Topic: ICFLA Member Connect: Member Survey Says
Host: Karyn Ezell, Executive Coach and ICFLA Director of Membership
Date: Wednesday, October 1, 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
Translating the 2025 ICF Core Competency Updates
Speaker: Lisa Pachence, MCC, ACCC
Host: Carrie Williams, MCC
CCEs: 1.5 Resource Development
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm– 1:30 pm Pacific Time
This SIG is only for members who have achieved their MCC credential.
Attend to enjoy an enriching conversation about harnessing the ICF to work FOR us as MCCs.
Organizational Coaching Special Interest Group (SIG)
Pricing, Positioning, and Packaging Your Coaching Services
Speaker: Gretchen Hydo, MCC
Host: Jen Wilson, PCC
Date: Friday, October 3, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am Pacific Time
CCEs: 1.5 Core Competencies
This session delivers the real-world strategy coaches need to finally turn their skill set into a sustainable, scalable business.
Long Beach Coaching Cafe
Facilitator: Carrie Doubts, PCC
Date: Friday, October 3, 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.
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.
Beyond Head Knowledge: Coaching the Autonomic Nervous System (Webinar)
Speaker: Cathrine James, ACC
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Pacific Time
CCEs: 0.75 Core Competencies and 0.75 Resource Development
This innovative workshop introduces coaches to the transformative potential of the Polyvagal Theory in enhancing client outcomes. Participants will explore how the autonomic nervous system shapes client experiences and learn to apply this knowledge to elevate their coaching practice.
Leading with a Coaching Mindset Virtual Cafe
Host: Dr. Damian Goldvarg, MCC, ACTC, ESIA
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 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.
Pasadena / San Gabriel Valley Coaching Cafe (New Date, Location & Time)
Facilitators: Paul Sanbar, MCC, ESIA, and Kendra Nitta, ACC
Date: Friday, October 17, 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.
East SGV / Inland Empire Coaching Cafe
Facilitators: Lita Abella, Leadership Coach & Susan Kunzler, Leadership/Organizational Coach
Date: Friday, October 17, 2025
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 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.
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.