A Listening Life – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Welcome to the final episode of A Listening Life for the time being.

This is my conversation with the awesome Annie Lee. A Coach, a supervisor and a tutor of coaches, I’ve enjoyed watching Annie step out of her successful corporate safety into a shining example of heart and purpose-led business building in running her coaching consultancy and also her business Nature’s blueprint.

Annie seems to become more whole, more colourful and more clear on what’s she here to do, with every year that goes by.

I loved this conversation about how to embrace and design your unique stance in the coaching world, whether some may call that niching or some may call it an approach.

I hope you really enjoy this final episode for now as I head off to build my own coaching stance as I head back to university for my own next chapter of stepping into my heart-led future on purpose. Thank you for listening so far, and see you in the next chapter, however that may look.

Find Annie on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-lee-coach/ and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/annielee_coach

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Helen Isacke founded the Trusted Coach Directory and is the author of Soft Skills for Strong Leaders as well as a Master NLP practitioner, and has trained in a wide range of psychometric profiling tools. Helen is also a Leadership Coach and qualified Supervisor.

I'm really grateful to have Helen Isacke as our guest on the podcast to talk about all the great work she's doing to support the coach community. Helen's site provides stacks of development opportunities for members, so its benefit stretches way beyond an internet search. Visit www.trustedcoachdirectory.com for more information.

Thank you so much Helen and welcome to returning and new listeners. You can connect with Helen here:

Website: www.trustedcoachdirectory.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenisacke/

Mentioned resources within this podcast -

www.coachesofcolour.com

www.worktripp.com

https://www.lifecoach-directory.org.uk/

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I’ve been following the progress of Toby Mildon since before he took the plunge and started to build his diversity and inclusion consultancy in 2019. Prior to that he held roles at the BBC and Deloitte, so it was fascinating to follow his journey. Speaking to him recently though, I learned so much more about the complexity of his choices. Toby talks in the podcast about the scripts, fears and expectations that added so many layers to his decision to leave the big successful roles. 

Toby trained as a coach and used his coaching in his employed roles. Initially he found it difficult to establish a commercially sound business based on this generalised coaching approach alone, and decided to niche down further as a Diversity and Inclusion Architect. Since then, he has never looked back.

Toby is now a key note speaker, an author and a consultant who works with businesses to devise diversity and inclusion strategies. I felt so privileged to hear the story directly from Toby and hope we share lots of practical tips and ideas that anyone starting a consultancy can lift and use.

Read more about Toby here - https://www.mildon.co.uk/

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Jo Wright is co-founder and CEO of Coaching Culture, based in the UK. Helping organisations build a coaching culture is her mission and passion.

She knew early on in her career as a coach that she wanted to go big: to spread the benefit of coaching to more people more quickly. Hearing her describe the way this purpose has informed and inspired her business creation, is fascinating, and I hope really helpful to anyone thinking about their own coaching business. 

How can we let our passions really flow, to the extent that they help us form our business structure and purpose? Jo was always going to need a team, to achieve what she had in mind. She’s not a solo freelance coach, she’s a CEO, and this is great reflection for others. What are you trying to cause?

Jo now spends much of her time public speaking about the benefits of coaching and interviewing industry leaders for the Coaching Culture magazine and podcast series. I’m so grateful for Jo’s generosity with her time, and am delighted to share our conversation. Enoy!

 Find out more about Jo Wright here - https://www.jowright.com/

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I’m delighted to share my conversation with Obi Abuchi who is the CEO of CORE Leaders International and author of Leading from Your Core. He is an NLP Practitioner, resilience coach, and a transformational speaker.

Obi talks in his upbeat style, about the path he’s taken from solo coach: evangelical about the wonders of coaching (but with a coaching practice that was sparse for clients..) to a successful business owner who communicates values and mastery in ways that mean people can understand what he does, and the value of working with him.

Obi has written several books, but the latest, Leading From Your Core was written in a way that purposely serves his business growth. Clients can work alone with the book, or engage with Obi inside their business. Interesting and helpful for any coach who’s growing a practice, to hear Obi's story and ponder on what they can learn from his process of writing that book. His step back into employment to hone the craft of consulting, before relaunching, is food for thought for anyone struggling to get their balance in freelancing.

Obi has coached, trained, and worked with leaders in corporate giants like Shell, Deutsche Post DHL, and Tesco. He says he uses his research to help leaders develop a stronger connection to their core, so they can "lead powerfully from the inside out".

We hope you gain lots from this conversation. Inspiration, ideas and practical examples that you can try out in your own coaching business.

Introducing the fabulous Obi Abuchi.

You can follow more on Obi here - https://www.obiabuchi.com/

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I’m pleased to share my conversation with fellow Executive Coach Ginny Baillie. She’s one of Europe’s first Master Certified Coaches. With over 20 years’ experience as a full-time, qualified, professional coach and culture consultant, Ginny has coached over 2000 individuals, designed over 500 coaching programmes and mentored over 100 coaches. She’s played with having several business structures, from freelance solo, to early tech platforms and learned stacks of lessons on the way.

With a background in property and stockbroking Ginny always gives us a masterclass in authenticity, with a forthright and clear style which I appreciate so much. She talks straight; says things as they are. “You need to love the business of coaching as much as you love coaching” she says, as she generously shares experiences, tips and things to avoid.

