The Ellia
Partnership Team
consists of a group
of hand-selected,
top-level service
providers who offer
an array of
complementary
services in a wide
range of
disciplines and
industries, all
aimed at helping
individuals expand
their experience of
success, power,
purpose and
well-being in their
lives and work.
Ellia’s
Partnership Team
helps you connect
with your own unique
value, contribution,
and distinctiveness
both personally and
professionally, so
that you may do more
of the right work,
in the right
situation, while
creating the
abundant success and
fulfillment you so
richly deserve. The
team offers
coaching,
consulting, seminar
leadership, and
other services that
will help you
achieve more
success,
fulfillment, health,
wealth, balance, and
joy.
Please call Kathy
Caprino at
203-249-7405 or
email
to explore working
with any member of
The Ellia
Partnership team.
Kathy will match you
with the service
provider, coach,
consultant, or
seminar leader who
fits your needs
best.
Lynn Carroll,
MA, LPC, LMT
– Holistic
Therapist
specializing
Craniosacral and
Massage Therapy,
REIKI, and Pre-
and Perinatal
Psychology
Dr. Mark J.
Romano –
Naturopathic
Physician,
Holistic Medical
Arts and Qigong
Practitioner
Career and Life
Transition Coaching
Kathy Caprino,
MA – Specialized
Life and Career
Coach, Women’s
Empowerment Expert,
Author and Speaker
Kathy Caprino
combines high-level
business expertise
with coaching and
therapeutic
training, research,
and deep experience
in helping
professional women
navigate
successfully through
the 12 hidden crises
they face today. Her
engaging, dynamic
style along with her
own successful
breakthrough
coaching methodology
ensures that clients
will find new ways
of thinking, being
and doing that will
bring them passion,
power, and purpose
in life and work, in
terms that are
meaningful to them.
Kathy is also a
powerful speaker and
seminar leader for
professional women,
and a nationally
acclaimed writer on
empowerment issues
for women. Kathy has
conducted a yearlong
national research
study with over 100
women about
overcoming
professional crisis,
and presents their
inspiring stories of
transformation and
coaching advice in
her new book
Breakdown,
Breakthrough: The
Professional Woman's
Guide to Claiming a
Life of Passion,
Power, and Purpose
(Berrett-Koehler,
November 2008. See
www.breakdownbreakthrough.com
for more).
Kathy also
coaches women
successfully through
their major life
transitions,
including divorce,
workplace reentry
after a hiatus,
family and
relationship issues,
and rediscovering
their life purpose
and mission.
(Read
more)
A former
corporate VP, Kathy
built a successful
18-year corporate
career in the
publishing, book
club and membership
services industries,
serving in various
senior directorship
roles in marketing,
product development,
research, and
product management.
She received her
Masters in Marriage
and Family Therapy
from Fairifield
University, her BA
from Boston U., and
other certifications
and training from
NYU, the University
of London, and the
Institute for Life
Coaching Training.
Her office is in
Wilton, CT and she
lives in CT with her
husband, jazz
percussionist Arthur
Lipner (www.arthurlipner.com)
and their two
children.
Coaching/Speaking
Specializations:
Breakdown,
Breakthrough:
Claiming
Passion, Power,
and Purpose in
Life and Work
Women's
Empowerment
Seminars,
Training, and
Workshops
Life and/or
Career
Transition
Coaching
Executive
Consulting in
Leadership and
Empowerment
Enhancing and
Strengthening
Family Bonds
Empathic
Parenting
Coaching
Conflict
Resolution and
Positive
Communication
Skill Building
Personal
Development
Coaching
Bringing Your
Creativity
Forward
Identifying Your
Life Mission
Call Kathy at
203-249-7405 or
email her at
for information on
one-on-one or group
coaching, women’s
seminars or workshop
facilitation.
Mike Jaffe, MBA,
CC – Personal
Empowerment Coach,
Speaker, and WakeUp
To Your Life Seminar
Leader
Mike
Jaffe, founder
of
Jaffe Life
Design, LLC, is a
powerful and
inspiring coach,
motivational
speaker, and seminar
leader whose
programs empower
professionals to
redefine what’s
possible in their
personal and
professional lives.
