Who We Are

Matthew Jensen, is an executive coach who helps successful leaders become even more effective by making positive lasting change in leadership behavior. He identifies and corrects the 21 most common roadblocks that keep leaders from reaching their highest potential. Most of these roadblocks are related to communication, relationships, and behavior. Matthew commonly uncovers blind spots that the leader was completely unaware of. He helps leaders to overcome them in a respectful, non-judgmental and confidential environment.

Matthew has a master’s degree in counseling psychology/organizational behavior and an undergraduate degree in business administration. He is certified in Stakeholder Centered Coaching developed by Marshall Goldsmith, Ph. D. and his team. Matthew has been involved in the field of non-verbal communication since 1989. He is personally trained by Michael Grinder, M.A. Matthew is both a practitioner and master practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), certified by Robert Dilts and Judith De Lozier. He is currently working towards completion of a certificate in Marriage & Family Therapy, which is based on Systems Theory. These skills are effective in improving interpersonal communication and relationships in both the workplace and at home.

Matthew is a member of The American Psychological Association (APA), Society For Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Society Of Consulting Psychology, and Society For Human Resource Management (SHRM). Matthew is a private pilot and is fascinated by Aviation Psychology and Human Factors. He lives in Bend, Oregon where he enjoys being outdoors in the desert sunshine running and playing an occasional round of golf.

Debi Coleman is an information technology and electronics industry veteran with over 40 years’ experience as a senior executive in storied companies, including finance, operations, and IT.

From 1981 to 1992, Debi worked for Apple Computer, starting as a member of Steve Jobs’ Macintosh Group team, then holding the positions of VP Operations, CFO, and VP Information Systems and Technology.

Coleman served as VP of Materials/Operations for Tektronix, a company manufacturing test and measurement devices. In 1994, Coleman took Merix – a spin-off of Tektronix – public and the company went from $60 million in revenue to $400 million. Debi served as Chairman and CEO of Merix through 2001.

From 2000 to April of 2018, Debi Coleman was a co-founder and co-managing partner of SmartForest Ventures in Portland, Oregon.

Coleman holds a BA from Brown University and an MBA from Stanford. She also received an honorary Ph.D. in Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

In 1997, Coleman was named a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. She a Board Leadership Fellow at the National Association of Corporate Directors and has served on the boards of Synopsys, Inc. the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, Applied Materials, Octel, and Software Publishing.

An advocate of higher education, Coleman has also served on the boards of Brown University, Harvard and Stanford Business Schools.

Here is a YouTube clip of Debi in the early days at Apple from a Tom Peters “In Search of Excellence” video. Her story begins at 7:15 minutes in with comments from Steve Jobs. Debi appears at about 8:00 minutes in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3agg64LM88

Frank has been a full time consultant in the field of leadership since 1981. Frank’s consulting career began when he joined the staff part time at The Center For Leadership Studies with Paul Hersey in the late 1970’s. He than became a partner and director at Keilty, Goldsmith & Boone. Besides co-founding Prism Ltd in 1986, Frank currently works closely with The Association of Corporate Executive Coaches (ACEC) whose aim is to further the achievement of high standards in the coaching field.

Coaching
As a behavioral coach, Frank brings a wide range of experience working with individuals from mid-level management through C-level positions. As a long-term colleague of Marshall Goldsmith who has been widely recognized as the top leadership coach in the world, Frank was asked by Marshall to design, teach and oversee the certification of coaches in his methodology and practice aimed at helping already successful leaders to get even better. Their unique coaching process is called “Stakeholder Centered Coaching.” Frank co-developed and trained all coaches in the Marshall Goldsmith Partners Network. Now Frank is a partner in the Marshall Goldsmith Group and co-founder of “Stakeholder-Centered Coaching” with Chris Coffey and Marshall Goldsmith.

Leadership Development
In the leadership development arena Frank’s training specialty is leadership behavior with an emphasis on demonstrating and building commitment, teamwork, influence across organizational boundaries, coaching, strategic planning and faster execution. His training designs all revolve around a specific leadership model supported by exercises and tools to apply the concepts learned.

Clients
Frank’s client list includes: Apple Computer, Citibank, Coca-Cola, Cisco, Dun & Bradstreet, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), General Foods, Hawaiian Airlines, IDS Financial Services (American Express), IBM, Intel, KPMG, Lawrence Livermore & Sandia National Laboratories, Microsoft, National Semiconductor, NationsBank (Bank of America), Reebok International, Sequent Computer (IBM), Tektronix, Trinity Rail, Toyota Financial, Warner Lambert, Wells Fargo Bank, and The UCLA Technical Management Program. Besides his work with large companies Frank has enjoyed working with a number of smaller emerging companies. these include 3D Systems, Keen Footwear, Pinnacle Entertainment, Network Associates and Rhythm & Hues Studios.

Education
Frank has a Ph. D. and MBA from The Anderson School of Management, UCLA where he also served as a Post Doctoral Scholar. His undergraduate degree is in Economics from Santa Clara University.

His publications include:

The Power of Total Commitment
The Coaches Playbook
The Coaches Playbook For Leaders
The Leader’s Guide to Encouraging Development

He and his wife Karen live near Portland, Oregon and enjoy helping their seven grandsons as they enter the world of work.