The Coaching Life

Surfing Wild Waves into Coaching In this raw and open conversation, with infectious enthusiasm Troy shares his journey from being a founder member of a super-successful clothing company, through some of life’s shit-storms, and into his first year in coaching. It’s been a wild ride, one that has had him listen to his heart and change completely how he shows up in the world. If you’re a relatively new coach, you’re transitioning or have transitioned from a previous career, or are passionate about living a coaching life, this one is for you. Here’s a little more about Troy Hailing from California Troy was introduced to the ocean and surfing at a very young age. In 1991 he was on his way to becoming a professional surfer when he was faced with a decision of surfing for a living or taking a leap of faith at a startup called Volcom. He chose the latter and ended up with the company for 20 years where he worked his way up to Global EVP of Marketing. In 2010 he left the company and shortly thereafter he was divorced. In 2016 he started a men’s yoga clothing line called Kozm. At the beginning of 2018, he was feeling unfulfilled with running his company and made the tough decision to step away. Simultaneously he experienced a painful breakup, was confronted with mid-life and was feeling depleted and lost. Soon thereafter he fell into depression which battered his immune system leaving him vulnerable for a health crisis. He then became ill and was diagnosed with mold poisoning from the house he was living in. Finally realizing the innate healing power within he soon learned how to become his own doctor and created the optimum environment (inside and out) to heal. This experience ended up being a blessing which supercharged him in becoming a life coach where he helps people to remember the true essence of who they are and what they're capable of creating and achieving. You can find out more about Troy at: https://www.radical.voyage/ https://www.instagram.com/radicalvoyage/ https://www.instagram.com/treckert/

Dropping the Mask to Wellbeing Emerging from a snotting-nosed pool of tears, Karen has realised the freedom of living life without a mask, in full integrity of showing up as herself in all circumstances, which has also brought some immense health benefits. In this wonderfully frank conversation Karen talks about play and experimentation, boobs and smoking, and gives us all a glimpse into the delights of simply showing up as yourself. Here’s a little more about Karen DiMarco, RN, BSN, iRNPA A nurse for 22 years with specialties in Intensive Care, Trauma, and Flight Nursing, Karen DiMarco (who is writing this in the 3rd person, which is weird, but apparently the standard for bios), had an experience in 2011 that she describes as “a coming home.” Within weeks of that profound moment – on the floor of a closet in a puddle of snot and tears – her mental and physical illnesses, and a 26-year history of eating disorders, melted away. Since then, she has been a catalyst for transforming the way we deliver and conceive of health care and wellbeing. Put simply, the mind and body are not disconnected, and when misunderstandings of the mind are healed, there is a profound healing effect on the body. Karen is a total geek about science, and the connection between the mind and the body. Her insatiable appetite for all things spiritual and biological, and her ability to communicate her understanding in a scientific, sometimes hilarious, and always easy-to-understand way, is what makes her both a total weirdo and incredibly impactful as a healthcare visionary and transformational coach. Hobbies include: collecting sea glass and coaching certifications; reading, research, yoga, and ‘playing with herself’ (nutrition, biological alchemy, meditation, & quantum-whatever); hanging-out with family — including her 3 daughters, a Tortoise, and a small dog named “Mr. Big” (all often seen, or spoken of, as backdrops to her 1-to-1 coaching, courses, writing, and speaking engagements.) You can find out more about Karen at https://karendimarco.com

The Power of Connecting Author of the book ‘Look Inside:Stop Seeking Start Living’, that’s exactly what Michele did. Having come across an understanding of how life works that had her feel it was impossible to continue in her well-established therapy work, she has gone on to build a successful coaching practice by connecting, having fun, not taking things too seriously, and by relentlessly being of service. Here’s a little more about Michele Michele Attias originates from Gibraltar and currently resides in London. She is a Mindset Expert, Executive Coach, International Speaker and Author of the books ‘Look Inside: Stop Seeking Start Living' and 'Fit for Purpose Leadership.' She was previously a registered and accredited Therapist. Her unique methodology combines the most powerful aspects of Coaching, Deep Mindset work and life Design, drawn from spending over 20 years working in the psychological field. She’s a passionate writer and contributor for online platforms such as Thrive Global, Lifehack, Medium, Linkedin, The Start Up, Inbound, Personal Growth and Vunela. In 2014 she was a finalist in The Women Inspiring Women Awards, and in 2017 was a Best Coach finalist at the Business Women Awards in the UK. She has also been featured in Gibraltar TV, Media and speaks internationally at events and conferences. You can find out more about Michele at www.micheleattiascoaching.com Find her Youtube Channel of talks at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0OpSZXWHjSFFPwgmtS9MA Her book ‘Look Inside:Stop Seeking Start Living’ is available on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Look-Inside-Seeking-Start-Living/dp/1781332959

