(VIRTUAL) Innovate and Elevate: What’s Next for Marketing Growth-Oriented Coaching Practices
Discover how to build a powerful personal brand, implement cutting-edge strategies, and leverage AI-driven innovations to elevate your coaching practice.
Join us for Innovate and Elevate: What’s Next for Marketing Growth-Oriented Coaching Practices, an inspiring hybrid event hosted by the ICF NYC Chapter and NYU SPS. This groundbreaking experience brings together forward-thinking coaches, marketers, and business professionals to explore innovative marketing strategies and the future of personal branding in a rapidly evolving landscape.
In today’s competitive environment, a strong personal brand is more than an asset; it’s necessary. Your brand is your story, authenticity, and the foundation for meaningful connections with your audience. This event will empower you with cutting-edge insights into crafting a brand that feels genuine while leveraging innovation to expand your reach and impact. Together with experts from NYU SPS Marketing, we’ll uncover how to embrace creativity, authenticity, and technology for sustainable growth.
Gain actionable strategies to navigate the latest trends in branding, harness AI-powered tools for more innovative marketing, and develop a forward-thinking approach to building your practice. Hear personal stories from industry leaders about discovering and amplifying their authentic voices to achieve lasting success.
Highlights include:
– Keynote Address: Gain insights from one of the most influential voices in professional coaching on the future of growth and branding.
– Expert Panel Discussion: Learn how to harness the latest trends in branding, marketing strategies, and technology—especially AI—while staying authentic.
– Engage in live polls and Q&A for a personalized experience.
– Personal Stories: Hear inspiring journeys of building authentic brands that align with your values and attract ideal clients.
– Interactive Discussions: Connect with peers in roundtable conversations and virtual breakout rooms to deepen the dialogue and exchange actionable ideas.
– Networking Opportunities: In-person attendees can mingle with like-minded professionals during a lively networking hour including light fare and drinks.
Save your spot today and take the first step toward building a brand that feels as authentic as it is impactful!
CCE’s [Virtual Livestream Attendance] 1.5 TOTAL CCEs, including 0.25 Core Competency and 1.25 Resource Development
About our Speakers:
Manbir Kaur, MCC, is an Executive and Leadership Coach with 28+ years of tech industry experience, partnering with senior leaders and business owners to become transformational leaders who drive meaningful impact. Recognized as one of the 15 visionary C-Suite coaches by US Reporter, she is known for helping tech leaders embrace a human mindset, build genuine connections, and develop conversational intelligence.
With over 12,000 coaching hours, Manbir has created impactful frameworks like the HUMAN Leadership framework, enabling leaders to align, inspire, and engage teams in a VUCA world. Her corporate background includes leading global teams and customer-facing roles at Fiserv, Open Solutions, and Oracle India.
Manbir is an ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC), Conversational Intelligence Practitioner, Positive Intelligence Coach, and Team Coach. She has authored two books: Get Your Next Promotion and Are You The Leader You Want To Be? An Executive MBA graduate from IIM Kolkata with an MCA, she has served as Director of Education & Research at ICF Delhi/NCR and is currently Chair of ICF’s Professional Coaches Global Board
Matthew Swayers is a business founder, teacher, author, mentor, and strategic consultant.
Matthew has been teaching graduate courses in marketing and strategic communication at NYU School of Professional Studies since 2018. He also teaches at Columbia University.
Matthew has held senior management for companies including BIC, Snapple Beverages, Digitas, and Pitney Bowes. He received several industry awards, including Gold and Silver EFFIE Awards, and recognition from The Wall Street Journal for innovative marketing. Currently, Matthew is the Managing Director of USAccelerator, a consultancy specializing in market
intelligence and U.S. expansion strategy.
