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MEET THE TEAM
Jennifer Grace
Lead Trainer: CIJ Clarity Catalyst Adult Certification, CIJ Culture Catalyst Corporate Certification, and CIJ Insight for Life Kids and Teens Certification
Jennifer was named Miami’s number #1 Life Coach by New Times. She is a Hay House Author, Motivational Speaker, Radio Show Host, and Corporate Wellness Coach.
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Based on the famed Stanford University Master’s Degree Course “Creativity in Business” the program, CIJ Clarity Catalyst that Jennifer is the lead Train-the-Trainer for, helps students get crystal clear on who they are and what they want. It empowers them with practical mindfulness tools and proven emotional intelligence techniques to discover their next powerful chapter in their lives.
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Jennifer’s goal-oriented approach to mindfulness recently earned her the role of Prada’s first-ever mindset coach. She also works with corporations as a mindset coach such as: Facebook, Turner, HCI, Whycode, and EO (Entrepreneur Organization). Over the last 12 years she has also hosted mindfulness retreats and has traveled to fifteen different destinations, including Bali, India, and Africa. She and her retreat participants have raised over $50,000 to help communities in need worldwide as part of her give-back retreats.
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Jennifer is also a “coaches coach” and has certified 500 plus coaches on how to powerfully deliver the course and build a profitable group coaching business and brand. To date, the program has been translated into ten different languages and is being taught in ten different countries, all under Jennifer’s direction. In 2016 Jennifer took on redesigning the program for kids and teens, and as of May 2017, she has certified 200 plus coaches to deliver the youth coaching curriculum (CIJ: Insight for Life for Kids and Teens).
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In 2019, her TedX speech, “Why Mindfulness Should be Just as Important as Math in Our School Systems” debuted on TED.com. Drawing from her inspiration as a mother, Jennifer Grace, redesigned her mindset curriculum for kids and teens in 2016. As of today, she has certified 30 coaches to deliver Insight for Life for Kids and Teens, her youth coaching curriculum.
She has been featured on several morning shows; NBC 6, The Balancing Act on Lifetime TV, San Diego Living, CT Style and featured in; Huffington Post, Ocean Drive, Mindbodygreen, and on radio; The Jenny McCarthy Show and Elvis Duran.
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Her goal continues to be to inspire and empower through her tried-and-true tools for achieving life goals and mindfulness while improving her student’s overall quality of life.
Dr. Darlene Chambers
Co-Trainer: CIJ Clarity Catalyst for Adult Certifications
Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coach, Dr. Darlene has been coaching for almost three decades and has been practicing yoga and mindfulness nationally and internationally for over 40 years. She has nurtured a passion for dance, healing, education and training and development by serving as a business and academic administrator, elementary, secondary and university level teacher, trainer and consultant with experience in such varied areas as organizational development, C-Suite executive coaching, training and education, human resources, higher education administration, social work, fitness/wellness, and exercise physiology.
She received her Bachelor’s degree from Ball State University in HPER and Social Work, her Master’s from San Francisco State University in Community College Teaching and Exercise Physiology and completed doctoral work at both Oregon and Bowling Green State Universities in Higher Education Administration and Organizational Development. Her dissertation focused on attitude and motivation, specifically looking at how one develops and sustains self-efficacy. She is a comprehensive practitioner in Motivational Interviewing, Positive Psychology and Appreciative Inquiry.
Coach Dr. Darlene has achieved the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification (since 2009), is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach through NBHWC, a Health Coach Institute Certified Health, Life and Empowered Well-Being Coach, and a DiSC Personality Assessment Trainer and Distributor. She is in process of completing her International Coaching Federation Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential. She is Thai Yoga Therapy certified (since 2006) and is a credentialed Aromatherapist through Aroma Vera in Provence, France (since 1995). Additionally, she holds an RYT 200 Yoga teacher credential and will be soon completing her RYT 500 certification. She holds Pilates and Step Reebok certifications and served as a national Step Reebok Certification Trainer. She holds professional membership in the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD).
Her curriculum and certification design accomplishments include serving as a lead design team member of the Ohio Certified Public Managers’ (OCPM) Certification, as a project team leader for the Ohio Department of Administrative Services (ODAS) Human Resources (HR) University and designed and facilitated the United Health Partnership’s (hospital consortium in NWO) Leadership Certification. Further she served on the development team for the first national fitness/dance exercise certification (International Dance Exercise Association).
In the past, Coach Dr. Darlene served for five years as the executive coach for the Marathon Oil (IT) managers and process coach of the self-directed work team implementation. She provided executive development for business team leaders and middle management staff at the Wacker Chemical Corporation, USA and Wacker Chemie International subsidiaries.
She is well-versed in fitness and integrative health having owned three of her own Yoga and Pilates studios where wholistic and metaphysical services were provided. She exhibited strong communication and listening skills as a former AM Radio Talk Show Host (WSPD-iHeart Media) and as a current national presenter on resiliency and social-emotional learning.
