OUR TEAM

A Holistic Approach

We bring the skills used in therapy offices, executive leadership retreats, and wellness centers into the workplace. As experts from the fields of leadership development, change management, psychology, adult learning, mindfulness, communication, and body awareness, we take a multidisciplinary approach to helping you grow, learn, and thrive.

Some organizations do:

  • bullet point Social and Emotional Learning but not Leadership Development
  • bullet point Mindfulness without Body Awareness
  • bullet point Executive Coaching without Mental Health Awareness
  • bullet point Conceptual Learning without Experiential Learning
  • bullet point Systems Change without Personal Transformation
We weave it all together into highly experiential coaching programs that prioritize insight, connection, and practical skill building.
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Diverse Backgrounds

We are united in the belief that all people have the capacity to:

  • Experience well-being in the midst of work, not as an exception or afterthought, but as a way of being.
  • Weave body awareness, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and social skills together.
  • Not only “know” the skills, but make them your own.
  • Dive beneath the symptoms to address the cause.
  • Develop the inner capacity to reach their full potential.

9.3/10

Average client rating for the positive impact on
their professional and personal lives

9.5/10

Average client rating for the care they receive from our coaches and facilitators

9.3/10

The average likeliness that participants would refer the program(s) to a friend or colleague

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“Out beyond ideas of rightdoing and wrongdoing there is a field, I’ll meet you there.” – Rumi

I see my work as an invitation to play in that field. From that place of safety, courage and curiosity people have the power to discover their strength and realize their dreams. My joy comes from witnessing this process.

Expertise

Executive Coaching, Group Facilitation, Leadership Development, Curriculum Design, Embodied Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Communication, Partnerships, Conflict Resolution, Mindfulness, Mental Health, Somatic Psychology, Trauma.

Credentials

Certified Executive Coach, Licence Professional Counselor, Certified Deep Tissue Bodyworker, Entrepreneur, Yoga teacher, Mom 

Experience

25+ years working as a therapist, coach, educator and business owner with a wide range of clients from adults to teens, CEO’s to Students, Educators to Artists.

Fascinations

Helping people use their imagination, communication and body as resources for healing and thriving. Hearing people’s stories and bringing fun into the way we work. Silence.

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Sarah Suatoni is a managing partner and founder at AIM as well as an executive coach and a licensed professional counselor. As a therapist and coach she has spent twenty years learning and being inspired by a very diverse group of clients from CEOs to High-schoolers. As therapist and coach, Sarah partners with people to connect head and heart, uncover barriers to success, learn to communicate with authenticity and lead life with meaning.

Sarah has a passion for designing curricula that make social and emotional learning and conscious communication accessible, practical, and effective. She has brought the curriculum she developed to Mastercard, World Bank Group, the New York Law Firm Weil, Gotshal and Manges, the United Way, Womankind, Babson College, the Garland Hotel Group, and several school districts across the country. She has also served on the Faculty of Columbia University teaching Self Awareness Training and written two books that help bring wellbeing and communication into action. Along with David Yuan and the AIM team, Sarah is currently partnering with organizations such as the Cahn Fellows, The Grey Fellowship, and Kripalu to bring Social and Emotional Learning, self care, and transformational leadership strategies to School Leaders.
Sarah coaches leaders from organizations such as Pfizer, Google, and Goldman Sachs as well as entrepreneurs and families. Seventeen years ago Sarah began a group supporting working moms that still meets monthly. She has spoken at various conferences such as Columbia Law School, Babson College, The International Finance Corporation and the Connecticut Women’s Health Conference on the topics of Mindful Leadership, Parenthood, Body Awareness, and the power of community.

