July 2014 ICF Colorado Newsletter

1. ICF Colorado Newsletter
July 2014
Message from Stephanie Wachman
President, ICF Colorado
I am very happy to say that our membership,
our monthly meetings and our teleseminars
have enjoyed the highest level of attendance
that we at ICF Colorado have seen in a very
long while. As a board, we appreciate all that
you bring to our meetings, and find that now is
the time to ask what else we can do to support
you as members.
Last year we were asked for support with ICF
Certification and, as a result, we were very
successful in offering an ICF certification
program taught by our own Judy Sabah. We are thrilled to be able
to offer that program once again this fall. For information, please
email Kelly Johnson for registration information; details will be
posted on the website soon.
Your suggestions, comments and ideas about what else we can do
to benefit you as members would be greatly appreciated, so please
use this time to send us your thoughts. You can send them directly
to me, stephanie@coachinglib.com. We are always looking to grow
and build and can really only do this successfully by getting input
from our members.
This summer, we are looking forward to our joint networking event
with ASTD-RMC and NSA-CO; if you are interested, you can register
now by going to our website; it's on the home page.
Keep in mind that our one-day conference is scheduled for October
17. We are thrilled to have wonderful sponsorship for this event:
Newfield Network (Platinum); Blue Mesa Group (Gold) and A Cuppa
Creative (Bronze).
IN THIS ISSUE:
President's Message
No Monthly Meeting in July
or August
Special Interest Groups
(SIGs)
August 21, 2014: Summer
Networking Bash
October 17, 2014: Fall
Conference
IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
Note from Tom Lietaert,
Communications Director
FEATURED ARTICLE:
Toward More Powerful
Questions, Part 2
Membership
General Meeting Information
Sponsors of our Fall
Conference

2. Finally, I want to once again thank our wonderful board and our
conference committee for all the hard work that you have put into
making ICF Colorado the success that it has achieved so far this
year. I look forward to seeing everybody in August, and I wish you
all a wonderful July.
Stephanie Wachman
President, ICF Colorado
stephanie@coachinglib.com
720-232-3693
No Monthly Meeting in July or August
Don't miss the Summer Networking Bash; details below.
Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
BUILDING YOUR COACHING BUSINESS SIG
No meeting in July or August
September:
Guest Speaker - Richard Palmer-Smith who will be talking about
how to craft a signature talk that gets clients.
October:
Guest Speaker - Our own Jim Knickerbocker, PhD, who will lead us
through a business building activity.
Facilitator:
Dinah Snow, President-Elect, ICF Colorado
Certified Money, Marketing and Soul ® Coach
dinah@dinahsnow.com
www.dinahsnow.com
303-499-0408
EXPERIENCED EXECUTIVE COACHES CASE STUDY SIG
No meeting in July or August
If you are an Executive Coach who wants to grow your skills and
bounce ideas around with other Executive Coaches, then this group
is for you!
A Cuppa Creative
Learn about being a sponsor
for the Fall Conference.
ICF CO Meetup Groups
Our ICF Colorado Meetup
Groups are an opportunity
for our community to
continue conversations and
keep communications going
in-between our monthly
meetings.
ICF CO Meetup Groups
currently in Boulder and Ft.
Collins.
Interested in hosting an ICF
CO Meetup Group in your
area? Let us know:
info@icfcolorado.org
Link on Meetup
*Please check the link
above for any
updates/changes
announced by the Meetup
Group leaders.
Questions? Please contact
info@icfcolorado.org
Check out ICF CO:
Facebook
Like Us on Facebook
Twitter
You Tube
LinkedIn
Questions? Email us at
info@icfcolorado.org

3. Facilitator:
Julie Holunga
jholunga@chinookcoaching.com
720-442-3938
EXPERIENCED COACHES SALON
July 16, 2014
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Location: see information below
Facilitated by: Judy Sabah
5+ Years of Coaching Experience? You’re Invited to Check Us
Out!
The Salon format is a safe place in the home of one of the
participants where experienced seasoned coaches share their
journey as coaches with other like coaches in open, safe intimate
dialogue, while boring deep into shared seasoned coach's issues.
Location: Judy's home in Denver, CO
(address and phone sent to RSVP’s)
Please RSVP to judy@judysabah.com for the salon.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Facilitator:
Judy Sabah
judy@judysabah.com
Questions?
Comments? Ideas to
Share?
info@icfcolorado.org
www.icfcolorado.org
Advance Your Practice
and Career with
LinkedIn Discussions
ICF Colorado extends
outside just the monthly
meetings. Jump in and join
the conversation!
Questions about the ICF
Colorado LinkedIn group?
Contact:
Carl Dierschow
carl.dierschow@smallfish.us
August 21, 2014:
"Summer Networking Bash"
Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm
Location: The Living Room
1055 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203
Food: Hors d'oeuvres
Drinks: Two happy hour cocktails per person
Cost:
$20: Pre-registration online
$25: Walk-in
End your summer with a bang!
Join us for an evening of hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, and networking
with 3 of the finest professional organizations in Colorado:
National Speakers Assocation Colorado
Association of Talent Development
(formerly ASTD) - Rocky Mountain Chapter
ICF Colorado

