1. Best coaching advice you’ve gotten?

• Burnout revealed his limits — realizing boundaries are essential.
• Reframing resilience: strength isn’t always pushing through.
• Knowing your edges can actually serve you as a coach.

2. What are you still trying to improve about your coaching?

• Building consistency in reflection practice.
• Shifting from second-guessing to learning and growth.
• Allowing grace and patience when reviewing sessions.

3. Most outrageous thing you’ve done, tried, or said in a coaching session?

• Jokingly told a client, “You care too much.”
• Boldly told another client, “I don’t believe you,” when evidence didn’t match her words.
• Used blunt honesty paired with trust and humor to spark insight.

4. What still makes you squirm or uncomfortable in a coaching session?

• Turning up the heat when clients blame others.
• Calling out patterns without overstepping into judgment.
• Finding balance between observation and blunt challenge.

5. If I were new to coaching or considering being a coach, what advice would you have?

• Always start with why someone wants to coach.
• Trust your intuition instead of over-orchestrating sessions.
• Relax and allow conversations to flow naturally.

6. What is something you’ve had to conquer on your path to being a great coach?

• Learning to set boundaries on workload and availability.
• Avoiding oversubscription that compromises client quality.
• Accepting courage is required to say “no” or pause.

7. Are you using AI in your coaching practice, if so how?

• AI helps with mock and case interviews for clients.
• Offers structure for problem-solving but math needs double-checking.
• Still more of a supplement than a core coaching tool.

8. What have you learned about yourself through being a coach?

• Struggles mirror clients’ challenges — self-awareness is key.
• Patience with self is harder than patience with others.
• Coaching continues to deepen listening and presence.

Fun Question: Do you have a bad haircut story?

• ’80s “big hair” that grew outward like a chia pet.
• A regrettable pencil-thin mustache in college.
• A short-lived goatee experiment at graduation.