Vaughn Kohler is a healthcare leadership coach, speaker, and author. He has spent more than a thousand hours coaching physicians, PAs, nurse practitioners, nurses, and clinic owners through burnout, imposter syndrome, and the strain of building a practice. A former pastor, he hosts the podcast Clinician, Heal Thyself and lives in Kansas.
Vaughn Kohler
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Healthcare leadership coach, speaker, and author. Host of the podcast Clinician, Heal Thyself.
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At a glance
- 1,000+hours coaching clinicians and practice owners
- 10years as a pastor before coaching
- 3degrees: speech communication, English and creative writing, theology
- 65podcast episodes published
- 5books written or co-created
- 32Kfollowers on Instagram
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Vaughn Kohler is a healthcare leadership coach, speaker, and author who helps healthcare entrepreneurs, clinicians, and leaders grow personally so their lives and practices flourish. He has spent more than a thousand hours coaching physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and the owners of medical clinics and med spas through burnout, imposter syndrome, hard decisions, and the strain of building a practice.
Vaughn serves as a coach inside Spinoso Medical Empires, a mastermind for medical and aesthetic entrepreneurs, and has spoken to healthcare audiences from the stages of BTL, Elite NP, and AICC. He hosts Clinician, Heal Thyself, a podcast offering soul care for those in healthcare, and from 2015 to 2019 he co-hosted The MFCEO Project.
Before coaching, Vaughn spent a decade as a pastor. He holds degrees in speech communication, English and creative writing, and theology, and has taught writing, public speaking, and leadership at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He is the author of Sacred Drive and Overcoming Overwhelm and Over-Availability Syndrome, and he collaborated with healthcare executive Donn Sorensen on Big-Hearted Leadership.
Vaughn is married, a father of five, and lives in Kansas.
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Speaker Introduction
Our speaker has spent more than a thousand hours coaching the people who run healthcare: physicians, PAs, nurse practitioners, nurses, and practice owners. Before that he spent ten years as a pastor, and he has taught public speaking and leadership at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He is the author of Sacred Drive and Overcoming Overwhelm and Over-Availability Syndrome, and the host of the podcast Clinician, Heal Thyself. He believes that when the clinician grows, everyone they serve has a greater opportunity to flourish. Please welcome Vaughn Kohler.
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About the audience
Who Vaughn Speaks To
The people who run healthcare, and the rooms where they gather: industry conferences, masterminds, leadership retreats, and CME sessions.
- Healthcare entrepreneurs: owners of med spas and aesthetic practices, functional medicine and men's health clinics, and independent practices
- Clinicians: physicians, NPs, PAs, and nurses
- Healthcare leaders: administrators, medical directors, and department heads
- Faith-based gatherings, with general leadership editions available
What he speaks about
Speaking Topics
Vaughn calls it Over-Availability Syndrome: the slow erosion that happens when capable, caring people give without limits. Why overwhelm and burnout are rarely time-management problems, and a practical path back to peace.
Drive is a gift. But drive without a sense of calling turns into burnout or greed, and a calling without drive turns into wishful thinking. This talk brings the two back together.
Vaughn works closely with organizers to craft a message that helps your people grow personally, so their lives and their work can flourish.
Formats
- Keynotes
- Workshops
- CME Sessions
- Leadership Retreats
- Masterminds
- Podcast Interviews
Available in person and live online.
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Clinician, Heal Thyself
Soul care for those in healthcare. Short, practical encouragement for the people who spend their lives caring for everyone else.
- 65episodes published
- 5.0rating on Apple Podcasts
- Weeklynew episodes
What people say
Kind Words
"Vaughn has a brilliant mind and an exceptional ability to convey a message like nobody I've ever met in my life. His genius is only exceeded by his beautiful spirit and his heart to serve."
"Vaughn leads and coaches with passion and intention. If you have the chance to work with him, don't hesitate."
"He doesn't just encourage me. He tells me the truth, helps me see what I've been avoiding, and then gives me something concrete to do about it."
Professional background
Stages
- BTL
- Elite NP
- AICC
- Spinoso Medical Empires
For event organizers
What Vaughn Brings to Your Room
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He knows the people in it
More than a thousand hours coaching the people who run healthcare: practice owners, and the physicians, NPs, PAs, and nurses who lead inside them.
- 02
He has taught communication
He has taught public speaking, writing, and interpersonal communication at the collegiate and graduate level, and brings warmth, plain speech, and enough humor to keep a room of tired professionals leaning in.
- 03
He tailors every talk
Each keynote comes in versions for healthcare entrepreneurs, clinicians, and healthcare leaders, with faith-based and general leadership editions.
Frequently asked questions
A few things organizers ask before they reach out.
Is a CME format available?
Yes. Always Available, Never Present is offered in a CME format for clinicians.
Does every talk include faith content?
No. Vaughn's Catholic faith shapes his work, and both keynotes are offered in a faith-based edition and a general leadership edition.
Can a talk be built around our event?
Yes. Vaughn designs customized keynotes and workshops with organizers, based on the needs of your conference, convention, or leadership team.
Does he speak in person and online?
Both. Tell us the date, location, format, audience, and purpose, and we'll confirm what fits.
Where is he based?
Kansas.
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