Special Interest Groups
ICFLA’s Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are designed to provide coaches with an opportunity to learn and grow in targeted topics of interest. Regardless of your coaching experience or familiarity with the topic or ICFLA, we welcome you to our interactive community. Register or mark your calendar for the SIG dates by topic listed below.
Build Your Business SIG
Host: Gretchen Hydo, MCC
Schedule: 2nd Thursday from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm PT
2025 Dates: (Mark your calendar!)
- January 9
- February 13
- April 10
- May 8
- September 18
- November 13
Have you ever heard the saying, “The results that you have are perfect for the system that you’ve created?” This saying rings true in all areas of your life, especially your business. Many coaches love coaching but have no idea how to launch or maintain a successful practice. Marketing scares them, and they feel overwhelmed by becoming an entrepreneur who suddenly has to create sales, an online presence, and keep on top of the day-to-day tasks of running a business. They say they want a successful coaching practice but aren’t sure how to get there. This Special Interest Group focuses on business development, how to find clients, what to charge, what to say, how to raise your confidence, and ways to grow your business. Bring your questions to this interactive 60 minutes as your questions and participation fuel this group.
Coaching Supervision Group
Host: Courtney Birch Webster, CPCC, PCC
Co-Hosts: Paul Sanbar, PCC, ESIA & Alexis Chamow, MFA, PCC
Schedule: 2nd Wednesday of various months from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm PT
2024 Dates
Our vision for the Group Super-Vision SIG is evolving…stay tuned for more details in 2025!
Description
Coaching Supervision is a collaborative learning practice to continually build the capacity and mastery of the coach through reflective dialogue for the benefit of both coaches and clients.
Whether you are a newer coach or an experienced one, you will find a welcome and resonant space for you and your peers to gather and reflect.
Before the session, we invite you to consider if you have an active client case or a theme you’ve noticed in your coaching to discuss and reflect on together. That said, if you’ve never experienced coaching supervision or aren’t sure if your case is appropriate, come anyway to learn and grow!
"I loved this session and will be back. Having a diverse and dynamic supervision group is powerful, and I learned more about both myself and other coaching situations that I had not contemplated." - SIG attendee
Executive COACHING SIG
Host: Tom Henschel
Schedule: 2nd Friday from 9:00 am to 10:30 pm PT
2025 Dates - Mark your calendar!
- February 14
- April 11
- June 13
- August 8
- September 12
- November 14
A self-directed learning group exploring coaching situations involving a coach, a client, and an employer. Come join our diverse, welcoming community as we support each other to elevate our executive coaching skills and impact.
"Every Executive Coaching SIG brings great value!” - Georganne Ford
"I “attended" my first Executive Coaching SIG with the great Tom Henschel (copied!) and I was BLOWN AWAY how fantastic it was. I can’t thank the organization enough for this powerful resource and community.
I have “attended” in quotes because I have a standing meeting every month exactly during that time and have suffered for over a year as a fairly new executive coach wanting to attend.
At the last ICFLA chapter meeting (which I’m exceptionally glad I attended), Tom made the suggestion to sign up for the SIG and listen to the recording if I couldn’t make it. THAT was a game changer. Whoever made that possible for members was brilliant! THANK YOU!!
Again, this was one of the MOST valuable ICF events I have attended and chock full of value, resources, and my people! 🤓
THANK YOU all, and thank you, Tom, for leading with heart, commitment, inspiration, and off-the-charts value! 🙏🙌" -
Ted Whetstone, ACC
MCC SIG
Hosts: Damian Goldvarg, Ph.D., MCC, CSP, ESIA / Carrie Williams, MCC
Schedule: Mastermind - 3rd Wednesday from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm. Regular sessions 3rd Wednesday from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm; the 2nd Wednesday in Nov/Dec.
The MCC Mastermind will meet on even-numbered months for 90 minutes, and every participant will have time to explore and get support every session.
A Mastermind is a group process in which participants bring personal and business goals, and colleagues support each other by brainstorming and sharing resources, strategies, and experiences.
You must commit to being present in at least 4 of the 6 sessions to participate. If we have more than 9 people confirmed, we will divide them into 2 mastermind groups.
The MCC Group SIG will meet on odd-numbered months for 60 minutes.
This SIG is only for members who have achieved their MCC credential.
2024 Dates
The Master Certified Coach (MCC) is the highest level of coach certification offered by the ICF. As of 2020, there were only 1,258 MCC-accredited coaches in the world. 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.
Group & Team Coaching
Hosts: Maribel Aleman, PCC and Dominique Mas, PCC
Schedule: 3rd Tuesday from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm PT
2024 Dates:
2025 Dates: Mark your calendar!
- February 18
- April 15
- June 17
- September 16
- November 18
Per your request, ICFLA has launched a Group & Team Coaching SIG! Come learn more about how to develop, launch, and maintain a successful group or team coaching program!
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE SIG
Host: Desiree Briel Rodi, ACC
Schedule: 4th Tuesday from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm PT
2025 Dates: Mark your calendar!
- February 25
- May 20
- August 26
- October 28
We will explore and spend some time together looking at the importance of emotions and feelings, models for labeling them, and various definitions and explanations of the purpose of emotions. We will also discuss our own comfort with emotions and how to leverage emotions in coaching.
Career Coaching SIG
NEW Host: Amy B. Mallow, PCC
Schedule: 2nd Wednesday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm PT
2025 Dates: Mark your calendar!
- February 12
- April 9
- June 11
- September 10
- November 12
Details Coming!