Ariana Blossom
Coach Overview:
Ariana Blossom is a strategic facilitator, executive coach, and business strategist with 15 years of experience supporting CEOs, Executive Directors, and leadership teams. Her work spans industries, higher education, and non-profits. She built and led a two-year Women in Entrepreneurship program in partnership with Cornell University that impacted more than 300 women in business.
She has spoken at the United Nations, university and industry conferences on topics ranging from entrepreneurship, leadership and organizational development. She has coached industry leaders on their speaking skills, facilitated executive leadership retreats, and coached Executive MBA students.
Statement of Coaching Philosophy:
Ariana leverages Appreciative Inquiry in her coaching and facilitation efforts. She focuses on connecting people to their purpose, igniting the collective wisdom in the room, and building on strengths across a group.
She is passionate about supporting leaders in overcoming resistance to change and growing into their next level of leadership capacity. She has helped leadership teams increase their trust, communication, and clarity by more than 30%.
Coaching Expertise:
- individual coaching, team facilitation, business strategy
- helping leaders navigate pressing leadership and organizational challenges
- coaching speakers to convey their messages effectively
- assessments: verbal 360, Kolbe
Experience with Higher Education and/or Academic Medical Centers:
- coached at Cornell University’s MBA program
- coached freshman female Cornell University students in personal and professional branding
- led marketing, grant writing, and events teams while influencing community and leadership decisions; she and her teams launched Cornell University’s first-ever Women Redefining Entrepreneurship conference, engaged speakers from Google and business leaders around the country, and attracted regional sponsors
- coached business leaders who were speaking at the Smith Family Business College’s “Business Confidential” event
Representative Coaching Engagements:
- Coached emerging leaders to prioritize tasks, delegate work, and communicate effectively with co-workers and supervisors. Within two years, the client was recognized as the fifth out of 1,000 people in national insurance sales.
- Coached a Fortune 500 leader who was struggling to speak up, be visible across the organization, and share her ideas. As a result of coaching, she was promoted to lead a new business department with high visibility and influence across the executive team.
Certifications and Trainings:
- Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation
- Executive Coach Symbiosis Certified
- Robbins/Madanes Life Coach Certified
- Peter Hawkins Systemic Team Coach Certified
Education:
- BA in Historical and Comparative Religious Studies at Wells College