Sarah began her academic career at Cornell University’s school of Industrial Relations and graduated from the Juilliard school with a BFA in Dance. She earned her MA in counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute and her Executive and Organizational Coaching Certification from Columbia University. After graduation, she worked as a dancer and choreographer as well as a certified Hellerwork Practitioner (deep tissue bodywork). Working with clients struggling with trauma and chronic pain inspired her to return to school to pursue a masters in counseling psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara CA. Sarah also received training in Mindfulness, Iyengar Yoga, Somatic Psychology, the Neuroscience of Emotions and Family Systems Theory. For six years Sarah collaborated with Dr Home Nguyen, mindful leadership expert and executive coach. Together with David Yuan they brought Mindkind into several organizations and supported an international fellowship by bringing MindKind practices to people daily online. Sarah’s biggest accomplishment is being a mom.

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“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” — Maya Angelou

I aspire to Maya Angelou’s words as a lesson in humility and compassion in every interaction. I think as leaders, positive impact is not just measured, but it is felt. When it is felt, a ripple effect of agency, belonging, and sustainability are possible. I believe this comes when we connect to our integrity and commit to the values and behaviors that contribute to the well-being of the community. We can transform everyday interactions and inspire others to join the fun.  

Expertise

Executive coaching, leadership development, systems thinking, intra and interpersonal communication, self-awareness, transitions, meaning & purpose, self-care, entrepreneurship, content creation, mindfulness, and body awareness.

Change Maker

As an executive coach and systems thinker, I work with leaders who are invested in modeling the change they want to see and are inspired to improve the well-being of the people they serve. I work with leaders who are change agents, particularly when they are bringing about culture change initiatives, which require them to make changes in the way they function personally, relationally, and organizationally.

Clients I’ve Worked With

NYC Department of Education, NYPD, CA Department of Education, NJ Department of Education, The Cahn Fellows Programs, The Gray Fellowship for Principal Excellence, Mastercard, Babson College, World Bank Group, Kripalu, The Garland Hotel, Lexus, Kia, and Acura.

Education

Certified Executive Coach, Columbia Business School, BA Economics, University of California, Irvine, Certified Music Producer, Icon Collective.

Values

kindness, grace, humility, integrity, truthfulness, service, generosity, authenticity, courage, and humor.

What Helps Me Stay Connected

finding humor, meditation, calisthenics, water, spirituality, hiking, walks, time with friends and family, a happy belly, and agenda-less conversation.

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David Yuan is an executive coach, leadership development consultant, mindfulness facilitator, co-founder, and Managing Partner at Awareness in Motion where he leads organizational change and well-being initiatives for Fortune 100s, school districts, and frontline workers. David is also an expert client thought partner, strategist, and confidant, balancing both support with challenge. He has coached and facilitated leadership development programs for the Department of Education, Gray Fellowship for Principal Excellence, the Cahn Fellows Program, Babson College, Columbia University, World Bank Group, and Mastercard. He works with leaders who are change agents, particularly when they are bringing about culture change initiatives, which require them to shift the way they function personally, relationally, and organizationally. He works with leaders who are invested in modeling the change they want to see and are inspired to improve the well-being of the people they serve. Previously, David was the Managing Partner for MindKind Institute. David is also an award-winning strategist who has led brand redesigns companies on the Fortune 100 and Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list.

David partners with leaders to help them achieve the results they want for themselves, their teams, and their organizations while empowering a connection to their well-being, integrity, vision, and purpose. David views his clients as whole and capable and his job is to help them access their own capacity to become self-sustaining, transformational leaders.

 

David helps clients accomplish their goals by approaching coaching through research and industry best practices while being informed by the following foundations: 

  1. Using whole-person coaching (mind, body, heart, and spirit are welcome)
  2. Tapping into a systems perspective (how the personal, relational, and cultural relate) 
  3. Embodied emotional intelligence (using language, emotion, and the body to gain insight)
  4. Leader as host (helping you create the conditions for personal and organizational success rather than needing to be the fixer)

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“One of the fundamental characteristics of anything living is the freedom to choose. The organism chooses whether to notice something, then it chooses whether or not to be disturbed. If the organism chooses to be disturbed, it still retains the fundamental freedom to decide how it will respond. Obedience is not a natural life process”. – Margaret Wheatley 

I think when we’re living fully we are connected to our freedom to choose. When we’re learning well we are expanding our noticing. Obedience, it seems, might be a warning that we’re off track.

