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New Member Spotlight: Donna Cooper, PCC, MS
Company Name:
The Workplace Coach, LLC
What type of coaching do you do?
Career, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Transitions Coaching
What made you decide to be a coach?
After years as a professional counselor and career planning expert, I discovered coaching, an experience that both st...
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New Member Spotlight: Alex Carpenter
Company Name:
Alex Carpenter Coaching
What type of coaching do you do?
Stress Management for all, especially those navigating unique challenges faced by LGBTQ+ professionals and female professionals.
What made you decide to be a coach?
After years in high-pressure corporate jobs, I reac...
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Why Every Coach Needs a Personal Board of Directors
Hannah Finrow, MCC
ICFTN Director of Marketing
In January 2026, the ICFTN board gathered to map out the year ahead. As we sat together reflecting on where we’ve been and where we’re going, I was reminded of a truth that’s easy to forget when your calendar is full:
We aren...
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2026 Director of Credentialing: Renee Fluty, MBA, PCC
Renee Fluty, MBA, PCC
ICFTN Director of Credentialing
As ICFTN’s new Director of Credentialing, I want to introduce myself to our membership. I was so excited when I was invited to fill this position on the Board of Directors. It is a privilege to be part of the leadership of ICFTN. ...
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New Member Spotlight: Katherine Blake-Huff
Company Name:
KBH Life Coaching
What type of coaching do you do?
I offer one on one as well as group coaching to women who desire to overcome limiting beliefs that are rooted in self-doubt.
What made you decide to be a coach?
To be completely honest, it was due to a higher calling on my ...
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Find Your People: 2026 Affinity Group Registration Is Open!
We’re excited to announce that ICFTN Affinity Group registration for 2026 is officially open! Affinity Groups are one of the most meaningful ways coaches connect across shared identities, lived experiences, and coaching interests creating spaces of belonging, learning, and authentic connection...
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Impacting the Coaching Community for 30 Years
By Brenda Baird, MCC, Past President
In 1996, Pat White, a seasoned consultant based in Nashville, Tennessee, was at a crossroads. Burned out from her consulting work, she attended a mastermind meeting in Bermuda, where she received a transformative suggestion: “Become a coach....
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December Message from the President
Dear ICFTN Family,
As we approach the end of another remarkable year, I want to take a moment to reflect on our collective journey and express my heartfelt gratitude for everything we have accomplished together. It has been a year filled with opportunities and challenges, through which we hav...
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New Member Spotlight: Matthew Raabsmith
Company Name:
The Raabsmith Team
What type of coaching do you do?
Life and Relationship Coaching
What made you decide to be a coach?
I became a coach because I saw the value in my own life of coaching and counseling that has benefitted 10 fold. I also was drawn to coaching beca...
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Reset, Reflect, Refocus: A Coach’s Year-End Framework for Growth
By: Pam Reaves, PCC
As coaches, we spend most of the year in service mode—holding space, listening deeply, and helping others move toward clarity. But as we head into the final stretch of the year, we get a rare invitation:
A moment to pause and check in with ourselves.
Not as “Coach,...
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