Matthew has been featured in interviews with CNBC, Chief Executive, Financial Times, and the UK’s Monocle. His book, “Make It In America – How International Companies and Entrepreneurs Can Successfully Enter and Scale in U.S. Markets,” was published by Wiley in December 2022. In December 2024, he spoke at FT’s Investing in America conference. Matthew earned an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a BBA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Kathleen Donohue Rennie, PhD, APR, Fellow PRSA, is Chair and Clinical Assistant Professor of Integrated Marketing & Communications at NYU School of Professional Studies. With over 20 years of experience in aligning academic programs with market needs, she leads NYU’s Executive MS in Marketing and Strategic Communications, MS in Integrated Marketing, and MS in Public Relations and Corporate Communications.
Previously, Kathy chaired NJCU’s Marketing Department and taught crisis communication while mentoring doctoral candidates. At Seton Hall University, she spent two decades elevating its public relations program to regional prominence.
As a consultant with 25+ years of experience, Kathy has developed integrated marketing campaigns for industries including healthcare, education, and technology. Earlier in her career, she served as NJ TRANSIT’s spokesperson and media relations representative.
Jose Mendoza, DBA, Academic Director, Integrated Marketing & Communications, Clinical Associate Professor at NYU School of Professional Studies, leads one of the largest graduate marketing programs in the U.S., with over 1,500 students. He specializes in marketing technologies, AI marketing, business analytics, and consumer pricing. Before NYU, Dr. Mendoza held academic roles at the University of Arizona and Sacred Heart University, where he pioneered digital marketing, artificial intelligence marketing, and retail innovation programs.
Dr. Mendoza brings over 20 years of senior global marketing experience to the table. He has worked with renowned brands like Absolut, Chivas Regal, Hewlett-Packard, and Tampico, overseeing operations across more than 50 countries. His diverse expertise spans consumer insights, big data marketing, and neuromarketing. Dr. Mendoza has shared his insights at global conferences in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America.
Dr. D. Ivan Young, MCC, is a leading expert in human behavior and relationships, specializing in behavioral neuroscience. With over two decades of experience, he helps individuals and organizations achieve transformative, lasting change. A three-time TEDx speaker with 4 million+ views, Dr. Young holds esteemed credentials as an ICF Master Certified Coach, National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Forbes Coaches Council member, and Certified Professional Diversity Coach.
Dr. Young integrates Positive and Developmental Psychology, Myers-Briggs, CBT, DBT, and evidence-based coaching to resolve complex life and organizational challenges. His approach is defined by confidence, capacity, and competence in coaching diverse perspectives and personalities.
Moderator:
Gina Martin, PCC, Executive Leadership Coach, Organizational Development Consultant, ICF NYC President Elect
Master of Ceremonies:
Brendalyn King, ICF NYC Director of Professional Development
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This event will be recorded. As an attendee, you are expected to participate fully and support your colleagues in breakout rooms actively practicing the skills and providing feedback in support of growth. Please register only if you plan to attend and actively participate. Tickets are not refundable in accordance with our event policies.
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CCEU Issuance:
CCEUs will be sent within 7 – 10 business days to all attendees who participate in most of the event.
CCEU eligibility and issuance
In accordance with ICF guidance, in order to receive CCEUs for ICF NYC events, you must attend a minimum of 80% of the event whether virtual or in-person.
CCEU certificates are not awarded for attending less than the 80% threshold or for watching recordings.
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Brendalyn King is a Leadership & Development Coach with Bhavana Learning Group. She describes herself as “an old-soul millennial, from a lineage of strong educators and entrepreneurs” Her great-aunt and grandmother both began careers in Oklahoma, teaching over 70 years combined.
Brendalyn is ICF credentialed as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC). As a Founding member of Bhavana Learning Group, Brendalyn serves as an executive coach specializing in Leadership Development. She also leads the firm’s monthly Coaches Salon Community Hub to cultivate a Coaching Mindset via Deep Listening Practices. Brendalyn also serves as a Meditation guide at the firm’s weekly Practice field, which services the firm’s clients.
Brendalyn delivers a commitment, rooted in serving human beings as deeply connected to discovery in learning organizations. As co-founder of a charter school in Brooklyn, Brendalyn cultivated a learning organization for students, staff, parents, and the community and was honored – as one of the founders – with a National Blue-Ribbon School of Excellence award from the Department of Education in 2017.
