Coffee House Coaching
Coffee House Coaching is an Executive Coaching podcast where I speak with fellow Executive Coaches about their practice, their process and how they help their clients. I also speak with individuals impacted by coaching and how it has improved their lives. My goal is to shine some light on the wonderful world of Executive Coaching and explain what it is and how it works. So, grab a cup of coffee, sit back, relax, and enjoy my conversations about Executive Coaching.
Coffee House Coaching
Ep 163 Gwen Sandefur - Healthcare Exec / Wackadoodle Bomb / Bobby Knight
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Season 4
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Episode 163
Bullet Point Summary of the 8+1 Questions:
- Best coaching advice?
- Reflect back what you observe—words, metaphors, body language—and ask for more.
- What are you still trying to improve?
- Staying in coaching mode vs. defaulting to consultant or problem-solver. Uses physical/somatic shifts to reset.
- Most outrageous thing you’ve done in a session?
- Asked a highly credentialed male surgeon when he last felt his body—introduced somatic work.
- What still makes you uncomfortable?
- Clients who want constant advice. She's had to end or pause engagements when clients aren’t truly coachable.
- Advice to new/aspiring coaches?
- Be realistic. Explore all paths—internal, external, side hustle. And prep financially—it’s not an instant win.
- What have you had to conquer?
- Sales, marketing, and visibility. Hired a social media partner and admin assistant to handle what drains her.
- Are you using AI in your coaching?
- Yes—for transcribing and summarizing team feedback, especially in retreats and 360 reviews.
- What have you learned about yourself through coaching?
- She’s empathic, somatic, flexible, and thrives in a portfolio career with lots of variety.
- Fun stuff: Guilty pleasure?
- Watching Queer Eye—sees it as fast-paced, holistic coaching disguised as reality TV.