STaR Coach Show

The STaR Coach Show was created for professional coaches. Whether you are an Executive Coach, a Life Coach, a Business Coach or perhaps considering whether you would like to become a coach the show was created for you. STaR Coaches is all about sharing Strategies, Tools and Resources about the field of coaching. Authors, speakers, successful coaches and industry leaders will share their expertise and wisdom in many different areas-business building, skills sets, internal coaching, external coaching, frameworks and so much more. Each show will run between 20 to 40 minutes and can be accessed on your mobile devices so that you can listen while you exercise, commute, cook, clean, relax or whatever works for you. Each week every show will offer new insights, wisdom and advice that come from our guests; their stories, journeys and experiences. Tap into the learning to expand your coaching horizons. About the host: Meg Rentschler an Executive and Mentor Coach is the host of the STaR Coach Show. She has been working with others to make positive changes in their lives for over 30 years first as a psychotherapist working with couples, individuals and families. Then transitioning into Executive Coaching with a deep commitment to work within organizational environments to help leaders maximize their abilities and the abilities of those they lead to create healthier work environments with more effective communication, productivity and overall well-being.

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  505: The 5 C's of Difficult Conversations

  Aug 12, 202636 min

  What is your top leadership challenge? A recent informal study gathered data from 23,000 HR professionals, and they identified difficult conversations and feedback as their top leadership challenge. Today’s guest walks us through each of the 5 C’s of difficult conversations. Join us to learn how to ready your mindset for difficult conversations so you can thrive as a coach and leader! Maren Perry is the founder and CEO of Arden Coaching, a B2B leadership development firm she started in New York in 2007, when coaching was a largely unknown field. Today, Arden is a national firm of 40-plus Professional and Master Certified Coaches serving CHROs, VPs of HR, and directors of leadership and development at mid-market organizations across engineering, construction, finance, healthcare, and tech. Some of their clients include Kaiser Permanente, Microsoft, Mars/Wrigley, ZipRecruiter, BetMGM, and JLL. With a background in cognitive science and thousands of coaching hours at the senior executive level, Maren and her team specialize in developing technically brilliant people into leaders who build high-performing teams. Show Highlights: Maren’s journey to clarity about the real problem in having difficult conversations for HR professionals The truth: People are desperate for feedback. (and it’s kind to offer feedback!) The 5 C’s to prepare for difficult conversations: Courage–Have difficult conversations, even when you are fearful about it. Clear–Clear yourself of stories (that might be true or untrue) and emotions first. Collaborative–This mindset is to “sit on the same side of the table.” Certain–Go into the conversation with clarity and certainty, not stubbornness. Curious–Curiosity is key for coaches and leaders; leave space to be wrong. Transformations in using the 5 C’s framework A key takeaway from Maren: “Practice the 5 C’s of difficult conversations. No one gets better without practicing.” Resources: Connect with Maren Perry: Website and LinkedIn Connect with Meg: Explore our mentor program! Now enrolling for Fall 2026! Click here for more information! Learn more about the STaR Coach Community . We would love for you to join us! Explore past episodes and other resources at www.STaRcoachshow.com . Mentioned in this episode: Mentor Program If you're working toward your ACC or PCC credential, or if it's time to recertify your ACC mentor, coaching isn't just a requirement on a checklist. It's one of the most transformative investments you can make in yourself and your coaching. I've taught or mentored over 2000 coaches, and I hear the same thing again and again. I came because I had to, and I am so glad that I did. Coaches tell me they walk away with renewed energy, deeper confidence and a community of peers who genuinely support each other. Here's what you need to know right now. Mentor coaching must span a minimum of three months, so the time to start is not when your credential is just about to expire. And if you complete your hours in 2026, you get ahead of the upcoming ICF changes, which means peace of mind along with skill development. My fall cohort is already filling up. Every group is capped at ten. It's small, personal, and powerful. If you've been waiting for the right time, this is it. So head over to Star Coach Show. That’s https://starcoachshow.com/mentor/ to grab your spot or to learn more. I'd love to work with you. Now, let's get into today's show.

