Our Team
Our team of business leadership consultants and entrepreneurship advisers are dedicated, experienced, and accomplished professionals. We are motivated by love and passion, and the belief that people can learn to be better leaders, more effective teams, and healthier, more profitable organizations, through practicing changes in behavior and language that transform business results. We are committed to helping organizations solve global problems . . . profitably, and thus sustainably . . . for a better World.
Our Team in Silicon Valley, Japan, Europe and Australia:
Jody Hu
Focus Areas
- Certified Coach, TLC (The Leadership Circle) & CPCC (Certified Professional Co-Active Coach)
- Certified Consultant, MD (Management Drive)
- Specializations: Structured Thinking & Business Presentation | Influencing Without Authority | Deep Assertiveness™
Clients/Experience
- PwC: Information Security Consultant
Kimberly Wiefling
Focus Areas
- Support Corporate Sustainability
- Make “Impossible” –> Inevitable!
- Keynotes & Workshops
- Global Leadership
- Team Effectiveness
- Organizational Culture/DNA
- Project Mgmt.
- Post-merger Integ.
- Coaching
- Product Dev.
Lifecycle - Design Thinking
Clients/Experience
Indeed, Intuit
Docomo Innovations
Yamaha Motors, NASA
Cisco, Kuraray
Pigeon, Symantec
Dell-EMC
YKK
NSSOL
Toshiba
Mazda
Comet Tech
Suntory
Yamaha Motors
MUFG
Keyence
HP
Juniper Networks
Velo3D
Isuzu
Japan Science & Technology (JST)
Stanford Healthcare Hospitality
Daiichi Sankyo
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma
Sony (via Candescent)
Panasonic (via ReplayTV)
Furukawa Electric
Tokyo Medical & Dental University (TMDU)
Kyoto University
Tokyo Electron
Veritas
Daiwa
Orbotech
Mizuho
UBE
Toray
Tokio Marine
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Sun Allomer
Mitsui Fudosan
Oracle Japan
Cadence Design Systems
Fisher Investments
Scientific Revenue
Technology Ventures Launch Program (TVLP)
Leadership San Mateo
PabLove
Ascaldera
Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research (PAVIR)
MORE ABOUT KIMBERLY . . .
My Work: https://kimberlywiefling.com/
My Business: https://wiefling.com/
My Workshops: https://wiefling.com/our-services/workshops/
My Keynote Speaking: https://wiefling.com/our-services/keynote-speaking/
My Team: https://siliconvalleyalliances.com/
My Books: https://www.amazon.com/Kimberly-Wiefling/e/B002GWKPOG
My Scrappy Women’s Book: https://scrappywomen.biz/
My Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/KimberlyWiefling
Our SV Engineering Leadership Meetup (I am a cofounder): https://www.meetup.com/SV-ELC/
Yumi Wakayama
Focus Areas
- Talent Management
- Organizational Development
- Business Development
- Global Communications
- Client Engagement Management
Clients
Hitachi
Mitsui
Tokyo Medical & Dental University
Pigeon Group
Toyota
Kuraray
NSSOL
Tok
JST
Mana Tomitori
Focus Areas
- Executive Coaching
- Global Leadership
- Team Effectiveness
- Creativity & Innovation
- Visions & Core Values
- Global Mindset
Clients
LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton
Christian Dior
HUGO BOSS
Gucci
Bosch
Guinness World Record
Adobe Systems
Kuraray
Yamaha Motors
NSSOL
Equinix
Ube
ADK
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST)
Stephen Parent
Focus Areas
- Global Team Effectiveness
- Global Leadership
- Intercultural Readiness
- Global Mindset
- Powerful Presentations
Clients
Sudler Japan
Merck & Co
Sumitomo Chemical
Tokyo Star Bank
Mizuho Securities
Keyence
NSSOL
Furukawa Electric
UBE
Kuraray
Yvonne Burton
Focus Areas
- Tech Consulting /Solutions Analysis
- Business English Training
- Cross-Cultural Comm.
- Virtual Tools (MS TEAMS)
- Workshop Facilitation
Clients
Mitsui & Co
Stanford Healthcare Hospitality
Clarivate Analytics
Intrapshere Technologies
Monster.com
Thomson Reuters
Japan Culture-NYC
Japan External Trade Org
Tom Okada
Focus Areas
- Executive Leadership
- Cross Culture Management
- Global Technology Bus. Development
- Corporate Strategy
- Account Management
- Technology Sales
- Startup Mentoring
- Investment Funding
Clients/Experience
Motorola
Azingo
Aplix Corporation
Ecrio
Witricity
Tortuga Pacific Inc.
