Attract a Steady Stream of Great Clients without Social Media

August 21, 2026 

11:30am - 1:00pm ET

CCEUs - CC 0.0, RD 1.5

It’s everywhere you turn: social media posts, content, reels, articles. And with new tactics and platforms popping up, it can feel like you’re missing out on opportunities every single day. But here’s what most coaches don’t realize: in the coaching industry, the vast majority of clients do NOT come from social media.

So whether you’re newer to coaching, or are already established but ready for more consistency, it’s time to step away from the distraction of social media and realign your efforts with strategies proven to bring in clients consistently enough to plan your life around.

In this highly interactive session, participants will work through focused exercises, reflections, and real-time assessments to:

• Learn the #1 rule to making client generation easier, more effective, and genuinely aligned with who you are - so you’re not trying to force yourself into approaches that don’t fit
• Identify the right strategic role social media should play, so you can reclaim your time and focus on activities that reliably bring in clients (and you actually enjoy doing)
• Map out a structured client generation plan with a proven track record of success - so it becomes easier to attract clients, grow your income, and make a bigger impact in the world

Often described by coaches and industry audiences as “a coach approach” to business development, the Simply Get Clients methodology replaces scattered marketing efforts with a clear, practical, genuine path to attracting great clients - without relying on social media.

Bio: 

Mary Cravets is an award-winning Client Generation Expert and International Speaker who helps coaches grow their businesses without social media. She’s heard all the confusing and conflicting advice out there - so she isn’t surprised that most coaches struggle to establish a sustainable business. But she’s here to change that.

Using her methods, the majority of Mary’s clients quickly increase their income 50% or more. Clients range from the former CFO of Microsoft North America to coaches in their first few years of business.

Mary is also a huge fan of roller coasters, obsessed with otters and proud Mom to her cat Inigo Montoya.

Creativity and Play for Coaches Series

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw

We are excited to announce a Creativity and Play for Coaches series: Brick by Brick (LEGOs), Expect the Unexpected (Improv), and Paint a Picture – leveraging metaphor, imagery, and creative tools in coaching. The series will build our creative and playful coaching skills, so we have fun and joy in our coaching! All workshops will be hosted by ICF-RAC Past President, Pamela Maxson, PhD, MCC

You can register for one, two, or all three of the workshops, all of which will be held in person.

All three workshops will encompass the ICF coaching competencies while integrating playful, creative approaches to help clients (and coaches) tap into their deeper knowledge and experience.

Unexpected Lunch & Learn

Join us for Expect the Unexpected Lunch & Learn on Thursday, September 3rd, from 10:00 to 11:30 am, hosted by ICF-RAC President, Pamela Maxson, PhD, MCC.

We will explore improv as a tool for both coaches and clients to become comfortable with not knowing, uncertainty, and building trust in ourselves and each other. Improv can help build listening skills, emotional agility, and quiet our inner coaching critic.

Join us for an interactive, fun workshop where we can’t wait to see what happens!

CCEUs approved: 1 Core Competency & .5 Resource Development

Location: In person, Frontier

Facilitator:

Pam Maxson, PhD, MCC, is an executive/leadership coach, mentor coach, speaker, author, and lifelong learner who focuses on helping individuals tap into their purpose, overcome their personal and professional obstacles, and develop a plan to achieve their goals. Pam believes learning happens when we are having fun and that life is too short to not learn continually (hence the need to always have fun); therefore, Pam employs creativity and fun often with clients to help them achieve personal and professional fulfillment.

Pam is an ICF Master Certified Coach and a Certified LEGO Coach. She holds a PhD in Human Development from Penn State University. Pam is the founder of Periscope Coaching, LLC; founder and lead instructor at Periscope Coach Training, an in-person, 5-day coach training held at Ocean Isle Beach, NC; an author (Finding Your Inner Bitch), and an avid chocolate chip cookie taster.

