EP 66: Jerry Colonna on The Art of Coaching

Jerry Colonna, “The CEO Whisperer” joins us for the 3rd episode in this series called, “The Art of Coaching”. Jerry is the author of two books, “Reunion: Leadership and The Longing to Belong” and “Reboot: Leadership & The Art of Growing Up” and is the founder/CEO of Reboot io. 

This is a passionate and fiery episode where Jerry challenges us to wake up, step into the art of growing up. And, Jerry shares how his heartbreak for the world has influenced the passion in which he approaches coaching and building a more conscious compassionate world. 

In this episode, we explore: 

• The influence of Jerry’s upbringing for his shaping/way of being 
• How his wounds have formed his superpowers 
• How business endeavors shaped his growth as a person and coach 
• Jerry explores the dissonance in venture capture and his emergent curiosity with personal growth and buddhism 
• “The inner me and outer me were out of sync” 
• Jerry shares his journey with depression and mental health, and the influential people in his life who helped him find ground within himself 
• Jerry has a provocative and honest view of leadership: “Leadership is the art of growing up” 
• The daily practices that sustain self-inquiry, peace and equanimity are shared by Jerry 
• The role and importance of naming current conditions is shared a way to connect with clients/people
• Jerry gets fired up about the moral and spiritual obligation of using his power and 
• Elisa and Jerry share and explore the role of joy and pleasure in maintaining capacity and connection 
• Jerry shares his wishes for the world 

To learn more about Jerry Colonna and Reboot, visit www.reboot.io and if you are wanting more of his writing/voice, please check out his LinkedIn Newsletter. 

If you are a leader, business owner, entrepreneur looking to deepen your leadership capacity, step into embodied leadership for the sake of what is most important to you - schedule time with me at www.elisamaryhaggarty.com