Arete Coach 1186 Louis-Samuel Jacques "On Being Grateful, Generous, and Relevant"
- S1E1186
- 59:56
- July 22nd 2024
Welcome to the Arete Coach Podcast, episode 1186, hosted by Severin Sorensen. In this enlightening episode titled "On Being Grateful, Generous, and Relevant," we are honored to have Louis-Samuel Jacques, a TEC Canada Master Chair, CEO Coach, and Speaker with TEC Canada and Vistage Worldwide. Recorded via Zoom on July 1st, 2024, this conversation delves into Jacques' philosophy of gratitude, generosity, and relevance in the realm of executive coaching. Renowned for his expertise in facilitating high-value conversations with CEOs, entrepreneurs, and business leaders, Louis-Samuel Jacques helps them navigate major decisions, ambitions, challenges, and opportunities. This episode offers valuable insights into Jacques' approach to empowering leaders and creating impactful coaching relationships.
Louis-Samuel Jacques, a TEC Canada Master Chair, CEO Coach, and Speaker with TEC Canada and Vistage Worldwide, transitioned from a background in agri-food and environmental economics consulting to management consulting before finding his passion in executive coaching. Since 2018, he has served as a TEC Canada Chair, building five TEC Canada groups and engaging weekly with 30 to 50 CEOs, entrepreneurs, and business leaders. His exceptional performance earned him the Rookie of the Year award in 2020 and the prestigious title of TEC Canada Master Chair. Jacques holds an MBA from Laval University and is known for his keen observation skills and ability to identify universal principles driving success and freedom. His life purpose centers on empowering leaders to create the best places to live on earth, whether in one's own mind and body, home, workplace, community, or country.
In this insightful episode of the Arete Coach Podcast, Louis-Samuel Jacques shares his inspiring journey from consultant to coach. With a background in economics and management consulting, Jacques found his true calling in empowering leaders through high-value conversations. His transition into coaching was not without challenges, as he recalls, "Launching a group takes three months. It takes three months, but only when you understand how to do it." This experience taught him the importance of patience and persistence in building effective leadership groups. Jacques emphasizes clarity over knowledge in his coaching approach, stating, "My north star is clarity. It's not showing up as being intelligent or knowledgeable or whatever." This philosophy guides his interactions with clients, focusing on creating an environment where leaders can thrive and make impactful decisions. He reflects on his personal growth as a coach, admitting, "It's not about me. I can easily be in the way of clarity for my members." This realization has shaped his coaching style, prioritizing being present and asking powerful questions rather than providing ready-made solutions.
Throughout the interview, Jacques reveals his daily mantra: "Every morning I wake up and I tell myself, I remind myself that I want to be grateful. I want to be generous and relevant," which encapsulates his approach to life and coaching. This mindset has profoundly influenced his work, as he aims to empower leaders to create the best places to live on earth, whether in one's own mind, workplace, or community. Jacques views each day as a gift and an opportunity to make a positive impact, reflecting, "To me, every day is not a miracle, but is a gift and I have nothing to lose." His passion for helping others and his commitment to personal growth make Louis-Samuel Jacques a compelling figure in the world of executive coaching, offering valuable insights for both aspiring and experienced coaches alike.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This interview for this episode was recorded on July 1, 2024 via Zoom Video.
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“Arete Coach Podcast" Explores the "Art and Science" of Executive Coaching hosted by Severin Sorensen. The “Arete Coach Podcast" is for executive coaches and anyone considering becoming an executive coach. The podcast is especially valuable to executive coaches who are lifetime learners with deep curiosity about the "art and science" of coaching. In this podcast, the ‘art of coaching’ is explored through engaging interviews with leading executive coaches from diverse backgrounds sharing their individual coaching journeys, learnings, methods, best questions, and situational approaches to executive coaching. Beyond best practices, the podcast will regularly mine research on the ‘science of coaching’ and explores ongoing scientific discoveries and studies looking for what works and why, with an aim to improve the core body of knowledge for executive coaches and the industry. Severin Sorensen has provided over 7,500 hours of paid executive coaching sessions and he holds the following coaching certifications: ICF/ACSTH Certified Executive Coach (CEC), Certified Organizational Development Coach (CODC), Certified Life Coach (CLC); and the IAC: Coach Masteries Practioner. Severin Sorensen has an M.Phil in Economics at King's College, Cambridge University, and undergraduate degrees in Economics and Political Science from the University of Utah.
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Severin Sorensen is host of the Arete Coach Podcast, where he interviews executive coaches and researchers with the aims to celebrate and explore the art and science of executive coaching today.
Severin is a senior executive coach, serial entrepreneur and lifetime learner with a passionate curiosity about people and businesses. Severin is the CEO of ePraxis LLC, a premier level retained search firm that provides executive headhunting, talent selection, and executive coaching. (www.epraxis.com)
Severin is a certified coach with an IAC Masteries Practitioner designation and 800+ hours of ICF/ACSTH and other advanced training in Executive Coaching, Organizational Development, EOS, Life Coaching, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), and Positive Intelligence (PQ). Severin has over 7,500+ hours of paid executive coaching working with high performing executives, owners, and operators of public and private companies throughout North America.Severin's coaching clients include boards of directors, CEOs, Presidents, GMs, COO, CFO, CTO, VP Engineering, VP Talent, and many other positions.
Severin lives in Park City , Utah and his virtual coach practice includes clients throughout the Americas.
From 2010-2018 Severin was a Vistage Chair where he coached three CEO and Key executive groups. In 2011, Severin received the "Rookie of the Year Chair Award" from Vistage. Since 2013, Severin has added international speaking for Vistage, CEO conferences, executive peer groups, and corporations on the topic of identifying and hiring difference making top talent.
In terms of the types of clients coached, Severin has coached new CEOs (with less than 2 years experience), large company executives (e.g., Managing Director of Rio Tinto), numerous high-growth entrepreneurs operating INC 5000 businesses, multi-generational family owned businesses, and primary-equity business owners who are still actively managing their companies. Severin has experience coaching both private and public company executives and their executive teams.
Severin's own coaching practice is tool based, using diagnostics, surveys, and Socratic questioning to get to root issues. You can learn more about Severin at epraxis.com (insights), LinkedIn, Quora, and Twitter. If you think you might be a good fit for executive coaching with Severin, he is happy to give you a free test drive coaching session to see if this would be good for you and your team. You can book a free test-drive 30 min coaching huddle at: calendly.com/epraxis.