The Team

Patti Cain-Stanley, Founder & President

F500 Experience: AT&T, Lucent Technologies
Years Consulting: 19
Certifications: Executive Coach; Korn Ferry Emotional Intelligence 360, DiSC, Korn Ferry Leadership Architect
Specialties: Strategy, Leadership, Communication, Coaching, Team Dynamics, Facilitation
Personal Hobbies: Running, Yoga, Hiking
Mantra: “You have to want it!”
Read full bio

Barri Carian, Consultant

F500 Experience: Aon Consulting, Merrill Lynch Relocation, 3 start‑ups
Years Consulting: 22
Certifications: Insight Inventory
Specialties: Business Growth, Strategy, Partnerships, CEO Roundtables, Facilitation
Personal Hobbies: Yoga, Reading, Philanthropic work
Mantra: “Breathing is good!”
Read full bio

Kimberly Gerber, Consultant

F500 Experience: Starbucks, Fleetwood Enterprises
Years Consulting: 17
Certifications: Executive Coach, Mediator, MBTI Master Practitioner
Specialties: Strategy, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Brand Strategy
Personal Hobbies: Running, Triathlon, Wine Tasting
Mantra: “It’s not about You!”
Read full bio

Nahid Casazza, Coach

F500 Experience: Kingston Technology, Day & Zimmermann
Years Consulting: 17
Certifications: MBA, Board Certified Coach
Specialties: Effective Interactions at Work, Leadership, Coaching,Facilitation, Group Coaching
Personal Hobbies: Reading, Music, Journaling, Parenting
Mantra: “Improve yourself and everything around you improves as a result”
Read full bio

Tara Norton, Coach and Consultant

F100 Experience: Cisco Systems, PepsiCo, Gateway and Disney
Years Coaching/Consulting: 16
Certifications: Professional Coach, Center for Creative Leadership 360 Feedback, MBTI, DiSC, Mentoring, New Leader Transition, Franklin-Covey: Seven Habits, Principal Centered Leadership and others
Specialties: Executive Coaching, Career Coaching, Leadership & Team Development
Personal Hobbies: Travel, Surfing, Philanthropic Work
Mantra: “Be the person you want to become.”
Read full bio

Barbara Maisonet, Coach and Consultant

Corporate Experience: Co-op Financial, and many years experience with companies in the area of production.
Years Coaching: 14
Certifications: Graduate of Accomplishment Coaching, Group Coaching Essentials
Specialties: Effective & Purposeful Communication, Leadership Development, Group Coaching, Ontological Coaching, Personal and Professional Growth
Personal Hobbies: Exploring the world thru travel, trying brand new foods, & spending quality, purposeful time with family
Mantra: “You ALWAYS have a choice. What empowering choice will YOU choose?”
Read full bio

JoAnne Foist, Coach

Corporate Experience: Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
International Experience: Hisense International, SAP
Years Coaching: 6
Certifications: MBA, Executive Coach, Energy Leadership Index, Master Practitioner, Positive Psychology and Coaching, Yoga Teacher, Run Coach
Specialties: Performance and Goal Setting, Brand Strategy, Leadership, and Communication Coaching
Personal Hobbies: Running, yoga, Graduate work, biking, travel, philanthropic work
Mantra: “Everything you do communicates.”
Read full bio

Sharon Griggs, MBA

F500 Experience: Verizon Wireless/AirTouch International, Wells Fargo Bank
Years Consulting: 16
Certifications: Harvard MBA; Board Certified Coach; Workshop certifications: DISC; Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative; The Heart of Coaching
Specialties: Leadership Development, Managing Implementation, Teamwork, Employee Engagement, Communication, and Change Management
Personal Hobbies: Pilates, Thai Cooking, Outdoor Sports, International Travel
Mantra: “Our work, our relationships, and our lives succeed or fail one conversation at a time.”
Read full bio

Tina Barry, Coach, Facilitator and Consultant

F500 Experience: The Walt Disney Company
Years Coaching: 16
Certifications: Everything DiSC&req;, Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team®
Specialties: Leadership skill development, Executive Coaching, facilitating teams and groups towards achieving success
Personal Hobbies: kayaking, travel, cooking
Mantra: “Cherish the journey”
Read full bio

Heather Naidoo-Morabito, Global Consultant

F200 Experience: Edison International
F100 Non-profit Experience World Vision International, Compassion International
Years Coaching: 27
Certifications: Executive Coach, MBTI, Competency Modeling
Specialized Training 360, Emotional Intelligence, Strengths finder, Five Dysfunctions of a Team, TKI, Disc; Organizational Redesign, Curriculum Design, Project Management; 9 Box Talent Development
Specialties: Strategy, Culture, Employee Engagement, Restructuring, Team Effectiveness/Team Building, Talent Planning, Succession Management and High Potential Development
Personal Hobbies: Reading, Travel, Yoga, Gardening
Mantra: Holding everyone as ‘creative, resourceful and whole’
Read full bio

Jennifer Baldwin, Coach

Corporate Experience: Workday, Salesforce, Documentum, Biotech
Years Consulting: 7
Certifications: ICF – Associate Certified Coach; Certified Salesforce High-Impact Teaming Coach & Facilitator; Circles Certified Guide; Somersault Innovations – Sell by Design
Specialties: Leadership, Transition, Collaboration, Communication, Values, Team Dynamics, Intentional Action
Personal Hobbies: Yoga, Writing, Learning, Parenting, Design
Mantra: “Authentic connections are your currency.”
Read full bio