Reviews

“Ira really challenged me to evaluate scenarios from a number of perspectives, some of which I hadn't previously considered, and always had suggestions for appropriate strategies, frameworks, and tactics. This wasn't always easy to apply, and it's exactly the kind of growth I aimed to get from a coaching program.”

“Ira's insight has been amazing as I have been growing in my career. His experience and lessons in business development, people management and organization have been super helpful and I have already started sharing things I have learned from him with my direct reports.”

“I appreciate Ira's attention to detail and focus...Ira is an excellent listener responding with very thoughtful questions and contextual perspectives into each conversation. His advice on tools and tactics were most helpful, some were very easy tweaks to working habits while others were longer term and strategic in nature. I always leave my sessions with Ira at ease and with a clear focus on what I will be working on in the weeks leading up to the next one.”

“I had the privilege of working with Ira, and I must say, he did an outstanding job. His guidance and insights were instrumental in helping me navigate the complexities of leadership, and I truly appreciate his expertise and dedication to my professional growth. Highly recommend!”

“Ira is the best professional coach one could ever work with and I feel extremely grateful and fortunate to have worked with Ira for over 2 years. Ira has the uncanny ability to discuss a challenge or problem you are facing, ask insightful questions to understand the essence of the issue, and then suggest strategy in order to resolve. I've learned so much from Ira and I highly recommend him as a professional coach for anyone in any role.”

“Talking to Ira is like chatting with your best friend who has all the answers already and truly believes in you and wants to help guide you in the right direction while allowing you the ability to make your own choices. He’s literally perfect for the position he is in and I’m grateful that I was lucky enough to be paired with him. Recommend 10 out of 10 and would be thrilled to work with him, or for him, or in any capacity really, as he is simply a joy to be with and someone I look forward to talking to each and every time!”

“Ira's professional experience is built on several successful roles during his career in tech made, which made for easy conversations that were able to get right down to the brass tacks quickly and without much time lost with discovery questions. This was my third experience with professional coaching during my career, and it was definitely the most effective and enjoyable. At the end of the day, Ira is also just a nice person to speak with, even when not facing a complex problem to solve. I will recommend that several others on my team explore his coaching based on the success that I experienced.”

“My first experience with professional coaching was with Ira. I found Ira easy to communicate and work with and most importantly, effective at getting to results. For my entire career, I had received feedback that I needed to improve my communication with top level leadership, and this had become my biggest professional challenge and quite frankly, a barrier to promotion…Within a few months of working together, I started getting positive remarks on my interactions with leadership. And I continue to reference the things I learned in my sessions with Ira as my career progresses.

“Ira is a highly effective management coach. His professional experience as an executive leader in Tech makes it very easy to have nuanced discussions. Ira is great at helping you examine challenges, identify what needs to change, and create a plan to enact change. And, he consistently follows up to track your progress and the effect of the plan. In many ways, Ira models the very behaviors that he coaches people to improve. For these reasons, I recommend Ira's excellent coaching skills for leaders of all levels. And, I highly recommend him for technology leaders.”

“Ira is a phenomenal leadership coach.
I was introduced to coaching as a company-mandated activity for leadership staff, and I was highly skeptical of its efficacy or value. Ira's compassion, courtesy and insight quickly disabused me of that notion. He helped me work through several tough challenges and granted me perspective on issues that I wouldn't have likely arrived at myself. All the while, he fostered a sense of self-advocacy and empathy that was entirely genuine. I would highly recommend Ira to anyone seeking Executive Coaching.

“As an executive coach, Ira does an outstanding job of putting himself in the shoes of his client and relating to the client's situation. He was doubly able to do this in my case because of his own professional career and acting as VPs and CEOs in tech companies. He guided me in a way that allowed me to see for myself that not all decisions and situations are black and white. Not all interactions should immediately result in vivid action items, and that change is not always instantaneous…He also truly planted the importance of communication and negotiation in me, allowing me to make prudent and strategic decisions and, along the way, change how I view my job and my interactions with people I work with in a positive way.

I strongly recommend Ira to anyone dealing with challenging leadership situations at work!

“"Confidence builder" is what comes to mind when looking at my professional relationship with Ira. We’ve worked together as client and coach for about two years and in that time I found Ira to be a great sounding board. I appreciated how he listened and how he responded. He provided really insightful guidance when I demonstrated reluctance and doubt in myself which helped me build confidence. In frustrating situations, he challenged me to see and identify for myself different answers and perspectives through pragmatic analysis of the situation, which now I do for myself…Because of his experience and comprehension of the industry, methods, and pain points, I highly recommend Ira for anyone or especially any company developing software.

“As a coach, Ira has helped me through a difficult transition point in my career: providing me with insights into my working style, reviewing my strengths, and shining a light on blind-spots for improvement. This included actionable steps for development that helped me land my dream role. Whether you feel "stuck", want to accelerate your career growth, or are looking to make a transition, I highly recommend working with Ira.”

“Ira was exactly the kind of coach I needed. Several years of corporate professional experience in executive roles with a focus on technology management. He was able to understand my problem context very well, step by step taking me through pragmatic solutions…He is very warm, flexible with schedules for sessions and approachable on any professional situation. I highly recommend Ira for individuals looking for executive and professional coaching, especially those in technology because he is also uniquely positioned to understand technology roles.