Coach Dr. Darlene currently serves as a certified co-facilitator and VIP coach for coaches through Jennifer Grace’s Clarity Catalyst adult trainer course. She additionally serves as a consultant and coach through her own Full Circle Consulting LLC.
Matt West
Lead Trainer: The Culture Catalyst for Healthcare Workers
Matt is a transformational coach with a passion for helping others love and accept themselves while finding balance in their busy lives. Having a great deal of experience with mental health struggles in the lives of those around him, he is able to bring a unique perspective to helping others with their individual struggles.
Matt has been involved in health and wellness for 25 years in numerous capacities and has had the opportunity to help patients and clients in many aspects of their lives over the years.
He is a certified Health Coach and Life Coach from Health Coach Institute, as well as certified in the CIJ Clarity Catalyst and The Culture Catalyst which are proven life changing programs based on a Stanford University Masters Degree Program.
Krystal Paige
Lead Trainer: The Culture Catalyst for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
Krystal Paige Hyman is a Certified Clarity and Culture Catalyst Trainer and an ACE Certified Health & Wellness Coach specializing in Talent Development, Crucial Conversations, and Leadership Coaching at Citrix Systems. She is a lead trainer and facilitator for Talent Development programs in North America. Krystal Paige provides multi-passionate business leaders and creative entrepreneurs with a framework to build clarity, certainty, and confidence.
Previously a Resident Life Coach at The Standard Spa in Miami Beach and Apprentice to top-selling Hay House Author and Radio Host Jennifer Grace, Krystal led an international nonprofit
organization providing resources to schools in rural communities in Jamaica. As a Howard University graduate, she is passionate about the economic, educational, and social equality of minority groups, diversity, and inclusion in the corporate world for all marginalized and underrepresented people. Krystal teaches her clients that life is a canvas, and when we are intentional about how we live it, we can create a beautiful work of art- from the soul up.
Co-Trainer: The Culture Catalyst for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
Ana Chavarria
Ana is a first generation Mexican American with a fierce drive and compassionate heart. After dedicating over a decade of her professional career working in the financial industry, Ana, now an entrepreneur, has delved into the more meaningful work she has always wanted to pursue. She is bilingual in English and Spanish.
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With stock trading as her background, Ana brings the inspiration of financial freedom and the tools of her experience to mentor and motivate others to pursue the beauty of their dreams while being financially sound and savvy.
She is a certified trainer of "The Culture Catalyst" and “The Clarity Catalyst” a course on mindfulness, based on a Stanford University Master's program.
Co-Trainer: The Culture Catalyst for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
She is passionate about wellness and personal development which has enabled her to facilitate wellness retreats around the world. Building community is central to each unique retreat experience, and is of the utmost importance to her. Val’s vision is to help others be inspired and live their best lives now! Her drive for helping others and giving back on a global scale has led her to do meaningful work on retreats teaching kids mindfulness and meditation techniques.
She also facilitates Wellness Workshops as well as Personal Coaching Sessions with clients. She teaches the CIJ Insight for Life, a course that is based on a Stanford University Masters Degree class in mindfulness and emotional intelligence. She teaches at different levels for kids, teens and adults. In between retreats, she spends time in her home country of the Philippines and her California US residence. She’s an avid lover of nature, the environment and animals. She has a passion for photography and loves to capture the moment.
Valerie Price
Valerie has over 22 years of Education Experience in Admissions. Currently she is the Director of Enrollment for Empowered Education Graduate Programs, Coach Mastery and Pathway. She is a Certified Health and Life Coach, Master Level Transformational Coach from Health Coach Institute. A Nutritious Life Certified Nutrition and Wellness Coach, an Empowered Wellbeing Coach from Health Coach Institute Pathway Program, and a Clarity Catalyst Certified Trainer.
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Valerie holds an Associates Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from City College of San Francisco, a Bachelors of Science in Technical Management degree, with an emphasis in Human Resources. She also has her MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management.
Jo has traveled the U.S. sharing her story and encouraging and inspiring people to live a life filled with Joy and Gratitude. She is a light in this world, and her charisma and loving heart is a catalyst for change and the context for a transformed world.
She is a certified trainer of The Culture Catalyst and The Clarity Catalyst, a course on mindfulness, based on a Stanford University Master's program.
Jo Englesson
Jo is the founder of TOFA (Token of Appreciation) and GT Trainings, is a charismatic and joyful innovator and keynote speaker who creates peace in the world in the field of transformation and technology. She is the Author of the book Source Movement.
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In August 2010, Jo founded the GT Trainings, a four-month, in person, leadership program creating leaders who want to make a difference in the world by “being the change.” More than 20,000 people have attended her in-person training.
Co-Trainer: The Culture Catalyst for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
Leah’s experience with personal and professional burnout led her down a life-changing path of growth and transformation, and she now specializes in supporting others working in the social sector, including healthcare, social work, education, and mental health.
