The Coach's Backpack

Harleen Grover (Menopause coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 27 May 2025 07:28:00 +0100

This week, Harleen Grover, a menopause coach, tells us:

What the most powerful thing in the world is that can raise or bury you
How to do the deceptively simple three-step pause practice
Where wisdom lives and burnout ends
Which beautiful soul she would take with her
... and much more.

Find out more about Harleen at www.thespacehq.com and LinkedIn.

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More about Harleen

Harleen is The Clarity Coach. She empowers leaders to find clarity in change and purpose in progress. As a an ICF Credentialed ACC coach specialising in menopause-in-the-workplace and leadership, Harleen brings extensive corporate experience from working with global giants like Barclays Capital (now Barclays Corporate and Investment Bank), WorldCom (now Verizon), and SAP amongst others. Harleen has led international Learning & Development initiatives and shaped future leaders as a university lecturer in Business Studies. Her unique combination of corporate expertise, academic insight, and creative communication skills honed through professional acting training in London and New York allows Harleen to connect deeply, inspire action, and deliver real, lasting change.

Website: www.thespacehq.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harleen-grover/

Email: harleen@thespacehq.com

Dr Benita Mayhead (Duty of care in coaching)

David Lowe — Tue, 20 May 2025 07:05:00 +0100

This week, Dr Benita Mayhead, executive coach, coaching supervisor and facilitator of leadership development initiatives, tells us:

How to improve your mood, recall and creativity
The one thing that could make the biggest difference to clients
Why she is a fan of old school tools
What she would feel uncomfortable not having with her
What duty of care means
Who she would take to bring calmness
Why this episode could be renamed the coach's carrier bag
Her one-for-one practice
How she missed out on taking much more with her
... and much more (including her shoe size!)

Pre-order Benita's upcoming book now. Find out more about Benita on LinkedIn.

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More about Benita

Dr Benita Mayhead is an experienced executive coach, coaching supervisor, and facilitator of leadership development initiatives. She holds a Doctorate in Coaching and Mentoring and lectures on ethics and duty of care in postgraduate programmes.

She is a Global Master Practitioner coach with EMCC and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD). With over 30 years’ experience and a background in learning and development, Benita has built a strong reputation through her expertise and impact. Alongside her private practice, Benita services as a Board Director for EMCC U.K. and is actively involved in helping shape and develop coaching, mentoring, and coaching supervision in today’s world.

Her first book, 'Duty of Care in Coaching: A Comprehensive Approach to Navigating the Complexities of Contemporary Practice' will be released in September 2025. Pre-order now!

Julia Geber (Brilliance coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 13 May 2025 08:27:00 +0100

This week, Julia Geber, talks about Brilliance coaching and tells us:

Which story about magic is both educational and entertaining
The creative approach that helps you get in touch with your truth
Why we should focus on our please and thank yous
The three pillars of brilliance coaching that make you grow beyond what you imagined
Why Storyland is no longer on TV
... and much more.

Find out more about Julia at www.brilliancecoaching.co.

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More about Julia

Julia Geber is a certified coach and former finance professional who helps high-achieving women create career results that feel aligned, impactful, and sustainable — without the overwhelm.

With a corporate background, she understands the pressure of always having to perform. Julia founded Brilliance Coaching to offer a smarter, more fulfilling path to success.

Her coaching goes deeper than surface-level strategies—blending ICF-accredited methods with mindset science, Positive Intelligence®, and a systems-based approach that uncovers the deeper structures shaping behavior. This empowers clients to gain clarity, communicate with authenticity, and shift from overworking to operating from their natural strengths — creating lasting change that feels both strategic and soul-aligned.

Julia supports professionals to break through performance ceilings, make confident decisions, and lead from within — so they can thrive, not just survive.

www.brilliancecoaching.co

Julia Geber (bonus track)

David Lowe — Tue, 13 May 2025 07:00:00 +0100

Julia and David had such a great time recording the podcast but some content had to be cut. This short aside discusses who Julia would like to show love and appreciation to.

Daniel Susser (Intelligent Teams)

David Lowe — Wed, 07 May 2025 15:00:00 +0100

This week, Daniel Susser talk about intelligent teams. He tells us:

How he hopes to bring cognitive science to the team level
Why our body is a group of "agents" vying for control
Whether teams are just evolved Paramecium
Why Plato could have written inside out
About his brand new idea
Why the Goldilocks scales will help get to the root of problems
Why he'd take an annoying person with him
... and much more (including when David proved he wasn't as stupid as he thought!)

Find out more about Daniel's ideas at Substack.

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More about Daniel

Daniel is a Delivery Coach based in London. He writes and podcasts about Intelligent Teams, which brings together the sciences of mind and practical wisdom from his decade-long career helping teams move faster and deliver more value. To find out more, go to intelligentteams.substack.com, or find out about how Daniel can help your team or organisation at embodiedagility.co.uk.

