What If Everyone Had Coaching Skills?
Our VISION Is That They Will.
Our MISSION Is To See That They Do.
Our unwavering vision at The International Coaching Group, you may know us as Coaching Out of the Box®, is to ignite transformative coaching conversations worldwide. Rooted in our mission, is to cultivate a vibrant community of diverse individuals who share a common purpose: to make coaching skills accessible to everyone.
Wouldn’t the world be a better place if everyone had coaching skills?
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Awarded as a top leadership development training program in 2024 by Manage HR Magazine for our leadership development training!
Our Commitment: Coaching That Works
We Are ICF Certified
The International Coaching Group is a Level 1 ICF Accredited Organization, committed to the highest standards in the industry.
We Are Accessible
Our ICF-certified model helps individuals and organizations grow through coaching. We ensure accessibility and support at every level.
We Are Practical
Our coaching methods are grounded, actionable, and sustainable. We teach skills that stick long after the session ends.
We Deliver Results
With 55,000+ learners across 38+ countries, our 5.5.5 Coaching Program™ has a proven track record of impact and growth.
Meet The Leaders Behind The International Coaching Group
Our Team
Pablo Leites, ACC
President
Pablo Leites, ACC supports the entire team to ensure students and corporate clients are all being serviced to the best of our abilities and standards. You may find Pablo being pulled at the last minute into the peer-to-peer coaching to help students get their coaching hours!
A message from Pablo: I do this work because I believe that coaching holds the key to a more connected, compassionate world. I’m here to awaken others to the power of presence, trust, and transformation so they can lead with purpose, create meaningful change, and help humanity rise together.
Merv Rogers, MCC
Chief Coaching Officer
Merv Rogers, MCC is our Chief Coaching Officer and not only brings his passion for people but his love of coaching. You might find Merv as your substitute coach facilitator during one of our programs. Merv oversees our coach facilitator faculty and currently facilitates some of our corporate deliveries. Merv has been instrumental in course development and brings his rich knowledge and skills to many of our programs. In 2022, Merv marked 12,863 hours of coaching! Merv, you are our rockstar!
Lerae Gidyk, MCC
Director of Certification
Stefanie Eastcott, CGC*
Operations Manager
Stefanie is the driving force behind the seamless operation of The International Coaching Group on a day-to-day basis. Her responsibilities span from managing course administration and scheduling to overseeing marketing efforts and everything in between. Stefanie takes pride in ensuring customer satisfaction is at its peak. Despite her impressive capabilities, Stefanie leads a team that works together harmoniously to ensure all aspects of the company function smoothly each day.
*CGC: ICG Certifed Graduate Coach
Lucy Avina, MBA
Project Manager
Lucy is a valuable member of our operations team, providing essential support. Her contributions are invaluable to the smooth functioning of our operations. As a Project Manager she plays a pivotal role in leading the expansion of our online coaching programs in Latin America, aligning with ICG’s mission to provide world-class coaching education globally.
AngIE CASTANEDA, MBA
Marketing Coordinator
Angie is a vital member of our team, excelling in both the creative and administrative areas. Her creativity and organizational skills ensure that our projects run smoothly and efficiently. As a native Spanish speaker, Angie also provides invaluable language support, helping us connect and communicate effectively with our Spanish-speaking clients and team members.
Yedda Stancil, PCC
Enrolment Coach
Yedda plays a key role in our enrolment process as an Enrollment Coach and a graduate of the International Coaching Group’s Fast Track to ICF Credential program. She earned her PCC credential. With a strong background in leadership and business consulting, she guides new students through their coaching journey, ensuring they feel supported and informed from the start. Yedda’s commitment to fostering inclusive and diverse environments empowers individuals to align their personal growth with professional success, making her an invaluable asset to our team.
