Denver Coach Federation Newsletter: May 2011

1. MAY 2011
IN THIS ISSUE:
Message from Kim Clausen, President
DCF May Meeting: May 12, 2011
Special Interest Groups (SIG)
Upcoming Teleclasses and Workshops
Membership in the DCF
DCF is on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter & YouTube!
Resource Library
General Meeting Information
Contact Us
Message from Kim Clausen
President, Denver Coach Federation
Welcome to this month’s Denver Coach Federation newsletter. This is my first greeting
to you as the new President.
As I step into this new role, I come with feelings of gratitude, excitement and hope for
the DCF, the professional coaching industry, and you.
First, I am very grateful to be part of such an honorable and worthwhile industry and
professional organization. We became coaches to change lives, and coaching changes
lives in ways that few other professions can do. As someone who gets to live all day
every day in the world of coaching, I am honored to call you my friends and colleagues.
I am also grateful for all of the Board members and volunteers who have served the
DCF this past year. Not only are they highly dedicated to the cause of professional
coaching and the mission of the DCF, but they are amazingly competent and tons of fun!
As you know, this is a 100% volunteer organization, and without those who commit
their time and energy each month, we couldn’t have the incredible organization that we
do.
Thank you to our Board members, volunteers and committed members. This is truly a
group effort, as none of us would exist without the other.
Next, I am filled with tremendous excitement. A new year with new board members and
volunteers brings new energy and new ideas. We are excited to continue to support you

2. in strengthening your skills as coaches and your savvy as business owners. Educated
and thriving coaches make for a stronger profession, which allows us to reach more
people and make a greater impact. This is our goal for the DCF and you.
And finally, I am hopeful. I am hopeful that I will lead this organization to strengthen
and grow, that we will provide you the community, education and support you need to
flourish, and that collectively we will empower each other to step into our own personal
greatness.
With gratitude, excitement and hope we can do some great things together. Here's to a
rewarding and prosperous year.
Your President,
Kim Clausen
keclausen@netzero.net
DCF May Meeting: May 12
Date: May 12, 2011
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
(SIGs: 6:00-7:00 PM)
Location: PPA Event Center, 2105 Decautur St, Denver, CO 80211
Speaker: Ingrid Elfver
Topic: "Social Media for Coaches"
*Offering 1.5 CCEUs in the area of Business Development
How to build authentic relationships, get tens of thousands of followers, and
convert them into paying clients… in less than 27 minutes a day.
Have you been asking yourself any of the following questions: Will social media work for
my unique business and personality? How can I get lots of followers and convert them
into paying customers? What should I do first? How can I do it all in less than 30
minutes a day? During this session you’ll get answers to all of those questions (and
more).
Most social media trainings are too basic (or, they give you too much information…
usually taught by trainers who spend every minute on social media and think you can
too). They tell you what to do, but not how to do it. They’re taught by people who don’t
have more than a few thousand (or hundred!) followers themselves… without much (or
any) experience helping real-life business owners (like you) achieve real-world results.
This training is different.
You’re going to discover the only proven, repeatable process in the world that’s actually
guaranteed to get you tens of thousands of followers, and actually convert them into
paying customers. Plus you’re going to get a step-by-step, paint-by-numbers process (so
you can get the greatest results with the least amount of effort).
The Learning Objectives include:

3. Some of the most common mistakes being made by coaches on social media.
The simple 4-step process you must follow to make money using social media.
Proven methods to go from 0 to thousands of followers on FB and/or Twitter, and
increase your income in less than a year.
How other coaches have been using the same strategies to get similar results.
About Ingrid Elfver
Ingrid Elfver, the coach’s coach, is CEO and founder of the Secret Society for Coaches.
Referred to as "the sugar that makes the social media medicine go down" Ingrid refers
to herself as a "reluctant social media expert." She went from 0-70,000 followers in 9
months and doubled her income, using a 4-step process she was forced to create herself
after failing to find anything similar online. Now Ingrid is helping coaching clients
achieve similar results using her Social Media Conversion System, and she’s been
speaking at events around the country on the topic.
Social media is just one of the strategies that Ingrid uses to help heart-centered coaches
(and other experts), create a 6-7 figure business and make a difference doing what they
love. Over the last 20 years, Ingrid has coached thousands of people around the world
(from celebrities to startups). Her Celebrity Blueprint Process™ helps coaches make the
leap from “ordinary” to “celebrity”. In other words: create “signature” high-end products
and services based on their unique passions, talents, expertise, and life experience so
they can be more selective about who they work with, make more money, and have
more time off.
Although she’s originally from Sweden, Ingrid has lived in Malibu, Beverly Hills, and
Hollywood Hills, CA (her first neighbors were Burt Reynolds and Rod Stewart). Ingrid
has learned a lot of her “success secrets” from celebrities that you’d quickly recognize
(they’ve been her neighbors, her clients, and her friends). Ingrid also knows what it’s
like to be in the spotlight herself. Ingrid now has almost 100,000 followers on social
media. She’s been a professional model; served as Scout, Coach, Master of Ceremonies,
and Judge for Miss Europe; and been interviewed as a mindset expert for a feature film
documentary.
PLEASE NOTE: Everyone must register for the monthly meeting including DCF
members.
*Offering 1.5 CCEUs in the area of Business Development
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the May 12, 2011 DCF Meeting.
Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
EXPLORING COACHING AS A PROFESSION SIG
May 12, 2011
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Facilitated By: Judy Sabah, MCC, PMC
Our discussion may include, and is not limited to:
understanding how coaching differs from related professions
learning what makes an exceptional coach

