Now Expected by ICF:
“Do you know how to explore culture in your coaching?”
Now Expected by ICF:
“Do you know how to explore culture in your coaching?”

Unlock All Potential
Culturally Confident Credentialing Mentor Coaching International Program
Marilyn O’Hearne MA, MCC’s services for coaches
Mentor Coaching to Advance Your Coaching and Your ICF Credential
Unlock your and your clients’ full potential and prosperity while differentiating yourself in the marketplace with leading edge CQ.

Increase your and your clients’ impact and success as you advance your coaching, credentialing and cultural intelligence in this unique mentor coaching program.
Cultural Intelligence is crucial and expected in our diverse, global environment and with the updated ICF competencies.
Why this program? Here are just some of the reasons this program is unique and highly recommended:
- 99% Credentialing Success Rate
- Up to 24.5 hours ICF CCE: Continuing Coach Education, 23 in Core
- Opportunity to earn the Culturally intelligent Coaching™ Certificate
- Access to and feedback from global, diverse colleagues as well as award winning Marilyn O’Hearne MCC, known for her confidence building style.

Marilyn O’Hearne MA, MCC’s services for coaches
Mentor Coaching to Advance Your Coaching and Your ICF Credential
Become the coach you are meant to be, unlock your and your clients’ full potential and prosperity while differentiating yourself in the marketplace
Unlock potential
CULTURALLY CONFIDENT CREDENTIALING MENTOR COACHING INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
Increase your and your clients’ impact and success as you advance your coaching, credentialing and cultural intelligence in this uniquely CQ mentor coaching program. Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is crucial and expected for success in our diverse, global environment and with the updated ICF competencies.
> 99% Credentialing Success Rate
> 24.5 hours ICF Continuing Coach Education, 23 in Core Competency
> Opportunity to earn the Culturally intelligent Coaching™ Certificate
> Access to and feedback from global, diverse colleagues as well as award winning Marilyn O’Hearne MCC, known for her gentle, confidence building strength.
“More clients, expanded business, taken me to the next level with my coaching and credentialing”, participant Liz Dobbins, now PCC. 100% Success rate for PCC & ACC!
An opportunity for you to:
Earn more! Credentialed coaches reported higher fees and annual income plus increased client satisfaction, according to the 2017 ICF Price Waterhouse Cooper Global Coaching Study.
Increase your business! 81% of consumers rate credentialing as important or very important. More organizations and governments are requiring an ICF credential for their coaches. Plus, do not miss out on business opportunities due to unknown cultural bias or expectations!
Deepen and strengthen your coaching and cultural competency mastery (ICF’s updated competencies); define your unique style and increase confidence for greater impact with those you serve leading to more business opportunities.
Receive impactful feedback (written and oral) from an award winning, experienced Master Certified Coach and your colleagues from diverse trainings, styles, experience and backgrounds, gaining perspectives and leading edge cultural confidence that further sharpens your coaching and prepares you to be the best coach for many different audiences, expanding your business opportunities.
Earn your Culturally Intelligent Coaching™ Certificate and badge while you complete your mentor coaching, further differentiating yourself in the marketplace, through demonstrating your CQ in your coaching as well as completing reports on our readings and recordings, for up to 24.5 hours ICF Continuing Coach Education (23 in Core Competency)
- The Culturally Confident Credentialing Mentor Coaching Program has a 99% ICF credentialing success since 2014 among participants from ACC to MCC who apply our feedback.
- Completion of the 10 hour International Coach Federation mentor coaching requirement AND Earn up to 24.5 hours ICF Continuing Coach Education toward credentialing or renewal.
- Opportunity to earn the Culturally Intelligent Coaching™ Certificate
- So much value added: mentor coaching +cultural competencies + simultaneously earning the Culturally Intelligent Coaching™ certificate + books, Master Coach recordings. Fun!
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What is offered in this 3 month program?
What do you get?
- Group mentor coaching sessions, 7 one hour live, recorded for your review.
- Individual mentor coaching sessions: 3 one hour live
- Expert Feedback from Marilyn on your recorded coaching sessions for greatest client impact and credentialing success
- Accountability and support including practice and learning with peers in between sessions.
- Celebration of successes and the joy of learning and development with your peers as you receive oral and written feedback!
- Resources include: The Coaches Guide To Becoming Culturally Confident based on research and my expertise in the field including MCC since 2015, Mentor Coach and Trainer since 2003, 6 years on the ICF Global Board; co-authoring a chapter on “The Intersection of Culture and Ethics” in Law and Ethics in Coaching; our Breaking Free from Bias plus “Developing a Cultural Mindset” and additional MCC recordings for your CCEs and Culturally Intelligent Coaching™ certificate!
- Private community to connect, collaborate and communicate with your diverse, global peers as we build out your “dream team.”

