Client Reviews

WOW – I don’t know what else to say! This is the best coaching and leadership consulting company I have ever had the honor to work with. I am a full time marketing consultant and this team of experts blows me away.

It is without any hesitation that I recommend Shahnaz Broucek. Her performance as our Executive Coach was instrumental to the success my team achieved during our challenges associated with change management, hyper-growth, team development and leadership growth. Shahnaz's professional experience as an auditor, business owner and senior executive provides her the ability to relate to all the business challenges that leadership teams tackle today. I can personally attest that her experience and knowledge combined with Shahnaz's ability to listen, engage, and connect with her clients produces amazing results. Simply put, she helps her clients get "unstuck" yielding improved productivity, team cohesiveness, and business results. Above all, Shahnaz is grounded in traditional core values and what I admire most is her unwavering integrity and passion for being a coach, she loves what she does. I found it to be a stroke of great fortune to have met Shahnaz and work with our organization. If her performance in our company were any indication of how she would perform in others, undeniably Shahnaz would be a tremendous asset.

I have worked with an individual executive coach as well as team coaches from OptimizeU, and I have experienced significant personal and organizational growth. The team sessions were highly professional and thought-provoking, which improved our effectiveness. Additionally, the individual executive coaching helped me realize my potential and make a meaningful impact on my team. I highly recommend their services!

I had the privilege of working with Shahnaz as my executive coach during my Executive MBA program at the Ross School of Business, and the experience has been truly transformative. Her ability to blend strategic insights with a deep understanding of personal growth makes her an exceptional coach and mentor.

Shahnaz excels at helping executives identify their core strengths while tackling limiting beliefs and habits. Her sessions encouraged me to think critically about my career and personal goals, fostering a greater sense of self-awareness, resilience, and clarity. Her methodologies are not just insightful but are actionable and grounded in real-world application, enabling sustainable personal and professional growth.

I highly recommend Shahnaz and OptimizeU to any executive seeking meaningful development and impactful results. Her expertise and commitment to her clients make her a standout in the field of executive coaching.

Several members of the OptimizeU team - Shahnaz Broucek and Lisa Morgan - partnered with me to plan multiple team retreats for my organization over the past 9 years. They are extremely knowledgeable about the positive organizational scholarship, and use very engaging activities to structure events. Their work was always highly customized to my priorities as a team leader. For example, for one of our retreats, we agreed that one-on-one coaching would be helpful for employees, and each member of my team had a coaching appointment to solidify lessons learned from the engagement. I have worked with them many times because their work is high impact. I would strongly recommend them to teams and organizations seeking help planning transformative, team-building events.

We partnered with OptimizeU on a team coaching project, and were so impressed with their work that we chose them to lead us through our University’s Strategic Compass process. Using the principles of design thinking and appreciative inquiry, the OptimizeU team led an inclusive process involving workshops, interviewed key stakeholders and conducted focus groups to help us gain clarity and a shared understanding of who we are at our very best, the values that we embody, and the guiding principles that will shape our future at Salve. During the six month long process, which began just prior to the pandemic, the OptimizeU team not only made us feel heard and understood, but also helped us connect with and understand one another on a deeper level during a challenging year. Their ability to flex and adapt as the project unfolded was a model for all of us at Salve. Thank you, OptimizeU!