A Hypnotising Journey From Goroka in Papa New Guinea, Ryan’s journey has taken him to many parts of the world, including Europe, Bangladesh, Australia, the USA, Asia. Following his passion for music, an associated injury led him to Hypnotherapy, which he now practices in Barcelona, Spain. In this episode he gives us a valuable insight into how coaching and hypnotherapy can compliment each other to create permanent and lasting change. Here’s a little more about Ryan: Ryan is a hypnotherapist, change-worker and Integrative coach based in Barcelona, Spain. His first experiences with healing and change came very early on in life when his Mother discovered a “lost” indigenous tribe in Papua New Guinea. Ryan witnessed first hand how tribal healers used forms of ¨Trance¨ to heal people. This profoundly influenced the course of his life. This led to a deep study and practice of meditation and self-hypnosis, hypnosis, NLP and personal development. He now coaches people and enjoys creating music when he can. You can find out more about Ryan at http://www.hypnotherapyinbarcelona.com/

Trusting The Path Coming from a career in radio and leading-edge online video, Jo now coaches people and helps them get their authentic message out into the world. In this episode she shares how a life event set her on a path of exploration that helped her see life differently, and become much more trusting of the path of life, allowing it to unfold as she explored opportunities that have helped her build a business using both her video and coaching skills. Here’s a little more about Jo: Jo Munday is a communication coach and video marketer who is passionate about helping business owners express themselves more naturally and fluently on camera, and to produce authentic video content that has real power and impact. She offers one-to-one coaching and consultancy as well as group programmes to demystify the video production process and help people develop their authentic voice and message to create engaging, authentic videos that attract dedicated followers. Jo started out in radio and tv production before moving to online video when it started to emerge in 2006. She is also a certified 'Clarity' coach and brings her understanding of mental health and peace of mind to her communication work. Her new programme, ‘Authentic Video Magic – Build you business with authentic, impactful videos’ is launching this February https://jo-munday.com/authentic-video-magic-2019/ To find out more about her work, please visit https://jo-munday.com/

The Punk Inspired Misfit Currently transitioning from a rich career with immense experience in senior leadership positions, and now described as a ginger, punk inspired, misfit Exec Coach from the Isle of Man, Carol shares where she is at in the relatively early stages of building an independent coaching practice. In owning who she is and what she does, in being a true advocate of the coaching profession and investing significantly in her own training and development, Carol demonstrates her willingness to do the work and whatever is necessary, and shares how she has both utilised existing connections that have supported her, and started to build new ones in some unusual circumstances. Here’s a little more about Carol Carol is a ginger, punk inspired, Disruptive leader and Executive Coach from the Isle of Man, who’s helped Entrepreneurs across the world. She’s held senior leadership roles in world retailing, the public sector, IT and Property development and voluntary organisations, including CEO responsible for the Isle of Man TT Races(motorcycle), and Head of Buying for Halfords Automotive business. Her leadership career has often been in sectors where she’s had little technical knowledge, so has had to draw on interpersonal, communication and listening skills alongside innate curiosity and mutual understanding and support as a key driver of team success. In 2016, she studied Executive Coaching & Mentoring with ILM, became accredited by EMCC in 2018, and considers herself currently to be in the fortunate position of being coached and mentored by Jason Goldberg and team as she develops further as a coach, mentor, and edutainer. Today she helps inventive leaders & founders find clarity, focus, & success from opportunities & challenges. EI and Intuition skills allow her to think differently, make connections quickly, unravel complexity and build confidence in others to do the same. She is passionate about co-creating resonance, to free others to explore original and inventive ways to simplify complex problems, situations and challenges to create clarity, opportunity and success for themselves and their organisations. Her world vibrates to a positive, ever-changing playlist of music, theatre, art, laughter, nature, 2 miniature schnauzers and learning. In her spare time she mentors young start-up founders to help them find their best self to navigate the critical early phases of their personal and businesses development. https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-glover/ https://www.facebook.com/carolgloverexecutivecoaching

Being Open To Possibility In this very open-hearted conversation, Jo gives us a glimpse of some of the magic of what’s possible when we start questioning our own personal conventions, take action in spite of our fears, and live in alignment with what is in our hearts. As someone who seems to love cake yet also manages to live a very healthy lifestyle, it has been her willingness to follow the path as it unfolds that has allowed her to explore and express her creativity not just as a coach but as a plant-based foodie, a firewalker, a nature lover, a writer and a fitness fanatic. And just for good measure, Jo also opens up about some things she’d like to be different. We all have those… Here’s a little more about Jo Jo helps people 'experience all of themselves'. Her passion was born from a personal journey of plant-based nutrition being the gateway to stepping away from convention and conformity, into a deeper connection with her true sense of self. She creates retreats, workshops and writes about what it means to live a deeply connected life as well as sharing lots delicious plant-based dishes from her kitchen. Day to day, you can find her at www.includingcake.com and hanging out on Instagram @johodson social media links: https://www.facebook.com/includingcake https://www.instagram.com/johodson/

