Sandra Long’s focus is designing and delivering customized leadership programs for managers and executives. Utilizing her knowledge of organizational behavior and business expertise to develop programs tailored to each organization’s unique needs. Her natural enthusiasm and ability to quickly build relationships creates a shared learning journey of curiosity and discovery, challenge and encouragement. Sandra’s goal is to build skills, capability and confidence to empower individuals to implement successful, sustainable action plans which ultimately positively impact organizational goals. Educational Background Sandra earned a B.S. in Business, with a minor in Human Resources from Arizona State University and is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation. In June of 2019, she completed training with Brené Brown to become a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator. Sandra is certified in Disc, Predictive Index, MBTI and the Energy Leadership Index. In addition, she is a certified PROSCI change management practitioner.
I have the ability to see opportunity in others that they may not see in themselves. Working from a position of what is possible, my clients and I create the desired future. Future for their business, themselves or the people they lead. It’s been my experience that leaders spend a lot of time on their business or focused on others. I provide a safe space to explore what is possible and the tools and strategies to get them there. – Sandra
Strategic Partners
A wise person once said, surround yourself with the best people. Through our strategic partnerships, we have done just that. My partners and I have a common mission; to build skills, capability and confidence to empower individuals to implement successful, sustainable action plans which ultimately positively impact organizational goals. Through this collaboration, we share resources in a way that promotes growth for our partners and our clients.
Laurie Maddalena is an executive coach and leadership consultant. She has developed leadership programs for managers and executives, keynote speeches, teambuilding, and leadership assessments. She is a dynamic and engaging keynote speaker who has delivered impactful presentations to leaders nationally.
Laurie earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree and a Master of Science degree in human resources/organizational development from The University of Maryland, University College.
Laurie is certified in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, The Leadership Circle 360 degree assessment and culture survey, FIRO-Business assessment (interpersonal skills), Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode (conflict style), and EQi (emotional intelligence). She is also a certified Success Principles trainer, and mentored directly with Jack Canfield, the author of The Chicken Soup for the Soul series and The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.