Daniel Susser (bonus track)

David Lowe — Tue, 06 May 2025 08:02:00 +0100

Daniel and David had such a great time recording the podcast but some content had to be cut. This short aside discusses parameciums a little bit more and David shares his "ground-breaking" ideas on spoonameciums.

Helen Garcia (Outdoor coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 06:30:00 +0100

This week, Helen Garcia, an outdoor coach, tells us:

How she enjoys the buzz of a hoverfly over the buzz of her phone
Why she misses big talk in conversations
Whether outdoor coaching can be done over Zoom
Why Helen thinks one-day wellbeing sessions are rubbish
Why she sees coaching as like a bridge made of imagination, connecting two distant islands of thought (my words, not her's)
... and much more (including her magical backpack)

Find out more about Helen at https://www.helen-garcia.com/ and LinkedIn.

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More about Helen

ADHD & Life Coach | Outdoor Coaching Advocate | Champion of Neurodivergent Minds

Helen Garcia is an Accredited Coach specialising in ADHD and Cognitive Behavioural Coaching who’s passionate about helping people break free from the "shoulds" and start living with purpose, clarity, and confidence. With years of experience working with teams and individuals, Helen brings a fresh, down-to-earth approach to coaching that’s equal parts fun as it is based on evidence-based approaches.

What makes her coaching unique? Nature. Helen blends traditional coaching techniques with the grounding, energising power of the outdoors — whether it's walking, nature-based reflections, or simply helping coachees reconnect with their natural environment (and themselves).

Helen works with individuals who think differently, feel deeply, and often feel stuck in systems that weren’t designed for them. Her mission is to create space for growth, self-compassion, and real momentum.

When she’s not coaching, you’ll find her in the chicken coop, by the bees, herding cats or simply enjoying the sunshine down her local.

🌐 www.helen-garcia.com

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Cecile Hemery (Quiet leaders)

David Lowe — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 06:15:00 +0100

This week, Cecile Hemery, a quiet leaders coach, tells us:

Why a girl in a shop is a lesson for the change being brought by AI
Whether there is such a thing as a coach uniform
What she has taken into her coaching from anthropological psychoanalysis
Which Singaporean-inspired Spaniard she would take as her companion
The special moment she is looking for
Why special places don't exist
... and much more.

Find out more about Cecile at https://www.walayance.com/ and LinkedIn (and more ways to connect below).

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More about Cecile

Cecile Hemery helps human-centred leaders navigate career crossroads and reconnect with meaning, impact, and recognition in their work. With 15 years in leadership roles across the Tech and Gaming industries, she supports those feeling stuck or uncertain to move forward with clarity and purpose. Her coaching empowers sensitive, thoughtful professionals to embrace change with confidence and authenticity.

A Professional Certified Coach (PCC) accredited by the International Coaching Federation, Cecile founded Walayance to help leaders find their true voice and lead in ways that feel right for them. She combines practical tools with deep self-awareness to support meaningful, lasting growth.

Originally from France, Cecile has lived in several countries before settling in the UK nine years ago. She now lives in Oxfordshire.

Links:

Learn more: https://www.walayance.com/

Book a call with me: https://www.walayance.com/lets-chat

Take the free quiz: https://www.walayance.com/quiet-quiz

Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chemery/

Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/walayance/

Dr Rob Kemp (coach and expert on authenticity)

David Lowe — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

This week, Dr Rob Kemp, an expert on authenticity, tells us:

Why he contemplates going naked
How to get a quick start in a coaching engagement
How to identify someone who doesn’t value coaching early in your relationship
What emotional labour is and why it matters
What factors he uses to measure the impact of his coaching
The display rules of the coaching profession
The similarities between plumbers and coaches
The towering presence he would like to take with him and emulate
The selection box that helps define the kind of coach you are
Why he feels strong bond with people he’s never met
... and much more.

Find out more about Rob at linkedin.com/in/robmkemp

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More about Rob

Rob is a qualified and experienced Coach, a Doctor of Coaching & Mentoring, (2021) holding an MSc in Coaching & Mentoring (2013), and a post-graduate certificate in coaching (2005). You can read more about Rob's doctoral research here.

Coaching experience in life sciences, public sector, commercial organisations, higher education, not-for-profit and voluntary organisations.

Rob is CEO of EngageCoach, and founder of Purple Patch Coaching.

For contact details, LinkedIn might be useful: linkedin.com/in/robmkemp

Dr Sebastian Fox (team coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

This week, Sebastian Fox, a team coach, tells us:

How he suggests you master the art of team coaching
What team coaching is
How much 1-to-1 coaching is still included in team coaching
How confidentiality works for team coaching
Why he always takes someone else with him
Why it’s not all about location location location
Why he’s not keen on 6-step guides
The common causes of lack of effectiveness
... and much more.

