David Taylor-Klaus, MCC

– Husband, Father, & Friend.

– Master Coach, Mentor, Author, & Speaker.

– Serial Entrepreneur, Strategist, & Visionary.

– Wine Collector, Avid Cyclist, & Gold-medal Rower.

Bio:

My favorite way to describe my work is that I reintroduce Successful Entrepreneurs and Senior Executives to their families. A serial entrepreneur, I am recognized for combining candor, intelligence, and humor with masterful coaching.

I challenge leaders and their teams to reach their highest levels of performance in their professional and personal lives. I have lived with depression and ADHD for most of my life giving me a deep understanding of, and compassion for, the neurodivergence that is so common among entrepreneurs and maverick leaders.

When my life’s work is done, no entrepreneur nor maverick leader will need to experience what I did: standing on the proverbial bridge wondering how they ever got so lost …

My wife Elaine (also a best-selling author and master certified coach) and I are “up-until-COVID empty-nesters” now living in the heart of Atlanta with our two dogs and an ever-changing array of our three children. Our life is rich and full!

My best-selling book “Mindset Mondays with DTK: 52 Ways to REWIRE Your Thinking and Transform Your Life” is available on Amazon.

Fun facts:

– I earned a Gold Medal in rowing in the Georgia State Games (4-man mixed, masters division).

– I have saved two people from drowning in my life, one of whom is our youngest son.

– I am a consummate collector of quotations and adore acronyms and alliteration.

Lissa Qualls

Inspiration:

I have been an Implementation mastermind Facilitator for the last three years and have fallen in love with Coaching.com.  I felt this was another way in which I could serve Coaching.com and the global coaching community.

Milestones:

– 2005 began coaching clients globally.

– 2010 opened my own practice.

– Served on the ICF Arkansas Oklahoma Chapter for six years and am an MCC.

Fun Facts:

– I have 2 passports that are full and working on a third.

– I love to scuba dive.

Kristin Lawrence

Inspiration:

Being a Coach Host is a great way to connect a little deeper with Coaching.com and its amazing community. I also enjoy the behind the scenes conversations with the team.

Milestones:

– Connecting my education with various experiences and personal interests into Coaching has made my job very rewarding. 

– Coordinating a Juvenile Diversion program where we helped significantly lower recidivism rates.

– Earning a Masters of Dispute Resolution & Conflict Management from SMU in Dallas, TX.

Fun Facts:

– After getting married right out of college, we moved to Japan to teach English. 

– As a kid, I worked 2 U.S. Senior Open Golf tournaments, serving breakfast to Chi-Chi Rodriguez, Jack Nicklaus & Arnold Palmer.

Lucy Shenouda

Inspiration:

Hosting speakers and facilitating questions with Coaching.com is a real joy for me and keeps me happily on my toes! Sharpening my skills and capacity as a curator of the latest thought leadership is a privilege thanks to our global leaders, speakers, and coach community! I hope to inspire and foster a deep learning experience for coaches on a local and global level and to help those in attendance feel included when they post a question, comment, insight or are simply listening.

Milestones: 

– Joining the 2024 Coaching.com speaker line-up to co-present with Damian Goldvarg: Coaching SuperVision: A Catalyst for Excellence (Demo).

– In the past two years, achieving three accreditations – MCC, ACTC and ESIA – and joining the GTCI/Systemic Team Coaching® Faculty.

– Fourteen years as a Professional Coach built on a solid foundation of continuous learning and development with diverse coach training programs.

– Progressive twenty-plus year corporate career as a marketing and branding specialist, while living and working across three continents.

Fun Facts:

My family motto is ‘We take FUN seriously!’ symbolized by hosting elaborate ten+ course dinners, each course is announced and features diverse cuisines.

Norma Hollis

Inspiration:

I was drawn to the opportunity to interact with phenomenal coaches. Being a Coach Host has expanded my understanding of the industry and what is possible. I had no idea I would learn so much. I love the experience!

Milestones:

– Spending 30+ years studying human nature and successfully creating a program that assesses individual and organizational authenticity.

– Forming a new international company in May 2024 to manage and market the authenticity programs.

– Certifying coaches to learn the Authenticity Grid and administer the accompanying Authenticity Assessment to their coaching clients.

– Being selected to share my program as part of the 2020-21 Coaching.com Showcase in March 2021.

– Hosting a Coaching.com panel in 2020 to help the coaching community understand Unconscious Bias and create new perspectives as coaches.

Fun Facts:

– I am an avid bid whist (cards) player and have won a few tournaments.

