GAIL PARKER, SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Gail Parker has over 20 years of experience developing impactful communications with groups and key leaders at Fortune 500 and Am Law 100 firms all over the world. Programs include skill building for: presentations, presence, keynote speeches, media interviews, critical thinking, panel discussions and emotional intelligence. As a corporate coach, Gail also works with individuals on life as well as business decisions. She has worked with hundreds of key leaders at: Goldman Sachs; Avon; Prudential Insurance; Stryker Medical; JPMorganChase; PSEG; PricewaterhouseCoopers; KPMG; Disney; Zurich Insurance; Kimberly Clark; Merrill Lynch; Skadden Arps,Slate, Meagher & Flo;, Alston & Bird; Kilpatrick,Townsend & Stockton and Allen and Overy.

Before her 10-year tenure as Director of Training and Professional Development at a NY based consulting firm, Gail worked with The Brighton Group, a strategic-management company emphasizing time management, sales and needs assessments. Prior to that engagement, she performed as a professional actress in NYC, national tours, stock and repertoire theatres, and was an adjunct instructor in theatre at New York University. Her workshops incorporate aspects of improvisation, role-play, recordings, and awareness of assumptive thinking, unconscious bias, and varied learning channels. Gail is a CPC (Certified Professional Coach), through iPec.