About the Kerry Laker-Frry:

Kerry Laker-Fry is a Learning & Development professional and the founder of SHE: The Success Coach, a company aimed at helping women develop the confidence and capability they need for career success.

Kerry supports people to achieve career goals and organisations to grow talent. Her mission – to challenge people’s thinking and inspire action one conversation at a time – has seen her create learning communities, publish work celebrating women's stories, and share her own ‘hero and zero’ moments to normalise the learning process. A self-confessed collector of ideas and enthusiastic list maker, you can find Kerry on LinkedIn for career development ideas and inspiration.

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-laker-fry

About the episode:

In this episode of the Courageous Coach podcast, Melissa interviews Kerry Laker-Fry, a coach with a decade of experience in both corporate and personal coaching. Kerry shares her journey of embracing courage in coaching, the importance of authenticity, and her passion for empowering women.

They discuss the challenges of transitioning from internal to external coaching, the impact of historical perceptions on women's capabilities, and the courage it takes to write a book. The conversation emphasizes the significance of staying true to one's path and the discomfort that often accompanies growth and learning.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction to Kerry Laker-Fry

02:23 - Courageous Coaching: A Personal Journey

07:49 - Bringing Authenticity to Coaching

12:14 - Navigating Internal vs. External Coaching

21:00 - Empowering Women: The Mission Behind Coaching

24:09 - The Impact of History on Women's Perception

27:29 - The Courage to Write a Book

34:40 - Staying in Your Lane: The Courage of Comparison

38:43 - Final Thoughts on Courage in Coaching

You can find out more about the work I do to help coaches be more courageous with their clients, their business and their lives by:

Visiting my website - https://www.melissahague.com/courageous-coaches

Connect with me on LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/melissa-hague

Sign up to my mailing list here - https://mailinglistsignup.melissahague.com/landing-page-8347

Or, If you’d like chat about all thing’s courage, then you can book a chat with me here - https://calendly.com/melissahague/let-s-talk