{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Coach as Entrepreneur","title":"Why This Executive Coach Rejoined the Military at 50 | Episode 30","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2925,"description":"\"My success as a leader is measured by how far my team members go.\"\nUrs Koenig is a Swiss executive coach, NATO and UN peacekeeper, ultra-endurance athlete, and author of Radical Humility. He has worked with leaders at Amazon, Microsoft, and Starbucks.\nIn this episode, Urs takes us through one of the most unusual coaching journeys you will hear on this show. A geographer with a PhD in climate research, an MBA, a consulting career, then a transition to coaching in 2000 when coaching was still the Wild West. Seventeen years later, at age 50, he rejoined the military and deployed as a NATO peacekeeper, then again four years after that with the UN in the Middle East. We talk about why he went back, the imposter syndrome he carried for years, the leadership factory concept, his ideal client (the arrogant jerk), and the practical advice he gives to anyone starting a coaching business today.\nKey Topics:\nRadical humility as a leadership framework\nRejoining the military at 50 to live the leadership world of his clients\nThe leadership factory: measuring success by how far your team members go\nImposter syndrome in early coaching (\"who am I to coach executives?\")\nThe two-channel marketing system: speaker bureaus and direct inbound\nWhy new coaches should give it away and get the reps in\nConnect with Urs Koenig:\nWebsite: https://urskoenig.com\nBook: Radical Humility https://www.urskoenig.com/book\nREAD THE FULL ARTICLE:\nhttps://kyberfive.com/articles/rejoined-at-fifty-urs-koenig-ep30\nReady to close the Growth Gap?\nGet the Growth Gap resources here: https://growthgap.kyberfive.com/?ref=k5post\nABOUT COACH AS ENTREPRENEUR:\nCoach as Entrepreneur is the show for coaches building real businesses with systems, strategy, and heart. Hosted by David Chung, each episode features honest conversations with coaches about the realities of building a sustainable coaching practice. Subscribe for new episodes every week.\nCONNECT WITH DAVID:\nWebsite: https://kyberfive.com\nLinkedIn:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/esDXQaLQ6HUBsLvCoVxd7aFBdea_EFFG0H5TAuXOwIs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iMTAw/ZjFmMjIwNjhkYmE4/YmJhNTAyNGRiZjBm/NWI5NS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}