ICF-COC Teleclass Leader Schedule 2007-2008
Virginia Kellogg
“How to Build a Coaching Business that Honors the Reasons You Came Into Coaching”
Nov. 15, 2007 @ Noon-1:30pm EST (90 minutes)
Bridge # 1-641-715-3300
Access code 302482#
Join Virginia Kellogg, MCC, for a lively call exploring ways to build a successful coaching business while still contributing to the people and causes you love to support. We will explore individual avenues for giving, a contribution based business model, and contribution as a marketing tool. Come prepared to look at your own assumptions about how to be successful and the role of faith and trust in your business. Rekindle why you came to coaching in the first place and step toward a business model that will allow you to support a social action agenda AND be successful!
About the Presenter:
Virginia is a founding partner of Leadership that Works Inc., and Coaching that Works, where she designs coaching and leadership training programs that help leaders become more authentic, productive, and responsive to the needs of their organizations.
Virginia is passionate about bringing coaching to diverse populations and international communities. She has led coaching courses in a Federal Correctional Institution in the USA, training inmates to work more effectively with Youth at Risk from their communities. Virginia is one of the lead partners in the Coaching and Philanthropy Project, which helps to create the bridge between coaching, non-profits and philanthropy.
Virginia has trained coaches all over the world, both for the Coaches Training Institute and through Coaching that Works. She has also designed and currently leads Coaching for Transformation, a professional coaching certification program and Fire in the Heart, a program for advanced coaches. Her personal growth and soul development program, PrairieFire will launch in February 2008. This program is a 9 month intensive program designed to awaken creativity and bring participants alive in their true work.
A Master Certified Coach and a popular presenter, Virginia has spoken for the Power of Coaching Conference in Chicago, the ICF European Conference, the 2005 International Conference for the ICF, and the New England ICF. Virginia lives in northern Pennsylvania in the USA, where she has been a community builder and grassroots organizer for 30 years.
www.leadershipthatworks.com www.coachingthatworks.com
Christian Mickelsen
“Attracting Clients: Quick & Easy Strategies to turn Potential clients into Prospective clients and then into
Paying clients that stick around for years”
Tuesday Jan. 8th, 2008 7 pm EST
Bridge Number TBD
Join Christian for this important Tele-Class and you will learn:
1.The 3 phases of business development and what to focus on in each phase for maximum payoff
2. How to create extremely enticing introductory session offers so that people will want to give your services a try.
3. The 3 deliverables of an introductory session will create tremendous value for your potential clients and at the same time will make them “get” why they must hire you right now!
4.The entire “Free Sessions That Sell” system of enrolling clients while adding tremendous value.
5.Key “magic” phrases that make potential clients feel safe while moving them closer to the sale (this
eliminates pressure from the sales process so that they can make a clean and clear decision)
About the presenter:
Christian Mickelsen is the author of “How to Quickly Get Started In Professional Coaching: The Hidden Truth About What it Really Takes”. Christian has extensive experience as a small business coach and a life coach. He's been seen in Forbes, MSN, Yahoo Finance, and the Boston Globe. He recently spent 2 years on the board of directors for the International Association of Coaching and he has created several support programs to help coaches become financially successful.
www.SmallBizu.com www.CoachingBusinessRocketlauncher.com
Liz Pabon
“Branding Your Business- It’s Essential!"
Tuesday February 19th @ 1 pm EST
Bridge Line TBD
Branding is so powerful that it influences the way others respond to your products, services and YOU. What is your brand saying about you? How effective are you? Is your brand taking a snooze or creating a buzz? Without a distinct brand you may get lost in the crowd – hey, it’s a jungle out there!
In this lively presentation, you'll learn how to showcase your best product while strengthening your ability to persuade and inspire, increase your sphere of influence, and unleash the power of your personal charisma. Get ready to achieve wild success!
About the presenter:
A former Publishing Executive, Liz established her background in marketing communication as a VP of Sales & Marketing at some of the worlds leading media publishers. Having a passion for entrepreneurship, Liz P. Communications was born.
As the companies President and Branding Maven, Liz specializes in helping small business entrepreneurs take their business' to the next level by creating fresh, distinctive and intriguing brands that attract new clients, build customer relationships, and boost sales.
www.LizPabon.com
Rachelle Disbennet-Lee
Building Your Coaching Business the “Write” Way
May 2008
In this interactive informative class you will learn how to share your wisdom, ideas and tips with a worldwide audience. Without leaving your office you can introduce potential clients to the benefits of working with you through the power of writing. We will also discuss the value of having an email newsletter, how to create e-books and tip sheets and how to turn your knowledge into a book. You can be the best coach in the world but if no one knows about you it won’t make much of a difference. Begin making a difference in a big way by building your business the Write Way.
About the presenter:
Professional Coach Rachelle Disbennett-Lee PhD. has been an international coach since 1996. Coach Lee is a graduate of Coach University, was the Training Director for three years at the International Coach Academy, has taught coaching classes at Colorado Free University since 1997, and is Co-Founder of the Denver Coach Federation.
An international speaker, Coach Lee provides motivation and education on such topics as Self Esteem, Marketing, Personal Self Care. She is often quoted as an expert in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, Woman’s Day and Fitness Magazine. She has appeared on television and radio programs speaking about the benefits of self-esteem, self care and positive daily action.
Coach Lee earned her Doctorate Degree in Applied Management and Decision Sciences from Walden University. She has a Master’s degree in Management from Regis University and spent over ten years as an adjunct faculty member at several international universities.She also hosts her own nationally syndicated Radio Show.
www.CoachLee.com www.LivetheDay.com
COMPLETE DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED!
“Multiple Streams of Income”
Oct. 2008
Speaker’s Bureau – Dan Heimer and John Hall are working together to put together a speaker’s bureau to connect the community to our member coaches who speak. If you are interested in learning about our speakers or being part of this initiative, please contact Dan Heimer at dheimer@shorelinecds.com
Assessment Certification Workshops – Currently we are working on a discovery initiative to determine what assessment tools would be most useful to our coaches. If you are a member coach and would like to share what you know or help in the discovery and RFP process, contact Glenn Stevenson at ontheverge@pacbell.net to find out where we are in the process and what is needed.
ACTP Panel – Each year, we dedicate one of our meetings to bringing out a group of Accredited Coach Training Program representatives to talk with our members about what training is available to both new and master level coaches. Generally this panel is held in August. Make sure to sign up for our newsletter so we can keep you posted!
ICF International Conference – October 2007, in Long Beach, California. This year our international conference will be right here in our backyard, and the Orange County Chapter is planning to host a special event at the conference for local coaches to network, explore synergistic opportunities, and learn about our chapter. For more information, or to help out with this special event, contact Douglas Gfeller at doug@thecoachingperspective.com
Upcoming Dinner Meetings – ICF is committed to providing cutting edge speakers and panels for our headliner events, the 2nd Thursday of every month. In our Business and Coaching Excellence program we provide hands-on practical exercises and tools that coaches can use immediately to improve their skills. Make sure to sign up for our newsletter for ongoing updates and profiles of our upcoming speakers.
Additional Workshops – In addition to our dinner meetings, we run additional weekend workshops or offer teleclasses to our members for ongoing self-improvement. If you would like to get involved in offering, organizing or participating in additional training, please contact Lydia Welton at lwelton@mckenziecoaching.com
