Meet the Victory Team

Experience. Partnership. Results.

Strategic and continued talent development is the foundation of long-term business success. Victory develops the foundational solutions your organization needs most to see measurable change.

A Century of Combined Experience

Facilitators and coaches who elevate performance

Our facilitators and executive coaches bring over a century of combined executive development experience, equipping leaders and teams with the insights and skills to elevate their performance. Our track record across a wide breadth of industries includes:

  • 5,000+ learning and development programs delivered
  • 1,000+ executives individually coached to higher levels of leadership
  • 300+ team performance programs unlocking collaboration and results

Our clients include some of the world's most respected companies and institutions, such as American Express, AIG, Prudential, Blue Cross Blue Shield, CBS Radio, GM, Turner Construction, Bridgestone Firestone, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, the University of Illinois, the University of Texas, and Penn State University.

Core industry partnerships include construction, legal, real estate, healthcare, media, finance, hospitality, insurance, and higher education.

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Meet the Team

The people behind the results

Each consultant at Victory is adept at creating a learning environment that builds camaraderie and peer mentoring within the group setting. Each coach develops trust with our clients, enabling them to develop competencies and achieve goals specific to each participant, allowing them to realize sustainable outcomes.

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Joe Takash
President & Founder

Executive facilitator and keynote speaker who, since 1988, has delivered more than 3,500 programs on team alignment, leadership communication, presentation skills, and employee motivation. He has been interviewed by ABC News, Fox Business News, MSNBC, Investor's Business Daily, Entrepreneur Magazine, USA Today and BusinessWeek.

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Sarah Takash
Chief Operating Officer

Sarah coordinates integral client alignment in the areas of finances, communication and contractual agreements while Victory's consultants help clients achieve their goals. She holds a Civil Engineering degree and a Master's in Construction Management from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and worked for Turner Construction in Boston and Chicago.

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Ashley Anders
Executive Coach and Facilitator

ICF-certified executive coach with more than 25 years of experience across the private and public sectors, including internal leadership development work at Comcast. Her client partners include Comcast, NBCUniversal, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia 76ers, and Levi Strauss & Co.

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Brandon Addison
Executive Coach and Facilitator

Executive coach, facilitator, and leadership advisor with decades of experience helping high-capacity CEOs, executive teams, and business owners; a PCC-credentialed coach whose clients have included Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase, Thrivent Financial, and Novavax. He blends neuroscience, organizational change, and emotional intelligence, and serves as Denver Area Chair with C12 Forums.

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Calvin Iwema
Executive Coach

Seasoned executive coach with over 25 years of experience who has worked individually with well over 500 leaders, from project managers to C-suite executives. Holding an M.A. in Counseling and Personal Development, Cal is known for a direct yet deeply empathetic style that helps leaders find their authentic voice and uncover blind spots.

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Carolyn Ferguson
Executive Facilitator

A communicator, strategist and trainer (FSMPS, CPSM) who has coached A|E|C teams for 22 years, helping them win project interviews equating to billions in project work. She is a past National President of the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) and current SMPS Foundation President.

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Chad Patterson
Executive Coach

Executive leader, coach, speaker, and facilitator with over 25 years of experience who has coached more than 350 leaders and facilitated development experiences for over 500 teams worldwide. A Certified John Maxwell Team Coach known for combining high empathy with fierce accountability.

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Eileen Godinez
Executive Coach and Facilitator

Executive coach and organizational development consultant who spent 27 years leading teams herself and now partners with leaders across government, nonprofit, and private-sector organizations; clients include Lyft, UPS, JPMorgan Chase, the Department of Defense, and the IRS. She holds a Doctorate in Management and Organizational Leadership and an ICF Professional Coaching Certification.

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Emma Flack
Executive Facilitator and Coach

Executive coach, organizational strategist, and leadership facilitator (EdD, ACC) with 25+ years advising senior teams, from television newsrooms to global boardrooms. She designs executive development programs in emotional intelligence, change leadership, team dynamics, and conflict management.

