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Anese Cavanaugh, CPCC, cWC

Anese is founder of Active Choices, Inc. (ACI), a coaching and training group that specializes in creating sustainable leadership by helping organizations and leaders develop their leadership while maximizing their health and productivity.  Anese brings 16 years of experience working with individuals and teams to address areas such as: performance improvement, peer communication, team development and facilitation, on-site corporate health promotion, sustainable leadership development, employee commitment and satisfaction, corporate health and safety initiatives, athletic and physical training, and hospital health care initiatives. Through coaching, training, writing and public speaking, she challenges human beings to self lead, creating sustainability and full engagement in their work and lives. She thrives in helping people find their "oomph" and in creating vitality and their own dynamic energy, both personally and professionally.

Described as having a balance of tenacity, playfulness, passion and warmth, she’s committed to helping clients obtain their desired results. Her ability to create safe space for learning, to cut to the essence of the matter, to create learning from every situation and to see the brilliance in each individual, assists her clients in reaching their personal and professional goals.  Whether the desired outcomes are for stronger leadership, greater health, or a more balanced life, she supports clients via coaching, consulting and/or training.

Since establishing Active Choices, Inc. in 2002, in addition to working with private clients, Anese has served as an external coach, consultant and/or trainer to individuals, teams and leadership, within different organizations and programs such as: LifeTime Fitness, The McGraw-Hill Companies, BP, SwedishAmerican Health System, McDonald’s Corporation, The Wonderland Center (a non profit organization dedicated to empowering today's families for tomorrow's challenges), as well as additional client companies that have asked to be kept in confidence. She has served as a speaker for events involving local business councils and trade organizations, leadership conferences and employee development. She currently works with leaders and teams in organizations as well as with private professional and individual clients. 

Anese is the creator of The Dynamic (& Sustainable!) Leadership Program™ and The DareToEngage™ Leadership Program, she is also a contributing author to the book “Guide to Getting It: Powerful Leadership Skills” and has been quoted in various publications including Shape Magazine and Prevention Magazine.

Anese holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and has obtained credentials and membership with the American College of Sports Medicine as well as other associations focused on leadership, coaching and health and productivity improvement.  She is a certified Co-Active Coach through the Coaches Training Institute (CTI), a Certified Wellness Coach with WellCoaches, a certified Health/Fitness Instructor with ACSM, and a graduate of the Co-Active Leadership Program in California. She is a member of the ICF (International Coach Federation), and other local Business Councils. Committed to professional excellence and staying on the cutting edge of the industry, Anese has had extensive ongoing professional development and training. Some of the institutions and areas she has trained with (and in some cases continues training) include, but are not limited to, the following: The Coaches Training Institute, CTI's Organizational Relationship & Systems Coaching, CTI's Co-Active Leadership Program, the Arbinger Institute, The Bigger Game Company, Spherical Dynamics, Inc., the American College of Sports Medicine, WellCoaches Corporation and the American Association of LifeStyle Counselors.

Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, she now lives in the suburbs of Chicago with her husband and 2 children.

Active Choices, Inc. Coaching & Training 630.443.5137  info@activechoicesnow.com

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