Excellent Executive Coaching: Growing Your Business and Enhancing Your Craft.

Excellent Executive Coaching: Growing Your Business and Enhancing Your Craft.

This podcast is for executive coaches and leaders who want to grow their business and enhance their craft in helping leaders excel. Your host Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC is the First Master Certified Coach and founding Board Member of the International Coach Federation in Switzerland. She has served as an adjunct professor at several universities. Katrina coaches leaders around the world and facilitates a mastermind of seasoned international leaders.

Episodes

January 6, 2026 23 mins

Swiss law professor Xavier Oberson discusses with host Dr. Katrina Burrus the experiences and challenges to which he now attributes his successful international law practice.

Who is Xavier Oberson?

Xavier Oberson is a Professor in Swiss and International Tax Law at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. After his studies at the University of Geneva, he obtained his law degree and his Doctorate in 1990.  He then pursued graduate stu...

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Charles de Boissezon is past CEO of Geneva headquartered Hinduja Bank, a Private Bank, and brings with him more than 40 years of International banking experience in London, Hong Kong, New York, Geneva, Chile, and Jersey. Charles is both French and British. He grew up in Vietnam and Hong Kong and spent his formative years in Geneva attending the College de Leman School. He then left for the USA to earn his Bachelor of Science in Bus...

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Have you ever questioned the very nature of existence? Have you wondered how it all started and what secrets the universe holds? For most of us, these matters are beyond our comprehension. And yet, these are questions scientists at CERN - the world's leading research body for particle physics - are currently exploring.

Dr. Heuer discusses with host Dr. Katrina Burrus the experiences and challenges to which he now attributes his suc...

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Maria Gallucci is a multi-award-winning real estate agent and proud CODA (Child of Deaf Adults). Growing up as one of six hearing children raised by Deaf parents, she learned ASL before English and helped her parents buy a home at just 12 years old.

  • How did "Raised in Silence" teach you profound lessons on listening and love?
  • Why do people struggle to connect in a hearing-centered world?
  • What from your childhood inspired you t...
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Andres Lares is the Managing Partner at Shapiro Negotiations Institute and co-author of Persuade: The 4-Step Process to Influence People and Decisions.

  • What is your four-step process to persuade others?
  • Why do people focus on logic rather than emotion?
  • How can you build credibility quickly?
  • When is the right time to go first in negotiations?
  • What are the five main aspects of emotional intelligence?

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Norman Wolfe is the Founder and CEO of Quantum Leaders, Inc., a strategy execution consulting firm focused on transforming businesses to unlock the power of the human spirit.

  • The Living Organization® System emphasizes treating organizations as dynamic, living entities. How does this approach differ from traditional business paradigms, and how does it impact strategy execution?
  • How can leaders create a culture where employees f...
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Loren Greiff is an executive career coach and strategist. She is the founder and president of PortfolioRocket, a career coaching business she started in 2020 to help executives over 40 advance their careers, overcome ageism, and land jobs faster while earning more.

  • Many executives over 40 hear the word "overqualified" in job searches. What does that term really mean?
  • You've said that experience is no longer currency - relevanc...
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Steff Vanhaverbeke is a Lecturer and AI Adoption Coach at Syntra, where she empowers professionals and entrepreneurs to navigate the fast-changing landscape of artificial intelligence.

  • How can professionals develop "cognitive agility" to thrive alongside AI rather than fear being replaced?
  • What are the five human skills that AI can't automate, and why are they crucial for career security?
  • What is an AI Agent?
  • What is the "Supe...
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A parallel entrepreneur, Timothy Totten, runs his legacy family business in the funeral product manufacturing industry, and creates escape games and other team-building activities with his FunVenture partner.

  • Why did you get involved with TEDx?
  • What are the biggest mistakes you've seen hopeful TEDx speakers make?
  • How has landing a TEDx talk changed over the years, and how should people approach the stage today?
  • Besides memoriz...
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Paul Vanderbroeck is an international executive educator and coach. In his leadership development, he uses a transdisciplinary approach, combining leadership theory and diagnostic instruments with history, arts, and theatre.

