The World's #1 Executive Coaching Certification
Join 750+ certified coaches in 55 countries. Train with the methodology that produced 5 of the world's top 20 executive coaches.
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You have a passion for helping others unlock their potential. But to truly stand out as a coach, you need more than passion. You need the right tools, credentials, and guidance. The Intelligent Leadership Executive Coaching Certification elevates your coaching practice, delivers measurable results, and transforms lives worldwide.
Imagine coaching a Fortune 500 CEO or being the trusted advisor to an emerging leader reshaping an organization. With our proven methodology and International Coaching Federation-accredited program, you gain the confidence and skills to realize that vision.
The Program That Produces World-Class Coaches
In 2026, 5 ILEC-trained coaches rank among the world's top 20. No other certification program comes close.
Coaching Development Program
GlobalGurus.org (2025 & 2026)
Leadership Development Program
GlobalGurus.org (2025 & 2026)
Dr. Aldo Civico
Mark Nation
Dr. Barbara Dalle Pezze
Dr. Vincent Pieterse
Puja Talesara
Global Gurus Top Rankings, 2026
ICF-Accredited with 192 CCE Units
Accredited by the International Coaching Federation. One of the highest CCE counts in the industry.
Who This Certification Is For
The IL Certification attracts accomplished professionals at different stages, each seeking the same thing: a proven methodology, real differentiation, and a path to mastery.
The coaching industry is evolving rapidly, but real challenges persist. Aspiring professionals struggle to break into the field, establish credibility, and deliver measurable outcomes. Experienced coaches face hurdles scaling their businesses, standing out in a crowded market, and accessing advanced tools that drive deeper results.
Both share a common need: the methodology, tools, and credentials to deliver measurable leadership transformation. The ILEC Certification addresses these challenges head-on.
Executives Becoming Coaches
Senior leaders transitioning from corporate careers into executive coaching.
- •Leverage decades of leadership experience with a structured coaching methodology
- •Gain credibility with enterprise buyers through ICF-accredited certification
- •Deploy proven assessments and tools from day one
Coaches Moving Upmarket
Life, business, or career coaches ready to work with senior executives.
- •Acquire the language, tools, and credibility to enter C-suite conversations
- •Differentiate with an enterprise-ready process that measures ROI
- •Elevate your brand with the world's #1 executive coaching methodology
Experienced Executive Coaches
PCC/MCC coaches seeking deeper impact and market differentiation.
- •Add a distinct philosophy, process, and toolset to your practice
- •Stand out in a crowded market with measurable transformation methods
- •Join the inner circle of 150+ Master Coaches considered for global projects
Whether you're transitioning from the C-suite, moving upmarket from another coaching niche, or seeking to differentiate an established practice, the IL Certification gives you the philosophy, process, and tools to coach differently, market differently, and produce better outcomes.
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What Sets the ILEC Certification Apart from the Rest?
Proven Executive Coaching Results Across the Globe
Certified Coaches
Join a prestigious network of top-tier coaches driving measurable impact for global clients.
Countries Represented
Build credibility with a certification trusted by leaders and organizations worldwide.
ICF CCE Units
Earn one of the highest CCE unit counts in the industry to meet and exceed ICF accreditation standards.
Proven Tools to Drive Results for Your Clients
The ILEC Certification gives you exclusive access to tools that transform your coaching practice:
The Wheel of Intelligent Leadership®
A transformative framework for aligning leaders' inner and outer strengths to achieve measurable success.
Mattone Leadership Enneagram Inventory (MLEI)®
Unlock profound insights into leaders' inner-core values and potential, trusted by global leaders like Apple's Steve Jobs.
Strategic-Tactical Leadership Index-360 (STLI-360)®
Provide data-driven clarity on leadership performance and create actionable development plans.
These tools empower you to deliver measurable outcomes for leaders and organizations, setting you apart in a competitive market.
Tailored Learning for Your Success
This program is designed to provide everything you need to thrive as an executive coach:
Comprehensive Resources
Access cutting-edge materials like the 600+ page Coaches Resource Manual to guide your practice.
Flexible Formats
Participate in the program online, making it accessible regardless of location.
Proven Business Strategies
Learn how to grow your coaching practice with insights from the Intelligent Leadership Coaching Marketing Success System (ILCMSS)®.
How the Wheel of Intelligent Leadership® Creates Masterpieces
At the heart of the ILEC methodology lies the Wheel of Intelligent Leadership, a proven model that empowers leaders to align their inner core and outer core for sustainable success.
Inner Core: The Ignitors of Leadership Growth
The journey begins with strengthening a leader's inner core: self-awareness, emotional resilience, and character. These ignitors fuel the mindset shifts necessary for sustainable leadership transformation.
Outer Core Excellence
Equipped with a refined mindset, leaders enhance communication, execution, and influence to align their actions with their organization's mission and vision.
The 7 Mindset Pillars
Leaders develop seven critical mindsets that guide their growth and decision-making, ensuring alignment with their core values and vision.
