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Our monthly meetings and events feature exciting experts who build coaching competencies, stimulate creativity and inspire action toward personal and business goals. Plus, they provide an opportunity to interact with fellow coaches and belong to a supportive, professional coaching community. We also offer Continuing Education Units for those maintaining their International Coach Federation (ICF) credentials. Check below to see the full listing of events and to register.

Upcoming events

    • Wed, August 07, 2024
    • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    .75 Core Competency and .75 Resource Development CCEs

    Program Description:
    Brains are weird and wildly different from each other. How can we dance in the moment with these differences?

    We begin by embracing that different clients have different brains. We learn to skillfully build trust with clients whose nervous systems mean they perceive and process the world in wildly unique ways. Then, we co-create the custom coaching relationship each client needs.

    This look at coaching through a neurodiversity-inclusive lens is based on the presenters’ experiences coaching hundreds of clients with a range of neurodivergences, on the latest research in neurophysiology, on trauma-sensitive mindfulness, and on theories of vertical development and positive disintegration. It is also informed by their personal experiences, good and bad, as neurodivergent coaching clients themselves.

    With an estimated 15-20% of the world population thought to be neurodivergent, you’re probably already coaching neurodivergent clients. Come learn modifications that will make your coaching more accessible to them and neurodiversity-inclusive for everyone.

    Event Recording & Post-Event Follow-up: 

    All who register for the event, will receive a link to the recording 3 days following the event. All co-hosting chapters will need to send out CCE certificates to any attendees that registered with their chapter. 

    Bios:

    Kate Arms, JD, CPCC, PCC

    Kate Arms has been a certified professional coach for over a decade and has been mentoring and teaching coaching since 2016. From the very beginning, her coaching practice focused on coaching creators and innovators, neurodivergent, twice-exceptional and profoundly gifted adults, and parents of twice-exceptional kids.

    Her coaching work combines deep experience in the psychology of creativity, neurodiversity & collective innovation. She offers individual coaching and organizational coaching with a focus on culture-building and designing systems to support adaptive change that sticks.

    She has trauma-informed training with specific focuses in embodied cognition, improvisational dance and mindfulness practices.

    On a personal level, she is highly-sensitive, profoundly gifted, queer, and agender with aphantasia, dyslexia. She has traits of autism and ADHD but no formal diagnosis.

    She is the parent of twice-exceptional kids (moderately gifted to profoundly gifted and combinations of autistic, ADHDer, written output learning disability, and dyslexia). She learned the hard way that standard parenting advice did not apply. Her book, L.I.F.T.: A Coach Approach to Parenting, reveals what did.

    She holds a BA in Theatre and Biopsychology from Cornell University and a JD from Harvard Law School. She is credentialed as an International Coach Federation PCC, a certified ICAgile Expert in Enterprise Coaching, and a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach. She is a graduate of the Co-Active Leadership Program.

    Tracy Winter, Ph.D., PCC

    Tracy Winter has been a certified professional coach since 2009 and an ADHD coach mentor and trainer since 2021. Though she has coached executives and leaders, she is most passionate about coaching twice-exceptional people and other neurodivergent folks. She has coached people from 15 to 82 years old, including techies, scientists, attorneys, non-profit leaders, and housewives.

    Tracy’s coaching approach is bespoke for each client but is based in adult development models and an understanding of how neurodivergent brains can manifest differently from the norm and from each other. Because each client has a unique brain, she partners with her clients to co-create unique paths to their unique solutions, moving them from where they are to where they want to be.

    Personally, Tracy is highly gifted, an ADHDer, highly sensitive, and experiences characteristics of autism without a formal diagnosis.

    Tracy is a co-founder of the Neurodiversity Coaching Academy. She also trains and mentors new coaches at the International ADHD Coach Training Center, facilitates leadership development for Tesla, coaches students via The Doerr Institute at Rice University, and is a team coach with Dixon Life Coaching, in addition to having her own private practice.

    Tracy earned a PhD in Human Development, an MA in Human and Organization Systems, and an Evidence-Based Coaching Certificate from Fielding Graduate University. She is credentialed as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). And she can jump rope tapdance.

    • Thu, August 22, 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    .5 Core Competency and .5 Resource Development CCEs

    Uncover the beauty and power of metaphors in your coaching conversations through this engaging webinar. Metaphors are deeply woven into the fabric of our daily conversations, often ignored if not clearly obvious. Explore how visual language impacts your clients.