Find out more about Seb at linkedin.com/in/sebastianfox and www.brownfoxconsultancy.com

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More about Seb

Sebastian is a qualified team and executive coach who works with leaders and teams to enable them to become more effective through helping them understand and address what’s getting in their way. He also works with individuals in creating greater impact in their business development efforts to grow their business over the long term. He is a director at brownfox consultancy and Head of Research at Team Coaching Studio, a developer of team coaches. Seb is currently undertaking a Doctorate in Coaching and Mentoring, researching how teams perceive their coaching sessions to be productive.

linkedin.com/in/sebastianfox

E: sebastian@brownfoxconsultancy.com

www.brownfoxconsultancy.com

Brendan Kelly (property investment coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

This week, Brendan Kelly, a property investment coach, tells us:

Why you should be wary of those who love you the most
Why nobody inspires him
Why property beats shares and business to invest in
How to find out what people do and do not know
How much a property coach guides your portfolio
What his tool for encouragement is
How to avoid “ready-fire-aim”
Why the best market in the world for you to invest in is probably closer than you think
Why data is important but history should be ignored
... and much more.

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More about Brendan

Brendan’s decades of property investment experience and expertise spans a multitude of property strategies including renovations, subdivisions, commercial developments, growth properties, positive cash flow deals, industrial properties and even vendor finance.

Originally trained as a teacher of mathematics and science, Brendan has been able to easily translate what he’s learnt through investing in property into systems and approaches anyone can use.

Brendan helped establish the renowned Results Mentoring Program and has since personally mentored over a thousand people in all aspects of property investing. Brendan co-authored the critically acclaimed property investing reference book The Real Deal: Property Invest Your Way to Financial Freedom, published in 2010 by Wright Books.

Today, Brendan continues to focus on educating and supporting people on all aspects property investing and the Australian property market.

Dr Andy Bird (leadership coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

This week, Andy Bird, a leadership coach, tells us:

Why he likes to keep it plain and simple
The 3 stages of leadership
The problem he sees most frequently in leadership
Why it's not just about getting stuff done
What state of mind he thinks is key
What helps burst the bubble leaders are sometimes lost in
His favourite tool to identify the beliefs and skills that flourish in great leaders
... and much more.

Find out more about Andy at www.andybird.com and on linkedin.com.

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More about Andy

Andy Bird

Andy Bird is an executive coach and mentor who provides support, challenge and guidance to help leaders flourish and succeed. He works with a diverse range of CEOs in charities, start-ups and larger corporates.

As a leader himself, Andy’s early career at Unilever culminated in him leading their Marketing Academy, the group responsible for driving the development of their global marketing capabilities. He went on to co-found Brand Learning, a specialist consultancy that won many awards for its high levels of employee engagement. The company grew to a team of 170 people, with offices in London, New York and Singapore, before it was acquired by Accenture in 2017.

Andy has been working as a coach for over 10 years. He obtained an MSc in Coaching and Behaviour Change at Henley Business School and is accredited as a Master Executive Coach by APECS. Andy has published two books – The Growth Drivers and The Inspired Leader – and he is currently conducting doctoral research into the roles that coaching and mentoring play for charity CEOs.

www.andybird.com

John Inge Hervik (enterprise coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

This week, John Inge Hervik, an enterprise coach, tells us:

Why he wouldn’t TAke his parent
What he uses to spot patterns
The item that captures ideas
Why he wants to leave time out of his backpack
Why he wouldn't take his "parent" with him
... and much more.

Find out more about John Inge at https://norge.adventureswithagile.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/hervik/

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More about John Inge

John Inge is an engaging solid systemic coach. He uses his knowledge and reflective practices to support organisations, teams and leaders to develop their game towards high performance. He has an array of approaches to pull from. His organisational systemic experience and training supports leaders, teams and organisations navigate the complex times we live in successfully. His whole hearted and genuine presence for the client creates an environment where enthusiasm and deep insights can emerge.

Dr Andrea Kilpatrick (executive coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0100

This week, Dr Andrea Kilpatrick, an executive coach, tells us:

What Andrea’s research suggests exec leaders need the most
When new leaders should start coaching
The non-academic book to help you build your confidence
The “security blanket” that Andrea would not want to take with her
The one tip to boost your confidence
... and much more.

Find out more about Andrea at andrea@kilpatrickexecutivecoaching.com and www.kilpatrickexecutivecoaching.com

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More about Andrea

Dr Andrea Kilpatrick is an experienced executive coach working with senior leaders across all sectors. Andrea has a particular interest in transitions, confidence and leadership development. She is an accredited senior practitioner with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) and is a trained coach supervisor. She has a doctorate in coaching from Oxford Brookes and an MSc in career management and coaching from Birkbeck, University of London. For more information, please contact Andrea at andrea@kilpatrickexecutivecoaching.com or www.kilpatrickexecutivecoaching.com

Sarah Woodward (divorce coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 06:30:00 +0100

This week, Sarah Woodward, a divorce coach, tells us:

The way that most people try to deal with divorce
What the love language is
How to find an ideal partner
Why people on "Married at First Sight" get it all wrong
What a mood hoover is and why you should avoid them
Why you should regularly drop a G bomb
... and much more.