Leveraging the Wheel for Transformational Coaching
Navigate Complexity
Help leaders embrace agility and overcome the challenges of a volatile, uncertain, and rapidly changing world, including AI disruption, evolving DEI initiatives, and the shift to hybrid and remote work.
Ignite Growth from Within
Focus on developing the inner core, where values, mindset, and resilience form the foundation of exceptional leadership.
Align Action with Vision
Transform leaders' outer core skills (execution, influence, communication) by aligning them with organizational missions and values.
Create Masterpieces
By integrating mindset pillars, aligned behaviors, and organizational goals, cultivate leaders who inspire teams and create lasting impact.
Transform Leadership Potential with MLEI
The Mattone Leadership Enneagram Inventory (MLEI) is a cornerstone of the Intelligent Leadership Executive Coaching Certification. Trusted by over 7,000 global leaders, including Fortune 1000 CEOs and luminaries like Steve Jobs.
Reveal Hidden Strengths
Identify and amplify leadership "gifts" while addressing critical growth areas.
Foster Authenticity
Align personal values with organizational goals to drive sustainable success.
Drive Transformation
Enable leaders to improve decision-making, relationships, and team dynamics.
Your MLEI Experience in the Certification Program
Complete the MLEI
Receive a personalized interpretive report.
Master Administration
Learn to deliver and debrief the assessment effectively.
Deliver Results
Apply MLEI insights to create actionable development plans.
Your First Step Toward Being Awarded Your ICF PCC Credential
Achieving ICF credentials starts with the ILEC Certification Program, designed to meet and exceed ICF standards.
Education Requirements
The program's ICF-accredited curriculum covers the 125-hour education requirement for the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) via the Portfolio Path.
Practical Experience
The program provides the tools and frameworks to log meaningful coaching hours and gain mentor coaching support.
Pathway to PCC
Begin with Initial Mastery and progress through the full certification journey, creating a clear trajectory to global recognition.
Begin Your Journey to Becoming a Master Intelligent Leadership Executive Coach
This isn't a course. It's the first step on a career-defining path. The Initial Mastery Certification gives you the philosophy, process, and tools to differentiate in a crowded market, while opening the door to an elite inner circle of 150+ Master Coaches considered for global projects.
3-Day Immersive Program • Taught by John Mattone • 22.25 ICF CCEs
What Sets This Apart
A Complete Operating System
Philosophy + process + tools, not tips or inspiration. Leave with a repeatable methodology that produces measurable results.
Learn Directly from the #1 Coach
John Mattone personally teaches every session. His presence and 30+ years of Fortune 500 experience are embedded in every moment.
Join a Professional Family
You're not alone. Join 750+ certified coaches worldwide with shared language, standards, and a path to the inner circle.
Your 3-Day Transformation
Before You Arrive
Complete MLEI assessment and executive coaching self-assessment
Philosophy & Framework
Master core IL frameworks and leadership assessment interpretation
Process & Application
Stakeholder engagement, gap analysis, and action planning
Tools & Business
Leadership storytelling, deployable assets, and practice-building
What Our Certified Coaches Say
“I am not sure exactly what to say. I could say a lot of things. Great. Awesome. Tremendous. Life changing. All positive. The best thing to say, I think is..Thank you. For you to share, as you did, during the training, your heart, your experience, your significant body of work was quite something. Remarkable, I would say. Thank you very much John.”
“Thank you very much for three fantastic days of community and learning. Through your diligence and hard-work you have managed to capture many of the concepts I have held for years about developing leaders. Again, thank you for your time and investment in me. To your continued growth and success.”
“Thank you for the opportunity to take your Executive Coaching program. I really enjoyed it. I have more tools now to help them in their transition. I like that your program has a structure to it but still has the ability to expand and contract. You have a roadmap a lot of other coaching training I have taken does not have.”
“It has been a great honor to be part of this remarkable webinar last week. I am thankful to you and your son who convinced me. I am proud to be part of the Intelligent Leadership Family. I had a blast. It was intense, clear and meaningful. I realized the value of following a strong process.”
“It truly is incredible how your IL executive Coaching approach is gaining such an explosive interest and engagement. You have developed an incredible approach and worked hard to package it for others to benefit from your years of experience. I am so pleased to be part of that family.”
“I wanted to send a personal note of gratitude for our webinar this week. I'm very impressed by how much head, heart, and soul you put into this program. Compared with other training I've done, your content, process, and tools are the best I've seen. Rich quality content, a solid roadmap, inspiring message, and measurable results…wow!”
“It has been a long time since I participated in a training that has positively challenged me the status quo, and at the same time provoked me to think about the way I have been practicing my profession. This is all good. I am honored with this opportunity. I have set a meeting with a potential client, who I will offering the IL Executive Coaching Model! That means I have a lot of homework to catch-up with!.”
