Freddi Donner is a seasoned executive coach specializing in the power of communication and interpersonal skills to achieve professional growth and business development goals.  Freddi founded Business Stamina in 2004 after more than two decades as a corporate marketing executive and successful entrepreneur. She is certified by the International Coaching Federation and is an accredited practitioner of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment.  She also holds a clearance to work in secure government environments.

Meet Freddi in this interview. 

Freddi helps professionals discover the resources within to build personal presence and stamina at work.  Her dignified, safe and convenient coaching methodology helps leaders and managers assess their personality types and communication styles, and understand how these characteristics affect workplace relationships and business success. Freddi’s candid and supportive coaching style helps clients use this awareness to build strategies for personal engagement and business development in a way that is comfortable and natural as they are effective.

As a veteran entrepreneur and executive, Freddi keeps the focus on practical, real-world objectives that turn everyday interactions into opportunities to advance business goals. What’s the best business networking approach for a given personality type?  Which method of time and information management can complement a person’s behavior patterns and life experiences? How can a standout technician augment software expertise with the “soft skills” needed to manage people after – or in pursuit of – that big promotion? Through group and individual sessions, Freddi helps clients find these answers and leverage them for professional and personal success.

A thought leader on leadership skills, stress management, teamwork and related subjects, Freddi has conducted workshops for George Mason University, the Smithsonian Institution, the Society for Human Resources Management and other audiences. She has also presented at national conferences sponsored by Xerox and the International Facility Managers Association.

She is a board Member of the International Coach Federation Metro DC and leads the Community Outreach efforts.