Find out more about Sarah at sarah-woodward.com, Instagram and Facebook.

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More about Sarah Woodward

Sarah Woodward is an award-winning divorce coach for women, helping them to get unstuck, let go of destructive thoughts and to rediscover who they are so that they can feel happier and stronger than ever before. It is her mission to empower women to believe that even though their future may be different, it can still be amazing. She helps her clients move on with their lives, let go of the past, and find the happiness again that they deserve, because she was that person broken by divorce, wasting years devastated, in therapy, with chronic depression, grieving and truly lost.

Having found a passion that really helped her find herself again she beat chronic depression and fell in love with life again and using her corporate skills from senior roles in global brands such as Sony, she tapped into her change management and relationship management skills, to help her learn to embrace the change in her life, and to start to build new relationships.

When a friend divorced several years ago, Sarah realised that there was still very little support for women going through this traumatic life changing event, and that she could use her training and experience to help them move on with their lives and leave behind the heartbreak to find happiness again.

One of the first Accredited Breakup and Divorce Coach Practitioners in the UK and having been awarded the Most Influential Woman in divorce coaching by the Influential Businesswomen Awards in 2020, Sarah is a well-respected expert in her industry.

Sarah's website: sarah-woodward.com

Sarah on Instagram: instagram.com/sarahwoodward_divorcecoach

Sarah on Facebook: facebook.com/sarahwoodwarddivorcecoach

Sue Haswell (laughter yoga coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:30:00 +0100

This week, Sue Haswell, a laughter yoga coach, tells us:

How to give yourself an internal massage
What laughter yoga is (including a demo)
How making laughter a default reaction helped Sue in a car crash
Why she hates bright flowers
... and much more.

Find out more about Sue at suehaswell.co.uk and at creativelaughter.co.uk

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More about Sue

Although now a coach, trainer and therapist, Sue's main work used to be in the serious-sounding field of “corporate communications” and she's been using NLP to support communication and behaviour change since 1997. In 2011 Sue became a Laughter Yoga Leader, then a Laughter Facilitator, and finally a Laughter Yoga teacher – which means she teaches others to be Laughter Yoga Leaders. Now she aim's to inject a few Laughter Yoga principles into all her work – because the health benefits are incredible and the perspective change that laughter gives can be deeply transformative.

Sue likes to stress that Laughter Yoga isn’t about humour, "it’s just laughter because it’s very good for us", she explains. Last week someone asked Sue, “Can you teach me Laughter Yoga if I’m not very flexible?”. “Yes," Sue replied, "Laughter Yoga doesn’t need flexibility”. "Oh good," they said, "I can’t make Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays".

You can find Sue's website at suehaswell.co.uk and at creativelaughter.co.uk (which she set up back in 2012 to offer group coaching and training, and one-to-one work).

Sue works in public and private sector organisations, training in coaching, mindfulness, NLP and Laughter Yoga to support stress management and creativity. Throughout Covid she's been working online with a number of blue-light organisations, including the police and NHS to support stress management and team building through laughter and mindfulness.

Sorrel Roberts (breathing)

David Lowe — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 06:30:00 +0100

This week, Sorrel Roberts, a personal and professional development coach, tells us:

How breathing is a unifying factor of religions
How to turn off your inner chat
Why your experiences are based on predictions
How some people slow down time to predict the future
Why Sorrel gets cross about the idea of the lizard-chimp-human brain
... and much more.

Find out more about Sorrel at sorrelroberts.com and book a place on her upcoming 'Breath for coaches' workshop.

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More about Sorrel

A professionally and academically accredited coach, passionate about harnessing the benefits of coaching to assist organisations and individuals in realising their potential.

Sorrel brings to her work: experience within national and international organisations and extended experience of coaching and personal development.

When she isn’t coaching Sorrel can be found learning new life lessons from her daughters.

Emma Barnett (dog behavioural coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 06:30:00 +0100

This week, Emma Barnett, a dog behavioural coach from So Help Me Dog, tells us:

The best approach to train a dog
Emma's favourite treat is … and whether she would eat it herself
Why she would take a human to accompany her rather than a dog
A remarkable fact about dog litters coming from multiple fathers!
How best to get something out of a dog’s mouth
Whether a dog would actually rip a squirrel apart if it caught it
... and much more.

Find out more about Emma at sohelpmedog.co.uk.

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More about Emma

Emma had a secret yearning to work with dogs for many years and had helped lots of friends with their dogs but it took getting her own puppy six years ago to push her into it.

After years of training other people to do the things, Emma decided to do some training herself and has spent the last 4 years getting herself a brand new shiny qualification in Dog Behaviour with the highly respected COAPE International. Turns out, she is still training people to do the things, it’s just the things are furry with four legs and, generally, really quite cute.