ABOUT MARILYN
You will experience the same respectful, supportive, safe, spacious space that I have been known for since 1998; coaching, speaking, mentoring and supervising in 40+ countries. I cultivate a culture of trust with Culturally Intelligence for the greatest impact and successful results.
Participants describe me as a “gentle, spiritual soul, and yet powerful and provocative at the same time.” “Courageous, Caring, Wise, Warm, Respectful, Inviting. Immediate applicability”. Award winning!
Program Details
You qualify for this program if you:
- Currently are coaching
- Have either completed or are close to completing the other ICF ACC, PCC or MCC requirements. Click here for the ICF requirements for your review. Questions? Ask ICF, review my FAQs (also below) and reach out to me.
- Have completed a minimum of 60 hours coach training and 100 hours of coaching
Program Agreement and Investment
Only $2996 early bird through 4/15, $3497 full price for the three month CQ Mentor Coaching + Culturally Intelligent Coaching™ Certificate program for both programs simultaneously, each valued at $2500. Invest now for your future!
This Culturally Confident Coach Certificate Mentor Coaching™ + Culturally Intelligent Coaching™ Certificate program is designed to strengthen key (updated) ICF coaching competencies and areas for development. I want to partner with you to not only advance your credentialing (99+% success rate!), but also increase your confidence in both competencies: coaching and culture while earning additional CCEs and our Culturally Intelligent Coaching™ Certificate.
Our integration of both competencies has provided an edge for our alumni the past 7 years, ahead of the addition of cultural context in the ICF competencies: “Remains aware of and open to the influence of context and culture on self and others,” Embodies a Coaching Mindset, as well as Maintains Presence, Cultivating Trust and Safety, Establishes and Maintains Agreements, Listens Actively.
Stay on the leading edge with us! Register for our CQ Mentor Coaching Demonstration here
PS: Our program is a huge value add over individual mentoring alone ($3,500) for 2 programs (each valued at $2500) at one time: Culturally Confident Credentialing Mentor Coaching™+ Culturally Intelligent Coaching™ Certificate for only $2996 early bird through 4/15, full price $3497, earning up to 24.5 ICF CCEs (23 in Core) and further differentiating yourself in the marketplace! You’ve got this-I believe in you!
Want to know more?
Call me 1-913-327-0611 or Skype me
Program Dates
- Sign up now for early bird pricing (by 4/15!) and to guarantee your place for our next cohort Wednesdays May 4, 18; June 1, 15, 29; July 13, 27, 2022; 8-9 am Central. +June 7 Alumni call. Prepare to submit your credentialing application prior to ICF August Credentialing Updates (new proctored CKA exam for all except renewing ACCs, at an additional fee, aligned with updated competencies).
- Group full? I invite you to sign up for the newsletter (end of this page) so you do not miss the next opportunity and the early bird discount. Normally offered twice a year. Or form your own group
- Meeting Dates: Every other Tuesday (except July), and meeting every two weeks; plus three individual sessions to be scheduled between Marilyn and each coach participant at our mutual convenience. Plus an additional Alumni/Participant Zoom mid-session, June 7. Note: ICF requires mentor coaching to be over a three month period.
- Meeting Times: 8am Central Time -US, 9pm Hong Kong, 2pm London. Note: based on US time, may vary with daylight savings
- Duration of the calls: One hour.
- Contact me about a time for your group or for individual if you prefer.
- ICF limits the group to 10. Our programs fill with a wait list, so don’t delay.
Note: As you can see on the link above, if you have completed an ICF ACTP (Accredited Coach Training Program), your mentor coaching requirement has been satisfied. If, like me, you graduated from a program before it was ACTP (1999 for me!) and/or received your training through a variety of programs and are applying for ICF credentials as a PA (Portfolio Applicant), or through an ACSTH that does not offer mentor coaching, you will need 10 hours of mentor coaching, 7 of which can be in a group. If you are applying for ACC renewal, you will need 10 more mentor coaching hours. If you aspire to achieve MCC status, you will need to be mentored by an MCC. Or you may just want the development opportunity in a select community of coaches, with the added Culturally Intelligent Coaching™ edge!
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The Culturally Intelligent Coaching™ Certificate provides a greater marketplace differentiation and up to 24.5 hours ICF CCE (Coach Education, 23 in Core) combined with mentor coaching. It is earned through self study (books and MCC recordings provided) and reflective application. “90% of leading executives from 68 countries identify intercultural skills as among the most important capabilities required to remain competitive.”

