Lead with more ease.
Break through challenges.
Succeed in today’s complexity.
Paravis Partners is a premier leadership advisory firm.
For over 20 years, leaders have trusted us to help elevate their performance, navigate challenges, and achieve lasting success.
“We started this firm based on a fundamental belief that leadership development works best when coupled with a strong commitment to move the needle and attain business results. And that’s how we work with clients. Day in, day out, we partner with leaders to help them make a positive difference on their teams, in their organization, and sometimes, even in the world.”
MURIEL MAIGNAN WILKINS
Founder & CEO
ABOUT US
Paravis Partners is a distinguished team of seasoned professionals who bring together a unique blend of business acumen and deep leadership advisory expertise.
What unites us is our unwavering commitment to helping leaders drive meaningful and lasting change. Our team consists of highly experienced leadership coaches, facilitators, and experts—each bringing a distinct combination of experience, knowledge, and insight. Clients trust us for the breadth and depth of choices we offer, ensuring they have the right partner to support their leadership and organizational growth.
Founder & CEO
Muriel Maignan Wilkins
Muriel Wilkins, CEO and Founder of Paravis Partners, is a seasoned executive coach and C-suite advisor who senior leaders trust to help navigate their toughest challenges and achieve success. She hosts the acclaimed Harvard Business Review podcast, Coaching Real Leaders, and is the co-author of Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence. Her forthcoming book, Leadership Unblocked: Break Through the Beliefs That Limit Your Potential, is set for publication by Harvard Business Publishing in October 2025.
A former corporate executive herself, Muriel’s unique combination of deep strategy expertise, leadership experience, and focus on pragmatic solutions creates a strong proposition for clients who value her ability to understand their business context and challenges. With over two decades of experience, Muriel has deep expertise advising and coaching leaders in the critical areas that will help them and their teams be more successful. Specifically, Muriel focuses on working with C-level and senior leaders who seek to:
Excel in their C-suite positions by creating value for their organization and stakeholders
Transition or on-board into new leadership roles and navigate the contextual challenges they face
Enhance their leadership presence and executive communications approach to make more of an impact
Evolve their mindset and leadership approach so they can more aptly deal with the complexities of leading
Integrate work and personal life in order to maximize fulfillment in both domains
Clients cite Muriel’s business acumen and organizational savvy coupled with her direct candor and insightful perspective as the key to supporting them in meeting their goals. Muriel’s rigor for understanding her clients and helping them focus and move on key leverage points have enabled her to effectively partner with leaders across a number of industries including management consulting, private equity, investment management, biotech/pharmaceuticals, financial services, media, high tech and non-profits.
Prior to Paravis Partners, Muriel’s corporate experience included serving on the senior executive team of U.S. News & World Report where she held profit and loss responsibility. Muriel’s professional background also includes roles in management consulting, marketing and strategy at organizations such as Accenture and The Prudential. Recognized as one of DC’s “Top Minority Business Leaders” by the Washington Business Journal, Muriel has served on the boards of Miriam’s Kitchen and the Maret School.
She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a BSBA from Georgetown University, and Leadership Coaching Certification from Georgetown University. With a global upbringing in North Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean, Muriel brings an invaluable perspective to her work. She now proudly calls Washington DC home. Muriel is a lifelong wisdom seeker and deeply passionate about human rights issues.
She has seen firsthand how people are impacted by leaders. She is committed to helping leaders grow and evolve so they—and those around them—can lead and live with greater ease.
Angelique Anderson
Angelique Arnao Anderson is an executive leadership coach and organizational effectiveness consultant with over 20 years of HR leadership experience across financial services, banking, retail, entertainment technology, and media sectors. With a methodical coaching approach that balances empathy with direct feedback, she partners with clients to identify leadership strengths, build self-awareness, develop influence strategies, enhance team performance, and navigate complex business challenges. Her academic foundation from Florida A&M University's School of Business and Industry is complemented by certifications as an Executive Coach from the Gestalt International Study Center, a Coach from the International Coach Federation, and a Global CliftonStrengths Coach from Gallup.
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Building self awareness and authentic leadership capabilities
Increasing influence and impact
Enhancing team performance and organizational effectiveness
Navigating complex business challenges with confidence
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Financial services
Banking
Retail
Media and entertainment
Technology
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BS, Florida A&M University
Gestalt International Study Center, Executive Coaching Certification
Nayla Bahri
As a coach, consultant, faculty member, and facilitator, Nayla Bahri brings the best of research and practice to an empathic, heart-led practice of helping people and organizations thrive. Nayla brings more than 20 years of experience into partnerships with clients and collaborators to develop leadership awareness and skills, promote career growth and satisfaction, improve employee, student and community engagement, and establish learning communities. Nayla was the longtime Dean of Students at Columbia Business School where she coached and taught thousands of students and co-founded the Leadership Lab, the clearinghouse for leadership activities for MBA and EMBA students. Subsequently, Nayla led the learning and development team for a private equity-held global medical diagnostics organization, creating and leading initiatives including culture and employee engagement strategy, performance management innovation, management curriculum, leadership coaching and workplace learning. She has coached, consulted and taught for many organizations across industries. Nayla co-hosts the podcast, Inside Job, and teaches at the graduate level at Columbia University. Nayla graduated from Smith College and the University of Pennsylvania and has a doctorate in Adult Learning and Leadership from Columbia University. She is a PCC level member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and is certified in the Korn Ferry 360 Voices and Learning Agility Instruments, DDI Instruments, Immunity to Change and the Hogan Assessment System.
