TESTIMONIALS

"I would highly recommend Deb for leaders in pursuit of becoming the highest functioning and best version of themselves. Transformation almost seems like an inadequate word to describe what Deb does.  She is unique in her ability to parse true development areas from others’ perceptions and misconceptions.  She herself has an unusually sharp intellect and expansive world view and this allows her to be particularly informative in how leaders need to be able to interact not just with their own teams, but within the larger ecosystem on which they are functioning.  In working with Deb for just over a year, I feel that I have gained multiple new tools in how I can communicate with others and better understand the particular skill sets which are essential to master in my role as an early-stage biotech CEO.”

Amy Ripka, Founder & CEO
Lucy Therapeutics, Boston

“I have been working with Deb as my Leadership Coach for many years and find that she provides the perfect balance of supportive feedback and constructive/challenging action planning, based on real data and findings from the proven assessment process. Her strong coaching skills and specific/actionable recommendations have held me to a higher standard and developed me into a much stronger leader.”

Ken Daly, President
St Thomas Aquinas College, New York

“I am almost at a loss for words in describing the positive experience I had with Deb. She exceeded all expectations. She brought me more personal and professional value than similar sessions I have had over the years - combined. Deb gave me unusually deep and insightful feedback combined with specific, constructive, and highly actionable recommendations that undoubtedly will help me in my continued career and private life. I appreciated her directness and openness.”

Michel Deleuran, Advisor
Saudia Cargo, Jeddah Saudi Arabia

“I worked with Deb during a time of intense change, both in the external environment and in my own career. The process that Deb used to surface insights about my work style and patterns of thought were extremely powerful and propelled me in a new direction.”

Rebecca Foster, CEO
VEIC, Burlington VT

“Deb has worked with me and my senior leadership team for over 5 years. She has been a critical partner to Bullhorn as my leadership has navigated many difficult situations and the results have been truly extraordinary."

Art Papas, CEO & Co-Founder
Bullhorn Inc., Boston

Anonymous Feedback

“I have had six different coaches, but she is the best, she goes the deepest. I made the biggest change with her, not with other coaches.”

“She made a huge difference for me. She had a significant impact. My self-confidence is higher, and there is measurable improvement. She helped me through tough decisions. Our co-founder relationship would have fallen apart without her.”

“Deb has a strong pedigree as a coach. She is very experienced. This makes her confident and comfortable. I felt in a safe place.”

“She is very warm, but she does not bend over. This combination is powerful.”

“She is very smart, very sharp. She quicky grasps situations.”

“She gets to the root cause of issues. She frames them and comes up with a  proposal to address them. She pulls thoughts out of you versus imposing her thoughts. She as not prescriptive.”

“She is very quick to pick up on nuances of what you say. She operates at three levels deeper. She stays where I am in the conversation, but is computing behind the scenes, relating it to my personality, my background: very perceptive.”

“Deb will give you direct feedback, she will challenge you, push you. She is not afraid to challenge and go into difficult issues. She has a subtle style but also can be blunt when needed. This is very helpful.”

“Deb is really good at getting you to think in different ways about problems, about things that get in your way, breaking you out of mental models. She really listens, reflects back, and then challenges. She has a great ability to ask penetrating questions. She made me think and pause and think differently.”

“Deb has empathy and shows understanding for your situation. She is a really good listener, and she makes people comfortable. I got really comfortable talking about things. She is likable, there is a nice way about her. She is collegial, and you look forward to the meeting. She has positive energy, she is interesting, and we built trust very fast.”

“She helps people with what they are good at, increasing your self-confidence. She helped me a lot here. She brought out my strengths, what I bring to the table, encouraging me to be more seen. Just talking to her has helped me a lot.”

“She has worked internationally and showed me how it is to work with someone from India. She has great intercultural experiences.”