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The Top Mentor Coaches

/ 11th January 2023

Ever wondered what sets apart the top mentor coaches from the rest?

These professionals aren’t just about guiding others they’re catalysts for profound transformation.

They blend expertise with empathy, helping clients navigate personal and professional challenges with clarity and purpose.

I’ve had the privilege of speaking with some of the leading mentor coaches who are redefining success in their fields.

They’ve shared insights into their unique approaches and what drives their remarkable impact on individuals and organizations alike.

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In Brief : The Top Mentor Intelligence Coaches

Melissa Montalvo – Melissa Montalvo, founder of The Academy of Human Potential, helps conscious entrepreneurs blend sustainable business practices with self-discovery..
Marilyn O’Hearne – Marilyn O’Hearne brings culturally intelligent coaching to over 40 countries, pioneering diversity and inclusion in coaching.
Katerina Kanelidou – Katerina Kanelidou empowers leaders worldwide through holistic coaching, integrating deep systemic awareness for transformation.
Linda McLoughlin – Linda McLoughlin, an award-winning Master Coach, thrives in cross-cultural environments, shaping coaching movements globally.
Trevor Young – Trevor Young, known as the ‘PR Warrior,’ elevates entrepreneurs and experts to become leading voices in their industries.
Lyssa Dehart – Lyssa Dehart, a Master Certified Coach, helps clients develop tools for thriving through life changes, blending therapy and coaching expertise.
Tracy Sinclair – Tracy Sinclair’s Coach Advancement offers transformative coach training and services, fostering thriving individuals and organizations.
Clare Norman – Clare Norman, a Professional Certified Coach and Mentor Coach, enables individuals and organizations to navigate change with resilience and effectiveness.

Melissa Montalvo

Melissa Montalvo is the founder of The Academy of Human Potential, guiding conscious entrepreneurs to successfully merge sustainable business practices with profound self-discovery. Her coaching breaks new ground, blending sharp business insight with a deep-seated dedication to making a meaningful difference in the world. Melissa’s distinctive approach not only nurtures successful enterprises in diverse industries but also creates leaders who are true agents of change.

What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?

Unlike traditional business coaching, I intertwine the pursuit of industry success with the journey of inner exploration. My methodology, deeply embedded in sustainability and conscious living, empowers entrepreneurs to align their business strategies with their core values and the greater good—regardless of their industry. This holistic perspective promotes not just financial growth, but also personal fulfillment and a lasting impact on the world. My coaching transcends the conventional, making it a transformative experience.

What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?

At the heart of my success is my commitment to authenticity and transformation. My intuitive coaching framework, which harmonizes entrepreneurial ambitions with personal values and societal well-being, has been instrumental in helping to drive lasting, sustainable success for my clients. My ability to nurture a deep connection with each entrepreneur, guiding them towards realizing their fullest potential while contributing positively to the world, is what resonates most with my clients.

Marilyn O’Hearne

Marilyn O’Hearne MA MCC delivers her own Culturally Intelligent Coaching™ programs for coaches, leaders and teams in over 40 countries, since 1998, including the United Nations She authored Breaking Free from Bias, four book chapters and has delivered more than 50 programs and interviews globally. She is an award winning, pioneering advocate for coaching diversity and inclusion as well as integrating coaching and cultural competencies.

What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?

I support coaches, leaders and teams to move from the uncertainty of our rapidly changing, culturally complex world to the clarity, focus, confidence and innovation needed to unlock potential so all can live in prosperity and peace (my vision). My culturally intelligent approach leads to increased impact more quickly, with clients who “feel completely heard and understood, resulting in more confidently achieving goals and vision;” cited in “The Question that Changes Everything” Forbes. With my big picture, systemic approach, my centered listening and honest, compassionate truth telling, trust and fresh perspectives are quickly generated.

What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?

My coaching clients and mentees appreciate my “peaceful presence, creating a safe space to explore” and “great belief in each member’s capability as coaches, this is encouraging;” resulting in increased confidence while advancing their coaching as well as ICF Credential; even attaining MCC after being told by a previous mentor that they could not.

Because cultural intelligence is expected in our global, diverse environment and now by ICF, my mentees discover how to unlock their and their clients’ full potential and prosperity while differentiating themselves in the marketplace with leading edge CQ, which was not part of most’s original training.

Katerina Kanelidou

Katerina Kanelidou is a Master Certified Coach, certified trainer, mentor, and speaker. Passionate about coaching, leadership, and citizenship, her mission is to empower humanity one client at a time.

Her clients are mainly leaders from around the world committed to creating healthy and high value workplaces and sustainable positive change even in the most adverse environment. Katerina is founder of Six Steps Ahead and co-founder of Team Coaching Global Alliance.

What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?

My coaching style is holistic, compassionate, and challenging, integrating creatively my multifaceted background. By creating a safe space, we work on deep awareness for systemic and sustainable transformation. Our 6 Steps Client Empowerment System reflects this holistic approach and philosophy, bringing together customized tools, techniques, models adjusting to the situation at hand every time. My clients describe me as “an empowering and inspiring coach, trainer, and performance optimizer focused on positive transformation and optimum value”.

What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?

