The Coaching Hub Podcast
Episodes
Episode 136 :How Coaching Has Helped Me
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode I share my personal journey to happiness and contentment, and how coaching has led me to become a more confident person who ta...
Episode 135 Interview with Laura Taylor
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 135 – Interview with Laura Taylor In today’s episode we are talking to Laura Taylor. Laura is a business coach who helps female coaches...
Episode 134 - Interview with Naomi Tyrrell, PhD
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking to Naomi Tyrrell, PhD, who is a coach and a mentor who specialises in evidence-based strategies to support families when they're ...
Eps 133: The Power of Self-Belief with Tamzin Hall
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Self belief is powerful and in this episode with Tamzin Hall we explore how we can build and develop it. Tamzin is a coach with a degree in Psychol...
Eps 132: Life as a business owner and coach with Helen Hill
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak to multi-passionate business owner and coach Helen Hill who is currently studying on the Optimus diploma. She shares about how...
Eps 131: Neurodiversity in coaching with Gwendolyn Jones
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast we talk to Gwendolyn Jones about Neurodiversity in coaching - both working with Neurodiverse clients and how to create your own way of...
Eps 130: How parent coaching is on the rise and how transformational it can be with Penny Philips
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you are a parent this is a must listen. I am joined by Penny Phllips, a graduate of the Optimus Coach Academy program and the founder of a new char...
Eps 129 : How can a coaching qualification help you with your business? With Isabelle Fielding
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can a coaching qualification help you with your business? Today I spoke to Isabelle Fielding who graduated from our diploma just over a year ago...
Eps 128: What makes a real difference to you as a client? With Nicole Louise Winer
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a real difference to you as a client? In a world of courses promising the world so many people are feeling disillusioned.. And the fact is ...
Eps 127: Life After Coaching Training with Nonie Leonard
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s another episode from our ‘Life After Coach Training’ series. In these special episodes, we follow-up with our coaching graduates to see...
Eps 126 - Life after Coach Training with Marilu Revelli
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What can your life look like after graduating as a coach? We’ve been interviewing past students to discover the diverse directions they’ve travele...
Eps 125: Life after coach training with Mike Cole
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve heard what our coach training involves. Now, we’d like to give you an insight into what life could look like after training. What have ou...
Eps 124 - Different shades of leadership coaching with Lucie Lachnitova
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ruth talks to Lucie Lachnitova about her experience training with Optimus, where she expected to be after the training, and wher...
Eps 123 : Coaching for Marketing Success with Anna Badcock
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ruth chats to a previous Optimus Student, Anna Badckock. Together, they discuss Anna’s experience of our coach training and wh...
Eps 122 - Behind the scenes: married and in business together (with Christian Kudzi)
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ruth chats to her husband and marketing director of Optimus, Christian Kudzi. They discuss what it’s like to work with your partner...
Eps 121: The truth about resilience (and how to build it)
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you resilient? Now, before you answer, remember: resilience doesn’t mean hardiness. It doesn’t mean soldiering on when you’re running out of...
Eps 120 - How to really listen to others with Dr. Lulu Little
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ruth chats with Lulu Little – a doctor working in emergency medicine and a soon-to-graduate coach! Lulu explains how learnin...
Eps 119 - Build your confidence with powerful self-coaching techniques
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What does confidence mean to you? What would your life be like if you could be more confident? Most of us find ourselves battling with a lack of con...
Eps 118 - Finding your purpose with a job with Lisa Staker
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ever felt like something is missing in your work life? Like something is missing no matter what job you do. In today's episode, Lisa discusses how she...
Eps 117 - The Incredible Power of Gratitude
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Everybody talks about gratitude, don’t they? If there’s one piece of advice people are handing out, it’s to practise feeling grateful. Origina...
Eps 116 - Coaching as a Leadership Skill with Ruth Kudzi
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can we strengthen our role as leaders? Through coaching our team members, of course. Coaching is a coveted leadership skill. And it’s not hard...
Eps 115 - Business Coaching for Entrepreneurs with Sara Mobarhanfard
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When people think about coaching, their minds often hop straight to life coaching. But there are other niches and areas of coaching that exist. Busine...
Eps 114 -Coaching in Early Childhood with Joanne Burke
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing coaching within early childhood can set your child up for future success. In today’s episode, Ruth chats to Joanne Burke about why embed...
Eps 113: Becoming an Energy Leader with Ian Browne
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Leaders spend too much time exhausted and overwhelmed, wishing they had more time to accomplish every task on their todo list. While we cannot create ...