  • What are the leadership models that you have chosen for your research and why?
  • What can modern leaders learn from Caesar's career, and how does it apply to leaders today?
  • What can modern leaders learn from...
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Mathew Pohl is a former data analytics professional turned small business owner and advocate for organizational growth. He applied the Stages of Growth methodology, achieving a 10x increase in his company's value.

  • What was the driving force behind you becoming an entrepreneur?
  • Tell us about the two seasons of your first business and why those were so different?
  • Why is having a roadmap so important for SMB owners?
  • What is the R...
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Jim Delaney is the Co-Founder and CEO of Traction AI, a go-to-market partner for founders navigating the early stages of growth.

  • What lessons from military leadership carry over into building a high-performing startup team?
  • Why do so many founders struggle with go-to-market execution — and how can they fix it?
  • What does "RevOps" actually mean for an early-stage company?
  • How can a founder align product, marketing, and sales wit...
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Dr. Brian Alman is the world's leading authority on accessing the unconscious mind for healing trauma, resolving stress, and activating inner wisdom.

  • How can you heal trauma without going to therapy?
  • How can we transform an inner critic into a partner?
  • What is the process to meditate with purpose? Awareness, acceptance, and dialogue.
  • Where does the executive stress come from?
  • What is the root cause of difficult behavior?
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For over 27 years, Matt Raad has been helping people escape the 9-to-5 by turning digital assets into real-world freedom. Alongside his wife Liz, he pioneered the strategy of buying, renovating, and selling websites for cash flow—long before the term "digital real estate" became mainstream.

  • Can you discuss the importance of digital marketing in today's business landscape?
  • How do you stay up-to-date with the latest trends and c...
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Ken Miller is a recognized speaker, author, and fundraising strategist whose powerful life story—from Ivy League success to incarceration and redemption—inspires audiences to lead with authenticity, resilience, and purpose.

  • How did your journey from the Ivy League to prison shape your views on resilience and personal transformation?
  • Why were you in prison, and why did you have to learn to have more grace when people came late ...
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Mandy Morris is known for helping leaders, entrepreneurs, and individuals break the hidden emotional patterns that sabotage their success , quickly and effectively. She's an Executive Psychology Coach, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Certified EMDR Clinician, and Co-Founder of soFree.

  • How does unresolved trauma show up in leadership, even when someone appears high-functioning?
  • What role does the nervous system play in h...
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Quang X. Pham is a biotech executive, war veteran, author, speaker, and community leader with a remarkable journey shaped by resilience, service, and entrepreneurship. He made history as the first Vietnamese American to earn naval aviator's wings in the Marine Corps and lead an initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq.

  • How can someone starting as an underdog in this country (this area, this company) succeed?
  • Why did you join th...
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Will Linssen has been named the #1 Leadership Coach by Global Gurus and the #1 Coach Trainer by Thinkers50, and his clients include leaders from Fortune 500 companies, hypergrowth startups, and global institutions like The World Bank and Coca-Cola.

  • What common leadership challenges do you see across cultures and industries?
  • What's one leadership moment that changed the way you coach forever?
  • How do you define and measure succe...
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Kevin McCarthy is the author of the bestselling book, BlindSpots – Why Good People Make Bad Choices, and holds the highest certification recognized globally by the speaking industry, the Certified Speaking Professional.

  • What were the blind spots that led to your downfall, and how can other entrepreneurs recognize similar risks before it's too late?
  • How can self-awareness and emotional intelligence change the trajectory of a bu...
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Bailey Romatoski is the strategic architect of JOYELY's growth and operations, playing a pivotal role in advancing its mission to transform joy into a sustainable, scalable solution for emotional resilience and professional success.

  • How did your experience in data systems inspire your approach to emotional intelligence?
  • Can you explain why traditional emotional intelligence models fall short and how the JQ Emotions Map address...
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