Testimonials

Monica Adair

Co-founding Partner,
Acre Architects

My Coach provides an impartial voice.

Coaching is a great starting point to help improve your focus. My coach provided an impartial voice & helped me to quickly get to the root of tasks and avoid getting stuck in the weeds.

I like to “discover” as a way of learning rather than being told! I prefer not to overly rely on other people’s thinking and to have the opportunity to explore my own ideas. My coach helps me learn by discovery.

Wayne Chamberlain

Founder, AnyWare Group

Take your “game’ to the next level.

My Vision coach has an amazing ability to encourage growth, while simultaneously challenging me to produce results and keeping me accountable.

I have thoroughly enjoyed working with my coach, and would highly recommend coaching to anyone that wants to take their “game’ to the next level.

Glenn Lovelace

Chief Executive Officer
Peñasco Valley Telecommunications
Artesia, New Mexico

PVT has stronger management as a result of this program.

I inquired about whether we should continue the coaching program for other management personnel in PVT. It was a resounding yes! I was universally told that this class was the best training ever received by all of those attending. Thank you so much. PVT has stronger management as a result of this program.

Hal Somers

President/Dealer Principal
Towne Ford Sales & Service, Miramichi, NB

The staff love the coaching experience!

My experience with coaching is very positive. I started out getting coached 1-to-1 then made sure that some of my team members got a coach too. From there we did some team coaching with great results. It absolutely changed our business. People’s attitudes changed, actions changed and we saw a huge financial change.

At one point, we actually got some coaching help during a stage in our business where we had hired new people and were experiencing the kind of friction and conflict that can happen with that kind of change. As a result of bringing a coach approach to our company, we have grown our service sales alone from $67K to over $100K monthly and our service scores have gone up 10%.

This is a direct result of how our team treats our customers which is directly related to the coaching. There is an internal happiness – the staff get along better, which improves our customer service. The staff love the coaching experience!

Because we have shifted our approach and grown the business, we now have more service bays, more technicians and staff and we plan to grow even more.

Kim Prosser

Grant Thornton

She has… given me the direction I needed to become a better Manager.

Having a coach has been one of the greatest investments I have ever made. She has helped me discover a great deal about myself and given me the direction I needed to become a better Manager. I already had the ideas; my coach helped me to find a way to implement them.

Peter Price

Director,
Consulting Services

CGI

My life purpose is indeed the keystone to my personal & professional goals.

My coaching experience with my Vision coach helped me validate that my life purpose is indeed the keystone to my personal and professional goals and serves as a beacon for my career objectives.

Terri Riedle

CEO, Revolution Strategy
Producer, Talons of Venice
Co-founder & President, Civilized

It was a phenomenal experience.

Coaching gave me the confidence to lean in – it made me feel like I knew how to do this. I got better and faster, better and faster. “Wouldn’t it be nice” turned into “it’s actually happening”! It was a phenomenal experience.

It can be exhausting but having the ability to talk through some really challenging issues is uplifting. Coaching even changed my parenting style – I don’t answer the questions for my kids anymore, I ask them the questions – they have the answers within themselves.

Lisa Williams

CEO, Unicare Home Health Care Inc.

Coaching changed my perspective on life.

Last summer I hit a wall. I have a lot of responsibilities as a busy CEO and single mother and I knew I needed to do something. That’s when I got a coach.

Coaching helped me realize I need ME time – it gave me self awareness. And I haven’t gone back to work in the same way since. I finally realized how I really feel – I never really let myself feel. Stress was handling me. Coaching helped me learn how to turn that around and handle my stress.

Coaching changed my perspective on life – and what’s important. My work will always be there. I now exercise and do more of the things I’ve always wanted to do, for myself. And guess what? I actually get MORE done! I say it to people all the time – organize your life so you fit into your life! My coach helped me do this.

