"Investing in Cathy as a career coach was the best decision I made after being impacted by a company downsizing. She leveraged her executive experience to assist me in navigating the next steps in my professional career. Not only did she provide invaluable advice on how to highlight my strengths in a resume, she offered strategies which helped me silence the voices of doubts in my head which positions me to compete more effectively in the Information Technology job market. I highly recommend her services"
Lisa V. - Executive Director, Information Technology Risk & Controls
“Cathy was instrumental in helping me find the confidence to make a much needed career change. Every time we met she helped clarify what my next steps could be and gave me expert advice on how to approach tasks such as updating my resume and reaching out to potential employers. When I became stuck or discouraged Cathy got me back on track by reminding me of my personal values and reasons for wanting a more fulfilling and satisfying work life.”
Annette C. – Vice President, Performance Engineer
"I had the pleasure to start working with Cathy when she was assigned as my coach, through a fantastic development program she helped create and then facilitate. She showed me the true value in coaching! She helped me understand and discover my goals, she also helped me realize at times I was my own road block. Her coaching enabled me to articulate and follow an action plan to assist in achieving success. I learned the value in having a coach and a safe place to work through ideas and thoughts.I later joined the faculty with Cathy for this one of a kind development program.
Her thoughtfulness, attention to detail and focus on the individual achieving their stated goals is amazing. When it came to making some big career changes, she helped to coach me through my thoughts and focus on what was important to me and my family. Today I'm happy to call Cathy a friend. I still use what I learned from her. The passion she has for individual development inspired me to make that a focus in my career. It's contagious."
Brian C. - Senior Technology Executive
“To claim the position of Managing Director I had to learn a new mental discipline. Every senior leader is faced with an inordinate number of challenges – technical, personal, and political. Which issues must you tackle personally and when? What is your path to leadership success?
I had the experience and skills. The answers were inside me, but I couldn’t identify and focus on them quickly enough. Cathy improved my management of my own mental resources. She taught me how to channel appropriate energy to key challenges in critical time windows without having my strengths sapped by innumerable lesser issues."
Steve Neiman - Managing Director, Distinguished Engineer, Chief Technology Officer
"Working with Cathy helped me in ways that I wouldn’t have thought possible. She is a true partner who was supportive and always on my side but wasn’t afraid to challenge and push me to move outside my comfort zone. She helped me see the changes I wanted from my job and career and then worked with me to design steps to enable me to achieve it. Her energy and passion for helping others is evident.”
Daniel I.- Vice President, Risk Technology
“I have had the pleasure of knowing Cathy as my coach, mentor and friend for many years whilst I worked at JPMorgan and subsequently, as I pursued my career elsewhere with a number of organizations.
Whilst at JPMorgan, Cathy was able to provide me with excellent coaching and mentoring skills that paid dividends not only during my working career at JPMorgan but subsequently as I pursued several career opportunities.
I have not only been able to reach out to Cathy for coaching and mentoring advice, but also been able to confide in Cathy in discussing difficult topics and challenging situations.
Cathy is the consummate professional who works with some of the most senior leaders in industry. She operates with the highest levels of integrity and cannot come highly recommended enough. I have no reservation in recommending Cathy to any leaders looking for professional coaching and mentoring advice. I have had the pleasure of knowing Cathy as my coach, mentor and friend for many years whilst I worked at JPMorgan and subsequently, as I pursued my career elsewhere with a number of organizations. "
Vince S. - Chief Technology Officer
“Cathy’s professional, thoughtful coaching really helped me organize my thoughts about my career, and allowed me to set a path that better suited my own interests and disposition, and thus enhanced my ability to contribute and add value.
Her structured approach and thoughtful questions allowed me to step back from 'the day-to-day’ and really think strategically about direction. I was able start sculpting my work to suit me, and am better placed to seize, and sometimes create, the right opportunities for my skill set and interests. This benefits me and my firm. Through coaching Cathy has had a big impact on my career, and I consider myself fortunate to have had access to her qualified, expert help.”
Ben G. - Vice President, Senior Technologist
“I worked with Cathy as part of a corporate training programme. I had never done anything like this before [coaching] so wasn’t sure what to expect. Through the period of the programme Cathy helped me deal with some of my social anxiety issues. It must have been a success because at the end of the programme other participants didn’t believe I had any! A few years later I was asked to speak to a new candidate who was suffering similar issues, and to encourage them to participate. I still have anxiety issues, but the skills I learned working with Cathy allows me to deal with the problem, and so perform better in my job and get recognition from senior management”.
Stephen H. – Vice President, Unix Systems Engineer