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C-level coaching
Leadership Development and Executive Coaching
Career Transition
Communication and Collaboration
Strategic Thinking
Manager and Employee Training
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Consulting and Professional Services
Education
Financial Services
Retail
Healthcare
Pharmaceutical and Medical Diagnostics
Non-Profit
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Smith College, BA
University of Pennsylvania, MsED
Columbia University, Doctorate
Terri Conti
Terri is a certified executive coach and organization development consultant. She has over 20 years of experience in a broad range of private and public sector organizations. Terri’s passion is developing leaders who can meet the challenge of complex and rapidly expanding organizations. A powerful coach, she works effectively with senior executives and managers in transition. She also works as a team coach, encouraging open dialogue and leading teams to high performance. Her style is supportive, bold, compassionate and direct. She draws on her prior experience as a corporate manager, her knowledge of effective leadership, and her in-depth understanding of organizational behavior. Terri’s coaching and consulting clients cite her analytical skills, business savvy and interpersonal skills as key differentiators. She worked for many years in the corporate world, directing the training and organization development functions for PRC (now part of Northrop Grumman) and leading change management engagements for PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting. Terri holds an MBA in Organization Behavior and Development from George Washington University and a BS in Business and Management from the University of Maryland. A Certified Professional Coach through the Newfield Network, Terri has also studied somatic coaching with well-known leaders in the field. She has earned the Master Certified Coach (MCC) credential from the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and is certified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the Hogan Leadership Forecast, the Leadership Circle, and a variety of 360 assessments.
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Executive Presence
Transition Management
Executive Alignment
Team Development Consulting
Leadership Development Training
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Academia
Consulting
Consumer Products
Pharma/Med Products
Media & Ent
Financial Services
High Tech
Healthcare
Legal Services
Public Sector
Not for Profits
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George Washington Univ, MBA
University of MD, BS
Newfield Network
Winnie da Silva
Winnie da Silva is a seasoned leadership strategist with over 25 years of experience in executive coaching, leadership development, and team effectiveness. She works with Fortune 500 companies, high-growth startups, and entrepreneurial enterprises, coaching C-Suite executives, senior leaders, and emerging talent to navigate transformational change, elevate their leadership impact, and build high-performing teams. Winnie’s coaching approach is rooted in her background in business consulting and social work, enabling her to help leaders shift mindsets, refine behaviors, and drive meaningful organizational change. She specializes in executive presence, communication effectiveness, strategic stakeholder relationships, leadership transitions, and positioning leaders for promotion. She has worked with executives across private equity, finance, management consulting, technology, media, retail, hospitality, higher education, and real estate industries. Earlier in her career, Winnie was a Manager at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting, leading large-scale strategic change initiatives, executive coaching programs, and organizational development. As the National Director of Learning & Development at Bovis Lend Lease, she designed and executed leadership programs in partnership with Columbia Business School, coached senior executives, and led talent development strategies. Winnie holds a Masters in Social Work from Columbia University and a Bachelors in Social Work from Valparaiso University.
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Executive Coaching
Training
Consulting
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Consumer Products
Financial Services
Healthcare
Retail
Not-for profits
Manufacturing
Media & Entertainment
Electronics & Hi-Tech
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Valparaiso University, BA
Columbia University, Masters
Jeanie Fay-Snow
Jeanie is a Leadership Coach with over 25 years experience who works with CEOs, senior leaders and their teams to develop new ways of thinking and acting, empowering them to lead more effectively in uncertainty. She challenges limiting beliefs and activates her client’s passion to achieve higher impact, sustainable change and career satisfaction. Jeanie meets clients where they are with flexibility and structure, leveraging her extensive experience in business and coaching disciplines to support the leaders growth and development. Jeanie’s areas of expertise include leading at scale, navigating complexity and ambiguity, building strong teams and influencing across organizations. Jeanie has worked with hundreds of global leaders and coached leading edge thinkers and innovators in technology, life sciences, retail, and professional services. Prior to beginning her coaching career Jeanie spent 20+ years in business roles including finance, marketing, strategy consulting and leadership development with companies including Nestle, Russell Reynolds Associates and Prophet. Jeanie has a BA in International Relations from Stanford, an MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern and a Masters in Counseling from Dominican University. She is certified in several 360 and diagnostic instruments, including Leadership Circle, and is a certified Growth Edge Coach, Ashridge Accredited Supervisor and iEQ9 Enneagram Practitioner.