Zeemote
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Delta Electronics
NTT Docomo
Ken Ravon, PE, MBA
Focus Areas
- Systems Thinking & Complex Problem Solving
- Strategic Planning & Decision Making
- Engineering Leadership & Management
- Project & Program Management
- Culture, Character & Trust
- Civilizational Systems & Institutional Design
Clients/Experience
Western Digital
Analog Devices, Inc.
PARC-SRI
Boeing-NASA
Cherry Aerospace Fasteners
JDS Uniphase/Lumentum
Executive Yen – Taiwan
SMIC – China
Dikctek – Chile
Jeff Richardson
Focus Areas
- Strategic Offsites
- Virtual Teamwork
- Design for Scalability
- Collaborative Culture
- Project Team Kickoffs
- OD / Change Mgmt
Clients/Experience
Yamaha Motors & Music
Kaiser Permanente IT
Stanford APM Program
Toshiba
Hitachi
Oracle Japan
Burton
SETI Institute
More about Jeff
Belle Walker
Focus areas
- Systems Thinking for Organizations
- Operational Efficiency
- Leadership (Collocated and Remote Strategies)
- Collaboration Coaching (Collocated and Remote Strategies)
- Post-merger Integration
- Virtual Facilitation
Clients/Experience
Beth Interactive
Corporation for NJ Local Media
HERE Technologies
Future Ads LLC
Plan9 Group
Google
Ambassador Construction
Chris Roberts
Focus Areas
- Making the Impossible Merely Difficult
- Human Superpowers for AI Transformation
- Second-Order Transformation (Changing the System, Not Just the Output)
- Human Development for Leadership
- Seeking Growth Over Comfort
Clients/Experience
Fortune 500 Digital Transformation:
Microsoft
Genentech
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Anthem Health
Santander Bank
Startups & Ventures:
Thing Zero (Partner & Chief Risk Officer)
10X Health
Edgile (Managing Director)
Government & Defense:
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Air Force (Captain, Information Warfare)
Dr. Lucas Root, PhD
Focus Areas
- Strategic Leadership & Community Building
- Biz Ops & Team Effectiveness
- Tech & AI Integration for Human-Centered Solutions
- Female Leadership & Inclusivity in Innovation
- Global Leadership & Cross-Cultural Collaboration
Clients/Experience
- Pokémon Co. Int’l
- Bird Rides Co.
- Site Services Now
- WowUNow Social Platform
- Juan De Leon Tequila
Miroo Kim
Focus Areas
- Startup Executives Coaching
- Gen Z Tech Workers Coaching
- Organizational Culture for Wellbeing
- Emotional Intelligence Workshop
- Compassion at Work Workshop
- Keynotes
Clients/Experience
– Meta Platforms (formerly known as Facebook)
– AWS
– INSEAD (Business School)
– Greenpeace Korea
– UC Berkeley
– d.camp Korea (Startup Incubator)
– Seoul Business Agency (Startup Accelerator)
LINKEDIN PROFILE
Adnan Iftekhar
Focus Areas
- AI & Human-Centered Innovation
- Future of Learning & Work
- Social-Emotional Learning & Leadership
- Systems Thinking & Organizational Change
- Technology in Education & Workforce Development
- Being Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
Clients/Experience
Google
T-Mobile
Lenovo
Acer
Microsoft
Government of Mongolia
Government of Pakistan
Michigan State Police
Los Angeles Unified School System
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Lick-Wilmerding High School
Synapse School
Digital Promise
Foundation Public Schools
Peter Ivanov
Focus Areas
- Build Virtual Power Teams & deliver outstanding results!
