...about our leadership programs, company, and coaching
Pat Wadors, Vice President, Human Resources, Yahoo! Inc., Santa Clara, CA Debra Martucci, CIO and Vice President of IT, Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, CA Elaine Fortier, VP Human Resources, Fox Interactive Media, Beverly Hills, CA Betsy Flanagan,
Internet entrepreneur, San Francisco, CA Lisha Driscoll, VP in Private Wealth Management Technology, San Francisco, CA Sue Flautt, Managing Director, QOS, Kaiser, Oakland, CA Kimberly Kupiecki,
Senior Vice President, AR-Edelman, Redwood City, CA Valerie Troy, Assistant VP, Community Lending, a federal credit union in Oakland, CA Anne Gilsten, Entrepreneur, New York City Carolyne McCourtie, Executive Coach / Author / Speaker, Sydney, Australia Nicole Morin, Sr. Consultant, QOS, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA Melanie Gill, Director of Marketing, Real-Time Innovations (RTI), Santa Clara, CA Jodi Fraser, Principal, Coaching Innovations, Livermore, CA Karen Graham, Director, Business and Capital Planning, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA Michelle Randall, President, Juncture Company, Morgan Hill, CA Lisa Arellanes, Director, Quality & Operations Support, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA
...about our program in Sedona
Maura McGinnity, Director, Major Gifts, Stanford University, Stanford, CA Michele Caplette, Ph.D., Director, Exec. Development, Applied Materials, Santa Clara, CA Lisa Duerre, Director, Employee Development, WWAS, Synopsys, Inc., Mt. View, CA Hillary Lombard, Consultant and Investor, Seattle, WA Rachelle Mirkin, Managing Director, Regional Health Education, Kaiser, Oakland, CA Erin Brennock, Senior Manager, Synopsys, Inc., Mt. View, CA Kathleen Rosenbaum, Director Staffing and Benefits, Lam Research, Fremont, CA Linda Oprica, Principal, Ascent Coaching, Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada Cheryl Good, President, Performance Solutions, Gary, IN Nikki Cohn Tureen, Principal, Working Dynamics, San Rafael, CA Jennifer Brigham, President and CEO, The Brigham Group, Red Wing, MN
What clients say about our leadership programs, company, and coaching.
I got a chance to fulfill my vision, written in your leadership forum, and I am now exactly where I saw myself - as a VP of HR in a high-growth company. In all honesty, it was your leadership forum and coaching that got me into gear, allowed me to seek and take full ownership of my future, and take actions as needed. Visualization and self-awareness are so critical to move yourself forward. And my personal vision was a key validation point in accepting the leap into new waters. Thanks. I go home "high" every day excited to go to work the next morning. Pat Wadors, Vice President, Human Resources,
Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA Back to Top
I can only tell you that The Innovative Edge programs for myself and for some of my team members have been life-changing in many aspects both in the workplace where we are able to take on harder challenges and behave and respond in appropriate ways, but in my own personal life. I been able to take the lessons learned to my marriage, my family and my friendships. I have a new level of awareness and purpose that I don’t think I had before I met Denise. Debra Martucci, CIO and Vice President of IT
Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, CA Back to Top
Denise Brouillette is a remarkable leader and an exceptional woman. She has designed a structure for learning that enables and encourages her clients to rise rapidly to higher levels of awareness, competence and action. I've seen her transform entire organizations from the top down. Elaine Fortier, Vice President Human Resources
Fox Interactive Media, Beverly Hills, CA Back to Top
My relationship with Denise has been invaluable and has changed my life – she is authentic and inspirational. As a direct result of being mentored by her, I now have a new position that is more aligned with my skills, experience, and goals. Hairpin Turns helped me identify my deepest aspirations, precisely define my goals and gave me a roadmap to achieve them. It helped me clarify my values as well as the obstacles I face and ways to overcome them. Betsy Flanagan, eBusiness Strategy Consultant
Internet entrepreneur
San Francisco, CA Back to Top
The LWL Program provided me a pathway towards the next level of leadership, in my life and my life's work. With Denise's intuitive guidance and her coaching expertise, I was able to move my work here forward within the constructs of the program in very short timeframe. Most importantly, I realized that the leadership passage for me is one of my life's passions. Lisha Driscoll, Vice President
in Private Wealth Management Technology
San Francisco, CA Back to Top
The caliber and course materials and coaches/consultants with The Innovative Edge is the highest caliber I have ever seen in professional leadership development. I have sponsored probably 30 managers through the Leadership Mastery program and another 20 or more senior staff in additional programs The Innovative Edge offers. I have yet to have anyone come back and say it wasn’t a tremendous value add for them in their role and in their career. Their programs are consistently of the highest quality. Sue Flautt, Managing Director
Quality and Operations Support
The Permanente Medical Group
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, CA Back to Top
The Innovative Edge programs have a certain interactive quality that makes them much different and better than other programs. I felt like the goals are clear and we got down to business. Be prepared to ask yourself some difficult questions and to be challenged; and expect to feel pretty exhilarated both as you’re going through the program and on your way out. Kimberly Kupiecki, Senior Vice President,
