Let's talk about your company's future.
What does your company want to achieve? At Optify, we’re clearing the path towards growth, with coaching programs tailored to help you meet your goals.
At Optify, we believe that progress as an organization starts with people. Your rising leaders are the future of your company. Their growth becomes your growth — their success, your success. That’s why we’ve made leadership coaching accessible to every type of organization and team.
We believe leadership development should be accessible to individuals across an organization, that the process should be clear and efficient, and that the impact should be unmistakable.
How it Works
Optify provides one-on-one coaching through a transparent, results-oriented process, supported by resources tailored to meet the needs of participants and organizations.
Our online platform makes remote collaboration simple, and can support dozens or hundreds of managers, enabling organizational alignment and impact.
Matching
Clients select their coach at the beginning of an engagement
Goal Setting
Clients work with coaches to determine impactful goals
Resource Library
1:1 coaching is supported by a resource library curated from leading sources
Communication
Clients can message coaches to request meetings, ask questions, and stay on track
Scheduling
Our simple scheduling process enables coaches and clients to stay organized
Measurement
Growth can be measured through assessments and progress toward goals
Our Coaches
Our coaches come from a wide variety of backgrounds, but they all share a few, core traits. Each is a seasoned professional, with expertise not just in coaching and training, but in business as well. And each is passionate about helping clients unlock their potential, and create a lasting impact within their organization. Check out a few of them here.
Jennifer Hart
Optify Coach
Jennifer Hart is an executive coach, trainer, and consultant committed to bridging the gaps between leadership and communication and aligning stakeholders with divergent viewpoints. Jennifer frequently works with expert practitioners and rising leaders – many of whom have been thrust into new roles with neither preparation nor guidance – helping them to increase their personal impact, be better colleagues, and become great leaders. An active member of the International Coach Federation, Jennifer received advanced coaching certification through American University’s Leadership Coaching for Organizational Performance program, an MA from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, and a BA from American University.
Christina Swartz
Optify Coach
Christina has dedicated her career to supporting the growth and development of organizational leaders and other professional staff. She supports her clients to advance their careers by moving more quickly up the learning curve. As a former leader and business owner herself, she has lived the leadership life and has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities that people who lead organizations face. Representative topics of her client work include personal branding and rebranding, executive presence, setting boundaries, dealing with overwhelm and managing time and priorities. Christina received her coach training through Georgetown University’s Leadership Coaching program and is an Associate Certified Coach of the International Coach Federation.
"With Optify, organizations are able to offer one-on-one coaching to many employees in an easy and effective way. As an Optify coach, I custom-tailor my coaching to the needs of each client for maximum results."
Jay Howard, PhD
Optify Coach
Jay skillfully facilitates the success of others. With a Ph.D. in education and experience coaching in the pharmaceutical, financial services, retail and consulting industries, Jay brings his training and coaching expertise to Optify’s leadership development approach. Additionally, his M.S. in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania gives him a unique perspective on how organizations grow, develop and succeed. Jay also attended West Point, and has served on active duty and in the federal government.
"Optify stands out because we focus on developing leaders and advancing the mission of our clients."
Heidi Junk
Optify Coach
Build your skills. Increase your confidence. Have more impact. Heidi Junk is passionate about working with emerging leaders to elevate their professional performance and increase their personal satisfaction. Heidi will work with you to outline development priorities, identify and remove roadblocks, and accelerate change and growth. As the former head of a Washington news bureau, Heidi brings hands-on leadership experience and coaching expertise to Optify’s leadership development platform.
"Optify's approach is efficient and effective -- exactly what today's busy leaders need."
Daphne Y. Jefferson
Optify Coach
Daphne is an executive coach, speaker and consultant committed to helping leaders gracefully navigate the challenges of transitions. She has coached leaders at every level of government, the private sector, nonprofit organizations, and academia. With over 20 years of experience leading organizations at the highest levels of the federal government, Daphne helps senior leaders, emerging leaders and high potentials thrive in today’s fast-paced environment. She is a noted keynote speaker on the subjects of leadership, transportation and technology, has appeared on CBS This Morning, and has testified in the United States House of Representatives. Daphne holds a Master’s in Public Administration from American University, served as a Brookings Institution Legislative Fellow in the U.S. House of Representatives, and is an ICF trained coach, with an ACC credential.
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Deepti Gudipati
Optify Coach
Deepti Gudipati strives to empower clients with the skills and tools they need to own the change process and see tangible results quickly. Her approach is highly collaborative and her work is grounded in experiential learning and inclusive design. She loves helping clients find ways to work better, together.
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Carole Stizza
Optify coach
As an ICF coach and former senior HR professional, Carole helps individuals and companies optimize feedback, lead with strengths, and engage compassionate curiosity to excel in teamwork. Carole holds degrees in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and is a contributing author in the HR Anthology: Compassion@Work (2017) and Coaching Wisdom Vol.1 (Dec 2018). She has also proudly supported a military family across the US for 26 years.
"I'm thrilled to be a part of Optify's innovative approach to organizational success. Rarely do internal high potentials receive an external perspective that elevates their performance unless they seek it out themselves. Optify Coaching brings leadership development right to them."
Bikki Randhawa, MBA
Optify Coach
Bikki partners with rising leaders to support and unlock their leadership potential. Her passion for leadership coaching emerged from experiencing first-hand as a leader the immense impact that coaching can have on job effectiveness and personal growth. She appreciates the nuances of working in multicultural teams having lived and worked in various countries. She received her leadership coach training from Georgetown University and MBA from George Washington University.
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Jen Liner
Optify Coach
Jen Liner helps rising leaders learn, grow and become more confident and impactful. Throughout her 25-year corporate career leading various teams in rapidly changing environments, Jen was drawn to coach many managers and directors to build their leadership skills. Supplementing her deep on-the-job experience, Jen earned a Leadership Coaching Certificate from Georgetown University. Jen is known for actively listening and helping her clients reframe their challenges in ways that create new solutions and build new leadership skills.
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Jyl Camhi
Optify Coach
Jyl combines decades of hands on experience as both a corporate leader and entrepreneur with extensive training in leadership development theory to help each client develop into the person and professional they wish to be—improving their results, expanding their impact, and increasing their joy. Jyl is known for her ability to coach with both compassion and candor to help clients reframe their perspective and reveal new options as they pursue their next steps.