beyond Coaching   Loving it  But it's not enough  Teaching and learning and development Her Company vs her own personal branding Building content for lecturing and on-demand course Creating Learning Pathways All modules start with Self Awareness

Ep 60 Kate Hill - 1 Million Tik Tok Views / Being famous / Marketing yourself 27.07.2023

Highlights:  Getting out there daily on Tik Tok 1 million'th views and 21,000 shares Tik Tok and the wonderful analytics Linda the alter ego Being famous and the 30 min intro call People love to see who is going to coach them Get out there and find "your people" You’ve got to:   Show up  Be visible  Be yourself  Her weekly Newsletter Using Humor  Wonderful video's of Kate'...

Ep 59 Jackie & Jonathan - 1:1 Stakeholder interviews / Giving the results to your client / "Our capacity to deceive ourselves is immense" 20.07.2023

Highlights Be clear on the objectives 360 Stakeholder tools that can be used Individual 1:1 stakeholder interviews   5 to 8 people to interview is the sweet spot  Customize the questions  30 minute interview by the coach  Partner up with someone if you are new to this:   Learn how to conduct these interviews  Summarizing to feedback to the client is important  Clients may show different behavior&a...

Ep 58 Adam Packard - Lead Generator / 3 pieces of great advice / 7 years of success 13.07.2023

Highlights: 7 years lead generation business Aligning to what a coach special Adams operation is  All manual operation with a strong Virtual Assistant team Provides high visibility to progress, actions and results Deep Dives into their prospective clients to put together a personalized strategy Tracking the client success, color coding responses (Hot / Warm / Cold) Clients take control when the po...

Ep 57 Brandon & Gary - Slow Down / Modeling for our clients / Toggle between curious and directive 06.07.2023

Highlights Slowing my ass down Book Ending my coaching sessions  10 min before and after sessions  Turning down the noise in our head Give ourself some non-judgement perspectives The Travel Journal and big changes Having a purpose with your Journalling Great song writing and playing story "Modeling is the best of all teachers" Being Real and Curious Toggling between curiosity and a direc...

Ep 56 Steve Woodruff - King of Clarity / Finding your brand and niche / Pigeon hole yourself 29.06.2023

Highlights: Helping people with their Brand and their Niche in 2 sessions Steve in the King of Clarity Massive gap in leadership development that can be filled by coaches Use plain simple language to describe yourself Get it right then focus on being effective Get your clients talking and he continually asks for stories Be specific about yourself, find your pigeon hole Let go of trying to be great...

Ep 55 Dr. Woody Woodward - NYU Professor / Coaching & Tech Summit / MS program Exec Coaching & Org Consulting 22.06.2023

 Highlights: Professor at NYU leading the Master of Science degree in Executive Coaching and Organizational Consulting Hosted the NYU Coaching and Technology Summit Bringing business leaders together with Coaching Technology industry This isn't a coaching conference as there are many good ones out there.  The focus is more around coaching technology Digital Coaching and Digital coaching techn...

Ep 54 Adrienne & Gary - Supervision (Part 2) 15.06.2023

Highlights Supervision  Should be mandatory Group and individual What to bring to a supervision session How to show up What it isn't Role play Listening to some real examples You can hear the passion in our voices about the impact

Ep 53 Adrienne & Gary - Supervision (Part 1) 08.06.2023

Highlights: Supervision  When to start  Supervision isn't mentoring  When one person is learning everyone is learning  Begin with presence to set up your group "Norms"  To be a great coach Supervision is a MUST 

Ep 52 Danielle Francis - Explaining coaching / "I Don't Know" / Brainstorming 01.06.2023

Highlights Brainstorming with Perspective clients Explaining coaching can be about what it is and also what it isn't (Like advice) Adapting to your client to give them what they need Clients being prepared for the session   When clients say "I don't know"  Use the past as a reference And finally - We are privileged to be in this great field of coaching as our greatest joy is wh...

Ep 51 Jackie Hodgins & Jonathan Levene - Using Assessments / Tips & Benefits 25.05.2023

Highlights: 2 highly certified Executive Coaches Why use an assessment Different types of assessments  Personality vs external feedback Benefits of assessments  Assessments help to organize feedback  Surface mindsets and core beliefs  Information alone doesn't yield behavior change  Helps the client create their own narrative  Tips for coaches   Give your client time to process the assessment...