A 9/11 survivor who
has transformed his
own life, Mike
serves as The
Human WakeUp Call™,
using his own brush
with tragedy as a
message of
self-discovery and
empowerment.
Mike Jaffe has
taught his methods
of personal
empowerment to
audiences at Fortune
500 companies, NYU
and Columbia
University and
elsewhere, sharing
approaches for
planning and
achieving an
authentic life by
introducing more
passion and balance
into every action,
every day.
In Mike’s
inspiring and
powerful talks,
participants learn
what it takes to
make real and
lasting changes in
their businesses and
their lives,
shifting their
perspective from
entitlement to
accountability,
moving from victim
to leader.
Mike stands out for
his energetic,
authentic and
thought-provoking
messages and real
life approach to the
issues and
opportunities that
people and
organizations face
in today’s complex,
fast-paced world.
Drawing upon his
varied background
experience, he
masterfully relates
to a wide variety of
audiences using the
power of humor,
storytelling and
insightful content
to touch the hearts
and minds of his
audiences, spurring
them into empowered
action.
Mike’s career
experience includes
business strategy
and planning, new
product development,
client retention and
loyalty, and product
launch and support,
for major global
players such as
American Express,
Marsh and McLennan
and JP Morgan Chase.
Mike’s strong client
orientation and
entrepreneurial
drive has been
demonstrated as an
international
consultant, a
customer loyalty
leader, and as a
founder of two
independent small
business startups.
Author of the
eBook “WakeUp – Your
Life is Waiting for
You,” Mike is ready
to bolster your
company by providing
your top executives
with a powerful,
life-changing,
success-oriented
WakeUp call of their
own.
Susie
Bedsow Horgan –
Certified
Professional
Co-Active Coach
Susie Bedsow
Horgan grew up in
the environs of New
York City. Coming
from a show business
family, she received
a BA in drama from
the University of
California at
Irvine. She was “on
the boards” for ten
years, appearing on
Broadway, The
Ahmanson Theater in
Los Angeles and the
Kennedy Center in
Washington, DC. Her
love of drama led
her to a twenty year
career in daytime
television as a
writer and producer.
She worked on many
of the daytime shows
before joining the
writing team of One
Life To Live,
winning an Emmy in
1994. She became
Executive Producer
for One Life To Live
in the mid-nineties,
during which time
she inspired one of
the most successful,
highly rated and
memorable eras in
the show’s history.
Along the way she
discovered that one
of her greatest
strengths and
deepest desires was
to be of service to
people. Following
that trail, she
enrolled in the
training program for
Co-active coaching
offered by The
Coaches Training
Institute. After her
training she
completed an
intensive
certification
program with CTI and
is now a certified
professional,
co-active coach. As
a result of this
journey, she
developed her
niche-- “Designing
the next act of your
life,” helping
individuals achieve
their ultimate
visions for the next
phase in their lives
and careers. She
also specializes in
helping artists,
writers, and other
creative
professionals
identify -- and
follow -- their
passions.
She is a graduate
of the year-long CTI
Leadership program,
and an active member
of the ICF. She has
a thriving coaching
practice and lives
in Connecticut with
her husband Patrick,
their teenage son
James and their two
dogs, Lucy and
Giancarlo.
“Your
financial numbers
tell a story…about
the mindsets,
emotions and
behaviors you bring
to your financial
life. Inner work on
your relationship
with money will
create the outward
picture you desire.
I consider myself
a Holistic Financial
Consultant. I LOVE
to teach others how
to grow healthy
money mindsets
coupled with
behaviors that
create connection
with you and your
money. This is the
formula for
financial
independence.
I am based in the
San Francisco Bay
Area, with a
national clientele.
My calling is to
educate and support
women in achieving
their full financial
potential, for
themselves, their
families and for
generations to come.
This is
accomplished through
on-line content,
webinars,
teleseminars, group
and one on one
coaching.
I have been
frequently quoted in
the Wall Street
Journal, Financial
Advisor Magazine,
Reader’s Digest,
Parenting Magazine,
San Jose Mercury
News and California
Women’s Magazine.
