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From Passion to Profit: Mastering Business Development as a Coach ·

Join us, in partnership with the International Coaching Federation Toronto Chapter, for From Passion to Profit: Mastering Business Development as a Coach, a session on building a thriving coaching business. Learn proven strategies and gain insights from experienced business development coaches to grow your practice and maximize your impact.

Fees

Complimentary Event

In this session:

In this discussion we will explore a variety of tactics to grow your business such as effective marketing and positioning techniques, enabling you to stand out as experts in a competitive industry. In addition, you will gain valuable insights into designing scalable coaching models and examples of how you can diversifying your revenue streams, equipping you to grow you coaching business while maximizing your impact.

A unique highlight of this session will be the opportunity to hear the personal stories of the three coaches themselves—how they overcame challenges, seized opportunities, and turned their passion into profitable ventures. These inspiring narratives will offer not just practical advice but also motivation to navigate the ups and downs of business development with confidence and resilience.

Guests

Chantelle Courtney

Founder, Inflection Point Coaching & Consulting Inc.

Chantelle is the Founder and Principal of Inflection Point Coaching and Consulting.

Empowering leaders and teams have been the core of her work for over 2 decades and is the mission of Inflection Point Coaching & Consulting. Chantelle provides strategic talent management expertise, advancement consulting services and 1:1 leadership coaching. Services include facilitated team workshops and keynote presentations.

Chantelle has developed deep, unique expertise through leadership roles at pre-eminent law firms and the University of Toronto. Over 22 years she has designed and led a robust range of talent management programs, including hiring, performance management, compensation, coaching and mentoring in high-performance environments. She also led remarkable institutional revenue results as an Assistant Dean and Assistant Vice President at U of T.

Recognized for an insightful, empowering, results-oriented approach, Chantelle supports clients to reach their tremendous potential – organizationally and individually.

Prior to establishing Inflection Point, Chantelle was the Assistant Vice President of Divisional Relations at the University of Toronto. She was responsible for talent management initiatives for 400+ advancement staff campus-wide and major gift revenue results of $150 million+ annually. From 2000 – 2014, Chantelle held progressive leadership roles at “7 Sister” Canadian law firms, including as the firmwide Director of Professional Development at Davies LLP. This role encompassed leading substantive, practice management and business development programming for hundreds of lawyers and law students across the Toronto, Montreal, and New York offices.

Chantelle is an Ivey LIFT Advanced Certified Coach, Certified Leadership Coach (CLC) through Essential Impact (recognized by the International Coaching Federation); an authorized Partner for Everything DiSC and a Motivation Factor Certified Practitioner (MFCP). She is currently on the coaching roster for 6 leading Canadian law firms and is working with other private and public clients on consulting and 1:1 leadership coaching mandates.

Chantelle has 2 wonderful sons (aged 22 and 17) and has been a working mom throughout her career. She lives in the Toronto Beach neighbourhood with her husband, sons, and their dog Enzo. Chantelle loves nature, fitness, and travel - spending a lot of time hiking with friends, practising yoga and enjoying HIIT workouts.

Ernie Gross

Founder, Dare2Soar Inc.

Ernie Gross is an Ivey-Certified Executive Coach and Facilitator dedicated to empowering leaders and teams to reach their full potential. Known for his sound judgment and engaging presence, Ernie excels at capturing the hearts and minds of leaders at all organizational levels. His coaching is particularly effective in stretching clients' thinking, helping them overcome barriers and approach solutions with empowerment and confidence.

Ernie's rich leadership background includes extensive experience in the financial services sector and impactful service as a board member for a non-profit organization. His diverse experience spans managing business P&Ls to leading significant change initiatives, including business acquisitions, divestitures, and start-ups. Specializing later in his career as a Human Resources Executive, Ernie led HR teams across Canada, enhancing organizational capabilities and employee engagement.

Ernie holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from The University of Western Ontario and has pursued continuous professional development, including the HR Executive Development Program at the Rotman School of Business. He is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) with the International Coaching Federation and holds a Certified Human Resources Executive (CHRE) designation through the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA).

Tony Latimer

Master Certified Coach, Profitable Leadership Pte Ltd.

Tony is a Master Executive Coach, working globally with leaders in transition to guarantee promotion success for themselves, build effective leadership teams and sustainable rapid organisational change through his Profitable Leadership® framework.

Having his first exposure to coaching in the early 80s, Tony is at the forefront of defining the applications of coaching in the workplace; is active on ICF global task-forces. He is piloting one of the first Level 3 MCC training programmes and has a new Level 3 CCE-based membership programme delivering advanced masterclasses on The Simplicity of Mastery; pure connected presence.

Zen Tharani

CEO & Founder, Xenex Consulting Inc.

Zen Tharani is a distinguished leader in the digital health landscape, with over 25 years of extensive experience in management consulting, healthcare innovation, and informatics. As the CEO and Founder of Xenex Consulting Inc., based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Zen has been at the forefront of advancing digital health solutions through strategic consultancy, leveraging his deep expertise in Health Information Science and Health Informatics.

His academic endeavors, marked by his roles as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria and an Executive Fellow at Woxsen University in India, have solidified Zen's reputation as a leading authority in healthcare education and digital transformation. His strategic insights and dedication have also been pivotal in his roles as a board member of Digital Health Canada and the Executive Director of Digital Health Strategic Initiatives for the British Columbia Ministry of Health, significantly influencing the digital health framework within Canada.

Zen's certification as an Executive Coach from IVEY Business School further exemplifies his commitment to leadership excellence, mentoring the next cadre of healthcare leaders and professionals. His accolade as a Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award recipient underscores his impactful contributions to enriching Canada's multicultural landscape and the healthcare sector at large.

His deep-rooted commitment to societal advancement is evident through his extensive volunteer work and mentorship programs, aimed at empowering emerging professionals across Canada. His active participation in initiatives that resonate with the UNDP's mission to eradicate poverty reflects his broader vision for a sustainable and inclusive global community.

As a visionary and an influencer in digital health, Zen Tharani continues to drive forward-thinking solutions and collaborative efforts to address the pressing challenges in global healthcare.