Irené has been such a wonderful part of my entrepreneurial journey! I always felt like she not only had my back, but also provided awesome insight and perspective. Entrepreneurship can be unpredictable and chaotic at times but Irené helped me alleviate a lot of my stress by offering practical ideas to extinguish the fires that would arise. Irené is kind, professional, and passionate about helping entrepreneurs and professionals navigate through the complexities of business. She brings a simple, yet effective approach to situations. read more

I worked with Turtle Executive Coaching during a career transition. Irene helped me focus on my strengths and focus on what I really wanted in my next role. This informed how to position myself in my industry. Based upon her approach that was customized specifically for me, she enabled me to take a more targeted approach to my job search as well as evaluate opportunities based upon where I could best apply my strengths. I highly recommend working with Irene for short-term or for long-term career coaching. read more

Irené Turtle is a true Master of Executive Coaching. She is a rare find who truly and genuinely cares about people and helping them achieve their full potential. With Irené, this starts from your very first interaction, not after you've become a client and continues long after your last session together. Irené helped me successfully navigate my transition into a new executive role. Having worked at the prior organization for well over a decade, I wanted to unlearn a few old habits and to double-down on my core strengths to fully embrace the opportunity ahead. She and I worked on my executive presence and executive communication skills, especially in the context of remote onboarding, executive presentations, and 1-on-1s utilizing Zoom & WebEx. Working with her through my transition made a huge difference in navigating the many uncertainties successfully and with high confidence. Whether you're thinking about making a career change, need help understanding & fully leveraging your strengths, or just to polish-up on couple of core competencies, Irené is the best Executive Coach out there. Reach-out and say hello if you're ready to unlock your full potential! read more

There are people you can spend days, weeks and months and not come to any conclusions. And there are people that you can sit with for an hour, get to the root of the problem, troubleshoot it and create a path for success. Irene is an impactful and insightful executive business coach who gave me more than I bargained for in one session. Her ability to hone into the core problem of my belief system and dig deep is tremendous. Life is certainly not black and white. But if you find yourself stuck anywhere between career and life, I highly recommend Irene. read more

I met Irené at the absolute lowest and darkest time in my life, both professionally and personally. She worked with me in a nurturing and supportive way to get out of crisis mode just to be able to start doing the work that needed to be done to change my situation. Once we were out of crisis Irené provided the tools and insight to help me go from the darkest of places to a place where I am thriving at a level I never thought possible. I owe a lot to Irené but I want to make it clear that she doesn't do the work for you. She encourages and inspires you to do what needs to be done in order to realize the best version of you. At the most basic level, she is fantastic at what she does and I could not recommend her enough. She won't change your life but she will empower you to! read more

A wonderful coach! I began with Irene in September of 2011. I struggled through relationships dealing with work, friendships, family, and love. With Irene's help, I was able to not only deal with those struggles, but I was also able to to help others around me who I love and care for. Her methods allowed me to have a better understanding of what my life is really supposed to be like. Here is what I learned though her guidance: 1. Be more resourceful - not just tap into the resources around me, but to also look for and engage in new opportunities 2. Utilize my intellect to achieve goals - I consider myself to be an intelligent person, but by asking the right questions, planning strategically, and looking for the right answers/people, I can achieve anything. 3. Science and Art of Decision making!!! - I feel that this is the hardest part for anyone looking to find their life's answers. Irene has a great way of getting you to make the decisions that will better shape your life. read more

Irené has been an incredible asset to me and my business as an executive and career coach. Since meeting, she has helped me clarify my career goals, discern direction for the future and create practical and achievable steps to get there. Not only does she offer incredible insight and wisdom to her clients but she provides an excellent sounding board on which to bounce ideas off of and generate self-feedback and self-awareness. Her caring nature and approachability make it it easy to feel immediately comfortable and at ease while her ethos and experience make her feedback credible and sound. While anyone can bring technical training and expertise to the table Irené also brings personality and character that provides the essence of what is required for an effective coaching relationship: trust, rapport and encouragement. Through my experience with her I have found myself making career decisions and honing in on the things I really want to pursue in life. As a small business owner and business consultant I have found her services invaluable. If you're looking for an executive coach or career coach Irené Turtle comes with my highest recommendation. As she told me in a recent coaching session, "my goal is to help other people succeed, if they do that, I'm satisfied." read more

Irene is a dynamic and compassionate coach. Each session kept me engaged and helped me set clear strategic goals for myself. She guided me towards uncovering my true passion and gave me actionable steps to get there. One of the best decisions and investments I have made for both personal and professional growth was to start working with Irene. read more

Irene Turtle is a master at coaching executives in the areas of communication, confidence and career planning. I've seen her coach people in developing emotional intelligence and leadership skills in a way that's both effective and fun. She is easy to work with, extremely competent and delivers great results. Not to mention, I love the Irish accent. I highly highly recommend Irene, and if you see my other reviews you'll know I'm not easy to please... read more

Extremely knowledgable and effective coach. Shows me how to "get out of my own way" in making progress toward my new goals. Strong listener who quickly picks up on the real issues; helps me realize the true challenge/opportunity at hand and shape my plan for how to tackle issues, quickly. She keeps me focused on the important things to move me forward. She's pragmatic and has a good sense of humor. I'm grateful that I found her! read more

Irenè was a tremendous help to me both personally and professionally. My world had been turned upside down, and Irenè proved to be a perceptive and understanding listener. She quickly pinpointed attitudes and approaches that needed adjusting. Her expertise introduced new insights to me. She provided me with "homework", and the tools to complete the soul searching exercises to complete my assignments. With her unfailing encouragement I was able to stop spinning my wheels and accomplish goals I had given up on. I was rewarded with a great job offer that had been out of my reach for 2 years. Irenè was the advocate I needed, the perfect balance between prodding and cheering. read more