Ep 50 Brandon & Gary - Connectedness with Clients 18.05.2023

Highlights Connectedness Connecting with clients early vs coaching them Do you go to dinner with your clients Sharing or not sharing with your client Feeling high when a new client reaches out What do you do when a client goes "dark" Coaching being less involved in drama Slowing down

Ep 49 Margaret Lee / Mike Quinn / Marc Wendorf - The ups and downs of starting off in Coaching 11.05.2023

Highlights What you notice about your coaching practice now vs when you started The Ups and Downs of starting a coaching practice Angela Duckworths book "Grit" What Sticky Notes do you have?  A bit off track with an Oragami How coaching has impacted other areas of their lives

EP 48 Jackie & Gary - Check In Questions 04.05.2023

Highlights Check In Questions  When to send them out or When to introduce them  What is the purpose of the check in question Setting the tone Getting the client to be open Does this serve the client Figuring out in the moment at Kick Off

Ep 46 - Adrienne & Gary - Integration / Our clients / Assigning homework 20.04.2023

I'm back with Adrienne Kortas today we talk about:   Integration (I have a hammer and everything is a nail) Chemistry Calls (again) Clients like when we think about them outside a session Connecting and homework between sessions (assign or NOT assign) Hope you enjoy our conversation and if you would to get involved in future podcasts reach out to either Adrienne or myself through LinkedIn and...

Ep 44 - Brandon & Gary - Immediacy / Sandpaper to ourselves / Psychological Safety 06.04.2023

I'm back with Brandon Wilson today to talk through: Immediacy- signposting - Letting your client know whats coming, noticing our level of comfort, and use within the business world Bringing the sandpaper to ourselves- the art of modeling what we teach to our clients and, creating psychological safety So grab your coffee, get comfortable, and let's jump into the conversation! Books Refere...

Ep 43 William Gulley - Leveraging silence / Unpeel the 'Why' / Be more vulnerable 30.03.2023

Some Highlights Learning about coaching through getting a coach Extremely positive perspective on coaching Getting the "edge" through coaching, not being the smartest guy in the room Testing theories against and unbiased person to listen Coaching outside of your profession, can be easier actually Using silence to fight the urge to ask a leading question Helping a client be "unstuck&...

Ep 42 Jackie & Gary - Stakeholder Interviews the nuts and bolts / Finding actionable items 23.03.2023

I'm back with Jackie Hodgins today we talk about:    Assessments - Stakeholder interviews Details  Determining the # of stakeholder  Conducting the interviews  Prepping the client for the results  Sharing the result after the debrief  Getting insights that is very difficult to get any other way Finding the actionable insights

Ep 41 Todd Weinstein - Lightning rod moments / Just enough structure / Getting to the edge 16.03.2023

Highlights Discovering coaching at lunch  and taking an 8 year journey Parents were a teacher and clinical psychologist Todd's Lighting Rod moments Leaving his "day Job" to coach on his own, a methodical approach 10 year seed planted and then becoming the entrepreneur that he thought he could be Constantly getting more and more exposure to different industries and complexities &quot...

Ep 40 Adrienne & Gary - Body Language / Chemistry Calls / Energy Flow 09.03.2023

Gary Nowak and Adrienne Kortas and I get together once again to discuss these topics.    Body Language Presence Chemistry Calls Matching the intensity of your client Mirror the client Facilitation energy flows from you Coaching energy flows to you If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to join future conversations reach out to either Adrienne or myself through LinkedIn and we can set that...

Ep 37 Nina Simonds - Coaching evolution / Lasting client impact / No more book recommendations 16.02.2023

Some Fantastic Highlights: Starting as a life Coach in the go go 90's Moving to phone coaching Level 3 listening Coaching while they are driving, lesson learned Coaching in systems You teach what you want to learn Non Violent Communication Tool Saboteur work with clients Stopping recommending books to clients, amen What are you sensing when you share this Having a conversation with the client...

Ep 36 Larry Shoop - Communications Coach / Yes and . . . / Preparation, preparation, preparation 09.02.2023

Some Amazing Highlights: Having a strong niche in helping people with communication Coaching within Intel  Writing emails  Internal comms  External comms  Coaching was a natural evolution of his career Providing heaps of best practices and scientifically driven information Constant learning with his clients Getting the opportunity to see your client "in action" The beauty of our impressi...

Ep 35 Brandon Wilson - Serving vs Pleasing / Pushing celebration / "Let's Press Pause" 02.02.2023

Some Wonderful Highlights Trying to change how people feel Having a theatre and music passion Creating an environment to make an impact as a coach  Safe and Fun  "Let's Press Pause" "I don't believe you" Serving vs Pleasing Being obsessed with Elvis Presley The Impact of what's happening outside the session Make you life richer than your "Art" Pushing C...

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