International Learning Expert

Has worked in more than 20 countries in the areas of communication, dialogue, leadership, learning, and teaching. 

Conflict Explorer

Taught in the School for International Training’s Conflict Transformation Across Cultures program with a focus on the role language and culture teachers can play in conflict transformation. 

Leadership Coach

Helping leaders recognize the power of the many perspectives in their organization and learn how to draw on and integrate those perspectives for collaborative organizational learning and growth.

Professor of Education

20 years of experience teaching and leading at top universities and colleges. Taught critical thinking skills for the U.S. Department of State, where he is currently developing a Social-Emotional Learning and Resilience program. Invited speaker to Google education summit.

Yoga Beginner

a level I am comfortable with despite 20 years of yoga practice.

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Dr. Sean Conley has led projects focused on helping leaders, teams, and organizations develop individual and collaborative learning strategies to adapt to ever-changing environments.  He has brought this work to Japan, Saudi Arabia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and the U.S. and served on the faculties of Marlboro College Graduate School, The New School University, the School for International Training Graduate Institute, and Tokyo Joggakan College. Additionally, Sean has held leadership roles including department chair, dean, chief learning officer, and director of graduate studies.  

Sean has been invited to speak at numerous international conferences as well as Google’s Annual Education Summit. He’s consulted on projects funded by the U.S. Department of State, The Open Society Institute, and various ministries of education in Algeria, Kyrgyzstan, The Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, The Republic of Georgia, Ukraine, and Russia. 

This consulting supports broad organizational change processes such as restructuring governance at an international NGO and helping an international educational organization rethink it’s leadership and communication strategy across campuses and countries.  Other work has focused on designing leadership development training and providing individual leadership coaching for teacher supervisors in a ministry of education.  

Sean received his Doctorate in Education from Columbia University where he wrote his dissertation entitled,  Dancing with Feedback, Inquiry-Based Feedback in Teacher Education. He  is a licensed NBI Thinking Preferences practitioner and a trainer for Results-Based Accountability (RBI), a methodology for developing concrete performance measurements for mission-based organizations. 

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Go out in the woods, go out. If you don’t go out in the woods nothing will ever happen and your life will never begin.” ― Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Recovering one’s sense of adventure in one’s life & work by courageously stepping into the unknown is the most healing drug I have ever seen. To see people discover who they can be and the possibilities they can create for themselves is the source of my own healing.

Certified Professional

ICF-Certified Executive Coach, Leadership Facilitator, Counselor and Business Professional with experience 17+ years working with clients from Fortune 100/500 Companies, Startup/Small Businesses, and Educational/ Non-Profit Organizations.

Big Fan of Leaps of Faith/Desirable Rabble Rouser

Coaches mid-to-senior level executives to question conventional wisdom, develop an entrepreneurial mindset to embrace risks inherent to growth, and find a new narrative on possibilities for themselves, their teams and organizations.

Ardent Experimenter

In a world of overthinkers, encourages learning by Doing and transforming the Being by bringing deep intentionality, reflective curiosity, and embodied presence to the change process; lives by and offers to clients the wisdom of “start again.”

In-Betweener

Offers a distinctly fresh perspective honed across many intersectional spaces (cross-continental living, MBA, scaling business startups, life-long Vipassana meditation & yoga practice, training in psychology); contrasts her calming joyful spirit with a sharp inquiring mind in conversations to allow space for what may be emergent and hitherto unseen.

Fascinated by

Self-Awareness, Growth Mindset, Well-being, Purpose and Meaning, Entrepreneurship, Mindful Living, Embodied Learning, Dance and Theater

Education & Training

Counseling for Individuals (Spring Nature Center for Counseling & Psychotherapy, Mumbai, India); Certified Executive Coach (Coactive Training Institute, California); MBA (College of William & Mary, Virginia); Bachelor of Management Studies (University of Mumbai, India); Certified Yoga Teacher (The Yoga Institute, Mumbai, India)

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Vibha Chokhani is an ICF-certified Leadership Coach serving individual leaders, teams and
organizations to become the best they can be.

