ICF Edmonton upcoming events

Neuroscience of Trigger Management (12 Nov 2026)

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 21:30:00 GMT

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This Event Awards 1.0 Core Competency and 0.5 Resource Development CCEUs. Participants must attend live to be eligible for CCEUs.

Date: November 12, 2026

Time: 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm MST | 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm EST

Tickets: ICF Members: $28 CAD | ICF Premium Members: Free | Non-Members: $35 CAD

In this presentation, Neuroscientist Dr. Kelly Kent and Hayden Lee MCC will help coaches explore the neuroscience of triggers, how to manage them effectively, and how to implement this information into coaching sessions.

Coaches will learn the neuroscience behind emotional triggers and a practical coaching framework for introducing neuroscience concepts into coaching conversations. Participants will explore why emotional humility is the foundation of effective emotional management, understand the interconnected relationship between emotion and intellect, and discover why this integration is essential for creating lasting awareness and change in coaching.

3 Learning Objectives:

Identify the neuroscience underlying emotional triggers in coaching conversations.
Explore a practical framework for introducing neuroscience concepts into coaching sessions.
Examine why emotional humility is foundational to effective emotional management.

About the Speakers

Kelly Kent, PhD.

Kelly Kent is a neuroscientist that connects her passion for the brain with all of her work, including as a school board member, corporate creativity consultant, business-owner, speaker, and her hardest job of them all, parent.

Since she completed her Ph.D. in the molecular mechanisms of stroke recovery in 2011, Kelly has been taking her experience and expertise garnered at higher educational institutions and applying them to the real world around her. While on the one hand, Kelly was pursuing her post-graduate work in autism at the University of Southern California, she was also simultaneously teaching and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. Kelly taught psychology undergraduate students at Moorpark College in Simi Valley and currently teaches neurobiology to psychotherapy graduate students at Antioch University in Culver City.

The application of neuroscience to everyday life became her primary focus when Kelly co-founded adaptED Consultants. Through adaptED, Kelly has grown a company that uses neuroscience to provide tools to drive individual and organizational growth. This is accomplished by aligning corporate work cultures with how the brain functions optimally, training leaders to manage with the brain in mind and helping organizations determine their own “brain-based” best practices.

Realizing the important role that coaches play in the organizational development and professional development world, Kelly approached Master Certified Coach, Hayden Lee to propose a neuroscience of coaching training program. With recognition of the value each respective field plays in enhancing human and organizational potential, Master Mind Institute was born.

Hayden Lee, MCC

Hayden Lee is a Master Certified Executive Leadership Coach, holding the highest credential possible in the professional coaching industry. He co-founded Master Mind Institute, a partnership with neuroscientists to merge brain science and professional coaching to more effectively serve leaders and organizations.

Seen as an industry expert and chosen as one of the “Top 20 Best Coaches in Los Angeles,” by Expertise.com, Hayden works with high-achieving executives, senior leaders, and their teams who are ready to make the changes needed for exponential growth in their personal and professional lives. He has coached leaders and teams from top companies like Google, X the Moonshot Factory, Meta, TikTok, Lyft, Cloud Imperium Games, FanDuel, Match.com, and many more.

He is an international Enneagram master coach and uses the Enneagram system to embolden executives and their teams to go from good to extraordinary. He is on the faculty at Integrative Enneagram Solutions and Leadership Education for Asian Pacific’s (LEAP). Hayden co-created the ICF-accredited course, Information for Transformation: The Neuroscience of Coaching. He is on the Advisory Board at Coach Training EDU, an ICF-accredited institution, where he co-created the Executive Life Coach Training Program.

As a highly sought-after speaker, trainer and facilitator, he has spoken at or led trainings at TEDx, UC Berkeley, National Association of Asian American Professionals, Nielsen, CAUSE, Association of Talent Development, the International Enneagram Conference in Cape Town, South Africa and many more.