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Jennifer Nicks
Executive Coach

ICF-certified executive coach who has worked with more than 60 individual executives and is certified by UC Berkeley in Accelerating Change Readiness & Agility. With over a decade in corporate learning and development, she has facilitated dozens of professional development programs reaching over 100,000 employees globally.

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Jennifer Pasquale
Executive Coach and Facilitator

Facilitator, coach, and organizational development consultant with more than two decades of experience, including 14 years partnering full-time with Quintiles and GlaxoSmithKline on large-scale learning and OD initiatives. She is an Associate Certified Coach (ICF), a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, and a Global Listening Intelligence Certified Coach.

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Joe Tabers
Executive Trainer

Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) and expert in workplace trust, communication and relationships who has worked with over 300 organizations and, since 1985, conducted over 3,000 highly rated programs across more than 45 states and four countries. Over 98% of clients ask him back, and he has authored over 20 practical skill-building workbooks.

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Laura Dellinger
Executive Facilitator and Coach

Executive coach, facilitator, and leadership consultant with more than 30 years of experience, formerly principal and president of a global Certified B-Corp “Best for the World” consultancy. She has coached and facilitated for Fortune 100–500 companies including Sony, LinkedIn, Google, HP, Coinbase, Airbnb, and U.S. government agencies.

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Lauren Zulli
Executive Coach and Facilitator

PCC-credentialed executive coach and leadership development expert with 14+ years of experience — and a former sustainability engineer — grounding her work in neuroscience, cognitive behavioral psychology, and evidence-based assessment. She has coached and consulted for BMW, Google, J&J, Intuit, Morgan Stanley, Starbucks, and MillerKnoll, where she led culture integration across a global merger of 11,000+ employees.

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Nausheen Farishta
Executive Coach and Facilitator

Leadership development consultant, facilitator, and coach with a decade of corporate L&D experience, partnering with Fortune 500 companies, high-growth organizations, and nonprofits. She has facilitated for nearly 30 audiences across the U.S., APAC, and EMEA and holds an M.S. in Organization Development from Pepperdine University.

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Ravi Rajaratnam
Executive Coach and Facilitator

Dr. Ravi Rajaratnam is a seasoned executive and leadership coach with over 30 years of experience spanning technology, operations, and organizational development — a former CIO and EVP of Operations who holds a PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. He has guided clients from Goldman Sachs, Netflix, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Walmart, and The Pokémon Company International.

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Saran Traore
Executive Coach

Certified executive coach with over 10 years of experience using advanced coaching methodologies and assessments to help leaders and teams build capacity, agility, and resilience. Her healthcare-industry leadership record includes measurable results for Avalere Health, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and The Johns Hopkins Hospital; she is a GENOS Emotional Intelligence practitioner and coach.

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Stephanie Staidle
Executive Coach and Facilitator

Licensed therapist (LCAT, ATR-BC), integrative coach, and leadership facilitator with more than 20 years of experience at the intersection of psychology, neuroscience, and business, featured as an expert on ABC, CBS, NBC, and SXSW. She has delivered hundreds of workshops for startups and Fortune 500 companies including AT&T, Google, Morgan Stanley, Apple, Airbnb, Reddit, and LinkedIn.

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Susan Levy
Executive Facilitator and Presentation Coach

With a proven record spanning hospitality and Fortune 500 consulting, Susan brings more than two decades of experience in leadership development and executive communication, having facilitated more than 600 programs. She specializes in executive communication coaching, equipping leaders to craft listener-focused messages that build trust, drive alignment, and inspire action.

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Teree Davis
Program Manager

Program Manager and operational hub of Victory Consulting, coordinating logistics, materials, and communication so facilitators can focus on delivering impactful experiences and clients have a seamless point of contact. Her background spans marketing, operations, and program coordination at LinkedIn and Indeed; she holds a BBA from the University of Texas at Arlington.

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Vaishali Jadhav
Executive Facilitator

Seasoned professional with two decades of experience building, scaling, and facilitating global programs for purpose-driven organizations, beginning as a Gallup consultant and later helping found Whole Foods Market's Academy for Conscious Leadership. She has facilitated global executive programs at Indeed.com and Procore Technologies and was named a LinkedIn Top Voice in Training and a 2024 Austin Changemaker.

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