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The International Coach Federation (ICF) Greater Austin Charter Chapter is a non-profit organization offering leadership in education, access, and service to coaches, individuals, and organizations.

03/20/2026

WHAT A WEEK

200+ coaching sessions.
109 coaching hours.
23 ICF-credentialed coaches.
Two Core Conversations.
One historic first.

ICF Greater Austin showed up at SXSW 2026 — and made our Expo floor debut count.

Over three days, our coaches worked one-on-one with tech founders, executives, and creative leaders navigating real decisions, real teams, and real pressure.

We also led sessions on team coaching and courageous innovation, offering frameworks attendees could put into practice immediately.

The energy in those rooms made one thing clear:

People aren’t just looking for better tools. They’re looking for better conversations.

Coaching creates those conversations.

To our 23 volunteer coaches — your generosity and presence this week were extraordinary. Thank you.

Curious what coaching could unlock for your team or organization? Let’s start a conversation.

03/18/2026

🚀 LAST CHANCE TODAY🚀

SXSW Expo: Emerging Tech is FREE & open to the public — and ICF is here for our final day offering complimentary 20-minute Laser Coaching sessions.

If you’ve been curious about coaching, this is your moment.

📍 Fairmont – Manchester Ballroom
🗓 Today, March 18 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Stop by or scan the QR code to reserve your spot — last chance to experience it at SXSW.

03/16/2026

🚀 SXSW Coaching Pop-Up Starts Today

SXSW is underway, and ICF Greater Austin is excited to be part of the conversation.

From March 16–18, our coaches are offering complimentary Laser Coaching sessions at the Fairmont Hotel (9 AM – 4 PM) for SXSW attendees looking to get unstuck, gain clarity, or think through their next step.

SXSW is a place where bold ideas emerge. Coaching helps create the space for those ideas to evolve.

If you’re attending SXSW, or know someone who is, stop by and experience credentialed coaching in action.

03/13/2026

🚀 Don’t Forget to Book Your Laser Coaching Session at SXSW

ICF Greater Austin will be offering complimentary 20-minute Laser Coaching sessions during the Emerging Tech Expo at SXSW — and spots are filling up.

If you’re navigating a big decision, refining an idea, or feeling stuck on what’s next, this is a chance to pause, think differently, and leave with fresh momentum.

Coaching Pop-Up
📍 Fairmont Hotel
📅 March 16–18
⏰ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Scan the QR code to reserve your session now, or stop by during Expo hours for walk-up availability.

Take 20 minutes. Gain a new perspective.

03/13/2026

🚀 Today’s the Day at SXSW

ICF Greater Austin is hosting an interactive Core Conversation as part of the SXSW Workplace Track.

Innovation Under Pressure: A Coaching Approach to Getting Unstuck, Fast

📍 Today | 10:00 AM
Hilton Austin | Room 410

When pressure rises, thinking can narrow. Coaching helps create the pause where new thinking becomes possible.

Join us for an interactive conversation where you’ll experience how powerful questions, deep listening, and reflection can help unlock fresh ideas and momentum—fast.

If you're at SXSW, come participate in the conversation.

03/11/2026

What is the Coaching Pop-Up at SXSW? 🎯

SXSW is full of ideas, inspiration, and nonstop energy. The ICF Greater Austin Coaching Pop-Up offers something a little different: a moment to pause, think, and gain clarity.

The Laser Coaching Pop-Up is a space where SXSW attendees can experience credentialed professional coaching in action through short, focused Laser Coaching sessions.

In just 20 minutes, a conversation with a credentialed coach can help you:
💡 Get unstuck on a challenge
💡 Clarify your next step
💡 See a situation from a new perspective
💡 Turn insight into action

No lecture. No presentation. Just a powerful coaching conversation designed to help you move forward.

📍 Fairmont Hotel
📅 March 16–18
⏰ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Reserve a session or learn more here:
March 16: https://schedule.sxsw.com/2026/events/OE46879
March 17: https://schedule.sxsw.com/2026/events/OE46880
March 18: https://schedule.sxsw.com/2026/events/OE46881

If you're heading to , stop by and experience the power of coaching.

03/09/2026

What Happens in Core Conversation? 💬

At SXSW, big ideas move fast. But innovation doesn’t just come from speed—it comes from the quality of the conversations teams are willing to have.

That’s the purpose of our Core Conversation.

Core Conversations bring coaching into the room to create space for deeper thinking, honest dialogue, and new perspectives. Instead of presenting answers, coaches guide conversations that help teams examine the real dynamics behind innovation.

In this session, coaches Sandy Schwan and Wendy Irwin will explore a challenge many creative teams face: risk.

Innovation requires experimentation. Experimentation requires trust. And trust grows through the right conversations.

Join us for this Core Conversation at SXSW 2026:
Creative Teams, Real Risks: Coaching Teams for Courageous Innovation
📅 Tuesday, March 17
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 Hilton, Room 412

In this conversation, we’ll explore how coaching can help teams:
💡 Navigate uncertainty and creative tension
💡 Build psychological safety for bold ideas
💡 Turn risk into opportunity for innovation

Because courageous innovation doesn’t just come from great ideas. It comes from teams willing to have the conversations that move them forward.