Meet Our Founder: Alison Hendren, MCC
As an Executive Coach and Coaching Educator since 1996, Alison has seen the transformative power of coaching in maximizing the full potential of people. Passionate about what coaching can do and how it can affect every aspect of how we live, work, and communicate, Alison’s vision is that EVERYONE learns how to coach. To realize that vision, she created Coaching Out of the Box®, and in that time over 55,000 people in 38-plus countries have experienced the Flagship 5.5.5 Coaching Skills Training Program™. She has been at the forefront of embracing technology as another way for people to learn coaching via robust virtual classrooms since 2008.
Meet Our Coach Faculty
Aaron Tremblett, PCC
After 17 years in Corrections, Aaron transitioned in 2021 to focus on delivering leadership training and coaching across the public sector.
ANN FOGOLIN, MCC
A coach since 2004, Ann partners with talented executives and people in transition who are dissatisfied with their current level of success and are looking for “something more.” Her practice includes clients from a wide variety of backgrounds at all levels of professional seniority and has a designed focus on increasing personal development, managing career development, and honing leadership skills. All three areas arise as part of one’s professional capacity and she believes a cohesive approach works best to ensure her clients are best equipped to assess and make choices that will be of most benefit. “Ann doesn’t just listen to the words you say but also listens for the feelings and energy behind them. In doing so she can ask thought-provoking questions, offer insight, and give observations that support you in creating new awareness and ultimately options for positive change.”
CAROLYN HAMILTON-KUBY, PCC
Carolyn Hamilton-Kuby brings her vibrant spirit, authenticity, and professionalism as a highly engaging public speaker and a naturally gifted coach. She has been a member of the World Business Executive Coach Summit (WBECS) Coach Facilitator Team since 2018 and, in January 2019, was recognized as a WBECS Top Facilitator. In 2020, Carolyn was chosen as a WBECS speaker, presenting in the venue with industry icons of the global coach community. Carolyn’s passion for professional coach development shines through in all she does — whether facilitating, mentor coaching, or writing articles!
CATHY GRETZINGER, PCC
Cathy is a Certified Executive and Diversity Coach. She holds a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) accreditation and is certified as a Mentor Coach through the International Coach Federation (ICF).
With over 30 years of public sector leadership experience and 15 years of Executive Coaching experience, Cathy believes that the leadership tool and skills of coaching can empower leaders at all levels to better equip themselves and the people in their lives. In life as a mother, wife, and in her coaching practice she strives to help people see that being human means being different and that our differences are good. Our differences are where our individual strengths and gifts are found. In her role as a Mentor Coach, she works with other coaches to encourage, build confidence and educate and develop their coaching competencies.
DEBBIE CROUSE, MCC
Debbie Crouse the founder of Danest Enterprises, is an MCC-certified coach, a seasoned speaker, a dynamic training facilitator, and a professional mentor coach. Her approach to both business and life is deliberately strategic yet simple. Recognized by those familiar with her, Debbie coaches in alignment with her lifestyle—marked by curiosity, courage, and compassion in how she lives, works, and plays. Dedicated to assisting individuals in overcoming self-imposed obstacles, her passion lies in helping them flourish into competent, respected, and joyful superstars who approach each day with enthusiasm.
JOANNE PECK, PCC
Joanne achieved her PCC credential with the ICF in 2020 and has been coaching full-time since 2017. Through her business Original HMSV Coaching, Joanne offers Personal Coaching, Leadership Coaching, Mentor Coaching, a variety of assessment tools as well as various Leadership and Personal development programs.
A passionate life-long learner, Joanne is also a Coach Educator and Mentor Coach, delivering ICF-approved coaching skills and training programs to leaders wanting to learn a “Coach Approach”, as well as to individuals working towards achieving their ICF credentials. (ACC or PCC) This keeps her close to the cutting edge of the coaching industry itself and feeds her enthusiasm for ongoing learning in a field she loves.
JOE SIMMONS, PCC
Joseph “Joe” Simmons is a leadership coach and training consultant specializing in healthcare communication, Motivational Interviewing, career development, artistic pathways, and wellness. He draws on extensive combined experience in adult and higher education, health systems, and the arts, to offer a facilitation style that adapts to culturally diverse audiences and fosters dynamic discussion.