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Leading Virtual/Remote Teams
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Leadership, Intercultural Teams
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Keynote Speaker
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Executive Coach
Clients/Experience
Danone
Nemak
British American Tobacco
Kuraray
Wirtshafts Woche
iimex
BASF
CeBIT
MPI
Komfo
BASF
Ikea
Lufthansa
VISA
Danone Nutiricia
Matt Schlegel
Focus Areas
- Team-based Problem-solving
- Teambuilding
- Work Team Design
- Hiring
- Rapport Building
- The Enneagram
- Org. Culture
- Individual Coaching
- 1-day or 2-day virtual workshops
- Speaking
Clients/Experience
NewTek
HP
Houzz
Xcelaero
ReplayTV
CSL
Avenidas
Alvarez & Marsal
Matthew Cahill
Focus Areas
- Learning & Development
- Bias Mitigation Strategies
- Sales Negotiations
- Org. Change
- Creating Inclusive Workplaces
Clients/Experience
LinkedIn
Salesforce
Tata Consultancy Services
Pure Storage
Interactive Business Systems
Nielsen
Leadership San Mateo
HP
CloudSense
Apttus
Dr. William Davis
Matthias Orgler
Focus Areas
- Agile Leadership & Agile Transformation
- High Performing Teams
- Agile Software Engineering
- Lean Startup & Business Model Innovation
Clients
Volkswagen Vodafone Novartis DekaBank Allianz BearingPoint Schaeffler Union InvestmentNathalie Udo
Focus Areas
- Global Business Strategy
- Sustainability Champion
- Executive Coach
- Keynote Speaker
- Program Management
- Agile Processes
Clients/Experience
AT&T
Autodesk
Alcatel
Kuraray
TRI/TRIAD
Lucent
Kaiser Permanente
Ube
Ricoh
NASA
Keyence
PG&E
Rob Shea
Focus Areas
- Team high performance
- Leadership high performance
- Agile transformations that stick
- Product coaching
- Value stream maps
- Employee engagement & retention
- EQ
- Continuous learning & improvement
- Coaching
Clients/Experience
Nike
Jaguar Land Rover
IKEA
Walmart
Blackboard
Pragmatic Institute
Reed Elsevier
Rabobank / De Lage Landen
Lexis Nexis
Bank of America
Wells Fargo
Morgan Stanley
IKEA
Sanofi Pasteur
Merck
Bristol Myers Squibb
Cincinnati Insurance
Vertex
OnTECH Charter High School in Syracuse, NY
Williamsburg Charter High School in Brooklyn, NY
The United Way of the Greater Triangle (NC)
Derek Platt
Focus Areas
- Driving Strategic Change
- Global Teaming
- Culture of Curiosity & Innovation
- Global Mindset
- Team Engagement
- Action Learning
- Coaching
- Creating High Performance Teams
- Adventure Leadership/teaming
Clients/Experience
Tetra Pak
Mercedes/Daimler
Cisco Systems
TOTAL
PayPal
Lenovo-IBM
Maersk
AMD
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Crown Worldwide Group
Annie Sheehan
Focus Areas
- Executive Coaching
- Project Sponsor Development
- Agile Project Management
- Agile Processes
- Workshop Facilitation
- Portfolio Governance
- Team development
Clients/Experience
Walt Disney
The Salvation Army
National Australia Bank
AXA
JBWere
Telstra
DST Systems
UBS
BNP Paribas
Francine Gordon
Focus Areas
- Organizational Behavior
- Business Management
- Creativity & Innovation
- Keynote Speaking
- Coaching
Clients/Experience
Technology Ventures Launch Program (TVLP)
Kuraray
Boston Consulting Group
Yale University
Santa Clara University
Stanford University
Dow Corning Toray
ALC Education, Inc.
Kumi Kobayashi
Focus Areas
- Global Leadership
- Team Effectiveness
- Organizational Culture
- Company Vision
- Cross-Cultural Effectiveness
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Empower Women
Clients
Canon, YAMAHA, NEC
Astellas
Fuji Xerox
Merrill Lynch
Bank of America
NEC
AXA Management
Waseda University
Jens Hilzensauer
Focus Areas
- Leadership & Executive Coaching
- High Performing Teams & Organizational Development
- Applied Neuroscience and Psychology in Business
- EQ-Emotional Intelligence & Communication
- Creativity & Innovation
- Design thinking, Design sprints
- Keynotes & Workshops
Clients/Experience
AXA Insurance
Boston Consulting Group
CeBIT Hannover (Tech Trade Fair)
Columbia Tristar Film GmbH
Commerzbank
Electronic Arts
Heineken
Michelin
Microsoft
Siemens
1&1
Agaplesion
Agile Heroes GmbH
Aida Cruises
Aldiana GmbH
Allianz AG
ARD (German Public Broadcasting)
Bel Etage Saarbrücken
Bochum Total (Music Festival)
BRASSerie Festival, Salzburg
Federal Ministry for the Environment (Germany)
German Armed Forces
Condor (Airline)
D&B Audio
Deutsche Bahn (German Railway)
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Post AG (German Post)
Deutsche Vermögensberatung (Financial Services)
DFB – German Football Association
DHBW – Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University
DSV – German Ski Association