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  504: Metaphors are Idea Containers with Lyssa deHart, MCC

  Aug 5, 202644 min

  Metaphors matter and, whether intentional or not, they exist in every coaching conversation. The metaphorical images we use have a strong impact on our clients’ brains, and we need to understand the neuroscience behind this power. Today’s guest explains how we work with the client’s own metaphor rather than quietly replacing it with our own, and we explore a simple shift in language that can change how you think about the people you coach. Lyssa deHart is an author, master coach trainer, YouTube educator, and host of The Coaching Studio Podcast . Her books include StoryJacking: Change Your Inner Dialogue, Transform Your Life , the Reflective Coach , Light Up: The Science of Coaching with Metaphors , and Sticky Outcomes! at the Intersection of Coaching, Neuroscience, & Lasting Impact . Lyssa is a recovering therapist, Confidence Coach, Certified Mentor Coach, Coaching SUPERVision Partner, ICF PCC Assessor, and coaching educator. She guides and empowers professional coaches to enhance their client outcomes through deep listening, client-led approaches, and fostering a partnership that empowers their clients. In all her work, she is committed to improving the coaching community by enhancing the quality and impact of the coach-client relationship. Show Highlights: Using the client’s own metaphors to listen and make them feel heard Getting curious with directionality about metaphors in conversation Metaphors are idea containers–structures in language to describe an experience. (Metaphors are the language of people!) Guard against extraneous cognitive load unnecessarily in client conversations. (Don’t change the client’s language.) The neuroscience behind visual language Next steps for coaches who want to partner with clients in metaphorical language Resisting the urge to bring your own metaphor into the coaching conversation with “the thinker” (your client) Replacing “client/coachee” language with “thinker” and understanding the deeper meaning Lyssa’s key takeaway: “Start noticing metaphors in every conversation, and be curious about them.” Resources: Connect with Lyssa deHart: Website , LinkedIn , Learning Academy , YouTube , The Coaching Studio Podcast , StoryJacking: Change Your Inner Dialogue, Transform Your Life , the Reflective Coach , Light Up: The Science of Coaching with Metaphors , and Sticky Outcomes! at the Intersection of Coaching, Neuroscience, & Lasting Impact . Connect with Meg: Explore our mentor program! Now enrolling for Fall 2026! Click here for more information! Learn more about the STaR Coach Community . We would love for you to join us! Explore past episodes and other resources at www.STaRcoachshow.com . Mentioned in this episode: Mentor Program If you're working toward your ACC or PCC credential, or if it's time to recertify your ACC mentor, coaching isn't just a requirement on a checklist. It's one of the most transformative investments you can make in yourself and your coaching. I've taught or mentored over 2000 coaches, and I hear the same thing again and again. I came because I had to, and I am so glad that I did. Coaches tell me they walk away with renewed energy, deeper confidence and a community of peers who genuinely support each other. Here's what you need to know right now. Mentor coaching must span a minimum of three months, so the time to start is not when your credential is just about to expire. And if you complete your hours in 2026, you get ahead of the upcoming ICF changes, which means peace of mind along with skill development. My fall cohort is already filling up. Every group is capped at ten. It's small, personal, and powerful. If you've been waiting for the right time, this is it. So head over to Star Coach Show. That’s https://starcoachshow.com/mentor/ to grab your spot or to learn more. I'd love to work with you. Now, let's get into today's show.

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  503: Thriving without Social Media with Polly Pollock