AR-Edelman,
Redwood City, CA Back to Top
It's one thing to hear about leadership and understand it intellectually, but another to have it woven into our lives, in ways that are different than others, yet the same in its powerful impact on and within our beings. The joy of being in this community is not only experiencing these kinds of illuminations and revelations, but also seeing and knowing that others are also going through them in their own ways that may or may not mirror what I am going through. I am incredibly moved and inspired by everyone's journey, and I am gaining by their example. Valerie Troy, Assistant Vice President,
Community Lending,
federal credit union in Oakland, Oakland, CA Back to Top
Your program provided a uniquely crafted method for matching up big picture goals with practical means to achieve them. In only one day, Denise Brouillette masterfully led our group to quickly form a powerful, mutual support network in identifying true values, dreams and desires that are near and dear to us but may have been lost over time. I came out of this program renewed, and thrilled to have a user friendly program where I am already reaping benefits! I know that this is one program I will find very beneficial for many years to come. Anne Gilsten, Entrepreneur,
New York City Back to Top
Denise is an extraordinary leader herself. She is an intelligent, intuitive and inspiring dynamo who guided us all seamlessly in discovering more about who we are and how each of us has the ability to be effective and compelling leaders - leading first in our own lives. I am continually impressed by her personal congruency, professionalism and compassion for the human aspect of the business professional. The content of her programs have great depth and saliency, with readily implementable tools and practices. I cannot recommend Denise highly enough. You will be both inspired and changed irrevocably for your betterment. Carolyne McCourtie
Executive Coach / Author / Speaker
Sydney, Australia Back to Top
The LWL program has helped me tremendously in my job. I came into the program as a new manager and it gave me so many tools. Most importantly, it opened my eyes to my responsibilities and role as a manager and caused me to approach it in a much more strategic manner. The best takeaway was that it instilled more confidence in myself and my work. I feel very fortunate that I’ve been able to participate in the program. It was a fabulous experience. Nicole Morin, Senior Consultant,
Quality and Operations Support,
Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA Back to Top
Throughout my career I have been involved in many leadership programs that were good. The Innovative Edge programs were great. I attended the Leading Without Limits program six years ago and that program was not only phenomenal, but the women were amazing .And about coaching, I found a real mentor in Denise. Being a woman in a man’s business world is challenging. Denise provided the space and skills that allowed me to learn how to play here while maintaining my sense of self. Working with Denise changed my life and I have exceeded my own career expectations. Melanie Gill, Director of Marketing
Real-Time Innovations (RTI)
Santa Clara, CA Back to Top
The Innovative Edge has distinct quality and uniqueness to their programs. Through those programs I have exceeded my expectations in my development. There is a huge difference between who I was and who I am now. When I met Denise and I had no idea the impact that would have on my life. I wanted to go into LWL to be a better manager, but came out a better leader in an organizational role and also in my own life. And how many programs do you know of out there that will really have such an impact on your life? Jodi Fraser, Principal,
Coaching Innovations, Livermore, CA Back to Top
I am very grateful to my company for the opportunity to participate in The Innovative Edge's program for women in leadership roles. For me, the experience provided a dynamic learning environment which included powerful, small group interactions and stimulating learning materials to enhance my executive skills. Denise's authenticity and expertise, with a focus on the whole person showing up for work, set the stage for us to choose both personal growth and professional development. Learning that the two processes go hand-in-hand, I've found that my changes from within have become the most significant factors in my ability to make a difference in the workplace. Karen Graham, Director,
Business and Capital Planning
Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA Back to Top
Denise creates a unique space for growth and I have never felt so safe, so quickly in a group environment. In the course of the program and beyond I've learned what work-life balance means and nurtured the chutzpah in myself to pursue it by listening to my own drummer. Thanks for everything. Michelle Randall, President
Juncture Company, Morgan Hill, CA Back to Top
I have been become a more confident, focused, intentional, well-aligned and passionate leader by applying what I learned in Leading Without Limits. And coaching was so helpful. With coaching, I was able to individualize the course material to specific situations; when I knew I was going to be taking on a contentious situation where I needed to be intentional and influential, I worked directly with my coach to sharpen my approaches. I learned so many tools and techniques that I’ll be using throughout the rest of my career. Lisa Arellanes, Director,
Quality and Operations Support
Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA Back to Top
What clients say about our programs in Sedona.
