ABOUT OUR CEO

LaKendra Smalley

My name is LaKendra Smalley and I’m the Founder and CEO of the Global Institute for Coaches and Entrepreneurs, Inc. 

I’m also a Certified Master Coach, an author, and (you guessed it) an educator. 

Since 2013, I’ve worked hard (and with all my heart) to help people from all walks of life reconnect with themselves, their vision, and their mission . . . so they can live life on purpose. 

At the beginning of my career, I worked with at-risk adults as a Parole Officer. I took a lot of pride in helping my clients envision a bigger, better, and brighter future for themselves . . . as well as guiding them to embody who they needed to be to create that reality. 

I then had the amazing opportunity to pursue a certification in EC-12 Special Education, after which I spent a total of 16 years working with at-risk youth who had been diagnosed with mild to severe emotional disturbances.

The one thread that has woven itself throughout my career is the knowledge that people can do AMAZING things in their lives when they:

  • Believe they DESERVE great things.
  • Feel EMPOWERED to create a reality they love.
  • Have the right SUPPORT and GUIDANCE to make things happen. 

. . . And I wanted to be the person that provides those things. Especially knowing how high the odds can be stacked up against these clients I cared so much about. 

That goal is what led me to become a Case Manager, to pursue my PhD, and (ultimately) to become a Certified Life Coach. 

As a Certified Life Coach, I gained the knowledge and skills I needed to serve my clients on a much deeper, more transformational level.

I took it a step further by developing my signature, heart-centered  iCARE Global Health model that helps my clients keep their focus centered on co-creating and living a purpose-driven life.

Now, I teach people from all over the globe how to become life coaches . . . so they can go out there and spread the ripple effect of helping people heal and become the highest self that each of us has inside of us. 

How? 

Through our Life Coach Certification for Leaders!