In 15+ years, Vibha has helped purpose-infused businesses in India and the US to grow
exponentially by focusing on strategic partnerships and client-inspired delivery operations. She has worked with tech startups and small businesses to grow their positive impact in the world by scaling their programs and client reach. Most recently, Vibha helped build MindKind Institute, a boutique leadership coaching and consulting firm based in New York. Under the MindKind banner, Vibha has served clients at the International Finance Corporation (part of the World Bank Group) and Verizon Media, as well as public education and healthcare leaders in the US.

Vibha has coached clients at corporate and nonprofit organizations alike, including PwC, Teach for America, WomanKind, Cureatr, District Management Group, etc. Her clients are mid-career professionals, startup founders, SME business owners, educators and life coaches with businesses in the USA, Europe, Middle East, India and SE Asia. Vibha has completed her professional training at the Coactive Training Institute (formerly Coaches Training Institute), the first organization accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF). She is an ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC) and is also certified to lead a simulated systems-based learning experience, the Organization Workshop created by Barry Oshry of Power+Systems Inc.

Vibha holds an MBA from the College of William & Mary, Virginia (USA) and a Bachelor in
Management Studies from the University of Mumbai. She recently relocated to Mumbai in 2020 after living in the US for 10 years. She now serves as a founding member of the Maharashtra Council of Coaches for the Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WICCI). Vibha has been practicing various forms of meditation as a student since she was 8 years old, and strives to inform her work with clients with perspectives from her self-practice.

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The feeling body is smarter than the thinking mind” -Janice Kaplan.

As a recovering over-thinker, the realization that the wisdom of the body is the key to sustained personal transformation has been revolutionary for my personal growth journey. I am now called to be of service for others wishing to embark on a similar journey and feel deeply honored to bear witness their growth process.

Expertise

Executive Coaching, Leadership Development/Succession Planning, Change Leadership, Change and Transformation, Employee Engagement and Culture, Systems Thinking/Complex Adaptive Systems, Organization Design, Restructuring, Strategic Workforce Planning.

Credentials

MMS Certified Coach, Gallup CliftonStrengths Certified Coach, Strozzi Institute Somatic Coach (in progress), Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team©, Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument®, Design Thinking, Appreciative Inquiry, Non-Violent Communication, Certified Organization Design Practitioner, Prosci/ADKAR. Jane is also a certified yoga teacher, with a focus on yin and trauma-informed yoga.

Experience

Seasoned Human Resources leader-turned-entrepreneur coach and HR consultant. Diversified experience working with C-Suite leaders in Fortune 100 Healthcare companies such as Cigna, Novo Nordisk and Bristol-Myers Squibb, both as a Strategic HR Business Partner and, most recently as an OD Consultant and Org Design expert.

Education

Jane holds an MA in Organizational Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. She began her academic career at Montclair State University, where she graduated summa cum laude, with a BA in Communications. In addition, she completed a certificate in The Science of Happiness at Work from UC Berkeley.

Fascinations

The constantly evolving emergence of a body of knowledge for personal transformation, arising from the intersectionality of multiple fields such as neuroscience, interpersonal neurobiology, psychology, trauma and attachment theory, and embodied practices.

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With diversified Human Resources experience working with C-Suite leaders in Fortune 100 Healthcare companies, Jane is a seasoned HR leader trusted by executives to develop and deliver solutions for complex business challenges. Before starting her own coaching and consulting firm, Jane was the Organization Design practice lead and an OD Consultant at Cigna. In addition to her deep organizational development work, Jane spent considerable time in senior Strategic HR Business Partner roles at Novo Nordisk and Bristol-Myers Squibb, supporting C-Suite leaders in areas ranging from R&D, IT, Finance, Legal, Compliance to Commercial.