Eps 112: Coaching Others to Be Sustainably Visible with Laura Taylor
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What gets students signing up for our coach training programme? For Laura Taylor, it was to help her clients become sustainably visible. Laura works...
Eps 110: The Introverted Coach: On Learning to Embrace Introversion
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you an introvert? Being an introvert in a world that seems to favour extroverts can be tough. However, that doesn’t make introversion a weakne...
Eps 109: Insights into coach training with Amber Doughty
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is our coach training programme worth the investment? Amber Doughty says yes! Hear what it’s like on our coach training programme from her – a r...
Eps 108: The Confidence Curse for Women in the Workplace
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What holds back women in the workplace? For so many women, it’s what Gemma Witts calls the ‘confidence curse.’ In this episode, Ruth and Gemma...
Eps 107: Insights into Coach Training with Maj Saleem
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What’s our coach training like and how does it change our students for the better? Find out in today’s episode! Ruth chats to entrepreneur, Ma...
Eps 106: Coaching for Educators: Time to Think
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our first podcast episode for 2022!! Can coaching help teachers perform better and cultivate stronger relationships with their students? El...
Eps 105: Personal Growth: Lessons Learned in 2021
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2021, Ruth continued to grow her business. It was a year full of lessons! Ruth learned a lot about effectively running a business, but she also lea...
Eps 104: Growing a Business: Lessons Learned in 2021 with Ruth Kudzi
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Running a business is already difficult. However, running and growing a business during a pandemic comes with an extra set of challenges. Ruth share...
Business lessons from 2021
02 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I share my big business lessons from 2021. 2021 was a year of massive growth in the business and lots of lessons learned. I go under t...
Eps 103: How to Embed New Habits in 2022 with Ruth Kudzi
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How can we form unshakeable habits? Creating long-term habits is something so many of us struggle with. Yet, we continue to make New Year’s resoluti...
Eps 102: Coaching To Deal with Grief and Trauma with Grace Lynskey
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever been at a loss for words when faced with someone’s trauma or grief? You’re not alone. Coaches worry their clients will bring trauma...
Eps 101: What is a Divorce Coach with Salma Khan
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Divorce is a complicated and chaotic process. But working with a divorce coach can make the process easier. In this episode, Ruth talks to Salma Khan ...
Eps 100: Experimental Approaches and Innovations in Coaching with Suzie Richards
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our 100th episode is here! In this episode, Ruth talks to Suzie Richards about experimenting as a coach.Coaching is a varied field with lots of sc...
Eps 99: How to Beat Stagnation with Mel Cheng
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mel Cheng knows how to break you out of your comfort zone and bring excitement back into your life. Listen to this podcast episode and hear Mel tell ...
Eps 098: Coaching Female Entrepreneurs to Overcome Mental Health Challenges
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
So many of us are affected by mental health struggles. Our graduate, Kate Curtis, speaks about her mental health challenges and how coaching helped ...
Eps 097: Adopting a Growth Mindset
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to embody a growth mindset? So many of us cognitively understand the growth mindset, yet we struggle to fully adopt one. In a cult...
Ep 096: How Coaching Changes the Way You See Yourself
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can coach training transform your life and how you see yourself in the world? Yes, it can! Charlene Kidd tells us how building those core coaching f...
Ep 095: Coaching Gives Courage To Own Your Story
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever struggle with imposter syndrome or ‘comparisonitis’? Or ever dealt with an identity crisis?When Val Hassall entered the online world, ...
Ep 094: Combining Coaching and Writing for Wellbeing
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What stories and narratives are you holding about yourself? In this episode, Adanna Onuekwusi talks about the profound impact writing can have on w...
Ep 093: The Key to Becoming an Effective Leader
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Want to become a better leader? To be a great leader and to make the best decisions for your team, you first need to lead yourself. In this episode, R...
Ep 092: Evidence Based Coaching: Why I Believe it is the Future
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is your coaching evidence-based? In this episode, Ruth discusses why she’s a huge proponent of evidence-based coaching and why coaches ought to use ...
Ep 091: How business coaching advances children’s learning with Cheryl Dodd
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How can we help kids accelerate their learning and love the process? Cheryl Dodd realised her bright daughter struggled with school. She found the les...
Ep 90: How coaching increases your self-awareness and gives you time to think with Fay Blakey
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ever felt confused or directionless? Knowing what we want or what moves we should make isn’t always easy. In this episode, Ruth talks to Fay Blake...
Ep 089: Changing Direction & Reimagining Your Future with Eleanor Tweddell
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Think you’re the same as you were last year? It’s unlikely! We’re reinventing ourselves all the time – even at microlevels. If you think you...
