I had the pleasure of being coached by Tina as part of a leadership development program at Prime Revenue.

I went into the process a bit skeptical on several fronts: was I going to achieve meaningful results, would this be high-level coaching only or practical working sessions on real issues, was it going to be rigid or fluid, was I even going to like or get along with my coach?

However, I have to say that Tina and I hit it off right away. She has a great personality and was easy to open up to and trust. You need to be able to trust your coach on many levels and that is not an issue with Tina. She didn’t waste time, she got right to the matter at hand. She challenged me on my current thinking and there was no sugar coating my issues – I was being coached.

We reviewed and role-played real situations and worked through different strategies on how to address them. We would pivot as needed to address new situations. She provided materials to read to re-enforce what we were discussing. I realized everyone needs to be coached no matter what your title, tenure at a company, age or profession.

I really enjoyed and looked forward to our meetings. It was fun and enlightening. I feel lucky I was able to go through this process. And I feel even luckier that I got to go through it all with Tina.

Dan Juliano
Senior Vice President, Business Development/Alliances
Prime Revenue
Atlanta, Georgia

Initially, I had the goal that the coaching would help me keep on track in planning steps for a major project: to move the City’s Aging in Place strategic initiative forward. The coaching helped me to brainstorm various steps and be careful of my choices in setting out a broad collaboration without slowing the progress. Little did I know at the time what would come to light working with Tina.

Tina helped me identify that I was having emotional reactions that were misplaced. We talked through those emotions that would have blocked progress on my work. With her encouragement, I had a unique, safe way in which to process emotional reactions, keep those out of my daily interpersonal communications and have cleaner workplace dynamics. This prevented me from making mistakes, or when I did, to correct those errors promptly.

I pour myself into the work – and I found that work fulfilling. But that decision caused an impact on myself and my family. I knew that I could not perceive the degree of stress outside of my usual habits. Stress was there: With the coaching, I now see this with a different lens. I was not having time for my other interests, connecting to the arts and for relaxing. I realized it was time to retire.

The coaching meetings with Tina created a safe space to think this huge career change through, which gave me confidence in my decision to roll out the closure as well as support the Aging in Place initiative. I used our coaching calls to stay forward-looking and excited. We developed the motto “let go, celebrate, sail forward.” It worked!

So many improvements in my leadership approach occurred, including: strategic planning, collaboration, more effective communication, I became more organized, efficient and with more life balance and my wellness improved.

On a scale of 1- 10, I’d give Tina a 20! I was constantly amazed to have Tina’s validation about coping in the workplace, her knowledge of toxic environments and could laugh about it, but also, bring a wider perspective to how workplaces can be.
Tina keeps the highest standard of confidentiality. Our conversations were safe and constructive and she brought a great deal of perspective due to her vast experience working in organizations.

Elizabeth Savage
Director of Human Services at a local municipality
Los Angeles County, California