Helene Theriault
Hélène Thériault is a world-renowned speaker, holistic coach, and educator. With her company Function First Coaching, she is on a mission to change the face of healthcare by empowering service providers, professionals, and leaders to build sustainable practices and improve patients' clinical outcomes.
With her proprietary and accredited methodology “Dive Into a Coach Approach™”, Hélène trains and certifies healthcare professionals with a holistic framework that combines the best coaching practices, proven leadership skills, strength-based models, and a rich toolkit designed to boost business growth and create lasting results for patients.
Hélène is also a registered occupational therapist and works as a clinical instructor at the University of British Columbia. She holds a Master of Adult Education degree from St. Francis Xavier University.
When she’s not making waves in the healthcare industry, you can find Hélène skiing with her husband and two kids or playing beach volleyball in one of the breathtaking spots in British Columbia.
Learn more about Hélène’s training programs and coaching services here: https://www.functionfirstcoaching.com/
The Mental Well-Being Imperative: Coaching Beyond Burnout
Hélène Thériault is a world-renowned speaker, holistic coach, and educator. With her company Function First Coaching, she is on a mission to change the face of healthcare by empowering service providers, professionals, and leaders to build sustainable practices and improve patients' clinical outcomes.
With her proprietary and accredited methodology “Dive Into a Coach Approach™”, Hélène trains and certifies healthcare professionals with a holistic framework that combines the best coaching practices, proven leadership skills, strength-based models, and a rich toolkit designed to boost business growth and create lasting results for patients.
Hélène is also a registered occupational therapist and works as a clinical instructor at the University of British Columbia. She holds a Master of Adult Education degree from St. Francis Xavier University.
When she’s not making waves in the healthcare industry, you can find Hélène skiing with her husband and two kids or playing beach volleyball in one of the breathtaking spots in British Columbia.
Learn more about Hélène’s training programs and coaching services here: https://www.functionfirstcoaching.com/
The Mental Well-Being Imperative: Coaching Beyond Burnout
Michelle Thompson
Michelle Thompson, PCC, ACTC, is the Senior Director of the Executive Coaching and Consulting Program at Concordia University Irvine’s Townsend Institute, where she leads curriculum development and advanced training for graduate students to earn an MA in Executive Coaching or a Professional Executive Coaching Certificate. Serving on the Accreditation Advisory Committee for the International Coaching Federation (ICF), she contributes to elevating professional standards and accreditation processes globally. With a robust career spanning executive coaching, nonprofit board leadership, and academic instruction, Michelle has educated and mentored hundreds of future leaders and coaches. Passionate about promoting evidence-based practice and ethical standards, she is recognized for dynamic presentations that blend scholarly rigor with practical application. Michelle is committed to actively shaping the future of coaching education through her writing, speaking, and work with the ICF and the Townsend Institute.
Elevating Coaching Education: Unpacking the New ICF Coach Educator Competencies
Michelle Thompson, PCC, ACTC, is the Senior Director of the Executive Coaching and Consulting Program at Concordia University Irvine’s Townsend Institute, where she leads curriculum development and advanced training for graduate students to earn an MA in Executive Coaching or a Professional Executive Coaching Certificate. Serving on the Accreditation Advisory Committee for the International Coaching Federation (ICF), she contributes to elevating professional standards and accreditation processes globally. With a robust career spanning executive coaching, nonprofit board leadership, and academic instruction, Michelle has educated and mentored hundreds of future leaders and coaches. Passionate about promoting evidence-based practice and ethical standards, she is recognized for dynamic presentations that blend scholarly rigor with practical application. Michelle is committed to actively shaping the future of coaching education through her writing, speaking, and work with the ICF and the Townsend Institute.
Elevating Coaching Education: Unpacking the New ICF Coach Educator Competencies
Karl Van Hoey
Karl van Hoey, MCC, ACTC, is a global executive coach, author, and speaker who enhances executive presence, impact, and strategy. He is a partner at Otolith and the Team Coaching Global Alliance. With more than 3,500 hours of executive and team coaching across various industries worldwide, Karl has extensive experience in corporate HR leadership roles. His mission is to create more human-centered organizations.
Trust Begins Here: Crafting Ethical Coaching Agreements that Matter
Karl van Hoey, MCC, ACTC, is a global executive coach, author, and speaker who enhances executive presence, impact, and strategy. He is a partner at Otolith and the Team Coaching Global Alliance. With more than 3,500 hours of executive and team coaching across various industries worldwide, Karl has extensive experience in corporate HR leadership roles. His mission is to create more human-centered organizations.
