Profile

Professional summary

I help entrepreneurs and corporate executives anticipate and address the human part of growth and change strategies. Clients get 3X impact from (1) my wide-ranging coaching experience, (2) my operating roles in management, and (3) my work as a family therapist. I am author of "Pivot Points" (2014, Wiley) which was acclaimed as "a breath of fresh air" and "sure to help" in Forbes, FastCompany, Inc., Huffington Post, Quartz, Investor's Business Daily, Toronto Globe and Mail.

Here's what my clients say I helped them do:
1. Improve collaborative decision-making and increase accountability.
2. Stimulate fresh thinking about solutions for business, people and leadership.
3. Identify root causes and explore new options.
4. Find the delicate

Engagement overview

One-day workshop or retreat
Six-month coaching
Custom project plan

Clients

Clients include:
• John Hancock Retirement Planning Svcs
• American Medical Assn
• Cardinal Health
• Hollister Inc.
• Leo Burnett Worldwide
• Law firms
• Tech and biotech companies, and many others.

I have been invited to speak at:
• Goldman Sachs
• Astellas Pharma
• Sandbox Industries
• McDonald's
• Kellogg School of Management
• U of Florida Innovation Hub
• U of Illinois
• IE University Global Forum
• Illinois Society of Human Resource Mgmt.