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 | Our coaching team is one of the finest in the business. We cover a vast spectrum of practical business experience ranging from health care to engineering to sales management. Most of our team has been intact for over 10 years and we know how to work together to meet our clients needs. All of our coaches have completed coach-specific training programs and most hold professional coaching certifications recognized by the International Coach Federation.
Membership in Pyramid’s coaches group is limited, requiring the participant to possess unique personal and professional qualifications. Collaborations among coaches are common as we develop the innovative and mind-expanding programs we take into major corporations around the world. |
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 | DJ Mitsch, MCC, CMC
DJ is one of the pioneers in the coaching field and was one of the first 25 business coaches in the US to earn a Master Certified Coach designation from the International Coach Federation (ICF). She is past president of that global organization and was responsible for driving the global initiatives to create the chapters throughout the world and global representation on the Board. DJ’s conversational coach-approach has worked with both CEOs of major companies and top talent individuals who were ready to break out and go for a big goal. She has coached over 400 individuals and dozens of corporate teams to play an Extraordinary Game -- creating new legacies and going beyond the known to achieve extreme success! She specializes in coaching senior executives and their teams in large, dynamic organizations. |
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 | Barry F. Mitsch
Barry draws on over 18 years of experience in helping professionals develop and deliver presentations and works with them on all aspects of preparation and delivery. Barry has been conducting presentation skills seminars since 1986 and has worked with many corporate groups including GlaxoSmithKline, Nortel, Mitsubishi, Powerware, Micromass Communications, Analytical Sciences and many others. |
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 | Kathy Baske Young, PCC
Kathy has over 25 years of experience in broadcasting sales and sales management in companies as diverse as Control Data, Paramount and NBC. She has been responsible for multi-million dollar budgets and has extensive experience in managing large staffs, training, recruiting and managing teams through change. She has a knack for creative problem solving and a good sense of humor! Kathy's coaching practice focuses on senior executives and sales teams. |
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 | Brent Brower, MCC
Brent has a strong technical, sales, and operational background and ascended through the ranks to be COO of a 2600-member engineering services firm with over 50 office locations. He has a long history of developing talent both as a senior executive for over 15 years and as an executive coach for over 6 years. He has an easy-going style that quickly builds trust and rapport. He is an intuitive critical thinker that supports leaders in getting clarity around the deeper issues they need to face and actions they need to take to accelerate their development. Brent has coached nearly 100 executives and conducted over dozens of workshops on coaching skills for leaders over the last 6 years. |
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 | Eileen Brown
Eileen has over 30 years experience in the telecommunications industry. She has extensive background in all aspects of Human Resources, including organizational and leadership development, executive coaching, succession planning, 360 feedback and training and development. Eileen's coaching focuses on high-potential managers, senior level executives and entrepreneurs. She brings a wonderful sense of energy, vitality, and creativity to all aspects of her life! |
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 | Marianna Clampett
Marianna spent 25 years career in the high-tech industry and was a member of the executive team of one of the world’s leading software companies. Throughout her career, her roles and responsibilities included sales and marketing management, consulting, and general operations. Marianna was recognized by a leading trade publication on their list of the Top 50 Women in Technology. Her focus in coaching is on developing and nurturing leadership skills for women executives. |
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 | Joseph Diab, PCC, JD
Joe is a certified mediator, facilitator and executive coach who for many years as a corporate attorney has worked with executives and Fortune 500 companies to coach business owners and managers, resolve disputes and develop strategies for growth and change. He is a visiting lecturer at North Carolina State University's College of Management and serves on the teaching faculty of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Joe holds a law degree and a Master's degree in International Law from Duke University. |
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 | Kathy Faller, PCC
Kathy has been coaching since 1997 after she left her 20-year corporate finance career. Today, she plays many roles: leader, business person, wife, mother, humanitarian and coach. All of these roles are expressed in the coaching conversations with her clients enabling them to make more powerful choices for themselves. She has been married for over 25 years, has two children and lives a great life in San Diego, California. |
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 | Bobbi Gemma, MCC
Bobbi's varied background includes project management in non-profit, high tech research, hospitality, and financial fields; outplacement counseling; and corporate training and speaking. She specializes in the areas of interpersonal skills, solid and clear communication, and professional development. She uses her certification in DISC behavioral and values assessments to help enhance productivity for the individual and the organization. She has a strong interest in supporting people through growth and transition both personally and professionally. Bobbi works with executives, new managers and entrepreneurs. She is the Southeastern Regional Leader for the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and founder and leader of the Coastal Carolinas Chapter for ICF. |
