Member Spotlight - Mina Brown, MCC
Business: Positive Coaching Solutions LLC | minabrown@positivecoach.com
ICF Credential: MCC
Trainings Completed: Certified NeuroTransformational Coach, Master NLP Practitioner, BeAbove Facilitation Masterclass, AI-Powered Coach Certification, KF360 Certification, ICF Assessor Certification, Coaching with ROI, Advanced Public Speaking
My Story: I found coaching about halfway through my career. Starting as an auditor with PriceWaterhouse and eventually getting my MBA at Vanderbilt, I navigated my way to becoming a CFO of a public company and, for a period of time, ran the Aerospace division. After a massive restructuring, I chose the offered severance package so that I could take some time to reevaluate what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. My career counseling assessments clearly pointed me to the “people” side of work instead of the “numbers and operational” roles. From some deep soul-searching and investigation of options, I discovered coaching. I had the great fortune of receiving my first coach training from Thomas Leonard.
Transitioning from corporate finance and c-suite executive to career and executive coach was objectively paradoxical at the time. It was risky and challenging, but I knew it was right. With a couple of different partners along the way, I developed a solid client base, a strong business reputation, and was affirmed every day that I was doing what I was called to do.
After coaching for 28 years, I have now decided to focus entirely on providing coach training programs and support to people who are inspired to do this important work. We need more coaches in the world. And I intend to do everything in my power to provide sophisticated, insightful, and affordable coach certification programs to as many people as I can. I am deeply committed to this being my life’s work, my mission.
Awards: ICF Global Coaching Impact Award, Distinguished Coach Educator Honorable Mention (2024), Voted Best Life Coaching in Dallas (2021), #9 of top 20 Executive Coaches in Dallas (2020)
Why be a member of ICF-North Texas? Being a member of the global organization is just not enough. Joining and being active in a local chapter is where we meet our peers and deepen our roots in this extraordinary profession. The long-term relationships I have developed through ICF-NT will remain in my heart and support my growth for decades to come. I served on the ICF-NT Board for several years early on. And the Chapter has blossomed every year, continuing its status as one of the best chapters in the world.
Volunteer with ICF: President, Texas Coaches Coalition
Tell us about the LINC group you are in and why you chose it. I am the co-sponsor and Mentor of the PCC and Beyond LINC group. As a committed coach educator, I am devoted to helping professional coaches develop their skills and impact, achieve higher levels of recognition and advance their credentials.
What travel/education/mentoring opportunities have you enjoyed through ICF? As a long-standing member of ICF and ICF-NT, the breadth of my education and mentoring experiences is incalculable. I believe strongly in personal professional development and just as strongly in giving back and supporting my coach colleagues in their journeys.
Social Media Platforms: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minabrown/, https://www.facebook.com/minabrowncoach.
What type of coaching do you offer? Corporate / Executive, Internal / Organizational, Leadership Development, Personal / Life, Small Business / Entrepreneur.
Please share anything else you'd like to share. After 28 years as an executive and career coach, my professional and business focus now is providing affordable, efficient, and life-changing coach training and certification programs. My programs are Level 1 and Level 2 Accredited.