Testimonials

Amy Castonoa Executive Coach Client Bobbie Goheen

Amy Castronova, President, Novatek Communications

I have had the privilege of working with Bobbie for 10 years through the Women’s Presidents Organization and personal coaching from time to time. Bobbie is one of the most intuitive and insightful people I know. She can see, feel, and identify core issues faster than anyone I’ve worked with and has a vast toolbox of strategies, methods, and teachings that bring the perfect amount of structure and heart. She’s the first person I go to when I’m unclear because she has a wonderful way of holding space, challenging your thinking, and providing resources for you to find the way.

Stacey L.T. Boyle, Ph.D., Chief People Planner @Smarter People Planning

Even though Bobbie was an outsider to my organization she fully understood the terrain I had to navigate and did her homework. She was an exceptional Executive Coach and would provide a unique perspective that I often needed to stay grounded. She would provide honest, compassionate feedback and truly had my best interest at heart. She offered multiple solutions which afforded me many options depending on a specific situation. I really felt like I was locked-n-loaded after I had a conversation with her. I like that she would role-play and help me anticipate scenarios that I could not see. Having worked with her I was far more confident making executive decisions and handling tough employee situations. I was always anxious to meet with her because I knew she would take me to task on follow up from our last conversation so I would prepare before our meetings so I didn’t let her down. It never failed that the amount of effort I put into our sessions was returned three-fold after interacting with Bobbie. She is exceptionally professional and I would highly recommend her to any organization seeking a deeply skilled, creative, and compassionate Executive Coach.

Mark Wickliffe

“I have known Bobbie since 2004. As a professional consultant I have found Bobbie to be well organized, efficient, of high integrity, and extremely competent. She has an excellent rapport with people that makes them comfortable and at ease. Her keen ability to connect people together for mutual benefit has personally provided value to me and my organization. I highly recommend Bobbie as a professional consultant. She will bring great things to any organization, group, or person she works with.”

Dawn VanDamme

“Bobbie has facilitated our management team meetings and she has also helped me as a business coach. Her thought process and her ability to look at the whole organization and see what is needed to foster success is incredible. I always look forward to hearing her thoughts and especially her questions.”

Xiang-Dong Mi

“Bobbie is an outstanding leadership coach. I enjoyed the time I had with her for 15 months during the EMBA program at RIT. I continue benefiting from her coaching even after I finished the program, through her newsletters and unique tools. For example, a traditional 360-degree leadership survey is initiated by managers and done anonymously at work. Bobbie’s way is to do it face-to-face at my own initiative any time I want, with not only my managers, co-workers, and reports, but also my family members and friends, and all focusing on elements of emotional intelligence.”

Andrea Adair

“When I began working with Bobbie, my goal was to gain insights into my work life and avocations. At the outset, the two felt uncomfortably disparate. Through Bobbie’s expertise, I was able to gain a greater understanding of the kinds of interactions and activities most satisfying to me. These kinds of communications are available in many areas of my daily life. Keeping these types of activities at the forefront of my attention have created new integrations and alignments I would not have expected. Bobbie’s mentoring, through an open ended investigation, allowed this process to naturally unfold. The end result of discovering these self truths, with Bobbie’s insightful coaching, has been a turning point as I approach my own next steps with open hands.”

Melinda Kaufman

“I had the great privilege of meeting Bobbie through the Simon School Executive MBA program, and working with her has been an amazing experience. Bobbie has a way of helping me see both my strengths and weaknesses through different lenses, and helping me leverage them more effectively. She has wide-ranging knowledge and experience, and she is fully committed to the success of every person she coaches, regardless of their level or goals. I would recommend Bobbie to any manager or leader as someone who can help clarify both short and long term goals and put you on the path to success.”

Patricia Brown, Ph.D.

“My association with Synthesis Management Group includes both executive coaching and leadership training. I can honestly say that my leadership and organizational skills have been enhanced by the thoughtful and insightful process Bobbie has perfected.

Bill Cherry

“Bobbie uses assessment tools, combined with her business experience and people savvy to affect real improvements. I am impressed by the results we have seen using Synthesis and Bobbie Goheen.”

Kathy Palokoff

“What I get over and over again from people who meet Bobbie is her presence, humanity and ability to get to the heart of the matter.”

Lisa Perticone

“Bobbie was contracted as our executive development coach during 2006-2007. I found her coaching approaches and group facilitation to be particularly effective in helping me develop as a leader and executive. Bobbie developed strong relationships with everyone on our team and prescribed thought-provoking activities that helped the group come together and allowed us all to develop as leaders. Her 1:1 coaching sessions were particularly helpful. I would personally recommend Bobbie for similar professional development initiatives.”

Rochester Institute of Technology

“Bobbie is a fantastic leader who demonstrates her skills through her own examples and behaviors. Her teachings come from real experience. She is a very credible source and a wealth of knowledge.”

Maria Livingston

“Working with a group of very different upper-level managers on a monthly basis, Bobbie Goheen helped develop a synthesis within a very diverse team. With 18 individuals, Bobbie was successful in fostering our group’s understanding of each others thought processes, uniqueness’s, and sensitivities; and through that led our diverse team of thinkers to cohesively to maximize creativity, leadership, and camaraderie. Bobbie’s knowledge and expertise leading large and diverse management groups is beyond compare.”

Executive Coaching Client

“Bobbie Goheen is an important part of my professional life. She is one of the resources I use to outsource the business management focus of my career. It is easy to spend time serving clients 100% of the day, but in order to grow it is critical to carve out time to look at my practice to ensure that I am continuing to grow and be able to deliver the best possible value to those clients. Through Bobbie, I develop strategies and accountabilities to ensure that I am moving forward to better serve my clients and myself. The combination of her insight, experience, and methodology is a powerful tool for a professional who wishes to be at the top of his/her game.”

Eric Ansley

“Bobbie, is an excellent career coach. She is also an excellent strategist for developing senior level team and communication structures. The value of her work was far greater than the cost. My team and I will work with her again.”