Client Experience - Ariel A. Simms
I had the opportunity to work with Denice at a pivotal moment in my career and leadership journey, and it was an incredible experience. Denice approaches coaching with a client-centered approach, helping leaders identify and achieve personal goals and work on areas of opportunity along the way. I felt comfortable bringing my authentic self as a disabled queer person into our coaching spaces, and I admired the way Denice created a safe environment for me to discuss challenges I was facing in my work to advance access, equity, and inclusion. With changes in my career path, Denice continues to be a wonderful resource and thought partner. She brings incredible knowledge and experience that can benefit organizations and leaders seeking to accelerate equity and shape workplace cultures grounded in ongoing growth and learning.
– Ariel A. Simms, Nonprofit Sector Leader
Client Experience - Ashley Grigas
Each meeting with Denice is impactful. She assesses my needs and provides clear, upfront, guided communication that defines the goal of the meeting with ease. I am continually impressed by her ability to guide me through my thought process resulting in clarity. The intriguing questions she asks expands my understanding and actions. I learn something new and meaningful from each meeting.
Working with Denice has increased my ability as a leader to step-up, pivot, and explore new opportunities. Thanks to working with Denice, I was able to release mindset blocks preventing me from acting. On days when I thought I was not coachable, after meeting with her, I learned how powerful our minds are as she coached me into an active mode. It was one of the most influential experiences. Through her actions and examples, I am a more conscious, active listener.
– Ashley Grigas, Network In Action South Orange County
Client Experience - Jim Caponigro
When I met Denice, I was an extremely competitive person and it showed in my leadership style. She helped me understand how that style does not necessarily work for everyone and helped me gain skills to be a servant leader. Denice was never judgmental; she always had my best interests in mind. She changed the way I listen, the way I share, and the way I connect with others in social and work environments. If you are a leader who wants to advance in your career, wants to be a more effective communicator, or has a position (such as a CEO) with limited resources to turn to, call Denice today. Why wait?
- Jim Caponigro, Former President & CEO, Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay
Client Experience - Jaung Ah Lee
Denice is someone who I can go back to with challenges and difficult agendas that I encounter as a coach. In our work together, she shows genuine support to bring the best out of my ideas. Denice listens deeply and beyond what I am saying, expands how I am thinking, to see clearly and come up with specific actions. The biggest shift that I came to be cognizant of as a result of working with Denice is that she considers many aspects of a given theme. She takes the role of a bridge to connect communities with a good cause, and she focuses seamlessly on nonprofit organization development. She models trust and, with a gentle nudge, makes me challenge my growth as a leader. She is continuously challenging herself, and this inspires me to evolve further. Denice’s favorite choice of words is ‘spark’. She will help you spark your idea, life, and the culture of your organization.
– Jaung Ah Lee, Founder of Africa Capacity Building Community
Client Experience - Gena Weldon
I recommend Denice and Managance Coaching to anyone in a leadership position who is serious about reaching important strategic goals. I engaged with Denice and Managance as the new President of my organization on a year-long project of shifting corporate culture and organizational change. She did an outstanding job challenging me and my team and making us think deeper about both. We are undergoing several big initiatives that can be transformational and her work was timely. She is a fabulous listener, synthesizer and facilitator. She establishes clear objectives with the client, has great ideas and tools for reaching them and is a delight to work with. She is an excellent facilitator and strong coach for team building, executive coaching and people management.
- Gena Weldon, CEO Chattanooga Goodwill
Client Experience - Rachel Unruh
As a leader, I was struggling under the weight of reacting to and solving every problem before me (or what I perceived as problems). Denice walked with me on this journey. I came into my coaching certain of the challenges facing me and the limits of what I had the ability to change. I left coaching with a completely different way of thinking that benefited my organization and made me a happier leader, no longer on the verge of burnout, but instead at the beginning of an exciting second act. This shift has made me happier, more creative, and more effective in work and in life in general. Denice’s ability to start with big questions and discovery and narrow down to concrete goals and actions means that you will see results. You will also take with you the knowledge and tools that will allow you to become your own best coach.
- Rachel Unruh, Chief of External Affairs, National Skills Coalition