Amy is an energetic and creative coach and advisor recognized for building rapport quickly with her clients to engage them in meaningful learning experiences. Specializing in career and life transition, career development and performance management, Amy invites clients into meaningful and authentic conversations and structured practices that enhance skill development, increase capacity and improve performance.

Amy helps business leaders and professionals develop clarity and focus during periods of transition or changes in performance. She helps emerging leaders, newly promoted or mid-career professionals become more effective communicators and better decision-makers, especially when leading others. She guides professionals through job change, increased role responsibility, or team transition and helps them develop/enhance a professional image, promote their professional accomplishments, build and leverage key relationships and increase somatic (body) awareness. In turn clients gain greater focus, clarity, and purpose to successfully form new and supportive habits/behaviors that lead to enhanced productivity and leadership.

Amy has coached clients from a wide variety of organizations including Abbott, AIG, AON, Allergan, Comcast, CNA Insurance, J.C. Penney, McDonalds, PepsiCo, Texas Instruments, TransUnion, and Walmart.

PUBLICATIONS and SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

She has taught and facilitied various career transition and coaching workshops as an outplacement professional for companies, governmental and non-profit agencies as well as in the local Chicago community including the annual Learnapoolza festival and through Dabble.com.  

BUSINESS and ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Prior to working as an independent coach, Amy worked as a performance management specialist and human resources consultant for several Fortune 100 companies in the biotechnology, retail and manufacturing industries. Amy served as a business partner offering solution-focused consultation and advice to managers and professionals on management effectiveness, risk assessment strategies, HR compliance and performance management. Amy has led training workshops on promoting a high quality work environment through effective employee relations. She has also designed offsite meetings for team building to enhance employee engagement, build trust and foster better communication and workplace satisfaction.