Meet the Founder
“Every day is a new day to be a better version of who you are and who you are becoming.”
A seasoned Coach, Mediator, Facilitator, Educator and Keynote Speaker. She brings 20 years of experience leading teams, developing leaders and engaging audiences working across and within healthcare, education, government, technology, manufacturing, nonprofit, and more. Amanda has served over 100+ leaders and teams across four continents with over 1000 coaching hours. She has created, co-created and facilitated over 40+ leadership and management programs and courses.
Her coaching clients value her ability to remain compassionate, energizing, and supportive while challenging and strengthening their mental models to make continual progress towards creative and actionable ways forward.
Her mediative clients value her ability to remain neutral, actively listen, remain empathetic and calm, and facilitate constructive dialogue that drives towards mutually satisfactory resolutions.
She actively incorporates living systems and best practices within equity, inclusion, design, strategic futures, and the arts into coaching, education and mediative applications. Amanda applies her experiences and training in Compassion, Focusing, Internal Family Systems, and Positive Intelligence to go even deeper with her clients.
Amanda is a graduate from the Adler Graduate Professional School. She holds an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) designation as a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and soon will hold a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) designation. She is an Executive Coach with McMaster University’s School of Medicine and Continuing Professional Development - inclusive of their Bridging Leaders Program and their Advanced Leadership Program - and with Fora: Network for Change Rise on Board’s Program. She is an Executive and Team Coach on roster with Epiphany Coaches and Leadership Intelligence, and the Graduate School Alliance for Education in Coaching (GSAEC). She teaches and designs courses at Conestoga College’s School of Business and within McMaster University’s Bachelor of Health Sciences Program. She is an Affiliate Partner with Tilt365 Academy, certified in the Tilt365 Suite and the Leadership Circle Profile, and has proficiency with over 20 psychometric tools. Amanda was awarded the Proficiency in Focusing Award and is an Associate Member of The International Focusing Institute. Amanda holds a Master’s degree in Management of Innovation and a Bachelor of Honors in Psychology and Human Behavioral Biology – now Neuroscience - from the University of Toronto.
Amanda’s hope for the future includes transformed work, home and community spaces that enhance well-being, welcome peace, and create positive societal and social impact. Hope for the future starts today by creating and fostering unforgettable experiences that navigate dynamics that matter most in the workplace.
The ‘Calzolaio’ Analogy
Amanda’s last name is Calzolaio. Calzolaio is Italian for ‘Shoe Maker’.
Shoes support our feet, and our feet shape and bolster our entire body’s posture and balance. If our feet are comfortable and well supported, we can walk or run farther, stand longer, and do more of the things we want to be doing in ways we want to be doing them. That is, we can create memories and engage in impactful experiences.
Amanda is your partner co-creating your best fitted shoe(s) to support you and your team one step at a time - at work, at home and in your community.