Take it from the Ironwoman

Ride the Wave: How Surfing, Running & Group Coaching All Teach the Same Lesson, Dominique Mas, CEO of Group Coaching HQ, Ep. 537

Episode Summary

🌍 Adventure built the leader From France at 18 → UK → Barcelona → Philippines → Bali → Hong Kong → New York. Every country shaped a different version of Dominique. 🏄‍♀️ Surfing changed everything One wave in Australia and she was hooked. The ocean teaches you what life does — ride it as far as you can, get knocked down, come back up. The metaphor is real and it lives in her coaching. 🏃‍♀️ Running the Brooklyn Half — with an AI coach Training hard, getting kicked by a new plan, and loving every bit of it. Her AI running app notices the weather, celebrates her cold 6am runs, and gives feedback that keeps her going. Sound familiar? 💬 Feedback lands differently in coaching vs. sports In sports, athletes say "yes coach, thank you." In business coaching, faces change colour and people go quiet. But that quiet moment? That's the magic — if you hold the space for it. 👥 The big reframe in group coaching The coach's job isn't to support everyone. It's to let everyone support each other. When coaches stop trying to do it all, the group becomes the coach — and the impact multiplies. 🔥 Internal coaches are taking over 60-70% of Dominique's trainees are now internal coaches inside organisations. Companies are building their own coaching cultures rather than hiring externally. A massive industry shift since 2021. 🤖 AI + group coaching = the winning combo AI handles daily one-on-one support. Group coaching builds the human connection and peer network — especially for younger leaders. ☮️ The peaceful life in Brooklyn: All those adventures, all those waves, all that risk — they led her right here. Home.

Episode Notes

Dominique is the CEO at Group Coaching HQ. She has built group coaching programs for Fortune 500 companies, and has trained over 300 coaches in the art of group coaching. As a consultant for organizations scaling their group coaching programs, she supports them to amplify their coaching culture.

She holds a M.Ed in Educational Leadership and Change, is an ICF PCC, Certified Mentor Coach, Certified Systemic Team Coach, Hogan Assessments Certified Coach and certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitator and Coach.

A surfer and adventurer, and she lives a peaceful life in Brooklyn, NY.

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