Faculty

ALLEXIS REIS, MCC
Allexis Reis is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) with International Coach Federation and a Certified Life, Career and Executive Coach with Goal Imagery® Institute.

Allexis has established a national reputation in the sales and marketing field, training and coaching sales executives individually and in groups, traveling across North America to train as many as 500 executives at a time at Samsung, AT&T, Apple, T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, and BestBuy.

As Regional Manager of New York State for Zagg, Inc.— a leading maker of mobile accessories — she worked with Directors, District Managers, Carrier Trainers, as well as store level Managers and Representatives.

In 2018, Allexis joined Goal Imagery® Institute as VP of Sales. Marketing & Training.

Here are some of her achievements:

  • Selected as PR Spokesperson for Samsung North America to Fox5 Business, TechnoBuffalo, CNET, ABC and others.
  • Dramatically increased Samsung’s market share by training and educating thousands of sales representatives, including Corporate and Indirect sales channels.
  • Conducted hands-on product demonstrations, one-on-one personalized coach training sessions, retail location store staff meetings, as well as regional sales training and coaching.
  • Supervised, trained and coached Samsung Brand Ambassadors at NBA Tech Summit, Unpacked, FourSquare and major events.
  • Wrote and presented on-camera script for the MLB Club House (YouTube link upon request)  
  • Lead numerous special projects and contests due to strong key relationships with Carrier Directors, Regional Manager and District Managers.
  • Presented at major industry events such as CTIA and CES (YouTube link upon request).
  • A dynamic presenter who also teaches presentation and communication skills, Allexis’ infectious sense of humor makes learning an enjoyable experience.

ANDRE´ RIBEIRO, MCC
Andre´ Ribeiro is Master Certified Coach (MCC) by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), Senior Practitioner by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC), and a Certified Life, Career and Executive Coach with Goal Imagery® Institute. He is an executive coach and mentor coach with 20 years of experience working with organizations, teams and professionals to develop and attain goals.

Corporate background includes developing international businesses from start to multimillion in e-commerce sales, travel and online marketing. He worked in a senior management position in a Nasdaq listed company as a Director of Communications and Investor Relations. His working languages are English, Spanish and Portuguese.

AVRA LYRAKI, MCC
Avra is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) with International Coach Federation and a Certified Life, Career and Executive Coach with Goal Imagery® Institute.

She is a Global Executive Communications Coach who works with C – Level Executives and high potential leaders to help them create positive permanent shifts in their leadership impact and the results they achieve. Her engagements consist of working one-to-one with senior executives worldwide and with senior teams to help them co-act better and increase their executive visibility and impact as a team. She also works with executive teams to help them communicate effectively with their internal and external stakeholders and take the right actions to move forward faster capitalizing on their character strengths.

Having worked for more than 20 years in the services industry in the Human Resources Management (as an Executive Internal Coach and Public Speaking Mentor), Customer Intelligence and Experience and MarComm (ATL, BTL, TTL, Strategic MarComm, joint projects liaising, consultancy, training and execution),Avra gathered extensive experience in Corporate Communications, Image Building through offline media (handling crisis management issues, event management projects such as the coordination of exhibitions, press conferences, gala dinners, planning and organizing sponsorships) as well as through online media (online reputational management, social media campaigns and online viral marketing). Additionally, she led numerous workshops specializing in the areas of Executive Coaching, Interpersonal, and Corporate Communications, as well as Professional Mentoring. Having a genuine interest in the coaching profession, Avra co-authored the innovative coaching methodology FaceyourStrengths® that has been published in several coaching magazines/portals.

JOHN M. WARD, JR., PCC

  • Over 20 years of coaching and mentoring rising leaders around professional development goals.
  • More than 13 years of mentoring and coaching mid-level managers in effective team building and relationship management with peers and direct reports.
  • Over a decade providing business management oversight to education contracts and grants funded by the US Government, local government agencies, foreign government agencies, corporations, foundations, and universities.
  • Served on organizational committees in the areas of professional development, mentoring, and diversity and inclusion.
  • Recipient of multiple organizational awards for client satisfaction, management excellence, innovative programming, and supporting diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
  • Served as a key stakeholder and leadership team member in managing the successful transition, post-acquisition integration, and divestiture process of a large corporate acquisition.
  • Worked with internationally-based corporate operations in more than 16 countries across the world and served as acting director in a short-term posting in the Middle East
  • Managed and coordinated complex business proposal development process resulting in the award of multi-million dollar US Government contracts and grants.

