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The Coaching Crowd® Podcast with Jo Wheatley & Zoe Hawkins

The Coaching Crowd® Podcast with Jo Wheatley & Zoe Hawkins

Jo Wheatley and Zoe Hawkins 264 Episodes Sep 21, 2026

The Coaching Crowd is a weekly podcast for compassionate leaders, HR professionals and high achievers who are interested in coaching and coach training. Hosted by Zoe Hawkins and Jo Wheatley, founders of the UK-based coaching training company In Good Company, the show explores what it means to be a coach. Each episode focuses on a different element of coaching, with practical tools, resources and mindset strategies. It is designed for aspiring and qualified coaches who want to help clients find alignment and understand their values.

Episodes

Why Every Coach needs Supervision
Why Every Coach needs Supervision Sep 21, 2026 19:33 Who supports the coach when a client conversation stays with them long after the session has ended? In this episode, we explore why every coach needs supervision and why it is far more than a professional requirement. Every coaching conversation brings together different histories, identities, beliefs and emotional experiences. As coaches, we carry our own stories into the room too. Supervision gi
Differences Between Coaching and Coaching Supervision
Differences Between Coaching and Coaching Supervision Sep 14, 2026 23:32 What changes when the person sitting in front of you is not a coachee, but another coach? In this episode, we explore the difference between coaching and coaching supervision. Although the two practices share many skills, the purpose, focus and dynamics of each relationship are distinct. Coaching usually supports a client to move towards a goal or desired outcome, while coaching supervision turns
New Coaching Supervision Opportunity
New Coaching Supervision Opportunity Sep 7, 2026 15:31 Who supports the coach when they are holding complexity, navigating ethical questions and helping other people create meaningful change? In this episode, we explore a significant development for the coaching profession: the introduction of the International Coaching Federation's Coaching Supervisor Specialization, known as the CSS. Coaching can ask a great deal of us. We hold complex client experi
How to Become A Master Accredited Coach
How to Become A Master Accredited Coach Aug 31, 2026 21:33 What does becoming a master-level coach actually involve, and is the gap between where you are today and coaching mastery as large as it can sometimes feel? In this episode, we explore the journey towards master-level coaching and why accreditation is about far more than accumulating coaching hours. Whether you are an experienced coach considering your next accreditation or at the beginning of you
How To Unlock Your Coaching Potential
How To Unlock Your Coaching Potential Aug 24, 2026 20:15 What if the biggest limitation on your coaching potential is not the number of models you know, but the parts of yourself you have yet to explore? In this episode, we talk about what it really means to unlock your potential as a coach, leader or manager. Developing coaching skills certainly involves learning and experience, but we explore why deeper growth often starts with an internal commitment
Coach the Person not the Problem
Coach the Person not the Problem Aug 17, 2026 22:28 What if the problem your client brings to coaching is not actually the thing that needs coaching? In this episode, we explore what it really means to coach the person rather than becoming absorbed by the presenting issue. A client might arrive wanting help with time management, delegation, boundaries or another practical challenge, but if the solution were purely about strategies and actions, ther
Coaching and Client Results
Coaching and Client Results Aug 10, 2026 20:20 What happens when a client does not achieve the results they expected from coaching, and how much responsibility should the coach carry? Clients invest time, money, trust and emotional energy into coaching because they want something to change. Yet there is an important contradiction at the heart of coaching: clients seek results, but coaches cannot guarantee them. In this episode, we explore wher
Ten Questions to Open Coaching Conversations
Ten Questions to Open Coaching Conversations Aug 3, 2026 21:35 What becomes possible when the first question in a coaching session helps a client arrive more fully? The way we open a coaching conversation matters because it can shape where a client places their attention, how present they become and what they feel able to explore. Yet it is easy to fall into familiar habits and rely on the same dependable opener without considering whether it is right for the
Coaching as a Retirement Strategy
Coaching as a Retirement Strategy Jul 27, 2026 18:52 What if retirement was not the end of your working life, but the beginning of a more meaningful way to contribute? Retirement planning often focuses on pensions, savings and when we can afford to stop working, but it also raises important questions about purpose, identity, connection and how we want to use the experience we have built throughout our careers. In this episode, we explore coaching as
How Quickly can I Train as a Coach?
How Quickly can I Train as a Coach? Jul 20, 2026 20:24 How quickly can you train as a coach without compromising the quality, depth and credibility of your learning? It is one of the questions we are asked most often by people considering coach training. On the surface, it sounds like a practical question about dates and deadlines. Underneath it, there is often a much bigger story. Many people have been thinking about becoming a coach for several year
How is Executive Coaching Different?
How is Executive Coaching Different? Jul 13, 2026 26:14 What changes when the person being coached is responsible not only for their own performance, but also for the direction, culture and future of an entire organisation? Executive coaching uses the same core coaching competencies as other forms of coaching, but the context is often more complex. Senior leaders may be navigating organisational change, board relationships, stakeholder pressures and st
How to Coach Boundaries
How to Coach Boundaries Jul 6, 2026 25:33 What happens when a coaching client does not realise that the frustration, resentment or overwhelm they are carrying is actually pointing towards a boundary that has been crossed? In this episode of The Coaching Crowd Podcast, we explore how to coach boundaries in a way that feels practical, ethical and deeply human. Boundaries can sound simple on the surface, but in coaching conversations they of

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