Q3 Membership Meeting and Speaker Event:

From The Red Flag-Green Flag Reset: Building Somatic Awareness In Real-Time

September 18, 2026 

11:00am - 1:00pm ET

CCEUs - CC 1.0, RD 0.5

We live in a world designed for distraction and outward focus where we face countless decision points every day. The same is true for our clients. Choosing well relies on somatic awareness because decision-making is a biological event. When we move through our days in a "Red Flag" state, physiologically flooded by stress and overwhelm, our cognitive ability, sense of presence, and emotional intelligence declines.

The Red Flag-Green Flag Reset helps you coach the foundation for neuro-resilience by fine-tuning your somatic intelligence, first.

You will learn how to:

1. Identify and decode your body’s internal signaling
2. Apply one real-time mindfulness practice to disrupt the overwhelm that sabotages your nervous system
3. Improve clarity, presence, and response

Bio:

Cole Baker-Bagwell is a Professional Mindset Coach entrusted by senior leaders at firms including Amazon, Nvidia, Cisco, and Red Hat. She brings more than 20 years of experience working at the intersection of mindset, human potential, and technology transformation to her practice.

She holds professional certifications as an MBSR Workplace Facilitator and ICF Certified Coach. Her methodology is grounded in cognitive science, evidence-based mindfulness, and more than three decades of personal mindfulness practice. This foundation informs her work in coaching leaders to improve clarity, critical thinking, and presence.

Cole is also a writer, the host of She Grabs The Mic podcast, and an active voice representing the human side of the AI era.

Co-Lab: Focusing on the "Who"

September 29, 2026 

12:00 - 1:15 pm ET

CCEUs - 1 (TypeTBD)

This event is co-hosted with ICF NYC, the Competency Co-Lab, a monthly series for coaches to elevate their mastery of the ICF Core Competencies. Experience structured practice drills, interactive learning, and a supportive community. The Competency Co-Lab bridges theory and practical application, so you can seamlessly integrate your learnings into your coaching practice.

Each session unveils a drill specially designed around a Core Competency. Drill by drill, gain mastery over the full range of Competencies.

The September Co-Lab will be Focusing on the “Who”.

We will practice moving beyond the client’s story for deeper transformation and sustainable change by exploring their thinking, feelings, values, wants, beliefs, and behaviors.

7. Evokes Awareness

Bring your adventurous spirit, your sense of play and fun, and of course, a coaching topic!

Please register for the event here:  September 2026 Co-lab: Focusing on the “Who” - ICF-NYC International Coach Federation

Vanessa Hagerbaumer

Vanessa is a PCC-certified coach and founder of V & CO Coaching, where she leads individual and group programs focused on workplace confidence and empowerment. A second-generation solopreneur and dynamic community-builder, she has spent 15+ years designing people-centric initiatives at organizations like The Metropolitan Museum of Art and WeWork. Vanessa knows how to bring people together—whether for connection, growth, or a bit of both.
She is also an ICF Coach Trainer and Mentor Coach, dedicated to developing the next generation of ICF-certified coaches.

John Sigmon
John is an MCC-level executive coach and the CEO and Activist of Sigmon Leadership Solutions, where he provides leadership coaching and customized development programs for non-traditional leaders. He is also the author of Wild Leadership: What Nature Teaches Us About Adaptability, Resilience, and Intuition, offering a fresh perspective on leadership inspired by the natural world.

A three-time C-Suite executive, John has experienced leadership from all angles. He now helps clients and coach mentees navigate their own evolution with courage and authenticity.

IGNITE Conference & ICF RAC 25th Anniversary Celebration

Celebrate Our Past and Illuminate Your Future

CCEs: TBD

Forget long virtual days, passive listening, and screen fatigue. This year, the Raleigh International Coaching Federation is breaking the mold and inviting you to something entirely different: IGNITE—an in-person, high-energy, curiosity-sparking experience designed to reconnect, re-inspire, and re-ignite our coaching community.

Join us on October 1st for a day that blends learning with laughter, insight with interaction, and structure with spontaneity. IGNITE is intentionally designed to be engaging, human, and fun—because coaches learn best when we are connected, present, and energized.