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Presence
Communications
Emotional Intelligence
Employee Engagement
Onboarding/Transition
Navigating Complexity & Ambiguity
Team Building & Coaching
Strategic Leadership
Endurance/Energy
Conflict Management
Delegation
Leader & Team Assessment
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Financial Services
Hi Tech
Consulting
Healthcare
Media & Entertainment
Pharma/Med Products
Retail
Telecom
Travel & Transport
Academia/Education
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Stanford University, BA
Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management, MBA
Dominican University, Masters in Counseling
Amy Gleklen
Amy is a leadership coach with extensive experience coaching senior and emerging global leaders and intact teams in the corporate, professional services, small business, federal, and nonprofit sectors. She has coached dozens of C-suite executives of companies ranging from small businesses to billion-dollar organizations. Her coaching approach builds on twenty-five years of leadership experience in a variety of functional areas including finance, sales, and operations at organizations ranging from Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Biden for President, to Compass, a DC-based nonprofit. Amy has served as faculty and coach for participants in global leadership development programs and has coached numerous students and professionals through Wharton leadership programs. Amy is one of a select group of coaches recommended by the University of Pennsylvania Alumni Career Services and the Wharton MBA Alumni Career Management Office. She also has led peer groups and corporate leadership trainings nationally focused on communication, relationship building and presentation skills. She has developed, spoken on and led a variety of trainings and webinars on leadership development, emotional intelligence, communication, and career development issues. Amy received both her MBA and a B.S. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and combines her business education with a MS in Counseling from Johns Hopkins and a leadership coaching certification through Georgetown University. She is a PCC ICF certified coach and is certified in a variety of assessments including the Leadership Circle 360, Myers-Briggs, Hogan, EQ-i and Strong Interest Inventory.
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Executive presence
Communication
Emotional Intelligence
Giving/Receiving Feedback
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Education
Chemicals
Consumer Products
Pharma/Med Products
Media/Ent
Financial Services
Hi Tech
Travel & Transport
Healthcare
Legal Services
Retail
Public Sector
Not-for- Profits
Publishing
Real Estate
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University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, MBA
Johns Hopkins, MS Counseling
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, B.S.
Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Certification
Mark Darren Gregor
Mark brings 25 years of experience as an executive thought leader, coach and consultant. Known for his direct, yet compassionate approach, he creates a safe and trusted environment where executives can confront team and organizational challenges head-on, unlocking both professional breakthrough and lasting transformation. He specializes working with officers and vice presidents who excel as business leaders, yet need to elevate their executive mindset to thrive as key stakeholders for their organizations. His coaching approach — founded in a multitude of business and behavioral modalities — helps strengthen capabilities by equipping executives with reflection points and perspective needed to navigate their ever-changing environment. Mark’s diverse business experience includes leading teams in 23 countries worldwide, managing budgets that supported half-billion in annual revenue, launching multiple award-winning product lines, and driving consecutive record-breaking increases in divisional performance. A consistent go-to executive resource, Mark delivers a unique combination of broad macro perspective with micro sensibility and practicality. Mark has a Master’s Degree in Human Behavior from New York University, is an ICF/CTI trained coach, NGLCC Diversity Supplier, and currently working towards an IBM AI Developer Certification. He is a passionate adventurer, traveler, foodie and fitness enthusiast.
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Strategic Thinking
Executive Presence
Succession Planning
EQ / Self-Awareness
Influencing Stakeholders
Business Acumen
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Finance
Healthcare
Technology
Publishing
Retail
Entertainment
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New York University, MA, Human Behavior
University of Massachusetts, BA, Business Administration
Coaches Training Institute, ICF Coaching Certification
Charlotte Hengst
Charlotte Hengst is an executive coach supporting senior leaders and executive teams in navigating complex, high-performance environments. With over 20 years of experience in strategy consulting, human capital, and social impact investing, she has worked with leaders across various sectors, gaining deep insights into the challenges of high-performance and purpose-driven organizations. Charlotte partners with clients to help them achieve objectives such as building high performing, aligned leadership teams, navigating executive onboarding and role transitions successfully, and strengthening key stakeholder relationships. Through bespoke coaching programs, she enables clients to gain valuable insights and drive sustainable change, offering a strategic yet compassionate approach. Before becoming an executive coach, Charlotte held senior leadership roles at Bain & Company, advising on growth strategies and organizational change, and was a partner in a social venture capital fund, supporting start-ups and holding board mandates. She has broad experience working with C-suite executives and leadership teams across multinational corporations, family businesses, NGOs, and start-ups in diverse industries. Charlotte holds a PhD in marketing and consumer behavior from the University of Hamburg and a master’s degree in systems psychodynamics and organizational change from INSEAD. She is a certified executive coach with qualifications from Henley Business School, the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and the Kets de Vries Institute (KDVI), and is trained in leadership assessments (Leadership Circle Profile and MBTI), coaching constellations, and the Immunity to Change approach.