  Jul 29, 202647 min

  Do you feel pressured to post on social media daily to keep your coaching business alive? Visibility in coaching doesn't depend on daily social media posts. There is an alternative: collaborative visibility strategies that create evergreen, compounding results instead of content with a 24-hour shelf life. Today’s conversation draws a clear line between marketing and coaching, unpacking a full visibility-to-client ecosystem of getting seen in the right adjacent spaces, using a genuine lead magnet to build an email community, and nurturing that community into coaching clients without relying on sales tactics. Ready to change your thinking about visibility as a coach? Join us to learn more about thriving in your space without being enslaved to daily social media posts. Polly Pollock is a speaker, published author, and the founder of Neuropreneur Rising . She mentors coaches with ADHD and busy brains toward capacity-conscious marketing, redefining consistency as regular, intentional action toward a specific result rather than a daily habit. To sum it up, Polly’s philosophy is that weekly intention matters more in marketing than the daily social media grind. Show Highlights: Challenging your thinking around consistency Three filters for choosing a visibility strategy: niche-specific spaces, alignment with your strengths, and honoring your real-life capacity Focus on collaborative visibility: podcast appearances, guest teaching/speaking, and leading workshops. Time management strategies: use time blocking and replace worn-out marketing strategies with high-leverage activities that align with your unique strengths “We have the hardest time with consistency in doing something we hate. If we enjoy it, it’s easier to be consistent.” Polly’s best tip for getting started with podcast guesting: Make sure you know exactly who your ideal client is and what podcasts they are listening to. (Find the space where you can resonate with those who need what you are offering.) Pitching without AI: Authentic, researched pitches that lead with value win over generic, templated outreach. Leading with value is the most important starting point in business, marketing, and sales. Strategically using lead magnets to build your email community (“Give before you get.”) Understanding the visibility-to-client ecosystem in today’s world Polly’s key takeaway: “Send one pitch to a podcast, company, or community in which you want to teach and share value.” Resources: Connect with Polly Pollock: Website , Instagram , and The Anti-Social Marketing Kit (FREE with code “STAR”) Connect with Meg: Explore our mentor program! Now enrolling for Fall 2026! Click here for more information! Learn more about the STaR Coach Community . We would love for you to join us! Explore past episodes and other resources at www.STaRcoachshow.com . Mentioned in this episode: Mentor Program If you're working toward your ACC or PCC credential, or if it's time to recertify your ACC mentor, coaching isn't just a requirement on a checklist. It's one of the most transformative investments you can make in yourself and your coaching. I've taught or mentored over 2000 coaches, and I hear the same thing again and again. I came because I had to, and I am so glad that I did. Coaches tell me they walk away with renewed energy, deeper confidence and a community of peers who genuinely support each other. Here's what you need to know right now. Mentor coaching must span a minimum of three months, so the time to start is not when your credential is just about to expire. And if you complete your hours in 2026, you get ahead of the upcoming ICF changes, which means peace of mind along with skill development. My fall cohort is already filling up. Every group is capped at ten. It's small, personal, and powerful. If you've been waiting for the right time, this is it. So head over to Star Coach Show. That’s https://starcoachshow.com/mentor/ to grab your spot or to learn more. I'd love to work with you. Now, let's get into today's show.

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  502: Culture Isn’t a Poster on the Wall

  Jul 22, 202627 min

  “Organizational culture doesn’t come from words on the wall, but culture depends on what gets rewarded, what gets tolerated, and what gets quietly punished when nobody is watching the wall.” In this solo episode, Meg Rentschler explores why organizations often act against their stated values when under pressure. Meg defines culture through practices that are modeled and measured, offering coaches five diagnostic questions closely related to the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership. She shares a client story, along with a “Say-Do Audit” tool to identify whether company values are genuinely lived or simply fiction. Join us to learn more! Show Highlights: A working definition of culture that makes sense See the gap and close the gap. Five questions and how they match with the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership: “What happened the last time someone on this team disagreed with a decision publicly?” (This aligns with “Enable others to ask questions.”) “What’s something everyone on this team knows is true, but no one says aloud?” (This exposes the “Model the way” failure.) “Regarding the last person promoted here, what behavior got them promoted?” (This is a “Challenge the process” question in disguise.) “When was the last time this team missed a deadline or made a mistake? What happened next?” (This tests the “Encourage the heart” practice.) “If a brand new employee shadowed this team for one week, what would they conclude actually matters here?” (This is an “Inspire to shared vision” check.) Client examples from Meg about innovation vs. compliance “Your highest value in organizational culture work is not as a mural painter but as a mirror.” How to use the “Say-Do Audit” of an organization’s stated values The key is to let the team recognize and sit with the gap before moving to action. Resources: Connect with Meg Explore our mentor program! Now enrolling for Fall 2026! Click here for more information! Learn more about the STaR Coach Community . We would love for you to join us! Explore past episodes and other resources at www.STaRcoachshow.com . Mentioned in this episode: Mentor Program If you're working toward your ACC or PCC credential, or if it's time to recertify your ACC mentor, coaching isn't just a requirement on a checklist. It's one of the most transformative investments you can make in yourself and your coaching. I've taught or mentored over 2000 coaches, and I hear the same thing again and again. I came because I had to, and I am so glad that I did. Coaches tell me they walk away with renewed energy, deeper confidence and a community of peers who genuinely support each other. Here's what you need to know right now. Mentor coaching must span a minimum of three months, so the time to start is not when your credential is just about to expire. And if you complete your hours in 2026, you get ahead of the upcoming ICF changes, which means peace of mind along with skill development. My fall cohort is already filling up. Every group is capped at ten. It's small, personal, and powerful. If you've been waiting for the right time, this is it. So head over to Star Coach Show. That’s https://starcoachshow.com/mentor/ to grab your spot or to learn more. I'd love to work with you. Now, let's get into today's show.

