Silence, Strengths, and Coaching with Claudia Aronowitz

Have you ever considered coaching as an art form? In this episode of Coaching Revealed, IOC podcast hosts Austin Matzelle and Emily Terrani interview Guila Clara Kessous, a UNESCO Artist for Peace and executive coach, who uses theatrical techniques to enhance corporate communication. From theater to earning a PhD, Guila has honed her interpersonal strengths and theatrical expertise to assist decision-makers in the private and public sectors with positive leadership issues. In this episode, Guila breaks down some of the models and techniques she uses, including situational intelligence, the SPIRE model, and the five pillars of communication.

A tenet of positive psychology and coaching is understanding how to properly utilize a strengths–based approach. In this episode of Coaching Revealed, the Institute of Coaching Director of Education, Dr. Pamela Larde, interviews Claudia Aronowitz, a professional coach and mediator with a public health background. Positive psychology and coaching entered Claudia’s life as a means to better support the populations she deeply cares for. Dr. Larde and Claudia explore how positive psychology, silence, and listening improve individuals' lives. 

How does the ego impact a coaching relationship? In this episode of Coaching Revealed, Eric Kaufmann, executive coach, consultant, and zen practitioner explores his journey with mindfulness and coaching. Eric is interviewed by Institute of Coaching Executive Director, Dr. Jeff Hull on how mindfulness is a revolutionary tool in promoting presence, agency, and self-leadership. 

In this episode of Coaching Revealed, Dr. Pamela Larde, Director of Education of the Institute of Coaching, Professor, Author, and Researcher explores her work on joy with IOC Podcast Hosts, Austin Matzelle and Emily Terrani. The episode covers how joy impacts our daily lives, and how individuals can cultivate healthy habits for sustaining their joy. Dr. Larde shares models including her ‘Multidimensional Framework of Joy’ model to help one identify and increase their joy baseline. 

In this episode of Coaching Revealed, Gabriella Kellerman, author, entrepreneur, start-up executive, and Harvard trained physician with expertise in behavioral and organizational change, wellbeing, and AI is interviewed by IOC Executive Director, Jeff Hull. The two discuss Gabriella’s journey into positive psychology research. This journey has led to Gabriella leading the research arm of BetterUp, and in cowriting Tomorrowmind with Martin Seligman. 

For coaches, establishing a niche can help you find new clients, build your credibility, and provide a sense of fulfillment within your career. In today’s episode of Coaching Revealed, a panel of coaches and IOC Members, Jenny Huang, Hannah Field, and Ali Farquhar are interviewed by IOC Podcast Host Austin Matzelle about their individual coaching journey’s towards establishing a niche. As a panel, the discussion follows how one’s personal and professional journey helps lead one to an emerging niche that aligns lived experiences with coaching others.  

In this episode of Coaching Revealed, Dr. Woody Woodward, Director of the Coaching Innovation Lab at NYU is interviewed by IOC Executive Director Jeff Hull about coaching, technology, and artificial intelligence. They discuss the emerging technologies impacting today’s coaching industry, and what steps coaches can make to stay on the cutting edge of their practice and the field. 

In this episode of Coaching Revealed, Tracy Duberman, a visionary and leader in the healthcare space is interviewed by IOC Executive Director Jeff Hull. Together they cover Tracy’s prolific career as a business owner, coach, leadership development consultant and diver into what business strategies have been effective for her as a coach. 

What careers do people leave to become coaches? In this episode of Coaching Revealed, a panel of IOC Fellows, Jan Levine, Laura Gates, Steliana van de Rijt-Economu, and Vicky Essebag are interviewed by IOC Podcast Host, Austin Matzelle about their transition from outside industries to the field of coaching. The panel reflect on what called them into a career change, and the type of career fulfillment they have achieved through the jump across industries. 

Does the ideal coaching relationship exist? In this episode of Coaching Revealed, Miriam Meima and Lisa Dempsey are interviewed by Pamela Larde, Director of Education at the Institute of Coaching. The three discuss finding one’s ideal clients, developing a unique value proposition as a coach, and determining your pricing.