Loma Communications is known for helping executives transform their leadership and communications abilities. Guided through strategic and creative programs, our clients become masters at conveying their vision and strategies and winning competitive advantage for their companies.
ABOUT USLoma Communications is known for helping executives transform their leadership and communications abilities. Guided through strategic and creative programs, our clients become masters at conveying their vision and strategies and winning competitive advantage for their companies.
ABOUT US
Leadership manifests itself in communications. The better we are at communicating who we are, what we stand for and how we will deliver results, the more potent our leadership qualities become.
PROGRAMS AND CAPABILITIESTell your best story. We help our clients find the essential core value of their brand and products with clear, compelling messaging and stories. Stand out and better reach your audience with sharper, more targeted stories.
PROGRAMS AND CAPABILITIES
Our programs help leaders find the best in themselves by bringing to light the qualities that engage, inspire and motivate others to take action.
PROGRAMS AND CAPABILITIESWe put our focus where it belongs – on the client. We dialogue. We ask questions. We listen, observe and develop communications skills, clarity and confidence during the coaching process.
Our team is comprised of communications and leadership experts who have worked with clients in North America, Europe, and Asia. We bring a strategic understanding of your business and deep knowledge of leaders’ roles in achieving business objectives.
At Loma Communications, we develop powerful communicators, leaders and organizations through innovative coaching and training programs.
What is it that makes you a strong, resilient and trusted leader? Behind these intangible qualities are core competencies that help you have a positive impact. Loma can bring out the best in you with personalized coaching, leadership branding and executive thought leadership programs.
Leaders are called upon to influence others far outside the realm of their own organizations. Whether you are an advocate, evangelist or change agent, inspiring others and moving them into action are essential leadership competencies.
Who gets our attention? People who are authentic, transparent and real. What you say and do must be consistent with your character and spirit. Your story is one story - the story you tell and the story you embody through your actions.
To lead, we must understand the impact we have on others and how to perceive our strengths and weaknesses. Influencing others and handling conflict are challenges you face every day. Gain a deeper sense of how to use that wisdom to lead.
What is it that makes you a strong, resilient and trusted leader? Behind these intangible qualities are core competencies that help you have a positive impact. Loma can bring out the best in you with personalized coaching, leadership branding and executive thought leadership programs.
Who gets our attention? People who are authentic, transparent and real. What you say and do must be consistent with your character and spirit. Your story is one story - the story you tell and the story you embody through your actions.
To lead, we must understand the impact we have on others and how to perceive our strengths and weaknesses. Influencing others and handling conflict are challenges you face every day. Gain a deeper sense of how to use that wisdom to lead.
Leaders are called upon to influence others far outside the realm of their own organizations. Whether you are an advocate, evangelist or change agent, inspiring others and moving them into action are essential leadership competencies.
Kristine Schaefer, principal of Loma Communications, is an executive coach specializing in communications coaching and leadership development. She works with leaders around the world helping them expertly convey their vision and strategies and win competitive advantage for their companies.
In that capacity, Kristine has worked with over 200 organizations in the U.S., Europe, the U.K. and Asia; including Adobe, Charles Schwab, Comcast, Hewlett-Packard, Stanford University, The University of California Business and Medical Schools and a host of high-growth startups.
In her coaching sessions and training workshops, Kristine creates an encouraging and safe environment where clients feel free to take risks, break unproductive patterns and make bolder and better choices in their leadership and communications abilities.
Prior to launching her coaching career in 1999, Kristine was a vice president at The Weber Group, now Weber Shandwick, a global communications firm, where she was a senior communications counselor to an $8 billion division of IBM; to high-tech start-ups; and to top trade and government officials in Asia.
Karen Lam is passionate about her work as a communications strategist and executive coach. She has coached CEOs and executive clients for over twenty years to communicate their message with impact and authenticity.
Having lived and worked in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America, Karen brings a global perspective to her work. She designs and delivers programs in:
Karen has coached the president or chief executive at companies such as Apple Inc., Adobe, ASP (a Johnson & Johnson company), BEA Systems (now Oracle), Blue Shield of California, The Disneyland Resort, Dresdner RCM Global Investors, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, WindRiver (now Intel), Lenovo Group, NASA, Packard Bell NEC, Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC), University of California at San Francisco, and In-Q-Tel, the venture capital group for the Central Intelligence Agency.