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Navigating role transitions
Managing key stakeholder relationships
Building high performing teams
Leadership team alignment
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Professional services
Private equity
Social impact/ NGOs
Consumer goods
Telecommunications
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University of Hamburg, PhD
INSEAD, MS
Henley Business School, ICF Coaching Certification
Steve Leichtman
Steve is an executive coach who leverages his management consulting and leadership development background to assist leaders and companies achieve business results through building individual and organizational effectiveness. As part of his coaching practice, Steve assists a diverse set of functional leaders and senior-level executives in meeting their development goals. His clients benefit from a structured and results-oriented approach, which reflects Steve’s deep understanding of what really works for leaders who successfully grow their skills to address changing circumstances. Steve has been a member of executive teams responsible for creating and executing strategy in both the corporate and not-for-profit sectors. As a Vice President at Fidelity Investments, Steve served in both Corporate and Business Unit leadership roles, where he provided executive coaching and leadership development support to senior executives and their teams. As Vice President of Organization Effectiveness at Tufts Health Plan, Steve headed Executive and Leadership Development, Management Training and Internal Communications, and served as an executive coach to several members of the executive team their direct reports. Prior to his focus on leadership development, Steve provided business coaching and counsel to senior executives as a consultant at Mercer Management Consulting, Bain and Company, and Associates for International Research. Steve holds an MBA from the Sloan School of Management at MIT, and an undergraduate degree from The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.
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Functional to enterprise transitions
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Consulting
Consumer Products
Pharma/Med Products
Financial Services
High Tech
Telecom
Utilities
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Energy
Legal Services
Retail
Public Sector/Gov’t
Not for profits
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Harvard Business School, MBA
Stanford University, BA
New Ventures West, Integral Coaching Certification
Clarence Norment
Clarence is an executive coach, leadership development strategist and trainer with a passion for helping leaders face their most difficult challenges and move toward their highest aspirations. With nearly 25 years of consulting and management experience, Clarence has coached and trained thousands of leaders across industries, including lodging and hospitality, technology consulting, government, health care, non-profit, publishing, and construction. Clarence’s extensive leadership development experience has included designing and directing award-winning programs for Marriott International, MITRE Corporation, Kaiser Permanente, and The American Red Cross. In his work as an executive coach, Clarence partners with his clients to identify and address their most pressing challenges and opportunities as leaders; build self-awareness and examine the assumptions underlying established patterns of action; and develop new skills and approaches in critical areas, including leadership style, building effective working relationships, leading successful teams, managing conflict, and clarifying purpose and direction. Clarence’s clients describe his style as approachable, compassionate, insightful and challenging. He possesses a keen ability to discern themes, provide perspective, and cut to the heart of the matter in his coaching, balancing learning with a bias for action and change. In addition to his skills as an executive coach, Clarence is an accomplished leadership strategist and a dynamic, engaging, and effective trainer. Clarence holds a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Development from George Washington University and certification in numerous assessment tools, including The Leadership Circle, Hogan Assessments, Denison Culture & Leadership Surveys, The Extraordinary Leader, and the MBTI. He is also an ICF certified executive coach.
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Self-Awareness Building
Leadership development Strategy
LDP Design
Executive Assessment Design Consulting
Coaching Program Design
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Education
Chemicals
Consumer Products
Pharma/Med Products
Media & Ent
Financial Services
Hi Tech
Travel & Transport
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Legal Services
Public Sector
Not for Profits
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George Washington University, Med
University of Michigan, BA
George Washington University Coaching Certification
Kathrin O’Sullivan
With a proven track record as a senior leader in the technology sector, Kathrin supports executives with her unique combination of hands-on business experience and a skillful developmental coaching approach. Kathrin has contributed significantly to creating and leading company strategy, building and optimizing international operations, and enabling rapid revenue growth. She draws on practical tools underpinned by the latest academic research to help clients lead with more impact, joy, and ease, while delivering excellence. Having coached hundreds of senior leaders and CEOs in commercial and technical roles, Kathrin has worked with some of the brightest innovators in Technology, Life Sciences, Retail, Consumer Goods, Financial Services, Manufacturing, and at Universities. Her areas of expertise include leading in complexity, scaling your business, effective collaboration, increasing leadership presence, and managing remote and distributed teams. Kathrin holds Bachelor and Master’s Degrees from the University of Regensburg, Germany. She is a graduate of New Ventures West’s Professional Coaching Course and a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation. She is an accredited Leadership Circle Profile Coach, Immunity to Change Facilitator, and iEQ9 Enneagram Practitioner. She is a sought-after speaker on leadership topics and has contributed to various publications and conferences like Harvard Business Review, Wisdom 2.0, The Mindful Leadership Summit, and Emerging Women.
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Presence
Communications
Emotional Intelligence
Employee Engagement
Delegation
Team Coaching
Coaching Skills
Work/Life Balance
Strategic leadership
Endurance/Energy
Conflict Mgmt
Leading in Complexity and Ambiguity
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Academia/Education
Consulting
Consumer Products
Pharma/Med Products
Media & Entertainment
Financial services
Electronics & Hi Tech
Telecom
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Not-for profits
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University of Regensburg, Germany, M.A.
