You are listening to Severn Sortson, Executive Coach and Curator of the Arty Coach Podcast,

where we explore excellence and the art and science of executive coaching.

I am speaking today with guest coach Divia Jagasendra.

Divia is an ICF certified coach, trainer, mentor, speaker, and bestselling author of the book series,

Coach Wisdom, that explores the secrets of 21 successful coaches.

When not coaching, speaking or writing, she is a contributor to the Huff and Thrive Global

and a mother of two wonderful children. Prior to coaching,

Divia was the youngest bank manager for the seventh largest bank in the world

in both the UK and Canada. She currently lives in Toronto, where she is the senior lecture

and teacher of certified courses on life coaching, organizational development, and executive

coaching at an ICF accredited coaching school. Divia has been recognized for her achievements with two

distinct awards, the Women in Management Canada Entrepreneur Award, and the Women on Fire Business

Women of the Year Award. As we begin, I want to share that Divia is passionate about the art and

science of coaching and has contributed years of her life to the coaching profession. On disclosure,

I first met Divia during my own coaching certification journey, where we explored the role

and nature of life coaching in the executive coaching setting. I esteemed Divia Highly,

and I thought speaking to her today would be a great addition to the Arty Coach podcast

that seeks to explore excellence and the art and science of executive coaching today.

So welcome, Divia. Great to be here. I think we're going to have fun. I was very excited as I

was thinking about this opportunity to interview you about where we might go in our journey.

So to get us started, I understand you've been in the coaching field about nine years. How did

your feet take you into this life-passion of coaching? So in my introduction, seven, you mentioned

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