Winter 2006 Power Team Roster
Angela Nielsen
NIC Media Group
angela@nicmedia.com
760.231.1642Angela Nielsen founded NIC Media Group in November of 2000. Prior to that she had been employed as an Executive Assistant in a very large real estate firm. “I was really just seeking a more challenging and rewarding outlet for my creativity at the time,” recalls Angela. “So I decided to create websites for a few close friends and colleagues and see how I liked it.”
Without any formal training at the time, the journey to becoming a successful designer was somewhat bumpy but held her interest. Having a true passion for creating websites as well as helping companies find success on the web was they key. “I spent all the time I could learning as much as possible about what it took to create and maintain successful websites,” says Angela. “It wasn’t long before it was clear I should really pursue this full time.”
Now more than 5 years later, Angela has won over 30 awards for her design work, including Site of the Month in January 2004, and Webmaster of the Year 2004-05 (two awards for which one cannot even apply), and now has 2 full time assistants, as well as several independent contractors she works with on a regular basis. Angela is the backbone of NIC Media, greeting each sunrise from her office where she designs websites and coordinates support activities to insure her clients receive the highest level of service.
The growth she has experienced in the last 5 years has been phenomenal, contributing to the energy needed to continue pushing herself, and taking her company as well as her clients to the next level.
On a personal note, Angela resides in southern California with her husband Rob and their 2 children. Her oldest, Damian, will be 3 years old in April. “He definitely keeps me on my toes, and has taught me a lot about patience,” says Angela. Her newest addition, Kadence, will be 1 in April and has “shown me how truly different children can be from one another,” she says with a laugh.
Angela’s husband is a Warrant Officer in the United States Marine Corps and is 13 years into his career. He returned from Iraq after a 7 month deployment in September of 2003. “Yes, do the math -- he was away when our first child was born”.
Angela is looking forward to getting to know each of the class participants in this VPB session, and is very excited about working with Travis and growing/automating her business.
Ann Alger
aalger103@aol.com
315-451-5657
I am Ann Alger from usually cold and snowy Central New York State. I have a small, sweet ranch-style house overlooking Onondaga Lake. My companion Dhari, an 8-year bichon frise, and I adore sitting on the livingroom sofa and watching the Canadian geese parade their flock of young ones along the shore. Being a male, Dhari does a wonderful job of monitoring the birds, squirrels, visiting neighborhood cat and two-leggeds who are walking their four-leggeds along the water's edge.
I am a teacher and life transition coach. My first job after graduation from State University at Albany was as an instructor at Canton Agricultural and Technical College. I later moved to Syracuse and worked for Bristol Laboratories and University Hospital Renal Department before returning to the classroom. Teaching children of grades 3 and 4
allowed my creativity to flourish. I authored a curriculum of integrated subjects around the theme of a hot-air balloon journey around the world through literature and the creative arts.
My teaching career was interrupted by a few years of caregiving with a chronically-ill parent. My dream as a young child playing nurse was to enter medicine, so I was the logical and willing member of the family to do this. Many lessons were learned.
After both parents died, I chose to travel during my summer vacations. My experiences added much to the teaching of other cultures and gave me wonderful memories of people in Kenya, Peru, Switzerland and Bali. My spiritual search has been a constant companion throughout my life and my external journeys often added richness to my internal journeys.
My life transition coaching has expanded into writing. My current project is PAIN PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, Four Powerful Strategies to Cope with Chronic Pain So You Can Enjoy Your Life Again! I am also interested in creating a program for the brain-injured target market. I see many opportunities for writing programs and product around the theme of life transitions. My passion is in this broad and vital arena.
I look forward to meeting all of you!
Beth Woodward
beth@marketingontheplayground.com
612.861.7519
About The Chief Executive Kid...
Beth has been a leader and a mentor in the communications service field for over 12 years, with a total of 25 years in the corporate sector. Connecting with her customers and promoting leadership through team development is what opened the door to creating her own business.
Beth began her entrepreneurial journey attending the Coaches Training Institute, completing her CPCC (Certified Professional Co-Active Coach) certification in 1999.
