“There are few people who bring as much heart and capability to daily life as Ann Badillo. I've known Ann since late 2000 and have worked with her on seven strategy consulting engagements over the years. She is a delight to work with whether the project is consulting to the COO of a medical equipment start-up or facilitating marketing strategy sessions for one of the Silicon Valley technology titans. In the role of engagement principal, Ann has achieved remarkable credibility with her executive clients. On the engagements that took a whole team to deliver, Ann made it easy for each of us to give our gifts. In so doing her own sway with clients was amplified, and we team members had opportunity to stretch into new roles. When she and I would co-facilitate a vision session for company leaders, it was always a breeze to pass the lead back and forth as the program progressed. The post-event debriefing dinners always drifted into dialogue about topics close to home: family, health, personal development and spirituality. Over the years we have coached each other on the most important aspects of life. I have found a pearl in every one of those conversations. If you have an opportunity to engage Ann Badillo to help you get from where you are to someplace even better, take it.” July 19, 2008
Joe Sterling, President, Sterling Insights, Inc.
was a consultant or contractor to Ann at Silicon Valley Technology Companies
“Ann is brilliant. I have always found her to be a spectacular business strategist with a strong academic foundation supplemented by a wealth of experience and insights from a hearty and varied practice. I highly value her work, opinions and recommendations.” June 11, 2007
Dana Masuda, Marketing Communications Manager, Cisco Systems
worked directly with Ann at Silicon Valley Technology Companies
“Ann helps take your marketing ideas from brainstorm to breakthrough. Her keen ability to contextualize and frame perspectives provides a strong foundation for decision-making and action-taking. If nothing else, ask to be put on Ann's email list.” January 11, 2007
Top qualities: Personable, Expert, Creative
Linda Jacobson
hired Ann as a Business Consultant in 2001, and hired Ann more than once
“Ann is a thoughtful facilitator who listens carefully, supports diverse voices and points of view and helps partcipants feel heard and respected. She is skilled at articulating / reflecting back to group participants the threads of thought and the themes that are generated by their work and she uses such modalities as graphics to both clarify and document group dialogue and interchange.” October 31, 2006
Lisa Heft, Owner, Opening Space
worked directly with Ann at City & County of San Francisco
“Ann is a fantastic thinker, planner, organizer, and manager... Loved working with this fine person...” September 26, 2006
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Creative
Hugh Hempel
hired Ann as a Strategic Consulting in 2000, and hired Ann more than once
“Ann recently developed an event design for an executive summit based on the Open Space concept. She is good at understanding our objectives and proposing alternatives that balance creativity with practicality.” September 22, 2006
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative
Janet Matsuda
hired Ann as a Business Consultant in 2003, and hired Ann more than once
Leadership Consulting
The Badillo Practice
“There are no Gordian Knots when Ann's in the room. Her unique ability to untangle seemingly impossible situations and have the clear paths reveal themselves is truly remarkable. Ann disarms, defuses tension, unties previously intractable problems and leaves a group reinvigorated with both a personal sense of mission and a group sense of collective spirit.” November 25, 2006
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity
Jennie Savage
hired Ann as a education in 2006, and hired Ann more than once
“Ann was really able to keep us focused on tasks that mattered most. Her coaching style is very postive and she keeps us metally challenged through each coaching session. Without Ann I feel like we would have imploded. She made us realize that we need to take time for ourselves in order to re-focus on our practices. She finds your strengths and helps you use them in business to achieve your goals. Working with Ann I have gained tremendous insight on how to better run our healthcare business. She's the best!!” September 25, 2006
Top qualities: Great Results, High Integrity, Creative
Michael Silvas
hired Ann as a Business Consultant in 2006
“Without Ann's amazing ability to focus and re-direct our energy, enthusiasm and dreams (at times referred to as: chaos) this recent venture surely would have imploded by now. Ann always knows what to say in order to materialize the big picture not only at the business level, also at the individual level. Following a session with Ann I am relaxed and I have room for creativity and action.” September 21, 2006
Top qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative
Rikke Johansen
hired Ann as a Business Consultant in 2002, and hired Ann more than once
“Without Ann's amazing ability to focus and re-direct our energy, enthusiasm and dreams (at times referred to as: chaos) this recent venture surely would have imploded by now. Ann always knows what to say in order to materialize the big picture not only at the business level, also at the individual level. Following a session with Ann I am relaxed and I have room for creativity and action.” September 21, 2006
