I became a certified coach 8 years ago today. I’ve since accrued 3200+ coaching hours with 160+ clients in 6-12 month coaching engagements. 60% my clients have re-upped their coaching packages. 87% of my clients come from referral. I have clients in 71 cities and 17 countries. My coaching certification through New Ventures West changed [Keep Reading…]
I coach people at these companies
In a few recent prospect calls, I’ve had folks ask me if I coach people at any companies they would know. “Um, yeah…all of them,” isn’t the best answer. It’s made me realize I don’t do a very good job of naming the spaces in which I work. I suppose I center people over business. [Keep Reading…]
My 2021 Annual Report
Highlights • Coaching Results • Clients & Revenues • Lifetime Stats • Continuing Education • Charitable Giving • Kind Words • And Personally Introduction Last year was rough. Rougher than any of us could have anticipated. While 2020 was a shock, 2021 was sustained suffering. The collective distress has permanently affected all of us in [Keep Reading…]
My 2020 Annual Report
Introduction • Highlights • Coaching Results • Clients & Revenues • Lifetime Stats • Continuing Education • Charitable Giving • And Personally Introduction You don’t need me to remind you that 2020 was one hell of a year. The COVID-19 pandemic, a global stock market crash, the crushing of the global supply chain, work from [Keep Reading…]
My 2019 Annual Report
Introduction • Big Changes • Our Results • Clients & Revenues • Lifetime Stats • Continuing Education • Charitable Giving • And Personally Introduction As we bring this decade to a close, I feel especially compelled to reflect. What have I accomplished? How have I grown? What challenges have I overcome? Who have I supported? [Keep Reading…]
Where Have I Been?
Enough. I am tired of doing nothing but reading the news all day, hiding and eating ice cream, waiting for the pain to stop. I have decided to fully commit to using my business as a force for good in the world, more than I ever have before. That means evolving the coaching practice I’ve [Keep Reading…]
My 2016 Annual Report
In planning for the year ahead, I find it very useful to take stock of the past year, and decide what I want to maintain and what I hope to change. What follows is a quantitative and qualitative look at my business in 2016. Big Wins I ramped up to a full-time coaching practice with [Keep Reading…]
Proud to be Whitney Hess, PCC
I am so proud to announce that I have earned my official designation as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from the International Coach Federation —credentials I’ve been pursuing for a year! I received my coaching certification from New Ventures West in June 2014, and since then have accrued more than 750 hours of client contact. [Keep Reading…]
On a Year as a Certified Coach
Today is my one-year anniversary of being a certified coach. On June 6, 2014, I became a certified professional coach through New Ventures West, and was set off on a whole new adventure. My business and my life have changed dramatically. I went from a decade as a user experience practitioner serving businesses exclusively to [Keep Reading…]
User Experience, Emotional Intelligence and Mindfulness at SAP
Last spring, Siva Sabaretnam, VP of User Experience at SAP, invited me to conceive a full-day event for the 100+ member UX team at SAP America, Inc. Palo Alto. I proposed that we focus on the role of emotional intelligence and mindfulness in user experience, and Siva adamantly agreed. With the pervasiveness of technology in [Keep Reading…]
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