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Great Chairs are Great Coaches

An immersive and interactive 5-week course that equips Chairs and facilitators with advanced coaching skills. You will learn how to lead conversations that inspire, engage, and transform your members.

Every transformative Chair has one thing in common: they know how to coach.

Every transformative Chair has one thing in common: they know how to coach.

Members engage more deeply when every conversation matters.

Retention rises when members feel both challenged and supported.

Enrollment becomes easy, natural, and effective.

  • Our first session is on September 11, 2026
  • Sessions are Weekly for five weeks
  • We will meet live on Zoom (All sessions recorded for future access)
  • Sessions will take place at 1:00PM ET
  • Each session is two hours long
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Every transformative Chair has one thing in common: they know how to coach.

  • Members engage more deeply when every conversation matters.
  • Retention rises when members feel both challenged and supported.
  • Enrollment becomes easy, natural, and effective.
Register now
  • Our first session is on September 11, 2026
  • Sessions are Weekly for five weeks
  • We will meet live on Zoom (All sessions recorded for future access)
  • Sessions will take place at 1:00PM ET
  • Each session is two hours long

Course Details

What is it?

An immersive and interactive 5-week course that equips Chairs and facilitators with advanced coaching skills. You will learn how to lead conversations that inspire, engage, and transform your members.

Where does it happen?

Live online through Zoom. Every session is face-to-face with Kim and fellow participants, creating a collaborative, high-energy environment.

Who leads it?

The course is taught by Kim Ades, President and Founder of Frame of Mind Coaching® and JournalEngine® Software. Kim, well-known Vistage speaker, has worked with hundreds of leaders and facilitators and knows exactly what it takes to shift from managing meetings to leading transformational coaching conversations.

When is the next cohort?

Our next session begins September 11, 2026. Participants will receive their first homework assignment on September 4, 2026.

What You Will Learn

Everything you need to coach with confidence, clarity, and impact.

  • The 5-step coaching framework top Chairs use in every conversation
  • How to enrol members more effectively, without it feeling like a pitch
  • How to gather relevant data from members before a one on one so you walk in prepared
  • How to ask questions that get past the surface and identify core issues
  • How to get past the bind spots that are limiting your impact as a chair
  • How to avoid coaching mistakes that you are unintentionally making
  • How to build the kind of trust that keeps members in the room
  • How to turn a member's challenges into their next breakthrough
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What You Will Learn

Everything you need to coach with confidence, clarity, and impact.

Sharpen Your Thinking

Apply the thinking strategies of top-performing leaders to inspire your members.

Remove personal and professional barriers that limit your impact as a Chair.

Frameworks That Work

Use a step-by-step coaching framework to guide powerful conversations.

Avoid the most common coaching mistakes and learn how to overcome them.

Conversations That Transform

Lead deep, meaningful one-on-ones that go beyond surface advice.

Identify the real challenges that members face and coach them toward sustainable breakthrough.

Coaching with Confidence

Build depth and intimacy with your members in ways that strengthen loyalty.

Turn perceived weaknesses into strengths and leverage hidden resources.

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The Challenges Chairs Face

Struggling with no-shows or unprepared members

Learn how to create one-on-ones your members can look forward to. When every conversation feels valuable, relevant, and deeply engaging, members show up ready and eager.

Feeling like your coaching has gone stale

Move past advice-giving, tactics, and accountability coaching. Learn a framework that helps you ask sharper questions, cut to the heart of the challenge, and coach with confidence no matter the issue.

Tired of slow enrollment

Experience a slam dunk in your enrollment process every time. Learn how to have conversations that spark interest, build trust fast, and inspire prospective members to say yes with confidence.

Applying the model is making me shift who I should be and where I should stand for my members. It helps me get out of the center — and change my beliefs about how I provide value.

