Kim Ades
Executive coach for leaders and entrepreneurs in Toronto
| Hourly rate range | $150 to $275 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentConflict and difficult conversationsStartups and foundersLeadership and team buildingMindset and habits |
| Works with | Executives and Founders and business owners |
| Also coaches | Business coach and Life coach |
| Based in | Toronto, Canada |
| Sessions | Online |
| Experience | 20 years coaching |
| Practice | Frame of Mind Coaching |
Kim Ades is an executive coach who helps leaders and entrepreneurs change the thinking that holds them back. She runs Frame of Mind Coaching in Toronto. She has coached leaders at more than 600 companies, and 80% of her clients are in the C-suite. She has coached for over 20 years. Clients work with her one-on-one and write in an online journal between sessions. She also offers family business coaching and crisis mediation.
What Kim helps with
Kim works on the thinking patterns that keep driven leaders stuck. The goal is clearer, calmer and more confident leadership.
- Spotting unconscious thinking patterns that hurt leadership
- Leading with more clarity, calm and conviction
- Easing friction inside family businesses
- Protecting legacy and relationships in a family business
- Calming a heated crisis and finding the real issues
- Mediation when tempers flare
- Learning to coach better as a peer group Chair
Who Kim works with
Kim works with driven leaders and entrepreneurs. Most of her clients, 80%, are C-suite executives. She also works with family business owners, and with Chairs and facilitators who lead peer groups.
How Kim works
Kim coaches the thinking behind a behavior, not the surface behavior. Clients meet with her one-on-one. They also write in an online journal every day. The journaling gives feedback between sessions, so the work continues after each call. Her team runs the JournalEngine software for this. Her first step is a free discovery call.
Background and qualifications
Kim Ades leads Frame of Mind Coaching, based in Toronto, Canada. She has coached for more than 20 years. In that time her practice has coached leaders at over 600 companies. 80% of her clients are C-suite executives. She wrote the ebook What You Focus On Grows, a collection of real stories about how thinking shapes leadership and life. Her firm also offers a course for Chairs, family business coaching, and crisis mediation.
Kim Ades pricing
Programs and services
- One-on-one executive coaching
- Daily online journaling with feedback
- Family business coaching
- Course for Chairs and facilitators
- Crisis intervention and mediation
- Speaking
Kim Ades reviews
The CoachVouch take
Pairs one-on-one coaching with daily online journaling that gives feedback between sessions.
Best for senior leaders who want to change the thinking patterns that get in their way.
Common questions
How much does Kim Ades charge?
Coaching with Kim runs $150 to $275 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Kim Ades help with?
Kim Ades helps with spotting unconscious thinking patterns that hurt leadership, leading with more clarity, calm and conviction, easing friction inside family businesses and protecting legacy and relationships in a family business.
Does Kim Ades coach online?
Kim is based in Toronto, Canada. Sessions are online.
What happens between coaching sessions with Kim Ades?
Clients write in an online journal each day and get feedback on it. This keeps the work going between sessions.
How do I contact Kim Ades?
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