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Our Value Add - By the Numbers:


  • 200+ Organizations serviced 
  • 500+ clients
  • 3000+ hours of Coaching
  • 10,000+ workshop attendees
  • 1000+ hours of workshops
  • 15+ Countries
  • 12+ Industries
  • 10 timezones
  • 23+ Coaching Credentials
  • 30+ organizations - Dare to Lead


BY INDUSTRY


Automotive Industry

  • General Motors


Banking and Financial Services

  • Ally Financial
  • American Express
  • Capital One
  • EY
  • International Monetary Fund
  • PayPal Holdings Inc.
  • Raymond James Financial
  • Robinhood
  • S&P Global
  • The Bank of Canada
  • The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
  • USAA
  • Wells Fargo


Coaching and Professional Development

  • BetterUp Direct
  • CoachDiversity Institute
  • CoachHub
  • Enlighteneering
  • JRNI/Lumia
  • Skillsoft
  • Torch


Consulting Services

  • Accenture
  • Bain & Company, Inc.
  • Deloitte


Education and Academia

  • Academia Transformar
  • Allen Independent School District
  • American University
  • Boulder Valley School District
  • Central City Concern
  • Covenant House Alaska
  • Dwight School College Preparatory School
  • Eastern Michigan University
  • Elise Buie Family Law Group
  • Stanford University (Employee Assistance Center)
  • Tacoma Public Schools
  • The Bolles School
  • The Carpentries
  • University of Minnesota
  • University of Sussex
  • University of Turku
  • University of Utah
  • Western Governors University (WGU)


Entertainment

  • 100 Thieves
  • LA Thieves at 100 Thieves
  • Netflix
  • Xset


Food & Beverage

  • Aramack
  • Chipotle
  • Penrod Ricard
  • The Boston Beer Company


Government Services and Public Sector

  • Alberta School Employee Benefit
  • Canada Post Corporation
  • Cerner Government Services
  • Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development (HuD)
  • Department of Labor(DOL) - Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Department of Transportation (DOT)
  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • National Outdoor Leadership School
  • Salish and Kootenai Housing Authority
  • State Clients like VA-Prince William County Government, CA-San Mateo Government
  • US Coast Guard
  • US Customs and Border Patrol (AU program)
  • Washington State Department of Social and Health Services


Government - Defense Contractors

  • Cerner Government Services
  • Lockheed Martin


Government - Military

  • US Army
  • US Coast Guard
  • US Navy
  • US Space Force


Government - Social Services

  • Prince William County Government, VA
  • Washington State Department of Social and Health Services


Healthcare and Medical Services

  • Akron Children's Hospital
  • Bothwell Regional Health Center
  • Boulder Community Health
  • CHRISTUS Health
  • Christus Health International
  • CVS Health Corporation
  • Delta Dental
  • Fuzzy Pet Health
  • HealthONE Healthcare System
  • Homewood Healthcare
  • Jefferson Health
  • Lurie Children's Hospital
  • Mattingly Edge
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest
  • Primary Health
  • UCSF Health
  • Vituity


Home Construction/Residential

  • Equity Residential
  • Mattamy Homes (Canada)
  • Salish and Kootenai Housing Authority (Montana)


Hotels and Hospitality

  • Hilton


Insurance Services

  • Asurion
  • GEICO
  • State Farm
  • The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company


Pharmaceuticals

  • Biogen MA Inc.
  • Gilead Sciences
  • Ginkgo Bioworks
  • Dyno Therapeutics
  • Sage Therapeutics


Real Estate and Construction

  • Equity Residential
  • Mattamy Homes


Retail and Consumer Services

  • 50floor
  • CVS
  • eBay Inc
  • Macy's
  • Michaels
  • Molbaks
  • Nike, Inc.
  • Rent The Runway, Inc.
  • Target
  • Under Armour


Super Technology Companies

  • Apple
  • Dell Technologies, Inc.
  • Facebook / Meta
  • Google
  • Google Fiber
  • Hp
  • IBM
  • LinkedIn
  • Salesforce


Tax Services

  • H&R Block


Technology and Software

  • Adobe
  • Airtable
  • Autodesk
  • BlackRock, Inc.
  • Block
  • Booking.com
  • Coinbase
  • Convictional
  • Credit Karma
  • ezCater
  • FICO
  • Flex
  • Formation
  • Fujitsi
  • Groq, Inc.
  • IBM
  • LVMH
  • Mark43
  • Mimecast Services Ltd.


