He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology / Alliant International University, a MS in Human Resource Management from the Rutgers Graduate School of Management and Labor Relations, and a BA in Psychology, French, and Political Science from Rutgers College. Karl received his executive coaching training through Fielding Graduate University, focusing on the International Coach Federation’s core competencies and an evidence-based approach. He is also certified in the Myers-Briggs Type Instrument (MBTI) and is an accredited Enneagram Teacher. Other certifications include PHR (through SHRM/HRCI) and ACC (through ICF).

In his spare time, Karl enjoys working out, singing, photography, attending theater and concert events, traveling, and catering to the whims of Cha Cha the Chiweenie and Ziggy the Chihuahua.

Whether you lead an organization, are a member of a community group, are an environmental or social entrepreneur, a business owner, or are ready to make a job or career transition, Dr. Duffy will guide you through a change process that will ensure a better future.

Dr. Duffy’s interest in the challenge of combining economic growth with an eye to the future it creates was piqued by her early involvement in family run cattle ranching, recreational land sales, and residential housing businesses, along with travels to environmentally fragile and economically disadvantaged places around the world.

Her education and work experience uniquely qualify Dr. Duffy to help people address complex real-world challenges including poverty alleviation, job creation, livelihood development, community development, income generation, enterprise development, food security and natural resource conservation.

Dr. Duffy’s professional background combines experience in business start-up and management, economic development, community development, agriculture/food systems, and natural resource conservation. Her expertise includes consulting, teaching, training, curriculum design, delivery, and evaluation, business and career coaching, assessing, designing, managing, monitoring and evaluating programs and projects and designing and managing applied research projects. She is also a former stockbroker, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and is fluent in Spanish.

Her MS in International Business from Saint Mary’s College, Moraga, CA and BA in Business Administration from Stephens College, Columbia, MO grounds her in traditional business principles and practices. Her Ph.D. in Agricultural Education, certificate in International Agriculture and Resource Management from Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, and training as an applied system scientist by prominent professors including Norman Borlaug, the “Father of the Green Revolution”, enable her to understand issues involving human and natural system interactions. Dr. Duffy’s training as a coach by the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara and certifications as an ICF Associate Coach and Job and Career Transition Coach make it possible for her to expertly move people from good intentions to good action.

Dr. Duffy provides services to academic institutions, development and conservation organizations, community groups, businesses and individuals in both the public and private sector and developed and developing world to help them create effective and sustainable responses to problems they face.

Her clients include New United Motors Manufacturing Inc., Dominican University of California, Banyan Global, University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Davis, United States Peace Corps, Biodiversity Support Program (a consortium of World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and World Resources Institute funded by USAID), Texas A&M University, Mississippi Consortium for International Development and The United Way.

Lisa is passionate about working with motivated mid-career professionals who are bored or unhappy in their current jobs. Her clients typically have a vision for the work that they want to be doing as their calling but feel stuck or overwhelmed when trying to figure out how to move from where they are to where they want to be. Before working with Lisa, her clients are often wondering how it could be possible to transition out of their current job because they feel that they have so much invested, so many personal obligations, and so much to lose. Lisa helps her clients discover their personal strengths and interests and match them to the marketplace so that they end up in their dream job and are compensated well for what they love to do. Clients who work with Lisa as their coach learn how to get clear about what they want, align with their purpose and passion, believe in themselves, and take serious steps forward to achieve powerful results.

Lisa is a certified Dream Coach® through the Marcia Wieder Dream Coach program (International Coach Federation accredited). Lisa has over 20 years of experience in human resources, business management, and organizational development working in municipal, non-profit, corporate and higher education institutions. She has also been an active volunteer within a variety of organizations that support youth.

If you are ready to make big changes and start achieving big results, contact Lisa now. You may reach her by email at Lisa@KulaCoaching.com, or phone at 415-215-5472 to schedule a complimentary consultation and sample the transformational experience of coaching.

Cynthia’s ability to ignite the sparks of possibility and optimism in others through intuitive, compassionate guidance has enabled her to inspire hundreds of people through her workshops, classes, consulting, and private coaching.

With individuals, her practice focuses is on transpersonal change and movement.  Following a near death experience, Veronica’s natural enthusiasm and passionate interest in facilitating transformative processes for others emerged.  Anchored in practical spirituality and using a deeply intuitive approach, Veronica compassionately guides each personal growth journey. She specializes in growing self-confidence, cultivating deeper levels of authenticity and presence, and increasing emotional and spiritual intelligence.

Organizationally, Veronica is a natural change agent who guides executives, managers, emerging leaders and their stakeholders to more readily adopt and accept change. Her corporate background includes 20+ years experience in human resources, accounting and information technology gained from roles that span the spectrum from Accountant to Vice-President to Consulting Partner in the professional services and high-tech industries.  As a coach and management consultant, she has recently worked with Cisco, Intuit, Juniper Networks, and Chevron.

Veronica is certified through The Coaches Training Institute and has been coaching professionally for 10 years.  She is a founding member of New Thought Life Coaches and served as 2010 President of East Bay Coaches.

My goals are simple: to help my clients make decisions to reach their full potential. Whether clients are making a career choice, or a management decision coaching can make sure they at least consider all the alternatives.

Her clients include small business owners, entrepreneurs, artists, independent contractors and other professionals.  She helps them organize their thinking so they can organize their businesses and their lives.

She is the author of “How Be A Successful Entrepreneur In Your First Year” and “What Do You Want Your Business To Do For You?”   Her next book will be first in a series “Future Trends/Future Opportunities in Business”.  As a gifted speaker, she also shares her insights with audiences nationwide.

As a successful business owner in her own right, Marilyn knows what it takes to succeed.  She also knows how to help her clients find a proper balance between their professional and personal lives. Using a nautical theme, Marilyn likes to say, “If you are stuck on the rocks, lost in the fog or surrounded by sharks, I will shine my harbor light on you and bring you safely home.”

Marilyn accomplishes this by helping her clients define their goals and then holding them accountable for those goals.  She will challenge you to look deeply at all that you think about what it takes to grow a business and how to accomplish your goals without sacrificing your life in the process.   She is available for individual and group coaching.

Awarded the 2003 International Coach of the Year, Dory Willer is a certified executive coach that offers over 25 years of experience as a human resources executive, international speaker, and training facilitator to her clients. She has broad and diverse experience working for two Fortune 100’s, most recently as a VP of Human Resources. Her coaching expertise is success coaching which creates breakthrough performance for individuals and organizations to a new level of thriving. Nationally known for aligning people to their success factors, Willer maintains a limited practice of individual clients for executive and performance coaching; the majority of her work is with business teams/units as an action strategist coach. Nic-named A Cheerleader for Your Soul – Willer empowers a ‘can do’ spirit from the inside-out which leads her clients to producing stunning results.

Willer founded Beacon Quest Coaching in 1998 after obtaining her coaching credential from the prestigious Hudson Institute; her degrees are from USF in Organizational Behavior, along with an HR Executive Certification from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. Her graduate coursework was in career development from John F. Kennedy University. She holds advance coaching certifications from various coach training institutes; is a past president of an International Coach Federation SFO Chapter; a member of the National Speakers Association, National Association of Business Coaches and the Society of Human Resources Management. Willer is quoted frequently in print publications, a TV and Radio guest, has co-authored four published books, and co-host of The Thrive Factor radio show on the business channel of Voice America.