“Coaching with Coleen McCray has been life altering. Her framework has helped me understand my inner drivers, to harness them and apply them accordingly to reach my full potential. I approached her in June of 2018 seeking a customized learning experience to develop myself, with the goal of serving my team and company with effective methods, but with an authentic me. Through her insightful and structured process, Coleen gave me the gift of more confidence, knowledge, and tools that enhanced my leadership and connections with the people around me. My path became clear and with her direction, I was able to deliver a strong message about the culture of my company. In turn, this paved the way to make the necessary changes our company needed through a time of major change and growth. The tone of positivity and advancements became incredibly apparent throughout our organization. It resulted in ownership publically recognizing my accomplishments at our corporate event in December 2018. This and much more I owe to Coleen McCray.”
— Alison Friedman
“Coleen’s coaching came early in my career when I was trying to determine what the next 5 years would like. It was a time when I felt stuck and wanted to diversify my work portfolio. Coleen helped me gain insights and outline goals to achieve that next step in my career. When things did not go as planned, she encouraged me to keep going and not give up. Her coaching provided me a great foundation for my career trajectory and I am very grateful for that”
— Engineering professional
“Having Coleen as a leader and coach was highly impactful to my career and growth. She was adept at understanding the intent of my interactions and provided coaching during and after scenarios toward better outcomes. Specifically, she was able to help me see behaviors and interactions that were counter-productive, and to coach me to improve those interactions to enable better relationships and trust. She enabled me to recognize, that while I was technically proficient at my job, interactions and relationships could ultimately drive success or failure. I found that the amount of work that can get done between partners that have a foundation of trust is amazing! Over years of coaching, I was able to develop into someone that others view as a leader and mentor; particularly, I have been often recognized in my work for ability to build relationships and am now mentoring others. Also, by building my emotional intelligence and communication skills, my technical acumen is able to be better recognized, as I am able to facilitate better results and my career growth and confidence in my role is demonstrative proof.”
— Kelly Germain
“Coleen McCray brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. When I hired Coleen as my coach, my intention was to have my resume revamped and ask for her guidance on my career path. I was at crossroads in my career and desperately wanted to make a career change but I did not feel I had the qualifications. Coleen uncovered four years of experience that was not reflected on my resume. She provided tools for strength assessment, identifying my top ten strengths. Her ability to recognize, understand and explain how my strengths have served me in the past was nothing short of amazing. Having Coleen as a coach has given me many “aha” moments and her guidance has been invaluable. I came to Coleen frustrated and confused. I knew where I wanted to go but I did not know how to get there. Within a few sessions, I felt empowered, confident and had absolute clarity in my career path. She has also gone above and beyond helping me with my job search after my relocation from another state. I will continue to work with Coleen developing my strengths and mastering my craft.”
— Melanie Viers
“Recently, a colleague reached a point in his career where he questioned what direction he wanted to take next, and how he would approach it. Having been through that myself, I said “you need a coach, and I can recommend a very good one.” I continue to be thankful for Coleen and the good work that we did together. Coleen gave me the space I needed to think clearly, asked questions that challenged me to find my personal values and priorities, and provided some helpful mental guard rails so I didn’t spin out on my own. I especially appreciated her ability to talk at abstract, big picture level yet also discuss very practical matters and logistics. She was endlessly flexible, partnering with me whether I was having a right-brain day or a left-brain day. In my past, after working with such a capable partner, I would have felt invincible only so long as that teacher, coach or superior was working with me. I feel the true test of the value of our work together is that the paradigm, the vision, the process I am pursuing is uniquely mine and I have faith in it regardless of external circumstances. I cannot put a value on the peace and purpose that I continue to enjoy as a result of Coleen’s coaching.”
— HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CHIEF OF STAFF
“So I’m one of those guys who knows how to do his work, but sometimes doesn’t know how to navigate through the work environment. The regular work processes, reasonable debates, learning from and teaching others, and problem-solving is the reasonable and fun part of my job. The hard part for me sometimes is the interactions with higher leaders or lobbying for issues I’ve discovered or for my own development. Over the course of a few coaching sessions, she helped me be more cognizant of my value to my employer and to empower myself to speak up proactively in my area of work. She exhibited patience and empathy while keeping focus on what I was hoping to gain. I left our sessions bolder, with conversational tools and a working plan. It’s a year later now, and although I am certainly a work in progress, I’m much more comfortable raising my hand in meetings to contribute my thoughts, and trying to think about what’s important to my leadership audience. It’s still a little nerve-wracking, but I’m doing it, and moving forward more confidently after Coleen’s coaching.”
— Randy
“Coleen was a vital partner to me in my first experience at executive leadership. Her coaching provided a unique window into my own perspectives and reactions in a very challenging and stressful leadership environment. She helped me see patterns in how I dealt with stressful and overbearing people and gave me tools that allowed me to remain true to my values even under extreme pressure. Coleen is a very unique person in the way she values people. She is able to see through to key issues of leadership and has a unique ability to get people to stop and think. She applies knowledge from a variety of disciplines including psychology, neuroscience, business management, project management, and software development. While her style is very reassuring and gentle, she has tremendous courage and on many occasions told me what I needed to hear rather than what I wanted to hear. Her coaching challenged me beyond what I could have done on my own. I can’t express how important she has been to me in my career.”
— Joel Cook
“Coleen was very thorough and enthusiastic in helping me to identify my strengths and further equipped me with how to use them advantageously in all areas of life. She is truly passionate about helping people reach their full potential.”
— Beth V.
“I have very much benefited from the time I have invested with Coleen. Her communication style is open and honest, yet thoughtful and respectful. She is an exceptionally good listener. Coleen not only remembers conversations from previous sessions, but she is able remind me of key points and lead me to my own conclusions using guiding principles that have assisted with my professional growth. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Coleen as a colleague. Working together provided a unique opportunity for her to observe me and then provide developmental suggestions in private (Coleen is extremely discrete; she is a consummate professional as to her relationships with her clients). Implementing her suggestions allowed me to greatly improve my working relationships with colleagues. In addition, I have successfully developed several of my staff members by utilizing the coaching skills I have learned. I have increased my confidence as a supervisor; however, even more so, I have increased my confidence to “lead up” with my superiors. Coleen provided valuable tools to assist me with self-awareness, communication skills, coaching skills and staying focused on my primary goals. She often recommends books or articles which I have found helpful and she has also offered to assist with various white-boarding exercises when I have been overwhelmed and needed clarity. Coleen tailors her sessions based on a person’s unique circumstances. She is responsive and 100% reliable as to delivery on her commitments. I have also found Coleen to be extremely supportive and genuinely caring. Coleen will occasionally check in on me and she has an uncanny knack for reaching out at just the right time. I have found her outreach to lead to some of our most useful sessions. I highly recommend Coleen as a professional coach.”
— Beth Sorrentino
“My meetings with Coleen were fantastic. She listened intently to my vision and my dreams and assessed my current situation. She then took me through a very logical and purposeful set of principles to guide my thinking and strategies. The strength-finder results were perhaps the most enlightening of all. Until my meetings with Coleen, I had very little insight into the strengths I have or how to leverage them. As a result of her help, I am well on my way to becoming a fulltime artist and successful entrepreneur.”
