"We Are All Beekeepers: Protecting the Elderly from Fraud" is a powerful episode of the Arete Coach Podcast that delves into the critical issue of elder fraud. Host Severin Sorensen shares a personal story of his 84-year-old mother nearly falling victim to a sophisticated scam, highlighting how even educated and experienced individuals can be vulnerable.

The episode provides an extensive overview of 33 common scams targeting seniors, ranging from tech support fraud to romance scams. Sorensen explores the psychological tactics scammers use, the vulnerabilities they exploit, and the devastating emotional and financial impacts on victims.

Importantly, the podcast doesn't just outline the problem—it offers actionable solutions. Listeners will learn steps to take if they encounter a scam, best practices for fraud prevention, and resources for reporting and recovering from fraud attempts.

This eye-opening episode emphasizes that protecting the elderly from fraud is a collective responsibility. It's a must-listen for seniors, their families, and anyone concerned about the growing threat of elder fraud in our digital age. The podcast provides valuable insights and practical tools to help create a safer environment for our seniors.

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This episode was produced on September 9, 2024.

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In this special episode of The Arete Coach Podcast, host Severin Sorensen explores the timeless power of referrals in business development, particularly in the world of executive coaching. Drawing from personal experiences and extensive research, Severin discusses why referrals are more than just a marketing strategy—they are a testament to trust and the value created in professional relationships. Throughout the episode, he shares key insights on how to cultivate a thriving referral network by focusing on client satisfaction, delivering exceptional value, and fostering trust.

Severin also breaks down the most effective strategies to grow a referral-driven coaching practice, from understanding the psychological motivations behind referrals to implementing cutting-edge technologies and ethical practices. Whether you're a seasoned coach or just starting out, this episode offers actionable advice on how to make referrals the cornerstone of your practice’s growth.

Join us for an engaging discussion packed with real-world case studies, practical tips, and forward-thinking strategies that can transform your approach to client acquisition.

Key takeaways:

• Why referrals outperform traditional marketing efforts in coaching.
• How to nurture strong client relationships to drive word-of-mouth recommendations.
• Proven methods for leveraging AI, content marketing, and partnerships to boost referrals.
• Ethical considerations and best practices for building a referral ecosystem.
• Practical tools to measure and optimize your referral program.

Tune in to discover how mastering the art of referrals can lead to sustained business growth and deeper professional bonds.

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This episode was produced on September 4, 2024.

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Welcome to the Arete Coach Podcast, hosted by Severin Sorensen. In this episode, recorded via Zoom on April 27, 2020, we are honored to have Richard Bosworth, founder and CEO of What If Forums, an executive coaching practice established in 1967 in London. Richard was a former TEC Vistage UK chair known for his candid and insightful coaching style, earning him the affectionate title of "Chief Tormentor" among his clients.

In an engaging conversation titled "The Chief Tormentor as CEO Coach," Richard Bosworth shares his inspiring journey from agricultural scientist to renowned business turnaround marketer and global executive coach. His career began in marketing and corporate life, where he led transformative programs before discovering a passion for coaching. Over the past several decades, Richard dedicated himself to challenging the status quo and helping leaders see things through fresh eyes. Recognized globally, Richard pioneered telecoaching and was an early adopter of digital coaching methods. This episode delves into Richard's profound commitment to creating awesomely successful leaders and his unique approach to ideation facilitation, perfectly aligning with the Arete Coach Podcast's exploration of excellence in executive coaching.

Richard's coaching approach: He describes himself as an "unconventional coach" who challenges the status quo. He focuses on helping leaders look at things through fresh eyes and try new approaches. His coaching style earned him the nickname "Chief Tormentor" among clients.

Evolution of his career: Richard shares his journey from agricultural scientist to marketing expert, then to business turnaround specialist, and finally to executive coach. He was an early adopter of telecoaching in the 1990s, working with clients across Africa.

Coaching tools and techniques: Richard discusses his key coaching tools, including the "aspiration guide" (be, do, have chart), listening to one's gut, and the power of silence. He emphasizes the importance of asking thought-provoking questions.

Most powerful question: Richard reveals that his most impactful question is "What does your family think?" This often leads to deep insights about work-life balance and personal priorities.

Leadership in changing times: Richard observes that the pandemic has accelerated changes in how people work and how leaders need to adapt. He emphasizes that leaders now need to engage and consult their teams rather than just lead in the traditional sense.

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This interview was conducted on April 27, 2020, via Zoom Video. Copyright © 2024 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1092 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen and his guest Chip Webster is a long-term Vistage Chair, Co-Founder of TEC/Vistage Keepers of the Flame, Mentor, Strategic Consultant, Business Owner, and Author. When not traveling across the US in his luxury RV, Chip lives and works in Tampa, Florida.

Chip was an early leader in the peer-to-peer learning space with over 3 decades of experience providing high-level mentoring, strategic support, and executive guidance to over 100 companies. He is the former President of Consolidated Directories, an early phone book company. As a Vistage Chair he led four chief and key executive peer groups. In 1999, he was awarded the Don Cope Award, and was later promoted to President of Vistage Florida, where he oversaw 45 Vistage Chairs and 75 Vistage groups. He is a co-founder of TEC (Vistage) Keepers of the Flame.

This interview contains a rich conversation that spanned many topics, from a poem Chip wrote called 'Act Now' inspired by the inspirational prodding of poet David Whyte, to Chair/Coach musings about ' the 'power of peer groups,' to exploring powerful questions, to sharing thoughts from his new book (in writing) about civic duty and safeguarding democracy. We close by exploring Chip's mission: 'making a difference in the people's lives and helping them realize their dreams for we are here to be angels to each other.'

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This episode was recorded on August 25, 2022 via Zoom Video.

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This is episode 1091 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Ben Griffin from Baltimore, MD, who now lives in Florida. Ben is an executive coach, board advisor, and Founder and President of CEOIQ.  Prior to entering the coaching business, Ben was an entrepreneur and an executive in multiple commercial insurance industry and IT service businesses. He started coaching first as a TEC Chair and later went on to found his current coaching business: CEOIQ. Ben earned his MBA from the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College.

In the interview, we explore Ben's life journey into coaching, his hard lessons learned in business, and the lifelong learnings that have brought him to be one of the great coaches of our day. We explored topics of managing the business during inflationary times, the risk of unbridled corporate growth, KPIs to manage your business, the unintended consequence of words, and many other issues relevant to business owners and coaches. When not coaching, Ben is an avid photographer and has traveled the world seeking that 'perfect' shot, and he describes the work of his new book (in writing) looking through the 'leadership lens.' This and much more awaits the listener inside the episode.

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This episode was produced on August 12, 2022.

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This is episode 1090 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen with a special episode that honors the life, legacy, and contributions of professor Anthony Grant PhD, the father of evidence-based coaching.

