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#100MasterCoaches with Mel Leow, MCCMel Interviews Natalie AshdownWelcome to the 93rd Episode of the #100MasterCoaches Show. In this episode, Mel interviews Natalie Ashdown, MCC.
Dr Natalie Ashdown, MCC, DPM is one of the Asia-Pacific region’s most senior and respected coaches, with over 20 years of experience working across government, defence, and the private sector. A Master Certified Coach (MCC) with the ICF, Natalie is also a recognised speaker, facilitator, and author, widely known for her commitment to creating lasting cultural change through coaching. She currently serves as Head of Enterprise Solutions – Coaching at IECL, where she partners with organisations to embed coaching as a core leadership capability.
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2026-01-1543 min
The Coaching Cafe PodcastThe instant fail: What to avoid in coaching conversationsSo far in this Coaching Café series, we’ve explored what competent coaching looks like at the ACC and PCC levels. In this Podcast, we’re flipping the perspective and asking an equally important question: What constitutes an instant fail in a coaching conversation—or during a credentialing exam? This Podcast is not about fear—it’s about sharpening our coaching awareness. ✨ What are the behaviours that assessors flag as “not yet competent” right away? ✨ What coaching practices break the partnership—or move awa...
2025-08-0430 min
The People Progressing PC Joe WhiteCoach Emma Doyle Joins The People Progressing Family - Great InsightsCoach EM is built around two things I love to do:1. Help leaders and teams harness their energy to unlock potential.2. Create strategic, curiosity-driven environments that empower people to thrive under pressure.After playing Division 1 US College tennis for Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), Coach Em set out on a mission to become the best coach that she could be.The first chapter of her career included skill development coaching at all levels, before coaching high-performance athletes, including Australia's world junior tennis teams.By the mid-2000's Coach Em was burnt...
2025-05-3052 min
The Jim Toth ShowDowntown!"Winnipeg and Edmonton are in serious trouble," Dave Snow, University of GuelphChecking in with Natalie Thiesen, Tourism WPGJosh Geisbrect, Ashdown Market in The Exchange
2024-09-1735 min
DisruptorsShattering Glass Ceilings in Canadian CleantechInnovative green technology is critical for driving environmental resilience and economic growth — though this tech is no stranger to obstacles.
Cleantech faces challenges and persistent barriers and having a diverse ecosystem — including entrepreneurs and investors — that encourages innovation and provides access to capital is critical to scale and market acceptance. This also means women and individuals from underrepresented communities need to be part of the solution.
This episode is a roundtable cohosted with Alison Nankivell, the incoming CEO of MaRS Discovery District, North America’s largest urban innovation hub and a nonprofit that provides support for startups. We’re joined by three w...
2024-02-2729 min
The Coaching PodcastPerformance Coaches #151: Emma Doyle with Natalie Ashdown - Lessons learned from 150 episodesIn a milestone celebration, CEO Natalie Ashdown from The Open Door Coaching Group engages in a fun interview with the host of The Coaching Podcast, Emma Doyle, commemorating the achievement of 150 episodes. Reflecting on the journey, Emma shares invaluable lessons learned, unveiling some of the highlights accumulated over the years. The interview delves into the essence of the show's commitment to coaching for success in both sport and business, emphasizing its transformative impact. As the conversation unfolds, listeners are treated to insightful reflections, showcasing the evolution of the podcast and its dedication to empowering individuals in their coaching endeavors...
2024-01-0843 min
Vida TennisEp.27: Maximize your coaching potential- with Emma Doyle!Tune in for a new episode of the Vida Tennis Podcast featuring the remarkable Emma Doyle! Emma is not your average coach; she's a dynamic energy and high-performance corporate coach with a rich background in international high-performance tennis coaching. Her expertise is in training managers and leaders to prevent burnout, retain top talent, and optimize performance for unparalleled success. Emma boasts the prestigious Professional Certified Coach (PCC) qualification from the International Coach Federation (ICF) and is certified in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Emotional Intelligence (EI).
But that's not all—Emma is a co-author alongside Natalie Ashdown of th...
2023-09-1356 min
How To Train Your Workforce13. High Performance Coaching | Natalie AshdownEvery organisation wants more high performers – those people who aren’t just good at their job, but go the extra mile, have the innovative thoughts, and perform at the very top of their ability. However, we often spend most of our time fixing under performance – a process which is time and energy consuming, not to mention very reactive. So how can organisations reframe coaching from fixing problems to enabling high performance? Natalie Ashdown helps David King unpack this topic.
2023-05-1546 min
Hard Yards in Leadership5. Natalie Ashdown: From founder to 20 year business success storyThis episode’s guest is Natalie Ashdown. Natalie is one of Australia’s most senior and experienced coaches and a recognised speaker and author. Her passion, vision, creativity and commitment assists and supports individuals, teams and companies to create lasting cultural change using coaching skills. Natalie is one of just 18 coaches in Australia to hold the International Coach Federation Master Certified Coach credential (MCC). Often working with HR, L&D professionals and executive teams to implement strategic initiatives and designing leadership programs that target organisational change; and she is sought after for her expert facilitation skills particularly in coa...
2023-03-0535 min
THE COURAGE TO LEAD INTERVIEW SERIES14. EMMA DOYLE AND NATALIE ASHDOWNEmma Doyle and Natalie Ashdown
What Makes a Great Coach?
Emma is a coach, mentor and keynote speaker who is sought after around the world.
She can help turn your motivation into action.
