Holistic Approach to Coaching

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033: A Holistic Approach to Coaching

In this Episode

In this podcast episode, Mark Bixter, Leadership and Mental Health Coach and Trainer, joins host, Rob Lawrence to share how he switched his career from being an actor to a full-time coach. Mark lives by the idea that everyone, regardless of their profession, social status, religion, or race, should be provided with coaching opportunities. Alongside coaching C-Suite executives, Mark focuses on prisoners, youth mental health, and those that would not ordinarily have access to coaching.

You Will Learn

The driving factors that led Mark towards coaching success in just four years
The need for adding diversity to coaching and bringing positive change to the coaching space
The rewards of coaching young people and prisoners

Speaker Bio

Mark Bixter is a Freelance Leadership and Mental Health Coach, who works with Young Women's Trust, Sanctus, Frontline, and Spark Inside. He is aiming to change the "gold-standard" criteria of coaching and provide coaching that is accessible to all. Mark switched his career from actor to a full-time coach in 2020 after working temporarily in a criminal justice charity, his motivation was to support those furthest from power and he soon became Managing Director at Spark Inside.