“I have had the privilege of working with Mario since 2007. He has served as my executive coach and mentor during this time. I have found our relationship to be one of my most valued professional relationships. He has helped me grow and develop as a senior leader at The Hartford. His lessons have been equally powerful in my personal life. His ability to open my eyes to different perspectives has proven to be a priceless skill. For leadership professionals who are looking for a partner to help them realize new levels of effectiveness, Mario is an outstanding choice.”
Chad Burkholder
Vice President & General Manager, The Hartford
“I recently hired Mario to help with a very large project. I particularly appreciated his ability to transition readily from a 30,000-foot view to tactics and implementation. Mario coaches with humor and helps you play to your strengths. He listens hard, is a great observer of human behavior and never loses site of the goal. The end result exceeded my expectations.”
Barbara Kaplan
Principal, BSK Strategies
“Mario deserves more than a thank you from me. Mario has served as my professional coach as part of an EMBA program I am attending at Penn State. Mario has been diligent in challenging and thus enhancing my leadership development framework. Besides his objective and genial sense, he is able to quickly understand and offer sound perspectives on scenarios. This creates a platform for getting to the right course. Thanks Mario!”
Kwame Barnieh, CPA
Senior Associate at KPMG Advisory
“Mario has been my executive coach since 2009 as a proactive component of my professional development. I knew I wanted to become an executive, but wasn’t sure on how I would get there. Mario has used his experience to help me inventory my current skills, strengths and weaknesses and to formulate a development plan to address those weaknesses to get the results I am looking for. He provides frequent feedback, guidance in real time and brings an objective, outside-in perspective to our conversations in helping me achieve a new level of performance. The results I have obtained may be a better indication of the value Mario brings; I have been promoted once and am close to my second promotion since working with him.”
Arun Budhwani
Associate Director of PMO at Weill Cornell Medical College
“I whole heartedly recommend Mario DiCioccio.
If you are considering hiring a performance coach do it. If you want a great one choose Mario. Mario’s transformative coaching has allowed me to achieve higher levels of performance at work and at home. The most amazing and wonderful part is not the fact that I can bring my “A game” to work and home with greater consistency, rather, it is that I can bring my “A game” with much less struggle, stress, pain and effort than before. (I no longer swim upstream, I flow with the current while setting my own course.)
In a hyper-competitive global market performance coaching may be the last source of competitive advantage. Mario is a gifted listener, genuinely committed, business savvy and a great coach who will help you unleash your performance potential (while having fun and some good laughs on the way).”
Alain Oliver
Interim Finance Director, Latin American Community Center
“A class act with a humble approach Mario is a tremendous asset to all professionals in any career.”
Ryan Margolis
Entrepreneur
“I have worked with Mario as an executive coach since 2006. By providing a blend of personal experience, insightfulness and external resources, he has enabled me to perform at a higher professional, as well as, personal level. I highly recommend Mario.”
David Sternberg
Manager, Deloitte Consulting
“Coaching with Mario gave me the opportunity I needed to step away from situations I was facing, see and consider new possibilities for action, and develop action plans to deal with those situations. Through his coaching, Mario provided insightful questions that improved my understanding of my priorities, my expectations of others, my expectations for myself, my leadership skills and my approach toward work. Ultimately, my sessions helped me improve as a leader, better organize my workload and work in a smarter, more-efficient way.”
-Dave Ulmer
Technical Project Lead
“Working with Mario, I feel I truly grew as a professional and a
manager. I started working with Mario, when I was promoted to my first management position. As my coach, he helped me to identify the areas most critical to my development, create a plan to integrate these activities with my work, and execute that plan. In our work together, Mario was a great sounding board. He helped me stay on plan, deal with everyday work issues and manage areas of concern. He challenged me to take ownership of my professional development and to take risks as a manager. As a result of our work, I am more confident in all facets of my job. And specifically delighted to be more effective when delegating, making difficult decisions and setting expectations with staff, colleagues and senior management.”
David Rosenberg
Director, Center for Social Responsibility
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
“Mario is a born Coach. He is naturally empathetic and warm so I always felt fully heard even during the times when it all seemed to make little sense! He manages to combine great listening skills with a direct and challenging approach which always left me feeling re-energised, clearer and more focused on my true objectives and goals. To me, he epitomises what it means to be a great Coach.”
P.R., Professional Coach and Client
“I am a senior manager at a non-profit and just finished working with Mario. Mario provided extraordinary insights into my “issues” and had the uncanny ability to capture my ramblings and translate and summarize them into neat insights that helped me to look at myself in a most constructive light. He was non-judgmental and always supportive of me which helped build my confidence in him and his ability to help me. In particular, I felt that Mario understood my strengths and areas for improvement. This made his suggestions and advice that more valuable to me. Mario frequently strategized with me about difficult situations, particularly supervisory issues and in doing so, helped me to become a far more confident and successful manager. I highly recommend Mario to anyone who is genuine about wanting to improve themselves as a manager.”
Adam Kessler
Director,Center for Jewish Life and Learning
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
“Mario has the rare gift of being able to help others to see their way through confusion, ambivalence, fear, and whatever other blocks are in the way of getting to a place of clarity in life situations. Through his compassionate, intuitive, and competent guidance, he facilitates getting to the heart of the matter. Mario has a natural gift for really listening and “getting it” coupled with highly tuned skills in questioning, mirroring, and the ability to offer keen insights. At this time of transition and uncertainty in my own life, I have found my coaching sessions with Mario to be invaluable in helping me to clarify my priorities as they relate to both my immediate needs as well as possibilities for future paths, thereby empowering me to take steps towards creating a purposeful and happy life. ”
Deborah Tangen
Systems Analyst
“What a blessing that I connected with Mario after going through hell trying to find a steady job in the IT industry. After a few sessions with Mario, my whole perspective on interviewing and what I wanted out of my career became clearer. My goals were established and the direction set. At one of our sessions we discussed a strategy for my next interview. Mario helped me identify my preconceived notions and we identified a new approach that made me feel confident and calm. The interview went perfectly and I was offered the job in 3 hours after returning home. Mario helps you understand what is important about your life which translates to a better state of mind in all phases of career and relationships. If you find that your current strategy for finding positions is failing, Mario will set you in the right direction with immediate results.”
Ross Donolow
IT Manager/Specialist
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