Jane’s career has prepared her as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), and she consistently uses her proficiency, knowledge and understanding of the business along with her experience to drive results and continually add value to organizations. Specifically, Jane is known for her expertise in: 

∙   Organization Design and Restructuring ∙   Executive Coaching

∙   Systems Thinking/Complex Adaptive Systems ∙   HR Strategy Implementation

∙   Strategic Workforce Planning and Analysis ∙   Change Leadership

∙   Employee Engagement and Culture ∙   Leadership Development

∙   Change and Transformation     Succession Planning

In her most recent role at Cigna, Jane led and built out the Company’s Organization Design practice area, successfully upskilling a team of OD Practitioners as well as Strategic HR Business Partners. During her tenure, the OD team grew its org design portfolio from 10% to 50%, with projects increasing in complexity, size and scope. Jane also led several, multi-year projects to define, design and implement key elements of Cigna’s new operating model. She is a Certified Organization Design Practitioner and takes an active role in several professional non-profit Org Design communities.

Jane earned an M.A. in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University – Teachers College and a B.A. in Communications from Montclair State University.  She is a certified Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument, Gallup CliftonStrengths and MMS Coach. She is currently pursuing her passion for Somatics and is working towards her ICF certification with the Strozzi Institute. In addition, she has trained in many other methodologies such as Prosci/ADKAR, Lean/Sigma, Appreciative Inquiry and Design Thinking. She also completed a certificate in The Science of Happiness at Work from UC Berkeley.

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Courage gives us a voice and compassion gives us an ear. Without both, there is no opportunity for empathy and connection.” -Brené Brown.

Connection is the path to growth and change, the path to the best relationships you have ever had – professionally and personally. Let’s work together to cultivate the very best version of you!

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Executive Coach

With 20+ years treating individuals, couples, and families from diverse populations, life stages, and therapeutic goals.

Change Agent

By being Curious, Courageous, Creative, Competent, and Compassionate Claire collaborates with people on living their best life.

Super Power

Ability to put people, from kids to senior leaders, at ease and encourage them to connect with their inner ability to change and grow.

Healer

Serves as a Relationship Builder, Witness and Coach for those seeking healing and change with mental health challenges, career transitions, and high conflict situations. Claire believes that the therapeutic relationship is critical to successful treatment. She sees herself as a change agent and feels that the most rewarding part of her job is watching people change and grow.

Life Long Learner

Yoga/meditation convert, exercise enthusiast, culinary student, sun searcher, mom to two amazing young adults

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Claire has worked with individuals, couples, and families as a liscenced Marriage and Family Therapist for over 20 years – bringing a variety of therapeutic and coaching frameworks together (CBT, DBT, Strategic, Structural, Narrative, Bowenian, Solution Focused, EFT, the neuroscience of emotions) to help people heal and change their lives. She has an expertise in working with people struggling with anxiety, depression, partnership challenges, parenting, and major life transitions. Claire holds additional training in Gestalt Therapy (2-year certificate) and worked for six years at the Madison Youth And Family Services in Madison, CT where she coordinated treatment and case management with all District Schools, Doctors, Police, DCF, and Guardians to facilitate/enhance treatment.

Claire received her masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Southern Connecticut State University and her BSBA from Georgetown University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a major in Marketing and a minor in Psychology.

Claire’s recent projects include delivering a workshop to the Weil, navigating relationships during Covid, coaching school leaders at AUHSD, and working with Sarah Suatoni on intensive couples coaching. In every area of her work, Claire finds it an honor and privilege to witness people grow their lives before my eyes.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

I use this practice to cultivate our inner power to quiet the distractions so that we may show up more intentionally in the world, allowing our authentic self to shine through.

Experienced Mindfulness Leadership Facilitator

200YTT Vinyasa Yoga Instructor and long standing meditator, Assistant Instructor of the Self Awareness Training at Columbia University Teachers College having led groups that range from athletes to C suite executives.

