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Marianna Lead, Ph.D. is president of the International Coach Federation’s award-winning
New York City chapter. The founder of Goal Imagery® training and coaching programs, she is
a pioneer in tapping the subconscious power of emotions and imagination for achieving individual and organizational goals.  A personal effectiveness / executive coach and clinical hypnotherapist, Dr. Lead is also the creator / host of  Life Coach TV, a prime-time cable show in Manhattan.

Dr. Lead has frequently been featured on national
TV & radio, in magazines (such as Fitness,
Natural Health, and Time Out) and documentaries -- both as a coach and mind/body wellness expert. She has collaborated with best-selling author, Dr. Candace Pert (Molecules of Emotion) on her Psychosomatic Wellness CD and co-hosted / produced Laughter as a Life Skill with comic Yakov Smirnoff on Broadway. She lectures at NYU, the 92nd Street Y, and the Smithsonian Institution on variety of topics including Finding Your Inner Life Coach, Introduction to Hypnosis, and Goal Imagery – the Shortest Distance between You and Your Goals.

 

 

 
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Image_ancowitz Nancy Ancowitz is a thinking partner and
stalwart supporter for her coaching clients, who range from CEOs to emerging leaders in the business and creative worlds. A business communication coach and creator of Self-
Promotion for Introverts®, Ancowitz helps her
clients identify their goals and create realistic plans for achieving them – from getting promotions to giving riveting presentations. She coaches and speaks at a wide range of organizations, including NYU, the 92nd Street Y, and the Smithsonian Institution, as well as at major corporations.
 
Ancowitz has written for careerjournal.com, the executive career site of The Wall Street Journal,
has been interviewed by WABC-TV Eyewitness News, Self magazine, Woman's Day, and monster.com, and has been quoted on WCBS radio and in a Wharton study on introversion in the workplace. Ancowitz managed marketing communications for a multibillion-dollar business as a vice president at JP Morgan Chase & Co. Earlier in her career, as a jewelry designer, her clients included Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, Henri Bendel, and I. Magnin. She was the vice president
of the International Coach Federation-NYC and a director of the International Association of Business Communicators-NY.
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Image_ancowitz Margaret A. Gomez, MCC, SPHR, a pioneer coach before coaching was even a recognized profession, built her career in the talent management and development arena in leadership roles at creative, global corporations, including Scali, McCabe, Sloves, The Olsten Corporation,
and Interpublic and Omnicom advertising and branding agencies. An executive coach, strategist and OD consultant based in New York, Margaret is a valued partner and courageous, compassionate advocate for her clients, high-performance individuals, their teams and organizations. Client-focus areas include leveraging strengths for accelerated, breakthrough results, leadership effectiveness, renewal and compelling futures. In addition to her own practice, Margaret is an executive coach with The Ken Blanchard Companies. She is a frequent speaker, and
designs and leads customized coaching and learning programs in the US and Asia. Her counsel has influenced over a thousand careers.

Margaret received her formal coaching training at
the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara, and is a Certified Hudson Institute Coach of Individual and Organizational Systems. She is committed to life-long learning and development.
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