I enjoyed Liz's ability to intersperse humor in her presentation. She kept the topic relevant but light and allowed people to laugh at themselves.
Liz Bentley is the founder and President of Liz Bentley Associates, a consulting firm specializing in leadership development programs. She is a nationally recognized keynote speaker and executive coach to top leaders and teams across a broad range of industries.
Having worked with hundreds of clients, Liz understands this fundamental truth: you can’t change people but you can help them evolve into a better version of themselves. To help unlock barriers, Liz has developed powerful models that are built upon the most current research on how people perform best. She also has a unique appreciation of mindset and its power to transform behavior that’s based on her lifetime of experience in competitive sports.
Through this groundbreaking work, Liz has become a thought leader in the industry. She delivers keynotes to top conferences and companies nationwide, including SHRM, Know Your Value, Microsoft, IBM, and Sotheby’s International Realty. Her ability to identify trends in human behavior also makes her a sought after expert in the media. Her advice has been featured in books, podcasts, business magazines and newspapers, including Fast Company, The Washington Post, and Business News Daily along with her career advice column in Marie Claire.
Liz received her coach training from the New York University Certificate in Organizational and Executive Coaching program, and the David Rock Results Coaching System. She received her BA in Psychology from the University of Virginia. Prior to coaching, Liz worked in advertising sales for Condé Nast Publications and CBS Network. She has also been a competitive athlete her whole life. She played Division I Soccer and Lacrosse at the University of Virginia. She taught skiing at Aspen Highlands in Aspen Colorado, has run the NYC Marathon twice, and currently plays competitive platform tennis, tennis and ice hockey.
I enjoyed Liz's ability to intersperse humor in her presentation. She kept the topic relevant but light and allowed people to laugh at themselves.
Participant at Vistage Talk
We have been working with Liz Bentley for a couple of years now, and I don’t think we’ll ever stop! In my particular organization, our work has been to move people to the next level of leadership. Liz brings just the right amount of compassion and expectation to this, and her input and collaboration has helped all of those she’s worked with here to achieve true growth. Everyone on my team is creative, I have found that traditional coaching models do not always apply. Liz really understands the creative spirit and has worked beautifully helping people find strength in operation and tactical growth, without curtailing their inspiration.
Kate Lewis, SVP and Editorial Director, Hearst Magazines Digital Media
An exceptional presenter, Liz did a program for the FEW group (Financial Executive Women CFO roundtable) recently on “Commanding Respect” that got everyone talking. This is the fourth time we have invited Liz to speak to our group, well in excess of other speakers we have considered. Liz’s presentations and slides are always well prepared and thought-provoking. With timely material and engaging questions, Liz always leaves the audience wanting more.
Martha Stark, Group Director - Senior VP, FEW
Thanks to Liz Bentley’s guidance and organizational consulting, she has helped further align, unite and strengthen our executive team. Liz and her team are outstanding communicators with life transforming strategies.
Diana T. Cecchini, CFO/VP of Finance, Korg USA, Inc.
I have been with Liz Bentley Associates for the past six years through executive coaching and it has changed my life. Liz and her team have helped change the way I think and communicate to be a more effective leader in all areas of my life. Our executive team has experiences with LBA as well. Every meeting presents new challenges and strategies to motivate and mentor our employees.
Joe Castronovo, CEO, KORG USA, Inc.
CSHL Human Resources & WiSE hosted Liz for a presentation titled, “5 Mistakes Women Make in the Workplace”, which discussed common missteps that disadvantage women in male-dominated fields. Liz is genuine and direct in her coaching style; she hones in on the most important executive skills and gives you discrete actions you can implement immediately. Both men and women at CSHL took away useful suggestions from her talk.
Katie Raftery, Vice President, Human Resources Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
We invited Liz to conduct a half-day session for our recent college grads to help shorten their learning curve. Liz was completely flexible in customizing her content to address our specific needs. With very little preparation time on my end, Liz came into our session like a rock star – gaining complete engagement from the participants and knocking all of our objectives out of the ballpark.
Crystal Shaw, HR Project Manager, Armstrong Flooring
I really enjoyed Liz - she was funny, engaging and smart - she knows everything about the topic and could provide real life/practical examples of how she used the materials in her coaching career.
Attendee SHRM National Conference
Liz Bentley and her team are an excellent resource for Sotheby’s International Realty. Liz has made a powerful impact on our management team, helping us tackle blind spots and hone our communication skills to become more effective leaders. Her one-on-one coaching advice and strategies have been life-changing for many of our employees and our organization overall.
Kathy Korte, Former President & CEO, Sotheby's International Realty
You helped me score home runs I never thought were possible when you coached our group at Billboard/THR sales! I carry the learnings in my DNA now! Thank You Liz Bentley Associates.
Lore Copeland, The Hollywood Reporter
Within 3 months of coaching with Liz Bentley’s team, my business experienced a transformational, tectonic shift resulting in a year-end surge in real estate sales from $100M to $200M. Their coaching has transcended every integral component of my business, including strategic planning, personal development and branding, team management and life balance. I consider partnering with Liz Bentley Associates to be one of the greatest decisions I’ve made in my career.
Gregg Lynn, Residential Realtor in San Francisco, Sotheby's International Realty
Thanks to Liz, my career and my life have been completely re-organized, refocused, and re-energized. In only a few weekly sessions, Liz helped me identify my strengths, goals, and ways to focus my priorities and time so that I have a work balance and life satisfaction that I never had in 20+ years as a program manager.
Greg Winter, Senior Principal Program Manager, Aeroflex
Liz is formally a coach, but more like a holistic guide to getting the best version of yourself to come forward, in both business and life. Her work with me has had cascading effects in all areas of my life, she really helps me focus on where I am looking to go, and the best way to get there. She is candid, straight forward and has a proven track record for her methods being incredibly effective.
Dave McMorran, Founder & Owner, Blue Anchor Building Company
I’ve recently had the pleasure of attending Liz Bentley’s Emerging Leaders Workshop prior to the SHRM convention. In the two full days, she held the audience of 50+ attendees in awe of her command of the material, humor and control of the message. I am impressed with her coaching skills and her ability to connect with a crowd on an individual level.
Stacy Mellor, Operations Specialist, American Board of Emergency
I've been exposed to many personality assessments geared toward teams and management / leadership but never really saw the value of the generalizations. When you're a young manager I think you want to treat everyone like snowflakes. After working through the DISC assessment and having a few of the managers that work for me take and share with their teams, it became a much more scalable management approach than the 'snowflake' method. DISC created a common language around employee needs allowing us to have more productive conversations on how we can support and motivate one another. I've found the language useful to help grow young managers, foster peer support, facilitate 360 reviews and generally drive a more transparent, supportive culture. I will say DISC (like other personality assessments) is only part of the puzzle - it's essential to have a guide to help foster insight and find ways to apply its learnings.
Ed Urgola, Global Head of Product
Leslie S. Modell, Sotheby's International Realty