As a leader and coach of leaders, Patricia Burgin ("Patty") has advised and mentored thousands of individuals and teams toward better performance, communication and meaning. She is the author of The Essential Coaching Leader and of The Coaching for Leaders Playbook.Whether it’s a class or a keynote, Patty values insight-creation as the crucial component of content delivery. “I love it when my brain lights up,” she says, “And it’s even better when everyone else’s brains light up.”In addition to her work with talented Northwest executives, she is the founder and lead coach of the ICF-approved "SeattleCoach Professional Training and Development Program." Since launching in May 2008, over 450 coaches have trained in 40 cohorts. Our vision is that the SeattleCoach Network of coaches, will enrich the coaching mindset lived out by both individual leaders and by great companies on the West Coast and beyond. Patty holds two masters degrees, one in Theology and a second in Applied Behavioral Science, and has joined the top four percent of credentialed coaches worldwide to have been awarded the title of “Master Certified Coach” by the International Coach Federation. She works with an approach that is warm, practical, innovative, playful and generous. She thinks excellent coaching is like grace: Rarely intrusive, usually disruptive, more nuanced than announced, and just as much about "how" as "what."A native of the Pacific Northwest, Patty loves just about everything about it: The water, the mountains, the great IPAs and “not having to squint as much as Californians do.” She lives near the Seattle Zoo with her partner, Dr. Kari, a veterinarian, and with a revolving assortment of creatures. Website: www.seattlecoach.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/seattlecoachSkype: seattlecoachFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/seattlecoachnewsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seattlecoach/Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/639301371