Trust Begins Here: Crafting Ethical Coaching Agreements that Matter
James Varnham
James Varnham, FLPI, is a dynamic leader with more than two decades of experience in technology education and professional certification. He is the CEO of Denmark-based AI Academy, whose mission is to close the skills and cultural gaps affecting organizations undergoing AI transformation. He also serves as the public member of the ICF Credentials and Standards Global Board. James has held key international leadership roles, driving professional certification, brand evolution, and market expansion across Europe, the Middle East, and North America. His passion lies in connecting education with the evolving demands of the tech industry, making a lasting impact on learners and organizations alike. An active voice in the industry, James contributes to forums and shares his expertise as a sought-after speaker at global technology conferences. His focus areas include innovation, leadership, and the transformative role of education in shaping the future of technology.
Transform Your Coaching Practice
Transform Your Coaching Practice
Elevate Your AI Coaching Strategy
Transform Your Coaching Practice
James Varnham, FLPI, is a dynamic leader with more than two decades of experience in technology education and professional certification. He is the CEO of Denmark-based AI Academy, whose mission is to close the skills and cultural gaps affecting organizations undergoing AI transformation. He also serves as the public member of the ICF Credentials and Standards Global Board. James has held key international leadership roles, driving professional certification, brand evolution, and market expansion across Europe, the Middle East, and North America. His passion lies in connecting education with the evolving demands of the tech industry, making a lasting impact on learners and organizations alike. An active voice in the industry, James contributes to forums and shares his expertise as a sought-after speaker at global technology conferences. His focus areas include innovation, leadership, and the transformative role of education in shaping the future of technology.
Transform Your Coaching Practice
Transform Your Coaching Practice
Elevate Your AI Coaching Strategy
Transform Your Coaching Practice
Hugo Velazco
Dr. Hugo Velazco, MSHR, PCC, a business psychologist and founder of Coaching360x, brings a decade of experience in coaching and leadership development. A Project Management Institute member and ICF enthusiast, Hugo integrates neuroscience and emerging technologies like virtual and augmented reality to enhance coaching outcomes. Based in Torrance, California, he supports SBA disaster contractors and diverse professionals with practical, evidence-based tools. Passionate about the future of coaching, he blends theory and practice to inspire transformation.
The Impact of VR and AR on Coaching Experiences
Dr. Hugo Velazco, MSHR, PCC, a business psychologist and founder of Coaching360x, brings a decade of experience in coaching and leadership development. A Project Management Institute member and ICF enthusiast, Hugo integrates neuroscience and emerging technologies like virtual and augmented reality to enhance coaching outcomes. Based in Torrance, California, he supports SBA disaster contractors and diverse professionals with practical, evidence-based tools. Passionate about the future of coaching, he blends theory and practice to inspire transformation.
The Impact of VR and AR on Coaching Experiences
Ellen Wagner
Ellen Wagner is an experienced moderator, speaker, workshop facilitator, trainer, coach, and author who focuses on creating inclusive corporate cultures across Europe and the United States. She achieves this through strategic consulting, talks, and training on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. As a queer, Black, and neurodivergent woman, Ellen’s approach is always intersectional and with a special focus on LGBTQIA hostility, anti-Black racism, and neurodivergence. Currently living in the U.S. with her wife and three children, this business psychologist trains, educates, and empowers organizations to understand equality and create a true sense of belonging.
Coaching for Connection: Helping Clients Overcome Othering and Find Belonging at Work
Ellen Wagner is an experienced moderator, speaker, workshop facilitator, trainer, coach, and author who focuses on creating inclusive corporate cultures across Europe and the United States. She achieves this through strategic consulting, talks, and training on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. As a queer, Black, and neurodivergent woman, Ellen’s approach is always intersectional and with a special focus on LGBTQIA hostility, anti-Black racism, and neurodivergence. Currently living in the U.S. with her wife and three children, this business psychologist trains, educates, and empowers organizations to understand equality and create a true sense of belonging.
Coaching for Connection: Helping Clients Overcome Othering and Find Belonging at Work
Timmie Wang
Timmie Wang leads Leadership Coaching for BCG’s North America region, where she and her team design and scale coaching support that drives development, performance, and change across the organization.
A former bioengineer turned strategist, Timmie’s professional life has spanned corporate strategy, entrepreneurship, and leadership development. Through it all, her core focus has remained people-centered transformation. She has advised Boards, senior leaders, and functional teams on efforts ranging from individual growth to enterprise-wide change. In her current role, she is focused on expanding coaching culture, supporting internal talent, and evolving how BCG builds leadership capacity at scale.
Timmie is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) who is especially intrigued by the intersections of somatics and AI with coaching and development. A second-generation Taiwanese American and mother of multiracial children, she brings various lived perspectives and a deep commitment to building systems that are both strategic and human.
The Power & Practice of Internal Coaching: Fresh Research, Real Insights, and What’s Next
Timmie Wang leads Leadership Coaching for BCG’s North America region, where she and her team design and scale coaching support that drives development, performance, and change across the organization.