Emma is happy to work with any owner of any dog, of any age and background.

For more info, you can contact Emma at:

Email: info@sohelpmedog.co.uk

Web: https://www.sohelpmedog.co.uk/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063761912803

Lucinda Quigley (exec coach for working parents)

David Lowe — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 06:30:00 +0100

This week, Lucinda Quigley, an exec coach who focuses on working parents from Talking Talent, tells us:

The importance of authenticity
What tool can help working parents really enjoy their life
What factors are most helpful for parents returning to work
Why we should recreate our commute
... and much more.

Find out more about Lucinda on LinkedIn and at talking-talent.com.

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More about Lucinda

Lucinda is a warm and energetic professional coach who draws on 15 years of commercial experience as well as the experience of being a Mum to two primary age children. As Head of Working Parents at Talking Talent her coaching focus is on effecting positive change and using a variety of tools to help coachees find fulfilment and happiness in their busy lives.

John Perry (therapeutic coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 06:30:00 +0100

This week, John Perry, therapeutic coach, tells us:

Which book underpins his thinking on the different levels of coaching
How I can make you depressed but WE can lift your mood
Which wise man's sayings, such as "There are very few things in life that are both easy and worth doing", guide him
What a tree and a client wanting to leave their marriage have in common
... and much more.

Find out more about John on Linkedin.

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More about John

Freelance Wellbeing Consultant, Counsellor, Coach, Speaker, Facilitator and Supervisor.

John Perry has over thirty years’ experience of working in personal development, as a teacher, college lecturer, police trainer, student counsellor, coach, mentor, university senior lecturer and pastoral tutor. His passion is in offering coaching to help groups and individuals to develop the confidence and motivation that comes from having high self-worth and a sense of purpose and direction.

Until recently, John was a Principal Teaching Fellow at a leading Russel Group University, and he remains a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is a regular speaker at international conferences, including the International Conference of the Association for Coaching. John was the 2017 ‘Speaker of the Year’ for the Academy for Chief Executives, Vistage’s ‘Rising Star’ for 2018 and winner of SUSU’s ‘Most Engaging Lecturer’ award for 2020.

John has particular expertise in the areas of Psychological Wellbeing, Stress Management & Resilience Values Exploration, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Promoting Unconditional Self-Acceptance.

John can be contacted via Linkedin.

Summer holiday

David Lowe — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 06:30:00 +0100

Like many of you, THE COACH'S BACKPACK podcast is taking a well-earned break for summer and will be back in a couple of weeks with more top-notch guests.

In the meantime, we thought it would be fun to turn the tables on you for a change.

So join us this week to:

Create a 20-word description for your style of coaching, and
Answer our challenging questions of what you would take with you on a fictional coaching gig.

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Mat Hayes (mental fitness coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 06:30:00 +0100

This week, Mat Hayes, a mental health coach, tells us:

Who is always trying to sabotage his thinking
What technique he always keeps to hand
Why his younger self helps him talk kindly
How a silent companion would make him a better coach
... and much more.

Find out more about Mat at Mat-Hayes.co.uk

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More about Mat

Mat has had the pleasure of a varied and exciting career in technology and change over the last 20 years. In this time,

he has worked many amazing people, and has been privileged to have been part of some extraordinarily successful start-ups.

He has had roles on all levels from geeky developer, to CTO and Executive coach.

Having struggled with his mental health at various points in his career, his focus now as a Mental Fitness coach.

Helping people to take away thoughts of ‘Not being good enough’ allowing them to build resilience and strength their life and relationships.

As co-founder of Humble Associates, he works with organisations to bring humility, creativity, and playfulness to the workplace.

You can find out more about Mat here:

https://Mat-Hayes.co.uk

https://humble.associates/

Jim Wyllie (agile coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 06:30:00 +0100

This week, Jim Wyllie, an agile coach, tells us:

Why Jim is no longer on my Christmas card list
What would mean Jim isn't doing his job
Which two items he considers to be one (hint: it's not the Spice Girls)
Why he wouldn't take his wife as a companion
Why he should have a Super Sticky post-it on his lycra-clad arse (and he has a special pull motion to stop any curling)
Which tool he considers to be evil because it kills communication ... but which is loved by big organisations
... and much more.

Find out more about Jim at https://jimwyllie.com

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More about Jim

Jim Wyllie is a personal and business coach, and trainer. He specialises in helping organisations develop strategy and to transform the way they deliver, focussing them on identifying the needs of the customer, and on working collaboratively to meet those needs. Jim is a qualified personal coach, and has a number of industry recognised Agile certifications. Jim has also published a book: Scrum 101 (which answers the most frequently asked questions about Agile with Scrum).

