Testimonials

As a CEO of a company, it is very important to have an individual you can talk to that is not an employee or a member of your Board. As they say “it is lonely at the top”. Anthony plays that role exceptionally well. I find he has great insight in how I can effectively lead and interact with my direct reports and Burlington as a whole. He has also gotten to know my direct reports and has worked with each of them to become more effective leaders.

Tom Kingsbury, CEO, Kohl’s
CEO, Burlington Stores

I've had the pleasure of working with Anthony for the last few years as both my personal executive coach as well as a coach to a number of folks across the PillPack and Amazon teams. Day-to-day Anthony is helpful to me as I navigate people issues, strategic decisions, and personal growth opportunities. He has helped me better understand my strengths and weaknesses as a leader, helped uncover issues with the business and team before I would have otherwise noticed, and has been genuinely fun to work with week in and week out. Anthony was pivotal in the success of the company in our sale to Amazon, helping navigate complex business and people issues during these high stress moments.I can't recommend Anthony highly enough to other CEO's and senior leaders contemplating bringing on an executive coach.

TJ Parker, General Partner at Matrix VC
CEO PillPack/VP Amazon Pharmacy

Someone on my team asked why I need or want an executive coach. I said professional athletes are world class and still need another person to support them— help "round out their game" or work through various issues that arise. I've found Anthony to be incredibly helpful. To have his help means I have his strong business mind, with powerful expertise in the people management side of the business, to help me think through leadership challenges. And it is great having someone one step removed from the business with only my best interests at heart. He is supportive, honest and highly pragmatic.

Mark Breitbard, President & CEO, Global GAP Brand
CEO Banana Republic

I began my engagement with Anthony about four months ago with the question….How can I get the most from my Leadership team? It is difficult to exaggerate the impact Anthony has had on my self-awareness, ability to work empathically and effectively with my team as well as the dynamic across the leadership team. Suffice it to say, it has been profound and is evidenced by direct feedback from our Board and unsolicited inputs from across the organization. We still have a long way to go but would not be progressing at this rate without Anthony’s help.

Martha Sullivan, CEO, Sensata Technologies

Building an early-stage startup is a whirlwind. In the middle of that whirlwind, I've found it very powerful to have Anthony as a third-party observer and sounding board. He has helped me notice, experiment with, and intentionally evolve my leadership style and our company culture – saving us valuable time and pain. I have especially enjoyed Anthony's ability to instantly recognize a psychological pattern— whether in my personal thought process or in the setup of a situation— and dissect its roots and implications. He also frequently shared professional reference material – frameworks, articles, assessments, etc.— which helped contextualize and broaden the conversation beyond a single experience. I would highly recommend working with Anthony at any stage of a company; the return is well worth it!

Tina Liu, CEO, Ally Therapeutics

I have worked closely with Anthony across a variety of settings and companies during my time as an Operating Partner at Bain Capital, and most recently when I was the COO/ CFO at PillPack, the ecommerce pharmacy startup. I introduced Anthony to our Founder/ CEO when PillPack was still relatively small, but scaling very quickly. We were encountering growing pains, and also onboarding new Exec team members. Our CEO/ Founder is brilliant, but was a first-time CEO. He was initially somewhat skeptical, but Anthony started coaching him, and it was incredibly helpful. The Founder/ CEO understood the value, and we expanded the coaching to cover the entire Exec team, as well as several other key leaders. Anthony has deep experience and wisdom, and also a great personal style. We were a very diverse Exec Team, and he was able to build trust with each one of us. He helped us gain insights into our own communication and leadership styles, and coached us on how to work more effectively together. Anthony's coaching helped us solidify our Exec Team, and gain alignment while we were scaling. We eventually sold the company to Amazon for a very successful outcome. There were many highs and lows during all of this, and Anthony's steady coaching was a key enabler for us to accomplish all of this. I'd highly recommend Anthony to any CEO and executive team. It is absolutely worth the investment in time and resources, and is very high ROI! I'm happy to talk with anyone who is considering Anthony, and can share more about our experiences.

Yvonne Hao, CFO/COO, Amazon/Pillpack
Secretary of Economic Development, Commonwealth of Massachusettes

Anthony has been and continues to be a transformational influence in my life. I have grown tremendously as a professional and as a human being with his actionable insights and tips. He has brought to light the fact that optimal interpersonal relationships are the number 1 predictor of business success. And, through our discussions, has identified ways I can improve as a leader to further ensure great and productive professional relationships and personal fulfillment. Anthony is incredibly easy to talk to and he has a magical way of providing advice and feedback. I would work with Anthony for my lifetime; he is THAT good!

Jennifer Deason, CEO Home Partners of America
CFO, The Weather Channel

Anthony has led our executive coaching initiative at Burlington Stores for the last seven years and brings a very unique approach to the process. Rather than having multiple coaches for individual executives, Anthony has been the primary coach to all senior executives at the Senior Vice President and above level. With this approach, Anthony understands the individual personalities and the overall culture, enabling him to have a deeper insight into how to advise and counsel. As a Clinical Psychologist, he provides guidance from the results of various assessment tools enabling executives to maximize their strengths and work to improve their opportunities. Additionally, he has led many highly effective off-site sessions tackling strategic initiatives for the company. As the head of Human Resources, Anthony has been a wonderful partner to me as we work to develop our executives into outstanding leaders. He is the most effective coach I have worked with over my long career and I would recommend him without hesitation.

Joyce Manning, CHRO, Burlington Stores

Anthony has been my executive coach for the last 8 years. What makes Anthony unique and above any coach I’ve ever met is that he integrates psychological concetps into each discussion which helps you understand and reflect to get to the root cause that unlocks real change. He’s a master at helping you gain perspective and move forward past any dynamic or situation. Being an HR executive, I’m often interviewing coaches and meeting coaches for employees in my organization. Most follow a regular coaching framework - Anthony takes coaching to a whole new level helping you transcend what may be holding you back. In addition, Anthony is exceptionally skilled at leveraging the Hogan and Enneagram into his practice to help you understand how you relate and work with others so you can be a successful leader. Anthony is whip smart, compassionate and an overall pleasure to work with. I highly recommend him to anyone ready to up their game and become the best version of themselves.

Lisa DiPaolo, CHRO Karyopharm Therapeutics

Inside the walls of my firm, within my portfolio companies, and on my boards, Dr. Palombit helps me see issues from a macro and micro level, so that I may navigate them from a position of a more fulsome awareness. I’ve become a more informed decision maker through our work together.

Tricia Glynn, Managing Partner, Advent International, a Global Large-Cap Private Equity Firm

I've worked with Anthony Palombit for the last four years. He came into my world at a critical time, as I took the reins of a nonprofit with a seven-figure budget and a significant number of staff. I knew I was ready for the opportunity, but also knew that I would need professional guidance in order to get the best out of my staff and, more importantly, me. Anthony was both reassuring and enlightening, helping me navigate challenging situations and grow my organization's impact. Ultimately, we achieved many of the goals I had initially set when I started as Executive Director, and Anthony played a huge role in that success. He was there for me when there was nobody else I could talk to about the hardest decisions, with words of advice and suggested strategies that I reflect on to this day.  Running an organization is both an extraordinary responsibility and opportunity. For anybody in that position, I cannot think of a better first decision you can make than establishing a working relationship with Anthony. 

Samantha Bates, Executive Director, Center for Complex Interventions