Wendy Appel
Leadership, Team Development, and Organizational Change Consultant A cultural anthropologist by advanced degree, Wendy brings that lens to her work as an organizational consultant and coach. Wendy is skilled in group and interpersonal communication dynamics, leadership development and coaching, culture and operations change management, facilitation and team building. She offers organizations and individuals a wide range of tools and processes which encourage full participation and inspire individuals and teams to work collaboratively, develop their creativity, do their best thinking and problem solving, and infuse fresh spirit into the workplace. Wendy, along with Pam Fox Rollin, offers Enneagram programs through the More About You collaboration.
Julie Brown
Management Consultant A former hospital CEO, Julie supports clients in navigating the whitewaters of organizational change. Her expertise includes strategic planning, project implementation, and human resource development. Clients include major healthcare organizations, banks, universities, and community-based organizations. Julie earned her Bachelors degrees in Psychology and Social Welfare, as well as Master’s degrees in Business and Public Health, all from UC Berkeley. She is qualified to administer and interpret assessments including the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Drew Dougherty
Leadership Consultant and Executive Coach Drew brings to his work a valuable combination of leadership development expertise, hands-on business management, and public policy experience. In his roles as facilitator, coach, and strategic consultant, he works with executives to design and deliver a systematic approach for developing leaders, teams and culture in their organizations. He has a keen interest in designing metrics for accountability and results. Drew’s education includes an MBA from Stanford University, an MA in Leadership and Public Policy from Claremont College, and a BA from Dartmouth College.
Sharon Richmond
Management and Organization Change Consultant For more than 20 years, Sharon has specialized in leadership coaching, building high-performance teams, and creating agile, competitive organizations. Since beginning her post-MBA career with Touche Ross management consulting, Sharon has worked with leaders at companies spanning the organizational life-cycle, from venture backed start-ups to Fortune 50 companies. Clients have included: Aruba Networks, Cisco Systems, Citigroup, DHL, Epocrates, IMVU, Proteus Biomedical, Roche and Sun Microsystems. Sharon has also consulted with numerous early-stage companies. Sharon is an internationally known speaker and author on the topics of Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and Personality Type. Her book Introduction to Type and Leadership, was recently published by CPP, Inc. In addition to consulting privately, Sharon has spent the last four years working with senior faculty at Stanford GSB revising the leadership curriculum for MBA students and coaching students in advanced Leadership classes.
Kim Zilliox
Leadership and Career Coach, Team Facilitator, Speaker Dynamic, engaging, and insightful, Kim leverages her background as a sales and training director to coach and inspire individuals and organizations to achieve unprecedented results. With over 15 years of coaching and consulting experience, she has worked with and spoken at most of the major corporations in the Bay Area including Cisco, Sun, Google, HP, Apple, Intel, Symantec, SanDisk, and Yahoo! She is also extremely successful in working with non-profits in her commitment to maximizing employee engagement and effective leadership. Kim holds an MBA from UC Irvine, an MA in Career Counseling from Santa Clara University, and a BA in Psychology from UC Santa Barbara. She is certified in MBTI®, Lominger 360, and various other instruments.
IdeaShape Resource Team
Jennifer Doolin
Office Manager Jennifer is an amazing assistant with extraordinary organizational skills. With a background in office management, medical administration, and security, Jennifer is glad to support IdeaShape clients and team with scheduling, vendor qualification, bookkeeping, and program preparation.
Jude Forman
Communications Coordinator Jude interacts with companies and associations on behalf of IdeaShape to help them arrange speaking engagements and programs. Her background in advertising, corporate and entrepreneurial companies helps her to appreciate and serve the needs of IdeaShape clients.