– One of my hobbies is rug latch hooking. I have several large 6′ x 8′ rugs that I hang on walls and use in my presentations.

Esther Renée

Inspiration

Serving as a Coach Host and IM Facilitator for the coaching.com community aligns perfectly with my passion for guiding individuals through transformative journeys of professional development and personal growth. Growing and thriving alongside a global network of coaching thought leaders and peers is a lifetime highlight for which I am deeply grateful.

Milestones

– 25+ years as a servant leader in HR: Mastering HR development, talent management, performance metrics, and compliance with a visionary approach in both public and private sectors.

– Career-defining credentials: Earning SHRM-SCP, SPHR, MBTI/FIRO-B practitioner, Supreme Court of Ohio Mediator, and Certified Facilitator, showcasing dedication to organizational excellence.

– Founder of BUDULU Foundation: Creating the inspiring Be yoU…Do yoU…Love yoU! (BUDULU) brand and launched a non-profit championing self-esteem research and initiatives.

– Deliverance and Inner Healing Specialist: With over a decade of experience, extensively trained in trauma-informed care coaching methodologies, guiding over 300 clients virtually towards profound healing and freedom.

Fun Facts

– I am an avid pageant enthusiast, having earned local, state, national, and international titles, including Ms. Achievement World 2023 and Ms. Achievement Universe 2024.

– As a self-named Spiritual Nephrologist, I’ve photographed over 500,000 unique cloud formations, each telling its own divine story.

Amanda Michelle Echevarria

Amanda Michelle, a Fulbright Alumna, is a specialized business consultant, coach, and mentor dedicated to assisting Fortune 500 companies in the Latin American region in achieving their business goals and enhancing their corporate culture and stewardship. She is a longstanding collaborator of Coaching.com since its inception in various capacities.

Known as “Mish” to her clients and friends, she brings over 15 years of corporate experience to her role. Previously, as a Global Senior Human Resources Manager and Organizational Development Culture Leader, Mish successfully contributed to transforming toxic cultures into high-performance organizations and supporting C-Suite members and visible managers.

In her current capacity, she advises, guides, and coaches organizations on maintaining a culture that fosters well-being while delivering high-value results.

Committed to giving back, Mish volunteers numerous hours coaching pro-bono with various NGOs. She firmly believes that a healthy workplace requires a soul, well-being involves tapping into the spirit, and achieving both is possible through coaching with integrity.

Originally from Guatemala and based in Buenos Aires, Mish continues to study human behavior with optimism, driven by the belief that every day offers an opportunity for individuals to become better human beings.

Anne Auburn

With over two decades as an Executive Leadership Coach, I bring a wealth of global experience, having journeyed through 43 countries and lived across multiple continents. My current role involves executive coaching with organizations like UNICEF, Coach Hub, and Keep Company, accumulating thousands of hours in corporate and humanitarian sectors.

My coaching empowers clients to sharpen their focus, bolster confidence, enhance agility, and elevate emotional intelligence. They stretch towards their ambitions while reducing stress. I’ve aided executives in honing their upward management skills and empowering their teams.

My extensive business acumen and international travels bolster my cross-cultural communication abilities. I engage clients with probing questions, drawing from my business savvy, intuition, life experiences, and a touch of humor.

I’ve led leadership training at General Motors, coached UN agency teams, and facilitated peer groups to boost productivity and morale. Currently, I’m recognized as one of the Top Ten Facilitators at the World Business Executive Coaching Summit.

Barbara Huffman De Belon

Dr. Belón received her doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1984, specializing in teaching methodologies and curriculum development.  While there, she developed an interest in computers and programming and redirected her career to the software industry.

In addition to working in software development companies, Barbara returned to academia in 1999, serving as the Director of the Center for Information Technology at Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT.

In 2017, she entered formal coaching studies and now holds an Associate Coach Credential (ACC) from the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and is finalizing the requirements for the PCC credential.  She also serves as an active-status coach and coach-evaluator for ELCA and Faith-Lead Triad-1 level groups.

Dr. Belón coaches individuals and teams and is the author of two courses. “Fundamentals of Coaching” was developed to give college faculty mentors additional coaching skills. The new seminar, “Coaching for Everyday Life,” targets anyone interested in upgrading their conversational skills when engaging in brief dialogues or longer office meetings.

In addition to her coaching, Barbara was selected as a Coaching.com facilitator in 2022 and enjoys meeting coaches from around the world within the IM sessions.

Family time revolves around playing acoustic guitar with her husband, Edwin, and providing special music to her church and other civic organizations.

