Several years ago I learned about the power of strengths-based thinking.

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I loved the idea that focusing on what I enjoy and naturally do well is good for my career as much as my wellbeing. It’s so simple yet not always easy. Taught to address my weaknesses, I ignored — then forgot — my strengths. I have come to realize I’m not the only one.

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My Kellogg MBA education and variety of work experiences provided me substantive industry, workplace, and leadership knowledge, as well as wisdom, that make me a better coach to others. I worked with and led smart, talented, and kind people throughout my decades-long journey from Accounting through Marketing. These relationships enabled my professional successes, energized me to do my best, and now inspire me to aim my knowledge, skills and capabilities at formalizing what I have always done — motivating people.

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My appreciation of the importance of giving back to my communities and the world around me also continues to grow. As the world becomes less predictable and more divided, my philanthropic interests continue to center around providing and improving education and helping those less fortunate than I am. My coaching has taught me that as using my voice matters in creating my own fulfilled life, it also matters in creating a community and world in which I want to live.