Leah is a Certified Trainer in the Creative Insight Journeys (CIJ)- powerful, life changing courses based on a Stanford University master’s degree program in mindfulness and emotional intelligence.
In addition to her professional and educational achievements, Leah is also the parent of an adult daughter with special needs and is a graduate of the Minnesota Partners in Policymaking Leadership and Disability Advocacy training, as well as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
Leah is passionate about equity and inclusion for marginalized and diverse populations and believes that mindfulness can profoundly enhance the quality of life for all people, and is on a mission to make this skill-set available to anyone.
Leah currently leads evidence-based workshops and courses in Minnesota as well as providing individual and group coaching locally and nationwide.
Leah Corcoran
Leah is an experienced Life Coach and Wellness Trainer who helps people create more balance and peace in their lives by learning how to optimize their mindset, habits and self-care.
In 2020, after working 20+ years as a Registered Nurse, Leah pivoted her career to coaching in order to serve people in a way that felt truly aligned with her passion for emotional wellness.
Transformational Wellness Coach
Transformational Wellness Coach
Mandy began her holistic journey ten years ago, shortly after her divorce. She stumbled upon Reiki after becoming ill with mononucleosis. Reluctant and desperate, she went to see a Reiki practitioner that would change her life. Not only did receiving Reiki aid in healing her illness, but it also lit a spark inside her – this began her journey to become a Reiki Master Trainer.
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During this time, she met a holistic practitioner specializing in sound healing. After attending several sound bathes, Mandy found her second teacher and mentor. Loving the effect of incorporating Reiki and sound healing, Mandy began her practice by offering these together in private and group settings.
Being an extrovert, she loved the group classes the most and felt it was a way to impact the collective positively.
In 2020 with the rest of the world, Mandy’s blossoming practice abruptly stopped, triggering a time of inward reflection. During this time, Mandy worked part-time with her best friend’s company – Vesta: A New Vision for Divorce. During her time with Vesta, she became fascinated with their work, particularly the coaches. She loved learning about how these professionals helped to transform families impacted by divorce.
She began to wonder – is there a space to incorporate coaching with her holistic practice of Reiki and Sound Healing? Then, as luck would have it, she learned about the Clarity Catalyst course her friend offered. Entirely moved by the program, Mandy interviewed to become a coach, and became certified in Clarity Catalyst for Adults, Teens, and Corporations.
Today, Mandy works with groups and individuals helping them get clear on their dreams so they can manifest them - allowing them to live their best lives.
Mandy Bar
Transformational Wellness Coach
Karen has always had the heart to serve and spent several years in the hospitality industry as a general manager. A great deal of her time was devoted to mentoring and coaching her team to be their best and her team thrived under her leadership and inspiration.
She knew that becoming a coach was the next natural step in her life. She received her Health & Life Coaching Certification in June of 2021 and has taken Law of Attraction classes. Karen received her certification in (CIJ) Clarity Catalyst for Adults, Teens, and corporations in October 2021.
Karen is excited to be able to inspire and motivate her clients during their self-discovery journey as they rebuild, redesign, and reinvent their lives!
Karen Cartwright
Certified Health, Life, Financial, & Mindset Coach for HR Professionals
Dan Emery is a Certified Health, Life, Financial, and Mindset Coach with over 25 years of experience in community development, real estate management, and financial services. As a seasoned entrepreneur and mentor, Dan specializes in guiding individuals and organizations toward financial well-being, professional growth, and personal development. His expertise in financial fitness, leadership training, and mindset coaching helps employees and teams build resilience, improve decision-making, enhance collaboration and interpersonal skills, and achieve long-term success.
With a background in coaching and mentoring—from youth sports to financial literacy and professional development—Dan is committed to empowering individuals to reach their full potential. His approach focuses on fostering clarity, accountability, and strategic goal-setting, making him a valuable resource for HR professionals seeking to enhance employee growth and workplace engagement.
Dan is a certified Health Coach and Life Coach from Health Coach Institute, as well as holding a certification in the CIJ Clarity Catalyst and The Culture Catalyst which are proven life-changing programs based on a Stanford University Masters Degree Program.
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Tina Charest,
Certified Health/Life/Mindset Coach for HR Professionals
Tina Charest is a Certified Health and Life Coach with over 30 years of experience in team management and professional development. She specializes in helping individuals and organizations foster a growth mindset, enhance well-being, and build resilience in the workplace. With a strong foundation in talent development, Tina’s coaching approach focuses on empowering employees to overcome stress, improve productivity, and achieve personal and professional fulfillment.
Her expertise spans leadership training, employee wellness, and mindset transformation, making her a valuable resource for HR professionals seeking to cultivate high-performing, engaged teams. Tina’s belief that “caring for the whole person leads to happier employees” drives her mission to deliver impactful, results-driven coaching programs that enhance both individual and organizational success.
Tina is a certified Health Coach and Life Coach from Health Coach Institute, as well as certified in the CIJ Clarity Catalyst and The Culture Catalyst which are proven life changing programs based on a Stanford University Masters Degree Program.