Marilyn Interviews the ICF Director of Credentialing on the importance of culture and bias in the competencies and assessment process.
Why Say YES!
The coaching market continues to expand. Organizations are increasingly booking credentialed, culturally intelligent coaches through coach brokers to meet market demand. Are you keeping up with where coaching is going or being left behind?
The Culturally Confident Credentialing Mentor Coaching Program has a 99% credentialing success. With renewed confidence in your coaching and cultural competencies you will be better positioned to go to the next level in your coaching and business.“I have acquired more coaching clients, my master classes have expanded globally,” Liz Dobbins, participating twice: for her ACC and PCC.
Why the ICF credential? An ICF credential demonstrates rigor, integrity, and increased opportunities, is internationally recognized and, with some organizations, required.
Our increasingly interconnected world and diverse workforce requires culturally confident coaches. “CQ is a critical capability for navigating today’s increasingly global and diverse business environment. It’s so important that we made it one of our core behaviors at PwC.” – Robert Mortiz, US Chair PWC. “90% of leading executives from 68 countries identify intercultural skills as among the most important capabilities required to remain competitive.”– Ang, Van Dyne, & Rockstuhl
Experience an exclusive, leading edge, business and ICF CCE expanding, unique combination of coaching and cultural competencies certification!
What is cultural intelligence? the recognizing and understanding of the beliefs, values, attitudes, rank and behaviors of people (including your own!) with distinct cultural identities; and then applying that awareness toward effective behavior and communication.
Marilyn Interviews the ICF Director of Credentialing on the importance of culture and bias in the competencies and assessment process.
Why Say YES!
The coaching market continues to expand. Organizations are increasingly booking credentialed, culturally intelligent coaches through coach brokers to meet market demand. Are you keeping with where coaching is going or being left behind?
The Culturally Confident Credentialing Mentor Coaching Program has a 99% credentialing success. With renewed confidence in your coaching and cultural competencies you will be in a better position to go to the next level in your coaching and business.
Why the ICF credential? An ICF credential demonstrates rigor, integrity, and increased opportunities, is internationally recognized and, with some organizations, required.
Our increasingly interconnected world and diverse workforce requires culturally intelligent, confident coaches. “CQ is a critical capability for navigating today’s increasingly global and diverse business environment. It’s so important that we made it one of our core behaviors at PwC.” – Robert Mortiz, US Chair PWC. “90% of leading executives from 68 countries identify intercultural skills as among the most important capabilities required to remain competitive.”– Ang, Van Dyne, & Rockstuhl See ICF updated competencies.
Experience an exclusive, leading edge, business and ICF CCE expanding, unique combination of coaching and cultural competencies certification!What is cultural intelligence? the recognizing and understanding of the beliefs, values, attitudes, rank and behaviors of people (including your own!) with distinct cultural identities; and then applying that awareness toward effective behavior and communication.
Why choose me as your mentor coach?
- Success! You will be joining the hundreds of coaches I have trained and mentored since 2003 who have successfully advanced their credentials and coaching with me for greater business results. 99% credentialing success!
- Increased breadth and depth leading to masterful coaching for sustainable success. I help you establish MCC practices no matter your level of experience to take your coaching, credentialing and business results to a different level. You gain from my experience and investment in trainings that have done the same for my coaching and business, including multiple year work with the United Nations, EthicalCoach Ethiopia, Right Management/Manpower, Energy Companies, etc.
- I fell in love with coaching in ’98, have served as trainer and mentor of hundreds of coaches (live and virtual, in 2 programs) since 2003 and earned my ICF MCC in 2005.


