This episode of Entrepreneur Stories, with ICF accredited Executive Coach, Mathilde Poirieux, explores what Executive Coaching is and what it can offer Entrepreneurs and Business Professionals. The session then flows into a 'Live Coaching Session' where Rasheed takes on the role of coachee, opening up on areas he is personally working on to be a better leader for his team by responding to Mathilde's questions and prompts in what was an unscripted and unfiltered discussion. The aim of this 'Live Coaching Session' is to provide insights into what an executive coaching session could look like for anyone thinking about engaging a coach or curious about what a coach can offer.

Mathilde Poirieux is an ICF Professional Certified Coach & Coaching Supervisor with over 15 years of coaching experience. Prior to her career in coaching Mathilde worked in Learning & Development as well as Leadership Development and Talent Management at EY for over a decade.

Mathilde helps us understand and shares her thoughts on:

- Why Entrepreneurs and Business Professionals can benefit from coaching

- What being a Professionally Certified Coach means- What her clients are typically looking for from their sessions 

- Common misconceptions about coaching 

- Advice for anyone considering working with an Executive Coach

- How progress on an individuals coaching journey can be measured

- Success stories from her coaching experience

We then flow straight into a 'Live Coaching Session' where Mathilde takes on the role of Rasheed's coach, with Rasheed taking on the role of coach and opening up on areas he knows he has to work on and exploring how he can make the improvements he believes would to make him a better leader for his team.

This discussion was recorded at Banyan Workspace with the production help of @MUNDAY_STUDIOS

To contact - Mathilde Poirieux

To contact - Rasheed Shroff