Michael Cooper

High Performance Orgs

Coaching executives and leadership teams to drive growth and innovation. Leading team workshops and training courses to develop the proper mindset, specialized skillset and robust toolset required for sustainable growth. 

Coaching executives and growth-stage leaders in our 1:1 High Performance Executive Coaching program to develop the mindset, skillset and toolset to drive growth and innovation. 

Coaching startup teams in our Smoother Scaling Team Coaching to have the hard conversations that most teams avoid to build high-performing teams. 

Developing and leading Quarterly Growth Alignment Sessions to ensure client teams stay laser-focused and rowing in the same direction to drive growth.

Developing and leading Culture Design workshops to help teams work in a cohesive and productive manner, driven by their mission, shaped by their values, with the required rituals, norms, meetings and decisions to exceed their goals.

Hosting and leading The High Performance Leadership Accelerator which equips leaders with the 12 skills required to drive growth in constantly changing environments: psychological safety, emotional acumen, burnout monitoring and prevention, trust building and repair, alignment, problem definition, communicating with different brain types, feedforward, performance conversations, development plans, humility and shared leadership.

Coaching executives and leaders on their Speech, Presentation and Pitch Skills to ensure they craft the proper messages and engage, educate and inspire their most important audiences, including their employees, investors, industry peers and the media. 

Developing and delivering thought leadership in keynote speeches around the globe. 

Developing and sharing thought leadership on podcasts, blogs and publications.

Founder & Head Executive Coach

Alchemist Accelerator

Startup Mentor

Innovators + Influencers

I help Innovators and Influencers run their businesses, manage their teams, harness their untapped potential and identify their self-limiting beliefs to break bad leadership habits. I help smart, successful people surpass their plateaus and transform their organizations through regenerative business strategies that keep their teams focused, energized, productive and profitable.

Executive Business Coach, Facilitator & Trainer

LovingLeaders, LLC and BrillianceQuest

Right-brain entrepreneurs and executives hire me to help them stand out in the left-brain world of business by actualizing their hidden potential, monetizing their gifts, finishing what they start, hiring competent staff (vs. hiring for potential) and giving themselves permission to get the help and support they need. 

I also help people discover their unique brilliance in a 12-week intensive coaching program called BrillianceQuest, which includes Life Purpose, Neuro-Compatibility, LifeTrajectory Action Plan and Internal Alignment.

Executive Coach

LEVER/edge

Train and equip aspiring leaders / high potential employees (your leadership pipeline) with the skills, tools and resources to make a difference in organizations, using the 10 Proficiencies of Modern Leadership.

Co-Founder, Trainer, Leadership Mentor

Messy Monkey Arts

Combined humor, play and interpersonal dynamics during team building exercises to discover the underlying traits, characteristics and leadership skills people employ when working together. Facilitated creativity and team building to impact business results.

Group Facilitator

Paragon Strategies

Managing partner of training and meeting facilitation company. Responsible for developing and delivering sales and management training services within companies.

Principal

CoachVille

Taught coach training curriculum in several different classes.

Coaching Instructor

International Association of Coaches

Founded the organization with Thomas Leonard. Set up the Board of Governors and infrastructure, coordinated the development of the certification process and continue to serve on the board as advisor and Past President.

Founding President

BetterMe.org

Helped business owners discover and overcome their personal blocks and issues that interfered with business results. Aligned business expectations with personal expectations. Developed business strategy to increase revenue, attract clients, improve products and services and manage people more effectively.

Executive Business Coach

Equipping growth-stage leaders to achieve their revenue goals.

After a Series A or B fundraising round, you must #scale fast.

But that’s exactly when most startup founders and executives struggle. 

Here’s the problem: most founders and executives don’t have the skills to scale their organizations. 

These skills are not just “nice-to-haves" -- they are non-negotiable.

You make excuses or claim you don’t have time for it and you end up pushing everyone harder, stressing every person on the team and creating a toxic environment. 

Morale tanks and you start to lose good people. 

You’re in trouble with only a few months of runway left and you start to freak out, losing confidence that you’ll be able to get off the ground. 

Your investors get nervous and question if you can pull it off. 

Your confidence spirals, which bleeds into your leadership style. 

It happens more often than you think. You shouldn’t let it happen to you. Trust me, I’ve been there. And I learned how to get out.

With these factors in mind, it’s no wonder that 55% of Series A companies don’t raise a Series B round and 90% of startups fail. 

Here’s a hard truth: you had a great idea that secured your funding, but you don’t have the leadership skills to deliver quickly and consistently. Don’t worry - most founders don’t have those skills because technological innovation is an entirely different skillset from human-centric leadership.

It doesn’t have to be so difficult – with the right coaching and training, you can: 

1. Stay focused on what matters most: commercial traction by creating value for your customers. 
2. Clarify your values and hire, fire, incentivize, recognize and reward based on those. 
3. Create value for your customers and stay laser-focused on market changes to consistently generate more revenue. 
4. Improve teaming fundamentals daily, improving morale and productivity. 
5. Streamline your meetings and gain back the time you need to execute on your goals. 
6. Develop consistent standards and a common language  across your team. 
7. Use science-backed tools to identify important metrics and solve problems fast. 
8. Train your leaders and managers to build psychological safety, trust and alignment. 
9. Give frequent feedforward through performance conversations and co-create inspiring development plans. 
10. Send the right signals to potential investors to secure your next round of funding. 

