Fireside Chat with Geraldine Locke
Retirement Transition Coach, licensed Firework Coach and coaching supervisor, Geraldine Locke joins host Rachel Schofield for an informative chat on how Geraldine has evolved her coaching niche, portfolio and business, to live her own retirement model.
Initial chat - key moments:
2.06 - Introduction to Geraldine
3.15 - Why Geraldine doesn’t call herself a career coach
3.52 - Who are Geraldine’s ideal clients
4.37 - Why zero birthdays are significant in career transition
6.01 - How Geraldine uses the Firework tools
7.27 - What ‘life transitions theory’ is
8.05 - How Geraldine coaches couples
11.57 - Geraldine explains about the strengths profile tool she uses
13.38 - How Geraldine decides her session model
15.23 - Why Geraldine lives her own retirement model
16.37 - How Geraldine works as a coach supervisor
17.36 - Why Geraldine has become a better coach from her supervision work
18.22 - What type of issues come up in coach supervision sessions
20.00 - How Geraldine built her own business
22.15 - Whether Geraldine looks at what others are doing who work in a similar space
23.08 - Why Geraldine uses LinkedIn to help find clients
23.57 - How Geraldine ended up in a partnership with a financial advisor company
25.00 - Geraldine shares her thoughts around personal brand
25.52 - Whether Geraldine has a particular coaching methodology model that she uses
26.59 - What resources Geraldine would recommend for a new coach
28.36 - How Geraldine blends coaching tools with her coaching
Audience Q&A - key moments:
30.21 - How Geraldine decided and evolved her niche
34.09 - Why Geraldine has trademarked some of her work
36.59 - How Geraldine chose the best strengths profile to use
38.09 - How Geraldine uses the Firework programme’s exercises
40.41 - Whether Geraldine uses a framework for all her clients
41.49 - Whether Geraldine offers packages or individual sessions
43.05 - How Geraldine lets someone know that coaching isn’t right for them
44.28 - How Geraldine avoids straying into therapeutic territory in couples coaching
45.39 - What advice Geraldine would give to her younger self
47.04 - Whether Geraldine uses a particular method for reflection
48.29 - What Geraldine would recommend to coaches just starting out
50.49 - Why people shouldn’t be sidetracked when building their coaching practices
51.33 - How Geraldine’s uses her website as her sales support
53.00 - Whether there are things Geraldine would do differently, if she was starting again