Adrián Edelman, Vistage Chair

What Other Chairs Are Saying

Learning from Kim has been an eye-opener. In a remarkably short time, I’ve adopted new patterns of thinking, uncovered blind spots, and identified the limiting beliefs that were holding me back. These insights are not only personally impactful but also incredibly valuable in my role as Chair. I now feel more equipped to lead effectively, navigate challenges with clarity, and continue to inspire my team with confidence.
Mark Taylor
Mark TaylorMaster Vistage Chair
I’ve been much more mindful and attentive to emotional words during 1-1s and meetings since attending your class. I see the results and it is becoming easier each day. THANK YOU for providing this impactful concise program for the chairs. Single biggest improvement to my performance as a Vistage Chair. How do I know? Because of what the members are saying after 1-1s and after group meetings. Proof enough for me to continue.
Jeannette Hobson
Jeannette HobsonVistage Chair
I took this course last year and found it incredibly valuable. It gave me a deeper appreciation for the discipline of coaching and helped me be more intentional in how I approach my 1-on-1s with members.
Mike Tetreau
Mike TetreauVistage Chair
I think what you've done through our conversations is give me more confidence that I'm on the right track. I've realized I need to focus more on the person than the problem. That shift alone has made a real difference, and this course has given me so much more confidence. I'm truly grateful for that.
Chet Tart
Chet TartVistage Chair
I learned so much about both the art of coaching and, most importantly, being a coach. Kim's teachings helped me make changes to my mindset which has opened a lot of better opportunities for me and my coachees.
Gary Ostermueller
Gary OstermuellerVistage Chair
I took this course last year, and I am still working with its outcomes. It hits hard and goes straight to the core. No fancy ideas, no common places. Practical and deep at the same time. And on top of the content, I got to meet and know amazing people in meaningful conversations. Highly recommended!
Adrián Edelman
Adrián EdelmanVistage Chair
Maybe you coach some type of youth activity and you now think you are a coach. Being an executive coach is a skill set that has to be learned and practiced. Kim Ades and Frame of Mind Coaching, are masters at executive coaching and in the course, you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to REALLY change lives. It was an incredible class and highly recommend it for leaders, coaches, mentors and wanna be coaches.
Jim Bramlett
Jim BramlettVistage Chair
Kim is an exceptional coach and facilitator. Her Frame of Mind workshop introduced a powerful 5-step coaching process that’s helped me deeply understand my members' stories, connect with their emotional experience, and challenge limiting beliefs. This process creates more than just insight—it leads to real transformation in leadership and personal growth. I walked away with practical tools I now use in every 1-on-1 to help members gain clarity, confidence, and take meaningful action
Karen Kemerling
Karen KemerlingCEO Advisor Chair
[After Kim's presentation for my TEC group], we discussed it at length and the overall feedback was very positive. Many placed her as the best presenter we have had this year. Words they used to describe the presentation and Kim included: Very good/Powerful/Knew how to tune into each person/Excels at this/ the 5 Action Steps are a great tool.
Larry Hiles
Larry HilesTEC Regina Chair
Kim Ades provided several powerful coaching insights and tools that clarified the influence of beliefs on behaviour and the #1 role of the leader to align beliefs with goals. Kim also provided a 5 step coaching process that leaders can directly apply to unpack limiting beliefs that are holding back their teams from achieving true high performance.
Andrew Reif
Andrew ReifTEC Canada Chair
Kim totally and absolutely captured the interest of the group. She did a wonderful job of getting my team to engage and learn. It truly surpassed my expectations ─ Kim delivered and my team loved it. I love Kim's storytelling and her connection to my team. I know they needed this and she helped them so much.
Susan Motkaluk
Susan MotkalukTEC Canada CEO & Board Advisor
Kim presented to my CE Group and did a great job. Her expertise as a coach was very apparent and her session was very impactful for my members. I’d highly recommend Kim as a speaker!
Paul Hunt
Paul HuntTEC Canada Chair

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The Details

  • Our first session is on September 11, 2026
  • Sessions are Weekly for five weeks
  • We will meet live on Zoom (All sessions recorded for future access)
  • Sessions will take place at 1:00PM ET
  • Each session is two hours long

$1,800 USD

Sign-up by September 4, 2026

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