Fiona Fraser

Fiona is a Global Leadership Coach, Mentor, and Facilitator who has extensive experience and understanding of working with leaders in more than 30 countries, in a variety of business cultures and leadership positions. Her passion for neuroscience and background in speech and language pathology enable her to accompany individuals, teams, and organizations to communicate more effectively, build relationships that create trust, inspire best practices, and create motivated and effective teams. Aligning with Fiona’s passion for coaching, she has served as President of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Chile chapter, works as a facilitator for Coaching Summit for over 6 years, and has collaborated on several ICF Ignite (pro bono) projects throughout Latin America.”

Gemma Bernabé

Gemma Bernabé is an experienced learning facilitator, qualified teacher, and specialist in strategic talent management and development. She excels as a leadership and human skills trainer, and she is an accredited coach and mentor. Driven by a passion for helping individuals embrace every moment as a learning opportunity, she creates engaging and inclusive learning environments tailored to diverse needs.

With over 25 years of professional experience, Gemma has carved out her career through her training and coaching business to “empower learning across borders”, marrying her educational foundation with more than 15 years of corporate experience managing cross-functional, multicultural teams and leading transformation projects in the area of customer experience for a wide range of organizations and clients in diverse global environments.

Gemma is dedicated to helping high-potential emerging and senior managers and leaders become more mentally flexible and learning agile while fostering well-being and resilience through brain integration. Her vision revolves around helping people and teams shift from feeling powerless to powerful, guiding them to their best thinking so that they can confidently confront challenges head-on.

Her mantra, inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, is: “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”

Ghinwa Merei

Ghinwa Merei is an Executive and Financial Coach, Business Strategist, and Speaker based in Toronto, Canada.

Ghinwa combines coaching and consulting (“coachsulting”) to create personalised engagements that address the unique personal, professional, and business development needs of her clients.

Her innovative coaching approach integrates head, heart, and gut, drawing on diverse learning modalities—from left and right brain strategies to Eastern and Western philosophies, as well as neuroscience and spirituality. Ghinwa’s holistic inside out methodology fosters deeper self-awareness, tapping into inner wisdom, shifting mindsets, and inspiring long-term sustainable transformation.

In addition to promoting inner growth, Ghinwa provides strategic advice and practical tools across various areas of business and life, including strategic planning, finance, and leadership, helping her clients thrive consciously in every area of their lives.

Before starting her business, Ghinwa worked for over 20 years in senior leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, successfully starting, developing, and leading teams in various industries, most recently in financial services.

Ghinwa holds a dual MBA degree from Cornell and Queen’s Universities. She is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), an ICF Certified Coach, and has been an official facilitator for Coaching.com for several years.

Jill Schmidt

Lisa Chenofsky Singer

Lisa Chenofsky Singer, MA, PCC, CMP – Executive, Leadership, Team, Group & Career Coach

Lisa Chenofsky Singer offers Executive, Leadership, Team, and Career Coaching. She leverages her career experience in human resources, people and culture, with her change management practitioner certification and her master’s in organizational communications, to serve as a positive change catalyst in helping her clients become better versions of themselves. Lisa’s motto is to “love your career, live your talent & treasure your life successes™” according to your definition of success so you can unleash your full potential. Lisa partners with you on making significant progress in a continuously changing environment. Lisa is focused on the development of human potential through learning, coaching and community.

Lynn Saboe

Lynn Saboe, Board Certified Coach, is a 33 year veteran of the CIA where she was an internal coach for 25 years.  She now coaches many industry leaders and Navy Admirals.  She is an engineer from the Johns Hopkins University, where she also got her MBA.  She now has a Doctorate and Advanced Diploma in Neuroscience of Leadership.  Fun fact: she is an international cruise ship speaker on spy stories

Marc Wolfe

From Photographing Presidents to Empowering Leaders: Get to Know Marc A Wolfe

Marc’s journey has been anything but ordinary. He started as a photographer capturing moments with US Presidents, famous authors, and NFL teams. A twist of fate led Marc to become an Apple computer dealer, launching a support company before iPods existed.

Marc’s passion extended beyond gadgets. He wanted to help others unlock their potential, leading him to become an ICF-certified coach in 2014. Drawing on experiences in healthcare, retail, and finance, clients like CNBC, Tiffany’s, Tufts Health Plan, Ramsey Solutions, Synnex, Bermuda Yellow Pages, Modern Language Assoc, BD, and Bridgestone chose Marc.

