#102: Ellie Scarf – Our Stories and Scars Can Be Points of Connection
How do we keep working when tragedy shakes our lives? If seismic events disrupt our foundations, is it possible to build something new with confidence?
For Ellie Scarf, suffering a heartbreaking loss led to profound changes that have moved her from her zone of excellence into her zone of genius, where she draws upon her experiences to offer her coaching clients an approach and a service that is uniquely her own.
In this episode of The Coach’s Journey Podcast, Ellie recounts the steps that took her from working as a lawyer in top tier legal firms to becoming a national sales coach for a billion dollar company. She describes how her coaching work was in the midst of a booming resurgence after the COVID-19 pandemic when tragedy struck.
In conversation with host Ruth Saville, Ellie explains how she integrated her profound emotional experiences into a new way of working, turning her pain into a point of connection that deepened her client relationships.
Now, alongside the client work that brings her joy every day, she also runs the Corporate To Coach Accelerator, building foundations for people on the runway to launching a business, and supporting coaches who are pivoting to leverage their skills in new ways. She is also CEO of Lucent Global coaching consultancy, which supports leaders and companies through significant periods of transition.
She also has her own podcast, The Business of Executive Coaching Podcast, where she is just as inspiring a host as she is a guest in this episode.
Ellie and Ruth also talk about:
A brilliant strategy to solve the problem of building business development into your schedule
How to meet your clients where they’re at on their particular developmental journey
What happens when non-directive coaching comes into conflict with a knowledge gap
How many coaching programmes selling quick pathways to success prey on people’s fears
Ellie also shares one crucial tip for any coach who is struggling to bring in business at the moment, offering a tried and tested way to make progress during lean times.
For more information about Ellie, visit https://www.elliescarf.com/
For more information about host Ruth Saville, visit https://www.ruthsaville.co.uk/
Read more about The Coach's Journey at www.thecoachsjourney.com.
Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQg
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THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT THAT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN:
- Tony Grant https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/news-and-events/news/2020/02/07/vale-professor-anthony-grant.html
- Dr. Suzy Green https://instituteofcoaching.org/suzy-green
- Masters course in Coaching Psychology at the University of Sydney https://www.sydney.edu.au/handbooks/science-pg/coursework/psychology-coaching.html#:~:text=The%20Master%20of%20Science%20in,working%20with%20non%2Dclinical%20populations.
- The Positivity Institute https://thepositivityinstitute.com.au/
- The Positivity Prescription https://thepositivityinstitute.com.au/product/the-positivity-prescription/
- Dr. Susanne Cook-Greuter https://instituteofcoaching.org/author/cook-greuter-susanne
- Robert Kegan’s theory of adult development https://aliveandthriving.substack.com/p/kegans-theory-of-development-framework
- Bill Torbert’s development theory https://developingleadership.net/bill-torbert
- The GROW model https://www.performanceconsultants.com/resources/the-grow-model
- The House of Change model https://www.thevirtualtrainingteam.com/articles/change-management-models-the-change-house/
- Dr. Louise Kovacs https://au.linkedin.com/in/louise-kovacs-9ba55a
- Myers Briggs overview https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/myers-briggs-overview/
- Dr. Saba Hasanie https://www.linkedin.com/in/saba-hasanie-dprof-mcc-icf-1747572?originalSubdomain=sg
- The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-big-leap-gay-hendricks?variant=32205677625378
- Lucent Global https://www.lucentorg.com/about
- Corporate to Coach Accelerator https://www.elliescarf.com/cca
- The Coaching Business Flywheel https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/the-coaching-business-flywheel
- Ellie’s podcast episode on metrics for coaches https://www.elliescarf.com/podcasts/the-business-of-executive-coaching/episodes/2148566834
- Tim Ferriss’ billboard question https://medium.com/@podclips/the-top-25-answers-to-tim-ferriss-famous-billboard-question-3f19fba1a49c
- The upper limit problem https://melodywilding.com/are-you-unconsciously-afraid-of-being-happy-why-we-self-sabotage-with-the-upper-limit-problem/
BIOGRAPHY FROM ELLIE
Ellie is the CEO and founder of Lucent Global, an executive coaching consultancy.
Throughout her years as a coach, she has been employed by a global organisation as an in-house coach, she has worked as an associate coach and has taken charge of three coaching firms, employing teams of coaches globally (in partnership and under her own banner).
Through her coaching businesses, Ellie has worked across many sectors, including legal and professional services, ICT, energy and resources, retail asset management, financial services, for-purpose, and education. She has worked with some of the world’s largest listed and private companies, global law firms, ‘Big 4’ accounting firms, big tech companies and ultra-high net worth individuals.