4. determining if self-employment suits you
choosing your niche and specialty
investigating training programs, certification & mentor coaches
getting started . . .
Facilitator:
Judy Sabah, MCC, PMC
judy@judysabah.com
www.judysabah.com
303-777-1765
FUNDAMENTALS OF STARTING YOUR COACHING PRACTICE SIG
May 12, 2011
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Facilitated By: Dr. Barbara Flood
Mission – To ensure that new coaches build their business, improve their coaching skills,
market effectively and stay active and engaged in DCF. The SIG will help new coaches
chart a course toward professional and financial success. In addition, coaches who
complete this six-month curriculum should be prepared to mentor the next group of
coaches entering the SIG.
Facilitator:
Dr. Barbara Flood
barbaflood@aol.com
www.barbaraflood.com
303-906-1545
MARKETING FOR THE ESTABLISHED COACH SIG
May 12, 2011
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Facilitated By: Brenda Cody & Karen Van Cleve
Keeping with the Social Media topic of the main meeting, let's get our Social juices
flowing by discussing what's working and not working for us. That way we can be ready
to interact with Ingrid! So bring your Social Media questions, concerns, successes and
wins and let's get social!
This SIG is for experienced coaches (2 or more years in the business) and will be
conducted as a master mind to share ideas and experiences. Our goal is to help you
grow your business.
If you have any questions, please contact either of the facilitators:
Co-Facilitators:
Brenda Cody, M.S.
Brenda@WorkSolutionsGroup.com
720-989-8743
Karen Van Cleve
Anthony Robbins Success Coach

5. ICF ACC and IAC Certified Coach
coachkaren@comcast.net
303-987-5957
EXECUTIVE AND BUSINESS COACHES SIG
May 18, 2011
7:00PM - 9:00PM
727 East 16th Avenue, Denver, CO 80210
Facilitated By: Gary Hawk
The next Executive and Business Coaches SIG is Wednesday, May 18, 2011 from
7-9pm.
This is an opportunity for executive and business coaches to learn, discuss and teach.
Starting off the meeting in May will be Karen Stolz. She will be presenting on the TILT
360 Assessment, and how it differs from others we’ve discussed. Presenting with her is
Abigail Ivins, an executive coach from San Francisco who is an expert on the TILT 360.
Come join us!
We meet on the 3rd Wednesday evening of each month in 2011 – except June and
December.
We meet at 727 East 16th Avenue, Denver, CO 80210 (Very Important - it is 16th
Avenue, not street).
For more information and to reserve your seat for May, contact Gary Hawk at
garyhawk@getclarity.com or 303-333-4757.
Facilitator:
Gary Hawk
garyhawk@getclarity.com
303-333-4757
Teleclasses and Workshops
Check out our upcoming teleclasses and workshops!
MAY
May 14, 2011: (Workshop)
*Offering 3 CCEUs in the area of Business Development
Bring your laptop to this interactive workshop and leave with relationship-building and
money-making strategies for social media, personalized to your unique business and
personality.
Social Media WORKSHOP for Coaches - Ingrid Elfver
JUNE
June 11, 2011: (Workshop)
*Offering 3 CCEUs in the area of Core Competency
In this highly engaging and interactive 3-hour workshop, coaches will learn and practice
a number of these tools and techniques, with the aim of learning how they can use them
with their own clients.
Applied Positive Psychology - Kurt Shuster

