CCC 2013 Catalog - ALL Sessions with Presenter Bios
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Breakfast7:30-8:30 am
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Enjoy breakfast while networking and visiting exhibitors in Dewberry Hall.
Morning Keynote
8:45-9:45 am
Dewberry Hall / Turn On the Energy of Life
Keynoter: Louie Schwartzberg
Open your eyes and hearts to the beauty of the natural world through the lens of famed cinematographer and TED talk presenter Louie Schwartzberg. Louie travels to us from LA to share a panorma of the breathtaking “slice of life” images that he has been shooting for more than three decades. Revealing things both seen and unseen, Louie’s photography opens a portal to what is deep and true inside the soul – connecting us all to one another, and to ourselves.
Bio:
Louie Schwartzberg is an award-winning cinematographer, director, and producer who has created some of the most iconic and memorable film moments of our time. An innovator in the world of nature, aerial, and slice-of-life photography, he is the only cinematographer in the world who has been shooting time-lapse 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, continuously for more than 30 years. His work for feature films, television shows, documentaries, and commercials has earned him numerous awards, among them a Clio, Emmy nomination, and recognition as one of the top 70 Cinematographers for the On Film Kodak Salute Series. He recently completed Wings of Life, a documentary feature for Disneynature, narrated by Meryl Streep. Currently he is directing Mysteries of the Unseen World, a 3D-IMAX film with National Geographic, and developing Moving Art,™ a vast digitally accessible film library. His TED talks and You Tube videos have garnered more than 30 million views.
Concurrent
Sessions
Round 1
10-11:00 am
2nd floor / Accountability: The Daring Core Competency
Presenters: Cameron Gott, PCC, & Casey Moore
Client Development Track
Want to help your clients feel grateful for being held accountable? Cameron Gott and Casey Moore dare you to explore Curious Accountability, a fresh take on coaching’s most intriguing and challenging skill set. Curious Accountability focuses on who your clients are being, not just what they’re doing, for homework. The results will soar when you apply accountability in brave new ways.
Bios:
Cameron Gott, PCC, BCC, works with professionals and entrepreneurs to match action with intention. He also mentors coaches-in-training, and speaks and teaches on a variety of topics including ADHD coaching and Curious Accountability. He trained at The Coaches Training Institute and co-developed the Coach Approach for Organizers™ training with Denslow Brown. Cameron is a Senior Certified ADHD Coach, and a Certified Tele-Class Leader with ADD Coach Academy.
Casey Moore, The Productivity Coach, has helped busy professionals increase productivity and re-balance their lives since 2000. Her book, Stop Organizing, Start Producing, and her national conference sessions have established her as a thought leader in the productivity industry. Casey is a Certified Organizer Coach,® Certified Professional Organizer,® member of the National Speakers Association, and ongoing student of Denslow Brown, MCC, and Coach Approach for Organizers.™
10-11:00 am
2nd floor / Getting Unstuck: Coaching with Domain Focusing
Presenter: Catherine J Fox, MS, Certified Focusing Trainer
Self-Development Track
Helping clients pinpoint precisely where they are stuck is a prelude to moving forward. Catherine Fox shares how using Domain Focusing, developed by Robert Lott Lee, can enhance a coach’s ability to identify the deep inner need that wants to be met and facilitate the transformation process. Discover how working with the three domains of focusing can further both your and your clients’ development.
Bio:
Catherine Fox, MS, is Founder and Principal of CJFox Associates, an international consulting and coaching practice that supports organizations and their leaders in implementing change. She consults with US government and UN agencies, and coaches executives for the American University Key Executive Leadership Program. A graduate of Georgetown University’s Leadership Coaching Program, Catherine holds a master’s degree in Applied Behavioral Science from Johns Hopkins University.
10-11:00 am
2nd floor / Coaching with Laughter Yoga: An Out-of the-Box Approach
Presenter: Diane L. Cohen, CPCC, ACC, CLYL
Client Development Track
Laughter lightens people up and changes their patterns. Laughter Yoga can be used to help clients who are stuck in challenging situations to relax and engage the world with curiosity, trust, and joy. Come stretch yourself with Certified Laughter Yoga Leader and coach Diane Cohen, and learn how to use it with individual clients and teams.
Bio:
Diane Cohen, MA, CPCC, ACC, loves to laugh.When her father died a decade ago, she took an acting class to “act happy” and overcome her sadness.Then she heard about Laughter Yoga. A coach for 18 years, she now uses Laughter Yoga to help her clients create new perspectives or possibilities, strengthen team work, overcome stress, get unstuck, and much more. In 2010 she received her ICF credentials and designation as a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC).
