PPW Coaches

Each Member of Pittsburgh Professional Women receives a

complimentary coaching session annually

with one of our Affiliate Coaches:

Laura Crooks, Wellness Coach

As a registered nurse I have been helping people understand wellness for years. As a certified wellness coach I have found a way to support people in making meaningful, healthy lifestyle changes. My experience enables my clients to make positive changes and improve their wellness.

Wellness coaching is a proactive, solution-focused process of aligning your health behaviors with your values. It is a structured way of providing inspiration and education while holding you accountable to the goals you set. In wellness coaching we work together as solution partners to put you on the road to achieving your vision of wellness. Clients working with me identify their priorities and set goals for their development and growth in areas relating to their health and wellness. My clients can experience success in areas such as feeling more energetic, maintaining an exercise program, managing their stress, improving their nutrition, balancing their work-family-personal life, and feeling happier and more satisfied.

Could you benefit from working with a wellness coach?

♦ Do your personal needs get prioritized last?

♦ Do you have great intentions to improve your health but find you don't follow through?

♦ Could you benefit from assistance in improving your nutrition or exercise program?

♦ Do you struggle to find a life-work or family-self balance?

If you answered yes to these questions I may be of service to you!

www.youbloomwellness.com

Cathy Jennings, Networking Coach

Cathy Jennings is President of Networking Advantage, LLC. Her passion is helping independent professionals and organizations grow their business through networking and referrals.

Always outgoing and curious to learn about others, Cathy has enjoyed connecting with others (aka "networking) for most of her life. But it was in 2004 when she started her first business that she realized the true necessity of implementing effective relationship-building skills in growing her service-based business. She has built a successful business exclusively through networking and referral strategies.

Through her work with hundreds of clients one-on-one and in her workshops, Cathy has learned that most people do not share her natural love of networking or her comfort level in connecting with others. Knowing that networking is one of the most effective marketing tools for independent professionals and one that can be learned, she has dedicated herself to sharing the strategies and skills that can turn everyday people into masterful networkers.

Cathy is a Certified Career Coach and has a B.A. in Education and Spanish from Grove City College. In addition to workshops and presentations, she has taught professional development courses through The University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown and Westmoreland County Community College for the past 3 years.

Cathy shares her 16+ years of combined experience in the healthcare and high-tech industries, including her previous position as a project manager for a medical software start-up company utilizing artificial intelligence applications. Having made several career and life transitions herself, Cathy offers an experienced perspective on the power of networking to create a thriving personal and professional life.

For tips and resources on how to make your business networking and referrals more productive and profitable, visit her website www.NetworkingAdvantage.com and check out Cathy's Weatherproof Networking Blog at www.WeatherproofNetworking.com.

Lisa Spahr, Life Coach

Lisa L. Spahr, Author and Life Coach Lisa Spahr is a master's level psychologist and sole proprietor of Spahr Consulting, a life coaching business based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has an extensive background working in law and psychiatry, military and policing domains and human performance evaluation. Ms. Spahr excelled in the business community in a role that identified new business areas and fostered employee growth. She created and chaired a committee to plan for both short and long-term growth within the company and various product lines. In each of her professional adventures she has been highly acclaimed by her supervisors, leadership within the company, and clientele. Her diverse background has allowed her to experience a wide array of work settings, working personalities, and observe both successful and limiting work habits. Ms. Spahr remains involved in several of her past professional pursuits, including a role as a consultant for a police think tank.

She warns that her bio often sounds as if it came from an action adventure movie. Before returning to Pittsburgh to finish her book, WWII Radio Heroes: Letters of Compassion, she could be found on a military base wearing a gas mask, firing an M-16 and leading a squad of soldiers through a simulated village; flying over L.A. with the L.A.P.D. during a gang takeover; interviewing psychopaths in prison; or teaching our front-line officers how to stop a suicide bomber. She gave that all up for Pittsburgh? Yes, she loves it here.

Ms. Spahr believes that the only person with the capability to limit you is yourself. Goals are achievable as long as you desire for them to be achieved and have a clear vision and method of how to do so. She has achieved her own personal and professional goals by applying a clear and strategic plan, achievable sub-components to each goal area and a strong determination to succeed. Ms. Spahr has been coaching people, both formally and informally, for years via her full-time professions. She is committed to making contributions to her community through volunteer work and involvement in her local associations.

