Testimonials
What a great opportunity it is to work with such a seasoned professional. Susan exemplifies all that I consider to be part of the package for success as a leader. She is fair, honest, trustworthy, detailed, creative, and demonstrates the ability to work through any issue that an organization may face. During my HHSA trainings she always made herself available if needed and provided any support that might help to ensure my projects were successful for her teams. Our relationship as colleagues continues today and I always look forward to working with her on projects. She is a continued resource for my HRx team and I value her expertise and opinions.
- Barbara Greenstein, Human Performance Improvement Consultant
Susan teaches a course called "Coaching Leaders and Managers" in my program at San Diego State called "Coaching For Organizational Excellence." Because of her background developing leadership academies for major employers, her knowledge of Human Performance Improvement and her success as an executive coach, she is one of the top instructors in the program. I have known her for over 20 years and can recommend her for projects spanning leadership development, executive coaching and organization development.
- Jordan Goldrich, Senior Executive Coach/Consultant; Chief Operations Officer; Center For Creative Leadership Executive Coach
Susan is absolutely excellent! She has assisted me with taking the steps necessary to pursue my career goals and life passions. Our monthly coaching sessions are always "right on time" and I get the techniques I need to press forward with momentum needed to endure the journey of a successful business professional.
- Tinesia Conwright, Workforce Development Specialist and Community Outreach Coordinator
Susan is the consummate professional in every sense. She has a rare and exceptional insight that cuts to the heart of an issue quickly. Her communication skills are first rate, making it easy for her to explain the most complex subjects with ease to any audience. Susan can be counted on to consistently deliver services that are rich in quality, creativity, and effectiveness.
- June Dudas, Co-Owner, Business and Marketing Manager at Artistic Glassworks; E-Marketing Consultant
Susan is an insightful consultant. She uses all her education and experience to bear on the problem at hand whether it is strategic planning, team building, diversity education, career management, etc.. She has an excellent clinical background and is very savvy about how organizations work. She is reliable, trustworthy and credible. She follows through and has a work ethic second to none. She cares about what she is doing and it shows.
- Trudy Sopp, Founder, The Centre for Organization Effectiveness; Lecturer, College of Business Administration
Susan Curtin has a passion for developing people and helping them move toward their highest potentials. She uses this passion in a variety organizations to help the people and therefore the organization become more effective. As a professional, Susan is highly respected in the fields of Learning and Organizational Development.
- Cathy Bolger, trainer, coach, and owner of CathyBolger.com
Susan on multiple occasions has graciously and selflessly given me much of her time and has made a larger impact on me personally and professionally than anyone else I’ve spoken with during a difficult career transition. She is a world class listener and is able to provide such instant multi-layered insight into the most complex problems one faces. She has an unparalleled ability to give advice and generate useful, necessary thought in the areas she knows you as an individual do not adequately access. I’ve had several mentors over the last three years, but few have had the impact on my professional life that Susan has so effortlessly had. She gave me the single best piece of advice anyone has ever given me, and it would have taken me years to figure out on my own. This particular piece of advice isn’t for everyone, but she saw that I needed it and delivered the gravity of the content a perfect way for it to stay in the front of my mind.
- Adam Bolcik, Senior Operations Flexport.org
The difference between the work that I've done with other third party groups vs. with Insights4Results resides in the development of a 'partnership'. Because I trust you, have the highest level of confidence in your work and believe that you have the right intentions for me and my organization, I have often approached you for advice, insight and an alternative approach on projects outside our scope of work. Your feedback and insight has been 'spot on'. Thank you for your partnership and adding value. Our work together will continue.
- John Briggs, Director of Integrated Performance Development, Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
Susan is a seasoned, expert coach and facilitator that goes the extra mile to serve her clients and encourage her collaborators. I have seen Susan seize the right moment to bring about positive change on a variety of situations. She has the unique ability to be honest, straightforward and sensitive-- all at the same time. Susan is one of those persons that knows when to use silence to catalyze the synergies of a group of executives in a meeting. As a client, she is explicit in her requirements and appreciative of my services. It is a joy working with her.
