NYWICI Coaching Program
 

At a crossroads in your career? Want to know which direction you should take next?

Let our coaches (at left, some of our coaches at NYWICI's 2009 annual Night of the Coaches event) help you overcome any obstacles so you can achieve a higher level of personal and professional success!

Many of our members are feeling the effects of an uncertain economy and anxiety about the future. Our goal at NYWICI is to provide you with the resources and support to help you navigate through these challenging times.

We have retained professsional coaches who have agreed to offer an initial free coaching session to current NYWICI members.

• For Senior Executives
• For Students & Young Professionals
• For Finance
• For Career Advancement
• For Personal Branding, Entrepreneurs & Leadership
• Meet the Coach

 

 

 

 

For Senior Executives

 

Leslie Austin, Ph.D., has been an executive and personal coach for nearly 20 years, but describes herself more accurately as an “executive change agent.” She specializes in helping her clients learn to think and behave strategically and ethically while negotiating the often-challenging corporate politics and personalities which dominate their work lives.
Austin Consulting, www.leslieaustin.com, 212-460-9177
 

Gail Blanke, best-selling author of In My Wildest Dreams, provides coaching that enables individuals to uncover what they’re passionate about in life, remove the barriers that stand in the way of accomplishing their goals, and begin to live the life of their dreams.
Gail Blanke’s Lifedesigns, www.lifedesigns.com, 212-752-3777
 

Alexandra Duran, MSW, CSW, JD, is founder of Career Transitioning. She coaches professionals to develop tools to advance and gain new insights and optimism. Sessions are tailored to each client’s personality and circumstance, and provide a specific, practical, individualized approach. Career Transitioning,sm www.alexandraduran.com, 212-535-1486
 

Ann Fry, MSW, PCC, the author of Laughing Matters: The Value of Humor In the Workplace, has been a corporate trainer and professional speaker, specializing in Stress Management and Team Building Through Humor.
Ann Fry, www.annfry.com, 212-787-6320

 

Marion Gindes, Ph.D., is a psychologist and coach, specializing in executive coaching, career advancement, gender issues, sexual harassment and other work- and life-related issues. For more than 20 years, she has helped women discover their unique strengths, resources and abilities to enhance their performance, satisfaction and success at work. Women, coached by Marion, develop the skills and tools necessary to resolve the workplace issues confronting them and to attain their goals.  Gindes Consulting, Manhattan and Westchester locations, 914-833-1944

 

Margaret Haas is an executive coach and psychotherapist who has run her own cross-cultural consulting and recruiting business since 1985. She works with executives to define their core values and then implement them as ethically, practically and happily as possible in their professional and personal lives.  The Haas Associates, Inc., www.haasconsult.com, 212-741-2457

 

 

 

For Students and Young Professionals

 

Jen Zobel Bieber is a certified coach who specializes in helping high-achieving students and professionals make career and life transitions. She especially enjoys helping clients to negotiate work-life balance, to break barriers between administrative and creative positions and to strike out on their own.
JZB Coaching, www.JZBcoaching.com, 914-472-1843
 

Christine Cookman is a career coach with a boutique practice catering exclusively to promising recent graduates, successful young professionals and accomplished executives. Her services have been called a “practical luxury” for “posh professionals,” who desire to make rewarding career and personal decisions with increased confidence, grace and style.
Make The Leap, Professional Coaching Services, 917-826-0749
 

Laura Rivchun is the founder of LR Consulting, a career consulting firm that specializes in resume development and interview preparation. She has worked with Fortune 500 companies such as Goldman Sachs, Standard & Poor's and the publishing conglomerate, The McGraw-Hill Companies. Laura has a breadth of experience working with professionals of all levels and industries and considers herself a true consultant to her clients. With over 12 years in the recruitment industry, Laura has built a reputation for being a knowledgeable and compassionate partner to all who work with her.
LR Consulting, laura_rivchun@yahoo.com, 917-951-1383
 

 

For Finance

Gina Bolden Rivera is a financial services representative, and has provided financial services to small businesses and entrepreneurs for more than twenty-five years. She focuses on providing comprehensive financial services to businesses of all sizes (emerging and mature), entrepreneurs, as well as all professionals. Ms. Bolden-Rivera provides wealth-building and financial protection services to her clients through MetLife and its affiliates. (646) 227-5069, gboldenriver@metlife.com

 

 

For Career Advancement

 

Belinda Plutz is a full-time coach/mentor who has been helping others take control of their careers since 1989 as a principal of her firm Career Mentors, Inc. She teaches career and on-the-job strategies as well as practical, proven and highly tailored goal setting, job hunting, networking, interviewing and negotiating techniques to enhance career confidence and satisfaction.
Career Mentors, Inc., careermentors@comcast.net, 212-947-3180

 

Jacqueline Wales, author of the bestselling book The Fearless Factor is founder of The Fearless Factor motivational programs. She specializes in coaching individuals and groups to overcome life challenges so they can create greater confidence and clearer communication in reaching their goals.  With over 30 years of personal development experience, Jacqueline cuts right through the clutter that is currently holding you back from living your best life now.  The Fearless Factor http://www.thefearlessfactor.com, (212) 740-7085.
 

 

For Personal Branding, Entrepreneurs & Leadership

 

Laura Terry Allen, co-founder of 15-Second Pitch, once turned a cold call into a $5.5 million deal. Now she works with women small business owners and entrepreneurs who are serious about dramatically increasing their sales. Since co-founding her company in 2002, Laura has been written about in Adweek, The Financial Times, Crain’s New York Business and The Wall Street Journal.
15 Second Pitch, www.15 Second Pitch, 15SecondPitch@gmail.com
 

Catherine Kaputa, president of SelfBrand, LLC, believes it’s not products, companies and places that most need to market themselves, it’s YOU. She coaches women about self-branding and leadership whether their goal is to move up the ladder, snag the corner office, build a name for themselves in your industry or be more successful with clients.
SelfBrand LLC, www.selfbrand.com, 212-662-4734
 

Kristina Leonardi, as a Career & LifePath Consultant and Founder of The Women’s Mosaic®, provides a practical framework to make the most of your personal and professional life, allowing you to recognize, connect to, and fulfill your role in the world at large.
The Women’s Mosaic, www.thewomensmosaic.org, 917-816-0834
 

Suzanne Levy, SL Coaching, is an Executive Coach. Her practice is specifically focused on business and leadership development. Topics covered may include: leading a business unit, organizational and entrepreneurial issues, dealing with difficult colleagues, managing your team, managing up in the organization, presentation style and leadership presence, balance between work and home life.
Suzanne Levy, www.archpointconsulting.com, 845-639-4401
 

Joyce Newman, founder of The Newman Group, helps professionals to improve their communications skills from platform presentations to media interviews. She teaches clients effective video techniques, coaches them for testimony and presentations in security analyst and shareholder meetings and assists clients in designing and conducting road-shows for initial public offerings.
The Newman Group, www.newmangroup.com, 212-838-8371
 

Terry R Yoffe, CPCC, PCC, is a certified personal and business coach who brings to her clients over 20 years of experiences as a senior sales and marketing executive. Her focus is on professionals, entrepreneurs and small business owners, who are dedicated to achieving their highest potential and stepping into positions of leadership.
Terry R Yoffe, www.TRYcoaching.com, 212-876-8166