Past Committee Members
President, Thought Leader, Coach and Advisor to Brilliant Leaders and Successful Executives
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President, Thought Leader, Coach and Advisor to Brilliant Leaders and Successful Executives
Integral Coach®
Holly is passionate about authentic leadership, transforming careers, and supporting business success through remarkable leadership. She currently serves as President of Holly M. Teska Coaching & Consulting where she leverages her experience in leadership, executive coaching, and talent development as the cornerstones of her work in helping leaders become the very best versions of themselves.
Areas of expertise include executive and leadership coaching, personal and professional development for emerging leaders, women in leadership/gender equality, and managing careers through all types of transition. Holly’s superpower is helping individuals develop an awareness of self, align their intention with perception, and develop new competencies to achieve not only professional and organizational success, but the personal fulfillment that comes with having a career that supports their life purpose and passions.
Holly served as VP & Managing Principal North America Coaching, for a $21 billion Fortune 500 company in the human capital industry. There she was responsible for leading the North America Executive Coaching practice and the Project Management Office reporting to the Group EVP, Americas. She was responsible for all aspects of the practice and project management office in the United States and Canada including up to four dozen full-time staff and 350+ project staff. She served as the North American Community of Practice Lead for Leadership Coaching and as a key member of the Global Center of Excellence for Leadership Coaching. Holly’s powerful coaching capability is further supported by a strong and functionally diverse background in sales, sales management, customer service, and operations management.
Holly received her MBA from Ottawa University and BS (Management) from Cardinal Stritch University. She is a Master Certified Executive Coach (MCEC) with the MEECO Leadership Institute, an International Coach Federation (ICF) certified coach, and a certified Integral Coach®.
Founder and CEO of SupportingLines, formally Mobify, Chief Operating Office
Jeff Smith is a Master Corporate Executive Coach (MCEC), PCC, and certified dharma yoga instructor. He offers a dharma yoga experience that is suitable for beginners and advanced practitioners alike.
Jeff’s teaching philosophy is grounded in helping people develop their own personal practice to become more present and intentional in their lives. He helps people connect their practice on the mat to truly living their purpose once they step off the mat. His ability to integrate yoga, coaching, and executive leadership earned him the nickname Chief Yoga Officer.
Facebook, Visa, Fintech Mentor, Executive Advisory Board Member at Facebook, Visa, Fintech Mentor, Executive Advisory Board Member
Operations leader. Program and product management leader with expertise in strategic technology planning and corporate innovation.
Enterprise Cloud | Global PMO | Technology and Operations Strategy | Innovation
Specialties:
Enterprise program management, product definition and product development
Internal technology consultant specialized in SaaS, unified communications and collaboration
Expertise in establishing and growing PMOs to maturity
Contract negotiation and proposal development
SharePoint, Jive, Chatter, Oracle corporate collaboration and enterprise social platforms
Corporate technology governance and change management
Staff development and training programs
Open and targeted innovation programs
ScrumMaster Certified
Founder|Owner at Pine Mountain Digital, Inc.
Through tours of duty at Pepsi, Accenture, and most recently AMA, Dave’s consistently fought for and delivered great customer and user experiences, partnering with recognized global thought leaders and some of the most compelling business storytellers in the world today. Whether through interactive business simulations, podcasts, webcasts, or streamed video, He has worked hard to both put out killer content and keep his skills/knowledge state-of-the-market fresh.
Dave can provide both production resources and content thought leadership to all of those seeking to have their stories told, their brands built, and their audiences expanded.
Building on the work of Jean Piaget with children, Bob Kegan, Suzanne Cook Greuter, Bill Torbert, Jennifer Garvey Berger, Theo Dawson and others have considered how adults can continue to develop in how we experience and think about ourselves and the world. In this session, we’ll look at how a focus on what is often called vertical development might be applied in our coaching and what it might add to our work with individuals and teams. We will also look at the shadow side of vertical development and things we might want to watch out for.
A discovery of what kind of leader I want to become and the ways I limit myself from getting there. As leaders, we tend to make our decisions the same way every time. When we are in distress, we tend to get stuck in the same quicksand for our teams and our organizations. When leaders become frozen, the consequences to the organization, staff, productivity, profits and workflows can be devastating. When leaders are stymied, choices for escaping the situation can be skewed, narrow and solutions may seem non-existent.Â
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We know that listening is a critically important leadership skill. This means listening effectively to others to build alignment, engagement and accountability. But equally if not more important is listening to our deeper selves to ensure motivation, high performance, and fulfillment.
