Events
Executive Coaching SIG
Proposals & RFPs for Executive and Team Coaching
Hosts: Tom Henschel, Executive Coach and Susan Smalley, CPCC, PCC
Co-Host: Desiree Briel Rodi, PCC
Date: Friday, November 13, 2026
Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 am Pacific Time
CCEs: 1.5 Resource Development
For our final SIG session of 2026, we are coming together to share our proposals. Come see the community's creations.
Group and Team Coaching SIG
Group and Team Coaching SIG
Host: Marielle Hajducko, PCC
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2026
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am Pacific Time
CCEs: TBD
The Group & Team Coaching SIG is a space for coaches who are working with, or considering moving into, group and team coaching and want to sharpen their understanding and practice through real-world conversation and shared learning.
Leading with a Coaching Mindset Virtual Cafe
Leading with a Coaching Mindset Virtual Cafe
Host: Dr. Damian Goldvarg, MCC, ACTC, ESIA
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Pacific Time
This event offers a unique opportunity to explore the art of coaching and its ethical, impactful application to leadership roles. This is more than a discussion—it's a space to grow, connect, and unlock the potential of coaching in your everyday work.
Business Builder Special Interest Group
Business Builder Special Interest Group (SIG)
Host: Hayden Lee, MCC
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2026
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Pacific Time
CCEs: 1.0 Resource Development
Join Hayden for an interactive 60-minute workshop where you’ll learn a straightforward, step-by-step approach to engaging potential clients and leading powerful enrollment conversations—without ever feeling salesy, pushy, or out of integrity. You’ll learn what to say, how to say it, and how to stay in leadership throughout the conversation so clients feel supported, not pressured.
New Coaches Cafe
New Coaches Cafe (Virtual)
Host: Alex Ojeda, PCC
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2026
Time: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Pacific Time
Are you a new coach and have been in practice for less than three years? Once a month, we will meet to discuss what challenges each of us is facing in our business and share tips, knowledge, and resources to support and uplift one another.
ICFLA Member Connect
Topic: ICFLA Member Connect
Host: Lindsay Benitez, ACC, Director of Membership
Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2026
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Pacific Time
Get ready to unleash your creativity, share your brilliant ideas, and connect with other members. Hosted by Lindsay Benitez, ACC, Director of Membership, this is your chance to connect with fellow ICF Los Angeles members.
MCC Special Interest Group
MCC Special Interest Group
Host: Carrie Williams, MCC
CCEs: 1.5 Resource Development
Date: Thursday, December 3, 2026
Time: 12:00 pm– 1:30 pm Pacific Time
This SIG is for members who have earned their MCC credentials only.
This group is for MCCs to meet and learn from each other. We will discuss challenges, coaching trends, and how to advocate for the development of the coaching professional practice worldwide.
Strengths-Based Coaching: Helping Clients Gain Clarity, Confidence, and Forward Momentum
Strengths-Based Coaching: Helping Clients Gain Clarity, Confidence, and Forward Momentum
Speaker: Dr. Kelly Dries, Strengths-Based Leadership Coach
Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Pacific Time
CCEs: 1.5 Core Competencies
Participants will learn how to help clients identify what energizes them, where they excel, and how their strengths show up in moments of progress, challenge, and decision-making.
Latine Coaches Virtual Cafe
Latine Coaches Virtual Cafe
Facilitators: Alex Ojeda, PCC and Elaine Padilla, PCC, and Mónica O. Duarte, PCC
Date: Monday, December 14, 2026
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Pacific Time
The ICF Los Angeles and ICF San Francisco Bay Area chapters are partnering to launch this Virtual Café, a gathering space created to connect, uplift, and amplify Latine coaches by centering their lived experiences, cultural perspectives, and professional journeys.
Group and Team Coaching SIG
Group and Team Coaching SIG
Host: Marielle Hajducko, PCC
Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2026
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am Pacific Time
CCEs: TBD
The Group & Team Coaching SIG is a space for coaches who are working with, or considering moving into, group and team coaching and want to sharpen their understanding and practice through real-world conversation and shared learning.