Allowing Simplicity In this episode Wyn shares his journey from being tickled by people waking up through the impact of a new understanding of how life and the human mind works, leading to him seeing everything differently, despite much of it looking the same from the outside. Living a life that now feels as cool on the inside as it looks on the outside, Wyn shares how he has effortlessly connected with friends and clients the world over, and in being free from the confines of his thinking, his business has thrived. Here’s a little more about Wyn: Wyn Morgan is a 3 Principles practitioner based in Windsor, UK and works with corporations and private individuals in every continent around the world. Having stumbled across The Principles 8 years ago, he has completely changed his relationship to his own life and with himself. Having been in the people development world for the past 20 years within organisations, and as a coach-consultant with his own business for the past 12 years, he now spends half his time working away from the UK. He has studied with Michael Neill and been mentored by George and Linda Pransky and Barb Patterson. “I am constantly amazed how much more there is to see and how much more wondrous and simple life can actually be” “Helping my own clients in the corporate world achieve better results through the brilliance of their people along with those clients who come to me for their own personal needs is such a joy. I love watching them wake up to who they really are” Wyn says. He is currently on the faculty of Supercoach for the third year and recently returned from a month working with his own mentor, George Pransky, to deepen his grounding even more. Wyn is a patriotic Welshman, and given how much he travels, is thankful to still feel like a big kid when he gets on a plane. You can find out more about Wyn at http://www.wynning.co.uk/

Relaxing Into Wisdom What has someone choose to close down their existing business without knowing at all what they’ll be doing next? What’s the secret to being married for over forty years and creating a sustainable coaching business over twenty two years? In this delightful episode, Molly shares some of her insights that have helped her develop and grow her coaching business, continue to be of service and help to her clients, and have fun in enjoying the longevity of her loving marriage. Here’s a little more about Molly: By 1996 Molly Gordon had been a waiter, a writer, an editor, a business manager, and a full-time artist. She had a penchant for Jungian studies, the novels of Dorothy Sayers, and Improv. After closing her fiber arts studio, Mollycoddles, she agreed to help a few friends with their businesses. Before long, they were coming to see her weekly, not only with business issues, but also with life questions. Molly didn’t know what to call what she was doing. It wasn’t consulting, and it wasn’t therapy. All she knew was that her clients became more engaged, confident, and pro-active in their lives and work. They were living into their dreams. One day a client sent an article from Newsweek about coaching. Attached was a sticky note saying, “This is what you do.” And she saw that her variegated past had been the perfect training ground for what became her life work. Twenty years and a substantial amount of training later, Molly is a Master Certified Coach, a Certified Mentor Coach, an assessor in the International Coach Federation (ICF) credentialing process, and an instructor at University of Miami (Coral Gables) Professional Coaching Certificate Program, 7 Paths Forward, and Coach Masters Academy. In 2010 Molly encountered the teachings of Sydney Banks, commonly known as the Three Principles. She recognized in Syd’s insights the source code for effective coaching: human beings are part of an infinite intelligent life energy, and as such, they are inherently whole, creative and resourceful. Molly is now on a path to incorporate the Principles into the International Coach Federation (ICF) definition of coaching and mentors ICF-oriented coaches to integrate the Three Principles into their work. You can find out more about Molly at https://shaboominc.com/

This one is as real life as it gets, with mentions of dog poo and genitalia mixed amongst the insights and business of coaching. Jacquie brings a beautifully warm blend of humour and wisdom, and shares her journey from a technical career to a life of love and ease, revealing how she has connected and developed professional relationships with people in government by simply being herself. Here’s a little more about Jacquie: A gifted teacher, coach and intuitive, Jacquie Forde has always known there was more to life than she could see, understand or touch. With professional qualifications in Nursing, Midwifery, Shamanic Healing, NLP, Hypnosis, and the Three Principles, and with three decades spent in corporate UK in blue chip organizations working in sales, marketing, business development and government affairs, Jacquie readily admits that she was always more interested in the transformative power of the spiritual nature of life, and left the nine to five behind to create her own successful business over 7 years ago. Jacquie brings a spirited personality and vivacious, humorous attitude to her work as a coach and mentor, who regularly works with politicians, organisational leaders, entrepreneurs, disadvantaged communities, fellow coaches and women of all ages who want to discover clarity in their careers, the secret to success, improve their resilience, intuition, power and capabilities to live their best lives. Her work delivers conscious expansion and peace of mind to clients in all walks of life. With a thriving physical practice located in Scotland and a global online practice, Jacquie is passionate about sharing her knowledge and allowing her clients the space to embrace their own innate wisdom to tap into their highest potential. You can subscribe to her blog, “Unashamedly Human” and her podcast, “The Unashamedly Human Podcast Series” and contact Jacquie at www.jacquieforde.com