Your Lifelines to Success
What Should You Look for in an Agent?
Our agents have the connections and the life experience to guide you through your career transition. We pride ourselves on possessing the critical qualities to make the most effective use of your time and talents:
- Experience (look for an agent who has spent their career working—not lifetime coaches)
- Compassion (look for an agent who has a sensitivity to transitions and giving feedback)
- Persistence (look for an agent who will work for you tirelessly)
Founder & President
Pat Palleschi, Ph.D. has spent 25 years developing and implementing human resource strategies that make organizations and individuals successful. Pat’s heart and soul are devoted to developing learning environments and developing key executives. Because she has vast experience with executives and managers, she believes that the most important thing for the 21st Century leader to learn is how to be true to themselves and their values, family, company, community, and friends.
Resources
Brenda Broz Eddy is a founder and principal of Eddy Associates Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in executive coaching, outplacement and leadership team development, as well as having an affiliation with TEA. Ms. Eddy was Senior Vice President and Managing Director of the Senior Executive Consulting Practice for Right Management Company, a large international human resource consulting firm, from 1992 to 1998. She started her consulting career at the strategic consulting firm of Booz Allen and Hamilton in 1969 and from 1970 to 1975 served on the faculty of the Georgetown University School of Business. Ms. Eddy has an MBA from the Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California. She serves on the Business Advisory Councils of Loyola Marymount University’s School of Business and Counterpart International.
Freddy J. Nager teaches social media and marketing through UCLA Extension, Antioch University Los Angeles, and the University of Wales online MBA program. He also founded and runs the marketing agency Atomic Tango LLC, which specializes in communications strategy and development. Prior to launching Atomic Tango, Freddy held lead creative positions at MCA Records/Universal Music Group and major ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi, and has 17 years of experience in online marketing for such brands as Toyota, Tom Petty and The National Lampoon. When not teaching or working with his clients, Freddy serves as Managing Editor of the official management blog of Antioch University Los Angeles, and sits on the board of the acclaimed City Garage Theatre in Santa Monica. Freddy received his MBA from the University of Southern California and his BA from Harvard. You can find his LinkedIn profile at FreddyNager.com.
Gary Matus, Managing Director of RSR, formerly of Egon Zehnder and an EVP with Bank of America with significant entertainment clients.
Irv Margol is a former principal at Eddy Associates, Inc.; a management consulting firm providing customized advisory services to senior executives. Prior to joining Eddy Associates, Inc., Irv was Senior Executive Consultant for Right Management Consultants, Inc. having come to that role from Janotta Bray, an international career consulting firm specializing in executive outplacement. At Janotta Bray, he served as co-managing director. He was COO for a major Bank and CAO for a major entertainment company.
Lyn Cason is a Director at Stanton Chase International in digital media, consumer services, non-profit and university sectors. Her earlier career included work in management for entertainment and broadcast media. She has an Executive MBA in Management from the Peter F. Drucker School, Claremont Graduate University and a BA in Broadcast Communications from California State University San Francisco.
Marci Maniker-Leiter is a management and organizational development consultant with over 25 years of experience in the professional services industry. Her areas of expertise include managing change, organization effectiveness, work flow analysis, executive coaching, meeting facilitation and team building.
In addition, we have similar connections with many of the top retained and contingent search principals including (but not limited to) Gary Saenger and Sean Scanlon, as well as administrators at the MBA Schools at the top California Universities.