Top qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative
Rikke Johansen
hired Ann as a Doctor in 2002, and hired Ann more than once
“Ann is an energetic, creative, open coach with a strong ability to perceive what makes people tick. She thinks across traditional silos of approach and skills to reflect unique perspectives on individual stage of life in the context of her detailed knowledge and understanding of business culture. In a short time, Ann guided me in defining personal and professional goals, prioritizing them, and toward planning on a detailed level. With her open, inquisitive manner, Ann created an enjoyable, positive atmosphere for this very personal exercise.” May 20, 2008
Top qualities: Personable, Expert, Creative
Judith Stanley
hired Ann as a Career Coach in 2008
“Ann rocks! I enlisted her as my personal coach over a year ago to help me evolve out of my mid-career crisis. Six months later I was out of a stale job and into a new executive position running my own marketing show. I've since hired her on as a marketing strategist and we are having a blast!” April 24, 2008
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Creative
Michelle Stone
hired Ann as a Career Coach in 2007, and hired Ann more than once
“Ann is an exceptional coach, brimming with creative ideas and knows how to accelerate the process to get results. Ann brings experience, intuition, invention, connection and deep caring to her work. And she's just plain fun to boot.” December 31, 2007
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative
Jenny Bisset
hired Ann as a Career Coach in 2007, and hired Ann more than once
“Ann is an incredible coach that helped guide me through a difficult transition in my personal life and career. She has been a sounding board to bounce ideas off of as well as someone who can make sense of key messages and themes that have been staring me in the face, but I couldn’t see them. I had never been in a coaching relationship before and was initially very hesitant to engage in one as I had these preconceived notions of it being a combination of a stale career counselor and aggressive headhunter of some sort. My first meeting with Ann threw all of that out the door. Not only were all of our sessions at this warm, relaxed, open-aired space in Palo Alto, but Ann herself is very disarming, funny, comfortable and a fantastic listener. One of the attributes that really made Ann’s methods and coaching unique and invaluable is the way she was able to help me combine my personal and career objectives and help me design steps towards goals that would be fulfilling in both aspects of my life. Thank you, Ann.” October 23, 2007
Top qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity
Meli James
hired Ann as a Career Coach in 2007
“Ann guided me through a personalized program designed to do essential personal and career evaluation and planning that I wouldn’t otherwise do on my own. Ann has a great style for this kind of work. She is energetic and upbeat, listens very well, and she pulls out and emphasizes key messages and themes. Ann has a great sense of humor, which helps keep the sessions upbeat and loose. Ann challenged me to chart a career path that is in harmony with all aspects of my life, including my family situation. For me, the most valuable exercises were the skills inventory, the 360 review from my network, and the job scenario exercise. Objectively reviewing my skills, and determining at what points in my 25 year career I have been most productive and satisfied, yielded key insights about my ideal working conditions. The 360 degree feedback from 20 of my co-workers, co-volunteers, friends and family provided insights into my character that I could not have articulated, and also provided ideas that now form the basis for my near and mid-term career direction. Finally, the ongoing process of defining possible job scenarios and mapping them against my aptitudes and near and long-term goals has helped me to focus much more productively and with more resolve on the types of work environments in which I will thrive.” April 25, 2007
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Creative
Tyler Cobbett
hired Ann as a Career Coach in 2006
“Ann, is the person to call when you need help moving from point A to B. She listens with a strategic mind and is relentless about asking the most poignant questions. I have been most impressed by how she'll analyze my ramblings and come back with a statement like: 'What I hear you say is A, B,and C. Is this correct?" Ann's gift is her ability to help people see clearly what they want they want from their careers and lives. As I worked on my resume after many years as a stay at home parent and community volunteer, Ann helped my put into marketable words - my life over the last 6 years. Aside from Career Coaching, when discussing fears about doing my first triathlon, Ann was full of resources - everything from books to great coaches. If Ann doesn't have the answer, she definitely knows who and where to find the answers. To top it all off, as intense and passionate as Ann is, she is fun to work with!” September 20, 2006
Top qualities: Great Results, High Integrity, Creative
Hiromi Kelty
hired Ann as a Career Coach in 2005, and hired Ann more than once
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