Other client companies Karen has trained recently include: Accenture, Intel, Cisco, Texas Instruments, Sun Microsystems, IBM, AT&T, Qualcomm, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, J.P. Morgan, Deloitte and Touche, Whirlpool, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, Glaxo SmithKline, Procter & Gamble, Novartis, Genentech, Ford Motor Company, Turner Broadcasting and NIKE.
Karen led the communications training practice for Burson-Marsteller, one of the world’s largest public relations firms, in the Greater China region in Asia. She also served as Senior Training Consultant at American Express International. She began her career teaching in universities in Asia and the United States.
Karen holds an M.A. in Linguistics from the University of Montana and a B.A. in Literary Studies from the University of Toronto. She is fluent in several dialects of Chinese and is a student of French, German and Spanish.
Kathy Andre has spent 18 years as a communication skills trainer. Through one-on-one sessions, she helps her clients:
She is known throughout the field for her ability to deliver tough, specific, individualized feedback while continuing to respect, celebrate and support her clients. Her pragmatic approach is to share tools everyone can easily absorb, practice immediately and create a connection to how they apply these skills in their work and in their life.
Kathy’s Team Development work, always customized, helps struggling or newly formed teams and their leaders achieve their vision:
Throughout her career, she has consulted with a variety of companies in the technology, gaming, biotech and medical fields, including Electronic Arts, Sun Microsystems, San Francisco General Hospital, Macromedia, Liveops and Tyco Electronics.
Kathy holds a B.S. degree in Business Management from California State University Chico, Chico California. Her certifications include: Arbinger Institute, Coaches Training Institute, Lucid Living and the Bigger Game Company. She is a certified instructor in management development courses for Blessing/White, Achieve Global and the Real Learning Company.
Krim Stephenson is a storyteller and executive coach who works with clients seeking transformation and growth. He helps individuals better understand themselves and the people around them, allowing them to become more fulfilled, effective, and engaging. His approach addresses a combination of mindset (“how do I understand myself”), interpersonal dynamics (“how do I understand others”), and skills and practice development (“how do I act and lead”).
As a coach and communications leader, he has worked with individuals and teams from organizations including Atlassian, Intel, Microsoft, Workday, and the Stanford University. Krim holds a BA in English from Princeton University and an MBA from the USC Marshall School of Business. He lives and works in the Bay Area with his wife, Cathy, and their two children.
Hope Timberlake is an author, speaker, and executive coach who focuses on the communication side of leadership. Her keynotes and training center on executive presence, persuasive messaging, relationship building, and elevating the voices of women and those underrepresented in leadership. Her book, Speak Up, Dammit! How to Quiet Your Fears, Polish Your Presence and Share Your Voice was released in October 2021.
Hope has worked in a variety of industries with clients including Bank of America, BlackRock, Bloomberg, CBS Interactive, Clorox, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Infinera, Microsoft, Nestle, Organic, Razorfish, and University of California, San Francisco. Hope earned her Masters degree in Epidemiology and Biostatics at University of California Berkeley in a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University.
Kristine has been a trusted communications advisor and master executive communications trainer on my extended team for the past ten years. She has an incredible gift for empowering senior executives and engineers alike to tell compelling stories about our business, our products and technology and industry trends that hit a chord with today’s media that often have more than an abundance of companies to select for their features.
Kristine’s customized approach to everything from major company milestones and product launches to crisis communications has time and time again strengthened our stable of spokespeople and executive presenters – ultimately enabling them to be stronger communicators with all of our key stakeholders beyond simply press and analysts.
Kristine has a natural ability to bring out the confident evangelist and high-impact presenter in everyone with a firm, yet elegant style that resonates with even the most stubborn habits.
Courtney Brigham - Head of Innovation & Thought Leadership Communications
Adobe
Kristine, you are a very experienced executive coach. I have benefited a great deal from your workshop. The immediate feedback for each participant after their video presentation was a good opportunity for us to learn from each other and fully comprehend this technique.
In the role-play of difficult conversations, we had the chance to open ourselves up in the safe environment, obtain the sincere feedback from you on our strengths and weaknesses in communication. Each one of these exercises could be a class for at least one full day. It takes time for us to digest and practice constantly in order to master the skill set.
Your coaching workshop will greatly help me in the journey toward this goal. It is an excellent workshop. Thank you very much!
Wu Xing Hao
AMD China Company Ltd.