University of Regensburg, Germany, M. Ed.
University of Regensburg, Germany, BA
New Ventures West’s Professional Coaching Course
Erin Parker
Erin is passionate about the success of organizations through the growth and development of their people. As an executive coach and advisor, she empowers leaders to create sustainable change and improvements for themselves, energizing their organization, inspiring their teams and achieving results. Erin has worked with a diverse group of leaders across the biotech, financial, government, management consulting, private equity and technology industries. Her clients consistently appreciate her ability to quickly understand the environment in which they operate, using her diverse consulting background. Known as a trusted advisor, she blends her extensive business background with leadership coaching principles, serving as a thought partner, and sounding board to the executives she works with.Erin has a proven track record of enabling her clients to strengthen their leadership presence, communicate with more impact across a variety of situations, and create more alignment with their teams, peers and key stakeholders. Erin holds an MBA from George Washington University, a BS in Finance from Virginia Tech, and her certification in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University. She received her certification in VOICES® 360º Feedback Facilitation and Coaching, and she completed coursework in behavioral therapy and mindfulness and now applies these techniques to her coaching engagements. Erin is well-versed in a variety of coaching assessments and tools, deploying them as needed on engagements. She is a member of the International Coach Federation, the global Georgetown ITL Network, The Center for Association Leadership (ASAE), and the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce.
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Executive On-Boarding / Executive Transitions
Enhancing Leadership Mindset and Presence
Strengthening Stakeholder Relationships
360 Leadership Diagnostics
Leadership Development Consulting
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Biotech
Healthcare
Information Technology
Financial Services
Private Equity
Professional Services / Big 4
Marketing
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George Washington Univ, MBA
Virginia Tech, BA
Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Certification
Meredith Persily
Meredith Persily specializes in the leadership challenges of complex, global organizations including technology, healthcare, financial services, and professional services. Leaders call on Meredith to challenge their management teams, facilitate the development of their vision and strategic goals, and instigate transformation. With an MBA and professional coach certification, Meredith brings her deep business background, understanding of neuroscience, and a variety of leadership assessments to her clients. A keen observer and trusted advisor, Meredith helps her global C-suite coaching clients break through the clutter, get clear about the real issues at hand, find their purpose, and take risks so they can play in an even bigger arena. She has delivered leadership programs in 17 countries across five continents and in 38 states and is co-author of Six Paths to Leadership (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021). She has served on the faculty of American University since 2010, first in the Kogod School of Business and now in the School of Public Administration’s Key Leadership Programs for senior government professionals. As the former director of training and consulting for The Congressional Management Foundation, she coached and consulted for Members of Congress and their Chiefs of Staff. She also served as director of executive education of the Corporate Leadership Council working with hundreds of leading global corporations. Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, Meredith began her career as a telecommunications market analyst and then Research Director for the telecommunications division of Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Meredith earned an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and her BA with honors from Brown University. She earned a Certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University and is credentialed as a Professional Certified Coach (P.C.C.) by the International Coach Federation. She is certified in The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®), iEQ9 Enneagram, The Leadership Circle Profile™, DiSC®, Appreciative Inquiry, Korn Ferry’s ESCI (EQ) tool, Polarity Thinking® and The NeuroLeadership Institute’s Brain-Based Coaching®.
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Leadership Onboarding
Leading Teams
Team Coaching
Global Management
Strategic Thinking & Planning
Organizational Change/M&A
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Healthcare
Public/Private sector intersections
Telecom/High Tech
Professional Services
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University of Chicago Booth School of Business, MBA
Brown University, BA
Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Certification
Amber Romine
Amber is an executive coach and leadership development consultant who partners with her clients to achieve valuable and transformative changes in their work lives and their organizations. With more than a decade of experience, she has a unique blend of skills for enhancing individual and team performance. Amber works with executives and leadership teams to leverage their strengths as they transition to new roles, broaden the scope of their responsibilities, or work to achieve a higher level of performance. She has deep experience coaching high potential employees, and multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural teams, and has worked with clients from more than forty countries. Her experience includes serving as the Program Director and Lead Coach for Genesis Park, PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) marquis global leadership program, where she was responsible for design and delivery of a transformational coaching program, leadership curriculum development and delivery, and building and managing the faculty coaching team. Amber also served as a management consultant with PwC where she led both strategy and operations focused engagements for commercial and federal clients. She holds a Master’s Degree from the Harvard Kennedy School, where she was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, and a Bachelor’s Degree, Phi Beta Kappa, from Rutgers University. She is a graduate of Georgetown’s Leadership Coaching Program and currently serves on the faculty. Amber is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation.