Professor Anthony Grant (1954-2020) is often credited as ‘the father of evidence-based coaching” and in 2000 he “established the world’s first Coaching Psychology Unit at the School of Psychology at The University of Sydney.” (Grant, 2020). As director of the Coaching Psychology Unit, Anthony Grant made great strides toward establishing the efficacy of evidence-based coaching. He collaborated widely with colleagues at Sydney University and researchers worldwide. Through his focused attention, research, teaching, and collaborations, Anthony has supported the development of the evidence-based coaching industry, and his impact on the industry continues today. In academia, a scholar's contributions and community significance is often captured by academic key performance indicators: for example, SemanticScholar shows that Professor Grant has 111 publications of record, eight books, 27 book chapters, and over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles, and more research is being published that was started before his death.

The episode explores Professor Grant's life contributions and a new article written by Severin Sorensen, M.Phil., and Nathalie Lerotic Pavlik, MSc, MBPsS, "Towards Evidence-Based Coaching Practice: “Taking Out the Sham, and Putting in the Wham” – Honoring the Life, Legacy, and Research of Professor Anthony Grant, PhD." In the article, we review several findings in Professor Grant's coaching research that informs the coaching practice today. We explore themes like, When is coaching best practice actually bad practice? How can coaching research inform coaching practice?

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This episode was produced on 5 September 2022.

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This is episode 1089 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen and his guest Norma Rosenberg. Norma is an Executive Coach, Vistage Chair, and winner of the prestigious Hyndman Award. Norma earned her MBA at Columbia University and worked first in the management consulting industry for PWC. Mid-career she made a pivot to executive coaching small to mid-size businesses. Norma operates from Manhattan, New York. In this episode, Norma shares her observations of navigating this Covid19 era and the flexibility we need to adapt and thrive. Titling this episode, "Oops and Ops," Norma shares metaphors and observations that leaders must consider today, including managing the mindshare of their own brains. Listeners may recall that Norma was a prior guest on our podcast, back in 2020 on episode 1005 "from black and white to Technicolor."

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This episode was recorded on August 15, 2022 via Zoom Video.

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This is episode 1088 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and an episode on Personal Courage, the necessity of the Free Press for Democracies, and Empowering Writers, with special guest Julie Gammack, a former Executive Coach and Vistage Chair, with a background of journalist, reporter, columnist, and talk news radio host in Des Moines, Iowa.

In the interview, we explore Julie's life journey and experiences. At an early age, she saw, felt, and experienced injustice, and she stood up and took action. This carried into her career in the press, as a journalist, columnist, reporter, and news talk radio host, to her journey to an executive coaching and Vistage Chairing of 20 years. We explored some of Julie's favorite questions in coaching. We end by exploring Julie's current passion for empowering writers to unleash their voices and creativity in regional writers retreats.

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This episode was recorded on August 22, 2022, with portions of this episode drawn from a pre-recorded interview with Julie Gammack on July 18th, 2022 via Zoom Video.

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This is episode 1087 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Christopher Avery, PhD, who lives in Austin, Texas. Christopher is a CEO, author, mentor, and speaker. He is the CEO and founder of the Responsibility Company with a fashionable website, Responsibility.com. He teaches personal responsibility and the paradigm of owning it, where you are either above or below the line, and he teaches individuals and organizations how to get above the line. He supports evolving leaders, coaches, and leadership teams who want to be wise faster, and intend to lead themselves and others to results that matter. Christopher has published two books. One called "Teamwork is an Individual Skill" and "The Responsibility Process." Much of his early professional work involved working with IT teams implementing Agile processes.

In the interview, we explore Christopher's journey from IT management consulting to executive coaching and responsibility mentoring. We also explore the difference between coping it and owning it. We discuss how personal responsibility means "Owning your ability and power to create, choose, and attract." We explore what it means to be above or below the line. And we talk about the harmful states of denial, blame, justification, shame, quitting, and obligation which are traits that keep one from being truly accountable.

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This episode was produced on June 29 2022.

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This is episode 1086 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Jim Alampi who lives in Clarkston, Michigan. Jim Alampi is the founder and chairman of Strategic Execution Accelerator, Execution Maximizer, an award-winning Vistage speaker, executive coach, and founder and owner of Alampi and Associates LLC.. Before investing his time in the executive coaching industry, Jim was the CEO of three public companies ranging from $325 million to $1.5 billion. Today Jim works with CEOs, executives, and boards of directors, teaching them how to get from their vision to execution and results. Jim has received TEC and Vistage speaker of the year awards in Canada, the United Kingdom, and globally. Jim focuses on his expertise in strategic leadership, organizational development, and executive management.

In the interview, we explore Jim's journey from the CEO suite to executive coaching. We also explore his recent book writing project, and we explore his business models and acumen. He speaks of "Distilling Complexity Into Simplicity" and the need for execution. He shares a few of his 21 business tools for CEO and company success.

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This episode was produced on June 28, 2022.

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This is episode 1085 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Klyn Elsbury. Klyn is a motivational keynote speaker, best-selling author, and executive coach and sales team coach. Klyn's early years were developed as a promising professional recruiter, winning several awards and moving up swiftly in sales organizations. Then a negative life twist happened, a dark cloud of ill health appeared, and Klyn found herself battling the genetic disabling disorder of cystic fibrosis that attacks the lungs. Since that day, Klyn has spent over 70 extended stays in the hospital, and yet she has found ways and will to muster on, seeking to best her best days. She embraced lifetime learning and decided to learn all she could about the physical science, neuroscience, and her love 'sales team management and motivation.' Listen to her powerful story and insights, and her challenges and awakenings. Truly proving that when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. She offers a life metaphor of 'choosing your cloud' as you do with the thoughts you allow to wander by and linger in your mind.

Today, Klyn teaches executives and coaches sales teams on topics of mindful leadership, improving their focus and creativity, and re-engaging their teams. She regularly provides keynotes and workshops for EO and Vistage audiences. Her written work has appeared in over 150 publications. Along with her coaching, speaking, and writing, Klyn also serves on the board of directors for Cystic Fibrosis Lifestyle Foundation. This podcast episode conversation adds color to the topics of mindfulness, positive psychology, lifetime learning, and the sheer will to live.

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This episode was produced on May 24, 2022.

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This is episode 1084 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Sami Bugay, MCC. Sami is a Master Certified Coach, a Certified Ontological Coach, Leadership Coach, Team Coach, bestselling, author of "Better Leaders, Better Teams", and CEO and owner of KA Consulting. Better Leaders Better Teams, giving readers a ready-to-use combination of grounded theory and experiential practices to build fully functional teams. In 2021, Sami was awarded the lifetime achievement award and Outstanding OSD Graduate award from the Gestalt Center of Organization and Systems Development. In 2008, he was awarded the Local Spirit Global Presence Award from the ICF. In his coaching journey to achieve his MCC, Sami participated in over six different foundational coaching programs.

