Nexus Consultants - America
Lisa Brezonik
Undergraduate – Psychology (University of Minnesota)
Graduate - Human Resources Development (The University of St. Thomas, MN)
Qualifications include MBTI® (Myers Briggs Type Indicator), California Psychological Inventory 260 and FIRO-B assessments
Trained Co-Active Coach® – Coaches Training Institute
Expertise:
Specializing in executive coaching, customized leadership development, climate assessments, 360 degree assessment, high potential and succession planning programs, and human resource strategy development and implementation.
Profile:
Lisa integrates her extensive leadership and management experience with executive coaching to help clients develop business leaders and maximize their organizations purpose and potential.
During her professional career she has held senior human resource and communications positions across large organizations in the finance, medical and retail industries, before establishing herself as an independent coaching consultant.
Lisa's experience in the corporate arena gives her a rich appreciation for today's biggest challenge in business: maximizing individual and organizational strengths to achieve success as defined by the company’s stakeholders. While leading strategic planning initiatives, merger & acquisition integrations, leadership development, and succession planning, she has effected organizational change to ensure winning results.
In addition to her professional endeavors, Lisa served on the Board of Directors for the Jeremiah Program, which provides transitional housing and support services to single mothers and their children in Minneapolis. She is also an active mentor in the MN Menttium® program, as well as a member of the Minnesota Coaches Association and Society for Human Resource Management. Lisa has also served on the Minnesota Employment Law Council, as well as the Securities and Industry Association's Human Resources Committee.
Jody Thone
BA in Psychology (University of Minnesota)
Graduate in Human Resources Development (The University of St. Thomas, MN)
Certified Coach: Newfield Network
Member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the Minnesota Coaches Association (MCA)
Completed advanced coach training program with James Flaherty / New Ventures West and Julio Olalla, Founder and President of Newfield Network
Qualified in MBTI® (Myers Briggs Type Indicator), Emotional Competency Inventory (ECI), Clifton StrengthsFinder™, Campbell™ Leadership Index 360; Hogan Development Personality, Motivation and Values Assessments, and Stress Processing Report
Expertise:
Leadership development, organizational succession planning, career development, whole-life balance issues, training & development for coaches
Profile:
Jody is an experienced executive and personal coach who has worked with individuals, teams and organizations across the United States and Canada to deepen their awareness and transform their lives, relationships and careers.
From the start of her career in early 1990s Jody has been providing powerful and effective coaching to meet the needs of senior-level executives of large organizations across a wide range of business sectors.
She is a committed, creative, intuitive and practical coach who focuses on results. Her specialties include; authentic leadership, developing strengths-based leadership teams, career planning & development, whole-life balance issues, women's career and leadership development, and integration of body, language and emotional awareness. Jody also incorporates appropriate personality and behavioral assessment tools into the coaching process.
Jody is also a frequent and inspiring speaker on issues of leadership and work-life balance and contributes energy, humor and practical information to her audiences.
Jody also contributes her time and energy as a Career Counselor at Macalester College, MN, as well as non-profit work with the INROADS project, The Ann Bancroft Foundation program and the CHART/Women Venture organization.
Elizabeth Gama
PhD in Counseling Psychology (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA)
MA Counseling Psychology (university of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA)
Bachelor of Education (Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brazil)
Certified to deliver 360 feedback
Expertise:
Implementing performance management programs; identifying gaps and designing programs to accelerate development of the leadership pool, in transitioning executives from merged organizations
Expertise in several assessment tools such as the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory® and the Global Personality Inventory.
Exceptional communication skills; active listener, direct and assertive.
One to one coaching skills with managers and executives in global and national organizations.
With management groups, she works in team development projects, assessing team performance and delivering 360 feedback and training in leadership, coaching and performance management.
Languages:
English and Portuguese (bi-lingual), Spanish (conversational)
Profile:
Elizabeth has worked both in the US and in Brazil; she is currently living in Brazil and will be returning to Minnesota in August 2009. A respected and accomplished consultant, she conducts individual selection and development assessments for organizations hiring for management positions or seeking to develop their managers and executives. Elizabeth also works as an executive coach. She is organized, highly motivated and a take-charge problem solver.
In 1989 Elizabeth pursued studies in the area of Achievement Motivation and Qualitative Research. A native of Brazil, she spent a large portion of her professional career as a university professor. An accomplished researcher, she has published many articles and presented papers in national and international professional meetings in the area of cross-cultural counseling, women's achievement and attribution and achievement.
In 1999 Elizabeth was employed by Personnel Decisions International in the United States as a senior consultant delivering assessment, training and coaching services. In 2002 she established her own company, named Develop in Brazil, providing services to national and international companies including Hewlett Packard, Royal Dutch Shell, Unilever, Medtronic, Avery Dennison, Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart Brazil and other global businesses.
When she is not working, Elizabeth enjoys spending time with her children and extended family, relaxing at their beach house, reading and traveling.
Damian Goldvarg
PhD in Organizational Psychology (Alliant University, California, USA)
MA & MS in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling (California State University, Northridge)
BA in Clinical Psychology (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Certified Professional Coach: International Coaching Federation
Licensed counselor in California and member of the American Psychological Association, and Society for Organizational and Industrial Psychologists
Certified for 360° feedback (Profilor®)
Expertise:
Leadership and organizational development and coaching: design and facilitation of customized leadership development programs; design and lead of enterprise-wide learning initiatives (change management, team building, conflict resolution, organization design, and strategic planning); executive/leadership 360° coaching, feedback and consultation; design and lead of enterprise mentoring programs.
Languages:
Multilingual English / Spanish / Portuguese
Profile:
Dr Damian Goldvarg is an accomplished leadership trainer, organizational development consultant, and executive coach. Born and raised in Argentina, he immigrated to the United States in 1990, and has been developing, implementing and evaluating executive skill building programs since 1995. His focus is on the design and delivery of leadership training, team building, performance feedback, executive assessment and coaching. He has extensive experience working with managers at different levels of an organization as well as with individual contributors and in-depth awareness of multi-cultural issues.
Damian has worked in a wide array of global business sectors, such as technology, manufacture, finance and government as a bilingual consultant and trainer for both profit and not for profit national and multi national organizations based in the United States as well as in Europe, Asia and Latin America.
He is the published author of many professional articles and is also active in several community boards. In1997 he was recognized with the Daniel Lara award for Community Involvement.
Damian enjoys challenging people to set stretch goals and produce results beyond their original expectations. He believes that the key to success is the commitment to produce results beyond the expected from both the coach and the coachee.