Client Results

Joy’s coaching approach was personal, empathetic, insightful and eye-opening.  She challenged me with new ideas and techniques.  She supported me in taking risks.  She shared successes, kept me accountable and helped me understand the difference between winning and succeeding.  Her coaching is relevant, actionable and rewarding to me personally and professionally.

— Corporate Real Estate Leader

Joy is a wonderful and warm soul that lights up everyone in the room. Her coaching sessions are more of a conversation as she walks her audience through the ‘peeling off of layers’ that prevent them from attaining their fullest potential. My sessions with her transformed me from the victim- centered person I was comfortable being to the courageous soul that I used to admire in others for years. Right now, I am not afraid of defeat as I am of not trying at all. Thank you, Joy, for the new me!

- Hon. Irene Kahuya Magistrate, Nairobi Kenya & member IAWJ- KC

Joy’s coaching has made me a better leader for my team, as well as helping me realize professional and personal goals. She is insightful and caring, challenging me appropriately to break out of longstanding habits that have served me well but no longer are productive or valuable. And as a result, she’s helped me to start building new ways of working with my team that are producing great results and deeper satisfaction for all.

As part of my coaching, I invited Joy into my senior leadership team retreat—to gain insights into how I can better manage this group for success, and to help each of my team members to start looking at themselves differently. Many are new leaders, and all are having to work differently than they did before. The session has had the desired impact for all of us, allowing us to connect with each other in new ways that offer greater collaboration and mutual support.

Finally, Joy is just a delight—she’s super smart and funny, with a deep humanity. I find myself emulating her approach in many ways—I didn’t expect to find a role model at this stage of my career, but there she is, and she’s terrific.

- Stuart I. Graff, President & CEO
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Taliesin | Taliesin West

I entered coaching during a unique transitional period in my career and life.  I had recently joined a new company managing a small team after years of running large global organizations and owning a small business.   I didn’t have the “normal” development opportunities at hand. I felt like I had experienced every “tool” out there and struggled with how to use my coaching experience.  Joy was patient and generous.   Out of Joy’s vulnerable sharing of her personal journey, I discovered an amazing path to venture down.  Joy built upon my previous coaching work with the Enneagram, bolting on further Enneagram exploration and Positive Intelligence.  The result - Just WOW.  I finally understand why I am who I am and how to tackle the saboteurs holding me back from being the best version of myself.  Joy made a significant impact on my personal growth, and I confidently recommend her as a coach to anyone.

- Laurie Buczek
Vice President, CMO Advisory Practice at IDC

Working with Joy during a professional and personal transition period was helpful in many unexpected ways. Her ability to work along with me in clarifying and articulating the unique challenges I faced allowed us to develop a game plan and address specific hurdles that were limiting my growth and success. Joy’s extensive experience in professional and personal leadership development allowed her to draw upon a set of tools and exercises that served to break down the larger and more daunting challenges I faced. Looking back, I realize how well Joy was able to understand my personal challenge through listening and really spending time getting to know the details of the situation and circumstances. This attention to detail and patience proved invaluable in developing a trust between us from which to build. 

With an initial focus on a career pivot and a goal of becoming a stronger, more resilient professional, our time together led to a deeper personal self awareness and growth mindset that I continue to benefit from in all areas of my life. I still call upon some of the tools we explored to help maintain my course towards more strength and resilience.  

— Andrew B., Global Entrepreneur 

I worked with Joy during a period of my life when I felt stuck and lacked confidence.  I had chosen to pursue my master’s degree mid-career as I was looking for a career and life change.  And working with a coach was part of my master’s program experience.  Lucky for me, I connected with Joy and our work together quite literally helped shift the trajectory of my life.  Most importantly, I learned to trust and value myself while working with Joy and now have a steady sense of confidence that I never had before.

Joy has a gift for coaching.  She's an extraordinary listener and asks very insightful questions that encourage introspection.  She has the ability to work with individuals from every level and walk of life and meet them where they are.  And she does it from a strong and caring place.  During our time together, she would challenge me to "dig deep", sometimes pushing me to go to a very uncomfortable place and feel all of the resulting emotions.  I felt exposed, something that I would rarely allow.  But with Joy's direction, acceptance, and empathy she helped me to trust the process.  I made significant breakthroughs which we called "breaking the bell jar"--and boy did I break a lot of bell jars!  I now have a deep sense of self awareness, self-acceptance, and self-love.  Life is a journey and, while they’re always ebbs and flows, I'm better equipped to manage the challenges of life and generally find myself feeling more hope and joy!

My personal journey has been a culmination of many life experiences and introspection, and Joy came into my life at the perfect moment to help move me to my next phase of life.  My time with Joy was life changing.  I truly can't recommend her enough.

- Holly Romero
Global Relations, Marketing & Communications Leader for Ingram Micro Cloud.

Joy’s real talent is helping you be a better version of yourself. To raise your game. It’s all there inside us; we just need a little guidance, structure and discipline sometimes. It has been a pleasure charting and traveling a path to more effective leadership with Joy as a coach. Her insights and positive energy guided and motivated me to discover and develop new dimensions in myself. Joy’s warmth, passion and sincerity have made the process – one that is ongoing – a true pleasure. It has been a delight working with her.

— Robert Courtney

Joy has done remarkable work helping me find my “True North”. When we started this coaching journey, I was not confident in my ability to “BE” much less share my inner-most vulnerabilities. With her warm, comforting, and authentic support, I feel and wreak the confidence I aspired to obtain. Further, I am proud of my decision to work with Joy and ever grateful she was willing to co-create with me. It’s been a blessing to my soul to connect with her. I never knew allowing myself to be myself could be so rewarding.

- Yerronda Lewis
Supervisor, Radiology Administrative Support 
Program Director, Office of Education, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Mayo Clinic

Being coached by Joy has been one of the greatest growth experiences I have ever had. 

I was able to immediately establish a trusting relationship with her which helped me to open up and become receptive to new points of view and to experience a fuller heart and mind. I was able to become more self aware of my old habits which no longer served me and be willing to evolve with new habits which have supported my growth. Joy helped me through the darkest moments of my professional career.  She guided me into a more positive mindset that helped me overcome this difficult time. She taught me how to stay calm and focus on the important things; and how to bring my team along with me.

When I looked back to the point where we started working together, I can proudly say that today I am a totally different person, professionally and personally. I am a better leader and feel ready for any future challenges that might come my way. 

- Marketing Manager, Financial Services