Laura Watson

Laura Watson

Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3A 3V9

ACC

Associate Certified Coach (ACC) is an introductory coaching credential issued by the International Coach Federation (ICF), the world's largest governing body for coaches.

Minimum requirements for ACC credential:

  • 60 hours of coach specific training
  • 10 hours of working with a mentor coach
  • 100 hours of client coaching
  • 8 clients
  • understands and abides by the ICF code of ethics
  • demonstrates advanced skills requirements based on the ICF coaching core competencies
ACC, MSW

Leadership Coach, Business Coach, Life Coach

Have you hit a wall? Are you feeling tired, overwhelmed, pulled in many directions and stressed? Stop coping! We offer the tools and support to get unstuck,and create success in business and in life!

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Gender: Female

Timezone: Mountain Time (US & Canada)
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Coach Details

Our mission: Success without sacrifice!

Our philosophy: We’re all a work in progress

Our core values: confidence, authenticity, balance and fun!

We create: consciousness, confidence, focus and action

We serve progressive business leaders of growing companies who have hit a wall or crossed a tipping point where something’s gotta give in your life and/or business. We provide the tools and support to resolve your immediate crisis and create relief and space for you to shore up and build your platform for success in business and in life.

ABOUT LAURA WATSON

Laura is President of Venture Coaching Inc. and has been coaching business owners since 2004. Laura was 1 of 3 finalists for the 2010 Canadian Coach of the Year Award.

Throughout her coaching practice Laura has assembled a “best of the best” tool kit designed to address the core life and business challenges entrepreneurs face. Venture Coaching clients get unstuck quickly and enjoy accelerated progress.

Testimonial:

“I have found your full life approach toward sorting out my world to be a tremendous benefit to my personal life and my business development. You have helped me target specific issues and goals that I continually work toward. I feel more confident, strong and focused. You have helped me increase my business and asset base.”

Jennifer Taylor, Vice President, Haywood Securities

Connect with Laura:

On Facebook: www.facebook.com/laurawatsons
On Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/laurawatson

Venture Coaching is proud to partner with Accrue Performance Marketing, Step Up Coaching, Gordon Training International and Projecteze Inc.

Personal Information

About Me:

I have always been passionate about helping myself and others to grow personally and professionally. I give my full commitment to my clients and family, as I believe that their success is my success. I am also very active in the coaching community, working to support my fellow coaches to build successful businesses. I believe coaching has tremendous value to offer individuals which, in turn, creates positive change in the world.

I enjoy being an active participant in my husband’s growing business and in the lives of my children as they enter adolescence and learn to become accountable, contributing adults.

Life Purpose:

To role model and help others achieve success without sacrifice!

Why should success in one area of our life mean that we must sacrifice in other areas of life? Why do so many people work so hard building their business while their health, relationships and well-being suffers? It’s because they haven’t figured out a better way…..yet. I am passionate about helping my clients enjoy success in life AND in business, knowing from personal experience that both are possible.

Interests:

Entrepreneurship, Leadership Development, Business Coaching, Parenting, Personal and Professional Development, Water-skiing, Boating, Kayaking, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Ballroom Dancing, Adventure Travel and Sewing.

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Client Testimonials

Testimonials from Laura's clients

""I have more clarity about my business and of my immediate priorities. I know how I sabotage my own success and I have specific tools I can call upon to move myself to a place of personal mastery. I would choose Laura again in a heartbeat, she is an incredible listener and a true professional and master of her craft"."

— Jesseca Alexandra Logan, BA, CNC, Certified Nutritionist and Chef

""All of my greatest breakthroughs both personally and professionally can be attributed to being coached. I have worked with Laura for over 2 years and the step coaching has revolutionized the process. The clarity I have with the step is amazing. ""

— Alyson Theisson, President, Theisson Financial Group

"“For the past 12 years I’ve been diligently working on my business, trying to get it to operate on its own with little involvement from myself. Within 3 months of coaching I came to the realization that I already had all of the elements necessary, I was just afraid to make the leap. This became my reality with the help of Venture Coaching. I’m 34 years old and working 2 days a month.” "

— Shane Nolan, President, Yardworx

"“Working with Laura has exposed me to further options and choices, allowing me to focus on results, accept challenges and maximize successes. Her support as we build from 1 employee to over 10 employees in less than 1 year has been invaluable.”"

— Irene Buchan,? General Manager?, oHotel Suites

" “Laura is a compassionate, insightful coach, who is gently helping me to work through the challenges I face at work. She has become a voice in my head that reminds me to achieve my best, work with my talents and tackle the harder components of the day with more confidence. I feel very grateful that I have had the opportunity to work with her and I would recommend her to anyone who is seeking to be more effective in their career.”"

— J B, IT Resourcing, Agile Recruiting

"“Thank you for your expertise in working with me. Your full life approach toward sorting out my world is a tremendous benefit to my personal life and my business development. You have helped me target specific issues and goals that I continually work toward and step up to. I feel more confident, strong and focused as you shift my thinking to a more positive and direct way to increasing my business and asset base.”"

— Jennifer Taylor, Vice President, Haywood Securities

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Articles written by Laura

Are You Being Effective? 3 Amazing Resources For Improving Your Leadership

Effective leadership stems from an effective "me". Are you performing at your best? Discover your roadblocks and step up your leadership!

Step Up Your Leadership: 4 Key Steps To Giving Great Feedback!

Giving and receiving great feedback can make or break a team and a company! Learn the 4 key steps to improving performance through effective feedback.