10-11:00 am
2nd floor / How Successful Coaches Sell: Mastering Your Business Development Skills
Presenters: Kate Ebner & Kristi Hedges, PCC
Business Development Track
Although coaches enter the field to coach -- not to sell -- sales acumen is vital to success. Fortunately, you can create a “coach approach” to generating leads and closing sales that’s true to your personality, core values, and vision. Join Kate Ebner and Kristi Hedges of the Georgetown Leadership Coaching Program to explore a smart, results-based approach to developing a coaching business that will earn what you’re worth.
Bios:
Kate Ebner founded The Nebo Company, a leadership coaching and consulting firm based in Washington, DC, that specializes in helping leaders bring the future they envision to reality. Kate is a faculty member of Georgetown University’s Leadership Coaching Program, and co-directs the new Institute for Transformational Leadership. She hosts a weekly online radio show with VoiceAmerica Business Radio called Visionary Leader, Extraordinary Life.
Kristi Hedges, PCC,is a senior leadership coach and author of Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others.Her workshops and coaching programs have been utilized by Fortune 500 companies, government, non-profits, and privately held organizations. Kristi writes for Forbes, penned a column for Entrepreneur, and has been featured on TV and in print. She was named by Washington Business Journal as of the "50 Women Who Mean Business in Washington."
10-11:00 am
2nd floor / Own the Room: Helping Clients Discover Their Signature Voice
Presenters: Pam Krulitz, PCC & Amy Su, MBA
Client Development Track
People are drawn to and influenced by leaders who communicate authentically and connect easily with others. So how can you coach your clients to “own the room?” Discover a new framework for developing leadership presence that speaks to leaders in their own language. Amy Jen Su and Pam Krulitz will share powerful ideas and tools from the newly released Harvard Business Press book, Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence.
Bios:
Pam Krulitz, PCC, and Managing Partner of Isis Associates, has facilitated numerous workshops on leadership presence and Signature Voice. Prior to coaching, she worked as an entrepreneur and executive in the IT services industry. Pam holds a BS in Computer Science from the College of William and Mary. She completed the Georgetown Leadership Coaching Program and now serves on the faculty as a Learning Circle Advisor.
Amy Jen Su, MBA. and Managing Partner/Co-Founder of Isis Associates, is a sought-after executive coach and speaker on topics of leadership presence and executive endurance. She is co-author of the just-released Harvard Business Press book, Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice.Amy earned her MBA from Harvard Business School and BA in Psychology from Stanford University. Her background includes studies and certifications in Integral Coaching, yoga, and Eastern philosophies.
10-11:00 am
2nd floor / Becoming a Sublime Subprime
Presenters: Sharon Gazda, PCC & Gail Finger, ACC
Business Development Track
Times are getting tougher for the solo coach practitioner, especially in the government sector. Cash-strapped organizations are taking a “one-source” approach and hiring prime contractors to meet their strategic coaching needs. That can be good news, though, for independent coaches who include subcontracting in their portfolios. Learn how to thrive as a subprime from Sharon Gazda and Gail Finger of Edizen.
Bios:
Sharon Gazda, PCC, is the president of Edizen, a certified, woman-owned firm located in Washington, DC, with almost $1 million dollars in current multi-year contracts. A champion of coaching since 1995, Sharon has managed many subcontractors during her 30-year career. She coaches for American University and serves as an Adjunct Faculty member of the Federal Executive Institute (FEI).
Gail Finger, ACC, knows both sides of the contracting equation. In her current role as a Senior Consultant with Edizen, Gail manages large teams of subcontractors for organization-wide executive coaching and team coaching programs. She is a Certified Action Learning Coach through the World Institute for Action Learning (WIAL).
10-11:00 am
2nd floor / Free Your Inner Author: Keys to Writing a Book with Ease
Presenter: Angela E. Lauria, PhD
Business Development Track
Writing a book can be the easiest decision coaches make to build their business and start making the difference they were born to make. The trick is actually getting the book done. Angela Lauria, host of Book Journeys Radio, has helped birth 67 books since 1994. Through practical exercises, she’ll show you exactly how to write a book with joy and ease. Bring your ideas, and leave with a 10-step process for writing a book that makes a D.I.F.F.E.R.E.N.C.E.