In this episode, we explore Sami's journey into coaching from being a corporate leader and having to make hard choices dealing with a massive layoff, to his choice to become an executive coach and his journey to becoming an excellent coach. He shares some of his journey of learning with the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland and the Integral Institute and other coaching schools. We explore Sami's background in IT, physics, and implications for ethical AI. Sami shares one of the great challenges for coaches is to tame their own monsters, and not their ones one challenges or past experience bias or influence with a client.

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This episode was produced on May 13, 2022.

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This is episode 1083 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen with a special episode Surviving Economic Tsunamis: Scenario analysis, strategic planning, and risk mitigation.

In this episode, we explore a world in commotion. We cross walk through current international political economy trends, the global economy, US economy, the war in Ukraine, and a portent of stormy weather ahead. Some have described our period as pre-hurricane and we explore what if it were an economic Tsunami; How would one prepare? We review economic preparations by leading economists, CEOs, and the work of surviving and thriving in turbulent times by Sequoia Capital and Bain & Company.

Discussed are topics of inflation, Federal Reserve Bank policy, economic impacts of War, and inflation impacts on global nation-state instability. We explore the leadership and cultural themes needed now. The podcast is helpful for business owners, CEOs, key executives, executive coaches and executive peer groups.

Severin Sorensen is an economist, executive coach, and serial entrepreneur with a keen curiosity for business and economic trends. Severin is CEO of ePraxis LLC, a premier-level executive headhunting, talent selection, and executive coaching company. Severin is a highly sought Vistage Speaker with over 250+ presentations worldwide on hiring top talent, innovation, and economic trends. Severin was a Vistage Chair (2010-2018) of three Vistage Groups in Salt Lake City, UT, and during this period he was a repeat Mentor Chair and awarded the 2011 Vistage Rookie Chair of the Year Award. Prior to Chairing, Severin was a Vistage/TEC member in Washington DC (1999-2004) while he owned and operated a company he founded called Sparta Consulting Corporation (1994-2005), a management consulting, security systems integration, and remote video monitoring company; Severin sold this company in 2005 and it continues today as part of Interface Security Systems, the 7th largest security systems integrator in the US (2018). Severin was a former “Special Assistant to the President” at the White House where he had the high honor to work for President George H.W. Bush (POTUS 41) (1992-93). Severin earned a graduate degree (M.Phil.) in economics from King’s College, Cambridge, University, England, and two undergraduate degrees in economics and political science from the University of Utah. While an undergraduate, Severin was the Editor in Chief of the Utah Forum: A journal on international political economy. Severin is the author of Economic Misery and Crime Waves (2009), a book that chronicles the Great Depression (1929-42) and the situation leading up to the Great Recession (2007-2009). Today, Severin prepares a quarterly economic overview for business coaches and business owner/operators on the economy, identifying key behavioral economic trends that impact businesses and their opportunity frontiers.

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This episode was produced on April 10, 2022.

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Welcome to the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Gail Schaper-Gordon, Ph.D. In this episode, Severin speaks with Gail, a Vistage Executive Coach, business psychologist, organizational consultant, and experienced CEO. Gail has 22 years of experience as a successful CEO and business leader, having founded and run several small to mid-market professional service companies, including Aegis Psychological Corporation and Behavioral Health Information Management Systems, which were cornerstones of a behavioral health care delivery system of more than 500 mental health care providers serving a quarter of a million individuals. She received her Bachelor of Science in Sociology from the University of California and her Ph.D. in Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology.

In this engaging conversation, Severin and Gail explore her pathway into executive coaching, her Vistage Chair practice, and her passion for business psychology. Gail shares her approach to coaching, emphasizing the importance of resilience and adaptability in both personal and professional life. She discusses the power of leaning into one's uniqueness and embracing different perspectives to drive change and create value. Gail also highlights the significance of deep listening and empathy in coaching, describing her method as being fully present and listening from a deep feeling place. Throughout the discussion, Gail's commitment to continuous learning and growth shines through as she shares her passions, heartaches, and the many ways she contributes her mindshare, wisdom, and energy to others. This episode aligns perfectly with the Arete Coach Podcast's mission to explore the art and science of executive coaching.

Gail Schaper-Gordon's memorable quotes r capture key insights from the conversation.

"The best questions and the most powerful questions are the ones that I don't even remember asking and that people come back and tell me about them."

"You learn that you take your time, you find your right space to grieve, and then you go back. It's not about being consumed by grief. It's about continuing with life and managing all that."

"My why is to make sense so that people with us why observe about elements of every situation and make sense out of them. They take complicated or what may appear to be complicated factors, problems, concepts, and organize them to create solutions that are sensible and easy to implement." -

"I think that I've learned that the less my opinion is expressed in a group, the less that they hear what my idea of a solution would be in a group meeting. And the more that I listen and give them the space, the better."

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This interview was conducted on November 23, 2021, via Zoom Video. Copyright © 2024 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

This is episode 1082 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach David Mead, who is a speaker, management consultant, and co-author of Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team. This book co-authored with Simon Sinek and Peter Docker has 400,000 copies in print, and is published in over 24 languages.

In this episode, we explore David's own "why", and his passion for helping companies overcome cultural dissonance. He talks about his formula for trust, and how company leaders should spend more time living and being, and less time materially doing their company culture. David shares his journey into management consulting and coaching, and his experiences working for and co-authoring with Simon Sinek. In our conversation, we wander through David's life experiences and learn more about him, his purpose, passion, and desire to do good to help others. In the interview, when David was asked, if he were to write a title for the name of his autobiography, he replied, "the much taller hobbit" and we explored this figurative musing about his life and journies and people he has met along the way.

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This episode was produced on March 17, 2022.

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This is episode 1081 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Katie O'Malley, BCC, who is a leadership and development expert, executive coach, and Senior Associate Director of Leadership Development, at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Board Certified Coach. Katie is the founder of (En)Courage Coaching and Consulting where she helps business leaders and executives live their most authentic and courageous lives in the Chicago area. She works alongside her clients to design authentic career paths, effective leadership practices, and courageous workplace cultures.

In this episode, we explore Katie's passion for service and journey into coaching. She talks about courage, showing up courageous, and En-couraging her clients to be their best selves. She talks about her work with Womens coaching and career development at the Chicago Booth School of Business. She ventures into a discussion about several diagnostic tools such as Strengths Finders and Hogan Assessments, and the value she sees in these instruments for her work in coaching.

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This episode was produced on March 8, 2022.

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This is episode 1080 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Tony Lewis who lives in Kanas City, MO. Tony is an executive coach, Vistage Master Chair, Best Practice Chair, and Chairman of The Lewis Group. In 1998, Tony founded the Lewis Group USA, where he helps companies develop better strategic direction and greater organizational effectiveness through his consulting services. Prior to this, Tony Lewis held several executive positions including President and CEO of ConAgra Foods and Vice President of Continental Grain. Additionally, Tony is retired from the U.S. Air Force after serving his country for 6 years as an active duty Colonel and 31 years as a General in the Air National Guard.