    Renowned scholar John Geary famously said, "We instinctively resort to metaphors when describing anything abstract: ideas, feelings, thoughts, emotions, concepts." Dive into the neuroscience of metaphors and comprehend how they illuminate our minds. Metaphors not only enhance our self-expression but also serve as potent tools for instigating outcomes, elucidating complexities, and fostering profound transformations.

    Humans don't use metaphors accidentally. Metaphors introduced by your clients can serve as powerful keys, unlocking their self-awareness and inner potential. By mastering the art of using your clients' metaphors rather than interjecting your own, you can facilitate more meaningful and impactful conversations.

    Metaphors provide vivid insights into your clients' identities, deeply ingrained beliefs, self-perceptions, and aspirations. Understanding and utilizing these metaphorical expressions can offer a robust tool for fostering curiosity and facilitating deeper understanding. The course also includes a pre-recorded coaching demo to assess and augment your understanding of metaphors.

    Join us on a journey into the power of metaphors today!

    Key Takeaways

    1. Neuroscience + Metaphors. How metaphors impact our neural wiring and how to pay attention to the embodied metaphor as a tool.

    2. The need for Embodied Learning for Sustainable changes.

    3. The power of using metaphors in coaching conversation to create greater awareness, anchor insights, as well as using them to create agreements and move from topic to success measures.

    4.  How metaphors weave through the ICF Core Competencies.

    Speaker Bio:

    Lyssa deHart, LICSW, MCC, BCC, EMCC, is an author, podcast host, and an expert in the coaching field. She has written 'StoryJacking: Change Your Dialogue, Transform Your Life,' 'the Reflective Coach,' and she is the host of the Coaching Studio Podcast. Her upcoming book, ‘Light Up: the Science of Coaching with Metaphors’, is set to release in early 2024.

    Using her understanding of the ICF Core Competencies and her knowledge of Neuroscience, Lyssa works with Professional Coaches to expand the capacity to partner with their clients through how they show up and hold the space for those with whom they work. She created the ICF Credentialing Exam (ICE) PREP and the Power of Metaphor Certification Program. Her PREP Course is designed to support coaches to pass the updated ICF Exam. Her Power of Metaphors Course is designed to invite coaches to tune their ears to metaphors and better understand and utilize their clients' metaphors.

    Lyssa is dedicated to strengthening the coaching community by improving the coach-client relationship's quality and impact.


    • Sun, September 15, 2024
    • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • U.S. Pizza in the Heights (not Hillcrest) 5224 Kavanaugh Blvd, Little Rock, AR 72207
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    Conversation, Connection, Community in Central Arkansas


    Description:  Join us for an informal networking event where our goal is to provide opportunities for members to grow through relationship building and collaborating in an in-person environment.   

     

    Cost:  No Cost to attend the meet up.  Meals/drinks available for purchase - They have a large number of breakfast options or of course you can order pizza also! 


    The Meet Up is open to ALL, including members and non-members, aspiring, new, and experienced coaches. 

    • Thu, September 26, 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    Community Meeting 

    .5 Core Competency and .5 Resource Development CCEs


    Our featured presenter is Jesus A. Sampedro who is an ICF AR-OK chapter member and the current Director of Partnerships for our chapter. 

    Focus:  

    The 7 Roles of the Leader-Coach: Facilitating the leader’s transition into coaching

    Description: 

    The widespread adoption of coaching has sparked a growing interest among leaders to leverage its benefits for optimizing their performance and people skills. This webinar introduces a research-based model that integrates the ICF core coaching competencies. It equips coaches to guide leaders in effectively applying these competencies across critical areas. The model encompasses five key factors and identifies seven essential roles of a leader-coach. Together, coaches and leaders aim to cultivate new conversational cultures and catalyze transformative change within organizations.

    Key Takeaways:  

    • Understand how coaching competencies can be integrated into leadership roles to enhance effectiveness.

    • Identify and articulate seven essential roles of a leader-coach, including their significance in fostering performance, alignment of values, and driving innovation within organizational contexts.