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Onboarding
Navigating Change
High Potentials Coaching
Team Building/Development
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Academia/Education
Consulting
Pharma/Med Products
Media & Ent
Financial Services
Healthcare
Energy
Legal Services
Public Sector
Not for Profits
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Harvard Kennedy School, MPP
Rutgers University, BA
Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Certification
John Sanchez
John’s work focuses on helping executives and teams amplify their success. His interest in organizational effectiveness stems from an endless curiosity for understanding why individuals do what they do and how groups of people perform together. As an executive coach, John guides clients in practicing intelligent, effective leadership that increases performance at all levels. When working to develop teams, John employs a powerful approach, working with the team in real time, while they do real work, in their natural setting. This unique style allows John to serve as coach/consultant/facilitator in-the-moment, as needed, to help the team maximize their effectiveness. John challenges clients to reflect and become more self-aware, explore other perspectives, and learn to choose actions that produce outcomes that will help them achieve their highest potential as leaders. John brings over 20 years of experience in the Human Capital field in diverse business sectors (finance, healthcare, biopharma, consulting, PR, advertising and marketing, startup tech, engineering, policy research, luxury retail, private equity). John received his B.A. from the University of Massachusetts and holds a certificate of Advanced Study in Coaching Supervision from Oxford Brookes University. He is an experienced facilitator, is fluent in Spanish, and is certified to administer the Team Management Profile (TMP), Thomas-Kilman Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI), Hogan Assessments, and MBTI. He is a Prosci Change Management Practitioner, a Predictive Index Practitioner, and uses the Korn Ferry Assessment of Leadership Potential for approved organizations.
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Leader & Team Assessment
Executive Presence
Communicating Effectively
Emotional Intelligence Assessment
Productivity Enhancement
Team Coaching
Productive Conflict
Facilitation
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Financial Services
Startup Tech
Healthcare & Biopharma
Advertising & PR Policy
ResearchEngineering
Private Equity
Luxury Retail
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University of Massachusetts, Amherst, BA
Lisa Silverstein
Lisa Silverstein brings over 15 years of experience in finance and accounting to her role as Finance Manager. She specializes in delivering streamlined, automated reporting solutions that empower data-driven decision-making. With a versatile background spanning various industries, Lisa combines adaptability with deep financial expertise to enhance organizational performance. Lisa is a CFA Charterholder. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from UC Berkeley and an MBA from the University of Chicago, with concentrations in Analytic Finance and Entrepreneurship.
Renuka Singh
Renuka is an executive coach and leadership consultant who works with individuals and organizations seeking to thrive in the global business environment. She brings to her clients a range of business experience in the United States and India, from management consulting and banking to working with startups and small companies. Renuka currently serves on the coaching team for several executive education programs at a leading business school where she works with senior and mid-level executives from around the world. She is also an executive coach for the Social Innovation Forum. Renuka coaches clients in a variety of areas, including: transition to new responsibilities, taking on global roles, cultural adaptation, managing multi-cultural teams, effective communication, career path strategizing. As a facilitator, Renuka works with executive teams who want to improve the way they work together. Topics include: promoting open and honest dialog to uncover roadblocks; creating team vision and values; changing behaviors to thrive in global working environments. Renuka holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an AB in Biology (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) from Harvard College. She did her coach training with Results Coaching Systems and Coach For Life, and is credentialed by the International Coach Federation (ICF) of which she is also a member. Renuka is certified in Hogan assessments and the Leadership Circle Profile. She has served on the boards of the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF), best known for its Fulbright program, and the American Embassy School (AES) in New Delhi, India. She currently serves on the board of the Boston chapter of Pratham, a charitable organization providing educational services to underprivileged youth in India.
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C-level Coaching
High Potentials Coaching
Executive Presence and Influence
Global Management and Leadership
Leadership Development
Cross-cultural Coaching
Team facilitation
Training
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Consulting
Consumer Products
Pharma/Med Products
Media & Ent
Financial Services
High Tech
Telecom
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Not-for profits
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Harvard Business School, MBA
Harvard University, BA
Neuroleadership Institute/Results Coaching System Coaching Certification
Coach for Life Coaching Certification
Emily Sopha
As Director of Operations, Emily oversees key business functions to drive efficiency and support strategic growth at Paravis Partners. Emily manages operational processes, administration, vendor relations, and coach and client onboarding while optimizing internal workflows. Emily facilitates business development efforts and oversees website management, social media strategies, and special initiatives, including marketing campaigns, book launches and the Coaching Real Leaders podcast community. Emily previously managed marketing initiatives for U.S.News & World Report, including its website and educational products America’s Best Colleges Guide and America’s Best Graduate Schools Guide. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and Marketing from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and also studied at the John E. Dolibois European Center in Luxembourg.
Claire R. Thomas
Claire brings deep experience and broad leadership perspective to her coaching work with executives, and senior leaders. Focused on guiding individuals and organizations to achieve extraordinary results, her work centers on authentic leadership, personal branding and building stronger ‘EQ’ or Emotional Intelligence skills particularly at the executive level. An accomplished business executive, with over 20 years’ experience, Claire built a strong track record serving as a senior leader in complex operational businesses where she gained a reputation for delivering exceptional results. She brings functional experience in product marketing, supply chain, customer strategy and planning, and organization design and development. Claire has a business degree from The University of Greenwich, London. She is also a graduate of the Advanced Management program at Harvard Business School and holds a diploma in Marketing from the UK Institute of Marketing. Claire is a certified coach from Columbia’s Executive Coach Program.