Why You’ll Want to Be There

 We Kick Off with Lunch & Connection
We start the day by doing what we’ve missed most gathering in person. Enjoy lunch while reconnecting with fellow coaches, meeting new members, and easing into the day with meaningful conversation and community.

 Be Inspired All Day

IGNITE is designed to keep you energized from start to finish—with engaging speakers, fast-paced Ignite presentations, intentional networking breaks, and interactive Special Interest Group conversations. Every element of the day is crafted to spark new thinking, meaningful connections, and fresh momentum you can carry back into your coaching and your life.

 Engaging Voices to Open and Close the Day
Our opening and closing speakers will challenge perspectives, provoke insight, and invite reflection—setting the tone for the day and bringing it full circle. These sessions are designed to stretch thinking, deepen awareness, and leave you with ideas that linger well beyond the event.

 Networking Breaks: Dedicated time to connect with fellow coaches, exchange insights, and deepen relationships in a relaxed, energizing environment.

 Experience Ignite Presentations
Fast-paced, creative, and thought-provoking, Ignite presentations follow the motto: “Enlighten us… but make it quick.”

Each presenter delivers:

• 20 slides

• 5 minutes total

• Slides auto-advance every 15 seconds

This dynamic format allows you to experience a wide range of ideas in a short amount of time—keeping energy high and insights flowing.

 Engage in Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
Participate in smaller, interactive SIGs focused on relevant and timely topics. These sessions are designed for dialogue, shared learning, and practical insights you can immediately apply to your coaching practice.

 End the Day at the Member Mixer (separate registration)
We’ll wrap up with a Member Mixer—your opportunity to connect, reflect, and share highlights from the day. Leave feeling reconnected to the community and inspired by the collective wisdom and energy of fellow coaches.

This is more than an event—it’s a reunion, a creative exchange, and a celebration of our coaching community.

Agenda:

Pre-Event Activities- 10:30- 12:00

Lunch- 12:00 – 12:45

Presidents Message- 12:45 – 1:00

Keynote- 1:00 – 1:30

Break- 1:30 – 1:45

Ignite Presentations- 1:45 – 2:45

Networking Break- 2:45 – 3:15

SIGs (Breakouts)- 3:15 – 3:45

SIGs (Breakouts)- 3:45 – 4:15

Keynote- 4:20 – 4:50

Wrap and Move to Celebration Mixer- 4:50 – 5:00

Location: Frontier RTP, 800 Park Offices Dr., Durham, NC (Classroom)

 Come curious. Come connected. Come ready for something different.

This is IGNITE… and you won’t want to miss it.

 Click here if you’re interested in presenting (speaker or Ignite) or hosting a SIG.

***MEMBERS CHECK YOUR EMAIL: REGISTRATION IS COMING SOON!!

From Self-Silencing to Self-Trust: Reclaiming Your Voice Through the V.O.I.C.E. Framework

October 12, 2026 

11:30am - 1:00pm ET

CCEUs - CC 1.0, RD 0.5

This session explores the hidden patterns behind self-silencing and how they impact a client’s ability to express their needs, boundaries, and truth. Through the V.O.I.C.E. framework, participants will learn how to recognize the internal beliefs and fears that keep clients from speaking up, and how to support the shift from self-abandonment to self-trust. This approach integrates awareness, reflection, and practical application to help clients access their authentic voice and create more aligned choices.

As a result of attending this session, participants will be able to:

1. Identify common internal patterns and limiting beliefs that lead clients to self-silence
2. Apply the V.O.I.C.E. framework to support clients in accessing and expressing their authentic voice
3. Guide clients from awareness into action, strengthening self-trust and aligned self expression

Bio:

With dual Master’s degrees in Health & Wellness Coaching and Communication, Eve empowers people to recognize unhealthy relationship patterns, rebuild self-worth, strengthen emotional resilience, and create healthier, more fulfilling relationships and lives.

Through her speaking, workshops, coaching, writing, and online community, Eve inspires audiences to stop settling, heal from the past, and move forward with greater confidence, purpose, and authenticity. A dynamic speaker and award-winning storyteller, Eve brings warmth, humor, practical tools, and contagious optimism to every stage, creating an experience that is both empowering and impactful!

