Colette Ellis

Colette Ellis is an author, coach and transformational speaker on mindfulness, motivation, and workplace culture. As founder of InStep Consulting, she has traveled the globe facilitating learning for leaders from countries including Australia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Chile, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, and Vietnam.

In 2016, Colette became one of 40 Founding Members in The Women's Lab at Centre for Social Innovation, a collaborative workspace and community for social impact organizations benefiting young girls and women. Clients have transformed their lives and realized results faster via her insightful coaching and consulting programs.

Colette is a certified instructor of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People®, FOCUS: Achieving Your Highest Priorities, and Coping with Work & Family Stress™. She is contributing author to Transform Your Life With One Call: America's Top Life Coaches Reveal What You Need to Know in which she shares the benefits of executive coaching and debunks common coaching myths. Her book Focus on Your Vision helps readers clarify their priorities so they can be more purposeful at work and in life.

As a co-host for Brooklyn Savvy TV, she facilitates substantive conversations about issues that impact women in Brooklyn and beyond. A featured eHow.com contributor on Workplace Morale, her tips and advice also have appeared in Real Simple Magazine and online at Small Business Chronicle and Daily Burn.

Specialties: Culture + Team Building; Leadership Development; Stress Management; Workplace Wellbeing

Speaking Engagements: 85 Broads, 100 Women in Hedge Funds, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Citibank at Work, DisruptHR, Green Festival, Healthcare Unbound, IGNITE Gotham, HSBC Bank USA, Lean Startup Machine, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, New York City Bar Association, Strata Rx, US Small Business Administration, Women for Hire.