Amaranatho (supervision)

David Lowe — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 06:30:00 +0100

This week, Amaranatho from Playful Monk discusses supervision and tells us:

Which book (written in an old language) can help you understand yourself better
Why a lack of congruence is a sin
How play and being a monk go hand in hand
The difference between chanting and singing
What the playful monk approach is
Which of the amazing people he has met in the past he would take along
What more support coaches need on top of supervision
... and much more.

Find out more about Amaranatho at playfulmonk.net

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As a mindfulness-based executive, agile mindset coach, scrum master; Amaranatho supports executives, leaders and teams to stay calm and connected in complex situations using the PlayfulMonk approach he developed. He was a Buddhist monk for 15 years, has a degree in AI and is an accredited coaching supervisor and coaches at the senior practitioner level of the EMCC.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amaranatho/

http://www.playfulmonk.net

Kasey Corsello (life coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 06:30:00 +0100

This week, Kasey Corsello, an integrative life and entrepreneur coach, tells us:

How a book and a 5 year old stopped her being like a scared cat looking out of a window in Rome
The importance of vulnerabilities, courage and vision (and living our dreams)
What makes her cry and might make her dad combust
why kids these days don’t know how lucky they are!
Who trumps the Obamas to be her companion of choice ... because they are more compassionate!
how a drummer crushed her dream (but it’s not over yet)
... and much more.

Find out more about Kasey at kaseycorsello.com

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Kasey Corsello is an integrative life and entrepreneur coach. She is a catalyst for passion and purpose focusing on the human side of entrepreneurship so that her clients shift their businesses and lives from surviving to thriving. She is owner of Kasey Corsello, Integrative Coaching and co-Owner and founder (with her spouse extraordinaire, Vincent) of Corsello Butcheria, a whole-animal, Italian-style butcher shop in Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA.

She is also an economic development program coordinator. When not running her businesses, coaching clients, and supporting small businesses, she is mom to two amazing children, two dogs, two cats and nine chickens.

Madeleine Lankston (grief coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 06:30:00 +0100

This week, Madeleine Lankston, a grief coach, tells us:

Whether you can truly understand grief until you've experienced it yourself
How you can work with grief without it affecting you
Different types of grief one might have to coach
The concept of a heart with ears
Why she will always wear headphones when coaching people online
How laughter might be used in grief coaching
... and much more.

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More about Madeleine

Madeleine is using Coaching to help people with Grief, Loss & Change. Many people still only associate grief with bereavement, however we can experience the feelings of grief from many other losses and changes in life such as divorce, redundancy, changes to career, work, business, our health and from many other life experiences.

Grief and how we feel with loss and change is unique to us and Madeleine is creating and holding a space that enables people to open up and talk honestly about what has happened and how they are feeling. Within coaching we all know the power of truly feeling listened to and heard! Madeleine works with people to help them move forward with their loss in a way that is right for them. She also helps with grief in the work space as loss, grief and change is felt in all areas of our life and not just experienced at home.

You can connect with Madeleine on LinkedIn or Twitter. She is updating and frequently creating changes on her website and invites you to regularly check it for help with grief, loss and change. You can also connect with Madeleine in The C Hub, an online meeting and community for people interested in coaching, wellbeing, learning and development.

Belinda Griffin (book coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 06:30:00 +0100

This week, Belinda Griffin, a book coach from Smart Authors Lab, tells us:

How to implement her 5Cs approach to selling books
Whether the Foo Fighters can help you sell your first 1,000 copies
Why Dexter would go in her backpack
What attitude kills success
... and much more.

Download your free guide 7 Steps To Grow Your Author Platform and follow Belinda on YouTube.

For clarity, in January 2021 Eddie Izzard ran 31 Marathons on a treadmill at Riverside Studios in London and performed 31 Live Shows in 31 days. All to raise money for charity. What a legend! Belinda's top 3 Eddie sketches are:

Covered in bees https://youtu.be/CYuvLSFFalo
Cake or Death? https://youtu.be/unkWbEmtYXs
Do you have a flag? https://youtu.be/_9W1zTEuKLY

And the one David mentioned is Death Star Canteen: https://youtu.be/xxX7QCll3oc

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Belinda K Griffin is a Book Marketing Coach and Author Publicity Expert. Belinda helps authors of all kinds launch and market their books with impact, so they can grow a thriving community of engaged readers and sell more books. Growing a loyal readership and securing publicity through authentic relationship building and outreach is at the heart of everything she teaches.

Mark Asquith (podcast coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 06:30:00 +0100

This week, Mark Asquith, podcast coach from Captivate, tells us:

Why it’s good to be like Leia and the droids at the end of Empire Strikes Back
How to keep energised and fuel your willpower
The first steps podcasters should take
Why perfection shouldn’t be our goal
... and much more.

Find out more about Mark at RebelBaseMedia.io, MarkAsquith.com, Twitter.com/MrAsquith, Facebook.com/MrAsquith and Instagram.com/MrAsquith.

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Mark Asquith is a serial entrepreneur who has built several globally successful businesses since he quit his real job in 2005.

