Our Coaching Approach

Coaching is about helping people accomplish more from their efforts to achieve their goals of success and happiness, whatever that is for them. Coaching helps you find answers for yourself.

Identify

We support you by creating distance between you and your problem and helping you identify the patterns that might hinder your success.

Empower

We empower you by giving your difficult feedback, holding you accountable to your goals, and pushing you enough to break through and grow. 

Act

Every meeting seeks to create new insights to deepen your understanding and identify an actionable plan to forward the action. 

Our Coaches

Dr. Laura Gallaher

Dr. Laura Gallaher is an Organizational Psychologist, Keynote Speaker, USA Today Best-selling Author and Leadership Coach. She began her career at NASA Kennedy Space Center. After the Space Shuttle Columbia exploded upon re-entry in 2003, killing everybody aboard, Kennedy Space Center hired Laura and a team of organizational psychologists to change the cultural influences that were deemed to play a role in the tragedy. She worked for 8 years with NASA to positively influence culture, develop leadership capacity, and improve organizational performance at Kennedy Space Center. She was also hired to help manage the change associated with radical changes in the performance management process and philosophy at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts. Laura’s company, Gallaher Edge, applies the science of human behavior to organizations so they can get their edge, achieve together, and enjoy the journey. She helps executive teams have conversations they didn’t even know they needed to have. Organizations are just people. Gallaher Edge helps executives learn what it takes to be more profitable by truly putting people first.

Dr. Phillip Meade

Dr. Phillip T. Meade supports a variety of consulting projects focused on creating superior organizational performance. He has exceptional skills in organization development, improving teamwork and team cohesion, organization design, process engineering, strategic planning, leadership communication, culture change, leadership development, and managing teams. Phillip has provided consulting and training services for an extensive list of clients across both the public and private sectors.

Phillip has led teams and organizations for 25 years, serving at various levels of management. Following the Space Shuttle Columbia accident, he developed a plan for the organizational and cultural changes necessary for return to flight, employing innovative techniques to align organizational systems, processes and leadership behaviors to drive sustainable change. Dr. Meade developed the strategy and led the implementation of an integrated and comprehensive framework for change management, and under his leadership the organizational and cultural changes instituted were recognized as the benchmark for culture change.

Phillip holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, a Master’s degree in Engineering Management and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management Systems. He holds 2 patents, and has over 20 professional publications.

Phillip is a Licensed Human Element® Practitioner.

Ms. Kayla Wonisch

Ms. Kayla Wonisch is a licensed Human Element Practitioner, Certified Professional Coach, Energy Leadership Master Practitioner, and Operations Manager at Gallaher Edge. She is driven by her passion for helping people and intuitive problem-solving. Kayla specializes in leadership development and works with leaders to align their core values with their actions. Kayla excels at her role at Gallaher Edge through her relentless work ethic and growth mindset. Specifically, she is instrumental in systemizing and optimizing the delivery of client engagements and our self-paced learning offerings, Insider Edge, and the Digital Leadership Catalyst. With her adept understanding of marketing, technology, and administration, Kayla has spent the last six years supporting Gallaher Edge in various capacities. Kayla regularly pursues her passion for history and understanding the human condition outside work. She continuously grows in self-awareness by exploring as a world traveler, acting as a life learner, assisting others, and obtaining her 500HR Yoga Teacher Certification. Kayla recently partnered with Lululemon as their local Winter Park Store Ambassador. .

Ms. Gabriela Buich

Ms. Gabriela Buich is an experienced team builder facilitating culture change associated with mergers/acquisitions, leadership changes, and organizational transition. Through team sessions and individual coaching, she helps leaders create trusting business relationships and effective team communications. She is skilled at group facilitation and leadership development coaching, bringing specific emphasis on elevating trust and creating a culture of direct and honest feedback. Fearless and intuitive, Gabriela has a deep passion for helping individuals realize their potential and live a more fulfilling life. She combines business savvy from 27 years as a serial entrepreneur with insights from working with C-suite executives to understand the priorities and challenges of high performers, anticipate their needs, and unlock barriers to their progress. Whether it is through discovering or re-aligning with talents, values, passions or purpose, she believes all people can make their dreams a reality. Gabriela is a Licensed Human Element Practitioner and Master Certified Professional Coach .

Dr. Stephanie Lopez

Dr. Stephanie Lopez is an Organizational Psychologist and Executive Coach who is an expert in the application of the science of psychology to organizations.  Her passions lie in leadership development and team cohesion. Stephanie specifically helps leaders become more authentic and self-aware, which enables greater resilience, stamina and flexibility in the face of demanding and difficult leadership challenges. She’s known for creating a humbling and exciting coaching environment where she gently edges clients closer to insights. Stephanie transforms the way teams function by investigating root causes of issues teams are experiencing and building their capacity to hold crucial conversations and address interpersonal issues when they arise. Previously, Stephanie served as an organizational development consultant and coach for NASA, where she led a team of leaders through a large-scale reorganization by providing change management recommendations to position directorates for success. She also led and managed the development of a succession management program designed to ensure new leaders are strategically developed and prepared to compete for the Senior Executive Service positions when the positions become vacant.

Stephanie holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, and a Masters and PhD in Organizational Psychology. Stephanie is a Licensed Human Element® Practitioner, and a Certified Coach.