Bio:
Angela Lauria, PhD, has researched, written, edited, fact-checked, and/or published 67 books – and counting. Angela holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism from The George Washington University and a PhD in Communications from the European Graduate School. In 2010, she was certified by the International Institute of Coaching Studies, which one year later named her Empowerment Coach of the Year.
11:00-11:30 am
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Concurrent
Sessions
Round 2
11:30 am-12:30 pm
2nd floor / The Five Commitments of a Leader: A Framework for Leadership Coaching
Presenter: Mark Leheney, MS
Client Development Track
Leaders are expected to do countless things. So where to start in the coaching? In The Five Commitments of a Leader, author Mark Leheney has distilled more than 100 leadership competencies into five commitments that are vital to a leader’s development. Learn to recognize where your clients are now, and identify potential pivot points in the coaching to foster greater awareness and growth.
Bio:
Mark Leheney, MS, is the author of The Five Commitments of a Leader and the e-book, How Managers Can Lead. Mark is a senior consultant in leadership development, facilitation, and coaching for Management Concepts, where he has worked with virtually every federal agency. He holds a master’s degree in organization development, and is a graduate of the Georgetown Leadership Coaching Program.
11:30 am-12:30 pm
2nd floor / The Art of Storytelling: Helping Clients Create Compelling Stories
Presenter: Trisha Griffin-Carty, MA
Self-Development Track
Creating compelling, purposeful stories is just as important a coaching skill as challenging a client’s self-limiting stories. Whether individuals or organizations, our clients can benefit greatly from knowing how to develop and deliver stories that advance key ideas, garner support, and increase their visibility. Trisha Griffin-Carty’s experiential session will help you start telling your own compelling story, and coach your clients on how to tell theirs.
Bio:
Trisha Griffin-Carty, MA brings extensive experience using storytelling techniques to help clients achieve their career and business objectives. Prior to establishing Griffin-Carty Communications, Trisha worked for a career management firm where she provided clients with tools to “tell their stories” in interviews and networking meetings.,A former educator, she holds a bachelor’s degree from Suffolk University and a master’s degree from Northeastern University, Boston.
11:30 am-12:30 pm
2nd floor / What’s in a Picture? Coaching on the Right Side of the Brain
Presenter: Laurie Lawson, CEC, PCC
Client Development Track
Coaches know the impact of powerful questions on a client’s thinking. But what about the impact of coaching with pictures and visual concepts? Laurie Lawson, executive producer of Coach World TV and creator/host of Coach Chat Radio, will open your mind’s eye to the possibilities of coaching with visuals. Engage the intuitive right side of the brain in this stimulating interactive workshop.
Bio:
Laurie Lawson, CEC, PCC is executive producer of Coach World TV, creator/host of Coach Chat Radio, writer/reviewer for Electronic Link Journey, contributor to GardenStateJournal.com, published author, and a US trainer/distributor for Points of You, The Coaching Game. She has appeared in The New Yorker magazine, ICF Coaching World, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, and ABC Business Weekend News. She is past president of the ICF New York Chapter.
11:30 am-12:30 pm
2nd floor / Emotional Agility: A Strategic Skill in Coaching
Presenter: Carol Courcy, MCC
Self-Development Track
How is it that smart clients and even certified coaches can get caught in a cycle of “not good enough yet”? Hint: It’s not a function of intelligence or even emotional intelligence. It’s a matter of emotional agility. Author and master coach Carol Courcy reveals how emotions affect our choices and coaching presence – which in turn can affect our clients’ results. You will come away with at least one simple, effective practice to increase your emotional agility skills.
Bio:
Carol C. Courcy, MCC, earned her first coaching certification in 1990 after three years of intensive study of ontological coaching. With 5000+ hours of coaching under her belt, Carol has served on the ICF Coaching Credentialing team and as vice president and senior trainer for Newfield Network. Her book, Save Your Inner Tortoise, is filled with emotional agility learning strategies for her favorite audience: overachievers.
11:30 am-12:30 pm
2nd floor / Measuring the Success of Your Practice: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Presenter: Deborah Gallant, MBA
Business Development Track
As coaches, we often ask our clients to monitor specific actions to gauge their progress. Then why don’t we measure our own business? Deborah Gallant shares what she teaches at Columbia University in this mini-MBA course. Learn how to use KPIs to measure and improve your business success -- plus, how to track revenue sources and streams, understand the numbers, and make smarter decisions about how to grow.