“I must tell you that the IL Coaching Program is amazing. I have done ICF, learned a lot and been using it. But this program is very practical and holistic in approach. I always felt that since a leader is also an individual, a holistic development is a must for sustained change to happen. And I loved your slide on the Inner core and Outer core powering the 4 As (Altruism, Affiliation, Achievement and Abundance). By doing this, we are actually impacting not just the Leader but the whole organization. All of this deeply resonates with my core beliefs about real transformation. Helping people become the best versions of themselves. I am deeply moved and inspired. Hence felt like saying a big THANK YOU!”
The Path to Master Coach
This is not a collection of courses. It's a career arc. Each stage deepens your mastery, expands your toolkit, and moves you closer to elite inner-circle status with access to global coaching opportunities.
Up to 192 ICF CCEs across the full journey
Initial Mastery
The Gateway
Master the IL philosophy, process, and core tools. Learn directly from John Mattone in an intensive 3-day program.
22.25 CCEs
Advanced Mastery
Deepen Your Impact
Advanced diagnostic techniques, complex client scenarios, and deeper integration of inner-core coaching methods.
71.25 CCEs
Master IL Coach
The Inner Circle
Join ~150 elite coaches who transform cultures and are considered for global JMG coaching projects.
56.5 CCEs • Total: 192 CCEs
Why Choose the ILEC Certification Path?
Your journey starts here with John Mattone Global. This is more than a certification; it is a transformational experience that positions you for lasting success.
Comprehensive Learning
A structured, multi-level curriculum that takes you from foundational mastery to elite inner-circle status, with each stage building on the last.
Unmatched Credentials
Earn up to 192 ICF CCE Units across the full journey, one of the highest counts in the industry, backed by the methodology of the world's #1 executive coach.
A Legacy of Transformation
Join a global community of 750+ certified coaches across 55 countries, united by a proven framework that transforms leaders and organizations.
Scale Your Coaching Business with SalesMind Academy
Completing the ILEC Certification is just the beginning. To build a thriving coaching business, you need the right entrepreneurial strategies. The SalesMind Academy (SMA) is designed to help you build your business, elevate your executive coaching brand, and scale your impact.
Why Choose SMA?
- •Proven Sales System: Learn authentic, client-focused sales techniques tailored for coaches who value connection and purpose.
- •Entrepreneurial Focus: Approach your coaching business like a leader, mastering pricing, marketing, and client acquisition.
- •Mindset Mastery: Gain the confidence to break through self-doubt and navigate the business side of coaching with clarity.
- •ICF Accreditation: Earn 27 CCE units while building your brand and growing your impact.
What You'll Experience
3-Day Business Training
An immersive program focused on the practical skills you need to build a thriving coaching business from the ground up.
Self-Diagnostic Approach
Assess your current business strengths and identify areas for growth using structured self-evaluation tools.
One-on-One Coaching
Optional personalized coaching with Trevor Maloney to accelerate your business development and revenue growth.
Meet Your Trainer: Trevor Maloney
Chief Revenue Officer of John Mattone Global & President of SalesMind Academy
Trevor Maloney is responsible for sales and revenue generation for JMG's various lines of business. With his guidance, John Mattone Global has grown from zero in revenue in 2011 to multiple millions annually, becoming one of the top 10 executive coaching firms in the world.
Your Journey to Master Coach Starts Here
Each step of this coaching path is designed to challenge, inspire, and prepare you to lead with purpose. Whether you're just beginning or seeking to achieve mastery, the Intelligent Leadership Certification ensures you're equipped to make a profound impact.
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- ✓Program details and curriculum overview
- ✓No obligation, no pressure
Nicholas Mattone
CEO, John Mattone Global
Email nick@johnmattone.com or call +1 774-836-5010
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is executive coaching vs. leadership coaching?
Executive Coaching is tailored for leaders at the highest organizational levels, such as CEOs, executives, and senior managers. It focuses on aligning their personal growth with business goals. Leadership Coaching is broader in scope, focusing on developing leadership skills at all organizational levels. The Intelligent Leadership Executive Coaching Certification integrates both approaches.
How Does the IL Certification Program Help Me Achieve ICF Credentials?
The IL Certification Program provides 192 CCE Units to meet ICF's education standards, practical experience through hands-on training and coaching hours, and global credibility with certifications trusted by leaders worldwide.
How Do I Become a Certified Executive Coach?
Begin with the Initial Mastery Certification (a 3-day immersive program earning 22.25 CCE units), learn to use assessments like the MLEI and STLI-360, then continue the journey toward Advanced Mastery and ultimately Master Coach status.
What's Included in the Certification?
The program includes ICF-accredited training (up to 192 CCE units across the full Master Coach journey), exclusive tools like the MLEI, STLI-360, and a 600+ page Coaches Resource Manual, lifetime updates to program materials, and access to a global network of certified coaches.
Have more questions about the certification?
We're here to help. Schedule a consultation with our team to discuss your goals, explore program details, and find the right certification path for you. You can also download our ILEC brochure for a comprehensive overview of the program, curriculum, and investment.