Recognizing the Air We Breathe: Cultural Safety in Executive and Team Coaching (19 Nov 2026)

Thu, 19 Nov 2026 20:30:00 GMT

Participants must attend live to be eligible for CCEUs.

Date: November 19, 2026

Time: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm MST

Tickets: ICF Members: $20 CAD | ICF Premium Members: $0 CAD | Non-Members: $35 CAD

How might we consider "normal" and "good" shape how we see, listen, and support our coaching partners?

As coaches, like every other human being, we enter every relationship carrying our own histories, identities, assumptions, privileges, and ways of understanding the world. While coaching is often positioned as a neutral and empowering practice, it is not separate from the influence of culture, power, and social systems. The questions we ask, the perspectives we validate, and the changes we encourage are shaped by the worldviews we bring into the coaching relationship.

In this reflective and interactive workshop, participants will explore the concept of cultural safety and what it asks of us as coaches. Moving beyond cultural awareness and good intentions, this session invites coaches to consider how neutrality may not be neutral when we live and work in an unjust, prejudiced world.

Together, we will explore the assumptions and beliefs we carry into our coaching practice, examine how power dynamics may show up in both individual and team coaching relationships, and identify ways to create conditions where coaching partners from diverse backgrounds can participate fully, safely, and authentically.

Participants will:

Develop a deeper understanding of cultural safety and distinguish it from cultural awareness and cultural sensitivity, including its relevance to coaching practice.
Reflect on their own cultural assumptions, biases, and worldviews, and examine how these may influence their coaching practice.
Identify concrete actions they take to create conditions for cultural safety.

About the Speaker - Huong Bui, MA, PCC

Huong Bui, MA, PCC is the co-founder of KaleidoWork, a coaching and consulting company that helps purpose-driven leaders and teams build more effective and sustainable ways of working. As a coach, Huong's approach is grounded in curiosity, compassion, and the belief that meaningful growth begins with creating spaces where people feel safe to learn, reflect, and take actions. Huong recently completed a Master of Arts in Executive and Organizational Coaching from Royal Roads University.

Her master's research explored cultural safety in executive and team coaching practice through the lens of analytic autoethnography, drawing on her lived experience as an immigrant, coach, and organizational development practitioner. Through this work, she invites coaches to become more aware of the "air we breathe" by examining the assumptions, norms, and experiences that quietly shape our coaching practice.

End-of-Year Celebration (8 Dec 2026)

Tue, 08 Dec 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Join fellow coaches for an in-person gathering and celebrate the upcoming holidays and meet your 2026 Board Members!

Connect with new friends and enjoy the company of our encouraging and supportive community!

Cost: Free for ICF Edmonton Members

Date: December 8, 2026 | Drop-in anytime between 5:30 - 8:30 pm

Location: Lore Pizza (17850 106A Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5S 1V3

Lots of great food will be provided! Drinks available for purchase.

Holiday wear, festive sweaters, etc. are welcome!

We look forward to welcoming and hosting all members, new and seasoned!

Their Map, Their Investment: Leveraging Language to Facilitate Client Growth (9 Dec 2026)

Wed, 09 Dec 2026 20:30:00 GMT

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This Event Awards 1.5 Core Competency CCEUs. Participants must attend live to be eligible for CCEUs.

Date: December 9, 2026

Time: 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm ABT | 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm EST

Tickets: ICF Members: $30 CAD | ICF Premium Members: Free | Non-Members: $45 CAD

Words have the power to shape not only our perception of reality, but also how we engage with the world around us. In this 90-minute experiential workshop, attendees will explore how the vocabulary coaches and clients use can foster a spirit of curiosity and action. Ultimately, the goal with our clients is to co-create an accessible map they’re excited to use, not an overwhelming obstacle course they’re never able to start.

Participants will experiment with techniques to help clients strategically choose what to put on their map. They’ll learn to harness language as a tool for cultivating a more proactive, goal-oriented mindset, and for helping clients recognize blind spots and gaps in their planning. A central theme of this workshop is that facilitating client growth isn't a checkbox confined to the final minutes — it runs through every part of a coaching conversation, drawing on the full range of ICF core competencies.