A former bioengineer turned strategist, Timmie’s professional life has spanned corporate strategy, entrepreneurship, and leadership development. Through it all, her core focus has remained people-centered transformation. She has advised Boards, senior leaders, and functional teams on efforts ranging from individual growth to enterprise-wide change. In her current role, she is focused on expanding coaching culture, supporting internal talent, and evolving how BCG builds leadership capacity at scale.
Timmie is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) who is especially intrigued by the intersections of somatics and AI with coaching and development. A second-generation Taiwanese American and mother of multiracial children, she brings various lived perspectives and a deep commitment to building systems that are both strategic and human.
The Power & Practice of Internal Coaching: Fresh Research, Real Insights, and What’s Next
Brighton West
Brighton West is a virtual videographer for professional coaches. He began his video journey making narrative and documentary videos – but he was always behind the camera. Along the way, he learned that being on camera was more influential/beneficial/profitable than being behind it. So he overcame his fear of being on camera and now helps his client turn the camera on themselves. Brighton has built his business by creating YouTube tutorials about using YouTube in business. Through his channel, he’s positioned himself as the expert for professional coaches who want to grow their global audience with video. He now helps these subject matter experts avoid his early mistakes and accelerates their journey to success with online video.
Brighton works with coaches around the world to get the three videos that coaches need: authority building videos, testimonial videos and a “video headshot.” You won’t find Brighton behind a camera anymore. He’ll teach you to be your own DIY videographer, find a local videographer to film you, or he can be your virtual-videographer by capturing you through your webcam – whichever is right for you and your business. Don’t run out and hire a videographer who has fancy equipment but doesn’t understand what works to grow a coaching practice. Connect with Brighton to figure out the right strategy for your business.
Cultivate Your Confidence on Camera
Brighton West is a virtual videographer for professional coaches. He began his video journey making narrative and documentary videos – but he was always behind the camera. Along the way, he learned that being on camera was more influential/beneficial/profitable than being behind it. So he overcame his fear of being on camera and now helps his client turn the camera on themselves. Brighton has built his business by creating YouTube tutorials about using YouTube in business. Through his channel, he’s positioned himself as the expert for professional coaches who want to grow their global audience with video. He now helps these subject matter experts avoid his early mistakes and accelerates their journey to success with online video.
Brighton works with coaches around the world to get the three videos that coaches need: authority building videos, testimonial videos and a “video headshot.” You won’t find Brighton behind a camera anymore. He’ll teach you to be your own DIY videographer, find a local videographer to film you, or he can be your virtual-videographer by capturing you through your webcam – whichever is right for you and your business. Don’t run out and hire a videographer who has fancy equipment but doesn’t understand what works to grow a coaching practice. Connect with Brighton to figure out the right strategy for your business.
Cultivate Your Confidence on Camera
Claire Williams
Claire Williams is an executive coach, writer, and speaker who has developed thousands of leaders, from managers to the C-Suite, in dozens of organizations across five continents, including Target, McDonalds, and Marriott.
Claire’s superpower is making transformational concepts — like Vertical Development and the Enneagram — digestible and actionable for leaders and teams. She holds a master’ degree in organizational development and a PCC credential through ICF.
Claire publishes a Substack newsletter called “The Diving Board” and is working on publishing her first book. She lives in St. Paul, MN, USA, with her husband and two kids.
The Missing Piece of the Burnout Puzzle
Claire Williams is an executive coach, writer, and speaker who has developed thousands of leaders, from managers to the C-Suite, in dozens of organizations across five continents, including Target, McDonalds, and Marriott.
Claire’s superpower is making transformational concepts — like Vertical Development and the Enneagram — digestible and actionable for leaders and teams. She holds a master’ degree in organizational development and a PCC credential through ICF.
Claire publishes a Substack newsletter called “The Diving Board” and is working on publishing her first book. She lives in St. Paul, MN, USA, with her husband and two kids.
The Missing Piece of the Burnout Puzzle
Lindsay Witcher
Lindsay Witcher is currently the global leader of Randstad RiseSmart, a career transition and coaching organization, and has more than 15 years of experience in business and talent strategy leadership. Having held many roles within the organization over her 14 years there, starting on the ground floor as a coach when RiseSmart was a Silicon Valley startup, Lindsay led delivery teams, drove global practice strategy, and oversaw sales and customer success. In each role, she partnered with organizations to develop career coaching and talent management strategies that empower employees to thrive in their careers.
Unlocking Organizational Potential: The Impact of Workplace Career Coaching
Lindsay Witcher is currently the global leader of Randstad RiseSmart, a career transition and coaching organization, and has more than 15 years of experience in business and talent strategy leadership. Having held many roles within the organization over her 14 years there, starting on the ground floor as a coach when RiseSmart was a Silicon Valley startup, Lindsay led delivery teams, drove global practice strategy, and oversaw sales and customer success. In each role, she partnered with organizations to develop career coaching and talent management strategies that empower employees to thrive in their careers.
Unlocking Organizational Potential: The Impact of Workplace Career Coaching
