E. Ann Hollier's executive coaching reflects years of direct business experience, and three decades of work with dreams and other novel problem solving tools. Her wellness coaching is informed by her own experiences recovering from acute leukemia. She is an executive mentor, published author and artist, speaker, workshop leader, and certified I.D. consultant.

Ann's coaching reflects nearly twenty years of direct business leadership experience as a senior executive. A seasoned, research-based marketing and management consultant, her entire professional career has been spent collaborating with senior executives and management teams to develop pragmatic solutions to business challenges.

Prior to starting Cogent Executive Coaching, in 2001 Ann founded Cogent Consortium, an ongoing marketing and management consulting practice. Her clients range from individual executives, entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses to senior management teams of large, multinational corporations. Over the past two decades as an executive coach, market researcher, communications advisor, and management consultant, she has served:

• Media networks ABC, CBS, CNN, PBS, and MSNBC, as well as local stations and production houses
• Fortune 1000's such as Pepsi, Staples, Doubletree Guest Suites, Cisco Sytems, and Level (3) Communications (a $5 billion Internet infrastructure startup)
• Health care organizations including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Cancer Society, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
• Higher education clients like the College Board, Educational Testing Service, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and the British Technical Education Council, as well as numerous individual colleges and universities
• Political campaigns, including the 1992 Clinton/Gore and the 2000 Bush/Cheney presidential campaigns
• Large market research and consulting firms such as Strategic Research and Market Strategies, as well as high profile boutique companies like Link-Up International, Reactions & Opinions Inc. and Maguire Associates

Ann has been active in the field of personal transformation for many years. She is an authority on the role of dreams, imagery, intuition, and mind-body knowledge in practical problem solving and creativity, and in healing at all levels - physical, mental, and spiritual. She practices depth psychology, transpersonal psychology, and Vipassana meditation, and has studied Kriya yoga and Tibetan dream yoga.

Ann understands first-hand many of the challenges faced by professionals confronting cancer or other serious illness. Nearly 15 years ago, Ann was diagnosed with leukemia. Today, following chemo and a bone marrow transplant, she is in complete remission. She overcame chronic fatigue syndrome following cancer treatment to help found a dot.com startup, and went on to establish two independent consultancies.

Ann has run several marathons and half-marathons raising money for cancer research. She celebrated the 10th anniverary of her bone marrow transplant by running the Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon in Anchorage, Alaska. She is a recruitment speaker and mentor to trainees in endurance sports events for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's fundraising arm, Team In Training.

Ann’s coaching, writing, speaking, groups, and workshops synthesize her diverse background, blending logic and intuition, research and creativity, action and awareness. She is co-author of Dream On! A Dream Interpretation and Exploration Guide for Women. Her upcoming book, Might as Well Say Yes, explores the power of dreams and intuitive insights to propel us out of our old lives and into new possibilities. She is also a musician, artist, and photographer (see examples in sidebars on the Business Coaching, Wellness Coaching, Events, and Contact pages, as well as this page).

Ann has a Ph.D. in psychological research from the University of Virginia and a B.A. in psychology from Vassar College.