4. You will network with like-minded professionals and
foster new relationships in a relaxed and fun environment!
Click here to register for the August 21, 2014 Summer Networking Bash
Unleashing the Authentic Leader Within
October 17, 2014 at Red Rocks Conference Center
ICF Colorado is excited to bring our coaching community together with trainers, consultants,
speakers and corporate leaders for a transformational personal and professional development
experience.
Our world-class keynote speakers, along with top notch breakout session facilitators, will
engage...inspire...evoke...provoke...challenge...empower and bring us to a new place of
understanding and acting upon what it means to be an authentic leader in our families,
communities, businesses, organizations . . . and most importantly, in ourselves.
Forward thinking. Paradigm shifting. Game changing.
You'll meet powerful people who will help you improve your business and make your clients more
successful.
Our Compelling Keynote Speakers: Julio Olalla and Stephen McGhee
Our Breakout Session Leaders: Dr. Paul Radde, Kim Hill, Judy Sabah and Greg Aden
Cost: $189.00
A fantastic value with the speakers and events we have lined up. That includes food and drinks,
except for the cash bar at the end of the day.
Don't wait until the last minute!
Click here to register for the October 17th Fall Conference
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Note from Tom Lietaert, Communications Director
My apologizes! Shortly after the May meeting, I had a mild heart attack (I had a couple of stents
put in and am doing great). This breakdown, while providing some great opportunities, has turned
my world upside down. In all of the excitement, I seem to have misplaced the cards with the
names of the people who were drawn at the May meeting. If you were one of those people, please
contact me directly at tom@sacredodyssey.com, and I'll be sure to include you in a future issue.
Again, I'm very sorry for this.
FEATURED ARTICLE: Toward More Powerful Questions,
Part 2 of a 3 Part Series
This month's Featured Article is Part 2 of a 3 Part Series from our
Treasurer, Walt Hastings.
Click here to read Walt Hasting's article:
Toward More Powerful Questions, Part 2
In our ongoing efforts to add value to your membership, we're starting a

5. new feature to our newsletter—the Featured Article. We'd love
to receive submissions from YOU about coaching in your niche, particular processes that you use,
interesting client issues you've coached or anything interesting or fun you'd like to share. This is a
win-win for all of us! While this is not intended to be a sales pitch piece, we would be happy to link
the article submitted back to your website. Feel free to recycle great articles that you've already
written.
If you’d like to submit an article for consideration, send them to: Tom@sacredodyssey.com. Be
sure to include an article (up to one page, ~500-750 words preferred), your name, company name,
contact info, link back to your website (or the blog link if you’ve already published it) and a brief
bio.
We look forward to more great stuff from YOU.
Tom Lietaert, ICF Colorado Communications Chair
Membership in the ICF Colorado
Happy July!
We are continuing to GROW our membership! That is very good news for all of us. If we are not
growing, usually not much is happening! Take time during the month of July to think about where
you can GROW. What is it that you want to commit to for your own growth and development? I am
committing to get my Six Sigma green belt. Let me know what you are commiting to. Hope you
have a wonderful summer, and I look forward to seeing all of you again in September!
Why Join ICF Colorado?
* A community of individuals committed to making a difference in the lives of their clients.
* Connect with other coaches.
* Become engaged in the work of learning together and creating a strong community.
* Receive valuable training each month that you can directly apply to your life or work with clients.
Click here to Join or Renew:
http://sn.im/joinicfcolorado
Click here to learn about Member Benefits
If you have questions about membership, please call me, Shannon Rios Paulsen, at 720-515-3212.
To your unlimited potential and success!
Shannon Rios Paulsen
ICF CO Membership Director

6. General Meeting Information
Regular Monthly Meetings
Members: No Charge
Non-Members / Guests: $25 per meeting fee
When: 2nd Thursday of every month (unless otherwise noted)
6:00PM - 9:00PM
SIGs start at 6:00PM, and the General Meeting starts at 7:15PM sharp.
Where: PPA Event Center, 2105 Decatur Street, Denver, Colorado 80211
Phone: 303-433-8247
The PPA Event Center is on the corner of 21st Avenue and Decatur Street
PPA Event Center website: www.ppaeventcenter.com
Map to PPA Event Center:
2014 ICF Colorado Board Members
Stephanie Wachman, President
stephanie@coachinglib.com
720-232-3693
Dinah Snow, President Elect
dinah@dinahsnow.com
303-499-0408
Shannon Rios Paulsen, Membership Director
shannon.r.rios@gmail.com
720-515-3212
Tom Lietaert, Communications Director
tom@sacredodyssey.com
419-699-6100

7. Helle Hegelund, Education Director
helle@hegelundconsulting.com
720-570-0369
Walt Hastings, Treasurer
walthastings@hotmail.com
303-526-9490
Kara Thate, Secretary
thate.kara@gmail.com
612-599-4635
Dina Brecheisen, Marketing/PR Director
dinabrecheisen@gmail.com
720-354-8956
Reuel Hunt, Past President
rjhunt@earthlink.net
303-734-0444
info@icfcolorado.org
Copyright 2014 ICF Colorado