In 2009, I was an
invited speaker to
the national NorCal
Financial Planning
Conference to speak
on healthy
intergenerational
money conversations.
In 2008, Make Mine a
Million designated
me as Financial
Coach for a selected
group of women who
desired to build
their business
revenues over a
million dollars.
My unique style
and approach are the
outcome of an
educational
background
consisting of a
Graduate degree in
Counseling
Psychology from
Notre Dame de Namur
University in
Belmont, CA, a
Certificate in
Financial Counseling
at the Financial
Recovery Institute
in San Rafael, CA,
and a Certificate in
Interactive Guided
Imagery from the
American Holistic
Nurse’s Association.
I also hold a
Bachelor of Science
degree in Nursing.
Shama Kabani –
Founder/President,
The Marketing Zen
Group
What:
The Marketing Zen
Group is a
full-service online
marketing firm
dedicated to
providing strategy
and implementation
services for
businesses looking
to fully leverage
the internet.
Whom: We
serve clients around
the world and across
industries. We work
with everyone from
technology start-ups
to well established
offline businesses
wanting to market
online. What
do all our clients
have in common?
They are smart! They
are run by
growth-oriented
leaders who care
just as much about
community, giving
back, and listening
to their customers
as they do about
bottom line profits.
They are all on a
mission to make this
world a better place
in their own way.
They all recognize
that the internet is
an extremely
powerful tool that
can help skyrocket
their businesses.
They just aren’t
always sure how to
use the powerful
tool. (Hint: If this
sounds like you, we
should
chat.)
Why: Because
we LOVE what we do!
Clichéd? Yes, but
also 99% true. The
other 1% comes from
the fact that we
rock at what we do.
We understand the
internet inside-out.
More importantly, we
also understand
exactly how to use
it to help companies
take over the world
(err…make more
money). Luckily, we
only use our powers
for good.
Where: While
we are based in
Dallas, Texas, we
are a virtual
company with
employees (yes, full
time employees)
around the world.
This works out
nicely because we
also have clients
around the world
including the UK and
Australia.
How: Through
our magical ability
to turn clicks into
clients. Well, that…
and social media
marketing, search
engine optimization,
website design and
conversion, content
marketing, blog
design and
development,
training,
consulting, and
speaking. Let’s just
say when we say
full-service- we
mean it.
Nettie Hartsock, The
Hartsock Agency -
Web 2.0 Strategist
and Online
Consultant
Nettie is a
widely respected
online strategist
helping authors,
entrepreneurs,
musicians and
comedians create and
empower their Web
2.0 outreach
efforts. Her Twitter
ID is @nettiehartsock
and she has an
active blog at
www.nettiehartsock.com
. The Hartsock
Agency offers top
digital strategy
consultation, as
well as brand
development
expertise, and 2.0
visibility.
Nettie’s clients
have seen millions
in YouTube views,
features on
DailyKos, Daily
Candy, NYTimes,
MSNBC.com,
Entreprenuer.com,
Pink Magazine,
Inc.com,
Allbusiness.com,
Huffington Post,
Wall St. Journal,
BlogCriticsand other leading online
blogs, podcasts and
websites.
Nettie has worked
on the Web since
1995, and is a proud
member of the
Internet Press Guild
and Online News
Association.
As a technology
journalist she
worked for over a
decade covering
ebusiness,
emarketing and
ecommerce. Her work
has been published
in leading tech
magazines including
eWeek, PCMag,
Publish,
eCommerceIQ,
eMarketingIQ,
MarketingSherpa,
MarketingProfs
and others. Nettie
was the founding
Editor of
Must Read Business
Books
blog and
ProfessionalPR
blog for
Allbusiness.com.
Nettie serves on
the Cincom Expert
Access Panel
along with PR
luminaries including
David Meerman Scott,
Al and Laura Ries
and others. She is
an active speaker
and has presented at
the IBPA Publishing
University, National
Federation of Press
Women, Texas
Governors Conference
for Women,
Grassroots Coalition
Network, and the
Erma Bombeck
Conference.
Nettie is
currently completing
her book “Fire
Your Publicist”
for release by
BenBella Books.
(2010) She is a
graduate of Goddard
College. She lives
in the Texas Hill
Country with her two
children and husband
Andrew.
