Come check out ICF Chicago's new ACC Study Group, a free series of workshops for coaches to support each other in achieving their ACC credential while building a more robust coaching community. As coaches, we have honed unique competencies - often described as super powers - in service of supporting others. Why not use them to help each other? Let 2025 be the year you achieve your ACC!
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About our facilitators:
Mira Weisenthal, ACC
Non-linear is one way to describe Mira's path to coaching. From landing in the corporate world after college to volunteering in Cambodia with the Peace Corps to earning a MS in Change Management to becoming a trainer and success advocate at a non-profit to working as a talent buyer at a nightclub prior to finding her way back to corporate, her experience has been woven together by several (strong) threads - among them relationship building and a passion for supporting and developing others.
In 2023, while working as a senior project manager for a translation agency, Mira decided to pursue a coaching certification. Following completion of that coaching program in 2024, she organized a weekly group of fellow coaches to support one another in pursuing their ICF credentials. To-date, the group boasts a 100% pass rate, with all participating coaches successfully achieving their ACC.
For this session, Mira is eager to join her friend and peer Elly in sharing the group's learnings and best practices with the broader coaching community in order to support them doing the same.
Elly Dannewitz, PCC
After a 33-year career as a high-level leader and operator, I found myself at a crossroads. A transformative coaching experience sparked my passion for personal growth and leadership development, inspiring me to become a certified coach through the International Coaching Federation.
Now, I empower individuals, leaders, and organizations to reach their full potential through Leadership Development, Career Coaching, Business Coaching, and Life Coaching. With deep operational expertise and a results-driven approach, I help clients bridge the gap between where they are and where they want to be.
Cèsar Lostaunau, ICF Chicago Membership Director
Cèsar Lostaunau is a thought leader and career success coach serving diverse clients aspiring to own their growth and development on purpose. His coaching practice is grounded in helping clients increase their personal and organizational impact by being more intentional, optimistic, and connected to their purpose. Cesar leverages his professional credentials in project management, public speaking, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to serve his clients when it is most relevant.
Cesar leads strategic diverse market growth, synergistic partnerships, and DEI innovation at Anywhere Real Estate (Fortune 500 | NYSE: HOUS) - home to some of the most recognized iconic names in residential real estate. At Anywhere Real Estate, he coaches business entrepreneurs, brokerage leaders, real estate agents, executive leaders, and people leaders.
Cesar is a proud member of the ICF Chicago Chapter. He holds a BS in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management, and graduate/professional certificates in Professional Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Data & Analytics, Project Management, and DEI from multiple accredited educational institutions.
Cesar was born in Lima, Peru, and lives in Chicago's West Town community.
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