Eclectic Professional

Bringing expertise across many domains and industries including technology, medicine, and education.

Experienced School Leader

Serving as a teacher, Assistant Principal and District Executive overseeing 5 of Duval County historically underperforming public middle schools.

Avid Journaler

Using self reflective writing as a relied upon outlet for wellness.

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As a dynamic academic, Dante currently leads as Director at the Jacksonville Public Education Fund. Prior to accepting this role, Dante was a district executive overseeing 5 of Duval County historically underperforming public middle schools. During his time in the classroom, he was recognized as Jean Ribault Middle School 2017 Teacher of the Year.

Dante also leads community advocacy efforts through his work in the nonprofit sector having served as President of the Jacksonville Urban League Young Professionals and board member to the Jacksonville Urban League and as a proud member of the local chapter of Omega Psi Fraternity Incorporated. Dante was recently inducted into the Tallahassee chapter of New Leaders Council.

He earned his B.S. degree in Criminal Justice from Florida International University and holds a MA in Organizational Leadership from Columbia University, Teachers College in New York City. Since graduating he has supported the Self Awareness Training course for the Summer Principals Academy under Sarah Suatoni. In 2020 he was awarded the Minority Fellowship from Jacksonville University’s Minority Board of Directors where he is pursuing a MA in Public Policy. Danté is an avid reader and mindfulness practitioner who also enjoys travel and music related events.

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When you create a difference in someone’s life, you not only impact their life, you impact everyone influenced by them throughout their entire lifetime. No act is ever too small. One by one, this is how to make an ocean rise.” – Danielle Doby.

I am inspired that we are part of a complex and beautiful web of connections. The fruits that are produced by those who choose to learn, grow, and develop are not just enjoyed by the person doing the inner work, but also by all of the people that they engage with.

Certified Leadership Coach

Trained leadership coach who is certified by the International Coaching Federation and by Georgetown University.

Seasoned Entrepreneur

Co-founder of a multi-million dollar business he grew into profitability in under three years.

Curious and Kind

Leads with a calm presence and embraces curiosity and kindness.

Prioritizes Play

Enjoys swimming, surfing, cooking, hiking, reading sci-fi, and camping in the van with his wife and two dogs.

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As a seasoned leader and entrepreneur, Alex draws upon a decade of experience in creating, growing, and leading a multi-million dollar business. In his role as Director of Sales and Marketing, Alex and his teams created the sales and marketing departments, developed over 150 unique products, and built national and international sales channels. Through this experience, Alex discovered that what gives him purpose is supporting other leaders in their growth and development. In 2022, Alex made a full career transition from business owner to executive leadership coach which gave him first hand experience in what it means to navigate a big transition and live into one’s purpose.

Alex holds an M.A. in Organization Development and Leadership from Fielding Graduate University, an Executive Certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University, an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential through the International Coaching Federation, and a B.S. with distinction in Biological Sciences from the University of California Santa Barbara.

The recent projects he has enjoyed working on include: One on one coaching of a sales director who wanted to lead with more empathy and facilitating an organization development project for a multinational organization seeking a more sustainable lifestyle for their leadership team.

Expertise

Performance Coaching, Executive Coaching, Executive Presence, Fundraising, Hedge Fund, Traditional Arts, Curation (Chinese Traditional Arts)

Credentials

Columbia Certified Executive Coach, Bachelor Degree in Electronic Engineering from Tokyo Tokai University, Master’s Degree in Neuroscience and Psychology from King’s College London (Graduating 2024), Art Mastercourse by Christie’s Education (Major: Art Law/Art Market/Art Economics/Modern Art/European Old Masters), Strategic Fundraising for Non-profit Leaders by Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education, Artificial Intelligence in Business Strategy by MIT Sloan School of Management.

Experience

15+ years working as a fundraising specialist, 6+ years as a performance coach specializing in investment industry, Curator/Collector/Creator of Chinese Traditional arts.

