Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation
Illinois State University – Masters in Organizational Communication
John Marshall Law School – Juris Doctorate 30+ years of experience
This is my story
Therese McGinnis is an accomplished corporate and executive coach with a unique background as an attorney, university professor, and leadership coach. With decades of experience in communication, law, and organizational effectiveness, she helps leaders, teams, and entrepreneurs thrive in high-pressure and rapidly changing environments.
Her expertise spans the full spectrum of leadership development from effective communication styles, to conflict resolution, power dynamics, emotional intelligence, and public speaking. Drawing on neuroscience-informed coaching strategies and decades of teaching communication at the university level, she equips clients with the mindset and skills to strengthen their executive presence and inspire high-performing teams.
Therese works with executives, mid-level managers, business owners, emerging leaders to clarify priorities, build resilience, and achieve lasting results. Known for her warm yet direct approach, she creates a safe space for growth while challenging clients to expand their self-awareness, influence, improve decision-making, and foster healthier organizational cultures.
I Serve
Leaders who:
- Are mid-level managers who seek coaching to develop their communication skills and leadership abilities, improve their team’s capacity to excel in group dynamics, and advance within their organization.
- Young professionals and advancing employees who are on a leadership track who can benefit from career coaching to accelerate their upward mobility.
- Business and entrepreneurs who work with a coach to navigate challenges inherent in starting and growing a company, not limited to leadership and management issues.
Professionals who:
- Welcome insights on how to enhance all aspects of their communications.
- Seek assistance in setting priorities, goals, and developing action plans to achieve them.
- Are motivated to move past limiting beliefs to create exciting visions for their personal and professional lives.
- Are ready to explore the facets of leadership, group dynamics, and building individual resilience in themselves and their team members.
People who:
- Are in a career transition and need help identifying transferable skills, networking, or rebranding themselves.
- Are recent graduates who seek assistance enriching their communication skills, identifying their strengths, exploring career options, and developing job search strategies.
- Are mid-career professionals seeking career guidance on employment changes to advance in their careers or improve work-life balance.
- Searching for a new job, experiencing burnout, or experienced a downsizing, or guidance on rebuilding their careers.
My Coaching Approach
My coaching approach is tailored to each client. Together we construct a foundation of trust, open communication, and accountability that supports a safe container for the coaching experience. I follow a client-centered approach to help clients enrich their core confidence, which is essential in all areas of life. I believe that who you are as a person is how you show up to your career, so we start by exploring your values and beliefs that lead to your current career path, which will guide you to your future career choices.
Understanding your career objectives, strengths, and values, provides us a foundation for growth and transformation. Throughout our time together, I provide you with exercises, self-reflection, feedback, encouragement, and goal attainment, while keeping you accountable and on track with your life vision.
We are a team! We both invest in the development of your core confidence, empowering beliefs, and personal choices that support you to grow into your ideal self, who attracts your ideal career.