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ABOUT KANTOLOGOS

In the early days of the 2020 COVID Pandemic, Professor Carol Kauffman, Founder of the Institute of Coaching (IOC, Harvard Medical School Affiliate) started weekly virtual huddles amongst Fellows of the IOC. These huddles served as a forum for leading executive coaches around the world to stay connected and share observations and ideas on how leaders were responding to the crisis.  

Prof. Kauffman challenged the group for fresh insights or approaches to coaching executives. Inspired by our colleagues at the IOC and Prof. Kauffman, the six authors of this book (all Fellows of IOC) came together. We named ourselves “The Kantologos”. Carol is Latin for song. Esperanto for song is “Kanto”.  Logos is Greek for logic. Thus, we decided to call ourselves, “The Song of Logic”.

The Kantologos are:

  • Beth Masterman
  • Maribel Aleman
  • Douglas Choo
  • Fernando Morais
  • John Lazar
  • Rolf Pfeiffer

We named ourselves “The Kantologos”. Carol is Latin for song. Esperanto for song is “Kanto”.  Logos is Greek for logic. Thus, we decided to call ourselves,

“The Song of Logic”. 

Maribel Aleman, MBA PCC, draws on 25 years of combined Executive Coaching, Learning & Development and HR experience to partner with global leaders in creating innovative and strategic solutions that transform culture and leadership practices.  Her experience with a wide range of industries, from Media to Academia, from Banking to Government, from Non-profits to Tech, allows Maribel to coach her clients with a wide and diverse lens that challenges them to their next level of performance and results. Maribel earned her M.B.A from Rutgers University and holds several coaching certifications, including ICF PCC Coach, the Gestalt International Study Center Coaching Program, Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching, GTCI Team Coaching Certification and is the Co-Founder of Group Coaching HQ, and ICF accredited program for group coaching certification.
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Douglas Choo is the Managing Partner at VIEW Advisors, a coaching, leadership, strategy and risk consulting boutique that works with CEO’s and their teams, Boards, investors and star athletes. He has over 25 years of experience in advisory and consulting roles to senior executives on leadership, strategy and organizational transformation including mergers and acquisitions and divestitures. He was also a practicing litigation attorney and is admitted to the bar of New York, London, Hong Kong and Singapore.
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John Lazar, MA, MCC, NCOC, CPIF, is the founder and CEO of John B. Lazar & Associates, Inc. In business since 1995, John and the firm provide leadership coaching, team development, and performance improvement consulting to C-suite executives, senior leaders and their teams, and business growth coaching to business owners. John’s clients describe him as warm, insightful, direct, engaging, client-centred, and focused on their progress, outcomes, success, and satisfaction. A coach and consultant for 40 years, he is also a published author and international speaker.
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Beth Masterman, PCC, JD, MA Psych.is the Founder and President of Masterman Executive Coaching, Inc. She works with senior executives, emerging leaders, teams, and groups on developing executive presence, leadership skills, and mindsets that heighten productivity, enjoyment, and influence at work. Beth coaches in fields of law and other professional services, manufacturing, private K-12 education, Public higher education, and small and large businesses. She earned her BA from Wesleyan University, JD from Boston University School of Law, MA from Boston University School of Psychology, and holds additional assessment and coaching certifications to better serve her clients. Beth served as President of the International Coaching Federation of New England (2020-2021).
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Fernando helps organizations, entrepreneurs, senior leaders and their teams to maximize their results through innovative interventions in leadership coaching, mentoring and transformation management, leveraging his experience of more than 40 years leading multicultural organizations and teams. 

With a background in Systems / Software Engineering and Information Technology Strategy, in senior executive and consultant roles, Fernando is a certified board member, a Vistage Chair and a Fellow at IOC – Institute of Coaching – McClean Hospital – Harvard Medical School.

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Rolf Pfeiffer is a managing partner of Schwarz & Pfeiffer Executive Advisory Partners. He and his firm provide comprehensive enablement of top executives and top teams from an operator’s lens and an investor’s perspective in a totally confidential setup. Working with the leader, on the business, in the business. Creating accountability without judgment. Schwarz & Pfeiffer Executive Advisory Partners collaborate globally with Merryck & Co. and the ExCo Group.

Rolf holds dual master’s degrees in business administration from Technical University Berlin and Toulouse Business School. He also serves as a board member of Commonpurpose Germany and as the Vice-Chair of the foundation of the British Chamber of Commerce in Germany. He is a regular contributor to the ESMT coaching colloquium in Berlin/Germany.

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