Carolyn Dateo is a seasoned leader for strategists, creatives, marketers, and solopreneurs. With extensive business experience in various US markets and on a global scale, she brings invaluable expertise to her coaching practice. Currently, she coaches strategists and solopreneurs, empowering them in leadership development based on their strengths, goals, and opportunities. A Founding Member of Hudson Valley Women in Business, Carolyn facilitates Mastermind sessions coaching for Executive Presence and in assessing business development and innovation plans at the grassroots level. In her previous roles leading strategy teams, Carolyn has been recognized for making people feel heard and seen, and for helping them grow in their strategic practice, client management, team relationship enhancement, and personal development. She utilizes key tools such as Clifton StrengthsFinder, cognitive biases, neuro-linguistic programming, Myers-Briggs, and HBDI/Whole Brain Thinking. She is an advocate for DEI, and EQ sensitivity and development. Carolyn also has some familiarity with Hogan and Enneagrams from her own executive coaching work. Carolyn has worked with individuals on performance and productivity based on 360 assessments, personal and professional goals, and career direction. She has been effective with multi-national teams in which different cultures come into play. She has been effective in remote roles (most recently serving as Chief Strategy Officer at Luckie & Co. across two offices and 5 geographies) and working with individuals across different workstreams in complex business partner collaboratives.

Her coaching development stems from her mastery of qualitative research and interviewing, as well as facilitating group workshops and discussions. Whether in online platforms, in-person or in ethnographic settings, Carolyn is known for her warm, empathetic style and strong listening skills in understanding people where they are. She has facilitated a range of conversational topics from body pain to baby care & parenting practices, terminal or orphan disease experiences, sexual intimacy and financial planning and investing, as well as general snacking, meal preparation, health and wellbeing.

Carolyn and her husband have raised two daughters, both of whom have benefited from her guidance in interviewing and job search strategies, interpersonal relations and in learning how to provide feedback for creative and problem-solving impact. In her spare time, she mentors under socialized shelter cats resulting in successful foster placement and adoption. Carolyn has been practicing mindfulness and yoga for over 2 decades and appreciates the outdoors through hiking and climate advocacy. Her dedication to community and social impact underscores her active involvement in making a positive impact beyond the boardroom. With her extensive expertise, fascination with improving communication impact, and commitment to making a difference, Carolyn is poised to make invaluable contributions to her coaching clients.

Notable Client Achievements

• Coached SVP of Strategy in transition from a 10-year role in a NYC advertising agency to securing a global marketing role at Samsung, based in South Korea. Rehearsed interviewing scenarios and provided negotiation coaching resulting in a 10% salary increase and broader relocation support, including the provision of an accountant for the duration of expat employment, and provided counsel for terminating current employment in a positive exit.

• Coached Senior Communication Strategist through an employment separation agreement, which resulted in maintaining part-time work for 5 months instead of being completely unemployed.

• Coached Senior Strategist through a poor performance review, resulting in termination and gaining freelance work.

• Coached senior citizen volunteer for a "Friends of Museum" organization to navigate and negotiate funding and financial control agreements with the town mayor, museum board of directors, and other Friends of Museum board members.

• Coached solopreneur in securing retail space for clothing boutique resulting in contracted agreement for fantastic rental rate in a coveted (high shopper traffic) location.