Contact her on
the web at
Author Services
Krista R. Carnes
– Founder/President,
Booking Authors –
specializing in
helping authors
expand their
speaking platform
and engagements, and
gain new audiences
Booking
Authors
specializes
in getting
authors in
front of
audiences to
share their
expertise,
message and
books. In
addition to
traditional
speaking
opportunities
at
conferences
or meetings,
Booking
Authors also
seeks out
the new
opportunities
that
technology
affords –
webinars,
teleconferences
and online
gatherings.
With an
ever-growing
database of
event
coordinators
and
decision-makers,
combined
with
individual
research for
each client,
Booking
Authors
targets your
ideal
audiences/event
to build
your
community,
generate
revenue and
share your
message.
Booking Authors
provides:
Strategic
Author
Marketing
and Speaking
Campaign
Plans
Speaking/Media
Kit Creation
Customized
Event/Audience
Research
Personalized
Pitching &
Follow Up to
Event
Planners
Targeted
Marketing
Distribution
“Request
for
Proposal”
Identification
and
Monitoring
One-on-One
Marketing/Speaking
Consultation
Fee &
Contract
Negotiation
Development
of Add-on
Event
Marketing
Opportunities
Additional
Services include:
“Platform
Development”
Coaching
Book
Concept
or
Proposal
Development
Marketing
Strategy
Consultation
For more
information, please
contact:
Krista Reiner Carnes
Phone: 203.333.1573
Email:
TwitterID: @bookingauthors
www.linkedin.com/in/kristacarnes
Branding
Robert Friedman,
FEARLESS BRANDING:
Brand Consultant and
Brand Coach for
Entrepreneurs and
Service Businesses
A
Fearless Brand tells
a powerful story
that resonates with
your best clients
and sets you apart
from the
competition.
Fearless Branding
works with service
businesses to create
strong brands that
help them attract
their ideal clients
and sell more
effectively.
If
you need a
compelling message
that communicates
your unique value so
that clients get it,
I’ll help you be
more fearless. A
Fearless Brand
creates a strong
foundation for all
of your marketing
(and sales
conversations).
You’ll define your
competitive
advantage, speak to
the deepest needs of
your ideal customers
and create a message
that will attract
your ideal clients
and actually help
you sell. We can
also work with you
to create tools like
a website, brochure,
one-sheets, brand
identity and
on-going marketing
programs that
generate new clients
and incremental
sales.
I’ve
reverse-engineered
how great brands
like Nike, Polo and
Apple have created
strong bonds with
their customers.
I’ll show you –
through an efficient
and straight-forward
process – how you
can create a brand
that is just as
powerful in your
market – whether you
have an established
firm or are just
starting out.
If you could
benefit from a
Fearless Brand, drop
a line to
and let me know that
you were referred
through Ellia. I’ll
send you the
Fearless Branding
Diagnostic Tool.
We’ll understand
your precise needs,
and in ½ hour you’ll
know if an
investment in a
Fearless Brand can
help you to build
your business.
About Robert:
I
founded Fearless
Branding in 2001,
with the mission of
eradicating generic
brands. I started my
career in 1985
working for major ad
agencies in New
York, then moved to
the client side –
working in brand
management for
companies like
Kraft, Nestle and
ConAgra. I saw that
most of what I was
doing was just
selling “stuff,”
while a few
extraordinary
companies were using
brand as a way to
connect with their
ideal customers with
authentic meaning.
My AHA! Moment was
when I realized that
meaning wasn’t just
about feeling good –
it was the driver
for extraordinary
market leadership,
long-term customer
loyalty and premium
pricing. (Think:
Apple, Tiffany,
BMW). I wondered:
Why wouldn’t every
business want to
create a brand that
has the same impact?
I created Fearless
Branding to work
with like-minded
entrepreneurs to
give them a powerful
competitive
advantage that helps
them to do more of
the right work, with
the right clients
and make the money
they deserve.
