Executive Coaching Special Interest Group

Executive Coaching Special Interest Group (SIG)
Creating Our Learning List
Hosts: Tom Henschel, Executive Coach, and Susan Smalley, CPCC, PCC
Co-Host: Desiree Briel Rodi, ACC
CCEs: 1.5 Resource Development
Date: Friday, February 13, 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 am Pacific Time
Location: Virtual meeting via Zoom.us. Remember to log in before registering for the event.
***IMPORTANT: After purchasing your ticket, you will be redirected to a Zoom registration form. You must register with Zoom to access the live event.
Replay available to registrants for viewing purposes only (no CCEs)
Description:
Join us as we kick off our 9th year together with our annual “mixer with a purpose.” This is when we reconnect and surface the topics that will shape our learning for 2026.
We’ll explore what’s emerging in our coaching work, what themes are showing up with our clients, and where we want to stretch as a community.
Celebrate another year of developing together and contribute your voice to what we create next. The conversation is richer when you’re in the room.
Upon conclusion of this meeting, participants will have identified professional development topics they’d like to explore, set learning goals for the year, and strengthened their community.
About Tom Henschel:
Tom Henschel has been coaching senior leaders at companies such as Meta, Netflix, and Amazon for over 30 years. In addition to running his own company, he is a founding coach at Corporate Coaching International and a senior coach with Arden Coaching and Aria Consulting. Tom’s podcast, “The Look & Sound of Leadership,” is in its 18th year and ranks in the top 1% of all 4 million global podcasts.
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About Susan Smalley
Susan Smalley, PCC, CPCC, is the founder of Essential Leadership Partners, LLC. For nearly 3 decades, Susan has worked with leaders and teams to build more effective communication, transform culture, and elevate their impact. Her mix of optimism, straight talk, and humor allows her to connect quickly and build trust with her clients. Before founding Essential Leadership Partners, she had a long career at The Walt Disney Studios, where she worked in Leadership Development and Coaching.
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About Desiree Briel Rodi
Desiree Briel Rodi is an ACC-certified coach who harnesses the power of Emotional Intelligence to drive awareness, action, and accountability. She has worked in higher education administration, non-profit management, and people & business strategy. Desiree holds a B.A. in Art and American Studies from Yale University, an MBA from Seattle University, where she has assisted with graduate leadership courses, a Certificate in Evidence-Based Coaching, and an M.A. in Organizational Development and Change from Fielding Graduate University, where she is currently pursuing a Ph.D.
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