Julia S., Director, Planning, Land Use, Environment

The ELI assessment gave me the opportunity to identify strengths and safely explore blind spots that have created little blocks to achieving my definition of success.

“My Friday meetings with Martina were the light at the end of the work week. There is a calm centeredness to her approach: she is upbeat and encouraging while remaining steadfast at challenging my assumptions and interpretations. The ELI assessment gave me the opportunity to identify strengths and safely explore blind spots that have created little blocks to achieving my definition of success. By asking the right questions at each step, Martina's guidance allowed me to reframe and address recurring issues. In-turn, I started to untangle insecurities and use my values to create guideposts and goals.”

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Jenn B., VP Marketing

As a busy working mom, I needed some help finding ways to fit everything into my day while still finding time for myself. Martina helped me do that, and I am excited about my future again, especially in my career.

“Since I began working with Martina, I have had clarity in both my personal and professional lives. She has a unique way of drilling down to what you value and discovering methods for integrating those values throughout your life. She also held me accountable to the degree I wanted to be held accountable. As a busy working mom, I needed some help finding ways to fit everything into my day while still finding time for myself. Martina helped me do that, and I am excited about my future again, especially in my career.”

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Shelly K., Sr. Technical Applications Manager

I used to worry and think that upper leadership didn’t view me as a good leader. I now feel more confident in how I perceive myself as a good leader and working towards taking it to the next level.

“Martina taught me how to apply the principles and concepts of Energy Leadership to my everyday life both professionally and personally. As a result, I am working every day to shift my energy and focus on operating from higher anabolic levels. I used to worry and think that upper leadership didn’t view me as a good leader. I now feel more confident in how I perceive myself as a good leader and working towards taking it to the next level.”

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Frances F., HR Director

Martina delivers focused and purposeful guidance. I enjoyed every call I had with her and found using her guidance in areas of my life beyond my career.

“Martina possesses great wisdom and intuition, which gives her access to coaching her clients with a systematic and catered approach.

Martina delivers focused and purposeful guidance. I enjoyed every call I had with her and found using her guidance in areas of my life beyond my career.

I would work with Martina again!”

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Atim A., Scientist

She understood right away what I needed and gave me clear pointers on what to do. Thank you very much!

“I immediately hit it off with Martina on multiple levels. Martina is easy to communicate with and listens well. She understood right away what I needed and gave me clear pointers on what to do. Thank you very much!”

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Nicole BZ, Founder & CEO

She uses her extensive training and background, her skills in change management, and her approachable and delightful personality to create the ideal environment to explore your next big move in career.

“It was an honor working with and learning from Martina. Her coaching methodology is both meticulous and connected, powerful yet present. She uses her extensive training and background, her skills in change management, and her approachable and delightful personality to create the ideal environment to explore your next big move in career. I can't recommend her highly enough.”

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Kelly E., CEO Bariatric Nutrition Resources

I truly don’t believe she will ever know the impact she had on me! I would recommend her to anyone without any hesitation! Thank you, Martina!

“I was at a very low point in my life after a 20-plus year career suddenly ended. Martina was incredible and I will truly never forget the gift she gave during our time together! She “met me where I was at” and helped me to determine my goals moving forward and helped me regain my confidence. She had just the advice I needed. I truly don’t believe she will ever know the impact she had on me! I would recommend her to anyone without any hesitation! Thank you, Martina!”

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Cassie B., Teaching Professor turned Career Coach

Martina’s coaching program was instrumental in helping me change my mindset around my career transition.

“A year ago, when I first attempted to resign, I felt trapped in the decision and guilt for leaving a position I loved. My employer at the time threw everything at me to keep me, so I didn’t end up resigning. Fast forward one year…I knew I needed help to truly resign and follow my deepest passion (coaching students interested in science and medicine). The Energy Leadership Index (ELI) assessment Martina issued was a vital part of the process. It helped me realize why I couldn’t leave the first time – I was in the wrong energy state!

This time I really focused on expressing joy and excitement for my new career venture during my resignation meeting and it went incredibly well! My boss showed genuine curiosity in my new business and even asked me for links to my business website and podcast to help spread the word! Martina also provided access to her online course about the ELI, which was so informative – take the time to work through it! It was a great supplement to our great sessions.

When I was looking for a coach, I wanted someone with a science background like me and someone who provided more concrete structure (I wanted to walk away from every session having gained something tangible). Martina was a perfect fit for what I was looking for! She even customized my coaching package based on my needs, and timeline, which I greatly appreciated. I could tell she put in a ton of time outside of our actual sessions, preparing for each session. Martina is top-notch – I’ve already recommended her to my family and colleagues!”

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Jesse B., Sales Director

Martina has gone above and beyond her role in helping to open doors and opportunities and collaborations relative to my goals. It has been a transformative collaborative experience in my personal and professional development.

“Martina has facilitated a sincere coaching experience. I appreciated her genuine interest in my goals, and I am grateful for her honest feedback to help me redirect and reflect on what I truly want in my career.

Our debrief of the ELI Assessment was foundational in that I was led through understanding how I show up, how I see the world and handle stress. This non judgemental process helped me to step back and begin making necessary changes in which to optimize my natural potential. Martina does well to not tell you answers, she asks questions to help you uncover your own answers and discover what actionable items you need to undertake to bring about change.

Martina has gone above and beyond her role in helping to open doors and opportunities and collaborations relative to my goals. It has been a transformative collaborative experience in my personal and professional development”

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Mark W, UX Researcher

Martina was my wise guide through the wild and rough terrain of a major shift in my leadership journey. Over the course of just a few months, she helped me navigate this transition with clarity and confidence.

