WHO WE ARE

As Founder and Head Coach of Cool Communicator, Justin provides public speaking coaching and communication training for individuals and groups.

His comprehensive and long-term programs facilitate improvement in verbal delivery, body language, slide design, confidence, charisma, and audience engagement.

Justin has successfully worked with clients from over 20 countries, conducting thousands of hours of coaching and training. 

Justin’s clients have worked at Accenture, Amazon, Bank of America, Barclays, BlackRock, Bulgari, Citibank, Credit Suisse, Cushman & Wakefield, Dish Network, Ernst & Young, Goldman Sachs, Google, Hearts & Science, Humanity 2.0, IBM, Indeed, Independence Blue Cross, Instacart, McKinsey, Meredith, Microsoft, The Miles Group, Moelis & Company, Moody’s, Morgan Stanley, Morrison & Foerster, MUFG, The NBA, NBC Universal, Oliver Wyman, PayPal, Pegasystems, Progyny, PVH, RBC Capital Markets, Russell Reynolds, Salesforce, Samsung, Uber, United Nations, Verizon, Visa, The Vitamin Shoppe, and more.

With over 20 years of learning & development experience in multiple industries, Joanne partners with you to conduct a thorough needs assessment before determining the appropriate learning technologies and programs for your organization.

Joanne’s mission is to help small to medium sized companies build out robust, learning ecosystems enabling them to attract, develop, and retain the top talent in their industry.

By creating structured L&D programs focusing on skills development, improved systems of communication, and leadership mindsets, Joanne & her team of experts will ensure your organization will thrive well into the future.

Joanne has served thousands of employees in the US, UK & EU over the years in:

• Ecommerce
• Education
• FinTech
• Hospitality
• Luxury Goods
• Manufacturing
• Retail
• Semiconductors
• TV, Film & Theatre

Osnat Lautman is a well-known intercultural expert, author of Amazon’s bestselling book, Israeli Business Culture & Founder of OLM Consulting.

She is passionate about connecting humans and breaking through culture barriers. As such, she created the ISRAELI™ model of Israeli business characteristics to reveal the foundations of the Israeli innovative culture:

• Informal
• Straightforward
• Risk-taking
• Ambitious
• Entrepreneurial
• Loud
• Improvisational

Osnat supports many organizations and individuals to effectively connect and engage with Israelis, avoid misunderstanding and maximize the value of combining the innovative Israeli spirit into a multi culture environment.

Osnat lived in Hoboken, New Jersey, from 2009 to 2013. During this time, she started her extensive research on the differences between Israeli and non-Israeli business cultures, including video interviews with businesspeople from numerous origins. The recorded discussions are incorporated into her lectures and workshops for demonstration purposes.

In a nutshell . . . Cathy believes we are all learners.

Her interactive workshops and social learning events have inspired business professionals throughout the US, UK, & Europe to be more confident and effective while presenting during global business events.

As a certified Eaquals’ inspector, Cathy advises business leaders on how to develop internal quality assurance systems and practical tools for L&D benchmarking and self-evaluation.

Her deep expertise in learning metrics & KPIs provides organizations with simple and effective resources for performance management.

Alex Dripchak is the co-founder of Commence, a college-to-career academy, and the author of 100 Skills Of The Successful Sales Professional  (insights available at 100salesskills.com)

Alex has held management positions at top recruitment, talent development, and technology organizations, such as, Talentful, Mercer, and Oracle.

He’s propelled forward by 3 relentless introspective mantras:

1. There has to be a better way to . . .
2. How can I be of value to . . .
3. What can I do to help . . .

In keeping with his focus on “what can I do to help,” he wrote 100 Skills of the Successful Sales Professional to help destigmatize the sales profession and make professional development more digestible.