When I was little, I wanted to be the next Barbara Walters. I liked that she had real, direct and compassionate conversations with interesting people.Today, as a Master Certified Executive Coach who is passionate about Values, Strengths and Personal Branding, I get to have those interesting and meaningful conversations. I am inspired by honesty, that deep ‘thunk’ when you know you have found something true, insightful, a guide. This search takes grace and courage—but it’s worth every life-giving effort. When I work with senior executives, high-potential leaders, and their teams, we uncover who they are, what they're good at, their goals and gaps. Plus, we look at feedback from others. Why? To increase their self-awareness and growth potential. That kind of clarity is a natural motivator.Prior to my Leadership Development career, I worked 16 years in Marketing and Advertising. Since 2000 I have worked in organizational and leadership development. In that time, I have learned how to effectively diagnose the needs of my clients and the importance for doing so vs. just applying solutions. As a Master Certified Coach, Master Personal Brand Strategist and Senior Insights Facilitator I am fortunate to work with organizations like Dropbox, Microsoft, Nissan, Nike, Washington Trust Bank, AbbVie, LinkedIn, Google, Edmonton International Airport, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Puget Sound Energy, SeaGen, and Zillow and many other organizations who have used my development consulting services, assessment tools, team facilitation and/or coaching programs.When it comes to my brand the most common attributes people use to describe me are "grounded presence" and "high energy". I love life and the opportunity to connect people to their strengths, values, passions, vision, and purpose! Specialties: Values Assessment - personal and team, Personal Branding, Executive Coaching, Team Building/Development, Facilitation, Insights Discovery, Personality Profiling, Interpersonal Communications, Presence, Speaker, Facilitator, Leader Development, Career Transition, High Potential Leaders, Keynote Speaker, Carpooling kids to sport practices, big family gatherings. AKA/misspellings: Jean Opplinger, Jean Bye