Virtual Assistance
and Online Marketing
Support
Yoana Pedroso,
Owner/President,
Advantage Virtual
Support
A
virtual assistant
since 2006, Yoana
provides top-level
support and services
for small business
owners,
entrepreneurs,
authors, coaches and
more. Her services
include but are not
limited to: Blogs/Blogsite
(Wordpress, Typepad,
Movable Type),
Social Networking,
E-mail
Communications (Aweber,
Constant Contact)
Appointments/Online
Scheduling, Basic
Bookkeeping,
Promotional & Event
Materials, Customer
Support, Shopping
Cart Setup and
Maintenance, Website
Maintenance/Updates,
Article Marketing,
and Teleconferences,
Webinars,
Teleclasses,
Teleseminars Setup.
Her clients range
from leading
authors, coaches,
and internet
marketers and come
from a wide variety
of fields and
industries.
In 2006, Yoana
started her own
Virtual Assistance
company – Advantage
Virtual support, and
expanded to
accommodate the
growing digital and
online marketing
needs of her
clients.
Yoana assists
clients nationwide,
and currently
resides in North
Port, Florida with
her husband and
daughter.
If you’re
overwhelmed with
everything you need
to do to run and
grow your business,
reach out to Yoana
and her team of top
VA Associates today!
The Editing
Company (www.theeditingcompany.com)
is dedicated to
helping
entrepreneurs,
writers, and
professional
practitioners
achieve their goals
through writing and
editing coaching and
support. We offer
manuscript critique,
book proposal
development,
editorial
assistance,
self-publishing
consulting, and/or
hands-on co-writing
or collaboration.
The Editing
Company’s tutorials
and workshops can
also be of help with
your keynotes,
newsletters, website
and marketing copy,
and blogs.
Dr. Henry C. Sobo -
Medical Director of
Optimum Health
Medical,
focusing on
Integrative,
Alternative,
Anti-Aging Medicine
Our
practice focuses on
strategies to
understand and
correct the
underlying causes of
illness.
Natural treatments
may enable you to
avoid the use of
medications and
their risks or side
effects. Utilizing
the most up-to-date
research, Dr. Sobo
has developed
natural protocols to
utilize diet and the
correct combinations
of
vitamins,
minerals, amino
acids, and other
nutrients needed for
optimum results.
Natural hormones
are also utilized
when appropriate.
Non-invasive testing
to uncover the
underlying causes of
illness are
emphasized.
Lifestyle changes
are encouraged to
enhance the benefits
of treatment
programs.
Dr. Sobo believes
that men and women
can benefit in a
number of ways by
Natural hormones
replacement,
resulting in the
relief of many
symptoms that plague
us when the natural
hormone level drops
and providing that
these hormones also
play a part in the
disease prevention
aspect of his
Anti-Aging medicine
practices.
Please
click here for a
full list of
conditions treated
through Optimal
Medical Health.
For more
information,
contact:
Optimal Health
Medical, LLC
Henry C. Sobo, M.D.
111 High Ridge Rd
Stamford, CT 06905
Phone Number:
203-348-8805
Fax: 203-348-6398
www.drsobo.com
Email:
Lynn Carroll,
MA, LPC, LMT –
Holistic Therapist
specializing
Craniosacral and
Massage Therapy,
REIKI, and Pre- and
Perinatal Psychology
Lynn integrates
traditional
psychological
counseling with
ancient and modern
energy healing
therapies to promote
health and personal
transformation. She
has a Masters in
Counseling and is a
Licensed
Professional
Counselor, a
Reiki and
Craniosacral
Therapist, a
Somatic Experiencing
Practitioner,
and a Licensed
Massage Therapist.
Lynn integrates
Pre- and Perinatal
Psychology into her
sessions to explore
how patterns
developed in our
earliest years
effect our present
day relationship to
ourselves and to
others.
Since 1993 she has
studied and
practiced energy
healing therapies
with the nationally
known healers: Rev.
Rosalyn Bruyere, Dr.
John Upledger, Dr.
Alberto Villolodo,
Dr. Peter Levine,
Dr. Franklyn Sills
and Myrna Martin,
LMFT, and Dr. Ray
Castillino in pre-
and perinatal
psychology. Lynn has
taught classes in
energy healing for
more than 12 years,
and volunteers for
Ann’s Place, Bread
and Roses, The
Multiple Sclerosis
Society, Hospice,
and St. Luke’s Life
Works.