DVM (German Association for Real Estate Management)
E-Werk, Saarbrücken (Event Venue)
E.M.I. International (Record Label)
Endemol Deutschland (TV Production)
Ernstings Family (Retail Chain)
Europa-Park Rust (Theme Park)
FC St. Pauli (Football Club)
FIVB – International Volleyball Federation
Frankfurter Hof, Mainz (Event Venue)
Fraport, Frankfurt/Main Airport
Fresenius (Healthcare Company)
Hapag Lloyd (Transportation Company)
Heidelberg Castle
HfMDK Frankfurt (University of Music and Performing Arts)
HR (Hessischer Rundfunk, German Broadcasting)
IAA (International Motor Show)
IG Metall (Metalworkers’ Union)
IKEA
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Kölnarena (Event Venue)
Kultursommer Rheinland-Pfalz (Cultural Festival)
Kurhaus Wiesbaden (Spa House)
Landesmusikakademie Engers Neuwied (Music Academy)
Landesmusikrat Niedersachsen (State Music Council)
Landesmusikverband Rheinland Pfalz (State Music Association)
Landesvertretung des Saarlandes (State Representation)
Lions-Club
LUNEX University – International University of Health, Exercise & Sports SA
Maison Rhenanie Palatinat, Dijon
Max Planck Graduate Center
MDR (Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, German Broadcasting)
Media Markt (Retail Chain)
Mercedes
Merck KGaA
Messe Berlin (Trade Fair)
Messe Frankfurt (Trade Fair)
Messe Köln (Trade Fair)
Metro (Retail Chain)
Musikmesse (Music Trade Fair)
NOVA JAZZ & BLUES NIGHT Festival, Schloss Esterhazy, Austria
O2 (Telecommunications Company)
Pro7 (Television Channel)
R+V Insurance
Radio NRJ
Radio Regenbogen
Radio RPR1
Radio Salü
Rotary Club
RTL (Television Channel)
Saarbrücken, E-Werk
Saarland University
Samsung
SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG
Sausalitos (Restaurant Chain)
Schauspiel Frankfurt (Theater)
Shopware (Software Company)
Sony Deutschland
SR (Saarländischer Rundfunk, German Broadcasting)
Stage Entertainment (Theatrical Production Company)
Stihl (Chainsaw and Power Equipment Manufacturer)
Strandkorb Open-Air (Outdoor Event)
SWR (Südwestrundfunk, German Broadcasting)
Thomas Cook (Travel Company)
Thorsten Kreutz Consulting
Tour de France
Trofana Royal (Ischgl, Austria, Hotel)
TUI (Travel Company)
TÜV Nord (Technical Inspection Association)
VdK Rheinland-Pfalz (Social Association)
Vogue (Magazine)
VOLVO
VW (Volkswagen)
Wintergarten Berlin (Theater)
Würth (Tools and Hardware Company)
ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, German Television)
Zirkus-Roncalli (Circus)
Maria Pienaar
Focus Areas
- Corp. Innovation
- Executive Advisor
- Investor
- Private Company Board Director
- US Investor readiness and funding
- Investor readiness master classes
- US market entry strategy and acquisition
- Market Value Proposition Testing & Assessment
- Early Growth Funding Deal Sourcing
- Product Strategy
- Business Development for New Market Opportunities
Rosemary Coates
Focus Areas
- Global Supply Chain Strategy and Architecture
- Reshoring, Tariffs, Country of Origin
- Counterfeit Imports
- Global Manufacturing
- Expert Witness
Clients
Microsoft, Exxon Mobil
Chevron, Northrop
Siemens
Hewlett-Packard
Waterlogic, Kinaxis
Brooks Running
Starbucks
FedEx, Nike
VM Ware, SAP
George Nie
Focus Areas
- Design Thinking
- Change Management
- Future of Work
- Intercultural Communication
- Psychological Safety
- Agile Scrum Methodology
- Compassionate Leadership
- LGBT Workplace Inclusion
- Product Growth Strategy
- Customer Centricity
Clients/Experience
Apple
Dolby
StartOut
Out in Tech
Nuro
Leo Burnett
VNS Health
United Nations Children’s Fund
United Nations Development Programme
Encompass HK
Washington Square Management Consulting
Certificates
Product Strategy Certificate issued by Reforge
Project Management Professional Certificate issued by Google
Certified Scrum Product Owner Certificate issued by Scrum Alliance
LINKEDIN PROFILE
Iris Kuhnert
Focus Areas
- Transformational Leadership Coaching
- Team Effectiveness in a VUCA World
- No magic wand needed: Making virtual collab. a great experience
- Change Agent for Creating Global Mindset
- OD for Enhanced Agility
- Mindfulness & Resilience in Change Processes
Clients
Bayer
Daimler
Automotive Intelligent Driving
Nissan
SAP
BASF
and small/mid-sized organizations in various industries
LinkedIn Profile
Rina Vivekanandan
Focus Areas
- Change Management
- Leadership Development
- Organizational Transformation
- Learning & Development Program Design & Implementation
- Team Building
- Emotional Intelligence
Clients/Experience
Acsia Technologies
Market Ghosts
Mahila Shakti Kendra
MG University
Lourde Matha College
Allianz Services – Mentoring & Coaching
US Technologies – Mentoring & Coaching