For the last 15 years Kate Wan has been a global business person. Having worked in 4 countries, her last role included opening several businesses and being responsible for all aspects of profitability including mentoring, coaching, training, recruitment and store location selection. Kate has organized, facilitated or spoken at over 50 conferences, meetings or events a year. These events have been held all around the world, with participation ranging from 5 to 1,000 people per event.

Being the eldest daughter of nine children, Merci was drafted at an early age to make things happen – to motivate a divergent group toward a common goal and to persist even in the face of impossible challenges. “Talk about motivating and moving forward!” explains Merci. “When was the last time you tried to get eight children to do housekeeping while competing with every distraction from the TV to the telephone?”

She is working on a master level of coaching with over 2000 hours of experience and currently teaches certification courses for the International Coach Academy located in Sydney, Australia. She is the former Chair of the International Coach Federations Public Relations Committee and Chapter Leader for the Albany, NY Chapter.

Her organizational clients include, Hewlett Packard, Time Warner, US Department of Labor, Federal Environmental Protection Agency, NYS Health Department, NYS Department of Corrections, NYS Division of Budget and PersonalShopper.com.

An inspired humorist, Merci speaks internationally and conducts a variety of workshops on stress and change management as well as her signature motivational presentation, From Doormat to Diva Taking Center Stage in you own life, based on her book of the same name.

As an executive coach, Monique brings more than 20 years of corporate and general business experience to her profession. Monique has held leadership positions in marketing, external affairs, project management, communications and sales within top global companies; Kodak, Abbott Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, and The Coca-Cola Company.

• Developing and implementing Kodak’s first regional communications strategy in key Midwest markets; Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Cincinnati
• Launching a major pharmaceutical product to the consumer market while at Eli Lilly and Company
• Leading a consulting team in Warsaw, Poland in analyzing a chocolate company’s national sales and distribution process
• Leading in the development of a new business unit at The Coca-Cola Company
• Achieving top sales performance in the office equipment, pharmaceutical and foodservice industries.

In current her role as executive coach, Monique’s clients describe her style as challenging, yet compassionate, and are quick to acknowledge her passion for their success in achieving their desired professional goals. Throughout her journey she has masterminded a career that has allowed her to leverage her strengths and interests while ultimately achieving unparalleled career satisfaction. It is her goal to support others in their pursuit of achieving their professional best!

Monique earned her Masters in Business Administration degree, on a Consortium Fellowship, from the University of Michigan and Bachelor of Science degree from The Ohio State University. She has received training and certification from the Career Coach Institute. She is a Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow, a founding member of Young Leaders Fund, member of Florida Speakers Association and tireless volunteer of public education initiatives.

As a career and life coach, Katie Shaw is passionate about uncovering each client’s potential. She revels in working with people to discover their dreams, and empowering the client to turn them into reality.

Katie works with clients to clarify what is truly important to them, what they excel at and what they love to do. Once armed with this newfound knowledge, Katie works with her client to help breathe life into their current role, or to create their ideal career.

Her love for what she does is infectious and a great motivation for her clients. Katie’s positivity, enthusiasm, honesty and support has helped her clients take action, make life-changing decisions and live their dreams.

Her road to coaching was a long but exciting one. When she first touched down in Sydney, Katie was drawn to journalism, where she worked her way up through the ranks and ended up at one of Australia’s top daily newspapers, and then the country’s most successful lifestyle and fashion magazines. But the industry’s inherent cynicism became too much and she eventually realised it could never be a long-term career. After much soul searching, and through a combination of coaching, reading and determination, Katie had her A-HA moment coaching itself was her destiny!

Originally from Canada, Katie now lives with her husband in Sydney, Australia, where she runs a career and life coaching business.
Katie has served on the leadership team for the NSW chapter of the International Coaching Federation, and is completing training with the ICF-accredited International Coach Academy.