Arete Coach Podcast 1009 Larry Cassidy: from commanding to coaching
Arete Coach: The Art & Science of Executive Coaching
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🗓️ 4 January 2021
⏱️ 58 minutes
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This is episode 1009 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Larry Cassidy, Executive Coach, a veteran executive coach, and Vistage Chair where he has coached entrepreneurs and business executives for 33+ years. Interestingly, Larry got his start in leadership and management in the US Marine Corps where he was a Lieutenant. From the military service, he went on to graduate school and private industry. Larry is an over-achiever and wonderful coach who has conducted over 14,000 paid executive coaching sessions and has also received numerous coaching awards including the coveted Vistage STAR, Chair of Excellence, Master Chair, Regional Chair, was named as one of “50 who made a difference” at the 50th Anniversary of Vistage; and importantly he was awarded the Robert Nourse (Chair of the Year), and Don Cope Award (the highest recognition for Chairs). So we have the opportunity today to hear from a rockstar among executive coaches and it promises to be an engaging conversational journey.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This interview was conducted on 12/09/20 via Zoom Video.
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to Severin Swanson, Executive Coach and Curator of the RT Coach podcast, |
| 0:07.9 | where we seek to explore excellence and the art and science of executive coaching today. |
| 0:12.8 | I am speaking today with guest coach Larry Cassidy, who earned his MBA from the Kellogg |
| 0:18.0 | School of Management for Northwestern. |
| 0:20.4 | He retired also from the U.S. Marine Corps, where he had ranks the first second lieutenant |
| 0:25.4 | and finished up in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves in the title of the captain. |
| 0:31.0 | After a Marine Corps, Larry moved to Fortune 500, where he worked for some 20 years with General |
| 0:36.0 | Mills, Greg Rhodes, PepsiCo, and I learned today from Wilson Sporting Goods, so all very |
| 0:41.0 | fun times. |
| 0:42.4 | One of the things that Larry's done is also work with startups. |
| 0:45.6 | I found out that he has an interesting golf and his handle on his email is handicapper, |
| 0:50.4 | so I've got something to talk to Larry about outside of this golf, because I love to play |
| 0:55.2 | golf as well. |
| 0:56.2 | He's also been involved in corporate turn rounds. |
| 0:59.2 | Now his journey in coaching, coming through the military, as well as years of experience |
| 1:04.4 | in big business, led him to a path to be ready to become a coach, or have an interest |
| 1:10.1 | in a coach, so we will learn about his 34 years as a VISTA's chair. |
| 1:15.6 | Now Larry seems to be an overachiever, and you would understand that in several ways. |
| 1:21.3 | In his career he has over 14,000 aid executive coaching sessions, and once in Vista, he decided |
| 1:28.0 | to be the best he could be there. |
| 1:29.4 | He has won over his years the Star Award, the chair Excellence Award, the Master Chair |
| 1:34.5 | Award, the Regional Chair Award. |
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