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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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New Member Spotlight: Andrea Baird, M.S., EMBA
Company Name:
Thrive Impact Solutions
What type of coaching do you do?
Business Strategy and Professional Development Strategy
What made you decide to be a coach?
I became a coach after seeing how often bright, capable people hit the same invisible walls in their careers. I work with lea...
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New Member Spotlight: Jordan Purpero
Company Name:
Onsite
What type of coaching do you do?
I specialize in leadership, executive, team, and group coaching with a focus on therapeutic, experiential, and human-centered approaches.
What made you decide to be a coach?
Early in my career, I worked with a coac...
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New Member Spotlight: Kimberly Powell
Company Name:
All the Everything, LLC
What type of coaching do you do?
At this point, I am still working through the iPEC program, so I am coaching anyone on almost anything as I work to gather the hours for ICF certification. Beyond that, I will see what area of coaching is the best fit for...
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New Member Spotlight: Shaena Eller
What type of coaching do you do?
Executive Coaching, Leadership Coaching, Career Coaching
What made you decide to be a coach?
I have a passion to help others become the best version of themselves through self-reflection and accountability.
Is there anything you would like us to know about ...
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New Member Spotlight: B.J. Vaugn
What is the name of your company?
About People, LLC
What type of coaching do you do?
Executive and Team coaching
What made you decide to be a coach?
I'm committed to helping organizations and leaders gain insight, develop successful talent strategies and solutions, and build cultures that...
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