Most of us don’t do either kind of listening very well, or very frequently. And that’s because true listening is hard to master; it’s fundamentally about being present, tuning in, and connecting to our personal purpose. How can we do that in an overstimulating world that’s becoming even more demanding?
This is a conversation about the benefits of and barriers to deep listening, and how we can do better for ourselves and our clients. A variety of strategies will be discussed. One specific innovative, yet traditional, experiential approach will be included in the conversation, namely engaging with horses- it may not be what you think!
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Jeremy C. Jones, a proud military veteran, is also a family man and entrepreneur who lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. His accomplishments include being a four-time #1 Best-Selling Author on Amazon, hosting the popular podcast “Ideas & Impact,” establishing AuthorityCoach.com, and founding and serving as CEO at Jones Media Publishing.
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In this engaging, hi-energy, and informative talk, Gregg Ward, the Executive Director of the Center for Respectful Leadership, and a bestselling, award-winning author, speaker and Master Corporate Executive Coach introduces us to his brand-new book Restoring Respect: a how-to guide for supporting the repair of broken work relationships and his Coaching for RespectTM process which he has used successfully many times in industry and government. You’ll learn how Gregg does it and how you can do it too!
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Assessments and instruments are vital for any coach’s toolbox; however, there are so many options and applications that choosing and using the right assessment is confusing and daunting. In this presentation we will explore an integral approach to the landscape of instruments and demystify the process of selecting the right tools for specific applications in individual, group, team, and organizational coaching. Â
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We’ll explore where the “fun” in coaching lies. Beyond the fulfillment, monetary and psychic income we derive from doing what we do, we’ll look at what makes it fun, for us and those we coach. Â
Fun can be defined in so many ways — light-hearted pleasure, enjoyment, amusement, boisterous joviality, merrymaking entertainment — there’s probably a great deal more of it in our work than we may realize. So we’ll identify where it is and what it looks like — please be prepared to share your own personal stories of where you find fun in your work — how do we know when we experience it, what can we make of it and what benefits do we and those we coach derive from adding more of it to the mix.
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As a pioneer in the art and science of alignment, Edgar Papke is globally recognized for his work as an author, international award-winning speaker, podcast host, and master executive coach. HisTrue Alignment presentation draws from his bestselling books True Alignment and Innovation By Design, as well as his over 30 years of experience helping leaders and organizations align and grow to achieve greater levels of success.
In exploring the elements of the TA system, practitioners will be provided a framework and insight into human-centered approaches to the alignment of customer experience, brand, culture, and leadership influence. Furthermore, participants will connect with their purpose and gain insight into their own unique approach to their professional pursuits.
Key take-aways:
For years, the coaching industry has tried everything possible to demonstrate the return on investment for coaching.  It’s an impossible feat, given we are dealing with humans and complex systems working in tandem to create better leadership.  Holly will share how she has learned to speak with senior-level buyers, connecting the dots between behavioral shifts and the achievement of business goals. It’s a conversation that gets attention.
Diversity in Leadership Mission in Academia and our Work in Partnership with Corporate Clients
Mission: To serve as a catalyst for the advancement of ethnic minorities and women across the country, facilitated through the development of talent pipelines for higher education and industry.
Vision: To help close educational attainment gaps, wealth gaps, skills gaps, and opportunity gaps for minoritized groups in order to transform our living, working, and learning communities, into thriving ecosystems where human flourishing is a realistic endeavor for all.
Purpose: To foster the professional growth and development of ethnic minorities and women leaders, acting as a vehicle for local firms to attract and retain talent, who are empowered to become change agents in communities across the country.Â
Barbara will talk about her work with the Executive MBA Council and how they are setting the standard for challenging business schools to address diversity, equity, inclusion, and accession. Through our work with the Diversity in Leadership Program and many other diversity initiatives in corporations, we are helping to move the needle.
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“The American economy has the capacity to grow an additional $8 trillion by 2050, if only our nation would commit to professionally advancing ethnic minorities and women.”
– W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Key take-aways:
We have to move beyond talking about barriers to removing them. Explore ways you can increase your impact with diverse executives, change how you measure impact, and partnering for results.
