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Made up of small towns, mid-sized communities, and urban commercial districts, the thousands of organizations, individuals, volunteers, and local leaders that make up Main Street America™ represent the broad diversity that makes this country so unique.

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Teresa’s forward-thinking, focus on process improvement, and reliable organizational development allow her to design innovative coaching plans that improve individual and team performance which boosts company culture. By looking at the client as a whole, her executive coaching focuses on all facets of their life, bringing in mindfulness and empowering transformation. 

Teresa’s journey from sales, manufacturing, process improvement, training, executive coaching, and organizational change leadership has brought her here. She meets clients as individuals, teams, or groups and uses her wisdom, education, experiences, and knowledge to support individuals’ transformation in their personal and professional lives.

Before starting her coaching and consulting practice, Teresa played a pivotal role in establishing and building a manufacturing business from the ground up as a president and co-founder. She has held leadership roles in operations for Herman Miller and managed several Fortune 500 accounts for IBM, in sales and marketing capacity. Most recently, she partnered with Main Street America and Google, coaching start-ups, and small businesses on using online digital tools to grow their businesses and developing leadership skills as an entrepreneur. 

Teresa holds a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Administration from the School of Engineering and a Master of Art in Organizational Learning and Performance, both from Western Michigan University. She is a certified Executive Coach from iPEC, an ICF-accredited program, a licensed Speaker and Coach by the Impostor Syndrome Institute™, an Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner, and a 200 RYT certified yoga instructor.

She lives in Michigan with her husband and has two lovely daughters who are living their best lives.

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