George Rathman
Certified Professional Coach (PCC) — Career Growth
George is an ICF-certified PCC Executive and Career Growth Coach with over 30 years of Corporate Human Resource Leadership in Talent, Learning, and Leadership Development, NCAA Division I Athletics, and Consumer Goods Finance.
As Career Coach focused on leadership transformation and career progression, George partners with clients to create greater awareness to achieve career transition objectives and, in the end, better ride the “bike of life.”
While at Luxottica Retail, George was a multi-disciplined Human Resources Leader. He led teams to implement/evolve Talent Management and Acquisition processes centered on People Development. As the Head Swim Coach at Xavier University, George led an NCAA Division I Swim Team that broke over 100 school records resulting in 5 conference champions. George began his career with Procter & Gamble as a Financial and International Tax Analyst.
George earned a JD from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and a BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia. He is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by the International Coach Federation (ICF) and a certified Life Coach and Energy Leadership Master Practitioner from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC). George also holds certifications in Emotional Intelligence, DiSC, Team Coaching, SPHR, and SHRM-SCP.
George resides in Denver, CO.
Kathy Walter
Certified Professional Coach (PCC) & EQ Master
Kathy is a certified Professional Coach and Public Speaker. She started her professional career overseas with Lloyds of London and then worked for Fortune 500 insurance companies upon returning to the States. After balancing her professional career and family, she took some time off to raise her three children with her husband, Jim. It was this time that allowed her to pursue her real passion for assisting others. After being referred to as a life coach for many years, she decided to make it official, receiving her training at the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching. She has developed a diverse training portfolio that utilizes key elements, and specific tools to get you the results you seek. Working with Kathy involves creating a greater level of awareness, training the brain to work for you, and removing any barriers blocking you from success.
Leadership development, emotional intelligence, healthy conflict, communication, goal development, stress management, finding the right job and problem-solving are among the many areas she explores with clients.
Kathy will inspire you to reach your full potential. Her coaching creates the opportunity for you to engage in your best thinking. She’ll encourage you to challenge your thinking, and will enable you to tap into your insight to get real, lasting results.
Kathy is based in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX area.
Ashana Crichton
Certified Professional Development Coach
With over 15 years of global advertising experience strategically developing the brands of blue-chip CPG, finance and technology clients, brand-thinking complements Ashana’s coaching and professional development advisory process.
She uses values and strengths-based techniques to connect each individual to their purpose so they can navigate potential blocks, connect with others and grow in their careers, authentically. She works with accomplished, successful professionals who want to get to the next level by visualizing success, realizing goals and maximizing their personal potential.
Throughout her career, Ashana has led global teams and developed standout communications for FAGE, Lenovo, Hiscox Insurance, Carling (Molson Coors), and Coca Cola brands. She has leveraged her coaching expertise to deliver leadership development training for organizations such as Raytheon, Converse, Smith College and Gas Buddy. She also voluntarily partners with organizations that inspire people to fulfill their career potential; namely, WomenUnlimited and Suffolk University.
Ashana is based in London, UK.
Ashana is also trained to use VIA Character Strengths as a basis for teams to communicate, execute and ideate to greater effect.
Kevin White
Leadership Advisory & Executive Coaching
Kevin is an executive coach, performance coach, and career coach who helps people strengthen the skills they need to realize their full potential. His direct approach focuses on the issues that accelerate accountability and performance, and yield high-value results. Kevin partners with people to identify their strengths and leverage these in developing and adopting new behaviors that support desired goals. Clients appreciate the authenticity that Kevin brings to each engagement, having faced many of the same challenges himself.
Kevin’s background includes senior-level media positions at Time Inc. for 25 years, where he managed multiple complex and diverse brands, including People Weekly, Health, and Real Simple. His experience leading sales, marketing, product development, and digital enterprise teams uniquely positions him to understand and appreciate the skills needed for achieving one’s best performance in today’s complex environment.
Kevin holds a Certificate in Executive Coaching from City University of New York’s Zicklin School of Business and is certified in Hogan Assessments and Emotional Intelligence 2.0. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Business Administration from DePaul University.
Kevin is certified in several performance-enhancing assessments including Hogan, EQi-2.0 and EQi-360.
Kevin is based in greater New York City.
Zovig Garboushian
Certified Professional Coach & Facilitator
Zovig Garboushian is an executive coach, speaker, facilitator, and writer who primarily focuses on advancing women in leadership. She’s been called part coach, part thought-provoker, and is said to have “x-ray vision.”
With a 25-year career that spans brand marketing, management consulting, and organizational and leadership development, she was inspired to launch Boldness Ablaze because she was fed up with seeing ambitious women shut down and forced to change themselves to compensate for others.
Through her coaching, speaking, and workshops, she’s supported hundreds of women – from C-suite to founders to business owners – redefine themselves as leaders and expand their definitions of success. She’s a consultant, a thought partner, and a sounding board to her clients. She helps them cultivate deep self-trust and break through personal limitations to be more themselves in everything they do.
She is a leadership content contributor to Brainz and Strive Magazines, hosts Sparking Thoughts: LinkedIn Live, has appeared on podcasts such as 1 Insight, Career Spotlight Podcast, Digital Connections, and Management Development Unlocked, is a board member of HR.com’s Coaches & Mentors, and the creator of Leadership Essence 2-day women’s leadership immersion.
Zovig has worked with leaders and teams at Accenture, Compass, SalesForce, CreditKarma, New York Life, Google, Microsoft, RX Green, Planned Parenthood, Badassery-HQ, University of Delaware, Bungie Games, Chevron, NBC Universal, Samsung, and Unify Consulting, along with various small business owners. She is a CPC, ACC, ELI-MP, and a Prosci Certified Change Expert.
Zovig is based in greater Seattle, WA.