When I became a volunteer with the Shanta Foundation, an international NGO headquartered in Durango, CO, serving the extreme poor in Myanmar, I had no idea I would become part of a cutting-edge movement in community led development. I had no idea I would develop powerful insights and expertise about global poverty. Or that Shanta’s unique approach to community mobilization, leadership development and community banking would actually work, facilitating more that 35 villages in finding paths out of extreme poverty, even in under the terror of the military dictatorship. But almost 15 years later, that’s exactly what’s happened.
All of you are coaches—you get the potential inherent in the leaders you work with and how, with a little support and insight, most can become an even greater force for the good in their worlds. But for some reason, most development approaches have yet to translate that dynamic to unlocking solutions to extreme poverty. We are still bringing our colonialist, racist, sexist biases to this work, and despite incredibly sincere and expensive initiatives, often end up either enabling or simply not helping those we aim to serve. I’m excited to explain more about Shanta’s approach to the work, because it is tightly aligned with the principles of the work that we do every day as coaches and consultants. And because it works—bringing about sustainableand outrageously uncommon results. Â
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Actions based on reactivity are the number one cause of overwhelm and burnout. If you’re always busy, stressed, and tired, you may be unintentionally falling into a dynamic that is keeping you from achieving the results you want and stunting your human potential.
By exploring the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and how to overcome the tendency to unwittingly repeat old patterns, you can develop your self-leadership skills and increase your impact while enjoying the process.
Sound too good to be true?
Ana Melikian, a Ph.D. in psychology, will make it possible for you.Â
In this interactive and highly educational talk, Ana will teach you her simple and powerful P.I.E. Method that will allow you to unlock your human potential so you can lead yourself and others to amplify effectiveness while avoiding burnout.Â
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Has your client’s team lost its compassion and capacity for creativity and innovation?
Are their teams not living up to their full potential?
Courageous leadership can inspire and motivate teams, foster a culture of innovation, and ultimately drive business growth. Investing in courage consulting can be a powerful tool for personal and professional development, and can help you and your team tap into your full creative and leadership potential.
As an executive, having the courage to make difficult decisions and take calculated risks can be crucial to the success of your company. Consulting with CB can provide an outside perspective and support you in building the confidence to act on your convictions. A courageous leader is not afraid to challenge the status quo, speak their truth, and take action in the face of uncertainty.
PROGRAM TAKEAWAYS:
▶︎ How to increase capacity for creativity and innovation.
▶︎ How to turn failure into sustainable accomplishments.
▶︎ How to create a culture of growth, and step out in front of your competition.
▶︎ How to recognize and support courageous behaviors
Jordan Goldrich is a Master Corporate Executive Coach, Member of Marshall Goldsmith’s MG100 Coaches, and a Professional Certified Coach. A former COO, he specializes in working with valuable executives who are experienced as abrasive to be completely authentic, fulfill their mission, and drive results without damaging relationships® Jordan is co-author of the Amazon best seller, “Workplace Warrior: People Skills for the No-BS Executive.” He is producer/host of the podcast, “Workplace Warrior®: Drive Results Without Damaging Relationships®”
When your client is subject to disrespectful, bullying behavior do they feel victimized and wounded or do they see themselves as a target who can remain calm, confident and in control? You will hear three areas related to coaching people who work with abrasive, bullying, executives to survive and even thrive. Author, speaker and Master Corporate Executive Coach, Jordan Goldrich shares perspectives from the martial arts, and his background as a retired Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
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We will explore concepts and successful applications of developing and implementing an Internal Executive Coaching program.
Exploration will include research, feedback from current practitioners, benefits and potential pitfalls, structuring a successful program, and ideas for how to market your Executive Coaching skills to provide Internal
Executive Coaching services.
Key take-aways:
• Gaining new perspectives about launching an internal executive coaching program
• Ideas for how to structure an Internal Executive Coaching program
• How to avoid potential pitfalls and challenges
• Understanding how to differentiate the roles of Leadership and Management Coaching from that of a Professional Internal Executive Coach.
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Dr. Daher’s presentation on “Reimagining Leadership” covers four subtopics for enhancing leadership and organizational effectiveness:
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Get ready to challenge the status quo! Dr. Daher’s presentation on “Reimagining Leadership” unveils four game-changing takeaways for enhancing leadership and organizational effectiveness:
