About
Philosophy
Simply put,
I believe that you
are a product of
two interrelated
facets of yourself:
1. YOUR BEING
who you are
2. YOUR DOING
what you do
in the world
about
Philosophy
Simply put, I believe that you are a product of two interrelated facets of yourself:
1. YOUR BEING
who you are
2. YOUR DOING
what you do in the world
1. Your Being is who you are, more specifically how you see yourself:
- How much do you love yourself?
- How much do you believe in yourself?
- Your self-efficacy (how much do you believe you can achieve?)
2. Your Doing is what you do (or how you act) in the world.
Your Being & Doing affect each other constantly. So if, for example you’re doing something you have never done before, something new that requires bravery and getting over fears you have, you feel empowered, excited & stronger and – you’re being changes and grows!. This also works the other way around: if you begin to believe you can achieve something you have not achieved before- you will have more courage, motivation and willpower to go after it and do new things in the world.
This idea is the basis of my work. Continued Changes in your BEING & DOING create Transformation. I have termed this “The Triangle of Transformation”
Training
& Education
UC Berkeley Alumni, Trained and Certified Coach with both ICF (international Coaching Federation) and ILCC (Israeli Coaching Chamber). Graduate of Lahav Executive Program – Family Business Research at The School of Management, Tel Aviv University. In addition I’m a Certified Nutrition Coach with ISSA (International Sports Sciences Association) and a Mindfulness Trained MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction).
Training
& Education
UC Berkeley Alumni, Trained and Certified Coach with both ICF (international Coaching Federation) and ILCC (Israeli Coaching Chamber). Graduate of Lahav Executive Program – Family Business Research at The School of Management, Tel Aviv University. In addition I’m a Certified Nutrition Coach with ISSA (International Sports Sciences Association) and a Mindfulness Trained MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction).
experience
& clients
Professionally coached hundreds of clients from the US (and across the world!). I love people and work with a variety of individuals from professionals (juniors, mid-level and C-Suite), entrepreneurs, business owners, and just regular folks who believe, or know they deserve and can do so much better in life!
I’ve been coaching people for the past 10 years on varying issues from self love, confidence, relationships, setting boundaries, time management, adopting healthy habits, health & nutrition, finances, career change, entrepreneurship, all the way to religion / spirituality, sexuality / gender and more.
My clients let go of negative habits & adopt new healthy behaviours! improve confidence and self efficacy and return to the driver’s seat – showing up for their lives in a whole new way with REAL LIFE RESULTS to back it up!!
Prior to coaching, I was leading large teams (for over 15 years!) in various fields, mostly tech, retail & wellness. In those years I managed my family’s own business for 10 years, and doubled the family’s business income within the first 5 years. I also successfully managed business & personal relationships with my parents, uncle and siblings and other company employees – a position which taught me a lot about relationship building, effective communication and problem solving.
experience
& clients
Professionally coached hundreds of clients from the US (and across the world!). I love people and work with a variety of individuals from professionals (juniors, mid-level and C-Suite), entrepreneurs, business owners, and just regular folks who believe, or know they deserve and can do so much better in life!
I’ve been coaching people for the past 10 years on varying issues from self love, confidence, relationships, setting boundaries, time management, adopting healthy habits, health & nutrition, finances, career change, entrepreneurship, all the way to religion / spirituality, sexuality / gender and more.
My clients let go of negative habits & adopt new healthy behaviours! improve confidence and self efficacy and return to the driver’s seat – showing up for their lives in a whole new way with REAL LIFE RESULTS to back it up!!
Prior to coaching, I was leading large teams (for over 15 years!) in various fields, mostly tech, retail & wellness. In those years I managed my family’s own business for 10 years, and doubled the family’s business income within the first 5 years. I also successfully managed business & personal relationships with my parents, uncle and siblings and other company employees – a position which taught me a lot about relationship building, effective communication and problem solving.