    • Apply a coaching model that supports leaders in applying coaching competencies across critical performance areas

    Bio:

    He is the founder/president of Global Leadership Consulting, a leadership training, coaching, coach-certifying, and consulting firm (Since 2005). He has catalyzed leadership development in 30+ countries. He has been a certified Leadership Coach-Trainer since 2003 with Lifeforming Leadership Coaching.

    Jesus has authored and co-authored various leadership books, including Becoming a Leader (2021), Exceptional LEADER Transformational COACH (2020), and Inspiracion para Liderar (2019), among others.

    He has served in various nonprofit roles and boards, including global marketplace organizations and executive chambers.

    Jesus’s teaching journey in business schools started in 2003 and has included Regent University, IESA Business School, and Universidad de Carabobo. He is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Business Leadership and Program Director for the Master of Arts (MA) in Leadership at Mid-America Christian University in Oklahoma City (MACU).

    Jesus holds a Doctorate of Strategic Leadership (DSL) and an MBA from Regent University (USA). He is a member of the International Leadership Association (ILA).

    He is married to Gaby, an award-winning Christian singer. They have two girls and currently live in Edmond, OK.

    You can connect with Jesus A. Sampedro at https://linktr.ee/DrJesusSampedro

    • Thu, October 24, 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    .25 Core Competency and .75 Resource Development CCEs

    Session Description:  Podcasting is a dynamic tool for expanding your personal brand and income potential. Whether your goal is to launch your own podcast or to utilize the influence of podcast guesting, it's crucial to comprehend the key components that contribute to the success of this medium. We'll delve into the fundamental aspects to ponder from both the hosting and guesting perspectives.

    As a podcast host, you'll need to make several considerations regarding the format, target audience, content, consistency, platforms, and strategies for optimizing your reach.

    If the idea of hosting a podcast seems daunting, you can still harness the potency of podcasting by making appearances as a guest. We will guide you on how to become an exceptional podcast guest that can attract, engage, and convert clients. Being a guest entails several factors, such as catching the interest of podcast hosts, delivering captivating interviews, building a fanbase, promoting your features, and nurturing relationships.

    Learning Objectives: 

    1. Participants will understand the potential of podcasting as a tool for personal brand development and income growth and recognize its key components for success.

    2. They will learn how to plan and host a podcast, including decisions related to format, target audience, content, consistency, and platform selection, as well as strategies to maximize reach.

    3. Attendees will master the art of guesting on podcasts by discovering how to attract the attention of podcast hosts to delivering engaging interviews.

    4. They will develop skills to cultivate a loyal audience, promote your podcast appearances, and build sustainable relationships with listeners.

    5. Attendees will better understand how to utilize the podcasting platform—whether as a host or a guest—to attract, engage, and convert clients effectively.


    Bio:  

    Meg Rentschler, MSW, PCC

    Meg Rentschler is a Clinical Social Worker and Professional Certified Coach and has been a teaching and mentoring professional coaches since 2008. She has over 35 years’ experience in service delivery as a psychotherapist and an executive coach and understands the importance of wellness in mind, body, and spirit to the wholeness of the person. In her company, A Focus on Results Executive Coaching, Meg has worked with leaders in a variety of industries including healthcare, education, manufacturing, finance, and transportation to create healthier work environments through honoring each person’s contribution and unique value.

    In the desire to further the education and development of coaches and leaders, Meg created a weekly talk show in 2016. The STaR Coach Show (an acronym for strategies, tools, and resources) offers guidance on skill and business development to coaches around the world and helps leaders use coaching principles to strengthen their effectiveness. It has been described as the encyclopedia for coaching success and has been recognized as a top 20 podcast for coaches.

    Meg teaches and mentors in two coach certification programs, the University of Texas at Dallas since 2008 and Positive Coaching Solutions since 2016.

    She earned her Bachelor of Science from Michigan State University and her Master of Social Work from The University of Michigan. She attended the University of Texas at Dallas for her Executive Coaching certification.

