Our team
David Yozzi
CEO & Founder Leadership Coach & Consultant
Ranya Elan
Leadership Coach & Consultant
Wendy Wilson
Executive Coach & Leadership Consultant
Jane Kasper
Learning Strategist
Marc Wendorf
Executive coach
Shani Magosky
Leadership & Executive coach
David Yozzi
Ed.D. | New JerseyDavid’s background includes a rare blend of advanced adult education with executive coaching, organizational consulting and global learning & organizational program development. This unique combination has resulted in David developing novel and innovative individual and team performance coaching programs and strategies. David has over 25 years of success leading leadership development and executive coaching programs designed to support individual and team transformation in Education, Publishing, Social Media, Professional Services and Technology sectors. David is a certified executive coach and holds an Ed.D. in Adult Learning from Teachers College, Columbia University. He currently resides in Summit, New Jersey with his wife and three daughters.
Education & Training
- Certified executive coach;
- Ed.D. in Adult Learning from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Languages
- English
Ranya Elan
M.Ed., PCC, CPCC | Toronto - CARanya Elan is a Leadership Coach and Consultant who has supported leaders and teams with key communication, leadership, and career challenges for over 10 years.
She believes in the power of relationships, and helps leaders build strong working relationships by learning to communicate clearly, authentically, and strategically.
She thrives in supporting managers learning key leadership competencies including leveraging a coaching mindset in order to drive team engagement and high performance. Her clients describe her as having a balance of humour, wisdom, and practicality. As a leadership coach, her passion is in helping leaders overcome overwhelm and develop the impact they desire.
As a speaker and workshop facilitator, Ranya has developed a reputation for her infectious enthusiasm and her ability to connect with groups of diverse backgrounds and at various levels within an organization. She has been sought-after to design and deliver learning initiatives in organizations across a variety of sectors including financial services, pharmaceutical, tech, education, professional services, manufacturing, retail, not-for-profit, and municipal and provincial government.
Education & Training
- Master and Bachelor of Education at the University of Toronto/O.I.S.E.;
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology from McMaster University;
- Co-Active Training institute (CTI);
- Leadership Program.
Languages
- English.
Wendy Wilson
PCC, CPCC, ACE | Toronto - CAAn executive coach and trusted partner, Wendy helps leaders maximize their leadership effectiveness and impact, in increasingly complex environments. She supports clients to identify and develop their growth edge and create sustainable, transformative change. Her professional background includes over 15 years of experience in executive coaching, leadership development and facilitation, with a broad range of private, public and Fortune 500 organizations.
Wendy brings extensive industry experience, including over a decade of leadership roles in Marketing, Product Development, Sales and Operations, which she draws upon regularly when working with clients. Wendy helps leaders gain new insights and greater clarity as they work through their toughest challenges. Known for her practical wisdom and insight, she helps her clients develop greater self-awareness, personal growth, and meaningful results, at an accelerated pace. Wendy helps leaders and teams create transformation – with a deep appreciation that people are at the heart of change.
Education & Training
- Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from the International Coach Federation;
- Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) from CTI;
- Accelerating Coaching Excellence (ACE) Certification with 7 Paths Forward;
- Certified facilitator for :The Leadership Circle Profile and Emotional Intelligence (EQ-i and EQ-360);
- Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (HBBA) degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.
Languages
- English.
Jane Kasper
PCC, CPCC, ACE | Minneapolis, MinnesotaAn energetic, efficient, and enthusiastic curriculum designer, strategist, and facilitator. My passion for connecting the complexity of behavioral change, business strategy, context, content, theory, and processes in learning and development and change management efforts cannot be extinguished. Serving fortune 50 corporations, professional service firms, global and national nonprofit organizations, I use a disciplined, yet agile approach to design, discovery, client relationship management, and implementation with a commitment to excellence, quality, and the end-to-end experience in learning engagements.
A results-driven professional with over 15 years of experience with deep expertise in creative direction, learning methods, and modalities, I have designed and developed on-the-job, behavioral learning labs, simulations, embedded team learning support structures within the day-to-day work environment, annual learning events, as well as web-enabled and face-to-face facilitated learning.
A strategic partner within large multinational organizations and as a full-time independent contractor, I have had the fortune to design for a rich mix of industries including media organizations, sales enablement functions, marketing functions, professional services, non-profits, government, retail, banking, and financial groups.
Education & Training
Languages
- English.
Marc Wendorf
PCC, CPCC, ACE | Toronto - CAMarc has more than 15 years of experience providing Human Resources expertise in areas including business partnering, HR operations, compensation planning, design & implementation, global restructuring and expansion, and strategic human capital advisory services. Most recently, Marc led the Global Business Partner & Talent Acquisition functions at Lululemon, a yoga & technical apparel company. Previously, Marc led the HR Business Partner function for the Global Recruitment & Mobility organization at Facebook. In addition to his prior role at Facebook, Marc served as the Head of HR Business Partners for the Global Sales & Partnerships team at Twitter, Inc.
Marc is a student at Hudson Institute of Coaching working on his executive coaching certification with an estimated completion during the first quarter of 2022.
Additionally, Marc is an advisory council member at GLG Consulting, speaking on all aspects of Human Resources matters.
Marc has a double major in Marketing and Management Communications from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.
Education & Training
- Marketing and Management Communications from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.
Languages
- English.
Shani Magosky
PCC, CPCC, ACE | Miami/NYC/BoulderMcKinsey-style expertise. IKEA-like simplicity. Jon Stewart-esque irreverence. This is what you get when you work with Shani Magosky. After many years of diverse leadership experience across multiple industries, Shani started her leadership development consulting and executive coaching practice, The LeaderShift Project™.
Having worked for venerable institutions and unknown startups, in a range of economies from bubble to recession, and in revenue-producing, advisory, and senior leader roles, Shani’s broad experience enables her to help executives and teams achieve “BHAGs” (Big Hairy Audacious Goals).
Shani is the author of The Better Boss Blueprint and host of The LeaderShift Show podcast.
Education & Training
- B.S. Communications & Marketing Professional Certified Coach (PCC);
- Certified Leadership Circle Profile and Leadership Culture practitioner;
- Trained Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) practitioner;
- Certified Inside Out Coaching (GROW) Master Trainer and Executive Coach;
- Author of The Better Boss Blueprint;
- Host of The LeaderShifter Show Podcast.
Languages
- English.