A strong belief in the potential of my clients and authentic care for the world we live in and the impact we can have on it. It is this belief and care that brought me to a lifelong learning journey as a coach, trainer, and human being. This includes my ongoing development as a coach, active engagement in advanced research on coaching, my role as a trainer and mentor of coaches, and staying updated with the current needs, challenges, and opportunities of my clients.

Linda McLoughlin

Linda McLoughlin is an award-winning Master Coach and founder of LeadershipWorks specializing in coach training and mentoring; team coaching and coaching cultures. Linda is Vice Chair of the International Coaching Federation PC Global Board. She is an expert in leadership development and has worked across the Middle East; Europe; Africa; USA and South America. Linda is based between Dubai and Dublin and is co-author of two books on leadership and change. Lindais an engaging keynote speaker and active member of Forbes Coaching Council.

What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?

I have a true passion for coaching – this has been my calling for the past 20 years and I have recorded over 4500 coaching hours. As a Master Certified Coach, I am one of just 4% of ICF coaches worldwide to achieve this credential. I thrive in cross-cultural environments which allows me to work in highly diverse and global environments. In the Middle East I have provided ICF accredited training to over 1200 aspiring coaches and leaders to build a “coaching movement” in the region and we offer bilingual training in English and Arabic for even greater inclusion. I have partnered with a police force in the UAE to develop a coaching culture – a first in EMEA.

What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?

My clients and mentees tell me that I have a unique ability to harness the potential in others – to see it; to encourage it and to grow it. I create high levels of trust and safety with individuals and groups to inspire transformation. This social intelligence allows me to partner with clients in a way that motivates them to achieve extraordinary results. I consistently channel this coaching mindset in my work with others and in organizations while also challenging myself to evolve and grow as a coach.

Trevor Young

Trevor Young (aka ‘PR Warrior’) is a battle-hardened communications and personal branding strategist & coach. An established blogger and two-time published author, Trevor hosts the long-running podcast Reputation Revolution, and is founder of Credible Authority Academy, an online training community that aims to help entrepreneurs and experts become leading, influential voices within their industry. Trevor has co-founded three agency businesses, selling two and merging another with the world’s biggest PR firm.

What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?

I help entrepreneurs and subject matter leaders elevate their professional profile, build their authority, and grow their influence in the marketplace in a way that’s strategic, sustainable and respectful. I eschew the quick-hit way of doing things. My approach represents a balance between strategy and long-term, bigger picture thinking, together with strong emphasis on execution and experimentation. Underpinning this approach is a proprietary planning framework I’ve developed over a period of years – the ‘Credible Authority Method’ – which is built around four pillars: (a) mindset and positioning (b) content and channels (c) amplification and endorsement and (d) commercialization and opportunity.

What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?

My many years of experience in the trenches consulting, educating and ‘doing’ gives me an edge when it comes to coaching. I don’t just preach from on-high. I’ve been where my clients are: I’ve done the work, and continue to do so. Indeed, I never ask my clients to do anything I haven’t already done, or wouldn’t be prepared to do myself. This, in turn, helps me to better understand and be empathetic of their situation. It also gives me the confidence to challenge them to think bigger and push themselves beyond their comfort zone if need be.

Lyssa Dehart

Hey there! I’m Lyssa I wasn’t always an author, a Master Certified Coach, an Executive and Whole Life Coach, or even an ICF Certified Mentor Coach. At one point, I had a thriving therapy practice supporting hundreds of clients. My work focused on individuals, couples, and families in the middle of big changes, in need of developing tools.

As you can imagine, this work was rewarding. Yet, I found myself struggling with the view of mental health through the lens of the medical model. There was more to my clients’ health and happiness than a correct diagnosis. I wanted to support them to not only become more functional but to develop into the awesome people they were capable of becoming.

Tracy Sinclair

Coach Advancement by Tracy Sinclair offers a wide range of coach training programmes and services for professional coaches and organisations building coaching culture. We are passionate about exploring and understanding the optimal human condition. For us, it is all about the difference between surviving and thriving.

We believe that everyone has the innate ability to achieve their true potential once they uncover it, explore it and then gain clarity around it. We work with individuals and organisations who want to be at their best and reach their fullest potential. We will support you and challenge you. We will encourage you and hold you accountable to your commitments. Whether you have a challenge or an aspiration, positive change and learning is achieved by having a conversation that results in you thinking and acting differently. We will have that conversation with you!

Clare Norman

Clare is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) a Mentor Coach and a Certified Coach Supervisor. She has a Masters in Training, Certificate in Coaching and has received multiple awards for ground-breaking leadership development. For over 25 years, Clare has focused on maximizing individual, team, and organisation effectiveness.

Clare’s purpose is to enable people to express their needs, in service of a more caring world. Companies come to Clare to support their people to grow through big changes, rather than being knocked for six. They also call on Clare to coach great leaders to create a ripple effect in the organisation’s engagement and productivity. Clare coaches passionate people to live their best story in times of change and in times of stability.

People come to her to make high impact transitions from one company to another, from one role to another, and in stepping up to more senior leadership levels – or any other change they are making. They figure out what to leave behind and what to take with them; how to work through uncertainty; and how to make a great new beginning. They want to get clearer about their way forward, grow through the changes, manage their stress levels, enhance their own and others’ performance, and achieve their potential.

Conclusion

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