    • Thu, December 12, 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    Community Meeting 

Past events

Thu, June 27, 2024 Community Meeting - ICF AR OK Monthly Chapter Meeting
Wed, June 26, 2024 Southeast Regional Webinar: Beyond the Individual: A Guide to Effective Group Coaching (ICF Charlotte hosting)
Fri, June 21, 2024 ICF AR-OK In Person Meet Up in SW MO
Thu, May 23, 2024 Jordan Mercedes, MCC Ethics, from Concept to Practice - Your Advantage of Making it Personal - ICF AR OK Monthly Chapter Meeting
Mon, May 13, 2024 Explore the Art of Breakthrough Coaching with Marcia Reynolds, PsyD, MCC
Thu, May 09, 2024 How to Work with (Almost) Anyone with Michael Bungay Stanier
Thu, April 25, 2024 Brady Ross, ACC How to Help Clients Unleash the Full Power of Their Motivation - Community Meeting - ICF AR OK Monthly Chapter Meeting
Thu, March 28, 2024 Cindy Schmelzenbach, PCC - How and Why to do Self-Evaluation - ICF AR OK Monthly Chapter Meeting
Thu, March 28, 2024 Annual Meeting
Thu, February 22, 2024 Using Positive Intelligence (PQ) for Sage Accountability ICF AR OK Community Meeting
Thu, January 25, 2024 Brittnie Simon - Navigating the Digital Landscape: Building Your Online Presence and Tackling the SEO Puzzle - ICF AR OK Monthly Chapter Meeting
Thu, December 14, 2023 Community Meeting - ICF AR OK Monthly Chapter Meeting
Thu, October 26, 2023 Credentials with ICF Global - ICF AR OK Monthly Chapter Meeting
Thu, October 12, 2023 Southeast Regional Webinar:The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Coaching
Thu, September 28, 2023 Community Meeting - 3 M's of Stress - Mindset, Mindfulness, and Management
Thu, September 14, 2023 Southeast Regional Webinar:What if Questions were the Answer?: Exploring the Principles and Practices of Appreciative Inquiry for our work as Coaches (ICF Central Florida hosting)
Thu, August 24, 2023 Get Known Everywhere Using Publicity - ICF AR OK Monthly Chapter Meeting
Thu, July 27, 2023 Community Meeting - Creating Your Ideal Business
Wed, July 19, 2023 Southeast Regional Webinar: BONUS session: How Supervision Enhances Ethical Behavior (ICF Gulf Coast))
Thu, June 22, 2023 Client Management Software for Businesses of One- ICF AR OK Monthly Chapter Meeting
Thu, June 08, 2023 Southeast Regional Webinar: Leveraging Technology in Coaching: Best Practices and Future Trends (ICF Charlotte hosting)
Thu, May 25, 2023 Community Meeting - Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Becoming A Professional Coach
Thu, May 11, 2023 Southeast Regional Webinar: Building and Growing Your Brand for Business Success (ICF North Texas)
Thu, April 27, 2023 QUIET the NOISE! The ICF Core Competencies: Our Answer for Sales & Marketing Success! - ICF AR OK Monthly Chapter Meeting
Thu, April 13, 2023 Southeast Regional Webinar: Intuition and Coaching Mastery: How Can They Co-exist? (ICF Houston hosting)
Thu, March 23, 2023 Community Meeting
Thu, February 23, 2023 3 Ways to Make it EASY for Clients to Invest with YOU!... just by pinpointing your ROI- ICF AR OK Monthly Chapter Meeting
Thu, February 09, 2023 Southeast Regional Webinar: Use Change Resistance As A Gift (ICF ICF San Antonio hosting)
Thu, January 26, 2023 Community Meeting
Thu, January 12, 2023 Southeast Regional Webinar: Designing and Aligning for Differences (ICF Caribbean)
Thu, December 08, 2022 Coach and Client: A Deep Dive Into Why Values Matter and How to Apply Them to All Relationships- ICF AR OK Monthly Chapter Meeting
Thu, November 10, 2022 Southeast Regional Webinar: Designing and Aligning for Differences (ICF Caribbean)
Thu, October 27, 2022 The Coach's Roadmap to Rapid Growth - ICF AR OK Monthly Chapter Meeting
Thu, October 13, 2022 Southeast Regional Webinar: The Four Stages of Psychological Safety (ICF Central Florida hosting)
Thu, September 22, 2022 Monthly Chapter Meeting - Public Speaking with Confidence