On the podcast, Tony shares his life journey as an Aviator, Military and Business Leader, CEO ConAgra, and his passion for being a Vistage Chair. He shares concepts of leadership, courage, action, and activities to make individual coaching and peer groups stronger. He muses over the powerful contrast of 'opportunity is nowhere' vs 'opportunity is now here.' He talks about the necessity of cultivating the "Courage To Fail, Learn, and Think."

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This episode was produced on June 1st, 2022.

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This is episode 1079 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Doug Bouey who lives in Calgary, Canada. Doug is a business consultant, executive coach, Vistage/TEC Canada Chair Emeritus, and author of Fixing Fractures: Restoring Shattered Relationships in Business and in Life. Doug has been the president and principal consultant of Catalyst Strategic Consultants Ltd. since 1986. Prior to coaching, he worked as an attorney. Doug uses a wide range of tools and approaches to help his clients overcome their challenges and “amplify their arcs of success.” Doug has over 30+ years of service as a TEC-Canada / Vistage Chair. In 2010, Doug received the Don Cope Award for his service in TEC/Vistage. He is also a co-founder of Keepers of the Flame, a gathering of senior Vistage Chairs and Chair Alumni.

In the interview, we explore the roots of Doug's life journey into coaching, the foundations for his book on Fixing Fractures, his experience as a Gazelles Coach, and we explore many other nuances of business coaching and life lessons on the art and science of executive coaching.

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This episode was produced on April 27, 2022.

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This is episode 1078 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Brent O'Bannon, MCC, who is an executive coach, CEO of Strengths Champion Solutions Workplace Training and Executive Coaching, ICF Master Certified Coach, Certified Strengths Coach, executive coach, keynote speaker, best-selling author, and human potential expert. 

Brent O’Bannon is the 1st ever Gallup Certified Strengths Coach. Through his expertise as an executive coach and a human potential expert, Brent helps businesses, leaders, teams, and organizations achieve excellence. Brent’s vision is to “Champion Strengths for Global Excellence by training 10,000 Strengths Champion Certified Coaches.” Brent has facilitated more than 27,000 one-to-one coaching sessions and spoken more than 700 times to over 350 organizations. Brent has been coaching for over 28 years and he uses his background as a Licensed Professional Counselor, EAP Consultant, MCC, his MBS in Counseling Psychology, and Gallup Strengths Coach Certification as a source of wisdom and insight to help his clients grow stronger, work smarter, and live richer. In 2014, Brent’s book “Selling Strengths: A Little Book for Executives and Life Coaches About Using Your Strengths to Get Paying Clients” was ranked #1 on Amazon in Entrepreneurship and Mentoring and Coaching.

In this episode we explore Brent's roots as a coach, moving from ministry to counseling, to coaching. Learn about his experiences. Share in his hardships. Gain wisdom from his strengths and insights.

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This episode was produced on January 27, 2022.

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This is episode 1077 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach David McKnight, who is an executive coach, image consultant, personal brand strategist, speaker, author, and change management specialist. In this episode we explore "Leveraging Executive Brand, Image, and Presence" and David's journey in executive coaching and his 'executive make-over' business.

David McKnight is a Certified Professional Coach and Energy Leadership Master Practitioner with iPEC Coaching. He is also the CEO and President of McKnight Image Lab, where he provides a unique combination of image consulting and executive coaching. Through McKnight Image Lab, David helps professionals transform their professional presence, personal brand, performance, effectiveness, and productivity. Before starting McKnight Image Lab, David was a management consultant with companies such as Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and eLoyalty. He has also held several positions such as Head of Change Management, Global Head of Business Architecture and Solution, Sr. Enterprise Integration Manager. David has also worked as an image consultant within the fashion industry. From these experiences, David has combined his love for style with his corporate knowledge and started helping business leaders through executive coaching and image consulting. He has been featured in The New York Times, New York Post, The Huffington Post, and INC. Magazine. He has helped leaders from Verizon, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Spotify, and many other leading brands. He is also the author of, “The Zen of Executive Presence. Learn more about executive presence and other coaching topics at AreteCoach.io.

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This episode was produced on March 9, 2022.

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This is episode 1076 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Mary O'Sullivan, PCC, who is an executive coach, HR consultant, speaker, and author. Through her company Encore Executive Coaching and HR Consulting, Mary helps executives improve their communications skills, demonstrate more positive and assertive behavior, and master their emotional intelligence. She also helps executives address workplace harassment, diversity, and other moral issues. Mary is an ICF Professional Certified Coach, a certified Emotional Intelligence Practitioner, and has graduated certificate in coaching from the University of Texas. She is also a Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Senior Certified Professional. In 2021, Mary published her second book, “The Leader You Don’t Want to Be” along with a companion workbook.

In this episode we explore Mary's journey into coaching from corporate America, working for Raytheon and other industrial companies, and her transition into her life passion of executive coaching. She shares several powerful questions and a metaphor for exploring one's Towed Array of emotional experiences that might be impacting one's everyday performance. And we discuss her experience writing her most recent book.

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This episode was produced on January 18, 2022.

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This is episode 1075 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Ken Stibler who lives in Dallas, TX. Ken is an executive coach, CEO, Executive Advisor, Vistage Master Chair, and International Speaker. Ken Stibler began his career as a high-impact leader by coaching the 1982 College of Charleston men's basketball team to victory in the NAIA National Championship. His business and consulting career spans more than 30 years in the energy, telecommunications, athletics, automotive, and insurance fields. In a variety of top leadership roles for public and private companies, Ken has directed multi-million dollar P&L responsibilities, 25+ M&A transactions valued at over $1.5 billion, and managed thousands of people. Now Ken serves as a catalyst for change as a Vistage Master Chair, the CEO of Strategic Integration Services, and a renowned international speaker.

On the podcast Ken shares his life journey into coaching, starting with basketball, and then working into business. He shares his best questions and tools for business owner accountability and employee engagement. He shares his mantra for those he coaches (with a sound similar to words of Robin Sharma) adding in the coach voice: "risk more than is required, learn more than is normal, be strong, be kinder than expected, show your courage, shatter your limits, lead, excel stay value, adore mastery, aim for generous, release mediocrity." Spend a few minutes with Ken and you can hear the coach in his voice. Given the coverage of the topics, I've titled this episode:  "From Basketball to Business Coaching and Life's Lessons Learned." I hope you enjoy listening to the interview as much as I enjoyed sharing time with Ken.

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This episode was produced on April 14, 2022.

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This is episode 1074 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen, and wherein we revisit 'The Great Resignation" thread and explore navigating labor scarcity and wage inflation.