Ep 088: Leadership Coaching with Francesca Aaen
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get a peek behind the curtains at life as a leadership and performance coach with Francesca Aaen. In this insightful episode, Ruth chats to Aaen abo...
Ep 087: Building Out a Coaching Business Which Gives You Joy with Rebecca Daniel
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ruth talks to Rebecca Daniel, an Optimus Coach Academy graduate and former teacher. We discuss the importance of working with other p...
Ep 086: How Training Has Helped Me Find the Strength to Believe and the Power to Keep Going with Laura Ellera
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our new Coaching Hub podcast episode is out now! In this episode, we talk to Laura Ellera, about how training has helped her find the strength to beli...
Ep 085: The Power of Coaching with Helen Bowling
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak to Optimus graduate, transformational mentor and founder of Mind Matters life coaching Helen Bowling. We discuss the power of...
Ep 084: Merging Old & New - How I Harnessed My Uniqueness with Mike Cole
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ruth chats to Optimus graduate and professional coach Mike Cole. Mike is somebody who was on the coaching diploma in October 2020. He...
Ep 083: I Found My Inner Cheerleader While Training with OCA with Caroline Garlick
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ruth talks to Caroline Garlick about the benefits of completing a coaching diploma. Caroline is a graduate of the Optimus course and ...
Ep 082: Coaching and Men, Men and Coaching with Michael Haigh
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ruth talks to Michael Haigh, graduate of the Optimus coaching diploma, about the challenges of both being a male coach and coaching m...
Ep 081: Can You Really Make Money out of Being a Coach?
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I explore how coaching as a skill has become incredibly sought after in the corporate world, and is now seen as one of the main attrib...
Ep 080: Wellness & Widening the Coaching Industry with Nicola Rae Wickham
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode I'd like to talk about my mission to make the wellness/entrepreneurial and coaching industry a space for the many and not the few and ...
Ep 079: The Importance of a Coaching Mindset
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Great coaches and great coaching is as much about what happens outside the session, as what happens inside the session. In this episode, we delve int...
Ep 078: The Power of Leading As You Truly Are with Nicola Buckley
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode I'm joined by the brilliant Nicola Buckley, talking about how coaching helps you to be the real true you leading from the inside out. ...
Ep 077: This Is Me
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is a bit more personal. It's more about me and who I am, both as the CEO of Optimus and as a coach and person. I believe that you can ...
Ep 076: Stepping Into Being a CEO
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode I am talking about how you can step into being a CEO in your business, and what you really need to let go of from a coaching point of ...
Ep 075: Optimus
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you have checked out the new podcast artwork, you will see that Optimus is there, and you may be wondering what this is all about. On this podcast,...
Ep 074: Why You Need to be Trained
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I'm seeing more and more people say, well, if you've got the natural skills as a coach, you can just go and start and do it. And I want to talk about ...
Ep 073: Online coaching truths
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the online space, it does seem that if somebody has got to six figures in their business, people then think that they are the perfect person to hel...
Ep 072: Coaching the whole person
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Coaching helps clients find a solution to a problem – right? That’s right. But that’s not all coaches do. The problems our clients present can...
Ep 071: Investing in yourself the power of personal development
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I’m going to talk about how completing a coaching qualification can help you to become more self-aware and in turn have more self-ac...
Ep 070: What Coach Training Has Done for My Confidence with Joanna Davoile
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I’m going to be talking to Joanna and she’s a Development Director at a housing association. She's going to be talking to us ...
Ep 069: The Power of Self Awareness - How Knowing Yourself Makes Your Life Better!
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I’m going to be talking about how self-awareness is our greatest gift. When we're aware of self, we can be aware of others, but on t...
Ep 068: Jenny Stallard - My Journey in Journalism and Coaching
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I am delighted to have the brilliant Jenny Stallard. Jenny is a writer, coach, and podcaster. She's going to talk today about how she came to coa...
Ep 067: Creating Certainty in Uncertain times
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I am delighted to have the brilliant James Eder. James is a CEO, founder, entrepreneur and work life balance coach. James is in our current coach ...
Ep 066: Coaching as a manager - how coaching can help you lead better
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We hear a lot about coaching individuals and how coaching can help you if you're working in an organisation or if you're a manager or a leader to bec...
Ep 065: How coach training helped us change our businesses, especially during lockdown
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I’m chatting with Natalie Trice who I’ve got to know over the last three years. Natalie used to do my PR, and she actually sacked...