She created and facilitates Success Teams and Women's (TELE) "Brain"-Storming On The Playground™ for the continuing FUN, support and structure of helping entrepreneurs shift to the next level of their business through idea teams in fun environments.
Combining her unique approach and personal journey with her love for developing the new entrepreneur through team dynamics and FUN, Beth created the very successful Marketing On The Playground™ Program for the upcoming, new, and seasoned entrepreneur. Her intuitive approach, recognition of individual learning styles, team development skills, and ability to provide effective structures and support are the cornerstones of this transformational process. Her newest product, The MY WAY™ Marketing Plan, turns marketing fears, barriers and boredom into confidence, passion and excitement. We create a marketing plan that fits for YOU!
Carly Anderson
carly@carlyanderson.com
949-716-9265
Carly Anderson is an international Master Certified Coach (MCC) and facilitator of professional development programs. She is based in the United States, and is originally from Australia. Carly has experience over 20 years initially working as an employee/manager in the advertising and service industries before co-founding a corporate communications consultancy in Sydney, Australia in 1992.
Since selling her 50% share of the business in 1999, Carly has been working with leaders/managers and high achievers on three continents, as an executive coach, mentor and facilitator of programs that illuminate self-management and personal presence issues, and their impact on their business performance. She works with managers, and self-employed professionals growing their existing business.
Business Alliances: Associate of Leading Initiatives Worldwide (LIW) working closely with the USA and UK businesses to deliver a leadership coach training program including in London, and to executives in companies participating in their Leadership Intelligence programs. Affiliate of Venning Thorn Executive Recruitment and Coaching, London, providing development and coaching services to executives.
Specific expertise: Master Certifed Coach (MCC) by the International Coach Federation.
Teleconference-leading expert. Has facilitated over 1500 hours of training and development via teleconference calls, and has written a reference guide on the skills required to effectively facilitate enjoyable and professional teleconference learning.
Certified in behavioral, personal/corporate values and leadership competency assessments including the TriMetrix system (DiSC, PIAV, PTSI) Leadership Attributes Index and Polaris 360.
Part-time facilitator of Chapman University College (Southern California), Organizational/Business Coaching Certification Program
Part-time senior faculty member for Coach U and Corporate Coach U
Contributing author to two books, Build it Big and More Build it Big by the Direct Selling Women's Alliance. Expertise covered includes the proper use of Questions to Inspire yourself and others, How to get your Team Members Unstuck, and Teleconference Leading Skills.
Formal and Informal Studies:
Diploma in Media Studies (Marketing)
Graduate, Anthony Robbins, Mastery University (1996)
Graduate, Robert Kiyosaki's Business School for Entrepreneurs (1992)
Graduate of Coach, Inc. as a professional coach (1998)
Work across advertising, marketing, technology, finance, direct selling, consulting, manufacturing and service industries. Self-employed professionals growing their existing business to a new stage of personal satisfaction and professional results Contribution.
A founding Board Member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) for Australasia
Member of the ICF Application Review Committee for the ICF, certifying professional coaches worldwide.
Carol Meade
CMeademo3@aol.com
817-430-0903
I'm a Life Coach. I graduated from CoachU a little over a year ago.
I was an Art Director/Graphic Designer in my "former life"/career, and always found the client engagement and co-creation and forwarding of ideas part of the job the most fun. That skill set has translated into my coaching. I call myself a "do-be-do-be-do coach" because it seems to be that balance of "doing" vs. "being" that I work on with
clients. My website (will be!---have the domain, not the "stuff"):www.debedobedocoach.com
I am a mother of 3---all teenagers now. One in third year college at Texas A&M, one working as a nanny, and one a freshman in high school. My 15-year-old "baby man" is my only son and is a cancer survivor...we just celebrated (last Saturday) "our" 11 years off treatment! This experience totally transformed who I was as a person.....who we are as a family, while simultaneously affirming some things which I had previously believed on faith. It revealed a lot about my character, good and bad, but certainly did affirm the level of my strength under pressure.
