Igniting Personal, Organizational, and Social Transformation.

 

"The training and coaching work you did with us has been life-changing for many of our key leaders and transformative for our organization. For one quarter the price of what we have paid others for supposedly similar trainings, you created results that were four times as significant. You did it much more quickly and effectively – and it was fun and inspiring. We cannot thank you enough."

- Senior leader, Vermont State Government

Let’s talk about how we can support your key leaders and teams to thrive in their lives and flourish in their work.

We’d love to help YOU take flight toward your own vision of success
through one of our personal coaching packages.

Email us at contact@thesparkscenter.org or phone 607 229-4616

 
 

We have coached more than 50,000 individuals and have worked with more than 350 organizational clients, including foundations, government agencies and other mission-driven organizations such as:

  • Ben and Jerry’s Foundation
  • Blandin Foundation
  • Foundation For the Carolinas
  • Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
  • Kalamazoo Community Foundation
  • Lyndhurst Foundation
  • Ojai Valley Youth Foundation
  • Vermont Community Foundation
  • Wilder Foundation
  • Alberta Community Development
  • Capital Health Authority
  • City of Seattle
  • National Crime Prevention Center of Canada
  • Tompkins County, New York
  • U.S. Agency For International Development
  • United States Peace Corps
  • The City Of Ithaca, New York
  • The State of Vermont
  • The White House
  • Association of Fundraising Professionals
  • Cornell University
  • Institute for Sustainable Communities
  • Lawson’s Finest Liquids™
  • National Civic League
  • Marlboro College Non Profit Management
  • Outright/Queer Summit
  • Society of American Foresters
  • United Way
  • Vermont Leadership Institute
  • See More →
 

We can help you ...

 

Provide Inspiring, Engaging Training Sessions

“Wow! This year’s Vermont Leadership Institute day was the best ever. After the amazing work you have done with these groups for us over the past twelve years, that is saying a lot! The level of engagement in the room this year was truly extraordinary.

You are amazing in the way you can engage such a diverse group of people and help each one find something of real value to them.

Several of the associates mentioned how much they appreciated the time you took to learn about them and to connect with them very personally.

The way you use your energy, your personal style and stories, the examples that illustrate the “hot tips”, all create a genuine atmosphere of fun and possibility, allowing people to really be introspective without feeling “touchy-feely.”

Judy Warriner Walke
Director, Vermont Leadership Institute
 

Enhance Your Effectiveness

"Jeff, we are now launching the most exciting and strategic programmatic efforts for the Foundation that got hatched and nurtured through the grants restructuring effort you led us through.

Our organizational effectiveness is vastly improved thanks to your help in developing strategy that helps meet our dual mission of impactful grantmaking and increasing philanthropy in the state.

Even more than that I appreciate all that you have done for me personally with my professional life and personal aspirations.

Again, your knack for pushing for clarity was instrumental in helping me step further into my own leadership and define my vision of success for myself. I’m more energized and thriving at work now thanks to my work with you and it shows.

You are a wonderful person with such a generous spirit."

Jen Peterson,
Vice President for Program and Grants
 

Build Staff Morale and Organizational Culture

"There is a long list of creative ways in which Jeff has helped the City of Prince George overcome challenges and effect positive cultural change.

After taking Jeff's workshop, we restructured our division and the portfolios of the existing staff so that each person was able to focus on the type of work that most fired them up.

The fact that each of the HR team members is now focusing on work that they are excited about and interested in is hugely beneficial to the organization in other ways, because we're much more productive and enthusiastic about our jobs. As well, the workshop created even stronger bonds between our team members and we have now sent our whole team through Jeff's workshop."

Rae-Ann Emery
Director of Human Resources
City of Prince George, British Columbia
 

Catalyze Personal Growth

"I’ve personally participated in and benefited tremendously from Jeff’s work in both my personal relationships and business success. Jeff’s approach and tools have been incredibly meaningful and even transformational for me."

Sean Lawson
CEO, Lawson's Finest Liquids, LLC and “The Beer Guy”
"Straight from the Green Mountains to your head!"
 

“I not only feel better about every aspect of life, but my numerical measurements show that I am spending more time doing what I love … I finish this period of work with Jeff with stronger confidence in my ability to create the life I truly want."

Ariel Pliskin
Zen Peacemaker Order Minister,
Leader in the Community Café movement and personal
coach to activists
 
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