Ep 064: Performance coaching
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm talking to the brilliant Claire Brumby who did the first round of my coach training. And she's somebody that if you do my coach t...
Ep 063: Coach training as an established business owner
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I'm joined by Claire Winter. Claire is a Copy and Content Coach and Podcaster. We first met in April, 2019 at an event I held, a...
Ep 062: Transitioning From Mentoring to Coaching
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're talking with Kat Luckock, Social Entrepreneur Coach, all about transitioning from mentoring to coaching and why she believes th...
Ep 061: Why I designed my own coaching qualification
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You've heard on the podcast from lots of people who've either been through my professional coach diploma training or are still going through it. They'...
Ep 060: Coaching whatever your age!
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I'm joined by Phillis Woodfine. She's an osteopath, a mindset coach and a lecturer. A very multi talented lady and we're going to be really divi...
Ep 059: Coach training has made me feel more confident
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We know coaching can facilitate the deepest transformations in others. But did you know the process of training to become a coach can lead to profound...
Ep 058: what do coaching qualifications actually mean?
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of accreditation. And that I believe that if we are to truly serve our clients, we owe it to them to do the appropr...
Ep 057: What I am Learning From Coach Training
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode I'm with Shadi Kirk who is a company director, for a financial planning firm and she's on my current coach training cohort. She sha...
Ep 056: Coaching as an L&D Professional
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Rozina Checkland, an L&D professional and a student on the current coach training course. We’re talking ab...
Ep 055: Dancing in the moment : how to be fully present with our clients
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dancing in the moonlight is one of my daughter’s favourite songs… today we are talking about dancing in the moment and how really skilled coaching...
Ep 054: Our client's context: why it is important to understand where people are coming from
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As a coach, we coach the entire person and it is important that we recognise who is as important as the what - how can we truly hold space in a non-ju...
Ep 53: How to run an inclusive coaching business
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I'm talking with Anita Phagura who is a Fierce Coach and she's talking about something which is super important, and that is the i...
Ep 052: How coaching helped let go of perfectionism and people pleasing
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm speaking with Isabelle Fielding who is going to be talking to us about how coaching helped her start the business of her dreams. ...
Ep 051: How to build a successful coaching business - the ingredients we all need model, mindset, and money
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I've got somebody very special on this episode. My friend and coach, Shaa Wasmund MBE. I've been working with Shaa since January 2018 and I can't imag...
Ep 050: Coaching foundations
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm speaking with Martin Miller, founder of Over the Edge who is also on my coach training course. We talk about what Coaching can do...
Ep 049: How holding space helps our clients go deeper
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I am naturally a talker, I talk to think, I talk to process and for many years I talked to fill an awkward silence. So how does somebody who loves to ...
Ep 048: Coaching gave me the confidence to charge
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I’m speaking with Michelle Mills, who is an award-winning podcaster and business coach for female entrepreneurs. Michelle speaks ab...
Ep 047: How coaching transformed my life
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I truly believe that coaching is transformational which is why I trained as a coach and have always worked with coaches. Over the last decade coachi...
Ep 046 Pop-up products
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is a pop-up product? In this episode, I talk about how I developed my own product which has now sold over 110 units and has got more qualified le...
Ep 045: Coaching and Intuition
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I'm absolutely delighted to have Sarah Atkins here. Sarah helps creative entrepreneurs with chaotic brains, and she's going to be ...
Ep 044: Thinking differently
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a world where it can often feel like we live in an echo chamber, surrounding ourselves with people that think the same as ours, that echo our belie...
Ep 043: It is never too late
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I'm delighted to start our mini-series with the wonderful Hillary Thompson. During this mini-series, I'm going to be interviewing people who have done...
Ep 042: Values
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is a values-based business? And how do you build one? In this week's episode, I unravel how we built our business based on our values, and give y...
Ep 041: Power of the group
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, I'm talking about one of the secrets to success. And guess what? This is not a 10 step formula. I'm not going to get you to down...
Ep 040: Triggers
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm talking all about how we can use comparison to fuel us rather than to stop us from taking any action. I’ll share a story and ta...
Ep 039: Money, money, money
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm lifting the lid on the seven-figure business. Let's be honest. We can measure this in so many different ways. Is it all sales? Is...
Ep 038: Coaching and the mind
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I'm talking about something, which I feel deserves its own episode. If anyone can be a coach, do we really need to train? I'm going to...
Ep 037: Growth of the coaching industry
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're talking about something, which I'm sure a lot of you are going to be really interested to listen to. And that is the growth of ...