Cancer changes who you are and my case is no different, even though in this case the cancer was not in my body, but, in the body of my 3 year old. I am still called in to "coach" families through this time of stress and seeming chaos.
I have a deep-rooted faith and tend to coach to the heart of the person, whether it's for the small business solopreneur or around A.D.D. issues or MLM salesmanship or opening an adoption agency or whatever. I deeply desire to incorporate this (essence/heart talk) into an effective coaching model and business. I am looking to this VPB to assist me in defining, clarifying, and codifying my marketing. I want to thrive as a coach, not just "survive". I don't know how to do that right now, but, am looking forward to seeing just how this will all shape out. Sort of a "Coach Makeover" deal!
Christy Czekaj
ChristyCzekaj@CoachMom.net
203-288-3267Christy is a Professional Parenting Coach specializing in teaching families to bond and support each other in good times and in bad. Helping families prioritize and rearrange their hectic schedules enabling them to be less stressed and allowing them to find guilt- free time to enjoy family members and everything that life has to offer to the fullest.
Christy began her career back in 1978. Even then a strong part of her ministry began with gently guiding parents in ways to bond and enjoy their families. Following her passion in creating strong families, she has worked consistently over the past 25 years in various Children's ministries in several area churches. Her single purpose in life is to help families create a well bonded unit so that they can love and support each other in good times and rough ones too.
Christy brings a background rich in experience to share. She has been married for 31 years and has five children, two biological children and three adopted children. She has an extended family of many other children that have been in her daycare from newborns to ages 10 or 11 years old. Christy also has an extensive background with Foster Care. Since surviving a near terminal illness she has a new sense that life is a gift and blessing not to be wasted. She enjoys creative needlework from knitting, cross-stitching and doll making, to quilting and sewing.
Cindy Greenway
Virtual Manager
cindy@victoriabusinesssolutions.com
250-655-8276
Cindy Greenway is a successful Virtual Manager who specializes in working with her clients to automate and build their online practice.
Cindy’s background offers extensive experience and knowledge in various administrative and online programs. She enjoys working closely with her clients, learning about the challenges they face and implementing systems to allow focus on business building activities.
In addition to working with her clients, Cindy provides support to Virtual Assistants who want to create their own virtual assistant business. Her passion for the growth of the virtual assistant industry is evident in her partnership with the Multiple Streams Team (www.multiplestreamsteam.com) and the Grow Your VA Biz membership resource for virtual assistants (www.growyourvabiz.com).
Cindy's clients tell her what makes her ‘unique’ is her enthusiasm, professionalism and ability to anticipate “what’s next.”
Cindy lives in beautiful British Columbia (Canada) with her husband and two young sons.David Ritchey
The College Coach
David@DavidRitchey.com
717-845-1008
David is The College Coach, coaching college students to their college success. The solution to only half of all college students graduating with a Bachelors degree. David is a Certified Empowerment Coach graduating from and certified by the Institute for Professional Empowerment Coaching. David has his Bachelors Degree in Business.
Before coaching, David had spent several years in leadership roles within a variety of industries. However, coaching is his calling. You may go to www.DavidRitchey.com and read About David to hear his story.
Debra B. Taylor, MHA, CPCC
Discover Your Light Coaching & Consulting
Debbie@discoveryourlight.com
508-309-3838Debbie is a career and leadership coach specializing in helping entrepreneurs, managers, healthcare professionals, and career changers use transition and change as a springboard to creating more successful and fulfilling careers and lives. She is an expert at working with professionals who are stuck and struggling to make difficult decisions around their work, or who are having trouble implementing a critical business decision. Her short-term consultative approach empowers professionals to quickly shed light on what is holding them back, burst through self-imposed limitations, and make better decisions aligned with personal values. The result is reduced stress, increased productivity, improved self-confidence, and greater satisfaction with work and life.
Drawing upon over 18 years of experience in health care management, strategic planning and performance improvement, Debbie helps her clients to clarify key priorities, identify strengths, brainstorm options, and develop a well-calculated plan of action. With Debbie as a partner, clients shift from responding in crisis mode to taking control of their careers to achieve what is most important and live life to the fullest.