Kristine is a master at her craft. She is an amazing partner for ArmorBlue--always confident and professional. I've learned so much from her and have entrusted her with several of our executive clients on whom she's worked her magic transforming their presence and profile.
Angela Wo - Principal
ArmorBlue, Inc.
Thank you for your encouraging words before I went up to tackle the TEDx talk this past Saturday. Thank you so much for how you helped me prepare. You really helped me take many diverse points and my personal story and meld it into a cohesive 18-minute presentation that engaged those listening to stand with me in this fight against trafficking.
I was so personally moved by this invitation to be a part of a TEDx event, and your preparation really helped me feel fully present and fully alive to do my best. I look forward to working together again in the near future.
Betty Ann Boeving - Executive Director
Bay Area Anti-trafficking Coalition
I would like to thank you for the time you have dedicated to me. Your advice has been very valuable and, you will be pleased to know, it really worked. Exactly a week after our session, I participated in a panel in Hollywood and our presence was received very well. Our meeting really helped me to understand that brilliant public speaking is a moving target. So, grazie Kristine. Looking forward to seeing you soon.
Federico Grosso - Senior Vice President
Blinkx, Inc.
Two years ago, I set out to improve my public speaking skills and have been so fortunate to work together with Kristine Schaefer. She has been absolutely instrumental in developing my ability to address large audiences on topics critical to my industry.
From the Capitol steps to the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, the results have been incredibly rewarding and very enjoyable.
I always come away from our discussions inspired. Her tremendous guidance, vision and skill set have helped me prepare and deliver insightful speeches. She inspires, reenergizes me and helps me find the right balance for my many presentations. I always learn so much from Kristine and cannot thank her enough for what she has taught me and how she has made me a better speaker.
Craig McNamara - President
Sierra Orchards and California State Board of Food & Agriculture
As a fast-moving company in a rapidly growing market, our leaders have a LOT on their minds. We risk overwhelming our customers with ideas. For our recent customer conference, Kristine stepped in to focus our story. She helped us craft a clear vision for our company and products. It wowed our customers. Our product roadmap presentation had the highest scores of any presentation we've delivered in five years.
Scott Buchanan - Marketing Director
Medallia, Inc.
As a researcher and keynote speaker, when you see a client engage a communications coach of Kristine’s caliber, it tells me they’re serious competitors, not just for market position but to win the hearts and minds of their audience.
Johna Till Johnson - President and Chief Research Officer
Nemertes Research
Loma Communications helped us move from product-centered messages to those that demonstrated our expertise and ability to solve customers' problems. We're much more effective in communicating our value proposition to customers and to those who cover our industry.
Eric Brown - VP, Corporate Relations
NetApp, Inc.
In both presentation coaching programs and media training, Loma’s workshops and coaching sessions won consistent praise from our participants, from executives to mid-level management alike, engendering comments such as: The best four hours I’ve spent this year.
June Bower - Vice President of Marketing
Openwave Systems, Inc.
Kristine Schaefer provides serene, unflappable calm in that bizarre maelstrom of executive communications. When the business leader's ability to communicate is ripped into psychic confetti by the myriad competing interests that demand his/her attention, Kristine gets them back on track with a preternatural ability borne of a rare level of been-there-done-that'edness that is firm, yet subtle.
Phil Gomes - Senior Founding Fellow
Society for New Communications Research
Kristine transformed a number of our executives into compelling storytellers about our company, our products and important industry trends. She has a knack for quickly finding a person’s comfort level by customizing her coaching approach, which has adapted well for a range of executives.
Like most technology companies, our executives are often over scheduled, but once they start a session with Kristine, most of them stay on past their session time to continue honing their skills. And the results are clear -- our most important objectives have shone through in the response we received after Kristine’s valuable sessions.
Michele Landry - Vice President of Communications
Spansion, Inc.
Before we began working with Loma, we had a difficult time getting the attention of the media and analysts, and even our prospective customers were unclear about the value we delivered. Loma helped us develop a concise way to communicate our undisputed leadership in workforce management solutions to market influencers, and our value proposition to prospective customers and partners. Our new communications strategy is working thanks to Loma.
John Orr - Vice President of Sales Operations
TempoSoft
Thanks very much for the thorough training today. I know I benefited greatly, and I’m guessing that the entire team learned a great deal. We’ll put all of these skills into practice in the very near term, and I’m confident that we will be well served by your high caliber teaching. Thanks again.
Daniel Beck - Director, Product Management
Voltage Security, Inc.
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