My Story

I took some time off to spend with my Autistic son who was struggling in school, to help him adapt to a new school and a new situation.  After three weeks of working with him it came time for me to return to the office and my team.  The new realization hit me that I did not want to go back – that I was done. And, as I spent time in my son’s school with him and others in his class, I found real satisfaction in helping others.  Later, when I became a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) for children in foster care, I came to find out that I really enjoyed working, not just with the children, but with the foster parents and helping them with the emotional and physical resources they needed.  I made efforts to return to my old life on several occasions, but I could not deny the immutable fact that my heart wasn’t in it.  I was done with that life.

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This led me to wonder how to best leverage the 25 years of business experience and knowledge I possess and combine that with the desire to help others.  I worked with several colleagues who were also going through downsizing and burnout. I met with them regularly, using my experience to identify with their situations helping them realize their own strengths and obtain new roles.  When they all said that I sounded like a Life Coach it was obvious this was the birth of my move to coaching. Specifically, to coach people who have or are experiencing burnout, stress, or are going through downsizing, career change, or retirement; as well as to leverage the experience I have had in building and developing teams to help transform your business team into a high performer by helping the group identify its areas of weakness, its areas of strength, and how to best utilize both to become a successful team.