The Leading Without Limits and the Sedona programs changed my life in a profound way. They engaged my heart and mind in a meaningful exploration of what was really important to me – helping me to move forward with how I wanted to ‘show up’ in life. The Sedona program in particular was a powerfully engaging experience. It made me pause, re-think my life course and then focus on purposeful, value-based actions that would make a difference. The program helped guide me to where I really wanted to go – both personally and professionally. It takes you just enough out of your comfort zone so that you have significant ‘aha moments’ and then challenges you to create a path forward that is both inspirational and life-changing. Maura McGinnity, Director, Major Gifts,
Stanford University, Stanford, CA Back to Top
Denise not only designed Leading Without Limits and the Sedona programs, but role models what it's all about. She is dynamic, knows the research, offers keen insights and brings out the best in people. I can't imagine a more credible and inspiring leader. She's fabulous! Michele Caplette, Ph.D., Director, Executive Development
Applied Materials, Santa Clara, CA Back to Top
The Sedona program is a life-altering experience. It aided me in identifying and facing my fears and my dreams, putting an action plan together, being honest with myself about my 'stoppers,' and finding support from extraordinary women. The community of women in this group is amazing and makes the experience richer as a result. The work was not always easy, but it was well worth the investment! Lisa Duerre, Director,
Employee Development
WWAS, Synopsys, Inc., Mt. View, CA Back to Top
It was nothing short of a miracle. Attending the Sedona program is like finding the key to unlocking your leadership power. You will come back better than you left, with a stronger sense of how to take your life in the direction it is meant to go. The program helped me connect my deepest values to my work, my relationships, and the way I live my life. After Sedona, my life will, literally, never be the same. Hillary Lombard, Consultant and Investor,
Seattle, WA Back to Top
The Sedona leadership program was a life-altering experience. It allowed me to take the time to look at my life in a whole different way and it changed both my professional and personal experiences. I originally attended Sedona to prepare myself for a new leadership challenge within my organization; and the wonderful thing that came of it is that it gave me not only the opportunity to think about what I wanted professionally and how I could potentially get there, but also how to manage that with my personal life as well. Rachelle Mirkin, Managing Director,
Regional Health Education,
Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA Back to Top
The Sedona program brings you tangible results to incorporate back into your life. And what was really impressive about the Sedona program is that you’re with some of the most incredible women you could ever meet. It’s been an interesting journey. Sedona now feels like home. The best thing about The Innovative Edge is the high quality of what you receive – the coaching, the quality of the materials, the support you can get before, during and after, and the community it builds. Erin Brennock, Senior Manager
Synopsys, Inc., Mt. View, CA Back to Top
It was in the Sedona program that for the first time in my career I asked myself, “Who am I” and then Denise asked me, “Who do you want to be; and what guiding principle do you have in your life that will get you where you want to go?” That was a whole new world for me. Before that I hadn’t though about looking at what I really enjoy and at what motivates me, and how I could use those to position myself for the journey forward. Kathleen Rosenbaum,
Director Staffing and Benefits,
Lam Research, Fremont, CA Back to Top
I lived a metaphor on the mountain in Sedona. From the edge, I leaned into what I perceived was nothingness. In that moment, I realized that I had all that I needed to face any challenge before me. I learned that all that remains is to choose. Denise connects with participants and audiences at a core level. She has the ability to invite others to see, desire and move towards the greatest possibilities for themselves. An exceptional speaker, presenter and woman of this decade. Linda Oprica, Principal,
Ascent Coaching,
Cumberland, British Columbia Back to Top
I have realized from the Sedona experience that I need to live my leadership principle COMPLETELY. And the way I will live my leadership principle is through living my life's purpose. The experience allowed me to move forward and gain momentum on this part of my path....it all came together for me for the first time in a way I never considered before. Cheryl Good, President,
Performance Solutions, Gary, IN Back to Top
The power for each and for all of us that resides in the shift between 'getting it' and 'living it' is monumental. And the reflected energy that is generated from sharing our unique insights is part of the crazy (wonderfully so) glue that holds this group so together…honored, intimate, and celebratory. I never would have expected all of this. But it's real. Nikki Cohn Tureen, Principal,
Working Dynamics, San Rafael, CA Back to Top
The whole experience in Sedona was truly enlightening, engaging, and energizing for me. As a business owner/CEO, I need to be able to freely tap into my own inner energy to be the best leader, role model, and mentor I can be for my staff and my clients. Over the last year, with the world and the economy changing so drastically, I felt myself losing focus and effectiveness. The program was exactly what I needed to refocus and recommit to why I'm doing the work that I do. Jennifer Brigham, President and CEO,
The Brigham Group, Red Wing, MN Back to Top
