Ep 180: Coaching and Growth: Fay Blakey on Training and Accreditation

The path to coaching is different for everyone, and I love learning about each journey. I chatted to Fay Blakey, PCC who is one of our core team here at Optimus to explore how she has developed within the coaching space and her own individual journey. We discuss her passion for people development, mentorship, coaching and supervision. Discover the moments that defined her path, why she passionately values continued training and accreditation, and how she's dedicated her career to breaking down the barriers that hold people back from unleashing their full potential. 

Here are the Highlights:

04:40 We're more than our job roles.

08:11 How she switched paths into what she does now 

12:11 Being inspired in a mastermind to learn coaching 

15:14 Coaching is about growth and realising your full potential.

18:33 Connecting with purpose helps us to find meaning.

23:06 Mindset shifts are crucial for coaching and growth.

25:12 Enjoying coaching supervision; deeper, transformational client work.

About Ruth Kudzi:

Ruth is the founder of Optimus Coaching Academy and a well respected and successful coach, speaker and author who has worked across sectors including leadership, career and more recently business and mindset. She has over 10,000 coaching hours and has completed hundreds of hours of training and coaching supervision. Ruth is a MCC level coach with the ICF and is our course director and CEO. Prior to becoming a coach Ruth was a senior leader in education.

Find out more here: https://ruthkudzi.com/

Book:How to Feel Better: 4 Steps to Self-Coach Your Way to a Happier More Authentic You eBook : Kudzi, Ruth: Amazon.co.uk: Books 

Connect with Ruth:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ruthkudzi2/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruthkudzi/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ruthkudzicoach

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthkudzi/ 

About Optimus Coach Academy:

Optimus offers best in class coaching training for individuals and corporates.

If you want to know more about what we offer: https://optimuscoachacademy.com/coach-training 

We also offer business support as standard at Optimus, find out more here: https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/

Connect with Optimus Coach Academy on Social Media:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/optimuscoachacademy/ 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/optimuscoachacademy 

About Fay Blakey

Fay's background is in People, Workforce & Business Development and Performance Improvement. She’s worked with businesses of various sizes over a variety of sectors, led teams, and multi-million-pound projects. She’s supported clients through the Foot & Mouth crisis of 2001, the financial crash of 2008, and most recently, Covid. Fay is a PCC-accredited ICF coach and an accredited Senior Practitioner and Supervisor with the EMCC. Alongside working at Optimus Coach Academy as a trainer, mentor, supervisor and assessor, she works with organisations, leaders and business owners to cultivate culture, lead