There are two times as many open positions as there identified unemployed workers to fill the positions. A scarcity of labor is impacting wages, worker sentiment, and compensation. In this episode we explore 10 pockets to find more talent today; and 9 ways to pay your employees higher wages from your internal company resources. We discuss incentives, compensation, gainsharing, and qualities of great places to work.

This is the second episode on the Great Resignation, and those desiring more information are encouraged to listen to episode 1050 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen, and we explore 'The Great Resignation or The Turning Away From, and Turning To… Trend" was released on 11/29/21.

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This episode was produced on May 15, 2022.

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This is episode 1073 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Danny Creed who is an executive development coach, business coach, keynote speaker, corporate trainer, coach recruiting expert, and musician. In this episode, Danny talks about his path into coaching, and his journey as an entrepreneur, musician, and coach. He shares his wisdom from his book 'A Life Best Lived.' He speaks about the value of focusing not on what if, but rather what is., and moving intentionally forward. He talks about learning from failure, setting up strong resilient foundations for your business and life, and how he views his role as a coach as being the 'lighthouse of possibility.'

Danny has been with FocalPoint Coaching and Training International of Arizona for 15 years. After starting with FocalPoint as a keynote speaker in 2007, Danny started business coaching for musicians and performing arts professionals in 2008. That same year he also started coaching and consulting executives. Danny is also a coach recruiting expert and corporate trainer with FocalPoint as well. Today, Danny has been coaching for 14 years, is a volunteer mentor and coach for Brothers in Blue, and volunteer and mentor for Junior Achievement of Arizona. Danny is also a best-selling author with his books “Straight Talk on Thriving in Business” “Champions Never Make Cold Calls”, “Bootstrap business”, “A Life Best Lived...”, “The SUCCESSFUL MIND”, and “The Success Spirit.” He is a 6-time winner of the Brian Tracy Award for Sales Excellence, 2010 FocalPoint International Coaching Practice of the Year, and 2019 FocalPoint Coaching and Training International Coaching Practice of the Year.

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This episode was produced on December 15, 2021.

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Welcome to the Arete Coach Podcast with your host Severin Sorensen, where we explore the relentless pursuit of excellence in the art and science of executive coaching. In this captivating episode, we have the privilege of diving into the mind of Bud Carter, a true giant in the world of executive coaching. As a distinguished Vistage Chair, senior chairman of Vistage Chairs in Atlanta, and author of the thought-provoking books "Great Quotes for Great Businesses" and "Pithy Quotes," Bud brings a wealth of wisdom and experience to the table.

Recorded in February 2021, this interview takes us on a fascinating journey through Bud's remarkable career, which began in the dynamic world of media. With 20 years of experience in broadcast radio, television, and newspaper publishing, Bud developed an acute sense of curiosity, a keen ability to ask powerful questions, and a talent for distilling complex ideas into easily digestible insights – skills that would later prove invaluable in his transition to executive coaching.

As Bud embarked on his journey as a coach, he brought with him not only his media background but also an innate ability to connect with people, a passion for helping others grow, and a unique perspective that has made him a sought-after mentor and advisor for business leaders across the globe. Throughout this engaging conversation, Bud generously shares his philosophy on coaching, which is deeply rooted in the power of asking thought-provoking questions, holding clients accountable, and providing valuable insights that inspire transformative growth.

With wit, wisdom, and a delightful dose of humor, Bud discusses the art of leveraging the power of quotes in coaching, drawing from his own experiences and the profound impact that a well-crafted phrase can have on the mind and spirit. He also delves into the challenges and rewards of working with executives and entrepreneurs, offering a candid and insightful look at the role of a coach in helping leaders navigate the complexities of the modern business landscape.

Drawing on his early years in Journalism, Bud Carter's commitment to leveraging the power of questions, holding clients accountable, and providing valuable insights to help leaders excel is evident throughout the podcast episode.

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This interview was conducted on 2/08/2021 via Zoom Video.

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This is episode 1072 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Dr. Shahrzad Sherry Nooravi, who is an executive coach, organizational psychologist, speaker, author, CEO and Founder of Strategy Meets Performance, and an ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC). Today she works from San Diego, California, and helps business leaders through her organization Strategy Meets Performance. In our interview, Shahrzad talks about the importance of creating intentional culture, something she calls building the nest. We explore her coaching journey and talk about the nuances of executive coaching today.

Shahrzad has been coaching through her organization and has served as adjunct faculty for the Center for Creative Leadership since 2010. In 2021 Shahrzad was the Vice-Chair for the Organization Development Network and President of the San Diego Chapter of the International Coaching Federation. Not only does Shahrzad have her MCC and doctorate in organizational development she has also received multiple awards such as 2019 Woman to Watch from the California Women’s Leadership Association and 2015 Circulate San Diego’s Citizen of the Year. Furthermore, she is also a highly successful author, speaker, group coach, and workshop leader covering topics such as culture, teamwork, and resilience. Her upcoming book, “A Powerful Culture Starts with You” breaks down culture and leadership in a unique and interesting manner with case studies and tips for leaders. 

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This episode was produced on January 20, 2022.

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This is episode 1071 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Jason Thompson who lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jason is co-founder and managing partner of Axíes Group, and an executive coach, Vistage Chair, CEO, mentor, author, and speaker. Jason has advised numerous companies in the areas of strategy and execution from Fortune 500, mid-market, and start-ups across many industries throughout the US. Jason helps leaders transform the way they see themselves, their organizations, and those they serve. In 2021, Jason and his business partner Bill Leider became best-selling authors with their book, “Mastering Your Balance.”

Topics explored in this podcast episode include Jason's early background, his coaching journey, the difference between consulting and coaching, his experience co-authoring his book, his Balanced Organization Assessment, discussion on Emotional Fortitude,, working with silence, and Silence prioritizing time. He shared that sometimes he worked for cash pay, and other times for the value of a tomato when the experience itself was pay enough.

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This episode was produced on February 28, 2022.

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This is episode 1070 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Phil Johnson. Phil comes to us from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He is an executive coach, trainer, international speaker, leadership and emotional intelligence advisor, and creator of the Master of Business Leadership Program and podcast.

On the podcast, Phil talks about overcoming challenges and the need for emotional intelligence. Phil helps leaders develop their emotional intelligence and leadership skills. Phil also runs the MBL Youtube channel and co-hosts the MBL podcast. Phil has also been an executive coach since 2007. Phil has published several books such as the MBL Success Map, MBL Tribal Wisdom, The Servant Warrior Leader, and The New Economic Currency.. Discover more on these topics are at AreteCoach.io.

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This episode was produced on January 3, 2022.

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This is episode 1069 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen with a special episode on the Economy: Economic Outlook and Trends Q2 2022."

