Excellent Executive Coaching: Bringing Your Coaching One Step Closer To Excelling

Jonathan Goldhill shares his strategies of guiding family-owned businesses with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC as they discuss the following questions. Tell us about your background with your family's business? Tell us about your experience with consulting and coaching? How do you define the difference? What are the biggest challenges of a family-owned business? What is your approach to coaching family-owned businesses? Tell us about your 7 P's Playbook (or framework) for coaching? What is the name of your book? Jonathan Goldhill Jonathan Goldhill is a masterful business coach and personal strategist specializing in guiding next-generation leaders of family businesses to scale up their business as they take control over the leadership and ownership of the family business. Jonathan left New York for California at age 20 after his family’s large, privately-held men’s apparel manufacturing company—started by his great-grandfather—sold to a conglomerate in its third generation of family ownership. Within ten years, Jo

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC talks with Dr. Marjorie Woo, MCC answering the following questions as they discuss Marjorie’s coaching styles and techniques in Asia and China and how they different from those in the US. What are your successful strategies for initiating coaching engagements? How do you involve key stakeholders differently in Asia and the US? How to help younger Chinese leaders to develop their leadership and what are the different challenges they have? What tips can you give to other coaches? Dr. Majorie Woo, MCC? Marjorie Woo, Ph.D., is the founder of Keystone Group Shanghai, Inc., a coaching service in China and Asia has worked with companies such as General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and many more. She is the co-editor of LEADERSHIP COACHING IN CHINA. Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to iTunes. We would love a review on iTunes or other platform. The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are

Lisa Johnson talks with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC about ways she helps businesses and individuals create more time, more freedom, and more money as they discuss the following questions. How did you become a specialist in passive income? How to use memberships to scale your business? What is your process to scale your business? What was your biggest challenge in developing your business? How do you use membership as a mean to scale your business? How do you leverage your social media? Lisa Johnson? Lisa Johnson is a self-made multi-millionaire business strategist specializing in helping entrepreneurs scale their businesses using passive income from memberships and courses. During the pandemic Lisa had a £1.7m launch as well as several others from £60k to £300k. After a tough childhood spent in social housing, Lisa went on to have successful careers in law, banking and the entertainment industry. Her background in overcoming obstacles has helped mould her into a bold, straight talking coach, who is never afraid

Communication is critical during a crisis and Anthony Hayes shares his tips on preparing with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC as they discuss the following questions. Tell us what got you started as a crisis management specialist? When it comes to crisis communication what top pieces of advice would you give someone who finds themselves in hot water? What do you think of the Crown's response to Megan and Prince Harry's video? What about President Trump's style of communication? How did you see President Bill Clinton's response to his crisis situation? How do you help smaller businesses to prepare for a crisis such as COVID? As a person experienced with reporters, what recommendations do you have working with reporters? Who Is Anthony Hayes? The Hayes Initiative (THI), recently recognized with an honorable mention during the 2021 PRWeek Awards for “Best in Public Affairs”, is a certified LGBTQ-owned and operated public affairs firm that supports clients, projects, and initiatives across all sectors, including govern

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC talks with Sarah Poynton-Ryan about creating wealth as she shares her words of wisdom answering the following questions. What lead you to advise people in real estate? How do you distinguish a good and bad deal? Why is it dangerous to fall in love with the investments you make? What is a wealth mindset and a loosing mindset? What is you next best move in 5 years? What word of wisdom will you give our listeners about creating wealth? Why is socially responsible investing important? Sarah Poynton-Ryan? Sarah is an award winning entrepreneur, who believes in a world where people wake up in a safe, warm, comfortable bed. A property entrepreneur & investor turned business mentor has always been a grafter and high achiever. After her first business venture almost ruined her financially she turned things around when she took control and launched her current property & education businesses. Sarah is an independent female voice in a very male dominated industry globally. Sarah is livi

Maya Roffler shares her thoughts about leadership with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC as they discuss the following questions. Why do you think Women are the leaders of the future? Why are empathetic leaders the best leaders? What did you learn from being on a dating reality show? What have you found to be women leaders biggest challenges when first entering into the workplace? Tell us about brand strategy and even curation. Who is Maya Roffler? Maya has been in a leadership role for over ten years in corporate America as well as small startups. She feels extremely passionate about leading women and has found great success in her career. She has worked in corporate retail, startups, and the event production space for most of her career. She has led teams larger than a hundred and enjoys the challenge of bringing together a remote team. Her goal is to assist in creating successful individuals and that is different for every direct report. Maya takes traditional leadership thoughts and concepts and pushes them even

In today’s episode Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC talks with Mark Morey about understanding the workplace and how leaders can play a role. Some questions discussed in this episode are: What does nature bring to leaders? You provided leadership retreats at NIKE. What did that consist of? What did you learn from Google’s research on what makes good and productive teams? What are some of the causes of Burnout and what are some of the remedies? What is your three prong approach to connecting? Who is Mark Morey? Mark is a Human Connection specialist, solving the problem of employee and manager burnout in a way that strengthens company culture with enduring results. He works with executives and leaders with fiscal agency who are struggling with strategic approaches to the complexity of burnout and isolation in the workforce. As a human-connection specialist, he designs talent development processes that transform teams from distrust to psychological safety. Without quality connection to self and others, there is no high

