At Tandem our Executive Coaching and Leadership Development services are designed to do one thing only:
Leave You Better Than We Find You
With Each Encounter
Tandem Coaching Vision and Mission
At Tandem, our mission is to leave you better than we find you with each encounter.
We partner with our clients to help them identify and solve their most challenging people, process, and business problems.
What We Do
Tandem Coaching provides organizational coaching services for managers, leaders, executives, and teams.
We are a confidential thought partner helping clients improve strategic planning, operations, process efficiencies, technical execution, agile adoption, people management, organizational change, and culture shift.
Our educational products help organizations develop internal coaching capabilities.
Let's Talk About Your Organization's Coaching Needs!
Tandem Coaching Values
- Treat People Fairly
- Give Everyone Respect They Deserve
- Do the Right Thing
- Empower People
- Speak the Truth with Kindness
- Be Open to Feedback
- Embrace the Differences in People
- Help Others Succeed - Yours Will Follow
- See People as Competent, Resourceful and Unbroken
Meet Our Founder and CEO - Cherie Silas, MCC, CEC
"My passion is helping managers and leaders develop more strategic, innovative and effective organizations. I partner with them to identify and resolve the people, process and leadership problems preventing their success."
What prompts my clients to reach out to me
- They are stressed and it’s impacting their sleep and personal lives.
- They are experiencing leadership and cultural challenges.
- They know where they want to go but can’t seem to get there.
- They have tons of projects and not enough people and money to get the work done.
- They often have delivery and quality challenges and can’t seem to find a way forward.
What these leaders need most
- Help to make their organizations more effective and efficient.
- A confidential, neutral third party to help them think through challenges without judgment.
- Someone who will tell them the hard truths that no one else will verbalize.
- A partner who understands the pressures they face and will support them through the change and improvement process.
What I do to help them
- Assess their organization with them to identify which people, process, culture, and leadership challenges are hindering their success.
- Partner with them to design a measurable improvement strategy.
- Help them identify and apply innovative solutions to increase organizational effectiveness so they can sleep at night and enjoy their days off!
Author of Amazon best-selling book:
Enterprise Agile Coaching: creating sustainable change through invitational agile coaching.
Qualifications
Primary Coaching Certifications
- ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC)
- ICF Advanced Certificate in Team Coaching (ACTC)
- EMCC Master Coach & Accredited Coaching Supervisor (ESIA-MC)
- SA Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC)
- SA Certified Team Coach (CTC)
ICAgile Certified Instructor
- Coaching Teams (ICP-ACC)
- Team Facilitator (ICP-ATF)
- Enterprise Coaching (ICP-ENT)
- Systems Coaching (ICP-SYS)
Experience
- 15 years organizational effectiveness and agile coaching
- 15 years executive leadership Director, AVP, VP, CEO
- 15 years coaching executive leaders
- 15 years process re-engineering
- 15 years team coaching, training, & facilitation
- 14 years coaching executive leaders director and above
- 14 years change management and culture transformation
- 4 years project management
Industries
- 13 years Technology/Software Engineering
- 13 years Professional Services
- 12 years Banking & Finance
- 7 years Hospitality
- 6 years Legal
- 5 years Airline & Automotive
- 2 years Government
- 1 year Commodities Trading
Meet Alex Kudinov, MCC, CEC - Managing Partner At Tandem
"I help leaders identify the dots that, once connected, drive real change."
What prompts my clients to reach out to me
- They are navigating complex organizational change and need clarity on the best path forward.
- They feel stuck in their leadership growth and are looking for ways to break through barriers.
- They need an objective, skilled thought partner to help them make high-stakes decisions.
- They want to improve strategic alignment across teams and business units.
- They are leading transformations and need to sharpen their leadership effectiveness.
What these leaders need most
- A structured, results-oriented approach to leadership and organizational growth.
- A confidential, professional coaching relationship that challenges assumptions and expands perspectives.
- A coach who can help them uncover key insights and leverage them for meaningful impact.
- A partner who brings experience in agile leadership, executive coaching, and business strategy.
What I do to help them
- Work with leaders to assess challenges, define success, and identify key factors that drive change.
- Facilitate structured conversations that challenge assumptions and expand problem-solving capacity.
- Provide a strategic coaching approach rooted in Agile, leadership, and business transformation principles.
- Help executives and teams refine their leadership approach, improve team dynamics, and drive lasting change.
Co-Author of Amazon best-selling book:
Enterprise Agile Coaching: Creating Sustainable Change Through Invitational Agile Coaching.
