What does it mean to keep learning, growing, and becoming who you really are?

In this episode of the ICF Tennessee Coaching Community Podcast, Hannah Finrow sits down with Gail Southwell, PCC, whose career has taken her from the Ford assembly line to Human Resources leadership, negotiation, coaching, and now authorship.

Gail shares what she’s learned about following the client’s lead, asking for help, building a coaching business, and the importance of having a community of coaches who learn from and support one another.

She also shares the heart behind her book, Lessons in Leadership, Laughter, and Love, and why she believes human connection will continue to matter as coaching evolves.

As Gail says, coaching can help people become “who they really are.”

Join us for a conversation about leadership, connection, community, and a lifetime of learning.

Connect with Gail and learn more about her book, here: https://gailsouthwell.com

What does it take to build a coaching community that lasts?

In this episode of the ICF Tennessee Coaching Community Podcast, Hannah Finrow sits down with Pat White, founder of ICF Tennessee, to look back at her journey into coaching, building an executive coaching business, taking risks, and creating the community that would become ICF Tennessee.

Pat shares lessons from decades in the profession—from investing in quality coach training and mentorship to having the courage to ask for what you want and build the kind of coaching practice that fits your life.

As Pat says, “Sometimes you do have to be a little gutsy.”

And perhaps most importantly, she reminds us why ICF Tennessee began in the first place: community. “Everything that has happened with our chapter has been because of community, and that’s what I was searching for.”

Join us for a conversation about coaching, courage, community, and the story behind ICF Tennessee.

Connect with Pat and learn more about her new book, here: https://patwhitecoach.com

What happens when your path into coaching doesn’t look like everyone else’s?

In this episode of The Coaching Community Podcast, Hannah Finrow, MCC sits down with Dr. Lydia Rosencrants, Principal of Mantle Coaching, LLC, to explore Lydia’s unexpected journey from academia and higher education leadership into coaching. After beginning her coach training in 2024, Lydia quickly discovered a profession that felt like something she had been looking for her entire life. But her path hasn’t been linear.

Lydia shares candidly about balancing coaching with motherhood, family health challenges, significant personal loss, and the realities of pursuing an ICF credential when life has other priorities. Her story offers an important reminder that becoming a coach isn’t a race and that meaningful development can happen even when the timeline looks different than expected. Hannah and Lydia also explore the ripple effect of coaching, the importance of giving ourselves the same grace we offer our clients, and why coaches don’t have to carry everything alone. Lydia reflects on the role community and ICF Tennessee have played in her development and why connecting with other coaches can make such a difference in sustaining this work. They also look ahead to the future of coaching, including Lydia’s perspective on AI, accessibility, and why technology may expand access to coaching without replacing the power of one human being sitting fully present with another.

Whether you’re just beginning your coaching journey, working toward your next credential, or have been coaching for decades, Lydia leaves listeners with a simple encouragement: you’ve got this. Keep going, take care of yourself, ask for help, and don’t try to do it alone.