Thu, September 08, 2022 Southeast Regional Webinar: How Vision Acts as a Lever for Change (ICF South Carolina hosting)
Thu, August 25, 2022 Bookends to a successful coaching session- Monthly Chapter Meeting
Thu, August 11, 2022 Southeast Regional Webinar:Our Inner World: Coaching in the Presence of Trauma (ICF Charlotte hosting)
Thu, June 23, 2022 Cohort Connection Groups: A Practicum to Group Coaching you can Leverage with Leaders- Monthly Chapter Meeting
Thu, May 26, 2022 Maximizing Your (AND Your Client's) Professional Credibility!
Thu, April 28, 2022 Evoking Awareness: 3 Best Practices for Sharing Observations, Insights and Feelings, Without Attachment- Monthly Chapter Meeting
Thu, April 14, 2022 Southeast Regional Webinar: Three Keys to Negotiating Success (ICF Virginia hosting)
Thu, March 24, 2022 Fear & Your Life as You Know It: Coaching from the Inside Out
Thu, March 10, 2022 Southeast Regional Webinar: Fun with Coaching "Stuck" (ICF North Texas hosting)
Thu, February 24, 2022 Mini Habits: A Small Tool for Big Success
Thu, February 10, 2022 Southeast Regional Webinar: From Expression to Impact: The Uses of Arts-Based Experiential Learning in Leadership and Personal Coaching
Thu, December 16, 2021 December Chapter Meeting
Thu, October 21, 2021 October Chapter Meeting
Thu, October 14, 2021 October ICF Southeast Regional Webinar Series: The Power of Emotions-Centered Coaching
Thu, September 23, 2021 Fear & Your Life as You Know It: Coaching from the Inside Out
Thu, September 23, 2021 September Chapter Meeting
Mon, September 20, 2021 ICF AR OK Chapter Board Meeting (September)
Thu, September 09, 2021 September ICF Southeast Regional Webinar Series: Body, Brain & Behavior
Thu, August 26, 2021 August Chapter Meeting: Time & Action Mastery for a Thriving Coaching Business
Thu, August 12, 2021 August ICF Southeast Regional Webinar Series: Mini Habits - A Small Tool for Big Success
Mon, July 19, 2021 ICF AR OK Chapter Board Meeting (July)
Mon, June 28, 2021 ICF AR OK Chapter Board Meeting (June)
Thu, June 24, 2021 June Chapter Meeting: Cultural Intelligence, Coaching Competencies, and the Coach
Thu, June 10, 2021 June ICF Southeast Regional Webinar Series: The Neuroscience of the ICF Core Competencies
Thu, May 27, 2021 May ICF AR-OK Chapter Meeting
Mon, May 17, 2021 "Coaching as a Meaningful Profession in the Digital Age" Interactive Webinar
Thu, May 13, 2021 ICF Southeast Regional Webinar Series: Why Ethics Matter in Coaching?
Thu, April 22, 2021 April Chapter Meeting: Core Competency #8: Facilitates Client Growth
Mon, April 19, 2021 ICF AR OK Chapter Board Meeting
Thu, April 08, 2021 Southeast Regional Webinar: How to 100X Your Impact as a Coach
Thu, March 25, 2021 Chapter Meeting
Mon, March 15, 2021 Board Meeting
Thu, March 11, 2021 ICF Southeast Regional Webinar: When Clients Attack
Thu, February 18, 2021 Chapter Meeting
Mon, February 15, 2021 Board Meeting
Thu, February 11, 2021 ICF Southeast Regional Webinar: "See" what I mean?
Wed, February 10, 2021 Coach to Creator: Business Builder Series
Wed, January 27, 2021 Mastering the Fundamentals of a Successful Coaching Business
Thu, January 21, 2021 Chapter Meeting (Virtual)
Mon, January 18, 2021 Board Member Meeting
Thu, January 14, 2021 ICF Southeast Regional Webinar
Wed, January 13, 2021 Mastering the Fundamentals of a Successful Coaching Business
Mon, November 16, 2020 ICF AR-OK Board Meeting
Tue, October 27, 2020 VISION 2020 Virtual Experience
Thu, October 22, 2020 ICF AR-OK Chapter Meeting
Mon, October 19, 2020 ICF AR-OK Board Meeting
Mon, October 05, 2020 Northwest Arkansas Professional Coaches Network
Thu, September 24, 2020 ICF AR-OK Chapter Meeting
Mon, September 21, 2020 ICF AR-OK Board Meeting
Thu, August 27, 2020 ICF AR-OK Chapter Meeting
Thu, June 25, 2020 Chapter Meeting



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