Fascinations

Performance=Potential-Interference. I help people maximize their potential while minimizing their interference, so that they reach their maximum performance in a sustainable and enduring fashion.

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Vivian Wan is an executive coach certified by Columbia Coaching Certification Program of Columbia University in New York, one of the 5 fully-certified Columbia coaches in Asia. She’s currently in her 2nd year of study for a Master’s degree in Neuroscience and Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London. Vivian’s performance coaching practice, “Reflexivity Lab”, empowers portfolio managers and analysts to achieve their best performance amid market turbulence.

Vivian has over 15 years of fundraising experience with world-class hedge funds and telecom and technology startups. Fluent in English, Japanese, and Chinese, she also held equity research analyst and sales positions at international financial institutions in Tokyo and Hong Kong, and is currently working for a multi-billion hedge fund based in Hong Kong.

On the side, Vivian curates her family’s rich and diverse collection of traditional Chinese brush painting, calligraphy, and seal carving works via Wisteria Atelier. She collects traditional Chinese paintings, calligraphy, sculptures, and seal stones.

Expert in Mindful Leadership

MBSR certified Mindfulness Coach, Columbia University Adjunct Professor teaching Self Awareness Training, and long standing Vipassana Meditation Practitioner

School Building Leader

With 16 years of experience leading meaning transformation in K-12 schools.

Compassionate Leader

Who brings an intuitive and supportive approach to leading teams and individuals towards greater insight and resilience.

Energized when

Helping people find their inner power to change the way they experience their life and their livelihood.

Enjoys

Discovering deliciously warm and serene coffee houses, spending time in nature, making life an adventure in joy and wonder, and reading books that stretch and tickle the mind.

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Colleen is a talented leader with extensive experience guiding individual and team transformations in diverse educational settings.  Colleen served as a classroom teacher for six years before transitioning into school leadership in 2012.   She has served in various school building leadership roles in both urban and suburban public schools, including school redesign in partnership with the Gates Foundation’s Next Generation Schools Initiative and school turnaround in partnership with Dallas ISD’s ACE initiative.

Colleen is a CTI trained coach and MBSR certified mindfulness facilitator.  In addition to her commitment to public education, Colleen worked for 10 years at Teachers College Columbia University’s Summer Principals Academy for the following graduate level courses:  Adult Development for School Leadership, Team Development for School Leadership, and Self-Awareness Training for School Leaders.

Colleen is an expert in developing mindful leadership programming, facilitating self-awareness practices, leading change, and anchoring action in compassion and insight.   She brings an intuitive and supportive approach to leading teams and individuals towards greater insight, resilience and compassion.  As a mindful leadership coach her work is grounded in the understanding that an effective educational environment is one that supports a culture of holistic learning and a willingness to adapt to change.  She is dedicated to ensuring all students have access to an equitable and just education, and supporting leaders to bring more equity into education, and believes that mindfulness is an important and powerful tool for ensuring equity in education for all learners. 

Colleen has led large and small group mindfulness programming for various organizations, including: Teach for America (NYC & RGV), Bound Brook School District,  Anaheim Union High School District, The Shelton School, Columbia Law School, Aqua Studios NYC, Teachers College, and Coppell Independent School District.  She has coached a variety of clients in one-on-one settings to support personal growth through easily integrated mindfulness practices. 

Her personal mindfulness practices are grounded in researched-based practices and the Vipassana tradition.  She is energized when helping people find their inner power to change the way they experience their life and their livelihood and grounds her work in her deep belief that every moment of inner healing impacts the collective and moves humanity towards a more compassionate, equitable and peaceful world.  

Colleen studied Organizational Leadership at Columbia University’s Teachers College.  She earned her Master of Arts in Public School Building Leadership through the Summer Principals Academy, an innovative and transformative graduate program committed to developing school leaders and promoting equity and excellence in education.  She earned her Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science at Midwestern State University. 