Read about her business at www.spahrconsulting.com; Read about her book at www.powletters.com;
Read her blog at www.alifecoachforbetterliving.blogspot.com

Bette Novak, Business Coach

Bette Z. Novak works with people who want to work fewer hours and earn more money. She helps people create strategies that will help them take their careers to the next level. Bette is a dynamic professional, with 25 plus years of leadership, management, training, curriculum design and instruction, supervision, performance, organizational development, and human resource consulting in both the public and private sectors. She is sought after for her extensive experience in designing Federal executive leadership and career transition programs including hiring of qualified training staff and matching coaches with mid-level and upper-level managers. Her expertise includes curriculum design, adult training for Federal executive development and coaching with special emphasis on different learning styles. She is a qualified organizational facilitator with extensive knowledge and experience working with diverse teams. Bette has master's degrees in Education from Georgia State University and in Human Resource Management, from Marymount University.To schedule a consultation, call 412-848-3889. Her websites are www.thelunchandlearnsystem.com and www.lifepathcentral.blogspot.com.

Diana Fletcher, Total Health Coach

Diana Fletcher, life coach, writer, educator, motivational speaker and mother of three is an expert in helping people achieve optimum health and fitness no matter how hectic their lives are.

Referred to as the "Total Health Coach" , Diana specializes in how to organize time, reduce stress and make healthy eating and exercise a part of daily life in a manageable way. Individual Coaching is done over the phone so it's very convenient. In addition, she facilitates small or large Group Coaching which is very popular with companies and organizations and she is the first in Western Pennsylvania to offer Family Coaching, the hottest new trend that helps families become active together.

Diana received her Life Coach Certification from CTA Coach Training Alliance. She is a member of several professional organizations including: ICF International Coaching Federation, Pittsburgh Coaches Association, Single Steps Strategies, NAWBO, Monroeville Chamber of Commerce, Michigan Professional Womens Network and Pittsburgh Professional Women. Prior to coaching she was an elementary school teacher for ten years. She earned her degree in education from the University of Michigan.
Creating Space: 38 Strategies to Help You Make Time for What's Important is the title of the book Diana just completed. The book was co-written with functional fitness expert Weston Lyon and is due out in April, 2008. Diana also recently completed her first marathon, the More Marathon in New York City.
When she is not meeting with clients, or presenting corporate workshops, Diana is active with her volunteer work at Meals on Wheels and as a club sponsor of H.E.L.P. Diana enjoys her life with her husband and three children ages 18, 15 &12. They reside in Murrysville, PA.
Diana's energy and enthusiasm for health and wellness inspire the individuals and groups she works with to live happier, healthier and more balanced lives. The key is balance,setting your goals, and being consistent. Visit Diana's website to receive a free report "100 Healthy Things You Can Do In 15 Minutes" at www.DianaFletcher.com

Karen Litzinger, Career Coach

Karen Litzinger, MA, NCC, LPC, Litzinger Career Consulting Are you considering a career or job change? Career coaching can help you clarify your goals and job search coaching can help you present yourself in the best manner and use the most effective search strategies. Karen Litzinger has been a career coaching professional for over 25 years. Her expertise includes career counseling, job search coaching, and outplacement consulting. Karen also presents training on business etiquette topics, including power mingling and dining etiquette.
Karen's past positions include Director of Career Services at Chatham College, Career Center Associate Director at Carnegie Mellon University, and Outplacement Consultant at DBM, an international consulting firm.
Karen has an M.A. from Michigan State University in Higher Education Administration with a focus in Career Education, and a B.A. in Business Administration from Duquesne University. She is a National Certified Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Pennsylvania. Karen is a member of the National Speakers Association and Pittsburgh Coaches Association. To learn more, visit her web site at www.KarensCareerCoaching.com.

Autumn Edmiston, Marketing and Advertising Coach

Autumn Edmiston, Rev-Up Marketing.

A Graduate of Carlow University, Autumn Edmiston has over 15 years of marketing and sales experience in a variety of industries. She has obtained additional training through health care marketing and sales seminars.

Autumn serves on the Development Board of Directors for Glade Run, an organization in Zelienople that works with at risk children and families. She also works with Kolbs Clowns, an organization that provides clown therapy to handicapped children and adults.

Marketing and public relations solutions to small and medium sized businesses are the core business functions provided through Rev-Up Marketing. Focused areas of expertise include: customized marketing services, corporate communications, turnkey events and focused project services. A presenter and trainer, she has presented programs on Networking, choosing a Senior Living Community, educating financial planners on various senior issues, as well as providing sales training to her staff. Do you need some help making a strategic marketing plan and getting your company known in your community? Is there a special event or a trade show coming up you just don't have time to plan? Specializing in the Chiropractic and health care fields, but able to help business owners in other market areas, Autumn is an expert at helping small businesses get the word out about their services.To learn more visit her website at www.rev-upmarketing.com.