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I believe in the potential of people and organizations to make our working world better. In the potential to create person-centered experiences that are empowering and impactful. I believe in disrupting the status quo and reimagining success to help us thrive as professionals and humans.
When we meet, it won’t take long to feel the forward energy I bring to any challenge. I put my heart into what I do, say what needs to be said, and work hard to make a difference. Clients say they appreciate me for being authentic, taking a practical approach, and caring about their success as much as they do.

My professional development superpower, though, is empathy. And it comes from understanding failure as well as success. In the past 30 years as a leader and human, I’ve fallen short, misjudged, and messed up. I’ve also achieved big goals, evolved from constructive failure, and honed my ability to help others drive success.
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Experience and Credentials
As a coach, scholar, facilitator, and strategist, I’ve built a career around people, communication, and organizational behavior. This includes:

  • Three decades of leadership and business experience
  • Professional Certified Coach accreditation from the International Coaching Federation
  • Teaching and mentoring for coaching, undergraduate, and graduate students
  • B.S., M.A., and executive education in communication, leadership, diversity, and organizational behavior
  • Assessment training and certification, including DISC, Emotional Intelligence, and Clifton Strengths
  • Non-profit board leadership
  • International speaking, coaching, and consulting
  • Women’s leadership awards and recognition

Where I’m Coming From

Whether born or made, leaders develop over time. I’m no exception.

Spending my early years as a vocal and underappreciated disruptor, I entered adulthood as an insecure communicator who excelled at writing and worked hard to avoid any other type of communication. In growing a career in marketing, I gained confidence and became increasingly interested in the people behind the experiences I was promoting.

Pivoting to organizational behavior consulting provided me with life-changing exposure to the dynamics of executive leadership, people management, team performance, work cultures, and entrepreneurship. It’s where my talents of empathy, achievement, and activation coalesced into a drive to improve workplaces. It’s also where I eventually became the obstacle to my future success.

When I got stuck, investing in my leadership development moved me forward.

Through continuing education and coaching I learned to get comfortable being uncomfortable. I discovered the power of facilitating–rather than forcing–individual change. And I got to refine what, who, and how I want to be: a person-centered partner who combines brains, experience, and passion to make professional life better. Someone who empowers others to increase their impact by shining a spotlight on them instead of standing in it myself.
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Success Stories

Some of Our Clients

We’ve helped thousands of individuals thrive, at these and other organizations.

Xerox
Fairy Godboss
UofR
AT&T
The Marketing Academy
Goodwill
National Women's Hall of Fame
Regain Physical Therapy
RIT
Rochester Women's Network
YWCA
SUNY
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust
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Struggling to Thrive?

A lot of the challenges that make work and life difficult are caused by factors beyond our control. But not all of them. Sometimes, in our rush for results and focus on fabulosity, we end up making things harder than they need to be.

I put together this simple quiz to provide a quick reality check and some actionable ideas to help you thrive. Check it out.