6. SEPTEMBER
September 9, 2011
*Offering the following CCEUs: 1.5 Business Development; 2 Core Competency
In this workshop, you will uncover the ONE THING that will have your ideal client
CLAMORING TO HIRE YOU and learn the secret ingredient to MAKE YOUR BUSINESS
BUILD ITSELF.
Radical Business Building Breakthrough:"Holy Cow You're Hot! Why Don't Your Clients
Know It?" - Therese Kienast
OCTOBER
October 14, 2011: (Teleclass)
*Offering 3 CCEUs in the area of Core Competency
In this interactive session, learn the foundations of learning and gain tools that will help
you structure a coaching conversation based on learning theory.
The Power of Learning: Sustaining Meaningful Change for our Clients - Micki McMillan
Membership in the Denver Coach Federation
Help us build our membership! The more members we have, the greater resources we
are to one another and the stronger our voice for the coaching profession.
As a member of DCF, you will be part of a very special group of individuals committed to
making a difference in the lives of their clients, connecting with other coaches,
developing themselves, and advancing the profession of coaching. There are many
benefits to membership in DCF including attending the monthly meetings at no
additional cost. The educational presentations during the meetings delivered by highly
successful coaches with special expertise are a wonderful resource for developing your
coaching skills and building your business. As a member, you also have the opportunity
to network with other coaches and participate in one of the Special Interest Groups
(SIGs). The SIGs are led by experienced coaches, giving you the opportunity to learn
and engage in lively discussion. Three of the four SIGs are held immediately prior to the
meeting, and one is held off site on a different day. Our SIGs are: Exploring Coaching as
a Profession; Fundamentals of Starting a Coaching Practice; Marketing for the
Established Coach; and Executive Coaching. In addition to the SIGs and monthly
educational programming, we also have other programs and events such as workshops
and tele-classes, with reduced rates for members.
If you’re not currently a member, please take a moment to go to the DCF website and
join on-line. If you know others who are coaches but not currently members of DCF,
please encourage them to join too. Joining DCF is an investment in yourself and the
profession of coaching.
Thank You!
Karen McGee
DCF Membership Director
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Resource Library
The Denver Coach Federation has a fabulous Resource Library with over a hundred
educational tapes and books addressing such disciplines as leadership coaching,
executive and corporate coaching, career coaching, relationship coaching, life coaching,
and spiritual coaching, as well as practice development for coaches. Its purpose is to
promote education, business development and support for DCF members.
The Resource Library is perhaps best known for its great selection of audiotapes.
Several years worth of ICF Conference audiotapes include leadership and coaching
topics by such high-profile individuals as Laura Berman-Fortgang, Ken Blanchard, Jack
Canfield, Wayne Dyer, Cheryl Richardson, and Benjamin Zander, along with many other
masterful coaches. A variety of other resources include such great tapes as "High End
Coaching" and "Personal Evolution" by Thomas Leonard and Frederic Hudson's book, The
Handbook of Coaching.
In addition to developing leadership and coaching skills, audiotape topics are specific to
self-promotion and networking, use of assessments, therapists as coaches, attraction
principles, team coaching, self- coaching, emotional intelligence, appreciative inquiry,
speaking, and getting published. Members may borrow up to four resources per month
upon signing "The Agreement for Resource Check-Out".
Brenda Cody, M.S., Resource Librarian
Brenda@WorkSolutionsGroup.com
720-989-8743
General Meeting Information
Regular Monthly Meetings
Members: No Charge
Non-Members / Guests: $25 per meeting fee
When: 2nd Thursday of every month
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

8. Map to PPA Event Center:
Questions? Comments? Ideas to Share?
We welcome your comments and ideas and are happy to answer questions.
Contact Information:
info@denvercoach.com
www.denvercoach.com
DCF Board Members
Kim Clausen, President
keclausen@netzero.net
303-465-0454
Marty Vondrell, President-Elect
Marty@MartyVondrell.com
720-389-4870
Karen McGee, Membership Director
karenhmcgee@comcast.net
303-503-9681
Marketing Director
Position Available
Carol Schultz, Education Director
carol@verticalelevation.com

9. 303-805-7635
Reuel Hunt, Treasurer
rjhunt@earthlink.net
303-734-0444
Kim Canning, Secretary
nrg4life@comcast.net
303-805-0704
Barbara Flood, Past President
barbaflood@aol.com
303-906-1545
info@denvercoach.com
Copyright 2011 Denver Coach Federation