To assist more people, Marc contributed articles to Forbes.com and served as an INC5000 Mentor Coach and Primary Facilitator for Marshall Goldsmith MG100 Leaders Live. He also provides executive leadership coaching, facilitates and leads in-person workshops, plus keynotes nationwide.

Now, based near Nashville with his family, Marc is on a mission to help more leaders grow. Marc’s upcoming book, “Yeah, But… Cut Through The Noise To Live, Learn, and Lead Better,” delves into the secrets of leadership and practical problem-solving. This is just the beginning of Marc A Wolfe’s story. Have a conversation with him and get ready to move beyond your Yeah, but.

Nathan Charles

Dr. H. Nathan Charles is CEO of The Lancaster Coaching Institute, LLC. He’s an experienced Certified Executive & Leadership Coach who is deeply committed to building workplaces that highlight the values of human dignity, diversity, inclusivity, equity, and productivity. He brings about transformation by using frameworks that emphasize the importance of a person’s core values, belief systems, and their ultimate goals.

Dr. Charles has held executive-level Human Resources and Organizational Development leadership positions at Fortune 500 corporations. He has provided executive coaching, management consulting, and leadership development workshops/seminars to corporations in a variety of industries in the US and abroad. Dr. Charles is also a highly regarded academician. He has taught at several major universities and is the recipient of several teaching awards.

Dr. Charles’ rich and diverse educational background includes a BA in Psychology from McMaster University, Canada; an MA in Counseling Psychology from Trinity Divinity School, Illinois; an MS in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources from The Daniels School of Business, Purdue University, Indiana; and a Ph.D. in Counseling from Purdue University, Indiana. 

Dr. Charles is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC-ICF), Senior Practitioner Level Coach (SP-EMCC), Certified Mentor Coach (CMC), and a Certified Positive Intelligence Coach (CPQC).

Sarah A. Scala

Sarah A Scala, M. Ed, PCC (She/Her/Hers) is a certified woman-owned and LGBT Business Enterprise®, providing organization and leadership development, executive coaching, LGBTQ+ leadership coaching, public speaking facilitation, and team development solutions. Serving as consultant, coach, and educator, her work increases client revenue, reduces turnover, creates business value, and transforms performance of leaders, and teams, helping them reach their highest potential.

Quay Kester

Quay, whose name means “wharf or dock,” lives into her name by bringing over 20 years of experience in creating a safe harbor, spaces to unpack, refresh and move forward in your exploration of leadership, team development, and navigating cultural dynamics. A PhD in Instructional Systems Technology and PCC certification equips Quay with skills to coach individuals and organizations towards transformative outcomes.

Using empathy, well-placed questions, humor, and authenticity, Quay evokes collaborative partnerships to form fresh perspectives. By integrating coaching, consulting, and learning experiences, Quay optimizes clients’ potential and helps them unlock their true capabilities. She utilizes various assessment tools to enhance her ability to understand individuals and teams, facilitating their growth and development.

Quay serves as a Facilitator of IM sessions for coaching.com and facilitates Powerful Conversations on Race as a part of her practice. Clients say, Quay “…is genuine and seems to approach each situation with a sense of balance and fairness. She has a strategic ability to anticipate the needs of others and uses that capability to help make people comfortable, to align others toward goals and to bring out the best in others.” “Quay’s great connection with the leaders and relentless perseverance to always make them successful allowed her to become an endless stream of creative ideas about optimizing potential through diversity. She also has a lifelong passion and commitment to her work.”

Beth Schofield

Beth Schofield is the Director of Membership at Coaching.com, where she is dedicated to delivering an exceptional experience to all members. With a passion for her work and a deep commitment to the organization and the coaching industry, Beth has been an integral part of Coaching.com for over 8 years. Her extensive experience and enthusiasm drive her to continually enhance the value and support provided to the community, ensuring that each member has access to the resources and opportunities they need to thrive.

Lyn Hilot

Lyn Hilot is a Speaker Coordinator at Coaching.com, where she has leveraged her 4 years of experience to support the Membership Director with speaker coordination tasks. As the first point of contact for speakers, Lyn ensures they receive consistent support throughout their speaking engagements. Her dedication to excellence and attention to detail drives her passion for enhancing organizational efficiency and making a meaningful impact in the professional training and coaching industry.

Mercy Balaleya

Mercy is the Membership Coordinator at Coaching.com, where she supports our diverse membership base. With a passion for fostering community engagement and member satisfaction, she works tirelessly to ensure our members receive exceptional support and resources. With a commitment to excellence and a deep understanding of our members’ needs, Mercy is dedicated to fostering a vibrant and inclusive membership community that drives Coaching.com’s mission forward.