WHO WE ARE
Get to know the team behind DRIVEN Professionals.
Deborah Goldstein
Founder
Deborah Goldstein, Founder/CEO
Deborah Goldstein, recovering restaurateur, has been working with motivated professionals since 2009 as an executive coach and workshop facilitator with customized live and virtual programming. She is certified in Conversational Intelligence® (C-IQ®) and Diversity Coaching (through CDI and Howard University).
It’s Deborah’s personal mission to support professionals in realizing their greatest career and personal potential. She works one-on-one with clients and she partners with whole organizations to build cultures of trust, alleviate workplace stress, and empower teams and individuals to optimize their productivity.
Deborah believes that true potential can be realized when aspirations are aligned with values, and intentional practices are employed continuously. Her coaching is built on a foundation of neuroscience, which is fundamental to emotional and mental energy. Her role is to act as a proverbial guardrail and thought partner, helping clients stay on course yet remain flexible enough to pivot, thereby maintaining resilience and resolve.
Deborah has been featured on Bloomberg Surveillance, and is a frequent contributor to Forbes and Iris. She is also on the Global Advisory Council of IMPACT Leadership 21, the NYC Leadership Council of BIAAG, and the Board of Directors at SEEK Safely.
Deborah considers herself to be DRIVEN’s best student, embracing a fluid work-life rhythm that allows for her devotion to creating ‘fresh market cuisine’, physical and emotional fitness, continual growth and gratitude.
Michael Koehler, Jr
Chief Operating Officer
Michael Koehler, Jr., Chief Operating Officer
After receiving a BA in Communications from Pace University, Michael developed his composition and client relationship skills in the fine wine retail business, where he composed effective promotional literature and successfully connected enthusiastic customers with precisely the right product. He brings his aptitude and communication proficiencies to the table at DRIVEN, where he is our content editor, back office manager and financial facilitator.
Dr. Keila Tyner
PhD
Dr. Keila Tyner, PhD
Dr. Keila Tyner is a consultant and speaker with a commitment to empowering women in the workplace. Keila has spent her career researching image, dress, appearance, and nonverbal communication, having trained several professionals and students in the social and psychological aspects of the presentation of the self. She coaches clients on how to develop the proper appearance, wardrobe, and nonverbal skills to project a positive, professional image. In addition to individual consultations, Keila delivers engaging and interactive presentations and professional development programs for corporations seeking to empower a workforce to reflect the brand and emulate its overall corporate culture.
Molly Ebert
Social Media Coordinator
Molly Ebert, Social Media Coordinator
Molly earned her degree from Elon University in North Carolina, and is the founder of Social Roadmap— a small but nimble social media management company. She brings her passion to the DRIVEN team by increasing our social media presence, ensuring that our growing business creates new opportunities and gives back to the world. Her philosophy is simple, and runs parallel with the Louisiana French term Lagniappe, meaning “a little something extra”. This aptly describes her custom approach with DRIVEN, which has been of great benefit to us and our clients at every turn.
Conversational Intelligence®
Conversational Intelligence®
Conversational Intelligence® is a revolutionary body of work leveraging the power of neuroscience to create profound and lasting transformation for individuals, teams and entire organizational cultures. Combining science and intuition, Conversational Intelligence® (C-IQ) aspires to shift our world from I-Centric to WE-Centric and foster Conversational Transformation on a neuro-chemical level.
Whether applied to individual leaders and executives, teams or entire organizations, C-IQ is a force for positive transformation such as establishing high levels of trust, triggering growth and innovation, overcoming limiting conversational patterns or gracefully navigating difficult conversations.
As a coach certified in Conversational Intelligence® I have access to the C-IQ Catalyst Tools and technologies and am equipped to facilitate workshops, mastermind sessions and other in-depth programming utilizing C-IQ tools and frameworks to elevate performance results, shift organizations into Level III Conversational Rituals, create and sustain a healthy organizational culture and much more.
Together, the C-IQ community is changing the World one conversation at a time!