SELF CRITICISM (MY JOURNEY TOWARDS HEALING!)
For many years I was unaware of how much I was criticising myself and thinking negatively! I always compared myself to others and felt I fell short. I completely disregarded my own accomplishments and criticized myself for most decisions I made. I adopted the victim role and was blaming others for my life. I did not take ownership over my situation or life choices.
Today after overcoming many of these debilitating and limiting beliefs I find many people share similar feelings of self doubt in achieving their goals, low confidence in their abilities, or are just stuck with an issue they believe they can’t resolve. Unpacking and demystifying limiting beliefs is my expertise as I went through it myself and have helped hundreds of people in that journey. You will begin to take real life action, grow in confidence and self belief, create a new reality for yourself and show up in the world in a whole new way!
I offer a FREE 30 min support session.
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Recommendations
★★★★★
Stylist
Tomi – you didn’t give in to my moments of frustration. You got me to deal with my challenges in my life and bravely face them head on. Slowly but surely things started to change I gained newly discovered self-confidence, found a job I love and improved many of my relationships. I’m shocked even as I am writing this down that I achieved all these things in our short work together.
You helped me rediscover myself and the things I love! I went back to writing, drawing, and dancing! thank you for the process of getting to know myself again. It is priceless.
I’ve been able to see through you who I really am and who I want to be. I became a more optimistic person, less worried about what others may say or think. I learned to accept and love myself.
You opened my eyes!
★★★★★
Leader in Analytic Engineering
I started with Tomi a few months ago and came to him with financial, career and family issues of which I just couldn’t balance. With covid, a new job and other stressors, I knew I needed help. Tomi came into my life and has been a savior! We have been working on having a better work-life balance, prioritizing and getting my financial house in order. I can't thank him enough for what he has helped me see already and the progress we are making! 5 star coach!
★★★★★
Real Estate investor
I have been working with Coach Tomi for the past 6 weeks and it has been life changing. I came to him in the middle of a very challenging personal struggle that was causing me tremendous pain. I had very little confidence, low self-esteem and worried constantly about my future prospects. Coach Tomi has an incredible ability to get to the heart of any issue and work on practical solutions in his gentle-fun loving way. I leave all of our sessions feeling genuinely better and optimistic about myself and the future. Each week we come up with items to be accomplished before our next session, this keeps me on track, and I can see in real time that our work together is making a difference. I am confident that you are in great hands in working with coach Tomi and will be on the path to great progress. I strongly recommend working with Coach Tomi!
★★★★★
E-commerce Business Owner
It has been almost a year since I worked with Coach Tomi. He has made such a huge improvement on my life! He helped me with many different complex things going on in my life and truly helped me understand and most importantly love myself. I set many goals with him and am proud to say I reached them! I have implemented many changes in my life and have stuck to them. Tomi is a brilliant coach and a deep thinker with much to offer! If you are browsing coaches look no further, he is the one!!! I think of him often and wish him and all of his clients all the success in the world!!! ❤️❤️❤️
★★★★★
Fashion Industry
I finally felt a real connection with a coach. Tomi is professional, attentive and focused. He really cares about his clients, helped me to step up my career (both position and salary) – he does not give up until you reach your goal. I recommend him with much love.
★★★★★
Real Estate Agent
Tomi put me on a path of finding, not only a job, but my career path. I started out with a million questions and Tom kept “reeling me in” and guided me to a more clear and fulfilling path. He helped me understand characteristics about myself I wasn't aware of. He is patient, eloquent, understanding, and produces results. I highly recommend him!!
★★★★★
SVP Policy Government Affairs
Tomi has been an incredible life coach during the Covid 19 lockdown for me. Self-quarantining has been tough but a great time for personal reflection. As such, Tomi has helped me shape realistic personal goals around personal relationship/network development skills and health improvement strategies. I admire Tomi's discipline in keeping focus as I tend to go down many different rabbit holes that steer away from my intended goals. He is easy to communicate with and he puts you at ease with his constant smile. He is a great listener and does an effective job at summarizing our discussion highlights, progress toward goals, at the conclusion of every session. And, he always keeps an eye on progress and ensures that our next sessions are productive and meaningful. He is not bashful to give out homework on occasion. Looking forward to getting to visit with him in person once the quarantining has been lifted here in NYC. Until then, we will continue to move forward in the "virtual zoom state." I highly recommend him. John
★★★★★
Cyber Security Specialist
Tomi is patient, intuitive, wise and always provides calm energy. He listens deeply and observes, then illuminates what lies beneath the surface that might be holding us back. He gave me practical steps to help me get to where I want to be. Tomi helped me come up with concrete steps to identify my goals and take the steps to achieve them. I credit Tomi with many positive changes in my life, but most importantly, I am now a happier, more confident person.
★★★★★
Brand Strategy & Product Development
Tomi came into my life during a period of great personal transition. It ultimately proved to be a meeting of fate, as Tomi had the tools, insights, and empathy to understand exactly where my challenges lay - even before I did! Tomi's sincerity and authentic good make him an exemplary coach and mentor. His ability to step back from a problem and analyze it with both intellect and compassion is central to his work.
★★★★★
Aerospace Mechanical Engineer
I worked with Tomi for a year when I was a sales team member while Tomi lead the company's marketing and sales team.
Tomi is a very talented and intelligent person. He is diligent, meticulous and passionate about what he does. Very sensitive to the needs of others knows how to say the right thing at the right moment to get people motivated & excited. Tomi was very good with people and communicated empathetically and effectively with customers. Whenever I had a small conflict with a customer, Tomi was a true problem-solver and knew how to read the situation and got both me and the customer satisfied and happy. Tomi always looks at the bigger picture while also attending to the smaller details.
★★★★★
Chief Operating Officer
Coach Tomi makes you feel he cares from your first encounter with him! It never seems like a business transaction but rather addressing the need of one human's cry to be better, do better. Tomi is gentle yet firm, polite yet insistent. He strips things down to the very basics without breaking a sweat and will get you where you need to go fast. He is sensitive, kind and no-nonsense, even if he may not sell himself as the latter. It is a pleasure working with him.
★★★★★
Digital Cartographer and GIS Specialist
Tomi has helped me change my life in ways I could not have done on my own. He has helped me professionally, with my personal business, my finances, my social life, relationships, with health and fitness, and my psychological challenges. I know what I want to accomplish, but Tomi set things out with tangible goals for 3 months, with each week having its own goals. This has been an important tool for me to use alone, and while I have his help, he keeps me accountable to them on top of that. The biggest thing he has helped me with is fundamentally shifting my perspective in how I see myself, equip myself, and live my life. I thought being hard on myself was the way I'd accomplish what I want in life, but it was the key to what was hindering me. I've been comparing myself to my ideals rather than who I am now, and seeing things as problems rather than challenges. Tomi asks me what I've accomplished in a week or in a day, and with that tool he's given me, what even seems like failures become successes in learning about myself and making changes, and seeing things as stepping stones. When I address challenges in this way, I've adapted rather than feeling like I'm staying in place or going backwards. Tomi was a great choice from the beginning. I did introductory sessions with five other life coaches, and he was the only one who I felt helped me during the session, and listened and didn't sell himself and spend time going through his methods. Tomi doesn't act like he's an expert on you either - he gives you the steering wheel, but also asks you questions to find clarity and keep yourself honest about where you want to steer things. I have so many challenges, he has helped me more and more with all of them, and it's only the beginning. I was hesitant at first, but it's been worth everything I've spent, and will in the future. If you want to improve your life in a way that you will only live once, then I certainly recommend Tomi.
★★★★★
Independent Business Consultant
Tomi is a great professional. Very talented, sensitive to people needs, equipped with academic tools as well as life experience. I highly recommend working with Tomi in improving internal communication in business organizations.