In this episode we explore the major economy trends and issues impacting the US and global political economy. Discussed are topics of inflation, Federal Reserve Bank policy, economic impacts of War, and inflation impacts on wages, prices, and supply within the economy. Sorensen identified green shoots of opportunity and economic headwinds, and he explores the recessions of times past to determine clues for our future situation. The podcast is helpful for business owners, CEOs, key executives, executive coaches and executive peer groups.

Severin Sorensen is an economist, executive coach, and serial entrepreneur with a keen curiosity for business and economic trends. Severin is CEO of ePraxis LLC, a premier-level executive headhunting, talent selection, and executive coaching company. Severin is a highly sought Vistage Speaker with over 250+ presentations worldwide on hiring top talent, innovation, and economic trends. Severin was a Vistage Chair (2010-2018) of three Vistage Groups in Salt Lake City, UT, and during this period he was a repeat Mentor Chair and awarded the 2011 Vistage Rookie Chair of the Year Award. Prior to Chairing, Severin was a Vistage/TEC member in Washington DC (1999-2004) while he owned and operated a company he founded called Sparta Consulting Corporation (1994-2005), a management consulting, security systems integration, and remote video monitoring company; Severin sold this company in 2005 and it continues today as part of Interface Security Systems, the 7th largest security systems integrator in the US (2018). Severin was a former “Special Assistant to the President” at the White House where he had the high honor to work for President George H.W. Bush (POTUS 41) (1992-93). Severin earned a graduate degree (M.Phil.) in economics from King’s College, Cambridge, University, England, and two undergraduate degrees in economics and political science from the University of Utah. While an undergraduate, Severin was the Editor in Chief of the Utah Forum: A journal on international political economy. Severin is the author of Economic Misery and Crime Waves (2009), a book that chronicles the Great Depression (1929-42) and the situation leading up to the Great Recession (2007-2009). Today, Severin prepares a quarterly economic overview for business coaches and business owner/operators on the economy identifying key behavioral economic trends that impact businesses and their opportunity frontiers.

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This episode was produced on April 10, 2022.

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This is episode 1068 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Karl Van Hoey, MCC who lives in Belgium. Karl is an executive coach, MCC, Leader and Strategic Facilitator of Otolith Consulting, co-founder of Team Coaching Global Alliance, an ICF senior subject matter expert, executive professor, author, and founder of www.coachingjounreys.org (a community of 10,000 coaches seeking to cultivate and improve their skills through ICF certification.

In the episode, we talk about Karl's journey and insights in coaching such as 'active listening requires more than ears', about being not doing, radical human organization, moving from conviction to curiosity, a personal lesson on empathy, and Karl's and other coaches' ICF accreditation journies to PCC and MCC, and much more. Discover more on these topics are at AreteCoach.io.

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This episode was produced on December 15, 2021.

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This is episode 1067 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Peter Buchanan. Peter is an award-winning executive coach of 34 years, founder of TEC in Eastern Canada, National Chair Director with TEC Canada, and president of Management Transitions. In 2008 and 2010, Peter was awarded the Chairman of The Year award by TEC Canada. In 2014, he received the Don Cope Award, given to only one TEC/Vistage Chairman in the world per year. 

Peter started his journey to executive coaching as the Senior Vice President of Extendicare Ltd. From there he held several executive positions such as Partner, Senior Consultant, and Director, of various companies. He has also been a professor with Royal Roads University where he designed and presented the original Leadership Residency of the MBA Program. Today Peter continues his executive coaching practice with TEC Canada and helps business leaders as President of Management Transitions. Peter’s passion for learning, desire to help others succeed, his vast corporate experiences, and excellence as an executive coach make him a high-impact leader in the executive coaching industry and a great guest for the Arete Coach Podcast. Discover more on these topics are at AreteCoach.io.

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This episode was produced on December 13, 2021.

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This is episode 1066 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Rodica Obancea, MCC who lives in Romania. Rodica is an ICF Master Certified Coach, Mentor Coach, Executive Coach, Team Coach, Leadership Coach, and Serial Entrepreneur. Before entering the executive coaching industry, Rodica was a Professor of Management at CEFORA Business School and an HR Manager for a retail company. In 2008, Rodica was VP for the EMCC in Romania. In 2016 Rodica founded Lideerolgia where she serves as a senior executive coach. She is also a co-founder of Great HR Community, a platform to transform the Romanian labor markets.

In the episode, we talk about Rodica's journey and insights in coaching such as 'dance with me' in the coaching setting, the Great Resignation, Digital Nomads, her ICF accreditation journey to MCC, and much more. Discover more on these topics are at AreteCoach.io.

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This episode was produced on December 21, 2021.

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This is episode 1065 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen with a special episode on Managing Stress in Troubled Times. Joining the episode conversation is returning Guest Sally Rhoads, LCSW [ep. 1027] and Carolynn Lee, LCSW from Lexington, KY. " People are more stressed now than in recent memory. People have been waiting for the Covid19 wave to pass by so they can get back to their new normal lives. Yet an unrelenting barrage of next stressors awaits the population including fears of inflation, the war in Ukraine, and future Russian aggression. A recent American Psychological Association study found over 80% of Americans feeling multiple stressors right now and if unmitigated these stressors can negatively impact human behavior. This podcast talks about stresses today, reviews research, and provides helpful tips and suggestions for executive coaches, business coaches, and life coaches on how to help clients mitigate stresses they may be experiencing.

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This episode was produced on March 13, 2022.

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This is episode 1064 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Kevin Rafferty, MBA from Orange County, CA. Kevin is an executive coach, life coach, speaker, peer group leader, author, and member of the Conscious Leadership Guild.

In this podcast interview, Kevin talks about his experience with Conscious Capitalism and his passion for 'coaching conscious leaders.' He explores stakeholder capitalism, the great resignation, practicing presence, and leaning in the 'messy' topics in coaching to go deeper into what's important. In the conversation, he shares his own coaching journey, learning, and life experiences.

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This episode was produced on December 13, 2021.

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This is episode 1063 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen with a special episode on the "Ukraine Russia Armed Conflict." In the episode, we explore the current war in Ukraine, the historical background of Ukraine and Russia relations, NATO and rest-of-world support for Ukraine, and likely retaliation actions by Russia's Vladimir Putin. We next review prescient executive coaching topics that are increasingly vital for business leaders to review including cyberwarfare risk mitigation. The podcast ends with a tribute to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his heroic and selfless service to his country and people.

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This episode was produced on February 27, 2022.

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Welcome back to the Arete Coach Podcast, hosted by Severin Sorensen where we explore the art and science of executive coaching. In this episode 1179, we revisit a captivating episode recorded via Zoom on October 17th, 2022, featuring Dr. Vikki Brock, a Master Certified Coach (MCC), consultant, author of the seminal work "The Sourcebook of Coaching History," and mentor. Dr. Brock's extensive research and practical experience have made her a leading authority on the roots and evolution of coaching.

