Episode 51

Ep 51: The ‘Mosaic Approach’ to Coaching with Master Coach Lise Bruynooghe

Published on: 4th February, 2026

What’s it like to be a Master Certified Coach? In this episode of Coaching Catalysts, hosts Rebecca Daniel and Sarah Bramall welcome Lise Bruynooghe, former president of ICF UK and current board member for ICF Global Enterprise, and founder of Profound Consulting. The conversation journeys through Lise Bruynooghe's story from economist and banker to becoming a masterful executive coach. Together they explore the transformative power of coaching, and Lise’s passion for nature-based methodologies, and the importance of ongoing development.

Tune in to listen to candid reflections on the real challenges and joys of credentialing with the ICF, the value of supervision and mentor coaching, and the vital but often overlooked need for business acumen among coaches.

Highlights:

00:00 Rebecca and Lise Bruynooghe share how they first connected online

02:13 Lise describes her journey into executive coaching

08:44 Lise’s approach and coaching methodology

13:05 How trust and intuition in coaching grow with experience

15:31 Lise’s “love and hate” experience of achieving Master Certified Coach status

17:42 The power of listening back to your own coaching sessions

24:51 Ethics, growth, and self-care are key in mentoring and coaching

28:15 “Who are you as a coach? And why did you choose that?”

29:46 Business challenges for coaches and how a passion for coaching often isn't enough for financial success

35:24 Two-word check-out


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About Lise Bruynooghe:


Lise Bruynooghe is an essential partner to fast-thinking, high-performing and often unconventional leaders, much like a world-class sports coach to elite athletes.

A Master Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) and former senior executive at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, she spent her career leading transformation in complex, global systems.

Lise currently chairs the ICF Global Enterprise Board, founded the Lise Bruynooghe Academy, and is a globally recognised speaker on leadership, entrepreneurship, and transformation, including on TEDx.

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‘The Coaching Catalysts’ was founded by Sarah Bramall and Rebecca Daniel. As Qualified Coaches, accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and trainers for lead coach training organisations, Sarah and Rebecca are highly qualified and experienced coaches, coach supervisors and trainers.

With a combined thirty years’ teaching and leadership experience in the education sector, they create change through transformational coaching, supervision and training.

Sarah and Rebecca’s aligned passion for impact enables them to work with coaches and professionals to support them to excel personally and professionally, while developing their mindset and prioritising wellbeing in order to feel fulfilled in all aspects of their lives.