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Executive Presence and Influence
Mastering Transitions
High Potentials Coaching
Personal Branding
Leadership Communication
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Consumer Goods/Retail
Professional Service Firms
Universities
Financial Services
Private Equity
Supply Chain and Distribution
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Columbia University Coaching Certification
Harvard Business School, Advanced Management Program
University of Greenwich, UK, BA in Business Administration
Diploma in Marketing, UK Institute of Marketing
Annette Tully
Annette Tully is a leadership and professional development coach who helps mid-to-senior-level professionals build strategic clarity, adaptability, and sustainable impact. With over 20 years of experience in marketing and business growth, she has a keen ability to uncover insights, provide clarity, and offer practical, solution-focused coaching. She has held leadership roles at CEB (now Gartner), Discovery, Inc. (now Warner Bros. Discovery), Gensler, and Noetic Consultants, designing coaching and training programs and facilitating organization and brand strategy sessions that drive business transformations across industries, including financial services, food & beverage, and higher education. Annette is a forward-thinking coach who integrates AI and her diverse industry experience to help clients maximize the value they create for themselves. Born in Japan, raised in the Washington, D.C. metro area, and now based in Ireland, she brings a global perspective to her work. She holds an MA in Communications from American University, a BA in English and Religious Studies from the University of Virginia, an International Coaching Federation credential, and certifications in Organizational Psychology & Behavior and Training Delivery & Evaluation.
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High-Potentials Coaching
Leadership Development
Organization & Brand Strategy
Professional Brand Development
Stakeholder Alignment
Team Development
Team Facilitation
Team and Leader Assessment & Alignment
Training Program Design, Development & Delivery
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Advertising
Consulting
Education
Entertainment Media
Financial Services
Food & Beverage
Hospitality
Non-profit
Nutrition
Pharmaceuticals
Professional Services
Publishing
Renewable Energy
Retail
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American University, MA, Communications
University of Virginia, BA, English & Religious Studies
International Coaching Federation, ACC
WORK WITH US
Paravis Partners offers a comprehensive set of leadership advisory solutions.
C-Suite Advisory & Executive Coaching
Even the best of the best have room to elevate their game. Whether a C-level executive seeking an objective sounding board, or a high potential leader being groomed for the next level, Paravis brings a solid track record of supporting individual leaders.
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Our C-Suite Advisory & Coaching Services is an exclusive, high-impact advisory partnership designed for select C-suite executives navigating a complex organizational and external landscape. Tailored for CXOs, this 6-12 month retainer offers strategic guidance, leadership development, and real-time decision-making support to drive enterprise success. Beyond traditional coaching, this bespoke engagement provides deep advisory expertise, executive communications refinement, and organizational insights tailored to the unique demands of top-tier leadership. It includes an in-depth assessment, stakeholder interviews, and periodic feedback calibration to ensure high relevance. With on-demand access to a trusted coach and advisor, leaders gain a confidential sounding board to tackle critical challenges, seize opportunities, and elevate their leadership impact.
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Our Signature Leadership Coaching is a premier, personalized development experience crafted for high-performing leaders seeking transformational growth. This exclusive 6-12 month engagement ensures sustained leadership excellence through a structured yet flexible framework. Clients receive a comprehensive assessment, goal-setting sessions, and a tailored action plan to drive meaningful progress. Regular coaching sessions, combined with between-session access for real-time guidance, provide unparalleled support. Through stakeholder interviews and periodic feedback calibration, coaching remains contextually relevant, fostering self-awareness, strategic thinking, and leadership agility. This service is ideal for executives looking to refine their leadership approach, enhance influence, and navigate professional challenges with confidence.
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Core Leadership Coaching offers a flexible approach to executive coaching, perfect for addressing specific leadership challenges. Each engagement includes ten hours of virtual coaching. It is well suited for mid-level professionals seeking structured yet adaptable coaching support.
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Laser Leadership Coaching is a one-time coaching meeting that offers concentrated support for a specific challenge or opportunity. Over 90 minutes, individuals receive clear, actionable strategies tailored to their unique situation. This is ideal for those with a focused singular question or tactical challenge needing timely, expert coaching without a long-term commitment.
Team Alignment Services
How a leadership team operates can make or break an organization. Our executive team alignment services help teams do the hard work so they can row in the same direction toward a shared set of goals.
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Strategic alignment is the cornerstone of great performance and great leadership. Without it, organizations begin to show the wear and tear from conflicting strategies and priorities, and ultimately, performance can suffer. Our Strategic Alignment retreats help leadership teams to assess their alignment and to get on the same page on vision, goals, and priorities. We not only facilitate these important discussions but work with the team to discover the patterns and behaviors that will help to maintain alignment in the future.