In addition to a private coaching practice, Joe trains a range of healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurse practitioners, behavioral health specialists, senior leaders, and others, in using coaching skills to improve clinical outcomes by building trust and collaboration with patients and teams.
LEAH WUITSCHIK, PCC
MARC BOWLES, MCC
Marc works at the intersection of leadership, conversations, and education. Marc spends every day thinking about how we can use conversations to create leaders that are more engaging, people-centered, and inspiring. Marc has been recognized and acknowledged for his innovative approaches to connecting people and organizations to the purpose of their work.
Marc has an insatiable curiosity, an entrepreneurial and learning mindset, and an ability to see the possibilities through the connection of ideas, people, and conversation. His creative spirit and global experiences bring fresh ideas which help to shake up our relevance and life!
MIRIAM CHEUK, MCC
Miriam has been a Professional Coach since 2007 and is the founder of Empowerment Coaching MC LLC. She maintains the Master Certified Coach (MCC) Certification with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) with a specialization in Leadership, Executive, and Life Coaching. She works as an internal and external coach in many different industries including banking, Information Technology, start-ups, and large corporations. She is also an experienced trainer for topics like coaching, mindset, teamwork, cross-cultural communication, positive intelligence, and leadership.
Miriam is a Mentor Coach and enjoys supporting others in becoming the coaches they desire to be in alignment with ICF coaching competencies. Miriam coaches with laser focus and great depth, bringing her warm style of strong support and commitment to helping the client move forward!
NIGEL CLAYTON, MCC
Nigel has been a business coach for over 25 years mostly working with small entrepreneurial business owners, and also owned his own C.P.A. firm for 31 years working with the same entrepreneurs.
Nigel has also coached MBA students at Denver University and Leadership students at the University of Colorado.
Being a Masterful Coach is not about just learning the core competencies and following them as though you are completing a to-do list. Being Masterful is about Focus and Awareness, Inside and Out. Being Masterful is about being Authentic, Intuitive, Skillful, and Masterful all at the same time.
NICOLE BEAUREGARD, MCC
Nicole is a Master Certified Coach, mentor coach, facilitator, and educator with over 25 years of leadership experience in the corporate and public sectors. She works with executives and leaders throughout North America primarily in the healthcare, engineering, and tech industries.
She coaches individuals and teams and mentors coaches helping them to create the best impact in their fields. Nicole holds an MSc from Kings College, London, and is a PhD candidate.
ROSA EDINGA, PCC
In addition to being a mom, partner, daughter, and soul tribe member, Rosa has spent the last decade coaching public service/healthcare leaders and business owners to own their magic and crush their goals. She is also a coach’s coach – educating and mentoring aspiring coaches to develop and hone their own skills and practice.
Rosa is also a believer and (encourager) of magic – the magic that lives (sometimes hidden) in each of us, the magic that happens when we step into our personal power, the magic that happens when we share ourselves, our dreams, our secret sauce, our whole, authentic selves with others.
SHEEBA VARGHESE, PCC
Sheeba is a seasoned Strategic Partner specializing in talent development, with two decades of experience. She’s earned recognition as a Top Leadership Trainer and is a mentor to professional coaches. Her expertise empowers leaders and teams to excel by instilling confidence, clarity, and ease in navigating transitions and modern workforce challenges.
She works with diverse clients, including Emerging Leaders, Managers, Senior Directors, Vice Presidents, CEO’s and Partners across various industries globally. Over the years, she’s conducted virtual and in-person training sessions on topics like feedback, emotional intelligence, delegation, coach approach, and conflict resolution to name a few. She’s also authored a book titled “Confidence, Clarity & Ease: A Guide for Emerging Leaders to Thrive.”
Stephanie Tait, PCC
Leveraging recent first-hand leadership and business operating experience as a former Managing Director, and ICF Professional Certified Coach designation since 2010, Stephanie supports senior-level professionals to thrive at work.