MAREIKE WALTER PASCHKOWSKI, PCC

Mareike is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation, an ICF Mentor Coach, active Member of ICF global and ICF German chapter and a Certified Life, Career and Executive Coach with Goal Imagery® Institute.

Since 2020 Mareike is Lead Trainer of Goal Imagery® Institute, International School of Coaching Mastery™ for Germany.

Over the past 15 years Mareike has gained extensive experience in the fields of transport & logistics, chemicals and consulting in Europe and the Middle East. Her area of expertise has developed from sales, project management and consulting to executive, leadership and career coaching.

Her coaching toolbox includes personality profiles such as TypeCoach and Hogan Assessments, communication (Certified in Conversational Intelligence®) and resilience (Executive FiRE Index 2.0).

Mareike uses her experience in the area of executive recruitment, outplacement and team development to support her clients achieving their goals. Her coaching values are: challenge & change.

MARIANNA LEAD, MCC
Marianna Lead is a Master Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF) and the Founder/Executive Director of Goal Imagery® Institute and its International School of Coaching Mastery™.
A pioneer in tapping the subconscious power of emotions and imagination for personal and professional success, she was twice-elected president of the International Coach Federation’s award-winning New York City chapter (ICF-NYC); has served on ICF’s global marketing committee, and has been an ICF Credentialing Examination Assessor since 2008. Marianna also created a popular LinkedIn group (“ICF Coach Mentors and Mentees”) that currently boasts over 10,000 loyal members and is growing every day.
As an instructional designer and teacher, Marianna has created numerous educational curriculums, including co-designing the “Competitive Advantages of Women in Leadership” program for Columbia University, a number of innovative courses at New York University where she also taught her own Goal Imagery® Method – in addition to teaching NYU Master’s Degree and Coaching Certificate Programs.
She teaches and mentors at her Institute, as well as being a frequent presenter at ICF chapters. Her range of clients includes large corporations (Ernst & Young, American Airlines), entrepreneurs, small business owners, entertainers, nonprofit organizations (Society of Women Engineers, The New York Urban League), and government agencies (FEMA, DCAS).

For a more detailed bio, please visit http://goalimageryinstitute.com/founder/

MOHAMED HAMZA, PCC

Mohamed Hamza is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with International Coach Federation and a Certified Life, Career and Executive Coach with Goal Imagery® Institute. He is an international leadership development expert, he worked as a trainer, assessor, and coach in 9 countries across the GCC, Europe, and Africa. Hamza is an ICF “International Coach Federation” coach, and holds the ICF PCC credentials, he is an internationally certified assessor and center manager from A&DC “UK”, an internationally certified assessor from Thomas International “UK” and Profiles International “USA”. He is also a certified trainer for the American University in Cairo, Reflact AG in Germany, The Leadership  Challenge in USA.

Hamza is one of the American University in Cairo “Triple-Crown University” faculty staff and he delivers training and coaching with the world’s most reputable providers. He currently manages the coaching business line in Elm, one of the middle east’s leading organizations in coaching and leadership development services.

Hamza is a Training Director, Middle East & Instructor at Goal Imagery® Institute / International School of Coaching Mastery™. 

THOMAS YATES, PCC
Tom is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation and a Certified Life, Career and Executive Coach with Goal Imagery® Institute.

Tom is the Academic Director, Thailand of Goal Imagery® Institute and of the Thailand Coaching Institute (TCI) and the Director of the Asia Pacific Coaching Institute (APCI). He is a coach and trainer who has as well as abroad.

Tom has developed and coordinated numerous projects for organizations in Thailand, and supported many organizations to develop and maintain their own coaching culture initiatives, working with organization leaders to understand and use coaching as a means to improve engagement, commitment, creativity, and individual critical thinking skills that help move their organizations forward and be more competitive and innovative.

SARAH ANDERAWS, PCC

Sarah Anderaws, PCC is an ICF Coach Mentor and Executive Coach with over 10 years of experience in the Human Resource & Development field.

After graduating from Holistic Life, Career & Executive Coach Training™ at Goal Imagery® Institute, she went on to become a PCC coach and one of the main instructors at the institute.

As an ICF Mentor Coach, Sarah mentors coaches of different backgrounds and helps them in achieving their ICF credentials.

Sarah is a truly international coach. She mentors and coaches in both English and Arabic. She lives in New Zealand.