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Pathways to Coaching

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Pathways to Coaching is a live interview series hosted by Erin Owen, MCC — where experienced coaches share the real story of building their practice with an audience of newer coaches who are ready to learn from people who've actually done it.

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"Newer coaches don't need more theory. They need to hear from people like you — honest stories from coaches who have built real practices."
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Erin Owen, MBA, MCC
Host, Pathways to Coaching
About the Series

A conversation series
designed for real learning

Pathways to Coaching is a series of live conversations with guest coaches, hosted by Erin Owen, MBA, MCC. Each session features one experienced coach from a unique professional background, interviewed in a candid, conversational format.

The audience is made up of newer coaches — coaches who are in the early stages of building their practice and hungry to learn from people who've navigated what they're navigating right now.

The questions aren't surface-level. They go to the real moments: the first client, the early mistakes, the lessons that took years to learn. This isn't a pitch opportunity or a polished keynote — it's a genuine conversation, and that's precisely what makes it valuable.

Each session also includes a live coaching demonstration, where the guest coach works with an audience volunteer for 10–15 minutes. It's one of the most powerful parts of every call.

Session Format

What a session
looks like

Min 0 – 12
Welcome & Introduction
Erin welcomes attendees, sets up the session, and introduces you using your preferred bio.
Min 12 – 42
The Interview
A candid one-on-one conversation — your journey, how you found clients, your real lessons learned, and what you know now.
Min 42 – 52
Live Coaching Demo
You coach one audience volunteer live for 10–15 minutes on a real coaching practice challenge. Erin facilitates.
Min 52 – 60
Q&A + Bonus Giveaway
Audience questions, your bonus giveaway for live attendees, and a warm close from Erin.
The Conversation

Questions you can
expect

These are the core questions Erin uses across all sessions. She'll also develop one question specifically for you, based on her research into your background. Guests receive the full question list in advance — this is a conversation, not a surprise.

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Tell us about your path into coaching. What were you doing before, and what drew you toward it?
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When you first started building your practice, how did you find your initial clients?
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What was your first big success, and why was that meaningful for you?
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What was your first big "oh shit" moment, and how did you handle it?
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What do you wish you'd known then that you know now?
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What role does AI play in your coaching business or in your sessions with clients?
One question is unique to you. Erin researches each guest's background and develops a question tailored to your specific journey, specialty, or something she finds genuinely interesting about your path. You'll receive it in advance.
Season One

The coaches already
featured

Season One of Pathways to Coaching features six experienced coaches from varied professional backgrounds. Future seasons are planned — expressions of interest are always welcome.

Session 1
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Dr. Dawn Reid
Dr. Dawn Reid helps emerging leaders, aspiring coaches, and remote organizations overcome imposter syndrome and fear of failure by providing an evidence-based framework that turns fear into confidence and confidence into competency.
June 12 at 12:30 pm ET
Session 2
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Mary Beth Toczek
After 25 years in corporate and nonprofit leadership roles across industries and functions, Mary Beth realized her greatest fulfillment came from developing people, which led her to coaching, where she combines professional experience, intuition, and empathy to help others build more purposeful, balanced, and empowering lives and careers.
July 15 at 12 pm ET
Session 3
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Farnia Fresnel
Farnia Fresnel is an executive coach, facilitator, and founder of The Lenserf Group (TLG), a boutique consulting firm that helps pioneering leaders lead more effectively through change, complexity, and growth.
Aug 6 at 11:30 am ET
Session 4
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Kay Epps
As a trained life coach, Kay helps individuals and groups clarify their goals, explore what brings them greater satisfaction and fulfillment, and create strategic action plans to advance their personal and professional lives.
Sept 2 at 12 pm ET
Session 5
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Alan Scholnick
Alan Scholnick is a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) through iPEC and a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coach Federation, an Adjunct Professor at Temple University, and a volunteer coach for both the ICF Ignite Program and The Honor Foundation.
Sept 25 at 11:30 am ET
Session 6
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Gretchen Rickards
Gretchen Rickards is an executive coach, internal medicine physician, and Army veteran.
Nov 6 at 12 pm ET
Your Host

Erin Owen,
MBA, MCC

Erin resigned her corporate consulting job in the spring of 2004 to pursue coaching full-time. Over the years she has coached privately, in-house, and via sub-contract to leaders from nearly 30 nationalities across numerous industries and sectors.

The Pathways to Coaching program is inspired by Erin's desire to support new coaches in getting out in the world to coach and support others. This series is her way of connecting the coaches who've built something meaningful with the coaches who are just beginning to build.

As a Master Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation, Erin brings a practiced interviewer's ear to every conversation — creating the kind of space where guests feel comfortable sharing what they've actually learned, not just the polished version.

✦   Master Certified Coach (MCC)   ·   International Coaching Federation
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Express Interest

Ready to share
your story?

If you're an experienced coach who has built a practice and is open to being featured in a future season of Pathways to Coaching, we'd love to hear from you. Fill out the interest form and Erin will follow up personally.

  • 1
    Submit your interest using the form — takes about 5 minutes
  • 2
    Erin reviews expressions of interest and reaches out personally
  • 3
    A brief info call to get acquainted and answer your questions
  • 4
    If it's a fit, we'll schedule your session and send a prep form
Express Your Interest
This form takes about 5 minutes. No commitment required — just a conversation starter.

By submitting this form you'll be added to the Pathways to Coaching interest list. We'll only contact you about potential guest opportunities. Questions? Email Connect@ErinOwen.com