MEET THE FOUNDERS

TracI MANALANI, MA, PCC
(she/her)

Traci is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) as designated by the International Coach Federation (ICF) and has over 25 years of organization and talent development experience. 

She is adept at designing and implementing comprehensive approaches that lead to sustainable outcomes focused on meeting each organization’s unique needs.  Her expertise includes providing individual and team coaching as well as facilitating transformational programs. 

Traci brings over 25 years’ experience as a leader, manager, consultant, and coach to all of her clients. She has lived and worked on three continents (North America, Asia, and Europe), and has experience with non-profit, government and corporate organizations (including Fortune 100).

Traci works one-to-one with executives (C-Suite) and leaders from all aspects of the business and is successful coaching those from technical (engineering, legal, etc.) to creative (marketing, development, etc.)  backgrounds due to her relational agility.

Traci has significant experience working with teams including as a team leader, team facilitator and team coach. Skillfully empowering teams by strengthening cohesiveness and focusing on clarity, Traci is a catalyst for high performance and the achievement of results.
With over 4,000 hours of coaching experience and specialized training, Traci is also a mentor and supervisor for other coaches.

Traci’s approach to coaching encourages executives, leaders, managers, and teams to recognize blind-spots and transform behaviors, so they can achieve their full potential and catalyze their organizations to greatness.  Traci is a seasoned facilitator and has led programs that combine practical skill-building with mind-set growth, which has led to significant culture change within organizations. 

CORY MANALANI, MA, PCC
(he/him)

Cory is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) as designated by the International Coach Federation (ICF) and brings over 25 years of experience working with teams, individuals and various clients in both corporate and non-profit organizations.  Working as a coach, consultant and facilitator, Cory works with individuals, leaders, and teams at all levels.  He is an expert listener, which enhances his coaching and he has cultivated a niche in helping others to constructively manage conflict. 

Cory utilizes a three-pronged approach with clients that includes skills-building, a mind-set focus and a systems-perspective. Coaching is the primary modality as it is facilitative rather than directive, to tap into inherent creativity and resourcefulness. All of his approaches are designed to promote growth, which goes beyond simply informing, as the aim is for transformation.

​To deepen clients’ experiences, Cory also helps people understand and overcome their immunity to change through a process he was certified to facilitate. He is particularly qualified to work with teams utilizing approaches he learned with Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching and the Global Team Coaching Institute. Cory has a Master of Arts in Psychology, a Bachelor of Science in Management, is certified through Fielding Graduate University’s Evidence Based Coaching program. 
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qUALIFICATIONS

GRADUATE EDUCATION
  • PhD in Organization Development and Change, Fielding Graduate University – in progress
  • Master of Arts (MA) in Organization Development and Change, Fielding Graduate University 
  • Master of Arts (MA) in Psychology, Goddard College 
 COACH CERTIFICATION
  • Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation (ICF) 
  • Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching certification (ORSCC), CRR Global 
  • Certified Evidence Based Coach (EBCC), Fielding Graduate University 
  • Global Coaching Supervision Certification, Goldvarg Consulting Group 
  • Global Team Coaching Institute (GTCI) Practitioner in Team Coaching Certification 
 TEAM SPECIALIZATION
  • Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching certification (ORSCC), CRR Global 
  • Global Team Coaching Institute (GTCI) Practitioner in Team Coaching Certification 
  • Immunity to Change with Teams, Minds at Work 
  • Collective Leadership Assessment Certification, The Leadership Circle 
  • Certified Facilitator for Building High Performance Teams, Intégro
  • Wiley Partner for Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team and Everything DiSC 
 COACH DEVELOPMENT 
  • Immunity to Change Facilitator training, Minds at Work
  • Immunity to Change Coach Development program, Minds at Work 
  • Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) coach training program 
  • The Art of Developmental Coaching coach training, Coaches Rising 
  • The Power of Embodied Transformation coach training, Coaches Rising 
  • The Neuroscience of Change coach training, Coaches Rising
  • Group Supervision program 
 ASSESSMENT CERTIFICATIONS
  • Wiley Partner for Everything DiSC and Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team
  • Integro Team Alignment Survey 
  • The Leadership Circle Profile and Collective Leadership Assessment 
  • Hogan Assessment certification 
  • Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) certification 
  • Korn Ferry 360 Assessment Suite certification 
  • Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) Leadership Assessment certification 
  • Extraordinary Leaders 360 certification, Zenger Folkman 
  • FIRO-B certification 
  • Workplace Big Five certification 
 OTHER
  • Change Leadership certification, Cornell University
  • High Performance Leadership certification, Cornell University