Anna Maria Larsen | Leadership from the Authentic Self | 2 of 3

Anna Maria Larsen is an amazing thought leader in the field of executive coaching.  Dive deep into what it takes to be a great leader, great in a sense of authentic self.  Anna Maria Larsen shares her experience, coaching, and best practices in a series of three podcasts.  You will be inspired to look inward for inspiration as you lead.Anna  Maria Larsen started her career as a retained executive search consultant, senior level searches. She has helped numerous senior executives rediscover and fully appreciate their own  innate gifts, talents and passions.  Anna Maria Larsen is the Founder and Managing Partner of Lumenis  Partners, LLC, a leadership coaching, executive search, and strategic consulting firm. Her clients  include Fortune 500, small and mid-sized companies, nonprofit organizations, and individuals. Anna Maria has provided coaching to executives of all levels; however, her greatest strength is  working with senior executives. Many of her clients have already had stellar achievements  throughout their careers, yet are seeking a new direction, personal fulfillment, or perhaps a capstone  opportunity to achieve a personal objective. Coaching is very personal. Anna Maria’s unique style and approach are derived from a lifetime of  unique experiences. She completed post graduate studies at Georgetown and Harvard, she received a  Leadership Coaching Certificate from Georgetown University in 2004, and is credentialed through  the International Coaching Federation.  Executive mentoring/coaching is a partnership with a client in a thought-provoking and creative  process that inspires an individual to maximize her/his personal and professional potential.  Coaching brings clarity to an issue and develops a plan of action. Through real conversations, she creates customized practices that help individuals recognize  their own ability to be proactive with the challenges they face, and to make good decisions regardless of the circumstances. Her mentoring practice is much more than ‘executive coaching.’ It is a transformative journey for the open-minded and discriminating client.  She is a talented leader in her own right, having had direct fiduciary responsibility to guide a multi-billion dollar not-for-profit through tumultuous times, having founded her own successful  professional practices, and having participated with and led several community and national boards.The views and opinions expressed on Leader to Leader are those of our guests and program participants and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or official policies of the College of Business or of the University of West Florida.Theme music: "Beach Bum" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Source: https://filmmusic.io/song/3428-beach-bumArtist: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/