About Elene

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Elene Cafasso

President & Head Coach

Elene Cafasso helps fast-growth CEOs get past a plateau, recapture momentum and elevate their leaders to produce measurable improvements in business performance. Elene is an Executive Advisor, a Master Team & Executive Coach (MCC) and President of Enerpace, Inc.

Truly committed to her clients, Elene is passionate about helping them create agile leaders who grow high-growth, high-value, purpose-driven firms.  Enerpace offers Executive Advisory services, Team & Executive Coaching and Transaction Readiness, Leadership Development & Succession Planning solutions.

Her clients appreciate that she was where they are! Before founding Enerpace in 2002, Elene had a successful corporate career, holding executive-level positions in the banking and telecommunications industries. Her P&L responsibilities include a $1.4B customer segment and revenue responsibilities ranging from $50M-$1.9B. Elene has lived through regulated industries, corporate politics, downsizings, rightsizing, reorgs, never-ending planning cycles and budget cuts.

Her leadership insights appear frequently in the press, as Elene has been featured on NBC 5 Chicago news, Fortune Magazine, CFA Institute, WGN Radio, US News & World Report, NFIB and Crain’s Chicago Business, among others.

She holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the University of Chicago Booth, and is one of only ~2000 coaches worldwide to have earned the prestigious Master Certified Coach (MCC) designation from the International Coach Federation.

Elene is a certified Leadership Agility expert and has completed additional studies in Organizational & Relationship Systems, Team Coaching, Neuropsychology, and Board Readiness.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Executive Coaching – Onboarding, leadership, and high performance (HiPo)
  • Team Coaching
  • Talent Strategy &Leadership Development Programs– Creating and implementing the people strategy that delivers your business strategy
  • High-Growth Consulting – Strategic Management planning, processes and training that consistently deliver annual double-digit growth rates

Leadership Skills including:

  • Executive Presence
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Collaboration and Influence
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Leadership Agility
  • Powerful Communication
  • Team Building
  • Delegation
  • Executive Onboarding
  • Women in Leadership
  • High Potential Development

Workshops designed and delivered in areas such as:

  • Leadership Agility
  • Coaching Skills for Leaders
  • Powerful Communication
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Strategic Networking
  • Workplace Diversity
  • Goal Setting and Professional Branding

Education & Professional Membership:

  • MBA, Finance & Marketing – University of Chicago, Chicago Booth
  • B.S. Finance – DePaul University, Chicago
  • Master Certified Coach (MCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF)
  • Coach training from the Coaches Training Institute, Coaching & Leadership International, School of Shadow Coaching, Center for Right Relationship
  • Certified in Leadership Agility Instruments
  • Experienced in EQi, DiSC, Hogan and multiple 360° Feedback Instruments
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