As Director of outreach and strategic partnerships at Bhavana Learning Group, Brendalyn connects with individuals and organizations interested in leadership that cultivate learning cultures and learning dialogues rooted in exploring the nature of being. As director of the monthly Coaches Salon at Bhavana Learning Group, she supports developing deep listening, unlearning, and presence.
As a Leadership Coach and Teacher, Brendalyn employs generative language tools and practices to increase individual performance and cultivate presence that aligns purpose and meaning for her clients. She specializes in innovative “fulfillment structures” that support a generative mindset and works with professionals to increase their capacity for leadership collaboration and contemplative practices. Brendalyn is committed to supporting high achievers in unlearning habitual patterns to create space for emergence. She believes in human potential.
Gina Martin is an Executive Leadership and High-Performance Coach, Mental Fitness Advocate, Entrepreneur, Mother, and Breast Cancer survivor.
Gina’s Self-Leadership journey started when she became a single mother and immigrated to the US before turning 18.
As an entrepreneur, she built two direct sales businesses where she drove record personal and team sales and received national recognition and multiple awards.
Her passion for sales, love for people, and personal development led her to start her Retail Leadership journey. She trained, promoted, and impacted hundreds of individuals over a twenty-year career.
She has led cross-functional teams of up to 600 people for prestigious brands such as Victoria’s Secret, GUESS, Inc., and Gap. She is the founder of Gina Martin Coaching.
Her mission as an Executive Leadership Coach & High-Performance Coach is to help her clients discover and develop their self-leadership skills, unlock what’s keeping them from achieving the success they desire, and inspire them to take massive action toward creating the lifestyle they’ve always dreamed of and deserve.
As President Elect, Gina is committed to welcoming and supporting all members, maximizing their experience in the chapter, and enabling and facilitating opportunities for networking, collaboration, and comradery among all members.
Dr. Anna Tavis is Clinical Professor and Chair of the Human Capital Management Department at NYU’s School of Professional Studies. As Department Chair, she leads three MS degree programs in the Human Capital Management Portfolio: Human Capital Management; Human Capital Analytics and Technology and Executive Coaching and Organizational Consulting. Additionally, Dr. Tavis manages five HCM certificate programs. She is the co-author of Humans at Work. The art and practice of creating the hybrid workplace. (Kogan Page, 2022). Her upcoming book The Digital Coaching Revolution (Kogan Page, 2024) is scheduled for launch in the spring 2024. Dr. Tavis was named to Management Thinkers 50 in 2020 and to 100 Global Thought Leaders in HR Analytics in 2024.
I’m originally from the beautiful island of Jamaica, W.I., where I grew up surrounded by nature and an amazing extended family. From a young age, people felt comfortable sharing their problems with me, honing my skills as a listener and problem-solver.
As a coach and speaker, I motivate individuals of all ages through one-on-one sessions, group classes, online training, and workshops. Over the past 20+ years, I’ve worked as an entrepreneur, consultant, and strategist across various industries, including lifestyle, beauty, fashion, and hospitality, equipping me with a diverse set of success tools.
In the entertainment realm, I’ve appeared in films, commercials, and TV shows, co-writing the Off-Off-Broadway show “Goddess City.” Currently, I host “The Antoy Show,” where I provide tools for personal and professional transformation.
As the Founder and CEO of Mangoseed Productions and Mangoseed Entertainment, I create and produce content, while also offering consulting in branding, web design, and marketing. I recently launched “Mangoseed.TV,” an online platform for transformational content.
I’m also a published author in self-help and anthologies, and I enjoy writing empowering poetry, scripts, and books. My film projects include the short film “Pheremones” and “Gurl Talk,” which premiered to rave reviews.
For the last three years, I’ve been actively involved with the ICF NYC chapter, first on committees, then as Director of Marketing & Communications, and now as President. I enjoy collaborating with our Board and members to enhance our community.
If you’re ready to elevate your coaching journey, join us, and let’s make it happen!