Angela Edwards

Angela Edwards brings an experienced academic and practitioner’s view to leadership development and coaching. She has worked as an executive coach and organizational consultant across a wide range of industries, including government agencies. Angela has coached executives in Fortune 500 companies, various branches of government, military, and nonprofit sectors at various levels and stages of leadership. Her coaching approach draws from her understanding of leadership development, business processes, and creating the right environment for high performance.

Prior to her career in leadership and coaching, Angela worked for over 20 years in the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and retail industries in senior leadership roles. While serving as a regional sales director in pharmaceutical sales she was recognized and rewarded for her contributions to developing a leadership coaching culture, resulting in increased revenue and team collaboration.

Angela has provided subject matter expertise for coursework in Global Executive Coaching, Boundary Spanning Leadership, and Organizational Diversity and Inclusion. She has been involved in the design, development, and facilitation of Academic Coaching for Universities and Community Colleges. Dr. Edwards was also part of the team that facilitated “Leading Through Change” during a major change initiative at the NSA. Angela is a certified coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and has also designed and facilitated ICF accredited coaching skills programs.

Coaching Practice Leader – The Center for Creative Leadership Angela’s role as the Coaching Practice Leader served to advance CCL’s portfolio of leadership solutions, specifically CCL's five coaching solutions: executive coaching, integrated coaching, team coaching, coaching skills development programs and coaching culture. As Coaching Faculty, she worked closely with clients, alongside of Sales and Faculty, designing and delivering the coaching components of our leadership solutions. Dr. Edwards is also an expert in the field of conversation. Currently, Angela has been working with her partner to develop and deliver their new program: "Every Conversation Matters" - a breakthrough approach to habits that unlock conversations, bust bias and hack the inner narrative.

Education

• Executive Coach & Business Consultant
• Adjunct Executive Coach - Center for Creative Leadership
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) University of the Rockies (2010 — 2013)
• MBA Baker College Center for Graduate Studies (2006 — 2008)

Companies

• Affiliate Consultant Pilgrimage Professional Development Group, LLC (2020)
• Every Conversation Matters-Leading a Movement AK Edwards Consulting, LLC (2020)
• Leadership Coach and Consultant AK Edwards Consulting, LLC (2020)
• Associated Certified Coach (ACC) & Member International Coach Federation (2014)
• Coaching Practice Leader Center for Creative Leadership (2018 — 2020)
• Consultant Global Perspectives Consulting (2013 — 2020)
• Adjunct Instructor & Instructional Designer University of the Rockies (2014 — 2018)
• Adjunct Executive Coach Center for Creative Leadership (2012 — 2018)
• Affiliate Professor Regis University College for Professional Studies (2014 — 2017)