Stephanie has a wealth of work experience in diverse, top leadership roles, spanning the Professional Services, Education and Technology sectors. Her experiences range from working as a Senior Consultant for Oliver Wyman and Deloitte, to progressing in a global corporate consulting firm to the company’s Managing Director. In this role, she successfully led the business’ turnaround during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stephanie is a structured, goal and action-oriented coach. She partners with her clients to clarify their leadership aspirations, identify their critical focus areas, design their action plans, and get them to where they want to be. Using her coaching expertise, she creates a safe space for her clients to step back from their conflicting challenges and gain the perspective necessary to take their leadership impact to the next level.
SINIVE SEELY, PCC
As a coach the core values Sinive brings to her coaching practice are connection, authenticity, and courage. She coaches with both backbone and heart. That means she’s not afraid of having the hard conversations. She will both support you and hold you accountable throughout the coaching process to help you reach your goals.
Sinive is passionate about coaching leaders to reach their full potential. Sinive has expertise in coaching and consulting in the fields of learning and development, workforce development and engagement, and organizational development. She has over seventeen years of experience in the public sector both abroad in New Zealand and here in Alberta.
SUSAN MERLI, PCC
In her 20+ year career, Susan has coaching and consulting experience in Human Resources, Talent Management, Engagement, Learning and Development, Small to Mid-Market Entrepreneurship, Productivity, Mindfulness, and Wellness.
She is an alumnus of Wilfrid Laurier University and a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology degree graduate student. Additionally, Susan is a member in good standing with the International Coach Federation and holds certifications as a professional certified coach (PCC) and as a Vedic Educator, certified to teach Ayurveda, Meditation, and Yoga from the Chopra Center for Well-being in California. She is an internationally accredited advanced assessment practitioner and evidence-based coach. She also holds the Certified Employee Benefits Specialist Designation.
Todd Sinclair, PCC
Tom is a highly motivated leader, facilitator, and coach with broad-based experience across industries and levels. He is deeply committed to helping people grow and reach their full potential. Recognizing that we all sometimes get ‘stuck,’ Tom believes that great coaching sessions can unlock the best in each of us.
With a business degree, an ICF PCC certification, and expertise as a Master Trainer in the DISC Model of Human Behaviour, Tom brings a wealth of knowledge to his coaching practice. He firmly believes that people have the ability to achieve more—in their lives, work, and relationships. His approach creates the space for individuals to step into their extraordinary potential and transform their world. Passionate about personal and professional development, Tom is dedicated to helping people become better, achieve the results they seek, and show up as their whole selves in every aspect of life.
Yedda Stancil, PCC
Yedda Stancil, PCC, is a globally recognized executive leadership coach and organizational consultant, ranked in the top 3% of ICF-credentialed coaches worldwide. With over 20 years of experience, she specializes in team coaching, leadership development, and behavior change.
Her holistic approach is rooted in CARE principles—clarity, alignment, resilience, and engagement—helping individuals and organizations thrive.
Certified in multiple modalities—including Team Coaching, StrengthsFinder, and High-Impact Coaching—Yedda integrates narrative coaching, leadership transformation, and unconscious mind work to drive lasting change. An alumna of Coaching Out of the Box®, she deeply understands the impact of structured coaching programs in developing effective leaders.
Her passion lies in supporting high-achieving leaders and teams to build cultures of psychological safety and belonging. Through tailored leadership programs and coaching solutions, she helps organizations align vision, foster engagement, and unlock their full potential—prioritizing people, purpose, and performance.
Our Accreditations: Recognized Excellence in Coaching and Leadership
With 28 years of experience, we are proud to recognize excellence in leadership and coaching development through globally respected accreditations.
We offer ICF-accredited training programs that fulfill the educational requirements for obtaining an ICF Credential.
We are recognized by SHRM to provide Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® and SHRM-SCP®.
