Michelle Kunz

Current

Consultant Partner at NetSpeed Learning Solutions
Mid-Atlantic Regional Director at iPEC Coaching
Principal at PEL Coaching, LLC (Power, Energy, Leadership)

Chorister and Children's Chorus Master at Washington National Opera

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Past

Voice Instructor at Levine School of Music
Voice Instructor at Washington National Cathedral
IT Coordinator at Negroni & Kromer, PLLC

Marketing Manager at OC Systems, Inc.
Membership Manager at National Solid Wastes Management Association

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Education

iPEC Coaching
The Catholic University of America

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9 people have recommended Michelle

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

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Michelle Kunz’s Summary

If you want to maximize your potential and that of your entire team -- and therefore maximize results -- in a highly confidential partnership where passionate engagement, challenging probing and customized action are the norm, PEL Coaching is for you.

We provide a framework in which you explore key aspects of your leadership and teamwork styles. We assess and define strengths, goals and vision/mission, practice new skills, and develop and implement a practical action plan using a highly personalized style designed to uniquely suit your needs and desires.

Our coaching philosophy and methodology are based on the core principles of Power, Energy and Leadership and how they interrelate in effective, empowering, creative, engaging teamwork and leadership. We are passionate about leadership, teamwork and coaching. Our passion shows in our deep commitment to our clients and to our work.

Michelle Kunz has more than fifteen years experience coaching, teaching, managing, facilitating and leading teams of varying sizes and disciplines. She has public speaking experience with groups of all sizes. Her training presentations are engaging and down-to-earth and her ideas are delivered in a high energy style. She is a certified trainer with NetSpeed Learning Solutions and is certified to administer and interpret the Myers-Briggs, FIRO-B and Energy Leadership Inventory assessments.

Michelle Kunz’s Specialties:

Removing blocks to success and profitability
Gaining clarity for increased productivity
Developing vision/mission for maximum results
Enhancing communication for peak performance
Increasing time management/organization skills
Setting goals and achieving them using AIM-SMART
Mediating conflict for positive change
Reframing diversity challenges for maximum impact
Motivating teams for productivity and profitability
Enhancing creativity for fun and profit

Michelle Kunz’s Experience

Consultant Partner

NetSpeed Learning Solutions

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

2008 — Present (1 year)

NetSpeed Learning Solutions (NSLS) uses blended learning to meet the leadership development learning needs of fast-paced organizations.

Each of 23 modules begins with exciting, interactive and practical face-to-face group instruction facilitated by a certified trainer. Participants receive an electronic magazine with a variety of features crafted to reinforce the training. A web-based certification test is completed to demonstrate knowledge of the material and the ability to apply it to real-life situations.

Participants gain valuable approaches to managing others, building teams, and achieving results through collaboration with others. Training presented in focused modules, combined with e-learning reinforcement tools, maximizes knowledge retention and application of skills.

NSLS's approach is powerful and easy to implement. Training directors can quickly launch and support a customized training initiative, certify participants, and reward participation and achievement.
Mid-Atlantic Regional Director

iPEC Coaching

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

2008 — Present (1 year)

iPEC Coaching is an ICF-accredited coach training program for individuals and organizations who want the best in coach training.

Moving beyond developing action plans with clients, iPEC's unique Core Energy Coaching process unites client inner passion and purpose with objectives and goals, delivering a higher level coaching experience. iPEC coaches co-create powerful, highly energizing and mobilizing coaching experiences.

Combining experential, transformational classroom learning, teleclasses led by subject matter experts, self study, peer study groups and mentor coaching, iPEC's training process develops master coaches who are qualified to take their credentialing to the highest levels (MCC).

Once you register as a student with iPEC you become part of the extended network of support. iPEC helps you build your coaching business and gives you practical tools for success.

Visit the iPEC website for additional information on what makes iPEC different. www.iPECcoaching.com.
Principal

PEL Coaching, LLC (Power, Energy, Leadership)

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

April 2005 — Present (4 years 4 months)

Partner with leaders and teams to address client defined topics (e.g. improve communication skills) in confidential, challenging, regularly scheduled meetings. Assess strengths, define concepts, practice new skills and identify default tendencies to decrease stress and increase effectiveness and results. Develop and implement personalized action plan for leadership and teamwork development.