- Millie Vilapana, MA & CPLP, Organizational Development & Technical Training Specialist at Kyocera North America
Every public and private sector training department should have one: a training and development pro who is dialed into community training resources, savvy about best practices, and relentless when it comes to organization-wide professional development opportunity. Susan understands the importance of providing robust, sustainable and targeted training to all levels of employees to benefit their personal development and overall employee performance.
- Sarah Halstead, SDCCD Employee Training Institute
Susan's expertise in planning and facilitating group discussions to achieve established objectives was invaluable during this transition period for the trauma medical directors and nurse managers. She successfully kept the group focused, allowed for pertinent discussions of the issues, and led the group to important decision making that will impact the future of the Trauma Medical Audit Committee.
- Carmel Angelo, Emergency Medical Services
I had the pleasure of working with Susan during my internship and subsequent employment with the County of San Diego. Susan is a hard-working, dedicated professional and expert in her field. She has a passion, vision and insight that is truly impressive and she is one of a few colleagues that have been instrumental in providing me guidance and opportunities for my personal and professional development. Anyone fortunate enough to work with Susan is definitely on the path to achieving great things.
- Kia Poe, MS,LPN, SPHR, Program Director, Care Delivery Transformation at WellPoint
Susan is a top-level Executive Coach & Consultant; As I was transitioning out of the military, Susan took her time to help me with what was next in this journey. Susan took the time to listen to what I wanted to do and gave me objectives to think about and how these objectives will lead me to the overall end goals I was seeking. Susan is a great listener, something you think is off; she understands it and the bigger picture of that problem you have and shows you how to get to the end of that problem. I genuinely appreciated all Susan has done for me and my next journey. I enthusiastically recommend Susan to anyone, whether it is to explore your current position in life to the total career change, she will get you to your goal!
- jon mccloskey,maol, transitioning servicemember, senior leader
· ADDITIONAL COACHING FEEDBACK
A couple of months into working with Susan, we were discussing one of my main growth points and she said: "Are you sure that you think about XYZ this way, and not the other way around?" This moment was representative of the big things Susan provided that were vital for my personal growth: a trusting, comfortable, and non-judgemental relationship dynamic, attentive listening, and necessary questioning and feedback. This allowed for the openness and guidance I needed to better understand and apply my passions, strengths, and weaknesses. Susan has lots of experience, both from the amount of work she has done and the amount of time she has been doing it. Her natural ability to connect with me allowed her to share this experience in a way that would most benefit me, and I look forward to further seeking her guidance in personal and professional growth.
John T.
Transitioning Navy Seal
Susan is an excellent coach and has guided me through the military-to-civilian transition process.
Kolbey M.
Transitioning Navy Seal
Susan on multiple occasions has graciously and selflessly given me much of her time, and has made a larger impact on me personally and professionally than anyone else I’ve spoken with during a difficult career transition. She is a world class listener and is able to provide such instant multi-layered insight into the most complex problems one faces. Susan has an unparalleled ability to give advice and generate useful, necessary thought in the areas she knows you as an individual do not adequately access. I’ve had several mentors over the last three years, but few have had the impact on my professional life that Susan has so effortlessly had. She gave me the single best piece of advice anyone has ever given me, and it would have taken me years to figure out on my own. This particular piece of advice isn’t for everyone, but she saw that I needed it and delivered the gravity of the content a perfect way for it to stay in the front of my mind. I will never forget many of the things Susan has shared with me, and I never expected to get as much out of meeting with any mentor as I have during my time working with her. Susan, a sincere and heartfelt thank you from me will never be enough to show my gratitude for what you’ve done for me. I am more grateful than I could ever express for the time you have dedicated to me and the tools you’ve given me to move forward. You’re truly an inspiration, amazing at what you do, and I only hope you’ll continue to touch people’s lives the way you’ve touched mine! THANK YOU!