I was particularly impressed with Martina's ability to listen deeply and tune into my needs and goals; and then to collaborate with me to tailor a plan for my unique situation. What stands out most to me about Martina is her unique blend of kindness and presence with clear structure and guidance. I came away from each session feeling heard and supported, and with a clear set of directions for moving forward.

This made all the difference in navigating the challenges of my leadership path. If you are facing a similar crossroads, give yourself the gift of working with Martina. It's an investment in yourself and your future.

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Savannah B., Sales & Marketing Manager

She was a huge confidence booster and her mentoring led to me being offered a position in a new industry and the department I wanted to break into.

“Martina was exactly who I needed to help with my next career move. I was looking to make a change, exploring new industries and on a time crunch due to an impending company reorganization. Martina helped me formulate what I really wanted in a new position and how to target companies that aligned with my values. She was a huge confidence booster and her mentoring led to me being offered a position in a new industry and the department I wanted to break into. Definitely recommend her services, she's a delight!”

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Marci S., Strategic Communications

Her approach of asking the tough questions and getting the answers out of me was extremely helpful in learning how I needed to "sell" myself and my talents. I would not hesitate to work with Martina again.

“Working with Martina was a great experience for me. Her experience outside of my industry was invaluable in helping me in my career. Her approach of asking the tough questions and getting the answers out of me was extremely helpful in learning how I needed to "sell" myself and my talents. I would not hesitate to work with Martina again.”

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Nick C, Staples Cyber Security

Martina, Andrea, and the instructors instilled trust and belief, and this gave me a huge boost in confidence and made me realize what I'm capable of!

“Thank you for pushing me personally and professionally. Initially, I was pretty intimidated by rock climbing, but it wasn't as daunting as expected. Martina, Andrea, and the instructors instilled trust and belief, and this gave me a huge boost in confidence and made me realize what I'm capable of!”

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Shareef K., Bioinformatics Analyst

Her style of questioning helped me pinpoint many blindspots of mine and enabled me to develop ways of thinking to overcome mental hurdles.

“It was a pleasure working with Martina. Her style of questioning helped me pinpoint many blindspots of mine and enabled me to develop ways of thinking to overcome mental hurdles. The Energy Leadership Index assessment was particularly helpful for me to identify my thinking patterns and enabled me to make more self-aware choices when dealing with my work. After working with Martina, I can confidently say I feel more in control of the challenges I face at work.”

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Optical Engineer

Within a short time, Martina helped me improve my situation at work and boost my energy and positivity.

“Martina is very intelligent and balanced. She is a great listener and the sessions were open and direct. I felt that within a short time, we were able to dive deep into topics in a very flowy and informal style. She has a holistic approach to coaching and I found her insights interesting and useful. Martina always summarized our sessions in writing which allows me to go back to the main issues whenever I need to, greatly increasing the value of these meetings. I couldn’t be happier with choosing Martina as a career coach and look forward to keeping working with her in the future.”

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Shelly K.

I now feel more confident in how I perceive myself as a good leader and working towards taking it to the next level.

“Martina taught me how to apply the principles and concepts of Energy Leadership to my every day life both professionally and personally. As a result, I am working every day to shift my energy and focus on operating from higher anabolic levels. I used to worry and think that upper leadership didn’t view me as a good leader. I now feel more confident in how I perceive myself as a good leader and working towards taking it to the next level.”

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Mavin G.

She somehow manages to combine highly organized and structured thinking with a creative and flexible approach to generating many, many ideas, suggestions, and sources that lead to real results. She is very easy to work with, respectful but appropriately demanding, and is 100% vested in a successful outcome.

“I used Martina Felderman’s coaching services in April 2019 and would highly recommend them. From the initial contact via LinkedIn, through to evaluation of options, to actually starting coaching, the experience with Martina was impeccable. She somehow manages to combine highly organized and structured thinking with a creative and flexible approach to generating many, many ideas, suggestions, and sources that lead to real results. She is very easy to work with, respectful but appropriately demanding, and is 100% vested in a successful outcome. Worth every penny and I would highly recommend working with her if you are serious about moving your business up several levels.”

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Ewa L., Founder of Koliber Sciences

During the coaching sessions I truly felt understood and heard by someone who has walked the shoes of entrepreneurship and understands the challenges of pursuing careers in science.

“Feeling stuck? Feeling like you're driving with an emergency break on through life? That's how I felt in 2020 until Martina was able to shed some light on the roadblocks that were preventing me from reaching my potential. Martina uses ELI tools that enable a quantitative assessment of leadership skills and a clear framework of how to progress to higher levels of leadership. The ELI assessment and coaching were invaluable in understanding how fear of failure and self-doubt was sabotaging my life. During the coaching sessions I truly felt understood and heard by someone who has walked the shoes of entrepreneurship and understands the challenges of pursuing careers in science. Thank you for showing me the path to "peaceful success".

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Marit J., Postdoctoral Researcher

After talking with Martina and journaling about my choices, I'm recognizing my intuition again. I feel like I'm making better choices to put my energy where I want it to go.

"My threshold for frustration had been lowered, stress levels were skyrocketing, and I was feeling disoriented on my next steps in my career. In fact, I was worried I had made the wrong career move. When I took the ELI, I was expecting to learn where my energy was being drained and how I could manage my overwhelming stress. What I wasn't expecting was to learn how strong of a leader I am when I am operating in my zone! My energy profile reminded me of times when I was operating equally with my intuition and my logic. After talking with Martina and journaling about my choices, I'm recognizing my intuition again. I feel like I'm making better choices to put my energy where I want it to go. I catch myself sometimes making choices without checking into my intuition and realize I'm not as excited about them. Tuning in to how I feel has allowed me to keep my energy up and course-correct in my career to where I feel more aligned with where I want to take it."

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