Greg Hemmings

President & Founder,
Hemmings House

The experience has been “trans-foundational”…

The Vision Coaching experience has been more than transformational…it has been (I will make up a new term here) “trans-foundational”. My Vision coach pulled out my vision and inspiration, he opened me up to building a business not only based on the goals of profit, but rather on culture, lifestyle and creation. We have built a new foundation that our business sits and grows upon. We would likely not be here today if it was not for the coach approach that Vision has exposed us too.

Chris Nadeau

Co-Founder, Evolving Solutions

Coaching has enabled me to gain clarity in my business planning that is already translating into massive progress.

In only two months of coaching with my Vision coach I have achieved what I was hoping to get from six months. I can’t wait to see what else I accomplish with his support. Coaching has enabled me to gain clarity in my business planning that is already translating into massive progress. Anyone serious about success, whatever your definition, needs a coach. Anyone serious about coaching needs a good one.

Jamie Ryan

CEO, New Brunswick Real Estate Association

I count myself lucky to have had the opportunity to participate in this program.

My coaching experience through the non-profit leader coaching program has provided me with an opportunity to reflect in a non-intrusive way on how to be more effective as an overall leader.

My coach has provided me with tools such as evaluating my conflict style and overall management style.

I recommend this program for any CEO leader in their skill development journey and I count myself lucky to have had the opportunity to participate in this program.

Laurie Guthrie EcD, BIS

Economic Development & Marketing Specialist
Ignite Fredericton, Knowledge Park, Planet Hatch

I learned how to better coach and provide valuable feedback to staff.

I found the Vision Coaching program very beneficial in terms of SMART goal setting. One specific example is that through the coaching and resources/tools, I was able to establish a performance management system for my business unit. I learned how to better coach and provide valuable feedback to staff.

This particular goal culminated in conducting a performance review of a struggling staff person. The end result was a mutually beneficial experience, and to witness her significant improvement.

The performance review process was also a pilot, which we are considering implementing across our organization. The anticipated result will be staff accountability and solid performance.

Carol O’Reilly

Chief Executive Officer,
Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce

If you are questioning the value of this program: Don’t.

I was fortunate to have a personal coach for a six month period. My coach was a true professional. The impact of this program was overwhelmingly positive. I was able to make positive changes in my work and personal life.

If you are questioning the value of this program: don’t. You will get out of it what you put into it. Thank you for all the great work you do.

Krista Ross

Chief Executive Officer,
Fredericton Chamber of Commerce

I was able to do a better job of getting priorities lined up.

Having an executive coach helped me to be more focused. I was able to do a better job of getting priorities lined up and determining what the energy and time drains were that were not contributing to meeting my personal goals and the goals of the organization.

Vanessa Paesani

Managing Director, Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival / Co-Moderator, Excellence in Experiential Education (E3) Peer Group

Thanks for the great experience!

Working with my Vision coach was an excellent professional experience. My coach is very skilled at asking great questions and listening carefully to both what you’re saying and what you’re implying, to ask even better questions.

I gained a lot of immensely valuable professional insight from what he reflected back to me. I would recommend a coach to any professional looking to take their career to the next level. Thanks for the great experience!

Heather Hubert

Executive Director / Directrice Exécutive, CBDC Southwest

It is an extremely valuable investment, and one that I will be able to reflect on for years to come.

I found the coaching experience invaluable. I was able to identify “road blocks” to both my success and the success of the organization via the coaching program.

Once identified it was easy to begin the work to remove these road blocks and allow both myself and the organization to move forward to generating more revenue, having staff that felt valued and productive and improve our client’s overall experience with our organization.

I would highly recommend this program – it is an extremely valuable investment, and one that I will be able to reflect on for years to come.

Shilo Boucher CPA, CA

President and CEO, YMCA of Greater Saint John

Having a coach confirms if you are in fact on the right track.

Having a coach allows you the opportunity to have a sounding board, to deal with the difficult situations that you are not able to speak about to others due to the sensitivity of information. Having a coach confirms if you are in fact on the right track and if there are any adjustments needed.

It helps the person being coached discover opportunities for the organization as well as the gaps. New ideas emerge and new way of doing things that one may never have thought of themselves.