About Our Coaches

Since 2005, our Coaching mission has been to help you be happier & more successful through:

We are led by Donna Schilder, Master Certified Coach (MCC), who supervises, hand-selects, assesses, tests, and trains all of our Coaches.

Our Donna Schilder Coaches™‘ are also certified through the International Coach Federation (ICF).

Having multiple Coaches means we have experience in many business functions, industries & Coaching specializations so that you can work with a Coach who intimately understands your situation.

Expertise & Specializations of Our Donna Schilder Coaches

Areas of Specialization

Our Coaches Have Numerous Specialities, Including:

Leadership (e.g., Strategic Thinking, Team Management, Public Speaking)
Career (Career Exploration & Career Management)
Job Search (including Job Interviewing Skills)
Assertiveness / Conflict Management
Time Management / Productivity
Sales Skills / Business Development / Fundraising
Business Management
ADHD
Life Management / Life Transition
Increasing Happiness

Business Functions

Industries

Companies

Our Coaching Clients Have Included Leaders Professionals From:

Aerospace: Boeing, Raytheon, Northrop
Automotive: Toyota, Yamaha
Banking/ Financial Services/ Consumer Credit: Experian, LBS Financial Credit Union
Chemical Manufacturing: Dow Chemicals
Financial Services: Coldwell Banker
Food & Beverage: Starbucks
Government: State Government Agencies, U.S. Government
Healthcare: St. Jude Medical, Kaiser Permanente, UCLA Medical, Healthcare Partners
Health Insurance: Secure Horizons, United Healthcare
Higher Eduction: UCLA, Concordia University
Informaton Technology: IBM
Medical Device: Pall Medical, Medtronic
Retail: Ross Stores, Tesco
Technology: Xerox, Hewlett Packard
Various Non-profits

Leadership Coaching

We help our Leadership Coaching clients develop their leadership skills & their ability to motivate their staff, build their team, navigate company politics, influence their peers & leverage their power & influence to impact the bottom line.

We also help them achieve improvements in their productivity, time management, motivation, creativity, flexibility, agility, resilience, goal attainment & work/life balance. Our Leadership Coaches are listed below.

Leadership Coaches

Katie Smith, MCC

Job Search
Interviewing Skills
Career Exploration
Leadership
Executive

Experience: Executive Recruiting, Outplacement, HR

Chris Sier, PCC, BCC

Job Search
Interviewing Skills
Career Exploration
Leadership
Executive

Experience: IT, Project Management, Process Improvement, Manufacturing, HP Subsidiary

Ariana McNally, PCC

Career Exploration
Job Search
Interviewing Skills
Sales / Business Development
Leadership / Executive

Experience: Sales Management, Sales Training, Business Development, Marketing, Operations, Lean Six Sigma, Manufacturing, Xerox

Vicki Rich, MBA, ACC

Career Exploration
Job Search
Interviewing Skills
Business
Leadership
Executive

Experience: Marketing, Public Relations, NonProfit, State Government

Karen Roussel, MSOD, ACC

Career Exploration
Job Search
Interviewing Skills
Leadership / Executive
Sales / Business Development

Experience: Pharmaceutical Sales, Healthcare, Banking

Leadership Coaching Outcomes

“Through our Leadership Coaching work together I made progress toward all of my initial goals for Coaching. I now spend more time building relationships with my peers, staff, and superiors, which greatly benefits me in my work.

I have set aside time for Strategic Thinking and have used most of the strategic thinking tools you provided to me to shape my strategic thinking activities.

I recently sent my thoughts from one of those strategic thinking sessions to my boss and it was very impactful to our business.

I am also stronger at inspiring, recognizing, and encouraging my staff. And Coaching changed the way I look at myself and others in a positive way and impacted how I interact in meetings. I now do planning before most of my meetings and find that I am more successful at getting what I need for my department and in influencing others. . . ” — B.M., Marketing Director

More Outcomes

Career Coaching

We help our Career Exploration clients choose meaningful work that aligns with the life they want to live.

We also help our Career Exploration clients create a step-by-step Career plan and help them land the first job on their new Career path.

In addition, we help clients manage their careers so that they attain the greatest succes possible and realize their full potential. Our Career Coaches are listed below.

Career Exploration Coaches

Carole Billingham, MCC

Career Exploration
Life Coaching

Experience: Financial Advisor, Stock Broker, Sales, Marketing, Food Services, Hospitality, Hospice Care, Significant Life Events (health crises, chronic pain, divorce, death, adoption, substance abuse recovery)