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CB Bowman Ottomanelli, Author, Award Winner, Podcaster, CEO, Courage Consulting.Focus Areas: Creativity, Coaching, Management, Diversity & Inclusion Thinkers360 In-Depth Profile & Portfolio: CB Bowman Social Media: LinkedIn | Twitter Books: Highlighted Content: The Leadership Link Between Courage & Respect, 161 – Courage to Leap & Lead with with Dan Capello – part2. Thinkers360 Leaderboards:Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Management 2023, Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Coaching 2023, Announcing the Thinkers360 Top Voices North America 2023 |
Thought Leader and Influencer Interview
Thinkers360 thought leader interviews profile prominent members of the Thinkers360 community who embody the power of ideas in their work. In this edition, we speak with CB Bowman Ottomanelli, author, award winner, podcaster, and CEO at Courage Consulting.
CB Bowman is a towering figure in organizational leadership and executive coaching, celebrated for her pioneering contributions and transformative impact on leadership dynamics within corporations.
She is the host of the “Courage: To Leap & Lead” ©️,” videocast & podcast and has published several articles on coaching. Her new book “Courage to Leap & Lead…A Roadmap for Redefining Failure Into Success” was released in 2024 and quickly made its way to #1 for Amazon’s best new releases.
CB is featured in Thinkers360’s annual leaderboards: Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Management 2023, Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Coaching 2023, and Announcing the Thinkers360 Top Voices North America 2023, among others.
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Thinkers360: Tell us a bit about your background and areas of expertise.
CB: It is an honor to say I am a military brat; both of my parents are laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
The Courage Consultant hosts the “Courage: To Leap & Lead” ©️,” videocast & podcast and is the CEO of the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches. CB is a global “Certified Master Corporate Executive Coach” with experience in marketing, coaching, and branding.
Her keynotes and workshops, “The Courage to Leap & Lead” and “Implementing Courage to Increase Capacity,” inspire others to go for the gold by finding courage through simple solutions to complex problems. And by re-envisioning how we think about courage in terms of profitability and a willingness to see failure as a success.
She brings clarity and accountability to the world of executive coaching. She founded an existing change-making organization in the coaching field, the ACEC Association of Corporate Executive Coaches™, dedicated to mastery-level coaches working with the top tier of organizations. ACEC supports corporate executive coaches as “Enterprise-wide business partners with their clients.” The association offers the acclaimed MCEC (Master Corporate Executive Coach certification) through the MEECO Leadership Institute.
CB strongly believes that master-level corporate executive coaches must be “enterprise-wide business partners™” with their clients. She is also the force behind the powerful dialogue-based ACEC Leadership Conferences that biennially recognize organizations that exemplify the use of Executive Coaching, Employment Sciences, and Organizational Culture. Ford Motor Company; The Mayo Clinic; MD Anderson Cancer Research Center; L3 Technologies; Rodan & Fields; The Ann and John Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University; The Anderson School of Business, UCLA; and Hermes Airports, Ltd are some of the past designees.
She is formally head of branding for ready-to-eat cereals for General Foods, where she was responsible for the visual impact of Post Cereals for iconic brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats, Golden Crisps, and Pebbles. CB was also accountable for its classic brands, including post-shredded wheat, grape nuts, Shake N Bake, and Raisin Bran, and won several awards for product marketing and branding. In addition, she was part of the successful branding for the Birds Eye frozen food product line.
She also co-founded the National Association for Interior Designers and served as Chairperson for the North Plainfield, New Jersey’s Historic Commission for six years.
CB is a graduate of the New School for Social Research. She received her MBA from Pace University, where she served on the Advisory board for Lubin School of Business and as an adjunct professor in the marketing department. She was an instructor at Rutgers University Center for Management Development and an adjunct professor at Mercy College, teaching organizational behavior and Human Resource Management.
She is a contributing author in the Complex Situations in Coaching: A Critical Case-Based Approach, 1st Edition, and Coach Me! Your Personal Board of Directors: Leadership Advice from the World’s Greatest Coaches.
Thinkers360: What are your current responsibilities and what is your typical day like?
CB: CEO & Founder of the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches; CEO of Courage Consulting.
My typical day starts on Mon, Wed, and Friday with a few rounds of Pickleball, then I’m off and running responding to emails, writing, and preparing workshops or coaching other coaches.
Thinkers360: What is the favorite part of your current role?
CB: Sharing knowledge, delivering workshops on courageous leadership.
Thinkers360: How do you like to work with brands who wish to engage you as a thought leader?
CB: First, understand their need and goals. Next, understand their competition and resources.
Followed by delivering workshops on how to use courage.
- To solve issues without blame or shame
- To deliver growth to a company
- To turn failures into success
- To recruit and retain employees
- To reach courageous leadership
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Thinkers360: How do you utilize Thinkers360?
CB: Sharing knowledge and learning from colleagues.
Thinkers360: What is your main advice for upcoming thought leaders?
CB: 1. Listen, 2. Understand that “Courage is in the eye of the beholder©”, 3. Remember “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”— Maya Angelou.
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