Navigate to <https://coaching.soundingboardinc.com> and log in as a coach.

The coach profile is a place for you to showcase your skills as a coach. It is accessible to your Sounding Board Administrators, who manage coach matching when on programs that are admin-driven.

If you are onboarded to the platform as a coach, you will complete your coach profile during that process; see [Onboarding to the Sounding Board Platform](https://soundingboardinc.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/19558055332891-Onboarding-to-the-Sounding-Board-Platform) for more information. We recommend that as a coach, you ensure your coach profile is set up and then your [coach bio](https://soundingboardinc.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/16568035768987-Completing-or-Editing-Your-Coach-Bio) if available to you. 

**Navigate to your Coach Profile**

In the upper right- hand corner, click **Your Name**, and then

- Click "**Account Settings**"
- Navigate to the "**Coach Profile**" tab

**Navigate to your Coach Profile**

In the upper right- hand corner, click **Your Name**, and then

- Click "**Account Settings**"
- Navigate to the "**Coach Profile**" tab

Click "John"

**Coach Profile**

Take time and be thoughtful when filling out your coach profile, though you can always update it as needed. Over the next few steps, we will share the fields you must enter; you may receive further guidance from your program administrator. *Please note that all of the fields are required*.

- **Headline\*** - A short snippet that represents who you are.
- **About Me\*** - A short bio about yourself that gives the coachee a brief overview of your leadership and coaching experience and also gives coachees a sense of what to expect when working with you as their coach. Here are some ideas to consider -
  - Your professional history
  - Your leadership experience
  - Your coaching experience
  - Who you are as a person and how you work as a coach
  - How serving as a leader yourself has influenced who you are as a person and a coach

*Note: Any field with an asterisk is required.*

**Coach Profile**

- **Education\*** - List any degrees or levels of education.
- **Coaching Capacity\*** - This is how many individual coachees you can coach at once. You may also see this listed as total annual coaching hours available, depending on Admin settings.
- **Timezone Availability\*** - While we have collected your primary time zone already, please share any additional time zones in which you are willing to coach during local business hours.

**Group Coaching**

If group coaching is available, you will see some further fields to enter and/or update.

- **Group Coaching Capacity\*** - This is how many group coaching engagements you can coach at once or the total annual coaching hours available, depending on Admin settings. Please note that not all organizations choose to utilize group coaching. 

**Coach Profile**

- **International Coach Federation (ICF) Credential\*** - Please select what, if any, level of credential you hold through the International Coach Federation (ICF) (select one only).
- **Assessment/Training Certification\*** - List all leadership-related assessment instruments and tools you are trained or certified to facilitate (e.g., Hogan Leadership Assessments, Korn Ferry Assessments, Birkman Assessments, etc.).

*Note: If you select an Other option, you are required to elaborate further.*

**Coach Profile**

- **Professional Leadership Experience - Industries\*** - List all of the industries in which you have held a leadership position in.
- **Professional Leadership Experience - Functions\*** - Select all of the functional areas where you’ve held a paid position as a people manager.
- **Professional Leadership Experience - Level of Leadership\*** - List the highest level of leadership that you held in your professional leadership history (select one only).

*Note: If you select an Other option, you are required to elaborate further.*

**Coach Profile**

- **Professional Leadership Experience - Industries\*** - List all of the industries in which you have held a leadership position in.
- **Professional Leadership Experience - Functions\*** - Select all of the functional areas where you’ve held a paid position as a people manager.
- **Professional Leadership Experience - Level of Leadership\*** - List the highest level of leadership that you held in your professional leadership history.

**Coach Profile**

- **Leadership Coaching Experience - Industries\*** - List all industries in which you have coached leaders.
- **Leadership Coaching Experience - Functions\*** - Select all of the functional areas in which you have coached leaders.
- **Leadership Coaching Experience - Level of Leadership\*** - List the highest level of leadership that you have coached in your coaching experience (select one only).

*Note: If you select an Other option, you are required to elaborate further.*.

**Coach Profile**

- **Leadership Coaching Experience - Industries\*** - List all industries in which you have coached leaders.
- **Leadership Coaching Experience - Functions\*** - Select all of the functional areas in which you have coached leaders.
- **Leadership Coaching Experience - Level of Leadership\*** - List the highest level of leadership that you have coached in your coaching experience.

**Coach Profile**

- **Leadership Coaching Experience - Tenure\*** - How many years of experience do you have coaching the highest level of leaders indicated in the question above? (select one only)
- **Preferred Type of 1:1 Engagements\*** - Please select the types of engagements you believe you are the best fit for as a coach.
- **Notes** - Provide any additional details or information you want admins to know about you.

**Group Coaching**

If group coaching is available, you will see some further fields to enter and/or update.

- **Group Coaching Experience\*** - Please select all of the following that apply for you.
- **Additional Group Coaching Experience\*** - What else would be helpful for administrators to know about your experience facilitating groups of leaders in a business environment on leadership topics?
- **Group Coaching Experience - Tenure\*** - How many years of experience do you have facilitating or coaching groups or teams?
- **Group Coaching Experience - Level of Leadership**\* - In your group coaching experience, what is the highest level of leader you have coached?

**Coach Profile**

Once you have completed or edited your coach profile as needed -

- Click "**Save Changes**"

**Coach Bio vs. Coach Profile**

As noted above, The coach profile is relevant for programs with admin-driven matching as the extensive coach profile allows the admin to dive deeply into your background to match you with the best possible coachees. The coach bio is relevant for programs with coachee-driven matching as it allows coachees to learn more about you to help inform the selection process. Check out [Completing or Editing Your Coach Bio](https://soundingboardinc.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/16568035768987-Completing-or-Editing-Your-Coach-Bio) for more information.

Soundingboardinc

This guide provides instructions on how to complete or edit your coach profile on the Sounding Board platform. Your coach profile is an important tool for showcasing your skills and experience to Sounding Board Administrators, who manage coach matching for programs. By filling out your coach profile, you can provide a brief bio, education, coaching capacity, timezone availability, group coaching information, ICF credentials, assessment/training certifications, professional leadership experience, leadership coaching experience, preferred type of engagements, and additional details. Completing your coach profile will help administrators match you with the most suitable coachees.