Seasoned

Educator with 20 plus years experience, including 10 years designing, implementing and leading schoolwide mindfulness and SEL curriculum within internal school contexts, as well as training educators in external partnerships to facilitate mindfulness and SEL.

Collaborative

Creates an inviting environment that is focused on building trust, curiosity, and open heartedness. Honors and integrates gifts of collective wisdom, centers authentic relationships and focuses on communal possibility.

Critical Thinker

Shows up with the ability to hold multiple perspectives, be open minded with intellectual humility and yet also willing to challenge the status quo.

Integrity

Committed to the belief that “self regulation must be embodied and that it must be a practice” (Catherine Cook Cottone). Committed to the notion that “we teach who we are” (Parker Palmer).

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Kelli Love, M.Ed (she,her) is a leading educator and consultant in the mindfulness in education field, who draws from her own practice that began as a struggling teenager. She brings 20 years of experience as an educator in the roles of mentor, teacher leader, curriculum developer, and program facilitator. Kelli has coached educators, provided staff and educator training, as well as facilitated educator retreats and public speaking engagements in the mindfulness in education field. Since 2013, she has taught at Girls Prep Bronx Elementary in NYC, supporting students, staff and families, where mindfulness and yoga are embraced as a school wide content area.

Kelli is committed to empowering educators to bring wellbeing into their own lives and into their school communities for the benefit of future generations. She helped design and revise curriculum for several organizations including the Contentment Foundation, RULER (Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence), and Mindful Schools. Kelli has a Masters in Education from the University of Phoenix and a B.A. in Early Childhood Education from Naropa University.

Experienced

Ph.D. in Developmental Psychologist and Certified Coach with more than 20 years of experience working with clients from diverse backgrounds (i.e., parents, academics, and Fortune 500 Companies)..

Capacities

in systems thinking, mindfulness, ADHD, and socio-emotional development

Presence

Brings a mindful, calm, inquisitive presence to work that is grounded in years of experience as a developmental psychologist, mindfulness educator

Committed

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With a doctorate in Developmental Psychology, Master’s in Public Health, and a Certified Life Coaching specializing in ADHD, integrative practices, and mindfulness, Dr. Chung brings two decades of experience to her work with executives. She is also a certified Designing Your Life Coach who partners with leaders at every organizational level to transform their work lives and the workplace culture.

Her work in coaching and consulting is both one-on-one and in small groups. She applies positive psychology with a developmental systems model to enable individuals and organizations to fully benefit from a strengths-based mindset. The design framework that Dr. Chung brings to the coaching relationship allows her clients to see their full potential to design their best lives. Her clients range from teachers to university professors, executives at Google, Facebook, Amazon to individuals seeking to design lives to discover more balance and fulfillment professionally, as well as personally.

Utilizing a data-driven approach to leadership. team development, and the interface between home and work, through assessments and coaching, she empowers her clients into their journey of designing their best lives. Empowering her clients to explore systemic change within as a part of a larger ecosystem, at home and at work, coaching with Dr. Chung empowers and invites the client into change through the coaching process.

When not spending time with her family and 3 dogs, she enjoys cooking, meditating, and connecting with friends.

Engaged

educator with 5+ years of experience leading sustainable initiatives for community and identity development across distinguished global institutions.

Skilled

manager and synthetic thinker with effective oversight over administrative activity across diverse operational contexts.

Growth

oriented with an orderly approach to sustainable programmatic and organizational development.

Purposeful

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Sahar Kazemini is a mission driven leader and brings with her diverse portfolio of experience in education administration across institutions within the US and Asia. She has managed units and programs of multiple scale and in areas of identity development including professional development, intercultural development, diversity & inclusion, wellness, and student leadership. She is passionate about humanizing the workplace and igniting transformative experiences; with intentionality around making a sustainable impact on the individual and community scale. Her academic background includes undergraduate training in Psychology from New York University Abu Dhabi and graduate training in Higher Education Organization & Leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University. She has a love for nature and connects with it as a source of inspiration for her creativity and spirituality.