Coaching Stories with Grit

Dr Sam Humphrey

Based on the ground breaking book, Coaching Stories - Flowing and Falling of Being a Coach, guests are invited to share their successes and disappointments of being a coach.

  1. Episode 36 - Claire Palmer

    Jun 3

    Episode 36 - Claire Palmer

    In this episode, Sam's guest is Claire Palmer, an experienced executive coach, award-winning supervisor and long-time advocate for the coaching profession. One of the first ICF members in the UK, she went on to serve on the board and as UK ICF Chapter Chair and her contribution to shaping the early definitions of coaching supervision was recognised with a Contribution to Coaching Supervision award from Coaching at Work. She is also the author of A Little Witch in Waiting, a collection of magical, mystical stories.

    43 min

  2. May 5

    Episode 35 - Natalie Siston

    In this episode, Sam's guest is Natalie Siston a leadership coach, speaker and author of Let Her Out: Reclaim Who You Have Always Been. A former Fortune 100 Coaching Director and current leadership team member at Positive Intelligence, she has helped introduce mental fitness to audiences around the world. Through her coaching and speaking, Natalie helps people reconnect with themselves so they can lead, live, and work with greater clarity, courage and joy.

    43 min
  3. Episode 34 - Hubert Aarts

    Apr 7

    Episode 34 - Hubert Aarts

    In this episode, Sam’s guest is Hubert Aarts. Hubert has had a 35-year career in asset management. As a senior leader, he has gained extensive experience in hiring, managing and supporting people, teams and organisations – experience he hopes will be beneficial to share with others. Hubert passionately believes that personal development is a key focus in helping individuals become stronger, better leaders and coaching training is an important part of that journey.

    35 min
  4. Episode 33 -Professor David Clutterbuck

    Mar 10

    Episode 33 -Professor David Clutterbuck

    In this episode, Sam's guest is Professor David Clutterbuck. David is one of the original pioneers of coaching and mentoring and co-founder of the European Mentoring & Coaching Council, EMCC Master Practitioner and author or co-author of 80 books. He holds visiting academic roles at several universities and has been recognised as a Coaching Legend by Thinkers 50 in 2024 amongst numerous other awards over the decades. David is practice lead for Coaching and Mentoring International Limited - a global network of researcher-trainer-consultants specialising in coaching and mentoring across 100+ countries.

    41 min
  5. Episode 32 - Michelle Lucas

    Feb 4

    Episode 32 - Michelle Lucas

    In this episode, Sam’s guest is Michelle Lucas. Michelle is an established coach and coach supervisor who has run her own business, Greenfields, since 2006. A frequent speaker at Oxford Brookes International Supervision Conference, she has enjoyed challenging some of the myths which have found their way into our coaching supervision community as we have borrowed from our helping profession colleagues. She surprised herself when she discovered the joy of writing, sharing her expertise in the community and has published 4 (soon to be 5) titles relating to coaching supervision and reflective practice with Routledge.

    36 min
  6. Episode 31 - Will Linssen

    Jan 6

    Episode 31 - Will Linssen

    In this episode, Sam’s guest is Will Linssen. Will’s Triple Win Leadership Coaching has a 95% success rate confirmed by coworkers, based on 100,000 leaders coached. Will has been recognized as a LinkedIn Top Executive Coaching Voice, serves as advisor to Harvard Business Review, has been ranked World’s #1 Leadership Coach by Global Gurus (USA), World’s #1 Coach Trainer by Thinkers50 (UK), and has attained the highest accreditation—Master Certified Coach—from the International Coaching Federation (ICF). With 30 years of leadership experience across North America, Asia, and Europe, Will serves as CEO of the Coach Group, the world's most renowned international leadership coaching network.

    39 min
  7. Episode 30 - Katharine St John-Brooks

    12/02/2025

    Episode 30 - Katharine St John-Brooks

    In this episode, Sam’s guest is Katharine St John-Brooks. Katharine loves variety and recently embarked on a fourth career as a thriller writer but her heart, for the past 22 years, has been in coaching. While she was an external executive coach herself, her research interest has always been internal coaching. She says: “I am so full of admiration for people who coach on top of their day jobs. Internal coaches are very special.”

    48 min
  8. Episode 29 - Brian O. Underhill

    11/04/2025

    Episode 29 - Brian O. Underhill

    In this episode, Sam’s guest is Brian O. Underhill, Ph.D. and PCC. Brian is an industry pioneer in the executive coaching field for the past 30 years.  He is the founder and CEO of CoachSource, the world’s largest “pureplay” executive coaching firm, with over 1200 executive coaches.  He’s the co-author of 3 books in the field, numerous articles and is a frequently sought-after public speaker.

    41 min
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Based on the ground breaking book, Coaching Stories - Flowing and Falling of Being a Coach, guests are invited to share their successes and disappointments of being a coach.

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  • Creator
    Dr Sam Humphrey
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Coaching Stories with Grit
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