She is a former Division 1 US College Tennis Player and has represented Australia as a World Team Coach on 20 occasions.
Emma is deeply qualified to know What Makes a Great Coach because she asks the question of all her guests on The Coaching Podcast as the host of that show. She has interviewed over 500 expert sport and business coaches with over 30,000 downloads to date.
Emma is a...
2023-01-201h 07
Safety Labs by Safety Products GlobalThe Power of Coaching To Improve Your Safety Leadership SkillsIn this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Clifford Morgan, an organizational psychologist and leadership expert with over 15 years of service in the Royal Australian Air Force.Clifford is passionate about enhancing performance and the fulfillment of leadership potential, and in this engaging interview, he focuses on how safety professionals can use coaching to become more influential in the workplace.He starts by exploring what leadership is and explains the difference between three different approaches - directing, coaching and mentoring. Cliff then highlights the two primary leadership responsibilities. Safety performance...
2023-01-1652 minThe Coaching Cafe PodcastWhat makes a great coach? RESILIENCE - more than just bouncing backSo many managers tell us that they want their team members to demonstrate ‘more resilience’. Sometimes it’s said with frustration, in a kind of ‘wish they would just get on with it’ manner. But we know that resilience means more than this and more than just bouncing back.Darren Cahill, former ATP World No. 22 tennis player, tour coach and legendary television commentator said, ‘I think anyone can coach in any sport or business when things are going well; that’s the easy part. But when things are difficult, how do you addres...
2022-09-0731 min
What She Said!Federal Budget Through a Feminist Lens, Reducing Your Carbon Footprint, and Education InequityThe Federal Budget dropped last week, and of course, it wouldn’t be What She Said if we didn’t take a closer look at it to see how it impacts women. Ann Decter, Senior Director, Community Initiatives and Policy, at the Canadian Women’s Foundation joins me now to break down the budget through a feminist lens and shares the highs and lows of a budget that had a lot of ground to cover this year.
If you’re like most, you’re giving a lot of consideration to your carbon footprint. Thankfully, there is a company that is literally...
2022-04-1655 min
The Coaching PodcastJen Brice - "What is it that brought you into coaching?"Emma Doyle and Jen Brice first met in 2006 when they were studying executive coaching together - thanks to The Open Door Coaching Group and their CEO, Natalie Ashdown. In fact, Jen, along with a remarkable group of 5 other women, have shared a lifelong friendship from this course and we are each other's cheerleaders. In this episode, you will hear Jen's authentic responses to coaching questions. She is full of wisdom and she invites us all to be present, listen, be deeply curious and find a way to have empathy for other human beings. If you want to be the...
2022-02-2235 min
The Coaching PodcastNatalie Ashdown - Empathy: Walk along side someone, see them, the whole of them and then you can ask a really powerful questionEmma Doyle studied her Business Coaching Qualifications through The Open Door Coaching Group where Natalie Ashdown is the CEO. Natalie has had one of the biggest influences on my coaching career and we continue to partner together on projects, specifically, co-authoring a book about What Makes a Great Coach to be released in 2021. Watch this space.
Natalie is one of Australia's most senior and experienced coaches and a recognised speaker and author. Her passion, vision, creativity and commitment assists and supports individuals, teams and companies to create lasting cultural change using coaching skills.
Natalie is...
2021-05-2507 min
Funny MummiesBIRTH STORIES EP 3 - Arielle SoumaBIRTH STORIES
( *TRIGGER WARNING )
Host Hatty Ashdown is delighted to be joined by the French and Fabulous single mum of one award winning comedian Arielle Souma (BBC New Comedy Award '"She is just what the comedy industry needs and should be forced upon every audience until they buckle under her spell "- Frankie Boyle. Arielle takes us back 23 years ago when Natalie Imbruglia was number 1 in the charts and Arielle was 20 and knew she wanted a baby just like her mate . Join us for a trip down 90's birth maternity lane and making Single mu...
2020-09-2843 min
GriffcastWe are at the final 6!BANG! We are at the final six! Remaining players include Tony, Sarah, Michele, Denise, Ben, and the returning player from EoE (Natalie...probably). Mark and Jay Ashdown break down grades for each player, as well as who will win Survivor Winners At War.
2020-05-1155 minThe Croydon Arts Show on Croydon RadioThe Croydon Arts Show - Janet SmithThe Croydon Arts Show. Celebrating one year on the air! Croydon Radio is one year old and so is this show! With Concert Pianist - Waka Hasegawa (and a chance to win her new CD), Dr Debbie Challis from The Stanley People's Initiative, Natalie and Alison from Pro Arts and Robert Andre Talking Movies.
The icon picture of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor for this show is courtesy of Jeffrey Green.
Interviews covering the arts local and further a field.
WAKA HASEGAWA will be talking about her new CD - The Undiscovered Piano Works of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, recorded for the first time by...
2013-07-281h 58
HerBusinessBring Out Their BestNatalie Ashdown, author of BringOut Their Best - Inspiring a Coaching Culture in Your Workplace. In this interview we look at the role of coaching in business, what it takes to be a good coach, the roles of leaders in the coaching process and why solving staff problems for them is not time-efficient in the long run.
2011-05-0214 min
Raise Your GameCreating a Dynamic Workplace Coaching CultureNatalie Ashdown, director of the Open Door Coaching Group Registered Training Organization and co-president of the International Coach Federation (ICF) for Victoria speaks about Creating a Dynamic Workplace Coaching Culture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2011-04-1916 min