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Our team has impressive business experience and coaching credentials from the leaders in the field. Sure, those credentials are important – but more important is our commitment to acting as a trusted partner in developing servant leaders, eliciting managerial courage and navigating new pathways that help you experiment, discover, grow and acquire new capabilities that are essential to personal and organizational success.

Meet the Principals

Marialane Schultz Chief Executive Officer

Marialane is the founder and CEO of Innovative Outcomes Consulting Inc. and brings more than 25 years of successful leadership and employee development experience to the company.

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Ella Studer Chief Operating Officer and Head of U.S. Consulting Solutions

Ella is IOCI’s chief operating officer and head of U.S. consulting solutions, adding more than 35 years of public and private sector experience to the firm as a senior leader in global operations management, strategy and business development.

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Our Team – Your Trusted Partners

Our team has impressive business experience and coaching credentials from the leaders in the field. Sure, those credentials are important – but more important is our commitment to acting as a trusted partner in developing servant leaders, eliciting managerial courage and navigating new pathways that help you experiment, discover, grow and acquire new capabilities that are essential to personal and organizational success.

Alison Miller Leadership Coach

Alison is a leadership coach and a trusted adviser on topics including strategic planning, organizational effectiveness and leadership development. She has more than 25 years of experience.

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Ali Navidi, Psy.D. Executive Coach

Dr. Navidi provides executive coaching to clients including individual contributors, technical leads, new managers and C Suite-level executives. He also assists organizations at the group level, working with their management teams and working groups, and has worked with federal agencies to develop best practices in coaching and organizational development.

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Ilona Birenbaum Organizational Consultant & Leadership Coach

Ilona is an organizational consultant and leadership coach with over 18 years of experience and a diverse organizational development background.

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William J. Makell Jr. Executive Coach and Consultant

William is an accomplished speaker, trainer and International Coaching Federation (ICF) credentialed executive leadership coach with demonstrated success across the military, government and corporations.

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Ana Christina Lapera Executive Coach and Startup Consultant

Ana has more than 30 years of experience in driving change and empowering individuals, teams and organizations to clarify their visions, establish action plans and bring those plans to life.

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Daphne Jefferson Executive Coach, Facilitator and Consultant

Daphne is an executive coach, author, speaker, facilitator, adjunct faculty and consultant with over 20 years of experience as a senior executive with the federal government. She’s passionate about helping leaders gracefully navigate the challenges of transitions.

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Tom Finn Executive Coach and Consultant

Tom works with leaders and organizations to improve their performance in the global marketplace. His coaching focuses on building, not changing, so that clients are empowered to add to their repertoires, step up to greater scale or new roles, or solve vexing problems.

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Sharon Krohn Executive Coach and Facilitator

Sharon is an experienced executive coach and facilitator who partners with top-performing leaders to help them achieve clarity and chart a path to an envisioned future. She coaches across the management spectrum, from C-level to senior professionals, helping clients draw from their own experiences and empowering them to achieve their potential.

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Vinay Kumar Executive Coach, Facilitator and Consultant

Vinay helps senior leaders take their effectiveness to the next level. As a former business leader, Vinay’s unique combination of deep business acumen, senior leadership experience and focus on leadership development creates a strong foundation for clients who value his ability to understand their business context and challenges.

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Michelle Mock Organizational Consultant

Michelle brings over 25 years of business and leadership experience in partnering with clients to reach their strategic business goals and realize greater overall satisfaction and productivity. She is an organizational consultant, leadership coach and facilitator.

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Adam Chalker Executive Coach

Adam challenges leaders to take the step from good to great. He specializes in working with leaders who are passionate about creating lasting, positive change in their organizations – and the larger world – and are hungry to take their game to the next level.

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Jenn Chapman Executive Leadership Coach

Jenn is an experienced leadership coach who’s passionate about working with clients who want to be more confident, more authentic and more successful.

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Vincent Kiernan, Ph.D. Writing Coach

Dr. Kiernan is an affiliate of IOCI and brings more than 20 years of experience in journalism, writing and effective communications to the firm.

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Sara Keenan Executive Coach and Consultant

Sara helps C-suite executives, senior federal executives and executive leadership teams effectively navigate complex changes by strengthening their resilience, alignment and engagement.

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Credentials & Certifications

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