Shoot me a message if you need to learn how to scale quickly and finally escape the pressure cooker. Human-focused growth coaching can deliver tangible results for your customers and investors without burning out your team.

Ronda Colavito Coaching and Consulting

CTI trained and ICF Professional Certified Coach. 
Coaching professionals in engineering, R & D, sales, marketing, legal, and human resources in technology, retail, consumer goods, and logistics companies.

Dolby Laboratories

•Developed and implemented a global learning strategy which has provided learning programs to more than 75% of the organization. 
•Manage Dolby’s coaching practice, including executive coach sourcing and engagement management, as well as serving as an internal coach for numerous Dolby Leaders. 
•Successfully manage a team of direct reports, contractors and dotted line relationships across the organization. 
•Partnered with CHRO and other leaders to assess, develop and implement a comprehensive executive/leadership development program targeted at Dolby’s top eighty leaders receiving an overall 8.8 net promoter score and 76% of participants reporting to date improved impact on business results as a result of the behavioral changes made.
•Conducted needs assessment, designed and developed comprehensive management development program, assessment, formal learning, peer coaching, and impact measurement. 2022 Net Promoter Score for management development program was an 8.2 (active promoted) and individual measures of improvement in the frequency and quality of 1:1s, including coaching/feedback; team development and impact. 
•Directed needs assessment, development and implementation of Dolby’s Leadership Capability Model and led design through implementation of our comprehensive global management development program.
•Partnered with key stakeholders on design, development, and implementation of updated approaches to Performance Management, Talent Review and Succession Planning. 
•Played a key role in the design of Dolby’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging strategy (development of communications, new processes and programs for talent management, learning and coaching programs).

Head of Talent Development and Learning

Sony Playstation (Sony Computer Entertainment America)

●	Led learning strategy and Talent Development programs and operations and provided general oversight of instructional design, execution, and facilitation. 
●	Coached / mentored mid and senior-level managers; consulted with leaders on employee development initiatives. 
●	Coordinated with stakeholders to determine employee development needs and strategies and implemented development programs, supervising Learning staff.  
●	Increased companywide Employee Engagement scores by 10% in the feedback areas for direct manager relationships through implementation of management and high-potential leader development programs.

Talent Development Manager

Conducted needs assessment, designed and developed PlayStation’s first comprehensive management development program, utilizing in-person, eLearning and micro learning in a gamification model to drive engagement for 400+ team members resulting in average evaluation scores of 4.8 out of 5.0.

Leadership Development Program Manager

Peet's Coffee & Tea

●	Aligned leadership development with organizational goals by creating a streamlined, best-practice model of professional development across the organization and owned conceptualization through launch of leadership development programs that drove critical leader behaviors across retail and corporate functions. 
●	Created corporate professional development curriculum from the ground up to ensure continuity. 
●	Employed a blended learning strategy which met the needs of site-based and remote teams while controlling program development and execution costs.

Program Manager, Leadership Development

●	Developed and launched highly effective communications tools which optimized retail marketing and org effectiveness initiatives. 
●	Created process improvements and strategy plans for implementing change initiatives in the retail division.
●	Created a service initiative and all related promotional materials including C-level presentations, in-store materials / tools, and team support collateral materials.

Employee Communications Manager

Gap Inc.

Guided engagement strategies and program implementation for company-wide change initiatives to enable implementation of numerous product pipeline process improvements and enabling technologies.

Communications Manager, Technology Adoption

United Parcel Service

HR Supervisor (Employee Engagement/Communications/Employee Relations)

As you transition into a new leadership role, are you struggling to let go of habits and work that may not be aligned to your new responsibilities and goals?
Maybe you'd like support developing your authentic leadership presence? 
Are you wondering how to build productive relationships with new direct reports and or how to give feedback to former peers?
Need support managing up, managing challening stakeholders or your team of direct reports?
Maybe you'd like more balance between your work and personal life?

I’ve dedicated my career to helping individuals, teams and organizations reach their potential. I’m driven to help others maximize their impact by developing healthier relationships at work, at home and in our communities. I partner with clients to define/refine their purpose, increase self awareness, set goals and execute, all while collaborating more effectively with others.
 
Coaches and consultants who provide simple solutions and answers to our problems are tempting, but the results often miss the mark because they don't address our unique needs or solve the right issue. I use deep listening and empathy to uncover the root cause and partner with you to design unique solutions, approaches, tools and techniques. 
  
I’ve worked with leaders in admin/finance, sales, marketing, science/technology/engineering/art, research and development, and operations roles in a variety of industries who are navigating:  
•	Difficult conversations
•	Complexity and/or change
•	Interpersonal conflict and relationship building 
•	Transitions from one role/level of leadership to another
•	Productivity challenges and sustained performance
•	Coaching and leading other's performance

Are you looking for an advocate, sounding board and guide? Let’s talk about how I can help you or your team reach your potential. Reach out to me at rondacolavito@gmail.com.

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