Throughout the episode, Dr. Brock shares her remarkable journey from a successful 21-year career at Boeing to becoming a pioneering figure in the coaching world. Her passion for helping others led her to establish VB Coaching and Consulting in 1995, where she has since dedicated herself to advancing the field through her research, writing, and mentorship. Dr. Brock's groundbreaking work, "The Sourcebook of Coaching History," provides an in-depth exploration of the historical roots of coaching and the influence of pioneers from related fields. Her commitment to understanding the art and science of coaching, as well as her efforts to reawaken humanity through this powerful tool, perfectly align with the Arete Coach Podcast's mission to explore excellence in executive coaching. Her quote, "Coaching has an opportunity to reawaken our humanity," resonated with me and is the title for this episode.

Vikki was closely involved with the early founders of modern coaching: Thomas Leonard and Laura Whitworth. Vikki was an early member of ICF (member #60) and since its creation in 1996 , she was one of the first coaches to receive an MCC from the ICF in 1998. She also was on faculty for the University of Texas at Dallas Coaching Certificate program, and taught for several coach training schools internationally.

In this episode, we explore Vikki's journey into the coach field, her experiences in the growth of the coaching industry, and her passion for interviewing 170 coaching practitioners and scholars as the basis for her Sourcebook on Coaching History.

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This original episode was produced on 17 October 2022. It was released with a forward on 2 June 2024.

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This is episode 1062 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Izsak Norbert, PhD, MCC who lives in Hungary. Izsak is an ICF and EMCC certified executive coach, Mentor Coach, Founding Director of PTF Coach Academy ACTP EQA, ICF PCC credential assessor, executive coach, speaker, and ICF Hungary accreditation committee member. Prior to becoming an executive coach, Izsak was a journalist for business and HR news.

In the episode, we talk about the use of biblical storytelling, historical journeys, and metaphors to add meaning and nuance to the coaching setting. We explore the questions behind the questions, active listening, and co-creating the coaching session. Izsak shares his ICF PCC and MCC accreditation journey, mentoring insights, and lessons learned. Today, Izsak leads a coach facilitation and training company in Hungary that uses Christian values as a foundational framework for coaching clients with similar belief structures on life coaching issues. Discover more on these topics are at AreteCoach.io.

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This episode was produced on December 20, 2021.

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This is episode 1061 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Nathan Biddulph.

Nathan Biddulph is an executive coach, occupational therapist, and "Sports Peak Performance Coach." Nathan teaches neuro skills for competitive athlete clients that include star plays from Major League Baseball Players, National Hockey League Players, and other sports. In recent years, Nathan's Neuro Skills Coach training has been expanded from for Athletes, to Actors, and Business Owners. Nathan shares his career journey and lessons learned from his neuro-skills coaching practice.

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This episode was produced on January 4, 2022.

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This is episode 1060 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Stella Odogwu who lives in Orange County, CA. Stella is an executive coach, speaker, talent development consultant, and leader in women’s leadership development. One of Stella's great talents is her ability to coach women business leaders reach higher and make skip-level promotions.

Stella Odogwu is the founder and coach at Intelle Coaching Solutions. Through Intelle she helps transform women from skilled experts to highly fulfilled senior executives. She coaches out of the Orange County, California area and has been featured on Business Insider, CBS, Thrive Global, and Fast Company. Stella has a passion for helping women increase their impact, their income, their careers, and quality of life, all while still prioritizing themselves and their families.

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This episode was produced on November 29, 2021.

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This is episode 1059 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Paul Martin who lives in Saskatchewan, Canada. Paul is an executive coach, TEC-Canada Chair (part of Vistage International), a Journalist and Business News Commentator, host of MyNewsRoom.CA, and Chairman of Martin Charlton Communications. Paul's business commentary is heard on 15 Saskatchewan radio stations. In addition to reporting the news on business, Paul is also an executive coach. Paul has been coaching CEOs and key executives for 20 years in Canada. Paul is also Chairman of the board for the economic holdings of the English River First Nation.

In this podcast interview, Paul talks about how his journalism background helps him 'go deeper' in asking questions. He shares his journey into executive coaching and his formative years as a journalist. He talks about how the news media has changed. He explores the relation of Canada, with the USA, China, and the economy. In thinking about his life he has this advice to others, "don't chase decaffeinated: go for high octane."

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This episode was produced on December 9, 2021.

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This is episode 1058 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Cathy Fitzhenry who lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Cathy Fitzhenry is an executive coach, Vistage Chair, Author of the book "Heartbeat: Why Heart-Based Leadership and Courage Matter," and Active board member of the H.E.R Circles Weekend. She is also President of CSF Marketing Services and a former author and co-editor of a popular business summary books-on-tape business.

In the episode, Cathy shares her journey into coaching and her serendipitous life journey from 'clowning around' as an entertainer in her youth, to reading people, situations, and emotions in her coaching practice. Cathy is a giver and a high-intuitive with a keen sense of discernment and she shares her all in this interview from her best questions, powerful coaching moments, and what drives her today.

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This episode was produced on November 22, 2021.

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This is episode 1057 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Kevin McKeown who lives in Seattle, Washington. Kevin McKeown is a Vistage Master Chair, Vistage Star Award Winner, Vistage Chair Excellence Winner, CEO, Executive Mentor, and Leadership Coach. Kevin has a Law Degree from Villanova and was a former CEO of several small and medium-size businesses. Prior to running his own businesses, Kevin was a former trade representative with Mitsubishi International and another Japanese large-cap corporation.

In the episode, Kevin talks about what it means to him to be a 'ripple maker' striving to help his coaching clients become tsunamis of change. He discusses his passion for actionable daily measures to bring about success. We explore his early years and how they set up a life pattern of entrepreneurship, grit, resilence, and passion for excellence. Kevin shares his favorite coaching questions and more.

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This episode was produced on December 17, 2021.

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This is episode 1056 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and guest coach Cristy Aphimonthol, MCC who lives in Thailand. Cristy is an ICF and EMCC certified executive coach, Coachologist, certified NeuroChangeSolutions consultant, co-founder of Coachology.com, and founder of the Pink Lotus Foundation. Among her accolades, Cristy coaches with Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching.

In the episode, Cristy talks about what it means to her to be a Coachologist. She shares her passion to coach and serve others. We also explore themes of authentic coaching, asking deep questions, active listening, and strategies for remaining in non-judgment mode while coaching,

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This episode was produced on December 21, 2021.

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This is episode 1055 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen on 'Hiring Talent in an Age of Talent Scarcity" or alternatively Navigating the Silver Tsunami and the Automation Imperative..