Adam Block,
VP Sales
After just two months working with Susan, I had a rock-solid picture of my values, strengths, interests, and the types of jobs and companies that needed my skills.
Together we created a “catch-all” resume and she helped me master the art of customizing it for each position I applied for.
Next, we developed an action plan for networking and applying for the jobs I wanted.
I am thrilled to report that two months later I landed a position that met ALL of my criteria at the exact salary I wanted. Susan was instrumental in keeping me motivated when I hit those inevitable disappointments along the way. Susan is a master coach that understands what it takes to market oneself in the current economic climate.
Valerie M.
Proposal Manager
Susan supported me through my recent career change, which included moving my family from Denver, Colorado to San Diego, California. Susan’s insights into the recruiting approach for upper-management positions helped me focus my communications with potential employers. She guided me through a “strengths assessment” which proved to be a very successful way to highlight areas of my emotional intelligence most relevant to hiring managers in my industry. Throughout the application process, Susan encouraged me to stay positive. When interviews were offered, she prepared me for a wide variety of questions and coached me through providing answers that really brought out my successes and potential value for a new organization. All of this was only successful for me, because Susan took the time to get to know me as a person first! It wasn’t just about getting an offer letter – which thankfully was the result – but it was really about helping me navigate that transition into a new career and a new opportunity for my whole family. It takes a very special coach like Susan to understand the full picture, and provide focused, yet comprehensive guidance and encouragement through such a huge life change. Thank you, Susan. It would be my pleasure to discuss our work together with any future clients who may consider engaging with you.
Jeffrey Buffington, IT Manager
Susan,
This made me think of you and how valuable a life coach is! I hope this email finds you well.
As I think about how important a life coach (you) was(were) to me, I remember what I was going through at that time in my life and how you helped.
I wanted to reach out and tell you I just got promoted and am being transferred to Daytona beach Florida and I am excited for the new opportunity. This actually fits into my long-term goals of returning here and work is helping me facilitate that goal.
Your advice and guidance still resonates with me, and this was just to tell you how much of an impact you had on my life.
Thank you again!
Carol
I have very productive and engaging coaching sessions with Susan. I learned so much from her, she introduced different tools to help me with my self-awareness. Her methodology is effective and both of us were very comfortable during the sessions. I was able to open to her my thoughts and ideas.
She has provided me with so many tools that I can use even after our six sessions. She is very gifted in her communication skills and I was able to trust her and develop such a good rapport with her.
I am so thankful to Susan. I would consider our coaching sessions to be successful. I hope others will be given an opportunity to undergo this type of coaching and maximize the benefits of talking to a professional coach.
After our coaching sessions, I believe that I have improved as a person and a professional. I will continue to apply the things I have learned. I highly recommend coaching and especially if it is with Susan Curtin.
Thanks for all the resources you shared with me. I am saddened our time had to come to an end. You have been an outstanding coach!
Tracey R.
Through your coaching, Susan, I discovered a less technical approach to reaching goals, and a more balanced means to achieve success. I actually seem to get much more done than ever before! Very timely to help take me to the next level. Highly valuable feedback, for one seriously intent on achieving broad success in life.
Tim O.
Susan was a listener both unbiased and trustworthy within each session. She put the reins in my hands and showed me I could not only sit with uncertainty but also supported me through the emotional weight of it. She created an environment with patience, a patience that I learned to practice with myself outside of our coaching sessions. Susan helped me look forward in a way I have been too frightened to do alone. I faced fears together with her which taught me I am able to develop new skills to resolve what unravels. It was through our process together that my belief in living my whole self became possible. Developing the mindset ‘I am and I can’ remains an ongoing challenge and opportunity that I will continue to cultivate. My story is a story of ‘running from’ to ‘running towards’. My story is about the pivot to live through fear as a vehicle of discovery. The experience of putting self doubt aside, seeing a bigger picture, and knowing I am making my next decision based on a person I am happy to be.
Emily Gee, HR Director