Billed as the U.K. podcast expert, Mark is CEO & co-founder of Rebel Base Media, a podcast tech and strategy company that owns Captivate.fm, Poductivity, Podcast Websites, Podcast Success Academy & Rebel Base Studios and is well known as an insightful, thought-provoking and actionable podcast industry keynote speaker.

He's a wildly approachable Brit, Star Wars/DC Comics geek and believes that good business starts with being good to people.

Berit Elizabeth (emotion coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 06:30:00 +0100

This week, Berit Elizabeth, an emotion coach from Emotive Agility Training, tells us:

Why an ancient Indian theatre concept can help us feel another’s emotional energy
How to increase your emotional fitness and become an "athlete of emotion"
What’s in the periodic table for emotions
Some warm up exercises to bring out authentic emotion
... and much more.

Find out more about Berit at https://www.emotiveagility.com/rasa and on Linkedin.

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Berit Elizabeth is the creator & founder of Emotive Agility Training. As an Emotive Agility Coach, Berit trains super-driven professionals to become Athletes of Emotion during the difficult conversations and presentations that shape the direction of their lives. Challenges that her clients face include social anxiety, being labeled as "too emotional," or a fear of public speaking. Emotive Agility Training is a technique that converts physical theater exercises into body language strategies that professionals can use to break free from anxiety and increase confidence. Her 5 part framework teaches clients to access, express, and manage emotions during situations such as interviewing, investor pitches, asking for a raise, and setting boundaries.

Berit believes that emotional health should be included in a routine wellness practice, akin to fitness training. To learn more about how to apply Emotive Agility Training in your everyday life, you can download an intro guide at https://www.emotiveagility.com/rasa.

Ruth McCarthy (Time to Think)

David Lowe — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 06:30:00 +0100

This week, Ruth McCarthy, a Time to Think coach, tells us:

How making the brain still and at ease can improve your coaching
What generative attention can do for your clients
How to set up a listening environment
What happens to your brain when you are interrupted
... and much more.

Find out more about Ruth at thinkitthrough.co.uk or timetothink.com. Connect with Ruth on LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter.

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Extreme Listener, Thought Provoker and Time to Think Global Faculty. Learning from Nancy Kline how to ‘listen to ignite’ in 2008 continues to drive Ruth's exploration of what listening without interruption will do to stimulate our untapped capacity to think for ourselves, identify and transform our assumptions and create life-enhancing new possibilities.

On a mission ‘to move every meeting from dull to dynamic’ Ruth leads Thinking Environment® open and qualifying courses from her own consultancy Think It Through, welcoming an extraordinary range of clients and thinkers united by their passion for creating the best possible conditions for great thinking. And she remains a recovering interrupter…

Prof. David Clutterbuck (Coaching and Mentoring)

David Lowe — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 06:30:00 +0100

This week, David Clutterbuck, pioneer of developmental coaching and mentoring and co-founder of the European Mentoring & Coaching Council, tells us:

Why improv is a useful skill for coaches and helps them along the road of maturity
Why some coaches should just shut up instead of asking their next killer question
Why a French cleric (or Greek Goddess) would be a good choice of coaching companion
Why Mongolia would be a good coaching destination
... and much more.

Find out more at David Clutterbuck Partnership.

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David Clutterbuck is one of the early pioneers of developmental coaching and mentoring and co-founder of the European Mentoring & Coaching Council. Author of more than 70 books, including the first evidence-based titles on coaching culture and team coaching, he is visiting professor at four business schools. He leads a global network of specialist mentoring and coaching training consultants, Coaching and Mentoring International.

Jo Jones (parenting coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 06:30:00 +0100

Jo Jones (PCC) is In-House Coach and Tutor at Barefoot Coaching – specialising in Family Life and Parent Coaching, Women’s Development and Self Esteem and Confidence.

Jo is an innovative, professional transformational change coach, who is passionate about coaching people to find their superpower!

The Victoria Wood sketch mentioned is officially called "The Ballad of Barry and Freda (Let's Do It)"

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Jiten Vara (fitness coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 25 May 2021 07:00:00 +0100

Jiten Vara is a fitness coach with a difference: he not only helps you to get in shape physically, but uses his extensive professional coaching experience to get your mind in shape.

Carol Dweck's TED talk

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Simon Powers (systemic coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 18 May 2021 07:00:00 +0100

You can find Simon's book, "Change" at simonpowers.medium.com

In the podcast, we discuss the concept of ethics and mention courses, such as those run by the ICF. Find out more at coachingfederation.org/ethics-cce-course.

Simon Powers is the CEO and founder of Adventures with Agile, the training and coaching company and global community of practice for agile and organizational change.

Simon is a world-class systemic coach, leadership coach and mentor, facilitator and trainer.

Over the last two decades Simon has worked with leaders to improve their organisations, meet their objectives, and create a productive and happy work environment. He has worked in many industries including banking, financial services, retail, manufacturing, charity, oil and gas, and public sector.