Diane DiResta
diane@diresta.com
718-273-8627
Diane DiResta, Founder and President of DiResta Communications, Inc.
is an international speaker, trainer, and consultant to executives
and leaders of Fortune 500 companies. As a top speech communications
coach she shows clients how to communicate with greater impact and
project a more powerful presence.
Diane's inspiring, interactive approach gives audiences practical tools and the courage to take action. Diane earned an M.S. degree from Columbia University, is a Certified Speech Pathologist and author of two books, Knockout Presentations and Conversations on Success.
Diane has spoken on four continents, has taught speech and listening
courses at Cornell University and NYU, and was a guest lecturer at
Fels School of Government, UPenn. She's been featured on CNN, Good
Day NY, Bloomberg radio, and quoted in the Wall Street Journal, The
New York Times. Entrepreneur magazine, and Investors Business Daily.
Awards: Golden Mic award from the NY Chapter of National Speakers
Association, and the Louis K. Miller award for Business Leadership
from the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce.
Jean Templer
TemplerJean@aol.com
414-975-5437
I have operated my own business for about 25 years and I have been working with teens for 20 years.
I started my first business in 1981 as a fashion designer. I attended Mount Mary College in the fashion design program. I designed specialty clothing for Miller Brewing Company, Marlboro Cigarette and for many other clients. I also sold my own designs in 3 of my own retail stores.
In 1984 I opened up my first school for teens. It was called The Fashion Academy. I didn't charge the students for the classes, it was a way of giving back. The market that I was serving could not afford to pay. My business supported the school. I taught over 100’s of kids to make their own clothes. The kids modeled the clothes they made in fashion shows.
In 1994 I had a career change. I became an Professional Event Planner. I still continued working with the teens. I begin teaching them how to plan events, cooking skills, banquet set up, floral designs and balloon art. I would hire them to work my catering jobs so they can make their own money.
In 2000 I decided to change the name of my school to TeenPreneur. I wanted to teach teens life and survival skills. I felt that teens needed a specialized training in order to survive in this world. I taught computer skills, Job training skills, and entrepreneurial skills.
January 2006, I finished The Coaches Training Institute to become a certified life coach. During the interim I discovered that I had a passion to work with small business owners also. I was torn between the two niches. I though I had to choose between the two but I came up with a solution that I can work with both teens and business owners. I would train the teens to assist me in helping the business owners. Teens are smart creative and computer savvy. This will be a win-win situation for both the teens and the business owners. The teens will be receiving hands on experience working on real world projects and the business owners will receive help at an compassionate price.
In September of this year 2006 I will open up a accredited private school funded by the State of Wisconsin. I will get funding for 100 students. My life work will be committed to teaching teens how to survive in the real world.
Jo Anne Bruzgul
JoAnne@jblawyer.com
312-558-1850
Jo Anne Bruzgul is the founder of Bruzgul & Associates. This Chicago boutique law firm specializes in providing guidance and counsel to physicians and health care professionals on business related issues to enable them to avoid the usual pitfalls of running a business so that their businesses are more profitable and the clients experience greater enjoyment in their lives. Bruzgul & Associates is located in the heart of Chicago in a vintage building that is decorated in an art deco motif that reflects the innovative and forward thinking personality of the firm.
As an accomplished negotiator and seasoned litigator, JoAnne uses her talents to add value to her clients' business transactions. Recently, a client purchased an optometric practice on such favorably negotiated terms that the client projects a 20% increase in annual revenues during the first year alone. Sometimes a client finds himself in losing situation. Recently, a client was charged with breaching his fiduciary duty resulting in mismanagement of funds in a family trust. Although the facts established that a breach of a fiduciary duty did occurred, Jo Anne was able to mitigate the damages and save the client well over $300,000.00.
Jo Anne graduated from Syracuse University College of Law in 1985 with honors and served on the school law review. For over twenty years she has assisted clients to navigate their way through problems and plan for business success.
Personally:
Jo Anne is the mother of two sons: Michael, a tax and estate planning attorney in Chicago and Mark, a real estate developer in Hillsboro, North Carolina. In 2005, she learned to swim and completed 3 triathlons, ran the Chicago ½ Marathon, and biked over 1,400 miles. She lives in Chicago with her husband John Wynn, a real estate broker and developer.
