In this episode, Sam’s guest is none other than Brian Cox!

Born in Dundee, Brian began his career in 1961 at the Dundee Rep and in a stage and screen career spanning more than dix decades, he has appeared in both the West End and Broadway, numerous acclaimed films and television and most recently, in his role in the award-winning HBO drama Succession.

In this episode, Sam’s guest is Georgina Woudstra. Georgina is a pioneering voice in the field of team coaching, known for her high impact, emergent approach to working with senior leadership teams. She is the founder of Team Coaching Studio and the author of the acclaimed book Mastering the Art of Team Coaching, now in its second edition. With a career spanning executive coaching, entrepreneurship and thought leadership, Georgina champions the transformative power of teams to shape a better, more collaborative world.

In this episode, Sam’s guest is Paul Folan. After 20 years of working for a major UK high street retail bank, Paul jumped ship to retrain as a group fitness instructor, personal trainer, sports therapist, sports nutritionist...and other things! Specialising in Phase IV cardiac rehab and special populations, Paul developed his businesses, opening his own Personal Training studios with his then business partner. After 17 years together, Paul now has his own Personal Training gym, continues to run group exercise classes and personal training sessions online and uses his NLP skills to continue to support his clients both inside and outside of their training sessions.

Paul’s falling story is different from many previous guests as the ‘failure’ is not caused because he is doing anything wrong. In fact, he is doing everything right, to the letter. Paul beautifully articulates the difference between doing the thing right and doing the right thing – they can often be very different things. What we do with people is not the same as how we be with them and both are important for a coaching relationship to be successful.

In his flowing story, Paul reminds us of the power of an apology. He shares how a heartfelt apology demonstrated that he heard the other person which immediately took the heat out of a situation and enabled the relationship to continue and build.

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In this episode, Sam’s guest is Dr Jane Freeman Hunt. Jane is a specialist neurodivergence coach working in a variety of organisations to deliver one to one sessions, client/manager sessions and awareness presentations. She has an initial background working at senior levels in the IT industry before re-training in psychology and coaching. Her goal is to help neurodivergent clients achieve in the neurotypical world that dominates the workplace and to help this group realise their full potential and experience success.

In this episode, Sam’s guest is Jonathan Passmore.

Jonathan is professor of coaching and behavioural change at Henley Business School and Senior Vice President at EZRA Coaching. He is a chartered psychologist, coach, team coach and supervisor and holds five degrees He has published widely and is one of the most cited coaching researchers in the world, while also being listed as one of the world top coaches on several coaching lists.

In this episode, Sam’s guest is Sarah Rozenthuler.

Sarah is an international keynote speaker, chartered psychologist, dialogue consultant and published author. With over 20 years’ experience working at senior levels in global organisations, Sarah brings extensive expertise in executive coaching, team coaching, board facilitation and leadership development consulting. As an accomplished author, Sarah has written several impactful books including Now We’re Talking: How to Discuss What Really Matters (2024), Powered by Purpose: Energise Your People to do Great Work (2020) and How to Have Meaningful Conversations (2012).

In this episode, Sam’s guest is Jennifer Whitcomb.

Jennifer MCC is a leadership and executive coach with The Trillium Group. For over 25 years, she has worked with leaders across five continents. She has coached many leaders to gain clarity about what matters, overcome obstacles and create options for the best steps forward. Jennifer helps leaders enhance their presence, develop their strategy, manage complex dynamics and build teams.

She has a M.A in Human Resource Development, and a B.A in Psychology. She is a previous Co-Director and faculty member of the Leadership Coaching Certificate Program and Director of the Organization Development Certificate Program at Georgetown University.

In this episode, Sam’s guest is Carol Frohlinger.

Carol is passionate about helping women to achieve both career success and career satisfaction by negotiating in a way that is both personally authentic and culturally compatible. She co-authored two books on the subject - Her Place at the Table which focuses on negotiating at work and Nice Girls Just Don’t Get It which covers negotiating in one’s personal life. Carol speaks internationally with women’s groups to rave reviews. She has been an affiliated faculty member with several universities and her advice has been featured by mainstream media as well as in numerous professional journals.

A former practicing attorney, Carol says that the most challenging negotiations she conducts are with her husband and adult children!