Based on his extensive experience, Simon has created a program of certified training classes that have been extremely effective in up-skilling leaders, managers, staff, and contractors in organisational change skills. He has contributed in setting the industry standards through ICAgile, Disciplined Agile, and the wider community, and is seen as a thought-leader and entrepreneur for organisational change and agility.

Simon now runs the AWA coaching and training faculty and continues to coach and mentor leaders in organisational agility and meeting their key objectives. He occasionally runs training classes and facilitates large scale events.

He is winner of multiple agile awards, and has written many articles and videos that have shaped the way people think about agile and organisational change.

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Jez Hunt (belief & business coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 11 May 2021 06:30:00 +0100

Jez Hunt is a Belief Coach & Business Coach. He specialises in enabling people to overcome beliefs holding them back from achieving their dreams and aligning their business around their life, rather than fitting their life around their business. He creates a safe space to support clients to explore and understand the conditioning, limiting beliefs and misconceptions they have adopted as truth ARE just stories, and can be changed. As a Coach, Energy Healer and Master Practitioner in NLP, Time Line Therapy™ and Hypnosis, Jez coaches with a blend of modalities so clients are able to get unstuck, get on-purpose and get results to enjoy the freedom an aligned business gives them.

Find out more about Jez at www.jezhunt.com

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Rafa Ribeiro (coaching with surf)

David Lowe — Tue, 04 May 2021 07:30:00 +0100

Rafa is an amateur surfer, enthusiastic photographer and ever-learning husband and father. His professional path started in software development and, after a few years, tried out the life of an Entrepreneur. It was much more difficult than he could have imagined, especially the human aspect of it. With those challenges in mind, he quit his own company and went for a psychology Post-Grad in Human Development with Expressive Arts, opening the “Pandora’s Box” of his mind, making him fall in love with the “peopleware” side of things, going for a Professional Coaching certification, dropping IT (at least work-related) and restarting his journey: now focused on agile, people and parenting. He currently acts as a Creativity and Agile Expert Coach Trainer, and fuses surfing with his coaching sessions, promoting the integration of body, instincts, emotions and thoughts for a better life.

For more info, connect with Rafa on LinkedIn.

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Sarah Veall (equine facilitated coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 07:40:00 +0100

Sarah Veall is a Transformational Coach and Equine Facilitated Coach. She specialises in helping people reconnect with their ‘whole-self’ so they can live a meaningful and purposeful life. She creates a safe, non-judgemental space to support clients to deconstruct stories they may have constructed about themselves; stripping away layers of conditioning, faulty thinking and limiting beliefs which may be stopping them living a true version of themselves. Adding the extra dimension of the horses, enables acceleration in raising self awareness and then making positive change. Horses have instinctive reactions and mirror behaviours within individuals. By recognising these attributes it enables us to be honest and true to ourselves and develop from within in a powerful and life changing way.

Find out more about Sarah at www.sarahvcoaching.com

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Judy Rees (clean language)

David Lowe — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 07:35:00 +0100

Named as a ‘Top 100 influencer in Remote Working’ in 2020 by Onalytica, Judy Rees helps people to connect more deeply online by supporting highly-engaging, highly-diverse online gatherings.

As a trainer she has introduced scores of trainers, coaches, and facilitators to the joy of live online training and events.

As an event designer and facilitator/host she has worked with a wide range of organisations including the World Bank and the RSA.

She's also the lead designer of Rees McCann's courses, including Engaging Online Events: The Complete Step-By-Step Guide.

She's known as the co-author of 2009 category bestseller Clean Language: Revealing Metaphors And Opening Minds, and the creator of Collaboration Dynamics, a remote-first programme for team development. Clean Language informs and underpins her online-engagement work.

Find out more at https://reesmccann.com/

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Julia Montague (voice coach)

David Lowe — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 07:30:00 +0100

Julia is a voice coach working with the speaking voice. She works with individuals, SMEs and large organisations who are looking for help and guidance on how to communicate more effectively. Julia uses her skills as a coach to encourage her clients to find their voices so they can deliver their messages with power, passion and gravitas.

Connect with Julia on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/juliamontague/

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Introducing The Coach's Backpack

David Lowe — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:19:00 +0100

Welcome to The Coach's Backpack.

What would you put in your backpack if you had a new coaching engagement, but could only take a limited number of items?

Each week, The Coach’s Backpack looks at the multi-faceted world of coaching and asks a new guest to tell us what they would take with them and why.

Join us to take a peek inside the coach’s backpack and learn more about the many different types of coaching: business, sports, life, music, dance, wine, parenting, book, health, nutrition, humour, podcasting, running, cycling, rowing, singing, cookery, career, writing, marketing, investment, leadership, relationship, behaviour ... you get the idea.

Sign up to our mailing list to receive extra goodies, such as free tools, offers, further info about our guests and maybe even the odd peak inside their actual backpack.