This year, Jo Anne plans to bike across the state of Georgia and also across the State of Iowa for the eleventh consecutive year.
Karen Marshall
karen@optimafutura.com
+44 (0) 1590 610550
Karen is a leadership consultant, a qualified professional executive coach and facilitator. She leads people through her positive and energetic facilitative style and an innovative approach to programme design. Her aim is to help business leaders create new directions and make the changes in a way that has immediate impact and is also long lasting. Her coaching can be a mix of 1-1 meetings, phone calls and workshops. Typically, business managers want to develop or fine-tune skills such as visioning, relationship building, alternative ways for making decisions, marketing and managing work/life balance.
Karen has been working with corporates for the most part and is now keen to work with entrepreneurs and owners of small to medium sized businesses, helping them to create a more dynamic business. She wants to create an online business model to offer these people an excellent service and make her practice easy to manage.
Karen lives in The New Forest in Hampshire, England, where she enjoys riding her horse. She also loves art and music, travel, dance and sailing. Although not married yet, she has many friends and loves to spend holiday time with her family including 6 nephews and nieces.
Katana Abbott
CFP and Founder of The Smart Women's Coaching
kabbott@smartwomenscoaching.com
248-366-0137
For over 18 years Katana Abbott has been helping midlife women think bigger about who they are, what they want to do with their lives and how they want to do it. As a Certified Financial Planner and Life Coach, she helps women develop financial independence so they can live the live of their dreams.
Katana enjoys helping women through transition periods, such as death, divorce, changing careers, starting a business, dealing with aging parents or preparing for the second half of their life. This is the process she calls "Reinventing Midlife™."
Katana lives on a lake in Michigan, and is married to Mark, a Detroit Symphony musician, who helps raise their two daughters.
Kevin Hyatt
highcinvail@netbeam.net
970-949-1584
My name is Kevin Hyatt. I grew up(somewhat) in Tennessee and move to the Vail valley in 1990. In 1996, I started a first aid and emergency supply company to provide OSHA approve products to businesses for their employees. I currently have customers in 38 states (although not anear as many as I desire). From 1998 thru 2002, I also owned the horse-drawn carriage company in Vail, CO. I have 6 rental units in the Vail Valley, 2 in Denver, and 1 in New Orleans, LA. I JUST got married 12 days ago to a great great girl. I'm looking for this course to help expand the empire and assist me in create more time to enjoy life.
Kris Nowka (pronounced no-ka)
Professional Leadership Coach
Kris@LeadersInLife.net
256-751-3338
I am a leadership and personal coach, with 15 years of corporate experience. My corporate life included engineering, supervising, and management. I enjoyed the hiring and developing people much more than the firing and closing down operations. I have of all things, a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. I have also earned certification as a trainer for Increasing Human Effectiveness with Learning Edge Institute and more recently I am a graduate of CoachU.
Over all, I love people. In the past, I enjoyed being with young kids as a Girl Scout Leader and Little League coach and Cub Scout leader and children's pastor. I love to lead workshops with area churches, teen groups and local women's organizations. My biggest lessons learned in life have been through the adoption of my boys, having lived in six interesting states (WI, OK (twice), CO, VA, MN (twice) and now Alabama, and encountering God in Texas. (Everything IS bigger and better in Texas. :-) God has met me in all of these places, poured His grace out on me because now I enjoy "family" all over the place. I currently am leading a group of women in a weekly bible ministry. I enjoy reading, gardening, creating stuff, preaching, and being with children. I share my life with my husband of 18 years, Craig and two sons, Mason and Ryan, 13 and 11, two dogs, Sam and Penny and a new pup, Taco, which was dumped on our door last Monday.
Lee Stemm
Leadership + Performance Coach
lee@inspiringexcellence.net
07 3399 2927 (Australia)
Lee stemm specializes in Leadership + Performance Coaching within business and organizations. She is the CEO and Founder of High Performance Coaching and Training and commenced coaching in 2000. Part of Lee's leadership drivers are to mentor and train other coaches ensuring that coaching standards are maintained being of the highest professional level.
