John Cooper is a managing partner at Milestone Partners. In a 30-years business career he has been active in line management, internal and external consulting, effectiveness training, strategic planning, organization design, change management, and executive coaching. Cooper has served dozens of Chicago-area clients, including Fortune 100 companies and nonprofit organizations. Former president of the Organizational Development Network of Chicago, he has served on the Human Resource Association of Chicago’s board of directors and has been certified in various development tools, including Center for Creative Leadership Benchmarks 360 and the Hogan Leadership Assessment Series. Cooper earned an MS in organizational development at Aurora University and trained in advanced coaching through the International Gestalt Coaching Program.
Bliss is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and a Workshop Facilitator for the Career Transitions Center (CTC). She facilitates career development and leadership workshops, administers assessments, and provides group and individual coaching. She coaches individuals and teams on how to develop their management skills and become stronger team members by improving their communications skills and honing their innate talents and strengths. She also helps clients navigate career transitions and determine where they want their new professional paths to go.
CliftonStrengths® Profile [Empathy - Responsibility - Individualization - Harmony - Includer]
Prior to becoming a career development and leadership coach, Bliss worked for over 15 years in the Event Marketing and Sponsorship Industry. She has held a variety of management positions at corporations, non-profits and agencies including the PGA TOUR, Dress for Success, and IEG Consulting. She also has a BSW from Providence College.
Kelly Ross is a leadership coach, learning and talent strategist, and facilitator (www.rossassociates.com). Kelly’s work in leadership development and talent management, the people side of business, is helping individuals and organizations to define happy, be real, and keep their rockstars.
She works with individuals in one-on-one coaching engagements, with teams to clarify goals and increase effectiveness, and with organizations to build and implement learning strategies. Kelly brings experience working in more than 30 countries, with individuals and organizations across industries and sectors, and nearly a decade of experience at McKinsey & Company.
Kelly co-authored Fearless Feedback: A Guide for Coaching Leaders to See Themselves More Clearly and Galvanize Growth (www.fearlessfeedbackguide.com).
Kelly holds a MS in Learning and Organizational Change from Northwestern University, a BS in Business Management from Indiana University, is a Hudson Institute of Coaching Master Coach, and a Coaching Supervision Academy Accredited Supervisor, and is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by the International Coach Federation.