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  501: The Capacity Gap: Impact vs. Effort

  Jul 15, 202642 min

  Today’s guest introduces us to the concept of capacity: the gap between the effort someone puts in and the impact they get out. You’ll learn why capacity isn’t a fixed container, like a gas tank or battery, but a nervous-system bandwidth that is completely trainable. You’ll discover how a coach’s own dysregulation bleeds into the coaching relationship through nervous system co-regulation, and why two clients can present with identical stated goals. At the same time, one is ready for strategy and the other needs nervous system regulation first, and how coaches can learn to read “the thing beneath the thing.” Join us for practical strategies, a “feel-think-do” framework, and the path to your free capacity report card self-assessment. Dr. Lizette Warner is a keynote speaker and leadership capacity expert who helps organizations solve the effort-to-impact disconnect so they can build cultures where people make a bigger impact with less effort, while increasing engagement and retention. With a PhD. in Biomedical Engineering, 20+ years of executive leadership experience in science and health technology, and certification as a Master Certified Coach through the ICF, Lizette sits at a rare intersection of scientific precision, executive credibility, and embodied transformation. Her Hashimoto’s diagnosis, an autoimmune condition she now understands as her body’s response to years of unregulated performance, was the turning point that reoriented everything she knew about achievement and performance. Today, she speaks at corporate conferences, leadership retreats, and executive events on topics including leadership under pressure, high-performance culture, decision-making, and workplace resilience. Show Highlights: Understanding effort, impact, and capacity Finding the value in data and measurement Capacity defined: the gap between your effort and impact (the wider the gap, the better) The coach’s capacity shows up in the coaching space (How much more is possible?) As a coach, where is your “ceiling”? (How can you lower the “noise”?) Lizette’s Feel-Think-Do framework to “lower the noise” Helping our clients become more aware of their ceiling. Signs to listen for from your clients so you can take the right approach Lizette’s free tool, the Capacity Report Card Lizette’s biggest takeaway: “Capacity is your nervous system’s bandwidth; it’s not fixed, but it’s trainable.” Resources: Connect with Dr. Lizette Warner: Website , LinkedIn , Power, Poise, and Presence book , Free Capacity Report Card , and Episode 339 with Dr. Lizette Warner. Connect with Meg: Explore our mentor program! Now enrolling for Fall 2026! Click here for more information! Learn more about the STaR Coach Community . We would love for you to join us! Explore past episodes and other resources at www.STaRcoachshow.com . Mentioned in this episode: Mentor Program If you're working toward your ACC or PCC credential, or if it's time to recertify your ACC mentor, coaching isn't just a requirement on a checklist. It's one of the most transformative investments you can make in yourself and your coaching. I've taught or mentored over 2000 coaches, and I hear the same thing again and again. I came because I had to, and I am so glad that I did. Coaches tell me they walk away with renewed energy, deeper confidence and a community of peers who genuinely support each other. Here's what you need to know right now. Mentor coaching must span a minimum of three months, so the time to start is not when your credential is just about to expire. And if you complete your hours in 2026, you get ahead of the upcoming ICF changes, which means peace of mind along with skill development. My fall cohort is already filling up. Every group is capped at ten. It's small, personal, and powerful. If you've been waiting for the right time, this is it. So head over to Star Coach Show. That’s https://starcoachshow.com/mentor/ to grab your spot or to learn more. I'd love to work with you. Now, let's get into today's show.

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