Ellie Eckhoff, M.Ed., PCC

Background and Experience

Ellie’s career spans more than 25 years in the life sciences and medical technology industries with diverse, multifunctional experience in Fortune 500, mid-size, and start-up organizations. She is a partner to organizations seeking to optimize talent and a skilled facilitator and coach to leaders at every level. Prior to becoming a consultant and coach, Ellie was the senior director of commercial training and leadership development at Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, where she led a dynamic team that set “best in class” standards. She also enjoyed commercial roles with progressive responsibility at Medtronic Cardiovascular, Bard Endoscopic Technologies, and Muro Pharmaceuticals.

Ellie demonstrates her commitment to coaching, mentoring, and developing people underrepresented in senior positions through her long-term volunteer work at the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA), an organization whose mission is to accelerate workplace equality. She’s the former President, HBA Boston Chapter and currently serves on the New England Executive Exchange Program Committee. She is a member of the International Coach Federation, Institute of Coaching McLean, Affiliate of Harvard Medical School, Human Resource Leadership Forum, and New England Human Resource Association.

Qualifications

Certification: Professional Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation
Certification: Professional Co-Active Coach, Coaches Training Institute
Assessments: Hogan, MBTI, EQ-i 2.0, Profilor 360

Your Success is Our Reward

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

The best athletes have coaches. As a CEO, I work with an executive coach from Berman Leadership to help me stay focused, help my team stay focused, help me communicate better, and help my team communicate better. I appreciate being able to bounce ideas off of them when I’m seeing issues from personnel to strategy. Their psychology based approach combined with business experience helps me navigate new problems and gives me great guidance for how to get from point A to point B when you don’t have a map.

CEO,
FinTech Software

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

Berman Leadership coaches make sure our leaders have a safe place to work through issues. Their coaches are highly intelligent, wonderful partners, who quickly get into a rhythm. I appreciate their flexible style and willingness to meet us in a place that works well for the organization.

Senior VP Human Resources,
Private Investment Firm

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

The coaches at Berman Leadership start with intelligence. I appreciate their ability to rapidly diagnose, then offer sets of solutions to choose from that are situationally appropriate for my organization. Their psychological insight and business experience across industry and across different levels of the organization is invaluable.

SVP Global Clinical R&D,
Pharmaceutical

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

Berman Leadership coaches are good at being able to strategize, manage a situation, and provide really good solutions. I appreciate their flexibility and the thoughtful, creative way that they bring insight into their advice. They find the right balance between what works for the individual and what the firm needs, and then marry them together.

Managing Director of HR,
Global Investment Bank

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

I trust the team at Berman Leadership to coach consistently with the organizational culture and business climate, and contextually with deep appreciation for the coache’s environmental challenges. Their incredibly deep approach, rooted in psychology, enables them to navigate incredibly complex and sensitive situations with our most senior folks.

Chief Talent Officer,
Vault50 Law Firm

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

I trust Berman Leadership to operate at the highest level. Their process starts off with clear goals and focuses on what we are trying to achieve from a business perspective. I appreciate their balance between business focus and a strong research mindset.

Chief Talent Officer,
Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

Every engagement I source, I look at the executive, the personality, the leadership, and the coach’s style, cadence, and approach to make sure they’re going to be the best fit. If I have a very senior executive in a critical, important role, I call on Berman Leadership for the high stakes assignment because the individual and the outcome are so important. I trust them to provide impact and seamlessly support cultural assimilation with their executive onboarding work because they understand our company so well.

VP HR,
Financial Services

Ellie Eckhoff, M.Ed., PCC

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Your Success is Our Reward

Your Success is Our Reward

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

When your senior leaders work together to take your organization to the next level, we both succeed.

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