Note: Core Conversations access is available to Platinum and Innovation Badge holders

03/09/2026

What is a Core Conversation at SXSW? 💡

SXSW is known for bold ideas, breakthrough technology, and creative innovation. But in the middle of all that energy, something powerful can happen in a simple conversation.

That’s the idea behind our Core Conversation.

This Core Conversation brings coaching into the room, not as advice or consulting, but as a space for deeper thinking. It’s an interactive experience designed to help participants pause, reflect, and explore new perspectives on real challenges.

Instead of telling people what to do, coaching conversations focus on:
🔹 Asking powerful questions
🔹 Challenging assumptions
🔹 Unlocking fresh thinking
🔹 Creating clarity and forward momentum

At SXSW 2026, ICF Greater Austin coaches, Christina Miser Batten, ACC, CPCC and Sharanya Rao, PCC, CPCC will host Core Conversations that explore how coaching can support leaders and teams navigating complexity, pressure, and innovation.
Because sometimes the most impactful thing in a room full of ideas… is the right question.

Join us for:
Innovation Under Pressure: A Coaching Approach to Getting Unstuck, Fast
📅 Friday, March 13
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Hilton, Room 410

Note: Core Conversations access is available to Platinum and Innovation Badge holders

03/06/2026

Join Us for an Exciting Learning Opportunity! 🌱🧠

In today’s fast-moving professional world, leadership isn’t just about strategy. It’s about emotional and social intelligence.

The EQ-i 2.0 assessment helps bring clarity to this often hard-to-measure capability, offering coaches and leaders a powerful framework to understand and develop emotional intelligence.

In this upcoming session, we’ll explore how emotional intelligence (EI) coaching supports meaningful, long-term behavioral change and strengthens performance across a wide range of professional environments.

Whether you’re a seasoned coach or just beginning to explore emotional intelligence, this session will highlight why EI belongs at the center of leadership development and coaching practice.

What you’ll gain from this session:
✨ Explore the core components of the EQ-i 2.0 model
✨ Learn practical ways to integrate emotional intelligence into coaching conversations
✨ Understand how EI development can align with individual client goals
✨ Discover strategies to deepen client engagement and navigate emotional dynamics
✨ Learn how emotionally intelligent coaching fosters sustainable growth and performance

Strong leaders don’t just manage tasks—they understand people.

Join us to learn how emotional intelligence can transform the way leaders think, lead, and grow.

Register here: https://www.icfaustin.org/event-6560478

03/05/2026

🌟 Why Credentialed Coaching Matters🌟

In a world moving faster than ever, the quality of thinking inside organizations is a real competitive advantage. That’s where professional coaching comes in.

But here’s the key: not all coaching is created equal.

Credentialed coaches through the International Coaching Federation (ICF) complete rigorous training, demonstrate coaching competence, and commit to a global code of ethics and professional standards. In other words, the credential isn’t just a title - it’s a signal of professionalism, discipline, and accountability.

Organizations are increasingly seeking credentialed coaches because they want partners who can help leaders and teams think better, not just work harder.

Credentialed coaches are trained to:
💫 Ask powerful questions that unlock new perspectives
💫 Create psychologically safe conversations where real thinking happens
💫 Help leaders navigate complexity and uncertainty
💫 Hold a consistent ethical and professional standard in the coaching relationship

In complex environments, advice is easy. Insight is harder.

Credentialed coaching creates the conditions where leaders can pause, reflect, challenge assumptions, and generate the thinking that moves people and organizations forward.

Because great leadership doesn’t come from having all the answers.

It comes from asking better questions.

03/03/2026

🚀 ICF Austin at SXSW 2026: Coaching in Action

For the first time, ICF Greater Austin is bringing ICF-credentialed coaching directly to SXSW.

🌟 Complimentary Laser Coaching at the Emerging Tech Expo
The heart of our programming: complimentary 20-minute Laser Coaching sessions for innovators, founders, creatives, and leaders who want clarity and momentum, and want it fast.

📍 March 16–18 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Fairmont Hotel
High-impact. Focused. Built for leaders on the move.

Reserve a Laser Coaching session in advance or stop by during Expo hours. Link to sign up ⬇️ Note: Access available to Platinum, Innovation, Film & TV and Music Badges

🌟 Workplace Track: Core Conversations
We’re also presenting two Core Conversations as part of the Workplace Track:

📍 Friday, March 13 | 10:00 AM | Hilton, Room 410
Innovation Under Pressure: A Coaching Approach to Getting Unstuck, Fast

📍 Tuesday, March 17 | 4:00 PM | Hilton, Room 412
Creative Teams, Real Risk: Coaching Teams for Courageous Innovation

Note: Core Conversations access is available to Platinum and Innovation Badge holders

SXSW is where bold ideas surface. Coaching is how they gain traction.

05/13/2025

Happy International Coaching Week!

We are excited to offer two learning opportunities to the ICF community! See below for details and links.

To learn more about or register for Lifting the Mask, Shifting the Story, click here: https://www.icfaustin.org/event-6161071

To learn more about or register for Dancing with the Liquid Accordion, click here: https://www.icfaustin.org/event-6158599

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