Qualifications
Primary Coaching Certifications
- ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC)
- SA Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC)
- SA Certified Team Coach (CTC)
Agile Coaching & Training Certifications
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM III), Scrum.org
- Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO III), Scrum.org
- Kanban Coaching Professional (KCP), Kanban University
Experience
- 30+ years in IT across technology, finance, energy, and consulting.
- Executive coach specializing in technology leadership and organizational change.
- Progressed from individual contributor to VP, leading global organizations.
- VP/Sr. Director, driving IT strategy, platform development, and enterprise solutions.
- Led digital transformation and Agile adoption at Fortune 500 companies.
- Expert in software development, cloud, DevOps, and enterprise architecture.
Industries
- Technology & Software Engineering
- Financial Services & Banking
- Energy & Oil & Gas
- Consulting & Professional Services
Companies We Impacted
Our Coaches
Temi Bolaji-Jegede
I help individuals gain mental clarity and build inner confidence required to create and achieve desired outcomes well aligned with their values.
I help business teams break down invisible walls, re-discover individual and collective value-add and collaborate effectively to achieve business goals.
I help business teams break down invisible walls, re-discover individual and collective value-add and collaborate effectively to achieve business goals.
What prompts my clients to reach out to me
- They are at cross-roads professionally and not sure the best path or how to get there.
- They feel unfulfilled and are experiencing internal conflict at the workplace.
- They are experiencing conflict within the team and dis-engagement.
- They have just been promoted to a leadership position and do not know how to navigate the new terrain.
What these leaders need most
- To gain clarity on their next career steps as they make decisions for executive and leadership positions.
- To re-assess their personal values and realign with personal and professional goals.
- To have highly engaging and collaborative teams who are driving towards business results.
- A thinking partner who will help them process their thoughts and walk through issues in a psychological safe environment.
What I do to help them
- Partner with them to identify the limiting beliefs and disempowering mind pictures blocking them from creating new and achieving desired goals.
- Help them gain deep insights on their core-strengths and how to leverage these for personal and professional success.
- Re-orient them to see and recognise new perspectives in their specific challenges.
- Hold them accountable to their actionable items and hold the desired vision before them for continued mental clarity and motivation.
- Diagnose barriers to communication with the teams, identify effectiveness gaps, highlight improvement solutions and implement those.
Qualifications
- Certified John Maxwell leadership coach and trainer
- Certified John Maxwell behavioral analyst and consultant
- International conference speaker
Experience
- 15 years global product management and development
- 15 years project and change management
- 15 years business analysis
- 10 years personal development and leadership coaching
- 10 years team coaching, training and facilitation
- 10 years agile coaching
- 10 years mentorship
- 4 years coaching executive and leaders
Industries
- 15 years start up and scale up
- 15 years B2B, B2C, B2B2C
- 13 years health tech and medical devices
- 10 years public sector
- 6 years private sector
Jack Grimm, CPCC
I partner with leaders to grow more strategic and effective organizations. We work together to identify and improve the structural, cultural and leadership challenges impacting their success.
What prompts my clients to reach out to me
- They are experiencing leadership and cultural challenges in their organization
- They are starting a new leadership role and want help prioritizing next steps
- They have more work to do than the people they have can accomplish
- They have delivery and quality challenges and are struggling to improve them
- They are feeling stuck professionally and want help considering new options
What these leaders need most
- Help clarifying their goals and developing strategies to accomplish them
- A confidential, non-judgmental person to help them think through challengesp them think clearly about challenges.
- Someone who will tell them the hard truths with generosity and understanding
- A partner who understands the pressures they face and will support them through the change and improvement process who understands the pressures they face and helps them navigate change.
What I do to help them
- Work to align their values and goals for themselves and their organization
- Partner with them to assess the structural, people, process, culture, and leadership challenges that are hindering the success of their organization
- Work together to design measurable improvement strategies for their opportunities
- Partner with them as they assess the impact of their strategies, determine needed adjustments, and iterate their way to success
Qualifications
- CTI Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC)
- CRR Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC)
Experience
- 3 years Certified Professional Coach
- 12 years Director of Software Engineering
- 8 years Manager of Software Engineering
- 10 years Senior Software Engineer
- 1-year Secondary Math and Computer Teacher
- 5 years Senior Avionics Engineer
Industries
- 3 years Leadership Coaching
- 30 years Software Engineering
- 5 years Avionics Engineering
- 1-year Secondary Education
Grainger Marburg, ACC
I thoroughly enjoy working with both seasoned executives and emerging leaders. I leverage my extensive leadership experience to help clients in all sectors (nonprofit, corporate, and government) become more empathic colleagues, more effective communicators, and better strategic thinkers.
