Testimonials -Business

Brooke has great business skills and was able to find creative solutions to many business problems we faced a weekly basis. Getting outside support and help in thinking outside the box was the best thing we ever did.

Entrepreneur, San Francisco CA

Brooke is a clear thinker and exacting coach.
He gets to the meat of things right away and provides structure for constructive change. He was extremely adept at structuring business relationships that resulted in a win – win outcome.
I would recommend him to anyone who want to move forward.
He is a great reality check, sounding board and friend.

Peggy O’Brien, MARFA Texas

Brooke has been able to play a lot of roles for me: business partner, coach and even therapist. He worked directly with my staff and made big improvements to the management of my office, and he helped me restructure my business so that I’m able to focus on the bigger picture and grow, instead of always getting lost in the day-to-day issues. He restructured our invoicing system, which is now streamlined, and redesigned our client contract so it’s more user friendly. On a personal level, he is also great at finding core blocks inside me that that have always gotten in the way, and giving me the tools to get past them. I would highly recommend him to anyone who wants to get more out of their business, and enjoy their work more.

John Allee, Millerton, NY

It seemed like year after I was dealing with the same issues financially and in other areas of my business, despite getting really good jobs. Similar situations would come up with my clients and my employees did not seem to be progressing the way I hoped. I had started to work with Brooke on a few personal issues many years ago, and I had significant improvement there which never backslid. I decided to retain him for my business and after 6 months and I am seeing serious change in all these areas. He has also worked with my employees directly, so now we have been able to make progress from all directions. It was the best decision I have made for my business.

Rob K. Westchester, NY

When starting to work with Brooke, I expected some simple business advice to help evolve a long run family business. What I received was that and more. We tightened up the organization of the endeavor and breathed new life into it. This included marketing strategies, project quoting strategies, client retention and care and creating and implementing a new contract and project management methods. Brooke taught me about the 4 C’s, helped me find my voice and confidence in dealing with some very stressful situations, and followed through with us during several jobs. Even though life changes have found me in a different line of work i still use the 4 C’s to create a superior customer experience. My business ran more profitably, the clients were happier and I was in a better place. My life is better for having worked with Brooke.

Ian Hochstetter, Hammersmith Construction, Sharon, CT

Brooke was a driving force, which kept our company moving forward every week with positive changes. Under his guidance, we created systems that allowed us to be more productive and waste less time. We streamlined the structure for our cash flow, improved our customer service, and added valuable amendments to our client contract. He also gave me personal tools so that I could be more organized. Plus, he is fun to work with!

Liz Geyer, AA & D Millerton, NY

I was having a very difficult time with my team at work, which consisted of one senior, one peer and two juniors. With Brooke’s help I initiated an entirely new way of working together, setting goals and community thinking. I must say everyone was relieved when I proposed the new concept. In retrospect, it wasn’t a huge deal, but it did take some time plus the insight and courage I got from my coaching to make it happen. Thanks!

Catherine T. Rye, NY

The main reason I started coaching with Brooke was that I was feeling unfulfilled by my work. Throughout Brooke taught me how to take my focus off the money and onto my relationship with my employees. He coached me to be a coach for all my managers and staff. This HUGE change made me feel the importance of my role in all their lives. Now that feels good! By the way, I am making more money then I ever did because the team is doing a better job.

Nancy N. Bloomfield, CT

I was up against a renewal of a professional athletic contract. Brooke helped me in designing a plan that would satisfy my needs and goals professionally. We created a comprehensive, three-year contract, which exceeded all the needs and expectations – both for the my employer and me. Truly a win-win which was original and creative.

Christina Sieminski Manchester, VT

Thanks for your help. You are right that having a facilitator and having a weekly session really make a difference. It’s much easier to remain positive, in part because it’s a matter of getting from one week to the next, not from here to eternity.

Melinda S. New York City

Brooke’s coaching plan really helped me take my quest for health and wealth to a new level. I originally started with Brooke to take care of some persistent dry skin/eczema I have been battling all my life. Through diet, supplement and exercise consultations, we had the skin problems pretty much licked. We then went on to bringing some order to the way I was managing my startup business and a family of five. The weekly consultations via telephone helped me develop a plan to balance work and family. With “Dr.Freud’s” help, I even dealt with some “mother” issues!
Brooke’s approach to health management turned out to be the missing link for me. The weekly conversations were completely convenient for me, and they served as a system to set, manage and execute personal and professional goals. I highly recommend Brooke’s coaching technique to anyone who feels like they could use a good kick in the arse to get things in gear.