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 | Doug Leland, MCC, MBA
Doug is a personal coach to senior executives. He has over 20 years of experience in the health care industry where he served in both staff and line positions. For over 10 years, he was in executive level marketing and product development roles. Doug is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and served five years as a naval officer before entering the private sector. He specializes in working with corporate leaders sensing the unease of emerging personal change or who find themselves in the midst of transition and are seeking the next level of personal/professional development. |
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 | Tim Link, MCC
Tim enjoys guiding business leaders to increased productivity and satisfaction. As a result of Tim’s coaching, executives, managers and teams from Fortune 50 companies through small business raise their level of interpersonal and technical competency, see and surpass obstacles, and adopt a more focused, strategic approach to being effective. Prior to coaching, Tim enjoyed a 17-year career in sales and general management in broadcasting where his operation consistently outperformed operations in 22 markets across a seven state region in revenue and profit. |
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 | Barbara Poole, MCC
Barbara has over twenty-five years of comprehensive experience as a human resources and organizational development leader, management consultant, career development specialist and individual and family therapist. Her client base includes an extensive list of Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurships, municipalities, non-profits and private individuals. Barbara established her coaching practice in 1995 and has a particular interest in evolving leadership, team effectiveness and career lifecycles. She has authored numerous newspaper columns over the past ten years and currently publishes a biweekly column devoted to career-related issues. |
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 | Marcia Reynolds, MCC, Psy.D.
Marcia Reynolds is a past president of the International Coach Federation and a recognized expert in emotional intelligence. In addition to coaching executives and rising stars, she presents at coaching and leadership conferences around the world and provides group coaching and training programs with an emphasis on dealing with difficult situations. Quotes from her book, Outsmart Your Brain, have appeared in Fortune Magazine, Harvard Management Update and The New York Times, and she has appeared on ABC World News and National Public Radio. Prior to joining Pyramid, Marcia spent 16 years working in organizational development and corporate training in high tech and health care corporations. She holds a doctorate in organizational psychology with a research emphasis on the challenges and needs of today's high-achieving women in the workplace. |
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 | Harriett Simon Salinger, MCC
Harriett is a Senior Trainer and Certified Mentor Coach with CoachU. She maintains one of the most successful coaching practices in the country. She was trained as a therapist at Columbia University, clinically licensed in New York State and was certified as a practitioner in Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) by it's originators. Harriett has mentored over 100 professional coaches around the world in addition to coaching numerous executives, managers and professionals. |
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 | Carl H. Sharperson, Jr.
Carl has over 20 years of experience in business and industry and has been a full-time coach and consultant since 1999. His work experience includes successful stints with blue-chip companies such as Frito-Lay and Procter and Gamble and his consulting clients have included Harley Davidson, Michelin Tires, BMW, and Pulte Homes. Carl has extensive experience working in the manufacturing arena and is well versed in total quality management principles, change management, and leadership development. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and was a pilot in the Marine Corps for over five years. |
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 | Jeff Spar, Ph.D.
Jeff has over 20 years of experience working with executives on issues dealing with work and lifestyle. He helps managers and executives focus on the whole person by identifying where their talent can best be applied in an organization. Jeff serves as the Miami, Florida site director for The Highlands Program, a career and life planning program that offers assessment in the area of identifying and articulating natural abilities. His coaching practice focuses on executive level managers and entrepreneurs and he specializes in helping professionals optimize their talents and translate them into top performance. |
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 | Doug Silsbee, PCC
Doug has over 20 years of experience in organizational and leadership development consulting, facilitation, and coaching. He has worked in government and industrial sectors as well as having experience with non-profit organizations. He is the author of “The Mindful Coach: Seven Roles for Helping People Grow,” and has conducted workshops throughout the world. Doug has coached executives in diverse industries such as banking, technology, manufacturing, education, real estate and health care. |
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 | Dr. Michael G. Cassatly
Dr. Cassatly is a Columbia University certified coach and a Board Certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon. He has over 25 years experience in the healthcare field where he was the founding partner of a highly successful multi-doctor multi-office practice and medical expert for the state of Florida. His keen business acumen has led him to diverse business interests ranging from financial services, medical patents and micro finance in Africa. Michael’s expertise is providing business leadership coaching solutions to individuals who share his passion for nurturing people and their ideas.
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