There is an extreme shortage of skilled knowledge worker talent, and many buyers of talent, where labor bargaining power is surging, and prices for talent are increasing rapidly. What are businesses leaders to do, and how can executive coaches reframe the problem from – hiring talent – to addressing a larger systemic issue and need: how to adapt to the silver tsunami of the aging worker population and the demographic cliff. The data clearly show there are more open jobs now than there are people to fill them. The episode closes with twenty (20) timely hiring strategies for business owners, executives, and the coaches that coach them. More on the topic is available at AreteCoach.io.

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This episode was produced on January 1, 2022.

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This is episode 1054 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen celebrating the First Anniversary of the Arete Coach Podcast.

In the episode, we celebrate the journey of our first year of podcasting, sharing some of the sweet moments, some lessons learned, and providing a view of what to look for on the Podcast in 2022 and beyond. Principle themes and content of the first year in podcasts are highlighted, helping the listener find content to improve their executive coaching practice and coaching mindset. All transcripts for the podcasts are available at AreteCoach.io.

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This episode was produced on December 26, 2021.

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This is episode 1053 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Gail Schaper-Gordon, Ph.D.

In this episode, I speak with Gail Schaper-Gordon who is a Vistage executive coach, business psychologist, organizational consultant, and experienced CEO. Gail has 22 years of experience as a successful CEO and business leader. She has found and ran several successful small-to-mid-market professional service companies including Aegis Psychological Corporation and Behavioral Health Information Management Systems which were cornerstones of a behavioral health care delivery system of more than 500 mental health care providers and a quarter of a million individuals. She has received her Bachelor of Science in Sociology from the University of California and her Ph.D. in Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology.

In this episode, we explore Gail's pathway into executive coaching, her Vistage Chair practice, and her passion for business psychology. We speak of being present and active listening in a coaching setting, something Gail describes as being sentient. In our discussion, she shares her passions, heartaches, and many pathways to contribute her mindshare, wisdom, and energy to others.

The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.

This interview was conducted on November 23, 2021 via Zoom Video.

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Welcome to the Arete Coach Podcast, hosted by Severin Sorensen. In this episode, "Exploring Ten Characteristics of Powerful Questions," recorded on May 20th, 2024, Severin explores the essential characteristics of powerful questions in executive coaching. Drawing from past podcast episodes and recent scholarly research, Severin delves into the art of questioning and shares valuable insights on crafting questions that inspire transformative change in coaching clients.

Throughout the episode, Severin guides listeners through ten key traits of powerful questions, providing examples and practical applications for each characteristic. From open-endedness and thought-provocation to fostering self-awareness and encouraging ownership, Severin emphasizes the importance of intentional questioning in the coaching process. By sharing quotes from notable figures and weaving in personal anecdotes, Severin illustrates the profound impact that well-crafted questions can have on a client's personal and professional growth. The episode also features clips from past guests, offering diverse perspectives on the art of questioning in coaching. Severin's deep commitment to empowering coaches with the tools to ask transformative questions perfectly aligns with the Arete Coach Podcast's mission to explore excellence in executive coaching.

The ten characteristics of powerful questions explored in this episode are: open-endedness, provoking thought and reflection, challenging assumptions, fostering self-awareness, encouraging ownership and responsibility, facilitating exploration of values and beliefs, eliciting emotional responses, stimulating imagination and creativity, providing clarity and focus, and facilitating action. These traits, when skillfully incorporated into coaching questions, can lead to profound insights, personal growth, and transformative change for clients.

Throughout the episode, Severin emphasizes the importance of crafting questions that invite expansive responses, challenge clients to think critically, and encourage them to take ownership of their actions. By asking questions that explore clients' values, beliefs, and emotions, coaches can help them gain a deeper understanding of their motivations and behaviors. Additionally, powerful questions can stimulate imagination and creativity, enabling clients to envision new possibilities and generate innovative solutions to their challenges.

Severin also shares valuable insights from past podcast guests, highlighting the diverse approaches and philosophies that successful coaches employ when asking powerful questions. From focusing on open-ended inquiries that evoke reflection to using scaling questions to gauge progress and explore potential, these expert coaches demonstrate the versatility and impact of well-crafted questions in the coaching process. Ultimately, this episode serves as a comprehensive guide for coaches seeking to master the art of questioning and elevate their coaching practice to new heights.

The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.

This episode was produced on May 20, 2024.

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This is episode 1052 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen on 'Navigating Inflation."

In the episode, we explore what inflation is, the uncertainty and fear it can cause, and what executive coaches, business owners, CEOs, Presidents, and key executives can do to coach do to navigate inflation. We end the podcast by exploring over 20 ways business owners can raise prices today to increase profitability with the aim of not losing their customers.

Not since 1982 has the US economy experienced inflation at the rates we are experiencing now. Bankers define inflation as a rise in the general price level. In this episode, we review current trends, evidence of inflation, and six typical tools used by central bankers to tamp down on inflation. We end with what businesses and executive coaches can do to help prepare their companies for inflation challenges of rising input prices, rising wages, and decreasing purchasing power from inflation. We review cost-cutting strategies and price-increasing strategies. More on the topic is available at AreteCoach.io.

The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.

This episode was produced on December 12, 2021.

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This is episode 1051 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Cindy Hesterman.

In this episode, I speak with Cindy Hesterman, who is an executive coach, Vistage Chair, and recipient of the 2004 Vistage Robert Nourse Chair of the Year Award, and the 2013 Red Scott Award. Cindy has been an executive coach for 19 years with Vistage Florida and currently works with CEOs and other top executives in the Tampa, Florida area. She facilitates her three Vistage group meetings and stays busy with almost 50 one-to-one executive coaching sessions each month. 

In this episode, we explore Cindy's background as a coach, powerful questions that she asks, and several tools she uses such as the "Find Seven Solutions Tool," the "Phone Call Test." We discuss the current economy and the importance of the 13-week forward-looking cash-flow projection. We also discuss managing and preventing conflicts of interest in peer groups. Before Cindy's role as an executive coach, she was a CPA and finance and accounting executive, holding positions such as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance and Accounting. In those roles, Cindy was involved in over 35 M&A transactions and an IPO. Today, along with her coaching through Vistage and her position as a Vistage Chair, Cindy is also a certified Predictive Index Practitioner. For several years, she also trained new Vistage Chairs in Florida, Michigan and New Mexico. 

The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.

This interview was conducted on November 29, 2021 via Zoom Video.

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This is episode 1050 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen, and we explore 'The Great Resignation or The Turning Away From, and Turning To… Trend."

Popular news sources report that employees are leaving the workplace in mass and looking for new jobs. They call it the great resignation. What is going on, why are employees leaving? Are all employees leaving? And what can employers do to stop the unwanted regrettable resignations of employees? The episode explores the facts related to the great resignation, and offers executive coaches and employers some suggestions on how to attract, retain, and care for your talent. We review what top employers (e.g., Google, Apple, Netflix, Facebook) and others are doing, and what small businesses can do to make their work places more attractive to employees.

The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.

This episode was produced on November 28, 2021.

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