Adam F. Charleston, SC

My main reason for starting with coaching was to increase my income. Amazingly we did it through changing my relationship with my staff. I realize now that I used to be a difficult person to work for! Now, there is such a good harmony in the office that I think everyone is happier and really want s to work- they enjoy their work. The end result is that we are making quite a bit more money, but I think the best change is the atmosphere! I never would have guessed that that would be the answer, but it was. Awesome!

H. W. New York, NY

There are turning points in one’s life when it is very hard to be objective and very helpful to have someone to act as a guide through uncertain paths. Brooke Loening acted as such a guide for me and helped me determine what my objectives were during a period of transition in my business. Brooke helped me actually write down what I was trying to achieve by these changes in my business and how I could best implement these changes. The importance of repetition of these goals and the clarity achieved by actually articulating them was extremely helpful. In addition, understanding weekly challenges on a higher level allowed me to respond to them and resolve them more quickly, instead of reacting in a familiar pattern. This weekly “brainstorming” was invaluable for me. Through meditation, I achieved a degree of balance both physically and mentally. I am extremely grateful to Brooke for his guidance.
E. H. Lakeville, CT

When I met with Becky back in June, I saw someone who was much more at peace with herself. She indicated that she had chosen to get a Life Coach as she was seeking to obtain some balance in her life. I believe this coach has helped her achieve something I was not able to provide, which was an ability to let go. Debbie has always been very involved in her files, working and re-working files sometimes for weeks on end as she wanted to make sure she exhausted every last hope for the borrower. I think she now realizes that there is nothing wrong with letting go and denying those customers earlier in the process. That is not to say she doesn’t work hard for her customers, but that she doesn’t keep hoping for a miracle for them.

Francis R. Manager of this client.

Thanks for your coaching. Our work together has given me the confidence to approach work without the fear of being judged on my performance. This has been a huge stress relief for me and I know I am doing a better job because of it.

David R. Bloomfield, CT

Personal Growth

Brooke has a very powerful combination of abilities: he is warm and a great listener, but he doesn’t waver from staying on point. As a coach, he manages to balance letting me share and guiding me in a session to what needs to be accomplished. His pragmatic approach is therapeutic due to his empathy and incisive guidance. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for clarity and a practical way through difficult times.

Nicole Alger

Brooke could coach blood out of a stone. With our once-a week check-in, I have been able to begin to understand and address the limiting beliefs, which have kept me stuck for years. Brooke is interested in only in progress; he won’t waste a minute of your time or a cent of your money.

S. Bass Cambridge, MA

I have experienced tremendous personal growth as a result of working with Brooke. As a full time, working mother of two, I had found myself always serving others and putting aside my own needs. Brooke has helped me to realize that I need to take good care of myself and focus on my own needs in order to sustain happiness and well being. He has shown me that unless we have clarity about what we really want, we cannot harness our inner powers. By setting clear goals and focusing my attention and efforts to move forward, not only have we improved my health and physical well being, but we have worked together to improve my career path, and the quality of relationships I hold. Brooke’s knowledge, inspiration and positive energy, have provided a great support system to help me sustain balance in my life, and move toward greater health and happiness, and most importantly, to enjoy the journey.

Debbie Corey Williamstown, MA

Anyway, the big lesson seems to me to SET REALISTIC GOALS, even if they don’t seem sufficiently ambitious, because the only way to get anywhere is one small step at a time. In fact, this is the major problem that I face with work and most tasks I undertake – I do not break the tasks into manageable pieces, so I get overwhelmed and paralyzed. I am much happier, calmer, and more productive when I set small, realistic goals and achieve them.
Thanks for your help. You are right that having a facilitator and having a weekly session really make a difference. It’s much easier to remain positive, in part because it’s a matter of getting from one week to the next, not from here to eternity.

Margie S. New York, NY

Brooke has a natural gift for seeing the shortest distance between two points…
The progress I made within three weeks of working with him was astonishing. Looking forward to more with excited optimism.

K. L. Lakeville, CT

You have been an all in one coach for me. Supporting me with my career, health and relationships. Thanks for your recent great coaching regarding my anxiety about the horse competition. On my way to the ring, I affirmed my ability, belief in self, and the fact that I have been riding for years. It enabled me to fully enjoy the ride, leave the ring with a smile, and love the sport I live for. I thank you once again for your support, guidance, and always holding the seat of an amazing coach for me. You have become a very special part of my life, and for that I am blessed.

Lisa Appolonia Pleasant Valley, NY

Brooke- you have shown me that there are life can be bigger and I can make great things happen. When I started my coaching sessions, I was really stuck, so stuck that I did not see any way out of it. Now that is behind me, and all I see are the endless possibilities. Thanks for the support.