My vision statement is:
High Performance Coaching + Training is an organization that educates and inspires individuals and companies to become the best that they can be.
We deliver high quality coaching and educational programs that create transformational change within the individual, business and organization. Our aim is to empower the individual to become the leader that understands their purpose, values and integrity. This in turn will motivate and inspire others to provide superior customer service and enhance authentic relationships.
The programs that we offer are leadership, communication, personal development and the philosophy of coaching through understanding and empowering others.
We facilitate our programs which provide this knowledge, growth and understanding, thus ensuring that the information is implemented by running dynamic coaching programs which support, motivate and inspire the individual.
We are committed to developing leaders who will ensure ongoing growth and change within their personal and professional life.
Our attitudes will propel us forward toward our victories, our successes influencing others. Inspiring excellence within leaders!
I have trained in martial arts for 20 years and over the last 10 years have studied Aikido. I am currently a 3rd degree black belt and get tremendous pleasure out of training and have held 3 Australian titles through my commitment and discipline of training.
My family does not support my vision and over the past five years have tried to connect with them and have been able to 'let go' of all expectations from them. This probably has been one of the major growth areas that I have managed in my life. Therefore part of my personal vision is to create communities that want to build strong relationships and follow their purpose in life. I started community groups last year however got caught up in other things, and would like to make this part of my vision.
I am passionate about personal growth, building relationships with people, travel, reading books and gathering knowledge, facilitating, coaching, martial arts and horse riding.
Marian Baker
Marian@MarianBaker.com
773.509.9408
Master certified professional coach Marian Baker has coached and led workshops with hundreds of clients from corporate, small business, non-profit and personal growth communities since 1996.
Selected as one of 50 top coaches in America, she is profiled (alongside best selling authors like Ken Blanchard) in the book, The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching; 50 Top Coaches Reveal Their Secrets. Clients value her holistic approach, blending mind-body-spirit principles with pragmatic tools and concrete actions.
Through her Wake Up Inspired book, groups and speaking, Marian is expanding her outreach in order to encourage and equip growth-seeking achievers to create the soul-fulfilling missions they are destined to enjoy.
Called "The Queen of Powerful Questions" by a leader of Coaches Training Institute, Marian has been quoted and featured in major media such as Health magazine and The Chicago Tribune. She has also been selected as an expert for Fitness Magazine's You Can Do It program.
Marian is co-author of the Awakening Corporate Soul: High Performance, High Fulfillment workbook.
Once upon a time, Marian's life appeared to be a smash success from the outside looking in. However, she gradually began asking, "Is this all there is?" and craving more meaningful fulfillment. Today, she's waking up inspired, humbled at the joy she feels in her life, and eager to help others fuel their own unique success stories.
Marian absolutely this work, admires her clients, and will become your devoted champion. She falls asleep grateful each night with her husband and cats in Chicago.
Marcia Bailey-Hendricks
mjbailey@msn.com
215-519-3398Interest Statement
My passion is neutralizing obstacles to goal achievement. Major obstacles I see confronting many people are: excessive personal debt, low personal savings and dependence on one source of income. The plan for my online, automated coaching practice is to offer tools and techniques to neutralize or eliminate these resource-draining impediments to personal goal achievement.
Background
My objective is to build an automated coaching practice that can be operated from home (or anywhere) using my skills and experience in banking and small business management. I am a Certified Coach, a member of Toastmasters and have an MBA. Originally from New York, I currently live with my husband in Philadelphia, PA.
Marva Ruot
MarvaRuot@aol.com
781-721-1372
Marva Ruot is the President of Success Is In Order, a company which specializes in increasing productivity while reducing stress. Marva works with people who want to get more done in less time, and business people who need to put their hands on important papers immediately.
Marva works with clients one-on-one with and conducts presentations and workshops around the country on organizing techniques and strategies which save time and money. Custom designed filing systems and skill building training help individuals and corporations long after Marva is gone. Whether a home office or a corporate office - you will have a framework for rapid growth potential.