Ginny tells the story of a business she grew with a friend, full of ideas and excitement – only to find it wasn’t actually cracking the market, and needed to stop. And she has some rich advice for coaches feeling lost for what to do next.

Ginny is a seasoned coach with a client base that spans pharma, finance, logistics ,tech, publishing, media, health and education and she now leads Drum, which brings groups of leaders together in collaborative coaching conversations. We hope our chat sparks some new thoughts for you in your coaching business. Please rate and subscribe to the podcast, to help more coaches find us too.

You can read more about Ginnie through her website - https://www.coachingfederation.org.uk/

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Pete Mosley is a postgraduate-qualified Coach and Coach Tutor whom I’ve known and admired for years. He’s the author of the wonderful books The Art of Shouting Quietly (2015) and A Quiet Person's Guide to Life & Work (2022).

Pete is someone who really walks the talk in finding his own strengths, purpose and sweet spots, and then building “a listening life” out of those. He combines his creativity with his coaching at every opportunity, and so has a reputation for doing authentic work of integrity. 

Pete chats with me about what it’s like to work with great clarity (including a specialist niche with personal significance) and how to gently test small ideas before putting great effort and budget behind them. 

Pete says his books are “aimed at those who are quiet themselves or who know quiet people, love them, and/or work with or manage them”. He identifies as a quiet person, here to support others that identify as quiet. He is an advocate for quiet inclusion and runs workshops to bring quiet people and those who lead/manage them into alignment. You can purchase Pete's books here - https://www.petemosley.com/shop-1

By noticing that there are so many people who tick (quietly) just like he does, Pete has been able to offer coaching services that are specialist and tailored; both to individuals and to their places of work. His insights are useful to any coach who’s thinking about their own speciality and unique offer for clients. 

I hope you enjoy this podcast and get lots of tips from Pete’s wisdom and warmth.

With my best,

Aly

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A welcome to the podcast from creator Aly King-Smith who describes why she felt compelled to create A Listening Life, as she heads into her fifties, and her ninth year of self-employment. Time to start passing it on.

If you’re feeling worn out building your coaching business, or you’re starting to think you should return to employment, this podcast was created just for you.

Many coaches enjoy helping more than they like selling. Making friends with some of the skills of ethical selling, marketing and account development can feel like a big stretch.

Aly King-Smith is an Executive Coach and finally, a successful business owner with a background in sales. After many years of scrambling to find the confidence and skills to build a coaching business that is commercially sound, she's finally enjoying the process having learned some lessons along the way, that may be helpful to others.

In this podcast she invites successful peers, colleagues, friends and competitors to spill the beans on their top tips to a sustainable income from coaching.

Please follow the show - we hope you really find lots of gems and helpful tips to run your coaching practice.

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Yannick Jacob is an Existential Life and Leadership Coach (MA), a Positive Psychologist (MSc), a Coach Trainer & Supervisor (DIP) and a Mediator (SPCP Dispute Resolution). He’s the Program Director of the Accredited Certificate in Integrative Coaching (ACIC) at the School of Positive Transformation (for which he’s gathered many of the world’s most influential coaches and pioneers) and he was the Programme Leader of the MSc Coaching Psychology at the University of East London (2015-18). Yannick is part of the teaching faculties at The School of Life, Animas Centre for Coaching and the International Centre for Coaching Supervision. His love for coaching, positive existential philosophy and personal development is contagious and he loves to challenge people to think, learn & grow, to explore the BIG questions and to appreciate the whole spectrum of what life has to offer.

It’s my great good fortune to have chance to chat to Yannick about his commercial journey in building his coaching practice. I’d love a whole second episode about the actual WORK of existential coaching, but for now, I’m grateful to be able to share this episode with you to enjoy. 

Thank you so much Yannick and welcome to returning and new listeners. You can connect with Yannick here:

Web https://gocoachinglab.com/

Book https://www.routledge.com/An-Introduction-to-Existential-Coaching-How-Philosophy-Can-Help-Your-Clients/Jacob/p/book/9780367139995

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/yannick-jacob-3524461a/

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Ngozi Weller is a distinguished mental health & wellbeing expert, an accredited coach and the founder and director of culture change consultancy, Aurora Inc. With a passion for promoting positive workplace wellbeing, Ngozi has dedicated the latter part of her career to empowering individuals on their journey to optimal mental health in the workplace. Through engaging talks and workshops, Ngozi inspires and encourages her audience to cultivate healthy changes in their work environment & unlock their full potential.

She talks with such warmth and openness about her own crisis moments that have led her tobuild atruly purpose-led business, aiming to stop other people having to suffer the same experience with burn out that she had. She talks about finding that purpose, and then finding exactly the right person to co-found with – a trusted cousin with a shared set of values. There’s also some lovely focus on perfectionism and its inherent risk in self-employment.

Thank you so much Ngozi and welcome to returning and new listeners. You can connect with Ngozi here:

Web www.aurorawellnessgroup.co.uk   

Email Ngozi@aurorawellnessgroup.co.uk

Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-wellbeing-rebellion/id1675517581

Linkedin https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ngozi-weller-aurora

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