Testimonials

Joelle exemplifies the next generation of coaches who aspire to build leaders founded upon a platform of integrity and altruism, sustained by a desire to make a difference and create a lasting good. She makes great connections, is deeply reflective and uniquely focused on the needs of her clients. Every session is carefully planned and takes one on another step on a journey to higher performance and next level leadership. Joelle combines her extensive insights from her novel research with a genuine desire to address the needs of every client to create a focused and valuable program that ensures higher performance and personal reward.

Annalisa Jenkins
Senior Vice President, Global Medical
Bristol Myers-Squibb

As a coach, Joelle is highly relevant and valuable. She has my highest recommendation!

Chris Anderson
President
Citibank

“When I was preparing for a major promotion, Joelle helped me approach the situation with a good deal more calm and clarity than I would have on my own. Joelle stands out as an exemplary coach.

Jordan Lawrence Talbot
Director
Google

Joelle’s coaching has been invaluable to me and would be impactful for individuals across career and life stages. The opportunity to have a conversation with a thoughtful listener who can provide an objective lens to help me think through my options was extremely valuable and timely. In addition, Joelle’s framework and the direction she provides offers a tangible roadmap from to short term objectives and long term solutions.

Kameron Penske
Senior Director
Facebook

The economic crisis was a challenging time for me. Joelle helped me stay calm and centered in the middle of a firestorm. With her guidance and support, I was able to maintain my focus and climb to higher ground. As a result, I and my team emerged stronger than ever.

Annika Marsk
Financial Advisor
Morgan Stanley

How do I take myself to a new higher position? How do I take my game within my position to a higher level? Who do I trust enough? What are my measures of success? How do I remain authentic and true to myself while achieving my goals? These are the questions I brought to coaching. I have high aspirations! Joelle held me accountable with steps and actions to move me forward.

Tara Jacobi
Global Vice President
New York Life

As high level executives, with all of our leadership responsibilities, how can we find the direct path to legitimate, intense self-examination and improvement? This is where Pillar Consulting comes in! With Joelle interpreting the ‘mirror’ of ourselves at very close range, we have the unique opportunity to find objectivity, and with that comes dramatically enhanced performance.

Saly Glassman
Financial Advisor and one of Barron’s 100 Best Brokers
Merrill Lynch

Joelle is highly skilled at quickly identifying the issues which may be impediments to personal and professional growth. But more importantly, she provides the necessary guidance for developing and implementing a plan to successfully address these issues.

Eileen L. Neill
CFA, Managing Director
Wilshire Associates

We truly appreciate our relationship with Joelle and thank her for her support and commitment to our team. Executive coaching has helped our leaders increase their effectiveness and reach a higher potential. Working with Joelle, they have enhanced their personal and professional development and become more effective in their leadership roles. In turn, they positively impact the organization by influencing those around them. Joelle has a remarkable ability to understand individuals’ needs and help them approach problems differently, become enlightened on possible solutions, and overcome obstacles.

Cynthia Kiser Murphey
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
MGM Mirage

Joelle’s coaching was invaluable. It was helpful to have another perspective on what the different issues I was facing meant, and what to do about them. Joelle gave me encouragement and techniques for addressing the problems. With Joelle’s coaching, you always leave with something practical and develop a plan that is actionable, realistic, and even measurable.

Wyn Porte-Tremaine
Executive Vice President
Oracle

I have been a client of Joelle Jay for over seven years. I hired Joelle to help me focus on team dynamics within my work group. She is a professional who is available whenever her clients need her, even for a busy executive with a full schedule. She stays focused on her clients’ primary objectives over time, so that goals are achieved. Coaching is an emotional and financial investment, and one of the best ways I have seen leadership supported at the highest levels.

Maureen Mullarkey
Chief Financial Officer
International Game Technology (IGT)

Coaching has made me more efficient. I get more work done, and the work I do is better. I pay better attention to detail, I have better focus, and I’m more organized. At times, Joelle has asked me to explore what I’ve done well so that I might unpack these successes and draw from them as I plan future activities and strive for “authentic leadership.” Coaching provided me the clarity I needed to be a better leader.

Kim Quinn
Senior Vice President
Cisco

Coaching helped me to “hold steady” during a very turbulent time – a remarkable accomplishment given the new responsibilities, change, and stress I was experiencing! The coaching model was new to me, but it helped me learn to help other people find their own answers instead of having me solve their problems…and that also took a load off of me. I’m a much stronger leader now than I once was.

Nicolas Zanini
President and Manager
Wells Fargo

Coaching is so valuable to professionals who don’t have time to slow down! It forces you to stop and reflect on what you’re doing. It gives you a chance to focus on what’s most important to you and to be sure you’re going in the right direction. My time with Joelle has been fun and invigorating while she helped me rise to the challenge of my new position. My success would have taken longer without her!

Rochelle Rodriguez
President
AT&T

Joelle’s enthusiasm in our partnership encouraged me to continuously reframe my challenges in the positive. I recommend her as a coach!

Dr. Martin Westerman
Foster School of Business
University of Washington

Leadership coaching with Joelle helped me to clarify my purpose as a leader. Joelle is a natural when it comes to coaching. She is warm, inspiring and not afraid to ask tough questions. I recommend her highly.

Marie Capurro
Director
The Davidson Institute for Talent Development

Joelle’s thorough examination of our issues and thoughtful suggestions about possible solutions helped make our process more responsive and successful.

J. Harmon
Director
Washington Initiative for National Board Teacher Certification