Kenny Rhodes
Executive and career coach for C-suite leaders in Pasadena
| Rate | $300 to $450 per hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | CEO and founder coachingExecutive presence and communicationLeadership developmentConflict and difficult conversationsTransitions and new rolesCareer clarity and purposePromotions and advancementConfidence and self-esteemLife transitions |
| Works with | Executives, Founders and business owners, Professionals and Creatives |
| Also coaches | Career coach and Life coach |
| Based in | Pasadena, California, United States |
| Credentials | ICF-credentialed executive coach; BA; Teaching degree; Emmy |
Kenny Rhodes is an executive, career and life coach in Pasadena, California. He coaches C-suite leaders, senior executives, entrepreneurs and rising professionals. Before coaching, he spent twenty years as a celebrity interviewer, won an Emmy and wrote a book on how to ask good questions. He is an ICF-credentialed coach. His work centers on impostor syndrome, over-explaining and career transitions, with the aim of better leadership and higher pay and recognition.
What Kenny helps with
Kenny works with high achievers who feel underestimated or stuck. He helps them grow as leaders and move their careers forward.
- Impostor syndrome
- Over-explaining in meetings and conversations
- Fear of one hard conversation limiting career growth
- Career transitions
- Building a fulfilling leadership style
- Raising compensation and recognition
- Gaining clarity on career direction
Who Kenny works with
Kenny works with C-suite leaders, senior executives, entrepreneurs and up-and-comers. His clients come from creative and corporate fields. They are high achievers who want higher pay and more recognition.
How Kenny works
Kenny builds his coaching on three ideas: Accountability, brainstorming and breakthroughs, and clarity. He starts with the career, then looks at the whole life, since he holds that a fully lived life supports a fulfilling career. Clients go as deep as they are comfortable with. The goal is to stop faking confidence and to build real self-assurance.
Background and qualifications
Kenny spent twenty years as a celebrity interviewer. He won an Emmy and wrote a book on how to ask good questions. He holds a BA and a teaching degree. He later moved into coaching and is now an ICF-credentialed executive coach in Pasadena, California. He works with creative and corporate high achievers on leadership style and career growth.
Kenny Rhodes pricing
Programs and services
- Free consultation
Kenny Rhodes reviews
The CoachVouch take
A former celebrity interviewer and Emmy winner who wrote a book on asking good questions.
Best for senior leaders and rising stars who struggle with impostor syndrome and want to grow their pay and recognition.
Kenny's rate sits above the range most executive coaches charge ($102 to $238 an hour).
Common questions
How much does Kenny Rhodes charge?
Kenny Rhodes's rate is $300 to $450 per hour.
What does Kenny Rhodes help with?
Kenny Rhodes helps with impostor syndrome, over-explaining in meetings and conversations, fear of one hard conversation limiting career growth and career transitions.
Is Kenny Rhodes certified?
Kenny Rhodes lists: ICF-credentialed executive coach; BA; Teaching degree; Emmy.
Does Kenny Rhodes coach creative professionals as well as corporate leaders?
Yes. He works with high achievers in both creative and corporate fields.
What does Kenny Rhodes focus on in sessions?
He works on impostor syndrome, over-explaining and career transitions. He also looks at the whole life, not only the job.
How do I contact Kenny Rhodes?
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