Judy DeLapa Offers Executive Coaching on Leadership and Business Strategy

Judy DeLapa, founder and president of High-Impact Coaching & Consulting, Inc. specializes in Executive Coaching, Leadership, and Business Strategy for executives and high-potentials. This may include marketing, profitability, communication, time management and stress management and life balance.

Core Education

B. S. from Michigan State University
M. A. from Michigan State University

Leadership and Coaching Education

Graduate of Leadership Grand Rapids
Graduate of Core Essentials Program from Coach U
Currently enrolled: Coach U Advanced Business Coaching

Business Leadership Experience

Co-founder of Saluto Foods Corp. (sold to Fortune 100 company) President of in-house advertising agency for Saluto Foods Corp.

Founder of High-Impact Marketing Services (clients included major furniture companies, financial institutions, food companies and mid-size companies nationwide)

Founder of High-Impact Coaching & Consulting, Inc. (clients include executives and business owners from numerous businesses and non-profit organizations)

Leadership Development Publications

Publisher of three editions of an easy-to-customize BasicEmployee Manual - named "One of the Top 20 Human Resource Products of the Year" by the trade journal, Human Resource Executive

Author/publisher of 14 Special Reports marketed/sold in more than 40 countries

Author of High-Impact Business Strategies (1993) published in U.S.A. and India

Professional Awards

Winner of West-Michigan American Marketing Association Trailblazer Award

Listed in Who's Who in the Midwest, Who's Who of Women, and Who's Who in America (1994-present)

Judith A. DeLapa Perennial Garden named in her honor at Michigan State University

Continuing Education through Memberships & Community Service

Associate Member of International Coach Federation
Executive Member of Inforum of Michigan
Trustee of Michigan Colleges Foundation - Chair of Marketing Committee
President and co-founder of The Samaritan Foundation
Past trustee and Executive Committee member of Grand Rapids Symphony
Trustee of Grand Rapids Art Museum
Trustee of The Potter's House Foundation
Trustee of Frederick Meijer Garden Foundation

Build a Business with Integrity

If you would like to meet Judy and let her help you optimize your life or build a business with integrity, call 616-949-5013 or email Judy DeLapa at jdelapa@high-impact.com.

Successful Life Coaching

"Judy DeLapa is a strategic thinker who has the ability to comprehend the day to day challenges that an executive faces. She never loses sight of the strategic goal or initiative, yet she is absolutely willing to incorporate and accommodate a variety of seen and unseen issues from her unique perspective. Judy asks the tough questions that need to be asked - not to criticize or to tear something apart - but to ensure that solutions are thoughtful, all encompassing and relevant. Judy is a joy to work with."

Bill Ryberg,
President Oregon Symphony

Executive Coaching

"I have worked with Judy DeLapa on many occasions. I have known her to be direct and straightforward when dealing with delicate issues. Her high level of integrity and depth of business experience gives her a unique vantage point in coaching executives with younger businesses. Her ability to ask good questions and cut through what is being said, or for that matter what is not said, gets to the heart of issues and moves the project forward."

Dana Locniskar,
Private Wealth Advisor
Merrill Lynch

Small Business Strategy Consulting

"I found your book one of the most practical guides I have ever read on dealing with specific issues that frequently come up in business... I wish I had such a book at my disposal when I started in business...it would have provided me with the anchor I needed to approach the companies problems in a rational, constructive way."

Hugh Aaron, Business Owner and
Columnist for The Wall Street Journal