ACT in Coaching — Six Principles for Clarity, Presence, and Sustainable Growth

June 19, 2026 

11:30am - 1:00pm ET

CCEUs - CC 1.0, RD 0.5

Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) is an evidence-based behavioral framework that integrates seamlessly with coaching. At its heart is psychological flexibility, the ability to stay present, open up, and act in alignment with values, even in the presence of discomfort.

Key Takeaways Include:

• Deeper Understanding of the ACT model
• Coaching Ready Tools
• ACT alignment with ICF Core Competencies

Bio: 

Jory Stillman, MA, is a Master Certified Coach (ICF) and Senior Practitioner with the EMCC, with over 5,000 hours of coaching experience. She specializes in holistic Executive, Leadership, Life, and Well-Being coaching, partnering with clients to navigate growth, purpose, and transition with clarity and compassion.

Jory has trained and mentored hundreds of coaches through FastTrack Coach Academy, earning recognition as both a “teacher’s teacher” and a “coach’s coach” for her ability to cultivate growth and mastery in others.

Co-Lab: Acknowledging Artfully

June 23, 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 June Co-Lab will be focused on Acknowledging Artfully.

We will practice developing the skill of offering meaningful acknowledgment that supports and celebrates the client on their terms, without relying on cheerleading or excessive praise to enhance trust, safety, and client expression.

4. Cultivates Trust and Safety

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

Please register for the event here:  June 2026 Co-lab: Acknowledging Artfully - ICF-NYC International Coach Federation

Vanessa Hagerbaumer

John Sigmon

The Social Capital Playbook: Build Relationships That Grow Your Business

July 10, 2026 

11:30am - 1:00pm ET

CCEUs - CC 0.0, RD 1.5

Every business relies on relationships. Social capital is the currency that fuels growth, yet many entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners overlook how to build and sustain it.

This session offers a practical playbook for strengthening the networks that matter most. You’ll learn how to align your business goals with the right relationships, map the ecosystems that influence your success, and apply simple strategies to re-engage the connections that hold the greatest potential for impact. Whether you are launching, growing, or expanding, you’ll leave with tools to activate your network and leverage social capital to achieve tangible results.

Key Takeaways:

• Learn how to set strategic goals and align them with the relationships that matter most
• Apply targeted re-engagement strategies on LinkedIn and email to strengthen high value relationships
• Develop a clear action plan to leverage your network in support of business growth

Bio: Sabine Gedeon is a transformational speaker and executive advisor with 20 years of experience working with organizations, founders, and high-impact professionals at pivotal moments of growth and change. She is known for helping leaders and businesses rethink how growth happens by strengthening strategic relationships, positioning, and decision-making when existing approaches no longer produce consistent results.

Sabine holds a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership, is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and was named one of Influence Digest’s Top Coaches in San Diego. She is the author of Transformed: The Journey to Becoming.

Co-Lab: Responding Responsively

July 21, 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 July Co-Lab will be focused on Responding Responsively.

We will practice demonstrating deep listening by adapting responses to reflect the client’s language, tone, and unique expression, fostering a stronger coaching connection.

6. Listens Actively

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

Please register for the event here:  July 2026 Co-lab: Responding Responsively - ICF-NYC International Coach Federation

Vanessa Hagerbaumer

John Sigmon

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.

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

John Sigmon

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

John Sigmon

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

John Sigmon

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

John Sigmon