Lynn’s services
include:
Holistic therapy
Somatic
experiencing
REIKI
Massage therapy
Craniosacral
Therapy
Pre- and Perinatal
Psychology
Lynn treats a wide
range of clients
from teens to adults
who suffer from
depression, anxiety,
trauma, loss, and
those who are
interested in
self-exploration,
healing, and
spiritual growth.
Lynn has offices in
Westport and
Newtown, CT. For
more information,
please visit The
Therapy Space at
www.thetherapyspace.com,
or contact Lynn at:
Phone: (203) 270-7171
Email:
Dr. Mark J. Romano –
Naturopathic
Physician, Holistic
Medical Arts and
Qigong Practitioner
Dr.
Romano practices
holistic medical
arts under a
National Board
Certification and a
Connecticut State
Licensure. His
education includes
an undergraduate
Bachelor of Arts
degree with a
specialization in
Human Kinesiology,
and a Doctorate of
Naturopathy.
For the past twelve
years he has
dedicated himself to
guiding his patients
to a greater sense
of inner peace and
wellness.
Dr. Romano
integrates western
medical sciences
with eastern healing
philosophies to
impart to his
patients a SAFE,
EFFECTIVE, and
NOURISHING way to
restore health in
their lives.
Holistic medical
art services
employed by Dr.
Romano include:
Biotherapeutic
Drainage
(homeopathic
remedies,
herbal
remedies,
and
nutritional
supplements)
Acupuncture/acupressure
Nutritional
guidance
Holistic
Body
Centered
Therapy
Qigong
training
Dr. Romano focuses
on serving
individuals, teens
and children seeking
relief from a wide
range of physical
ailments including
pain, fatigue,
insomnia, anxiety,
and chronic illness.
Mike
Jaffe, founder
of
Susie Bedsow
Horgan grew up in
the environs of New
York City. Coming
from a show business
family, she received
a BA in drama from
the University of
California at
Irvine. She was “on
the boards” for ten
years, appearing on
Broadway, The
Ahmanson Theater in
Los Angeles and the
Kennedy Center in
Washington, DC. Her
love of drama led
her to a twenty year
career in daytime
television as a
writer and producer.
She worked on many
of the daytime shows
before joining the
writing team of One
Life To Live,
winning an Emmy in
1994. She became
Executive Producer
for One Life To Live
in the mid-nineties,
during which time
she inspired one of
the most successful,
highly rated and
memorable eras in
the show’s history.
“Your
financial numbers
tell a story…about
the mindsets,
emotions and
behaviors you bring
to your financial
life. Inner work on
your relationship
with money will
create the outward
picture you desire. 
What:
The Marketing Zen
Group is a
full-service online
marketing firm
dedicated to
providing strategy
and implementation
services for
businesses looking
to fully leverage
the internet.
Nettie is a
widely respected
online strategist
helping authors,
entrepreneurs,
musicians and
comedians create and
empower their Web
2.0 outreach
efforts. Her Twitter
ID is @nettiehartsock
and she has an
active blog at
A
Fearless Brand tells
a powerful story
that resonates with
your best clients
and sets you apart
from the
competition.
A
virtual assistant
since 2006, Yoana
provides top-level
support and services
for small business
owners,
entrepreneurs,
authors, coaches and
more. Her services
include but are not
limited to: Blogs/Blogsite
(Wordpress, Typepad,
Movable Type),
Social Networking,
E-mail
Communications (Aweber,
Constant Contact)
Appointments/Online
Scheduling, Basic
Bookkeeping,
Promotional & Event
Materials, Customer
Support, Shopping
Cart Setup and
Maintenance, Website
Maintenance/Updates,
Article Marketing,
and Teleconferences,
Webinars,
Teleclasses,
Teleseminars Setup.
Our
practice focuses on
strategies to
understand and
correct the
Dr.
Romano practices
holistic medical
arts under a
National Board
Certification and a
Connecticut State
Licensure. His
education includes
an undergraduate
Bachelor of Arts
degree with a
specialization in
Human Kinesiology,
and a Doctorate of
Naturopathy.