The Innovative Edge^® is a San Francisco based organization that has been offering leadership programs and executive coaching for key men and women at the executive, director and senior manager levels since 1994. Our transformational leadership development programs and coaching at the executive and leader level have had long-standing success. We have been instrumental in assisting key leaders in capturing the essence of their leadership style and leveraging it for success across the organization, developing a strong leadership presence and personal brand, working successfully within the power and political swirl in organizations, influencing and negotiating up, down, and across the organization, and building high-performance, motivated teams across distance and cultures.

At The Women's Edge in Leading™ our clients are professional women who are leading people, teams, and busy lives. We understand that, and cater our entire suite of offerings with that in mind with our leadership programs and webinars in the areas of power, politics, influence, personal brand, leadership presence, negotiation, and building exceptional teams. Additional leadership help comes in the form of coaching, self-assessments, weekly tips and articles, our Ask the Expert call series, and recommended outside resources.

We launched The Women's Edge in Leading™ to fill a growing need for exceptional programs, products and services for key women leaders. We deliver a full spectrum of programs and services for professional women to skillfully master the political, power and influence game at work, develop exceptional teams, and build strong careers. We enable women to rise to the level that suits their capabilities and career aspirations. 

We know that there are many companies out there catering to women. And that's a good thing, because we can't possibly take on all the women who are going after their power. But what truly makes us different at The Women's Edge in Leading™ is that we offer far more than leadership and career development. We change lives. Read what our clients have to say about how their lives have changed by working with us.

Company Leadership

The Innovative Edge® was founded in 1994 and The Women's Edge in Leading™ in 2006, both by Denise Brouillette, MBA, company president.

Denise Brouillette, MBA, President & Founder, Executive Coach, Author
Denise is a skilled leadership strategist. She engages leaders in capturing the essence of their leadership style and personal brand, and from there, designing a strategy for career distinction that masters the power, political, and influence game and builds remarkable teams. Denise is authoring the 31 Ways in 31 Days™ book series that delivers practical and valuable information in the moment to fit the demanding work life of the 24/7 leader. The first, Get What You Want: 31 Ways in 31 Days to Master Influence at Work, will be published in June, 2010. She also writes a blog, Perspectives and Advice of a Leadership Strategist. Denise specializes in the high-technology, bio-technology, health care and financial services industries and her client organizations range from mid-size companies to industry leaders in the Fortune 1000. Denise has her MBA from Simmons School of Management in Boston and her BS with honors from Boston University and is certified in several world-renown leadership assessments. Read Denise Brouillette's complete bio.

William Lutwick, MBA, Chief Financial Officer
After a long history of financial advising in non-profits, Will joined The Innovative Edge 3 years ago as its Chief Financial Officer. Will has his MBA from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and holds a BA in accounting from Duke University.

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