The need for feedback to unlock the full potential of a leader is discussed as Tina Clements and Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC answer the following questions. How did you learn of the difference between coaching, consulting, training and mentorship? Why do you feel executives shy away from coaching as a solution? How do you know when your employee is blocked from success or just stuck and can not move forward? What are the five choices you always have when you feel stuck? Are you a good coach? Who is Tina Clements? Tina Clements is a high-energy, hands-on keynote speaker, author, coach, facilitator, entrepreneur.com contributor, and successful leader. Before launching the BMW Group Joint Venture, The Retail Performance Company, LLC (rpc) in 2013, she worked for 10+ years within the BMW NA Organization and has been in the Learning & Development industry since 1996. Throughout her career, she has held leadership positions such as Vice President, Operations Manager, and Training Manager. Believing that a company

Robin Hills talks with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC about the emotional aspect of leadership as they discuss the following questions: Why is emotional intelligence so important? How can emotional intelligence be developed? What is the role of resilience in emotional intelligence? How can coaching help? What is so special about coaching focused on emotional intelligence? Who is Robin Hills? Robin is the director of Ei4Change, a company specializing in educational training, coaching and personal development focused around emotional intelligence, positive psychology and neuroscience. He has taught over 100,000 people in 175+ countries how to build resilience, increased self-awareness and understanding of others. His educational programs on resilience and emotional intelligence cover the most comprehensive and detailed education of any emotional intelligence organization and are today used in educational establishments in South Africa and India. Robin is also the author of 2 books and has through his work developed

Seth Berkley answers what led him to become the successful leader he is as CEO of GAVI the Vaccine Alliance while answering the following questions. Tune in! What is your leadership Strategy? What is one trait you possess that makes you an effective leader? Can you tell us a story of how you used that trait to build success? What were some of your most difficult challenges in your career and how did you overcome them? Take us to your biggest failure? What is one key takeaway from that experience, that drove you to success? Who had an impact on you in regards to your career path or one person who you regarded as a mentor in regards to leadership? How important is innovation within your company? How do you motivate the people who work for you? What is the biggest challenge facing leaders today? Can you explain the impact, if any, that social networking has made in your organization or you personally? What advice would you give someone going into a leadership position for the first time? Who is Seth Berkley? S

As many have had to re-image their workplace, Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC talks with Chris Kane about what the future looks like to entrepreneurs as he answers the following questions. What was your motto? "Where is my office" is the title of your new book. What instigated you to write on this topic? Considering most people don’t want to go back to 9-to-5, five-days-a-week working, what will the office of the very near future look like? What will the office look like in the future? You talk about the omnichannel workplace, can you comment on that? How has the corporate real estate sector lagged other industries when it comes to considering customer needs? Who is Chris Kane? Chris Kane has worked in the Corporate Real Estate sector for over thirty years, having operated as the Vice President of International Corporate Real Estate for The Walt Disney Company, before acting as Head of Corporate Real Estate at the BBC. His new book, Where Is My Office? Reimagining the Workplace for the 21st Century (Bloomsbury Busi

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC talks with Diana Fryc about women in leadership and some of the obstacles they face in the business world as they answer the following questions. Why aren’t there more women in leadership roles (C-suite/VP) and how can we change this? What are the most surprising hurdles women in leadership keep running into? What are the different huddles between women of color and Caucasians? What will it take to make lasting change for diversity? How can we do a better job of educating people about Generation Z and Consumer buyers? Who is Diana Fryc? Diana believes that business should be a force for good and uses her networking superpowers to drive change in the food, beverage, and wellness industries, specifically in the areas of employment diversity, food equality, and the promotion of sustainable supply chain. She founded and hosts The Gooder Podcast where she interviews the powerhouse women leading on every level in food, beverage, and wellness. Diana Fryc is a marketing industry executive wi

In answering the following questions, Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC discusses with Brandon Smith the “overdose of urgency” that individuals face and how it affects their business and personal life. What do you qualify as workplace dysfunction? How do you go about identifying a company's culture? What do you mean by “hot sauce” to describe urgency? What is the right dose of urgency for a leader to install and when does urgency simply mean firefighting? How do you see the benefits of face-to-face interview process compared to a 360 Degree Feedback System based on competencies? When does Executive Presence become essential according to you? Who is Brandon Smith? Brandon Smith is a leading expert in leadership communication and curer of workplace dysfunction. Known as “The Workplace Therapist,” Brandon is a sought-after executive coach, TEDx speaker, author and award-winning business school instructor. He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, CNN, Fox News.com, NPR, Forbes and many others for hi