Richard A. New York NY

Thank you for your really great coaching skills! So many things have changed for me since we started our sessions together. I am eating well and exercising for the first time in can’t remember how long, and that is small compared to the other huge steps we have taken with my business and relationship. Thanks Brooke.

Alice B. Boston, MA

Life coaching has been more effective for me than other types of therapy because it is more to the point. Identifying and then working on what I want for my life right now is more productive and rewarding than rehashing everything that did not work in the past. Brooke is enormously talented at facilitating this process and his dynamic energy keeps me motivated.

Elizabeth L. Kent, CT

Athletes have coaches even when they are pros. It makes me wonder why people don’t. As my coach, you not only give me more insight into myself and to the people who matter most to me, but you also enriched my life by caring about me and making me a better person.

Anna S. Pittsburgh, PA.

Brooke gave me the objective viewpoint necessary to refocus me on the issues most important to me. Today, it is easy to get caught up in life’s distractions, lose focus on what is really important, and find yourself in a life that is not really your own. With Brooke, that simply won’t happen.

Jennifer L. New York, NY

The weekly coaching sessions have enabled me a have a greater level of awareness about many important issues in my life, from what makes a healthy diet to dealing with family situations in a more productive way. I find that the regular conversations with Brooke keep a positive momentum for me so that I am always making progress and that way I am less likely to return to old ways.

Bob W. New York, NY

I like Brooke’s approach to coaching a tremendous amount: by working with my values, beliefs, and goals I am implementing a well-conceived plan of action that I feel great about. His calm and compassionate third-party analysis is invaluable. Brooke differs from a therapist in that he demands action based after analysis on one’s belief system. Bravo!

J. Twiss, Houston TX

Relationships

Brooke Loening was my life coach for one year while I was going through a marital separation and a divorce. He offered a series of practical exercises that helped me to navigate the challenges of this emotional time. These exercises involved writing, journal keeping, and dialoging. This was a simple, straightforward and surprisingly enjoyable process that gave me the tools and awareness to navigate this difficult situation. It worked.

A. K. New York, NY

When I first started the coaching work with Brooke, I was having intense issues in my relationship with my father. Through the coaching work I became aware of many of the issues and attitudes that I was harboring inside myself which were affecting the relationship. As I have grown personally I believe that I have become a different person- more at peace, more loving, and more understanding. Now when I get together with my father instead of a button-pushing bonanza, we can actually spend time together and even enjoy each other as people. This is a huge step for me, and one that years of previous work has not been able to change. Thanks!

Teri S. Litchfield, CT

I came to Brooke 4 months ago seeking help with nutrition. I got that, and more. I was reluctant at first to allow Brooke into my life in the capacity of Life Coach, since I have other support in place. I find Brooke’s method of gently helping me to name my limiting beliefs, and to move beyond them, extremely effective. I have made breakthroughs in the areas of my relationships, both professional and personal, since working with Brooke. Personally, I find him loving and compassionate, funny, and non-judgmental. Brooke is helping me to re-parent myself, and to finally get to a place of self-acceptance that I have been working toward for years.

William McGinn New York, NY

Brooke’s coaching was where the rubber meets the road for me. Unlike some other life coach’s, I never felt Brooke’s method to overly philosophical, and I never felt silly or that I was wasting my time. If, after: arguing with your spouse, failing to exercise, regretting that you helped yourself to thirds, etc., you’ve ever found yourself saying: “I know I’m not supposed to do this, but…” Brooke will help you identify what that “but” is for you . Brooke will then engage in constructive–never scolding or judgmental–dialogue to help develop a plan to identify and address why a particular behavior has become habitual and why you have been unable to effectuate change in that area of your life. Brooke is very supportive of setbacks and works to lay the foundation for long-term growth and changes–no quick fixes here!

Jay R. San Francisco, CA

I highly recommend working with Brooke as a life coach. He is very sensitive, thorough, and will get you going in the direction you want fast. I learned a lot from Brooke that I plan to use for life.

Erin F. Enfield, CT

When we started the coaching, it was about getting out of a year after year financial stress with my business. I had no idea that our sessions would include a deep friendship with my brother who I have not been on good terms with for over 10 years. This took only 2 months of work with you and I thank you for that gift.

N. A. New York, NY

I have been a client of Brooke’s since ’04 and find the work keeps me on track and always moving forward. The weekly coaching sessions have enabled me to have a greater level of awareness about many important issues in my life, from what makes a healthy diet to dealing with family situations in a more productive way. I find that the regular conversations with Brooke keep a positive momentum for me so that I am always making progress and that way I am less likely to return to old ways.

R. W. New York, NY