- Stay ahead of trends by learning with an award winning coach leader who keeps her finger on the coaching pulse by moderating the Coaching Think Tank, serving 6 years as ICF Global Board Member; Association of Coach Training Organizations Board Member, Asia Pacific Alliance of Coaches Presenter with additional training in Team Coaching, Deep Transformational Coaching (Bali), Immunity to Change, Presence Based Coaching, Coaching Supervision, Intercultural Communication, Hard Conversations about Racism and White Privilege Faculty Group, Culturally Intelligent Coaching™ as well as developing “Avoiding Cultural Oops: How to Be Direct without Crossing the Line”.
- You are in good hands! I provide a safe partnership to further develop your coaching competencies, confidence and therefore business: Clients and trainees describe me as “a gentle, spiritual soul, and yet powerful and provocative at the same time.” “Marilyn’s gentle strength, warmth, humor, integrity, and excellent communication promote the trust required for producing sustained results; providing a secure foundation while challenging clients to be their best.”

FAQ
Is individual mentor coaching also available?
Yes! Please Contact me for details if you want to partner with me for your mentor coaching success. The investment for the 10 hour Individual Mentor Coaching Program is USD$3,500, or $350/hour for a one hour session.
Are you available to provide this program for a group at a different date?
If you have your own group of selected colleagues, we can arrange for this program to start at your desired time. Contact me for details.
How many CCE’s do I get in total?
By completing both the 10 hours Mentor Coaching and the Certificate requirements, you earn 24.5 ICF CCEs, 23 in Core Competencies and 1.5 in Resource Development.
What is the difference between Mentor Coaching and Coaching Supervision?
Mentor Coaching is focused on the demonstration of the coaching competencies, while Coaching Supervision provides the space to reflect on your role, relationship and ethics as a coach while renewing and further developing.
Why the Culturally Intelligent Coaching Certificate™ and Culturally Confident approach ?
An additional marketplace differentiator and ICF CCEs for a total of 24.5 for our Culturally Intelligent Mentor Coaching + Certificate program.
Increasing your cultural intelligence contributes to increased impact as your clients “feel completely heard and understood, resulting in more confidently achieving goals and vision.” (program participant’s client). Cited in “The Question that Changes Everything” Forbes. Recognized in the ICF updated competencies.
“It is impossible to not work interculturally!” Even in your own community! Cultural identities include nationality, gender, generation, ethnicity, ability, etc. “CQ (cultural intelligence) is a critical capability for navigating today’s increasingly global and diverse business environment. It’s so important that we made it one of our core behaviors at PwC.” – Robert Mortiz, US Chair PWC. “90% of leading executives from 68 countries identify intercultural skills as among the most important capabilities required to remain competitive.”– Ang, Van Dyne, & Rockstuhl. “#1 Predictor of Success,” American Management Association article.
What is cultural intelligence? the recognizing and understanding of the beliefs, values, attitudes, rank and behaviors of people (including your own!) with distinct cultural identities; and then applying that awareness toward effective behavior and communication.
The Culturally Intelligent Coaching™ Certificate is offered in conjunction with this program ($2500 as a separate program), with additional requirements of 3 book reports (books provided) as well as written feedback or reports on 6 recordings, 4 of CQ MCC coaching and 2 on integrating CQ with coaching competencies, as well as demonstrating CQ in your coaching.
Today’s technology makes it very easy to serve clients in different regions (I have coached, taught, trained, presented in 40+ countries!).
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You will experience the same respectful, supportive, safe, spacious space that I have been known for since 1998; coaching, speaking, mentoring and supervising in 40 countries. I cultivate a culture of trust with an added Culturally Intelligent edge for the greatest impact and successful results.
Participants describe me as a “gentle, spiritual soul, and yet powerful and provocative at the same time.” “Courageous, Caring, Wise, Warm, Respectful, Inviting. Immediate applicability”.

ABOUT MARILYN