Registration is now open for the next six-month Upbuild Coaching Training. Begins October, 2026.

Upon graduation, you will become an Upbuild-certified coach and can apply for ICF ACC certification.

This program will prepare you to use coaching skills in a wide variety of settings, whether coaching in private practice, leading in your organization, or becoming a more present partner, parent, and contributor in your community. We all want to live meaningful lives where we are the best versions of ourselves, and we believe deeply in the modality of coaching in order to help facilitate that becoming our reality. Through this course, you'll receive coaching for yourself in this vein and be equipped to better support others (formally and informally) as they journey to do the same. We hope you will join us! 

You can read more about the Upbuild coaching philosophy here.

Class Schedule (all on Zoom):

• Kickoff Weekend - two half-days (October 17-18, 2026, 10a-2:30p ET)

• Capstone Weekend - two half-days (April 24-25, 2027, 10a-2:30p ET)

• Weekly 90-minute classes (Thursdays 10-11:30a ET)

What You’ll Experience

• Live coaching demos where you both observe real coaching in action and unpack the process with experienced coaches

• Weekly classes that move from the foundations of listening, curiosity, and powerful questions to advanced practices like working with the inner critic, turning up the heat, and drawing on the wisdom of emotions

• Skill drills and plenty of practice coaching, because the deepest learning happens through doing

• Personalized mentoring that provides direct, nuanced feedback to help your coaching land with more clarity, confidence, and depth

• A supportive community of thoughtful, driven people dedicated to their own growth and to supporting others in theirs

What Makes The Program Unique

• Our monastic roots. Upbuild was founded in a NYC monastery, where our cofounders (who were monks) were immersed in the inner work of uncovering their true self beneath layers of ego. This unique origin shapes everything we do. Our work, therefore, lives at the intersection of leadership and spirituality.

• Facilitation team. The program is led by four seasoned facilitators who bring together deep coaching expertise and real-world leadership experience. Before joining Upbuild, one founded and sold a startup to Groupon. Another served as a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs. One authored a coaching textbook, and another has spent over 25 years training professional coaches. All are committed not only to the craft of coaching but to their own continued personal growth.

• The distinction between the ego and the self. The coaching training (and the entire mission of Upbuild) focuses on the distinction between the ego and the self. We define the ego as the identity of who we think we should be. We define the self as who we actually are deep down. The best coaching leads to an uncovering of who we are and living as we are.

• You’ll be transformed in the process. You’ll learn powerful coaching tools, techniques, and frameworks. More importantly, you’ll undergo your own transformation. Coaches and leaders can only take others as far as they have gone themselves. This dual focus ensures the skills you develop are not just learned. They are lived and integrated into how you lead, relate, and grow.

• A community that elevates. You’ll be surrounded by driven, thoughtful, sincere individuals, many of whom have had success in other areas of life and are now seeking deeper purpose. Whether you’re navigating a transition or looking to bring more meaning into your work, you’ll be supported by a group of peers who elevate one another.

Certification

In addition to receiving a credential as an Upbuild Certified Coach, the Upbuild Coaching Training has been designed to align with the ICF (International Coaching Federation) core competencies and requirements for the ICF ACC (Associate Certified Coach) credential. The Upbuild program is a 60-hour program, which includes training, four individual mentoring hours, and a written assessment. Graduates of the Upbuild program may apply for the ICF credential using the Portfolio Path as long as they meet all of the additional ICF requirements for the credential.

Instructors

Mary Kuentz, CPCC, PCC, is a professional coach and trainer specializing in human development and transformation of the workplace. Mary works with leaders at all levels to help them become more responsive to the needs of the world around them. A coach in private practice since 2001, Mary is a faculty member of two accredited coach training organizations, Coaching for Transformation and the Co-Active Training Institute (CTI).

Gina Kellogg, MCC, CPCC, was a founding partner of Leadership that Works, Inc. and the co-creator of the Coaching for Transformation and Coaching for Community Transformation programs. A coach and trainer since 1996, Gina has passionately brought coaching skills to teens, nonprofits, philanthropy, prisons, families, organizations, and communities around the world. She hopes to see coaching skills in the hands of all people, to transform relationships, workplaces, and communities everywhere. 

Vipin Goyal, PCC, uses the skills he’s learned as an entrepreneur and an executive to help other leaders realize their best selves. He draws on his wide variety of experiences to help clients leverage their strengths and manage the pitfalls of their egos, develop greater empathy, build cultures in which people feel inspired to work, and lead with intention. Prior to Upbuild, Vipin was the Co-founder & CEO of SideTour, a marketplace of unique, hosted experiences which was acquired by Groupon in 2013. Previously he worked at McKinsey & Company as well as the international businesses of MTV Networks. He has an AB in Economics and an MBA from Harvard.

Michael Sloyer, PCC, is passionate about helping people live up to their potential and to live more loving and fulfilling lives. To achieve these goals, he serves as a coach and leads workshops that facilitate his clients’ understanding of themselves and communities on a deeper level. Prior to Upbuild, Michael was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, where he was an equity derivatives trader for 11 years in NYC, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. He moved from Goldman to Upbuild so he could more properly align his best self with his work. He holds an Economics degree from Duke and is a Professional Certified Coach with the ICF.

What’s the investment?

$7,500. We offer need-based financial assistance. If you prefer to pay in installments, we can offer you a zero-interest plan that will work for you. Send us a message to let us know.

Questions? Send us an email.

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