"Embarking on coaching, or any self-improvement process, can be a frightening proposition--especially two-thirds of the way into your career. Lesly's methods and practices enabled me to make some fundamental shifts and improvements in my skills and to be true to my longer term goals."

– Ray Hein, CEO

"Lesly's insights helped our organization to redefine its leadership and communication structures after five years of torrid growth. Her coaching is allowing us to bring out the best in ourselves as leaders, to build a strong and effective team, and to achieve our goals to impact millions of children in the developing world with the lifelong gift of education."

– John Wood, founder and CEO, Room to Read

"Lesly's depth of experience as a corporate executive, combined with her great listening skills and insight into human dynamics, equip her to provide meaningful, actionable coaching. She had tremendous impact on members of my team."

– Debra Dunn, former SVP Corporate Affairs, Hewlett-Packard

"As a result of our coaching work together, I asked Lesly to engage our twelve member team in a visioning retreat. In preparation, she helped us to key into the most important issues for the team. During the retreat, she facilitated masterfully, which allowed people to speak their minds fully in an open dialogue. She kept us focused so we were able to achieve our main objectives. Most importantly, she enabled us to craft our own next steps so we could carry the momentum into the future. There is renewed energy within our team, and the improvements have been trememdous!"

— Georgette Wong Investment Advisor, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray

"Lesly is an exceptionally talented professional, who provided the necessary skills and expertise to help me navigate an extremely challenging merger. As a CEO pulling together two troubled software companies, I was faced with challenges that were largely focused on the management teams and all of the associated dynamics that accompany such a transaction. Lesly was able to quickly and objectively understand the two unique cultures, and the people dynamics that were a product of the merger. She was instrumental in helping to get clarity, direction and focus throughout the organization. Lesly's ability to take a very complex situation, and distill it into a simple and clear framework was invaluable. In addition to her professional capabilities, she is simply a pleasure to work with." 

– Mark Pecoraro, former CEO, SuccessFactors