Co-Lab: Coaching Ethically, Actually

October 20, 2026 

12:00 - 1:15 pm ET

CCEUs - 1 (TypeTBD)

This event is co-hosted with ICF NYC, the Competency Co-Lab, a monthly series for coaches to elevate their mastery of the ICF Core Competencies. Experience structured practice drills, interactive learning, and a supportive community. The Competency Co-Lab bridges theory and practical application, so you can seamlessly integrate your learnings into your coaching practice.

Each session unveils a drill specially designed around a Core Competency. Drill by drill, gain mastery over the full range of Competencies.

The October Co-Lab will be focused on Coaching Ethically, Actually.

We will practice applying ethical coaching principles in real-world scenarios by maintaining presence and navigating complex client situations with integrity and professionalism.

1. Demonstrates Ethical Practice

Bring your adventurous spirit, your sense of play and fun, and of course, a coaching topic!

Please register for the event here:  October 2026 Co-lab: Coaching Ethically, Actually - ICF-NYC International Coach Federation

Vanessa Hagerbaumer

Vanessa is a PCC-certified coach and founder of V & CO Coaching, where she leads individual and group programs focused on workplace confidence and empowerment. A second-generation solopreneur and dynamic community-builder, she has spent 15+ years designing people-centric initiatives at organizations like The Metropolitan Museum of Art and WeWork. Vanessa knows how to bring people together—whether for connection, growth, or a bit of both.
She is also an ICF Coach Trainer and Mentor Coach, dedicated to developing the next generation of ICF-certified coaches.

John Sigmon
John is an MCC-level executive coach and the CEO and Activist of Sigmon Leadership Solutions, where he provides leadership coaching and customized development programs for non-traditional leaders. He is also the author of Wild Leadership: What Nature Teaches Us About Adaptability, Resilience, and Intuition, offering a fresh perspective on leadership inspired by the natural world.

A three-time C-Suite executive, John has experienced leadership from all angles. He now helps clients and coach mentees navigate their own evolution with courage and authenticity.

Creativity and Play for Coaches Series

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw

We are excited to announce a Creativity and Play for Coaches series: Brick by Brick (LEGOs), Expect the Unexpected (Improv), and Paint a Picture – leveraging metaphor, imagery, and creative tools in coaching. The series will build our creative and playful coaching skills, so we have fun and joy in our coaching! All workshops will be hosted by ICF-RAC Past President, Pamela Maxson, PhD, MCC

You can register for one, two, or all three of the workshops, all of which will be held in person.

All three workshops will encompass the ICF coaching competencies while integrating playful, creative approaches to help clients (and coaches) tap into their deeper knowledge and experience.

Paint a Picture Lunch & Learn 

Join us for Paint a Picture Lunch & Learn on Wednesday, October 28th, from 10:00 to 11:30 am, hosted by ICF-RAC President, Pamela Maxson, PhD, MCC. Coaches (and clients) use metaphors and creative language as expressions of thoughts, feelings, and experiences. In this workshop, we will use creative tools (blank canvas, markers, paints…) to bypass our cognitive hurdles and allow our hands and hearts to express themselves. No artistic ability is needed – led by a self-described non-artist creative person.

Paint a Picture: Supply cost: $10

CCEUs approved: TBD

Location: In person, TBD

Facilitator:

Pam Maxson, PhD, MCC, is an executive/leadership coach, mentor coach, speaker, author, and lifelong learner who focuses on helping individuals tap into their purpose, overcome their personal and professional obstacles, and develop a plan to achieve their goals. Pam believes learning happens when we are having fun and that life is too short to not learn continually (hence the need to always have fun); therefore, Pam employs creativity and fun often with clients to help them achieve personal and professional fulfillment.

Pam is an ICF Master Certified Coach and a Certified LEGO Coach. She holds a PhD in Human Development from Penn State University. Pam is the founder of Periscope Coaching, LLC; founder and lead instructor at Periscope Coach Training, an in-person, 5-day coach training held at Ocean Isle Beach, NC; an author (Finding Your Inner Bitch), and an avid chocolate chip cookie taster.

