How is it all Connected?
Our Company Culture and Core Values
We’re passionate about helping you grow and make an impact.
About the Co-Founders
Meet Noa
Co-Founder, CEO
Master Coach, Executive Coach, Team & Group Coach, Mentor Coach
Noa has over 20 years of experience in Change Management, Human Resources, Leadership Development, Talent Development, and Coaching. Noa’s personal relocation experience impacted her perspective about what being different means and her passion for creating bridges between people and staying in the landscape of curiosity. She coaches executives and teams worldwide with the following questions:
What can they see beyond themselves? What are their vision and values? How can they collaborate with others and influence the change they care about?
Education & Certifications:
Noa holds an MBA from the University of Derby in England and is an MCC Master-Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation (ICF). She is also an Advanced Certified Coach with the Arbinger Institute and holds DISC certification and 360 certification with TrueScore and Tilt365.
Executives, leaders, and teams Noa has partnered with: SaleForce, AppsFlyer, This Dot, Facebook, Google, Bose, Bank of America, NetApp, Credit Karma, Intuit, HR Block, Workday, TTI, Chiesi US, Ipsen Pharma, Lonza Rockland, CareSource, Edwards, Johnson & Johnson.
Nonprofit: The Green Chair, UNDP, The Food Bank.
Meet Orshi
Co-Founder, COO
Leadership Coach, Executive Coach, Team & Group Coach
Orshi brings over 20 years of experience in Human Resources, Change Management, DEI, and Leadership Development, partnering with leaders worldwide, from Australia to Japan to the US. She has a proven track record of success in building high-performing teams and cultures.
She coaches leaders and high-performing individuals who want to elevate their game.
Orshi believes that an organization’s greatest asset is its people. Her motto is: Happy employees ensure happy customers and happy customers ensure happy shareholders!
Education & Certifications:
Orshi holds an MBA from the University of Technology, Sydney. Professional in Human Resources, PHR (HRCI) SHRM Certified Professional, SHRM-CP (SHRM), Associate Certified Coach, ACC (ICF) Change Management Certificate (E-Cornell University) Certified Diversity Executive, CDE (Institute for Diversity Certification) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate (USF) Certified Performance Based Hiring Recruiter (Adler Group) EQ-i 360 Assessment (MHS) I'm Remarkable Facilitator (Google) and a Positive Intelligence Coach (Positive Intelligence).
Connection
Have you noticed that the last two letters in "Connection," our company name,
are in a different color? Why?
ON represent the first letters of our co-founders' names:
Orshi & Noa!
"ON" in Greek means "being"—our invitation for all human beings to feel connected and reflect:
Who are you, and who do you want to be?"
Our Story
Connecting the Dots:
Follow Our Journey to Why We Co-Founded Coaching Connection
📍 Dot 1: Noa’s Background
Noa’s journey in Talent and Development began in Israel, where she navigated HR and Change Management. Upon moving to the U.S. with her family, she blogged about her expatriate experience, not expecting it to spark something unexpected: her readers reached out, asking for coaching. And that’s when curiosity kicked in.
After becoming hooked on coaching, Noa's path led her to North Carolina, where she grew a global coaching practice and led the ICF Raleigh Chapter to international success. Her personal and professional growth shaped her into the leader she is today.
📍 Dot 2: Orshi’s Background
Orshi’s journey leaped continents (though she didn’t have a kangaroo to help her 🦘). Originally from Hungary, she moved to Australia before landing in the U.S. in search of the perfect balance between warmth and opportunity. She dove into HR in the bio sector, climbing the ranks to SVP.
Along the way, Orshi’s inherent curiosity spurred a deeper understanding of leadership. Wanting to inspire others beyond career growth, she discovered coaching. Curiosity isn’t just a trait; it’s a compass that keeps driving both Noa and Orshi forward.
📍 Dot 3: Where Our Paths Crossed
Noa and Orshi crossed paths in North Carolina through the ICF coaching community. Both are expats raising children and rooted in coaching. Their unique backgrounds—raising kids in a second language and living among different cultures—taught them to listen, learn, and build trust. They also shared a core value of connection, forming personal bonds that aligned deeply with their work: helping others bridge gaps, fostering trust, and embracing change.
Their stories are not just about personal growth; they showcase how connection between leaders and teams is not optional—it’s essential.
📍 Dot 4: The Shared Vision Percolates
As an internal executive coach and Talent Planning leader, Noa witnessed firsthand the widening gap between business leaders’ needs and traditional development programs. In the tech and bio sectors, leaders were isolating themselves into silos, seeing more challenges than opportunities. Orshi observed the same: the old programs didn’t drive lasting, measurable impact.
That’s when they both realized the missing link: a peer-driven, collaborative approach to leadership. Their vision? Coaching could not only “develop” but transform through real-time practice, collaboration, and connection, empowering leaders to make tangible, lasting shifts.
📍 Dot 5: Coaching Connection Impact
Noa and Orshi founded Coaching Connection with a clear mission: connecting people, resources, and ideas through high-impact coaching programs. Their flagship offering, Peer Coaching, does just that:
✔ Builds real-world skills through hands-on experience
✔ Fosters meaningful connections that break down silos
✔ Empowers teams to work together, boosting performance and
saving time
Their approach is designed with integrity—committing to the success of the teams they work with while honoring the process and respecting individual growth
📍 Dot 6: The Ripple Effect
The results speak for themselves, thanks to Noa and Orshi’s mastery of building trust and facilitating growth with diverse teams. Through intentional space for coaching programs, leaders step back from the rush of problem-solving to empower their teams, fostering deeper alignment and engagement.
The ripple effect includes:
🔹 Empowered technical leaders shifting from problem solvers to
strategic thinkers.
🔹 Agile, effective, and aligned teams driving success
🔹 Companies realizing measurable impact and ROI from
leadership development efforts
The value is more than growth; it’s about how leaders develop through connection and curiosity. It's about empowering teams to grow together while embracing playfulness—because innovation and creative solutions emerge when we foster an environment of engagement and trust.
Our Values
No matter where you meet us—at the grocery store, a learning circle, on social media, as your coach, at the ice rink, in a parking lot, at the coffee shop, as a prospective employee, or as a new client—we want every interaction to feel consistent, welcoming, and connected. As part of our global community and beyond 🚀