  • Nvidia Corporation
  • Qualcomm
  • Relias
  • Roku
  • Safe-Guard Products International
  • Sapient Corporation
  • Seismic Software Inc.
  • Servicenow, Inc.
  • Shelfengine
  • Snap Inc.
  • Snowflake Computing
  • Spotify Technology S.A.
  • Square, Inc.
  • Stripe
  • TeamViewer Germany
  • Twilio
  • Uber
  • VMware
  • Wistia

CAREER TRANSITION SERVICES FOR OUR MILITARY

Veterans serving Veterans

About Us

President & CEO

Terri Williams, MSM, MBA, PCC, EMCC

United States Army, Retired


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Description automatically generated with low confidenceFor over 30 years, Terri has helped leaders become more effective by channeling their best and most authentic selves.  As a U.S. Army Veteran and survivor of the September 11th Attack on the Pentagon, Terri has served in several roles including as the Chief Learning Officer at the Federal Aviation Administration; Special Assistant to the 20th Secretary of Defense for Quality-of-Life Issues within the Military Community and Family Policy office; and senior roles at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Intelligence Community (IC), and the United States Space Command.

As a learning and development practitioner, Terri serves as an Executive and Leadership Coach; Adjunct Professor at American University’s Key Executive Program; a Guest Lecturer at Georgetown’s University Strategic Management Program; and a Senior Advisor at the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) Institute for Hope and Healing.


Terri specializes in servicing the defense, technology, and healthcare industries.  Her client portfolio includes both public and private organizations, inclusive of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Department of Defense, US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, US Space Force, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Intelligence Community. Private Organizations include Apple, General Motors, LinkedIn, Google, Facebook, Christus Healthcare, Cerner Government Services, USAA, State Farm, Akron Children's Hospital, Salesforce, Delta Dental, Macys, Target, The Humane Society, Gilead Sciences, Salesforce, Ernst & Young (EY), BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, S&P Global, Aramack, USAA, and VMWare.


She completed her executive education, graduate school, and undergraduate studies at Georgetown University, American University, Averett University, National-Louis University, The Aspen Institute, Federal Executive Institute (FEI), and The Office of Personnel Management Senior Executive Development Program (SESCDP). She holds certifications in several methodologies including the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Professional Certified Coach (PCC), CoachDiversity Institute Certified Professional Diversity Coach (CPDC), and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) Global, Senior Practitioner. She is a certified facilitator in Leadership Presence, Emotional Intelligence (EQI), Outward Mindset™, Cultural Intelligence™, Conversational Intelligence™, Dare to Lead ™ research-based leadership work of Dr. Brené Brown, and the Grief Recovery Method®.  


Additionally, she is an alumnus of the NeuroLeadership Institute, the Grief Recovery Institute®, Google’s Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI), The Arbinger Institute, and the Institute of Coaching (IOC), McLean Hospital Affiliate Harvard Medical School.  Her coaching specialty areas are Women’s Leadership Issues, Multicultural Leadership, Team Development/ Effectiveness, Navigating Uncertainty, Navigating Grief and Supporting Others in Grief, Well-Being Habits, Positive Psychology, and Behavioral and Mental Health Issues (depression, anxiety, trauma).


Terri has received numerous military and civilian awards including the Department of the Army Meritorious Public Service Medal, Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Award, and the Legion of Merit.  Additionally in 1997, Terri was selected to appear on the Women In Military Service for America (WIMSA) Postage Stamp, as the US Army’s representation, purchased by more than 37 million citizens.  Terri and her husband are active US Army retirees and Blue Star Family Members, as they have a son currently serving on active duty in the US Army.  Terri’s hobbies include French cooking, bicycling, and yoga.  

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