Learning Objectives:

Identify opportunities to facilitate growth throughout the entire arc of client conversations
Implement techniques to help clients create a robust plan for post-session activation
Transform action planning into an experience that drives motivation

About the Speakers

Dina Venezky, PhD, PCC-ACTC, BCC

Dina Venezky, PhD, PCC-ACTC, BCC, is a leadership coach who helps curious people and teams navigate the relational dynamics that shape their work and lives. She partners with clients to reflect on how their strengths and narratives can lead to greater fulfillment. With diverse expertise spanning senior communications roles at Smith College, Stanford GSB Executive Education, and the USGS Volcano Hazards Program, plus experience in data analytics consulting, marketing, HR, and entrepreneurship, Dina brings a multifaceted perspective to her coaching practice. Dina earned her PhD from Brown University, where she studied volcanoes and investigated innovative approaches to knowledge sharing. https://www.sparklingleaders.com/

Laura Reid, PCC

Laura Reid, PCC, Certified MentorCoach®, Professional Certified ADHD Coach, transforms stress into curiosity. She loves helping people live more intentionally, and work with – rather than against – the way they’re wired. Laura studied what makes people tick at Stanford, both from the inside out and through the lens of group dynamics (BA Psychology, MA Sociology). She loves exploring the stories we tell ourselves (consciously or unconsciously), and how they shape the way we engage with life. Laura partners with clients to untangle the web of interconnected factors preventing progress, and to create a new, resonant narrative that will propel them forward. www.resonantlivingcoaching.com

The Resonant Coach: A Focused Refresh of Listening Foundations and Competency 6 (21 Jan 2027)

Thu, 21 Jan 2027 20:00:00 GMT

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This Event Awards 1.5 Core Competency CCEUs. Participants must attend live to be eligible for CCEUs.

Date: January 21, 2027

Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm MST | 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EST

Tickets: ICF Members: $35 CAD | ICF Premium Members: Free | Non-Members: $49 CAD

In this interactive session, participants will revisit the essentials of Active Listening and explore how these foundations directly impact the coaching relationship. Drawing upon the presenter’s experience in coaching and education, this session will clarify the common barriers to effective listening and highlight why deep listening is so vital to coaching success.

This session will also include a practical look at how ICF Competency 6 shows up in real-world conversations, identifying the small shifts that turn regular hearing into truly transformational listening. Through quick breakouts and lighthearted exercises, coaches will have the opportunity to align with these markers and sharpen their existing skills in a high-energy environment.

This is an educational, reflective, and experiential session designed to support coaches in refreshing their core skills, regardless of their current level of experience.

3 Leaning Objectives:

Align their coaching practice with ICF Competency 6 markers, specifically focusing on the subtle shifts that move a conversation from simple hearing to transformational listening.

Differentiate between "functional hearing" and "transformational listening," identifying the specific behaviors that move a coach beyond simple information gathering toward deeper resonance.

Cultivate an adaptive coaching mindset by using lighthearted, high-energy interaction to overcome common listening barriers and maintain presence in a virtual environment.

About the Speaker

Shachi Patel, PCC

Shachi Patel, PCC, is the founder of SETU Coaching & Consulting. With SETU meaning "bridge" in Sanskrit, she proudly serves as a bridge between her clients' technical expertise and leadership excellence. Drawing on over three decades of leadership in technology and healthcare, she leverages her engineering, program, and people management background to help STEM professionals and women in tech thrive in complex environments. Her coaching, training, and specialized workshops focus on helping leaders navigate pivotal career changes and transitions through a creative, compassionate, and courageous approach.

With global experience spanning NORAM, EMEA, and APAC, Shachi offers a diverse approach to leadership development, change management, and strategic influence. As a Mentor Coach at UC Davis, she integrates a decade of coaching expertise to develop the next generation of coaches, helping them transform technical proficiency into coaching excellence.