Umbrex Panel: Coaches Who Consult, Consultants Who Coach

Introducing Suan

Be Multidimensional

Advice to New Coaches

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Suan M. Taylor Kregel is a business transformation strategist and executive coach whose untraditional path spans leadership development, operations, and human-centered design. She moves fluidly between consulting and coaching, supporting leaders through complex change with clarity and care—most recently with clients like Duke University, Howard University, and the State of Minnesota. Suan also draws from her background in functional strength and wellness coaching to help clients build endurance—for business and for life.

Other Panelists

1. Dana Bilsky Asher, PhD is a seasoned executive leadership and team coach with deep roots in organizational performance, and a track record of improving quality of life at work. Through her consultancy, RELATED Experience (Rx), she partners with high-growth startups, C-suite leaders, boards, and rising talent to surface unseen dynamics and drive meaningful transformation.
2. Yewande Faloyin is a Certified Executive Coach and founder of OTITỌ Leadership and People Development, which helps growth-stage companies and hedge funds build strategic leaders, high-performing teams, & a results-driven culture that delivers exceptional value to their clients, investors, and business. Prior to OTITỌ, Yewande was a McKinsey consultant in the London office and a Morgan Stanley VP. 
3. Christina Figiel is a leadership and relationship coach working with startup and scale-up founders worldwide. She is a certified Co-Active coach and trained systemic coach (ORSC), known for using conflict as a constructive force. As part of her offering, she brings in expertise from her McKinsey and tech backgrounds to address org design, leadership, and sales. 
4. Julie Noonan owns two companies - Julie Noonan Consulting which delivers change management and human capital consulting services and Intuitive Wisdom Coaching which delivers leadership and life coaching to senior level women leaders facing big change.Julie also hosts a podcast called Roaming with Restless Women on which she interviews senior level women leaders who have hard-earned wisdom to share with upcoming generations.
5. Stacy Stutz is an experienced consultant and coachwho specializes in leadership development, team effectiveness, and organizational transformation. She brings a blended approach that spans coaching, consulting, and facilitation—often tailoring her engagements to move fluidly across those roles based on client needs. Stacy draws on extensive training in tools like the Leadership Circle Profile and has deep experience from her time as a senior advisor at McKinsey.
6. Michael Zipursky is CEO and Co-founder at Consulting Success, where they've coached over 1000 consultants to confidently create sustainable and profitable growth with proven systems and structure. Michael's insights on consulting and business growth have been featured in Forbes, Financial Times, Entrepreneur, and more, and he’s the best-selling author of The Elite Consulting Mind, Act Now, and Consulting Success. Michael is also a sought-after podcast guest and keynote speaker, known for helping consultants build thriving, scalable practices.