Co-Lab: Letting the Client Lead

November 17, 2026 

12:00 - 1:15 pm ET

CCEUs - 1 (TypeTBD)

This event is co-hosted with ICF NYC, the Competency Co-Lab, a monthly series for coaches to elevate their mastery of the ICF Core Competencies. Experience structured practice drills, interactive learning, and a supportive community. The Competency Co-Lab bridges theory and practical application, so you can seamlessly integrate your learnings into your coaching practice.

Each session unveils a drill specially designed around a Core Competency. Drill by drill, gain mastery over the full range of Competencies.

The November Co-Lab will be focused on Letting the Client Lead.

We will practice empowering clients to take ownership of the session by actively honoring their choices, prompting partnership, and reinforcing/encouraging their expertise in their own lives.

5. Maintains Presence

Bring your adventurous spirit, your sense of play and fun, and of course, a coaching topic!

Please register for the event here:  November 2026 Co-lab: Letting the Client Lead - ICF-NYC International Coach Federation

Vanessa Hagerbaumer

Vanessa is a PCC-certified coach and founder of V & CO Coaching, where she leads individual and group programs focused on workplace confidence and empowerment. A second-generation solopreneur and dynamic community-builder, she has spent 15+ years designing people-centric initiatives at organizations like The Metropolitan Museum of Art and WeWork. Vanessa knows how to bring people together—whether for connection, growth, or a bit of both.
She is also an ICF Coach Trainer and Mentor Coach, dedicated to developing the next generation of ICF-certified coaches.

John Sigmon
John is an MCC-level executive coach and the CEO and Activist of Sigmon Leadership Solutions, where he provides leadership coaching and customized development programs for non-traditional leaders. He is also the author of Wild Leadership: What Nature Teaches Us About Adaptability, Resilience, and Intuition, offering a fresh perspective on leadership inspired by the natural world.

A three-time C-Suite executive, John has experienced leadership from all angles. He now helps clients and coach mentees navigate their own evolution with courage and authenticity.

Co-Lab: Insight into Action

December 8, 2026 

12:00 - 1:15 pm ET

CCEUs - 1 (TypeTBD)

This event is co-hosted with ICF NYC, the Competency Co-Lab, a monthly series for coaches to elevate their mastery of the ICF Core Competencies. Experience structured practice drills, interactive learning, and a supportive community. The Competency Co-Lab bridges theory and practical application, so you can seamlessly integrate your learnings into your coaching practice.

Each session unveils a drill specially designed around a Core Competency. Drill by drill, gain mastery over the full range of Competencies.

The December Co-Lab will be focused on Insight into Action.

We will design and practice a toolkit of targeted prompts and coaching moves to help clients integrate their insights, design meaningful next steps, and build accountability structures that support lasting growth.

8. Facilitates Client Growth

Bring your adventurous spirit, your sense of play and fun, and of course, a coaching topic!

Please register for the event here:  December 2026 Co-lab: Insight into Action - ICF-NYC International Coach Federation

Vanessa Hagerbaumer

Vanessa is a PCC-certified coach and founder of V & CO Coaching, where she leads individual and group programs focused on workplace confidence and empowerment. A second-generation solopreneur and dynamic community-builder, she has spent 15+ years designing people-centric initiatives at organizations like The Metropolitan Museum of Art and WeWork. Vanessa knows how to bring people together—whether for connection, growth, or a bit of both.
She is also an ICF Coach Trainer and Mentor Coach, dedicated to developing the next generation of ICF-certified coaches.

John Sigmon
John is an MCC-level executive coach and the CEO and Activist of Sigmon Leadership Solutions, where he provides leadership coaching and customized development programs for non-traditional leaders. He is also the author of Wild Leadership: What Nature Teaches Us About Adaptability, Resilience, and Intuition, offering a fresh perspective on leadership inspired by the natural world.

A three-time C-Suite executive, John has experienced leadership from all angles. He now helps clients and coach mentees navigate their own evolution with courage and authenticity.