Imposter Syndrome, Somatic Embodiment and Leadership with Ben Schick

Are you clear on what your needs are? Do you know what you most desire? Can you allow yourself to feel what you're most drawn to? These are just a few of the questions my guest Ben Schick, Senior Executive Coach and Leadership Facilitator, asks his clients to support them to transform where they have been previously stuck in their leadership, their companies, and their lives. In this episode, Ben and I go deep into the interconnection between embodied leadership and internal resilience of our physical bodies, and the ability to speak up for and ask for what you need. Join us.

Referenced in the Show

• Somatic tools

• Linguistic tools 

• Ontological tools

• Centering

• Psychological Breath and breathing techniques 

• Classical Chinese Medicine

• 12 noble organs

• Imposter Syndrome 

• Dr. Valerie Young, 5 Types of Imposter Syndrome

• Brené Brown

• Grounding Mats

• Shipibo tribe

Meet Ben Schick

Ben is a seasoned senior executive coach and leadership facilitator partnering with CEOs and start-ups, as well as mission critical professionals in the tech industry, including senior product designers, engineers and marketing directors at companies like Apple and AirBnB. He supports his clients to drive results, perform at the highest levels, and enjoy their work. He also facilitates high net worth families to remain unified and aligned through intergenerational wealth transitions. This includes facilitating heirs towards philanthropic giving so their assets can have the highest possible positive impact in society.  

Ben blends a number of methodologies, based in neuroscience, to create embodied change with his clients. Embodied change, means that they can take new actions and inhabit new ways of being, especially under the same old pressures. 

Ben's own leadership journey includes steering impactful organizations such as Challenge Day—an award-winning program endorsed by Oprah Winfrey and highlighted on MTV, credited with significantly reducing bullying and suicide in schools across the U.S. Notably, he also spent a nine-year tenure as the CEO of MediaOne Services. 

For six years, he was President of the Strozzi Institute, the originator of embodied leadership and somatic coaching. He has a masters in organizational development from Antioch University and a number of coaching certifications.