What prompts my clients to reach out to me
- They feel overwhelmed
- They are questioning whether they are qualified to do the job (imposter syndrome)
- They are not able to prioritize
- They want to be good mentors to their reports/teams but don’t know how
- They want to learn how to effectively manage up (boards, senior leaders), across (peers), and down (direct reports, teams)
- They are seeking a path to something different
What these leaders need most
- Help recognizing they already have the answers they need
- A trustworthy ally to help them navigate confidential org and professional data
- Someone who knows how to be hard on ideas and gentle on people
- A partner who has experience with the challenges they are facing and can support them with their goals
What I do to help them
- Highlight their strengths and address their challenges
- Design a customized coaching plan that focuses on their most pressing need(s)
- Develop measurable, realistic outcomes for which they will be accountable
- Help them establish a better work/life balance and healthier lives
Qualifications
- Professional Integrated Coach (New Ventures West)
- ICF Level 1 Coaching [ACC]
Experience
- Experience in all three sectors (Nonprofit, Public, and Corporate)
- 17 years executive leadership (ED, CEO, COO)
- 6 years project management
- 5 years management consulting
Industries
- 12 years Education
- 8 years Philanthropy
- 5 years Health and Wellness
- 5 years Government (including Peace Corps)
- 3 years Community Improvement
- 2 years Tech
- 2 years Social Services
Alicia McLain, PCC
I help executives, leaders and organizations lead from the best version of themselves through change, conflict and the daily demands of their workplaces.
What prompts my clients to reach out to me
Organizations
- Their organization needs greater agility, both in process and their leadership.
- Their teams are in conflict
- Lack of readiness to partner with vendors, partners who are ‘agile’
- They want to reboot their efforts toward greater agility
- They’re struggling with prioritizing work
- They lack clarity around team capacity.
Individuals
- They are plagued by thought habits and patterns about belonging.
- Their thought habits create negative health issues.
- Their communication with others at work and/or home isn’t effective and they are losing out on opportunities at work, alienating co-workers, friends and family.
- They feel burnt out.
- They have been promoted quickly and don’t feel like they know what they are doing.
- They feel burnt out.
What these leaders need most
- A confidential, neutral third party to help them think through challenges without judgment
- Someone who will challenge them to shift their perspective
- Help reclaiming their courage to lead.
- Someone who will act as a mirror and a guide as they find their way
- Someone who can help them reclaim themselves, their courage and superpowers.
- A partner who understands the pressures they face and will support them through the change and improvement process
What I do to help them
- Assess their organization with them to identify which people, process, culture, and leadership challenges are getting in their way.
- Partner with them to define what agility looks like for them and a plan to get there.
- Have measurable and transformational positive impact in their organization and with their teams.
- Collect and use data to implement strategies that improve organizational structures, clarify roles and responsibilities, enhance business processes, and streamline operations.
- Help leaders and teams build capacity, capability, agility and resilience to tackle the toughest challenges.
- Help them increase their organizational effectiveness so they can have greater balance and boundaries in their work/life.
- Help them and their organization manage the change process with resilience and ease
- Celebrate their wins every step of the way.
Qualifications
- ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
- Certified Positive Intelligence Coach (CPQC)
Experience
- 20 years organizational effectiveness and agile coaching
- 5 years executive leadership Director, Senior Manager
- 8 years coaching executive leaders director and above
- 20 years process re-engineering
- 20 years team coaching, training, & facilitation
- 25 years change management and culture transformation
- 20 years project management
Industries
- Medical device
- Software development/IT
- Higher education
- Marketing
- Construction
- Insurance
- Manufacturing/retail
- Healthcare
- High Tech
- Entertainment
Denesha Miller
I work with new leaders struggling to balance their roles, individuals facing imposter syndrome, and leaders who want to take the next step in their careers with accountability.
What prompts my clients to reach out to me
- New managers who are struggling to find work life balance in their new role.
- Individuals who are facing imposter syndrome in the workplace.
- Leaders looking to take the next step in their careers with accountability.
- Leaders who are having difficulty navigating new responsibilities due to a fixed mindset or other limiting beliefs.
What these leaders need most
- A coach who understands the unique pressures they face and offers ongoing support throughout the process of change and improvement.
- Someone to help with accountability as they strive for elevated leadership.
- Opportunities for growth and development to stay ahead of industry trends and adapt to change.
- Skills to manage stress, communicate effectively, and navigate interpersonal dynamics within teams.
