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Mary Bakas

Mary is a Professional Certified Coach (ICF) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) specializing in Business/Leadership combined with Life Coaching. She has a wealth of experience in leading corporate teams, real estate, and business ownership. She uses her knowledge and skills to help individuals grow and develop their business. Mary's coaching expertise includes various topics such as performance coaching, recruiting and training talent, work/life balance, communication styles, team building, financial management, and leadership development. Mary is passionate about helping individuals build successful teams by using best practicies and implementing proven models, systems, and tools. She is dedicated to helping clients reach their personal and professional goals, while ensureing they maintain a practice of balance with their personal and business life. Mary's coaching approach involves encourating individuals to take action and holding them accountable to achieve their desired outcomes.

Scott F. Burns

As an Executive Leadership Coach, I work with Sr. Leaders in large and mid-sized companies who are eager to invest in their leadership brand.  We work together to leverage their greatest strengths and passions to achieve their most important goals.

As a Leadership Development Consultant, I help develop comprehensive leadership strategies for your organization that include:

  • Succession Management & Building Talent
  • Leading Virtual Teams in Our Virtual World
  • Change Leadership & Communication Strategy
  • Mission, Vision & Values
  • Other Strategies, Dependent on the Needs of Your Organization

I am also excited to share essential leadership lessons in my book, The Leader’s Legacy.  I capture the lessons I’ve learned in the 30 years spent working with and coaching some of the world’s most influential leaders.  Read about what extraordinary leaders do to build their own legacy.

Scott Burns [email protected]  (630) 432-9138  LinkedIn Profile  Website: https://www.leadership-scottfburns.com 

Elene Cafasso

Elene Cafasso helps fast -growth CEOs get past a plateau, recapture momentum and elevate their leaders to produce measurable improvements in business performance.  Elene is an Executive Advisor, a Master Team & Executive Coach (MCC) and President of Enerpace, Inc.

Truly committed to her clients, Elene is passionate about helping them create agile leaders who grow high-growth, high-value, purpose-driven firms.  Enerpace offers Executive Advisory services, Team & Executive Coaching and Transaction Readiness, Leadership Development & Succession Planning solutions.

Her clients appreciate that she was where they are! Before founding Enerpace in 2002, Elene had a successful corporate career, holding executive-level positions in the banking and telecommunications industries. Her P&L responsibilities include a $1.4B customer segment and revenue responsibilities ranging from $50M-$1.9B. Elene has lived through regulated industries, corporate politics, downsizings, rightsizing, reorgs, never-ending planning cycles and budget cuts.

Her leadership insights appear frequently in the press, as Elene has been featured on NBC 5 Chicago news, Fortune Magazine, CFA Institute, WGN Radio, US News & World Report, NFIB and Crain’s Chicago Business, among others.

She holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the University of Chicago Booth, and is one of only ~2000 coaches worldwide to have earned the prestigious Master Certified Coach (MCC) designation from the International Coach Federation.

Elene is a certified Leadership Agility expert and has completed additional studies in Organizational & Relationship Systems, Team Coaching, Neuropsychology, and Board Readiness.

Andrea Chang

Robert Conlin

Treasurer

I have always found that helping others is THE gift I have and one that is my passion.

From healing hearts as a cardiac critical care registered nurse in my first career to the regional director of a multimillion-dollar medical group healthcare system, it has been this experience that has led me to understand the critical importance of relationships in life.

I’ve supported families and individuals during some of the most tragic life and death scenarios and pushed and grew my leadership running the business side of healthcare while creating excellence against the odds among my teams. My expanded ability to be with others and meet them where they are has certainly been shaped by this career path.

While moving up the healthcare corporate ladder I knew my gifts and skills were not being fully utilized. I discovered the growing field of coaching and going through the rigorous Coaches Training Program with Accomplishment Coaching I further developed my skill in being with and getting the best out of others, including myself.

I am a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by the International Coach Federation, hold an MBA from Benedictine University and a baccalaureate of science in nursing from Purdue University. I have completed Level 1 training in the Gottman Method, which is a research-based approach to relationships.

My philosophy is that we are in relationship to everything and the top three opportunities for growth exist in self, loving others, and career. Now, as a relationship coach, I’m doing the work that I was meant to do to fulfill my life purpose.