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC talks with Steve Heroux about his sales experience and his teaching insight as he answers the following questions. What made you want to go into sales? When did you start your sales career? What's your greatest accomplishment? If you could start over in sales, what would you do differently? What tools do you use to train and teach salespeople that your competition does not? Who is Steve Heroux? With more than 22 years of success in sales and sales leadership, Steve Heroux has a passion and burning desire to change the way we look at sales. He is the CEO & Founder of Victory Selling, and he’s a leading authority in providing cutting-edge strategies on selling in today's marketplace. Steve is a Sales Development Expert, Professional Trainer & Keynote Speaker. Whether it's empowering you to become the best sales professional you can be, helping you inspire and drive the sales team you lead, or teaching you his extremely powerful system of selling for 2021 and beyond, Steve can t

Hiring rockstars is the goal for entrepreneurs and in answering the following questions, Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC talks with Molly McGrath about ways to improve the hiring process and the challenges entrepreneurs face. How do leaders hire rockstars? What challenges do you see entrepreneurs and leaders face in hiring? How do you advise/assist/counsel business owners to improve their hiring process? What are the key components of onboarding/training? Who is Molly McGrath? Molly McGrath is a National Podcaster, decade long national blogger and 2 x Amazon #1 Best Selling Author. Since the late nineties, Molly has coached, consulted and directed presidents and founders of national organizations and over 4,000 small business owners in; executive-level leadership, continuous improvement and team empowerment initiatives to infiltrate new markets, leveraging partner ecosystems and producing profitability. Molly has 25+ years of specific skillset experience in legal CMO marketing, factional CEO, conversation intellige

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC talks with Tony Martignetti on the importance of elevating leaders and helping them to find clarity in their lives as he answers the following questions. How did you initially become interested in coaching and helping people? What hurdles did you personally face in your journey and how did you overcome them? What inspires you to do what you do? What do most people not understand about you and your work as a coach? Who is Tony Martignetti? Tony Martignetti is a leadership development expert, entrepreneur, idea generator, and people connector. He brings together practical experience, formal training, and extreme curiosity, to elevate leaders and equip them with the tools to navigate through change and unlock their true potential. He loves guiding people to find clarity in their lives, so they are energized, fully present, and unstoppable. When leaders unlock their potential and lead from a place of inspired purpose, they impact and inspire everyone around them. He has dedicated himself

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC talks with Jeff Wald as he answers the following questions and discusses the need to be aware of future work predictions and how new technology doesn't always lead to jobs loss. Will the Robots and AI take all of the jobs? Why is the future of work NOT gig work? Why do you insist that new technologies don't often lead to job losses? How has the pandemic changed remote work forever? Who is Jeff Wald? Jeff Wald is the Founder of Work Market, enterprise software that enables companies to manage freelancers (acquired: ADP). Jeff has founded several other technology companies, including Spinback, a social sharing platform (acquired: Salesforce). Jeff is an active angel investor and startup advisor, as well as serving on numerous public and private Boards of Directors. Jeff is the author of the Amazon Best Seller The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations. Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to iTunes. We would love a

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC talks with Orvel Ray Wilson and answers the following questions as he shares ways our listeners can discover and deliver their unique message. Why do you say that stories are "magical"? Are there some simple rules we can follow to be better storytellers? Can you share some of the advanced storytelling techniques you teach? How can we be more effective at selling from the stage? How does your coaching work? If people want help, how can they reach you? Who is Orvel Ray Wilson? Best-selling author, award-winning speaker and executive speech coach, Orvel Ray helps other speakers, authors and professionals discover, develop and deliver their unique message to the world. Co-author of the legendary Guerrilla Marketing series, he's been voted one of the Top 5 Sales and Marketing speakers in the world a record 5 years straight. Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to iTunes. We would love a review on iTunes or other platform. The EEC podcasts are sp

Cody Lowry talks about the importance of having fun, building relationships and how to be appreciative and persistent as he talks with Dr. Katrina Burrus and answers the following questions. Give us a snapshot look at your background and how it influenced you? What are the ingredients of the Secret Sauce of a good relationship? What do you mean by Schmooze? What instigated you to write your book, "Mr Schmooze, what they should teach you at Harvard Business School". Who is Cody Lowry? Cody Lowry’s story is an upbeat and hilarious one. But it wasn’t always that way. His past knew poverty, abandonment, and a family that moved thirty-two times within a seven-year period. Yet today, he’s a Pied Piper of positivity with advice for everyone on how to make each day count. Cody has been a successful marketer for thirty years, building a multi-million dollar ad agency from scratch. How did he overcome his past to achieve such success? He took on life with a unique perspective, executing bold ideas, making others laug

The following questions are answered as Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC talks with Josh Little to discuss the importance of productive meetings and how leaders can lead more effectively. What are the problems with meetings? Are they not necessary for team meetings? How does this apply to working remotely? What is the impact on leaders wanting to reduce time spent in meetings and still want to lead effectively? How is current workplace communication inefficient ? How might a team increase inclusivity in a remote work environment? Who is Josh Little? Josh Little is the founder of four tech companies–Maestro, Bloomfire, Qzzr, and Volley–that have collectively been used by hundreds of millions of people. His work has been featured in Tech Crunch, Mashable, Entrepreneur, Inc., and Forbes. With two successful exits and third pending, he’s currently on a mission to save the working world from death-by-meetings with his fourth creation, Volley. Josh fell in love with the art of communication at age 16 when he was first ask