Value: Completely confidential environment in which to explore all aspects of the leadership and teamwork experience. Objective feedback on progress throughout the partnership. Personalized, detailed action plan, which can be adjusted as a result of ongoing feedback. Very high buy-in and commitment levels. Higher ROI than training alone (65% compared to 25% retention rates for new skills).

For current list of workshops and other details, please see website:
www.pelcoaching.com
Blog: www.pelcoaching.com/blog
michellekunz.mk@gmail.com

PEL Coaching is a Virginia SWaM Certified business.
Chorister and Children's Chorus Master

Washington National Opera

(Non-Profit; Music industry)

1995 — Present (14 years)

Project management
• Manage project time line and budget within multiple and changing deadlines and variables
• Deliver musical and dramatic performance on time and within budget

Contribute to successful production team
• Present and coordinate musical and dramatic idea with team leaders and members
• Foster collaborative team atmosphere to create synergy and performance levels
• Manage musical and dramatic demands in real-time environments, including successful navigation of unexpected changes to planned actions

Personnel
• Assess project personnel needs
• Coordinate project needs with organizational requirements
• Audition, recommend for hire and supervise talent for scope of project
• Identify and engage support personnel as needed
• Educate and manage performance of personnel
• Provide ongoing feedback to increase performance levels throughout project
Voice Instructor

Levine School of Music

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

2003 — 2007 (4 years)
Voice Instructor

Washington National Cathedral

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

2006 — 2007 (1 year)
IT Coordinator

Negroni & Kromer, PLLC

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)

November 1998 — November 1999 (1 year 1 month)

Coordinate infrastructure
• Install, coordinate and maintain applications across multiple locations
• Coordinate internal client preferences
• Train and support internal client application use
• Unify and normalize existing database and develop new entry norms

Network security
• Research, identify and recommend the hiring of a network security firm to centralize and secure internal networking activities, including intranet, database storage, file sharing and server functions
• Install, coordinate and maintain network firewall and individual security software applications
• Manage and maintain ongoing server activity

Website
• Develop and maintain firm website
Marketing Manager

OC Systems, Inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

May 1996 — November 1998 (2 years 7 months)

Marketing Plan
• Solicit input from all departments
• Coordinate with CEO to develop outline for plan
• Write plan and solicit feedback for various drafts

Market Presence
• Write, publish and distribute monthly newsletter communicating recent industry trends, company and product information and highlighting facts of interest to clients and prospects
• Plan, coordinate and schedule presence at trade show booths
• Plan, coordinate and present special trade show hospitality events

Advertising
• Plan, design and execute advertising campaigns
• Maintain corporate website

Coordinate marketing and sales
• Develop and maintain contact management system in coordination with sales
• Accompany sales executives on major presentations as needed

Personnel
• Supervise the office manager position to include interviews, recommendations for hire, goals and objectives and annual reviews
Membership Manager

National Solid Wastes Management Association

(Government Relations industry)

1993 — 1995 (2 years)

• Manage dispersed team of membership offices to coordinate a flexible, scalable and comprehensive membership outreach program.
• Develop networked database of membership and related activities.
• Support and facilitate Board Membership Committee activities.
• Facilitate team trade show presence and activities.
• Develop and deliver monthly activity and status reports for association newsletter.

Michelle Kunz’s Education

iPEC Coaching

CEC , Professional Coach Training , 2006 — 2007

www.ipeccoaching.com
The Catholic University of America

D.M.A. , Vocal Performance , 1996 — 2000

Full academic scholarship (Board of Trustees).

Activities and Societies:

Pi Kappa Lambda

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Michelle Kunz’s Interests:

Family, camping, wine, single malts, ballet, endangered species, wildlife, feeding birds, skiing, playing piano, Cole Porter songs, ethnic cuisine, travel, yoga, what is beautiful?, great conversations, meeting new people, knitting