Jason Feldman

Leadership coach, Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), serial entrepreneur, supporter of small business owner growth, creative thinker, and revenue grower of US$ millions with a background in brand identity design and marketing, SaaS innovations, real estate, and leadership coaching. I bring 20+ years of experience in relationship building, client account management, and sales and negotiation. Built a high reputation for trustworthiness, communication skills, and emotional intelligence.
• Strong passion for helping small business owners succeed in their early years through relationship building and overcoming obstacles to their success while building a six-figure networking group.
• Leadership coach training from the Co-Active Training Institute, enabling understanding, empathy, and the ability to address multiple aspects of the entrepreneurial struggle.
• Decades of creativity in brand identity development as a creative director and owner of an agency
• Expansion of client’s professional and personal potential outside of what they think is possible
• Known for core values of inclusivity, trustworthiness, positivity, and for being a thoughtful leader and powerful supporter.

Valerie Friedlander

Valerie Friedlander is a Life/Business Alignment coach with a background of over 20 years in science and spiritually based personal development. That background includes life coach certification, equity dialogue facilitation training, mediation training, a Bachelors in sociology, studies in co-dependency healing and habit shifting, and experience with a variety of spiritual discernment practices. 

She is also the host of the Unlimited podcast, and a wife, mom of two, sci-fi/fantasy nerd, and creative spirit. 

Most people she works with are fellow Moms who identify as career-oriented, high-achievers. They value authentic connections, social consciousness/social justice, and creative thinking. Passionate about making a positive impact in the world, they care deeply about others, especially their children and their future. These women usually find Valerie when they are feeling stuck and want support to design and implement work and personal life shifts that will give them more energy and greater sense of fulfillment.

In her work and life, Valerie upholds that Black Lives Matter, trans women are women, and reproductive rights are human rights.

Valerie believes that to shift the patterns that create imbalances in the world we must first engage the internalized patterns that limit us in our own lives. This self-work not only expands the impact of our work in the world but also creates more intentional, present, and joyful relationships in all areas of our life.

Her approach is practical and goal-oriented with a touch of "woo" and a lot of nerdiness.

Her services are:

  • Private coaching for those who want private, personalized support
  • Group coaching for those who want more structured support within an intimate community
  • Small team workshops for women-owned businesses who want to support their team’s holistic wellness and cohesion
  • Energy Leadership Index Assessment - an online assessment and private consult to help you understand the perception patterns that help you lead yourself and others effectively and those that hold you back.

She also periodically offers pay what you can workshops and has many free resources on her website at https://valeriefriedlander.com/resources 

When you are looking for support, it's important to pick someone whose process and style are a good fit for you. To explore if Valerie is that fit, she offers a free initial consult call here: https://vfcoaching.as.me/explore

Beverly Griffeth-Bryant

Lisa Gainor Guillot

Lisa Guillot (Ghee-O) is a personal branding expert and certified transformational leadership coach who empowers high-achieving individuals to own their expertise, amplify their influence,l and build a personal brand that commands attention. 

She works with executives, founders, and thought leaders who are ready to break free from playing small, step fully into their power, and become the go-to authority in their industry. 

She is the best-selling author of Find Your Clear Vision: A New Mindset to Create a Vibrant Personal or Professional Brand With Purpose and Build Your Clear Vision: A Creative and Strategic Workbook to Clarity your Purpose and Build What's Next Using the C.L.E.A.R. Vision Framework. 

She is also the host of Your Bright Personal Brand Podcast. 

Lisa's approach goes beyond surface-level branding. She helps her clients own their power, show up with confidence, and build a personal brand that's impossible to ignore.

Gracie Inacay

Gracie is the Founder & CEO of  Inacay HRC, LLC where she provides executive coaching through the Center for Advanced Leadership (CAL) and HR consulting services through HRC Advanced. Leveraging a strong business acumen, she has developed a panoramic view of the enterprise while working across a wide range of industries (financial, insurance, and professional services). She has more than 30 years of experience as an HR executive and is an International Coaching Federation Associate Certified Coach (ICF-ACC), an Accredited Coaching Training Program Certified Executive Coach (ACTP-CEC) and is certified in the Hogan Assessments. 

At the Center for Advanced Leadership, Gracie and her team of certified executive coaches, partner with clients in a pragmatic, thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. She brings out the best in her clients by helping them address challenges, develop new approaches to old problems, discover vulnerabilities and blind spots (i.e., limiting beliefs and the inner critic), remove roadblocks, leverage strengths, improve critical thinking skills, gain confidence, build executive presence, and implement behavioral change that drives business results and professional growth.

Coaching unlocks untapped sources of creativity, inspiration, productivity, and leadership. Clients regularly say Gracie has helped them become the best version of themselves. Gracie's clients span the globe and include C-suite, senior managers, and high-potential individual contributors across a wide range of industries, including financial, insurance, tech, energy, aviation, professional services, retail, and non-profit. 

Gracie has a true passion for coaching and is excited to partner with new clients from varying industries, as well as those who prefer a fluent Spanish-speaking coach.