Ep. 71: Taking the Effort Out of Coaching - Why you Need ICF Credentialing & Training with Dez Stephens

Please note this episode was repurposed from a Facebook Live video.

Why is it important to train as a coach with an accredited school? Does getting an ICF credential even matter to you and your business? Dez Stephens, founder of Radiant Coaches Academy shares a big resounding “YES”! Regulation for the coaching industry is coming! Becoming credentialled covers you legally and ethically, it also makes you more attractive to clients. Opening up the possibility of working as an internal coach for corporations, businesses and even the military! Dez shares how many coach schools are not ICF accredited and are therefore regulated, allowing them to offer hidden fees and inaccessible pricing structures. Radiant Coaches’ vision has always been to make high quality, accredited holistic coach training affordable and accessible to all. Dez offers interest free payments, spread over 2 years, and currently Paula’s program Communicate to Elevate is included in your tuition!

In this episode we chat about:

What holistic coaching means.

Why you should pick an ICF accredited school.

The importance of regulation in the coaching industry. 

Diversity and inclusion in coach training.

Working with Dez & Paula together.

And so much more!

Connect with Dez: 

www.radiantcoachesacademy.com

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(01:40) Dez introduces herself as a humanitarian, film producer & coach trainer.

(02:32) What is a holistic coach?

(04:10) Why you should invest in a coaching certification.

(08:40) Why continued education as a certified coach is important.

(10:55) Should coaching be regulated? Or does it make it inaccessible?

(15:35) Clients are looking for certified coaches.

(19:00) How to get a salaried internal coaching job.

(20:15) How the journey from signing up to getting ICF credentialed works with Radiant.

(22:20) Why students keep returning to Radiant education hours.

(26:00) How being trained and credentialled protects you as a coach.

(30:50) Schools that do not hold an accreditation only offer short term fixes for their clients.

(32:00) How to begin working with Radiant and how Dez offers interest free payment plans over 2 years. 

(34:30) How to access coach training & how to develop your business as a coach.

(38:05) Coaching certification programs are for those who have been in a coach for a while. 

(42:00) Working with Radiant & Paula.

(50:00) Why training takes the effort out of coaching.