Marva speaks from experience, not textbook theory. She draws from 12 years of corporate experience in sales, sales training and customer service management in the investment and financial field. Marva has also been a successful entrepreneur, consultant, speaker, and small business owner for over 12 years as a sales director with Mary Kay Cosmetics, consistently earning national honors and awards.
Some of Ms. Ruot's corporate clients include American Express, AT&T, Campbell Soup Company, Colgate-Palmolive, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Kraft Foods, Lever Brothers Company, The Norton Company, and Fleet Bank. Some of her entrepreneurial clients include the fields of communication, sales, corporate trainers, public speakers,restaurants, financial businesses and personnel agencies.
Ms. Ruot is a popular and inspiring speaker on organizing techniques as they relate to different personality types. Offering creative tips and practical information with under- standing and humor, many come away with an immediate strategy to implement for their own success.
Ms. Ruot has earned a BA from Russell Sage College and an MBA from the Executive Program at Northeastern University in Boston. She is also a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers.
Mike Jaffe
Jaffe Life Design
Life, Career and Performance Coaching
mike@jaffelifedesign.com
203-341-0258
Mike Jaffe is a speaker, certified personal and executive coach, trainer, and founder of Jaffe Life Design, LLC.
Mike worked at the top of the World Trade Center and randomly decided to take a later train to work on the morning of 9-11, which ultimately saved his life. The rest of his team and many more colleagues and friends were not as fortunate.
The events of that day served as his wake-up call, leading him towards his calling to inspire and guide others in creating possibility for their own lives without wasting another precious day.
Now Mike is committed to serving as a human wakeup call for others. His unique approach, "Gentle Fire TM", combines the power and directness of coaching with his nurturing and supportive way. He empowers his clients to break free of their complacency, limiting beliefs and inactivity and stay focused and committed to reaching their goals while working to overcome the challenges that inevitably arise.
He has been coaching and mentoring people and teams for more than 12 years. He combines his natural energy and motivational style with his solid business background to help clients clarify what they want from their lives and careers and then achieve the results they desire.
Mike received his MBA in Management and Marketing from NYU and currently lives in Westport, CT with his wife and two children.
Susan Bonfiglio
susanbonfiglio@hotmail.com
516-569-6318
Susan Bonfiglio is a licensed social worker on Long Island, New York. She holds master degrees in social work from Adelphi University and in education from Long Island University. She began her career in 1976 working with adolescents and their families with substance abuse problems.
She recently left her job of seventeen years as a program director of an outpatient program for the chronically mentally ill. Susan has co-authored the book, Shared Grace: Therapists and Clergy Working Together (Binghamton, New York , Haworth Press, 2000), as well as several articles on how therapist-clergy collaboration can help people heal from severe abuse. Even though Susan is an avowed techno geek, she has learned from her experience that many mental health professionals are not. In fact, man could be called techno phobic. As a result, she is working on a book to help mental health professionals overcome their fears of technology and hopefully to instill in them some of the excitement she experiences in bringing innovative technology into the mental health workplace.
Susan is highly motivated and a lifelong learner. She loves to listen to all kinds of music. Susan practices meditation and is a Reiki 2 Practitioner. She is family oriented and has a large extended family. She has an infectious laugh and great sense of humor. Susan brings laughter and joy to all who know her, both professionally and personally.
Talayah G. Stovall
talayah@aol.com
773-268-5620Talayah G. Stovall, President of TGrace, is an author, certified trainer and motivational speaker (CTM in Toastmasters International). She received her training from the world renown speaker known as "The Motivator," Les Brown. Talayah is committed to helping people improve their personal power and maximize their potential in order to achieve their individual and professional goals. She uses the spoken and written word to inspire people to utilize their natural abilities and reenergize their lives. Talayah speaks on the subjects of personal empowerment, reinvention, self-esteem and romantic relationships.
After obtaining an undergraduate degree in Business Administration with a Management concentration from Chicago State University, and a Master's of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Michigan, she spent 16 years as a professional in the banking industry. Her roles included training, employee motivation, process improvement and creating and editing publications and marketing materials.
