492: The Art of Improvisation Meets Coaching with Ricci Victorio, MCC

About this episode

This episode features Ricci Mann Victorio discussing her journey from theater to coaching and the parallels between improvisation and effective coaching.

In this lively and inspiring episode, you’ll hear our guest’s remarkable journey from the theater stage to the executive boardroom. Her career has been a winding path of rich, creative experiences, culminating in three decades of improvisation training that has become the unexpected backbone of her coaching philosophy. You’ll learn why the rules of improv are the rules of great coaching and what it means to say “yes, and” to every dimension of yourself. Join us! Ricci Mann Victorio is a Master Certified Coach and the president and co-founder of Victorio Counseling. She has spent more than three decades guiding leaders, entrepreneurs, and family businesses through complex transitions of leadership and life. Her work focuses on helping individuals navigate change and discover new possibilities, an insight that deeply informs the transformational themes at the heart of her fiction. Before executive coaching, Ricci worked as an improvisational comedian, director, and creative facilitator. She has written “ The Guardian of the Faewild ,” a philosophical fantasy series that explores transformation, courage, and the unexpected paths of becoming. When she’s not writing, Ricci continues…

People in this episode

Host: Meg Rentschler

Guest: Ricci Mann Victorio

Topics covered

• improvisation
• coaching
• leadership
• transformation
• creativity

Keywords

• improvisation
• coaching
• leadership
• transformation
• creativity
• executive coaching
• personal development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Victorio Counseling

Books & works: The Guardian of the Faewild

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