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Effective leadership teams take the time to understand how the communication, personality and leadership styles of its members affect the team as a whole. Paravis works with leadership teams to build a deep awareness of the team’s profile and fosters a proactive approach to managing varying styles.
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A solid foundation of trust between leadership team members is needed to hold difficult conversations and ensure individual and collective accountability. Paravis coaches and facilitators support the team in strengthening the behaviors which enable trust and ensure positive team dynamics.
Speaking & Seminars
Paravis has helped numerous clients make their leadership events and professional development programs successful by providing engaging and highly relevant speakers and facilitators.
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Muriel speaks about how to overcome leadership challenges. She has delivered in-person and virtual talks at numerous companies and has been invited to speak at the executive education program of institutions like the Brookings Institute and Georgetown University. She is known to be highly engaging and relates well to her audience. As one participant shared: “Muriel is an excellent speaker and presenter. She is engaging and knowledgeable, a good listener, and draws the audience in to participate. She is relatable and did an outstanding job holding the attention of the group.”
Popular Leadership Talks by Muriel
Leadership Unblocked: Break Through the Beliefs That Limit Your Potential
Discover how mindset can be the key to unlocking leadership potential in this engaging talk led by Muriel M. Wilkins, author of her forthcoming book, Leadership Unblocked. Participants will explore the unconscious beliefs that often hinder leaders from reaching their true capabilities. With over two decades of executive coaching experience, Muriel identifies seven hidden blockers—from "I know I'm right" to "I don't belong here"—that can distort perception, impede problem-solving, and stall career growth. Integrating the latest research in neuroscience, leadership, and adult development theory, Muriel provides a practical roadmap for identifying, unpacking, and overcoming these limiting beliefs. Attendees will learn powerful strategies to cultivate a growth-oriented mindset, enhance leadership effectiveness, and foster a positive impact within their organizations.
Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Leadership Presence
Authentic, effortless, and effective communication attracts and influences people as a leader. In this engaging talk, Muriel M. Wilkins, co-author of “Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence”, shares a proven approach for building an authentic and connected leadership presence. Participants will learn to develop their “signature voice” – a unique means of self-expression that is distinctly their own – to elevate their leadership presence as they advance through the leadership pipeline. Drawing from her bestselling book published by Harvard Business Review Press, Muriel presents a compelling framework for enhancing personal presence. Attendees will experience a heightened projection of their presence, gain a comprehensive understanding of the key elements that make up effective leadership presence, and develop the ability to communicate with confidence and authenticity. Additionally, they will deepen their knowledge of the physical aspects that contribute to a strong leadership presence.
Real Talk: Leadership Insights with Muriel Wilkins
This session builds off of the format used by Muriel, on her popular award winning Harvard Business Review podcast, Coaching Real Leaders (an Apple Top 10 Management podcast). During the session, Muriel brings her coaching expertise to the audience to dive into leadership challenges they are facing. Participants are invited to present leadership challenges and Muriel conducts mini-coaching sessions to help them work through the issues they are facing. Muriel leverages research, her experience coaching leaders and her accumulated knowledge having worked across hundreds of organizations. Her approach is pragmatic and actionable leaving the audience with clear takeaways. This is a highly interactive, individualized program which participants find very unique and helpful because of how personalized it is.
Navigating your Career for Success
Based on her over twenty years of coaching successful executives, this talk breaks down the common principles these individuals apply that help differentiate them from the pack and accelerate their careers. Filled with supporting evidence, real life stories and concrete approaches, participants leave armed with strategies to help them take their career to the next level.
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Organizations turn to the Paravis team for strategically relevant, pragmatic and interactive group learning programs. Whether a one-time event or a series of professional development sessions, we work to meet our client’s needs. Our team is well versed in delivering in-person and virtual leadership seminars or workshops across a variety of topics which can be customized to your specific group.
Popular Leadership & Professional Development Seminars
Leadership Presence: Developing Your Signature Voice
People are drawn to and influenced by leaders who communicate authentically, easily, and effectively. How do you become one of these leaders? You need to have a “signature voice”—a means of self-expression that is uniquely and distinctly your own. Based on our proven approach for building an authentic and connected executive presence and our bestselling book published by Harvard Business Review Press, “Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence” this learning program helps leaders to elevate their leadership presence as they move through the leadership pipeline.
Managing Up
The relationship with your boss can make or break you. In this session, we focus on managing up with respects to your boss and others that are more senior than you. While the idea of managing up can feel uncomfortable, when done well, it is a way of reaching the best possible results for you, your organization—and your boss. Participants walk away with an increased understanding and ability to manage relationships and effectiveness with more senior stakeholders.
Optimizing Your Sponsorship & Mentoring Relationships
This session will focus on positioning both proteges and their mentors and/or sponsors to be as effective as possible in their relationships. The program will focus on how to find and build an effective mentoring or sponsorship relationship. This program can be separated to focus on mentoring alone, sponsorship alone or the two combined. The program can also be delivered to mentees/sponsorees together or separate from their mentors/sponsors as part of a formal program.
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