What I do to help them
- Partner with leaders to define clear goals and actionable plans, aligning their vision with organizational success.
- Hold leaders accountable for their growth while offering consistent guidance to ensure progress.
- Help leaders develop a growth mindset, overcome challenges, and cultivate resilience in their roles.
- Support leaders in creating high-performing, diverse teams where trust, innovation, and collaboration flourish.
Qualifications
- Project Management Institute certified Project Manager
- Project Management Institute certified Agile Project Manager
- LINC Personality profiler certified practitioner
Experience
- 20 years of cross-functional corporate experience as a Consultant and Advisor
- 5 years as a business owner and entrepreneur
- 7 years coaching executive leader’s director +
- 10 years as a certified project manager
- 8 years change management and culture transformation
Industries
- 10 years Wireless Communications
- 15 years Professional Services
- 12 years Financial Services (Housing Finance)
Jason J. Schreuder, PCC
I bring diverse, real-world leadership experience from military and corporate settings to help leaders thrive amidst complexity and change. My approach is solution-focused, empathetic, and action-oriented, empowering leaders to clarify their purpose, enhance adaptability, and create positive organizational impact.
What prompts my clients to reach out to me
- Navigating significant organizational transformations or change initiatives.
- Transitioning from technical or expert roles to executive leadership positions.
- Improving leader effectiveness and organizational agility.Desire for greater clarity, trust, and adaptability within their teams and organizations.
- Improving leader effectiveness and organizational agility.
- Seeking a trusted thought-partner for professional and personal growth.
What these leaders need most
- Clarity of purpose and intentional leadership behaviors.
- Trust-based relationships and strong collaboration skills.
- Adaptable systems to respond effectively to complex situations.
- Enhanced emotional intelligence and interpersonal awareness.
- Practical solutions and actionable plans aligned with their values.
What I do to help them
- Provide insightful coaching conversations using a solution-focused framework.
- Leverage assessments, conceptual frameworks, and direct communication to deepen self-awareness and accelerate growth.
- Act as a thought-partner, challenging leaders to identify strengths, clarify goals, and implement practical solutions.
- Support leaders in creating adaptable, responsive operating models and team cultures.
- Facilitate developmental, integrated, and transformational coaching engagements tailored to individual and organizational needs.
Qualifications
- Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
- Certified Organizational Coach, Solutions Academy
- Certified Team Coach, Solutions Academy
- Certified Mentor Coach and Coach Supervisor
Experience
- Army Officer with leadership roles including executing complex military operations
- Agile Transformation Leader, PMO Director, Agile Coach, and VP of Agile Practices in financial services.
Industries
- Financial Services
- Technology
- Manufacturing
- Healthcare
- Higher Education
- Military and Defense
Katalin Zanaty, PCC
I help teams, managers, and leaders build better organisations by solving problems related to people, processes, culture, and leadership. We work together to pinpoint the challenges they face and develop actionable solutions that lead to real progress.
What prompts my clients to reach out to me
- They feel overwhelmed, with work pressures affecting their personal lives and well-being.
- They’re facing leadership or cultural challenges that block progress.
- They have ambitious goals but feel stuck in making them happen.
- They’re managing too many projects with not enough support.
- They’re struggling with delivery or quality issues and need a clear path forward.
What these leaders need most
- Practical strategies to make their organisations more efficient and effective.
- A neutral, confidential partner to help them think clearly about challenges.
- Honest, constructive feedback on areas for growth and improvement.
- A supportive guide who understands the pressures they face and helps them navigate change.
What I do to help them
- Partner with them to assess their situation and identify what’s holding them back.
- Develop measurable, tailored improvement strategies to drive results.
- Apply innovative approaches to increase efficiency, allowing them to focus on what matters most and regain balance in their lives.
Qualifications
- Certificate for Coaching Supervisors (ILM Level 7)
- Professional Certified Coach (ICF PCC)
- Organisational and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC)
- Agile Team Coaching (ICP-ACC)
- Agile Team Facilitation (ICP-ATF)
Experience
- 8 years of coaching cross-functional, distributed Agile teams.
- 11 years of expertise in delivery management, Agile transformation, and cultural change.
- 5 years of experience in market research and insights.
- 11 years of experience in project management and execution.
- 8 years of experience in organisational and change management.
Industries
- E-commerce (5 years)
- Retail (1 year)
- Automotive (7 years)
- Healthcare (1 year)
- Finance (1 year)
- Logistics and Delivery (2 years)
- Market Research and Insights (4 years)
- Printing and Publishing (1 year)
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