Christine Sachs, MA, MCC, is a New York City-based Leadership Coach and trainer who has worked with individuals and organizations. She has coached executives and senior managers in a variety of industries and organizations, including multinational corporations, NGOs and tech startups. Christine is especially skilled at working with high performers in examining and understanding what shifts and/or changes will propel them to their desired results. Additionally, she creates customized leadership development programs uniquely suited to the organization with whom she is working. These are full service programs that can address all aspects of leadership development from identifying key leadership traits to accelerating existing leaders in their positions. In addition to her private practice, Christine trains coaches with Accomplishment Coaching. She holds a master’s degree from Washington University and lives in Manhattan with her husband and their daughter.
Patrick Burlingham maintains a growing coaching business, supporting leaders and high performers in tech startups as well as independent creatives of all types. He is a graduate of Accomplishment Coaching’s accredited coach-specific training program. Patrick leads an HR consulting practice in New York City, advising and working with early-stage, venture capital-backed businesses in periods of rapid growth. He has also held roles in executive leadership for the HR function for various e-commerce businesses, including Plated and BluePrintCleanse. He received his SPHR designation from the HR Certification Institute in 2012. His joyful and relationship-focused leadership style was shaped by his early career on both the management and creative sides of theatre production. He holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Kalamazoo College. Patrick is an avid marathoner and triathlete, having completed over 25 half and full marathons in the past five years. He is currently training for the 2017 Cozumel Ironman.
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