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Expertise Backed by Experience
Our Executive Partners have substantial corporate leadership track records as well as expertise in leading-edge coaching, consulting, mentoring, and assessment methodologies. They have served in a broad range of fields including marketing, engineering, and human resources. The collective experience of our team consists of senior executive and consulting roles in dynamic start-ups and well-established Fortune 500 organizations around the world.

Meet Our Team Members

		Michael Takagawa, Executive Advisor & CEO Mike Takagawa is founder and CEO of Corporate Edge, Inc., a premier leadership coaching firm in San Francisco, California. A former company president and Fortune 500 senior executive with more than twenty years of leadership experience, Mr. Takagawa is a highly regarded executive advisor to prominent CEOs and corporate leaders. Read more.
		Wende Amerie, Director of Operations Wende Amerie is Director of Operations for Corporate Edge, Inc. Her wide-ranging corporate responsibilities include business development, marketing, talent management and project management from initial client contact through project completion. Wende is the point person between the firm’s leadership consultants and high-profile clients. Read more.

Meet the Executive Coaches

		Karen Elmhirst Karen Elmhirst is an experienced educator, advisor and coach, working in the domains of leadership and communication. Her history as a sales and marketing executive across multiple industries has provided a solid foundation of real world experience that informs her coaching and consulting practice. Read more.
		Denise Green Denise Green has worked in large, multi-national firms in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1993 as a line manager and Learning & Development professional. She has facilitated and designed hundreds of learning sessions on topics including leadership, management, and professional development. Read more.
		Kathi Joy Kathi Joy has over 15 year expertise in the areas of executive and team development, leadership assimilation. She has served as an executive and leadership coach, educational designer, trainer, facilitator, and organizational consultant to Fortune 500 companies Former clients includeCharles Schwab, Morgan Stanley, Cadence Systems, Xilinx, Intuit, Applied Bio, Genentech and dozens of other organizations throughout North America and Europe. Read more.
		Lori Lennox Lori has more than 15 years of experience in cross-functional leadership and organizational development positions in the High Tech industry. She served in leadership roles for several companies including Cisco Systems and General Electric Company. Read more.
		Eliska Meyers Eliska is an organizational consultant and facilitator. She partners with leaders and work groups in designing the organization of their choice. Eliska facilitates a big picture view and helps discover paths to a preferred future that honors collective wisdom, results and relevance. Read more.
		Rick Mirabile Richard Mirabile is an Organization Consultant with over 20 years of diverse, business, consulting and academic experience. In his current role, he specializes in Leadership Development, High Performance Teaming, Organization and Culture Change, and Executive Coaching. Read more.
		Lori Ogden Moore Lori Ogden Moore specializes in high performance teams, leadership advising and career development. Her clients benefit from her twenty years of corporate experience in marketing and communications prior to becoming a leadership consultant. She combines this experience with strategic insight, adult learning models, coaching and facilitation techniques. Read more.
		Sheryl Nigro Sheryl Nigro is an executive coach and consultant specializing in graphics-enhanced facilitation. Internationally renowned for her unique ability to enhance objective awareness and clarity of purpose through real-time visual representations, Sheryl has helped countless organizations in multiple business sectors achieve remarkable breakthroughs. Read more.
		Carrie L. Calhoun-Ramirez Carrie L. Calhoun-Ramirez is a Strengths Builder and Personal Branding Strategist for individuals, teams and organizations. Her unique blend of operational, strategic and personal brand expertise helps clients drive both individual and business results through better communication & organizational strategies. Read more.
		Saara Robles Saara Robles’ focus is on ensuring that senior leaders clearly know how to maximize their leadership talent. Her work with executive level leaders individually and with executive teams has given her a reputation of being an executive advisor and coach who partners to build successful organizations. Read more.
		Loretta Stagnitto Loretta has more than 20 years experience in marketing and consulting roles with software and technology start-ups and established companies. She has built marketing teams and led major initiatives for Activision, Hewlett-Packard, PhotoPoint.com, Sega, Sprint, and Taligent, an Apple-IBM joint venture. Read more.
		Betty Till Betty has more than 20 years of leadership experience in healthcare and publishing. She has worked for and with a large number of companies, including Emcare, Inc., Life Port, Inc., InnoVast, American Medical Response, Warner Brothers/ Reprise Records, Hewlett Packard, Sun Microsystems and Korn/Ferry International. Read more.
		Bonnie Wentworth Bonnie Wentworth has established a track record for 20+ years of catalyzing positive change for people and organizations. Building on a solid foundation of managing people, processes and services, Bonnie has consulting to numerous Fortune 500 companies since 1999. Read more.

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