Larina Kase, PsyD, MBA, Founder and President

(Please note that the following is Larina’s personal story—You can find a bio to use for promotional purposes here.)

Back in college at Cornell University I switched my major many times. I was fascinated by human development, psychology, business management, art, and environmental psychology… and I still am.

I went to graduate school to pursue my doctorate in psychology and I discovered cognitive-behavioral theories to change. This approach fits well with my personality: It is action oriented, present-focused, measurable, and it gets results fast. While working on my doctorate, I missed the business world so I worked with a corporate psychology firm and completed an MBA program in management and marketing.

I then went on to pursue post-doctoral studies at The Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at The University of Pennsylvania where I was fortunate to learn alongside many of the top cognitive-behavioral change experts in the world.

My passion for bringing psychology out of the counseling office and into the workplace grew and I founded PAS Coaching in 2002. In addition to this psychology and business training, I’ve been an entrepreneur and creative person all my life (that’s what happens when you have an entrepreneur father and artist mother). This is why I greatly enjoy working with entrepreneurs, executives, and service professionals. My clients have been some of the most incredible, successful, inspiring people I’ve ever met.

The business coaching programs I’ve developed are based on cognitive behavioral principles to provide people who want to achieve more than they ever thought possible. In my view, success includes achievement, a sense of meaning and purpose, and fulfillment and happiness, so this multi-level definition of success is what I help my clients to achieve.

The research-based cognitive-behavioral change techniques I use have helped hundreds of clients, inspired audiences, and are regularly cited in the press—you can find my ideas in media such as Inc., Entrepreneur, SELF, The Chicago Tribune, and The Los Angeles Times. I wrote a book about these ideas (The Confident Speaker) which became a New York Times bestseller. It is wonderful to provide people with a framework and coaching for getting all the business results they want.

Robert A. Isaacson, MA, MSS, Coach and Consultant

Bob Isaacson is a well-known business and executive coach, keynote speaker, writer, management development consultant, and clinical social worker. His vision is to help people create extraordinary lives and businesses. Bob coaches and consults with CEOs, high-level corporate executives, business owners, entrepreneurs, managers, management teams, nonprofit leaders, and professionals. His focus is on "entrepreneurial leadership."

As an executive coach and management development consultant focusing on entrepreneurial leadership, Bob has assisted management teams to skyrocket company performance, marketed and promoted a variety of services, generated strategic plans, resolved group conflicts, built strong work teams, as well as developed parenting, work-family balance, and stress management initiatives. He works with businesses, nonprofits, churches, universities, and governmental organizations.

Bob's monthly columns, "Just Ask Bob: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Life & Business," are published by several national and Philadelphia-area periodicals. His articles on entrepreneurial leadership, team building, motivation, emotional intelligence, and leadership coaching have been well received by the public.

A 1975 graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, Bob has two advanced masters' degrees. One is in Clinical Social Work from Bryn Mawr College (1986) and the other in Management & Administration from Antioch University (1979).

Bob is Vice President of Corporate Affairs for the Philadelphia Area Coaches Alliance. He is a past President and founder of Access Behavioral Care, Inc., a behavioral health care company, as well as a past President of the Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work. Also, Bob is a member of the Main Line Chamber of Commerce, the International Coach Federation, and Rotary International. Bob resides with his wife, two daughters, and dog in Havertown, Pennsylvania.

Laura Ellick, PhD, Coach and Consultant

Dr. Laura Ellick greatly enjoys helping clients develop new ways to balance work and home life. “When I can help someone prevent burn-out, and improve their work satisfaction,” says Laura, “that also enhances their time away from the workplace. The benefits are wider reaching than most people anticipate.” As a certified personal trainer, Dr. Ellick recognizes the importance of using exercise as a method for managing day-to-day stress and achieving a sense of balance in life. She helps clients use fitness to improve their ability to handle the demands of work, children, and home.

With a particular interest in helping women, Dr. Ellick coaches mothers in their transition back to the workplace after maternity leave. “Part of a woman's anxiety during pregnancy revolves around putting the pieces into place for after birth regarding job hours, daycare, sick days if baby (or
babysitter) is sick,” she explains. Dr. Ellick helps executive women and new mothers learn how to set appropriate boundaries and communicate their needs before, during, and after maternity leave to reduce stress and facilitate the transitions.

Dr. Ellick received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from St. John's University in Jamaica, NY. She currently lives on Long Island. In her spare time, Dr. Ellick enjoys spending time with her husband and two young boys, and her hobbies include volleyball, biking, and reading.
 

Cindy Greenway, Virtual Manager

Cindy and her VAs with the Multiple Streams Team are responsible for the smooth-running of PAS Coaching so that the coaches can focus on what they do best: helping their clients. Cindy, Rhonda Embry, and her other team members have been instrumental in the success of PAS Coaching.

Cindy says, “I absolutely love the challenge of ‘taking care of things’ for someone who is confronted with a lack of time and expertise needed in looking after their administrative tasks. As a Virtual Assistant, I take over these tasks, allowing my clients to focus their time on exceeding the expectations of their own clients and growing their business.”

Learn how working with a virtual assistant can also help you grow your business.

Rhonda Embry, Virtual Assistant, Customer and Client Support

Rhonda Embry brings over 15 years of administrative expertise to the support she provides the coaches and clients of PAS Coaching. In her role as a Virtual Assistant she takes over administrative duties, which enables the coaches to use their talents and spend more time in areas that directly benefit their clients. Rhonda enjoys the feelings of success and accomplishment when she solves problems and completes various projects.

You’ll meet Rhonda for support with scheduling, questions about teleseminars or other resources, beginning coaching, or hiring Larina as a speaker.