About Elene
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
