Directing is leadership in its most visible form. You hold a creative vision, lead a crew and a cast of collaborators, answer to producers and networks, and deliver on time and on budget.
Then you do it all again on the next project. Coaching helps you lead with intention, protect your creative voice and look after the person doing the work.
Protecting the creative idea while working inside budgets, notes and schedules.
Building trust fast with crews and collaborators who may only be together for weeks.
The stop and start rhythm makes it hard to plan a career, let alone a life.
Feedback from producers, executives and audiences can be loud. Staying grounded in your own judgment takes practice.
Coaching is not advice from the sidelines. I ask the questions that help you see your situation clearly, then we turn what you find into action. Here is where my work with clients like you often goes.
We get to know each other and decide together whether we are the right fit.
We sign a simple agreement that sets out how we work, what to expect and payment.
You fill out a short form about where you are now and what you want from coaching.
If you have DiSC or 360 results, we review them together. I can also run these assessments for you.
We meet on Zoom for 45 to 60 minutes. I suggest two sessions a month, but the rhythm is up to you.
After sessions you get follow-up questions, observations and learning ideas. We revisit progress and adjust as you grow.
Most engagements run four to six months and evolve with your needs. I follow the standards of the International Coaching Federation. Sessions can flex around production schedules, including prep, shoot and post.
I have spent three decades on what I call the Artist's Path, wearing many hats across music and media. My media clients have included Disney, ESPN, ABC, Sony, the NFL, CBS and Warner Bros., so I understand the pace and pressure of the work.
As a songwriter and performer I know what it feels like to protect a creative idea under commercial pressure. As an ICF-certified coach at the ACC level, trained through Coaching 4 Today, I help you lead the people around that idea.
Between projects or in the middle of one, a 30 minute call is the easiest way to see whether coaching can help.
