Emotional Intelligence in Threshold Spaces
Speaker: Nicole Venner, PCC
Host: Desiree Briel Rodi, ACC
Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Pacific Time
CCEs: 0.75 Core Competencies and 0.75 Resource Development
Together we’ll explore how emotional intelligence, self-leadership, and mindfulness equip us to meet these liminal moments with presence and clarity.
Magnetize Your Messaging: How to Explain Coaching to Attract New Clients Faster
Speaker: Mary Cravets, founder and CEO of Simply Get Clients
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Pacific Time
CCEs: 1.0 Resource Development
Coaching is powerful—but explaining its value can be harder than it seems. In this class, you’ll learn how to speak to your clients’ deepest desires, craft a compelling “what do you do?” response and attract more of the right clients with ease.
New Coaches Cafe (Virtual)
Hosts: Alex Ojeda, ACC, Leadership and Men’s Coach, and Anais Babajanian, ACC, Business Coach and Strategist
Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025
Time: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Pacific Time
Are you a new coach and have been in practice for less than three years? Once a month, we will meet to discuss what challenges each of us is facing in our business and share tips, knowledge, and resources to support and uplift one another.
Topic: ICFLA Member Connect: Celebration!
Host: Karyn Ezell, Executive Coach and ICFLA Director of Membership
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Pacific Time
Get ready to unleash your creativity, share your brilliant ideas, and connect with other members. Hosted by Karyn Ezell, Executive Coach and ICFLA Director of Membership, this is your chance to connect with fellow ICF Los Angeles members.
MCC Special Interest Group
Host: Carrie Williams, MCC
CCEs: 1.5 Resource Development
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm– 1:30 pm Pacific Time
This SIG is only for members who have achieved their MCC credential.
This group is for MCCs to meet and learn from each other. We will discuss challenges, coaching trends, and how to advocate for the development of the coaching professional practice worldwide.
Organizational Coaching Special Interest Group (SIG)
Host: Jen Wilson, PCC
Date: Friday, November 7, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am Pacific Time
CCEs: 1.5 Resource Development
Join this interactive Special Interest Group (SIG), where you’ll have the opportunity to engage with fellow coaches, share insights, and tackle real-world challenges together, all while gaining practical strategies to grow your coaching practice and navigate the complexities of landing corporate clients.
Being in Service to Our Clients: A Veterans Day Reflection on Service (Webinar)
Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Hannagan, ACC
Guest Speaker: Colonel Marty Bedell, United States Marine Corps (retired)
Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Pacific Time
CCEs: 0.75 Core Competencies and 0.75 Resource Development
On this Veterans Day, we will reflect on the meaning of service and the opportunities and challenges of serving others in their growth journeys.
Career Coaching SIG: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Hosts: Amy B. Mallow, ACC, and Magda Jagucka, ACC
CCEs: 1.5 Resource Development
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Pacific Time
This will be an interactive group discussion to reflect on key learnings from the prior 2025 Career Coaching SIG programs, explore current trends, challenges, and opportunities, and set goals for 2026.
Build Your Business Special Interest Group (SIG)
Host: Gretchen Hydo, MCC
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Pacific Time
CCEs: 1.0 Resource Development
If you love coaching but feel lost when it comes to finding clients and building a thriving practice, this session is for you.
Executive Coaching SIG: Sales Strategies / Generating Leads / Business Development
Hosts: Tom Henschel, Executive Coach and Susan Smalley, CPCC, PCC
CCEs: 1.5 Resource Development
Date: Friday, November 14, 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 am Pacific Time
During our final SIG of 2025, we will share some strategies and spark discussion. It’s going to be a session overflowing with brilliance.
Inglewood Coaching Cafe
Facilitator: Michele Roberts, Life & Executive Coach
Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
Time: 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Pacific Time
Whether you are an experienced coach, just launching your practice or coach curious, a Coaching Cafe is for YOU! Attending a Cafe is an informal opportunity to build relationships and share ideas.
Atwater Village / LA River Coaching Cafe
Facilitators: Paul Sanbar, MCC, ESIA
Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025
Time: 9:30 am - 11:00 am Pacific Time
Whether you are an experienced coach, just launching your practice or coach curious, a Coaching Cafe is for YOU! Attending a Cafe is an informal opportunity to build relationships and share ideas.
Group and Team Coaching Special Interest Group
Host: Diana Ideus, MCC, ACTC
Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Pacific Time
CCEs: 1.5 Resource Development
Join us to learn more about developing, launching, and maintaining a successful group or team coaching program!
Central Coast Coaching Cafe
Facilitator: Diana Ideus, MCC
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Time: 9:00 am - 10:30 am Pacific Time
Whether you are an experienced coach, just launching your practice or coach curious, a Coaching Cafe is for YOU! Attending a Cafe is an informal opportunity to build relationships and share ideas.
Leading with a Coaching Mindset Virtual Cafe
Host: Dr. Damian Goldvarg, MCC, ACTC, ESIA
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Pacific Time
This event offers a unique opportunity to explore the art of coaching and its ethical, impactful application to leadership roles. This is more than a discussion—it's a space to grow, connect, and unlock the potential of coaching in your everyday work.
Ventura Coaching Cafe
Facilitator: Rachel Karu, MS, PCC
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Pacific Time
Whether you are an experienced coach, just launching your practice or coach curious, a Coaching Cafe is for YOU! Attending a Cafe is an informal opportunity to build relationships and share ideas.
New Coaches Cafe (Virtual)
Hosts: Alex Ojeda, ACC, Leadership and Men’s Coach, and Anais Babajanian, ACC, Business Coach and Strategist
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Pacific Time
Are you a new coach and have been in practice for less than three years? Once a month, we will meet to discuss what challenges each of us is facing in our business and share tips, knowledge, and resources to support and uplift one another.
West San Fernando Valley Coaching Cafe
Facilitators: Camille McKinney, Leadership Coach, and Jen Wilson, Leadership Coach
Date: Friday, November 21, 2025
Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Pacific Time
Whether you are an experienced coach, just launching your practice or coach curious, a Coaching Cafe is for YOU! Attending a Cafe is an informal opportunity to build relationships and share ideas.
Pasadena / San Gabriel Valley Coaching Cafe (New Date, Location & Time)
Facilitators: Paul Sanbar, MCC, ESIA, and Kendra Nitta, ACC
Date: Friday, November 21, 2025
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Whether you are an experienced coach, just launching your practice or coach curious, a Coaching Cafe is for YOU! Attending a Cafe is an informal opportunity to build relationships and share ideas.