While she found her corporate career to be fulfilling, her lifelong passion for writing and speaking has led her to complete her first book, "Crossing the Threshold: Opening Your Door to Successful Relationships." She is currently working on her second book, "Light Bulb Moments: Seeing God in Every Day Circumstances."
Talayah is involved in a number of volunteer and professional organizations. She is currently working towards being a full member of the National Speakers' Association, IL. In addition, she is on the Board of the Chicago Youth Centers - Rebecca Crowne Center, a lifetime member of the National Black MBA Association, a member of the Trustee Board of her church and treasurer of the Vernon Park Community Development Council. She was a member of the 2004 class of Leadership Illinois and was a teen mentor for the Junior League of Chicago's Next Step Program.
Talayah has twice appeared in Ebony Magazine and has twice been recognized in "Outstanding Young Women of America." She is a native and current resident of Chicago, Illinois.
Travis Greenlee
travis@travisgreenlee.com
970-879-0473
Travis Greenlee is a highly successful Master Business Design and Development Coach who specializes in teaching self employed professionals to dramatically increase their bottom line. He is an internationally-recognized expert in automated and on-line marketing systems, and utilizes the most recent advancements in technology to help his clients simplify and automate their practice development efforts, allowing them to earn more, work less, and have an absolute blast in the process!
Travis's Professional Bio:
Travis began his career with Merrill Lynch as a financial consultant and business advisor. He has been a professional trainer since 1991, and a business coach since 1994. He speaks professionally to audiences on the topics of: "Living the Life You Love", "The Power of Attraction", "Attract Clients NOW", "The 21 Secrets of Master Coaches and Consultants", "7 Simple Strategies to Generating All the Clients, Sales, and Revenue Your Could Ever Desire" and "Creating Passive, Multiple Streams of Income using the Power of Technology".
In addition to being a Master Business Coach and professional speaker, Travis is a recognized author of 21 Secrets of the World's Most Successful Solo Professionals. His "Virtual Practice Builder" Monthly e-Journal and AudioBlog has more than 9,200 subscribers in over 26 countries.
On a personal note, Travis is a cancer survivor and views life as a gift and a blessing. He enjoys golfing, tree-skiing, mountain biking, camping, fishing, playing drums and just keeping things simple. He is married to Teresa Steffen Greenlee, a professional violinist, attorney, coach and leader within the Steamboat Springs Arts community.
Travis's battle with Stage 4 Melanoma: www.travisgreenlee.com/letmelive
Travis's Most Cherished Values...
Spirituality
Loving relationships
Positive health/Vitality
Freedom
Integrity/Contribution
Yvon Lachapelle
Professional Certified Coach
yvon@lachapelle-coaching.com
www.lachapelle-coaching.com
514.497.8436
Yvon Lachapelle is an experienced Business Coach who specializes in developing managerial and interpersonal competencies for managers from supervisory to executive levels. He is completing the development of a product called The Power of Personal Productivity which he wishes to market on-line. For the last 3 years, he publishes, along with 2 other coaches, a monthly Newsletter being sent to their client base.
Yvon Lachapelle is a Professional Certified Coach through ICF and is also a facilitator, organisational development consultant, a trainer and a mentor. With over 25 years of experience in senior Human Resources management in major international manufacturing companies, he has concentrated on coaching since 1999. His coaching is based on his business and personal experience and is helping businesses and managers develop the competencies of their employees and their work teams.
Yvon Lachapelle has a BA in Social Sciences, and is a certified member of the Québec Association of Human Resource Professionals. He is also a graduate of an ICF certified Executive Coaching program. Yvon contributes to the coaching profession by serving as the President of the Québec International Coach Federation and as the President of the Montréal Coach Federation. He has brought the association from being Montreal-based to a provincial-wide federation with 4 regional chapters. www.coachquebec.org.
Yvon and his wife Lise live in a small historical community, La Prairie, with a view across the river of the city of Montréal. Yvon is a proud father of 3 children, one grandson. His family reflects his values of support of one another, development of autonomy and contribution to our community.
