Kelley left her marketing communications career in 2002. This exit marked a new beginning. Kelley spent the last 10 years studying, researching and practicing the empirically validated technology of Naam as taught by Joseph Michael Levry, PhD, MSIE. Her journey of active inquiry spans the work of Dr Levry, Andrew Newburg, MD, Sonia Sequeira, PhD and more. Inspired by the potential of the great work to be a platform for positive change in life, business and the world, Kelley founded Balancing the Executive LifeTM in 2007.

Kelley's dream of supporting high-achieving individuals raise the bar on leadership, meaning, creativity, and resilience in the age of information overload is being realized. Kelley integrates the best practices of Naam, Executive, Business and Life Coaching in a proprietary methodology for individuals and organizations as diverse as Microsoft, Booz Allen Hamilton, Visiting Nurses Service of NY, Women in Telecommunications (WICT), Independent Care Systems (ICS), Working Mother Media Group and many small, emerging companies.

In 2010, Kelley formed a strategic alliance with Naam Coachingâ founder, Begonia Garcia to bring this work to a global audience.

A thought leader in the emerging field of energy management, Kelley continues to advocate for a more mindful, conscious approach to work and life. She integrates universal principals with proven business practices to raise the bar on personal effectiveness.

Kelley lives in NYC with her husband Andrew, enjoys spinning class, meditating, traveling, movies, the New Yorker and Fast Company. 

Kelley is an ACSTH, ICF Certified Executive Coach through the Center for Executive Coaching (CEC).  She also received her MCCT Executive Coaching Training through the CEC.

Kelley is also a certified Naam Yoga Therapist Levels 1 – 3 and Harmonyum Healing Practitioner Levels 1 -3.

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Begoña García González, brings more than 10 years experience as an Executive and Life Coach to Senior Leaders across a wide range of business sectors.  She collaborates directly with organizations, their leaders and their work teams to help them reach their goals "without dying in the process." Her innovative program ~ Naam Coaching®  ~ provides the platform for mind, body, soul integration.  This new paradigm enables individuals and organizations to thrive regardless of external pressures.

Begoña founded Naam Coaching® which integrates the best practices of Naam with Executive/Life Coaching, to support senior leaders as they create and share their Vision, Mission, and Values throughout their organizations. Naam Coaching® provides a platform for achieving new levels of alignment and business growth.  Begoña’s clients from organizations as diverse as Aeroméxico, Baker & Mackenzie, Walmart. FEMSA – Coca Cola, Holcim Apasco,  Marriot JW, Konexo + Solution Center, Grupo Posadas, Nissan, Grupo Cuervo, achieve sustainable changes that directly impact their bottom-line as a result of a more cooperative, more aligned and healthier environment.  Begonia emphasizes win-win relationships in all aspects of her coaching and training work and helps people achieve congruence in goal setting and execution.

Begoña’s comprehensive education includes an MA in History of Science, MA in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Human Development.  She also holds internationally recognized certifications in Executive Coaching, Team Coaching, Naam Yoga Therapies Levels I-III, and Harmonyum, Healing.

Begoña lives in Mexico City and since 2010, formed a strategic alliance with Balancing Executive Live™ founder, Kelley Black to bring their work to a global audience.

For Susan Shaner, driving business growth is a calling -- one she's answered for more than 20 years by focusing on the very human aspects of the business environment. As such, Susan has developed individuals and aligned organizational capabilities for companies ranging from those in the Fortune 10 to one-person startups. In 2006, she founded Sage Leadership Strategies, LLC to bring her perspective to a variety of clients: large growth companies that are seeking alternative ways to develop and manage key talent, small to mid-size companies looking to better leverage their resources, and entrepreneurs in need of a trusted advisor to help them sort through the challenges of wearing multiple hats and finding success in intensely competitive environments. Companies in which Susan has worked as an internal leader include GE, IBM and Healthnet (formerly PHS) Corporations. Her background also includes being trained as a therapist using the creative arts; teaching school and developing self-help programs in the inner city of Kingston, Jamaica in the West Indies. Much of Susan's career has been in leading startup functions, which include tasks ranging from setting strategy to implementing detailed tactical plans. Susan brings creative thought leadership blended with pragmatic realism. She can always be relied on to be thoughtful, candid, responsive and timely. If you want a creative point of view, a catalyst who brings insight and facilitates clearer and more meaningful dialogue amongst your team, Susan is your person. She has a knack for innovation, often repurposing and reconfiguring tools, processes and ideas for different objectives, applications and environments.

She has an uncanny ability to be in the clouds and think conceptually while, at the same time, keeping her feet and recommendations firmly on the ground. Susan holds a Masters of Science degree in Human Resource Education from Fordham University, and a Masters of Arts degree in Expressive Therapy from Lesley College. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English with honors from Boston College. She is a member of the OD Network, National Association of Female Executives, and a former board member of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD).

Sonia is a neuroscientist specialized in brain cancer research, a science writer and author. At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, in NYC, she is part of an exceptional team that translates scientific discoveries into clinical trials in humans. Sonia is also the founder of the Naam Biomedical Society, a non-profit research institution led by scientists focused on the design and development of innovative clinical trials in integrative, sustainable healthcare. She is also a certified Instructor in Hatha, Kundalini and Naam Yoga Therapies, teaching since 1997, and a practitioner of Harmonyum Healing. Having served briefly as Executive Director of Universal Force, Inc., home of Naam Yoga Therapies, founded by Joseph Michael Levry PhD, MSIE, she has embarked on yet a new journey at the interface of science and spirituality: she is studying the physiological effects of these ancient practices on a multi-disciplinary project aimed to integrate spiritual and physical therapy with conventional medicine

Taunya is a mother and former teacher, who currently runs an arts-based enrichment program for children aged 2-12. She is certified in Naam Yoga Therapies, Kundalini Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan, and Harmonyum Healing System. Taunya is also a student of Universal Kabbalah, as taught by Joseph Michael Levry PhD, MSIE, with whom she works closely, writing and editing. She acts as a consultant/instructor for organizations seeking to implement enrichment and stress reduction programs that support women, families and children. In addition, Taunya works with individually with clients from various backgrounds. Taunya has experienced the power of Divine Spiritual Wisdom to effect lasting, transformational self-healing, both personally and professionally. She believes that widespread societal and global change can begin by empowering families, and is passionate about bringing this work to women, children, families, and those professionals who work with them.