★★★★★
Football Coach
In the time that I have spent with Tomi I have come to learn more about myself than I ever expected to. Tomi is very personal, understanding, and charismatic in his approach to challenge you to find the answers that you are looking for. I strongly recommend sharing with Tomi because you will definitely come out of it with a mindset that can not only better yourself, but better those around you as well.
★★★★★
Community Engagement Professional
Tomi is an amazing coach with a knack for polishing your strengths and elevating areas for improvement. The concrete steps we took helped push me forward when I was in a bit of a rut. Tomi worked with me on scaling & revising my resume, cover letter, LinkedIn, sharpening my interview skills, and setting focused goals. After a few sessions with Tomi, I now speak more clearly and learn how to focus during an interview as well as tell a real-life story to illustrate my strengths. We were also working on other related topics – such as problem-solving techniques and better time management (I now have blocks of time dedicated to myself 😊). He is an active listener and genuinely a positive person looking to ensure his clients' best outcome (along with having a fair price). Anybody would be lucky to work with him - I recommend him wholeheartedly.
★★★★★
Personal Chef
Thank you, Tomi! My name is David and I own a business as a personal chef in NYC. Ever since I started working with Tomi, my confidence grew tremendously, I now believe in myself much more and set clear, realistic goals for my business and my personal life. Tomi helped me in a way I can’t thank him enough. When we started, I usually had one booked event per week, we moved it up to 2-3, and now I am at 3-4 events per week - every week ! I am so happy I decided to work with him!!
★★★★★
Wildfire Strategies CEO
Tomi has a unique combination of positive get-it-done energy, empathy, and a warm trustworthy spirit that create the perfect conditions for the deep explorative work of coaching. I had been thinking of working with a coach again to help me sharpen my focus on what matters most to my business in these times, and to share my experience and models more publicly through video and writing. When I met Tomi, I could tell that his warmth and action orientation would be a great match for me. We’ve worked together for three months, and I have already made significant changes in how I manage my time, and how I am able to focus on my business. I feel Tomi’s presence and strong support every step of the way. He is simply a terrific coach, and backs that up with years of business experience and personal growth that help him show up with full energetic authenticity. He would be a perfect match for anyone wanting to energize their business and their lives.
★★★★★
Lawyer
I’m a New York City attorney and I did a lot of research before choosing Tomi. He’s very sharp, detailed and goal orientated. He’s not there to be silent and listen to all of your problems. You have friends, family and therapists for that. He’s there to aid you in achieving specific goals, no matter how monumental. It’s really an invaluable skill.
★★★★★
Leading Education Management
Tomi is a wonderful person and a brilliant coach, with great skills and intuition. He led me to a better quality of life in my relationship. I received guidance, tasks and had many epiphanies throughout our work together. Personal growth is Tomi’s 2nd nature so if you want to change or transform your life this is the person to go to.
★★★★★
Finance
Tomi is an excellent coach! I got a lot of added value from him and most of all the understanding that everything depends on me and no one else. With Tomi I made far-reaching changes in diet and exercise. After a long period of not moving too much I started walking 45 minutes three times a week, I also began eating healthier (2 salads a day) and even began cooking for myself!!! Tomi encouraged me to connect with new people - something I was very apprehensive to do because of the social anxiety I suffered from, and which has improved dramatically after working with Tomi. Thank you for your time! It was very meaningful to me.
★★★★★
Creative Director of Design
Coach Tomi has helped find focus, get through hurdles in finding confidence, and getting a job during the pandemic. I could not have gotten through this without him!
Recommendations
★★★★★
Stylist
Tomi – you didn’t give in to my moments of frustration. You got me to deal with my challenges in my life and bravely face them head on. Slowly but surely things started to change I gained newly discovered self-confidence, found a job I love and improved many of my relationships. I’m shocked even as I am writing this down that I achieved all these things in our short work together.
You helped me rediscover myself and the things I love! I went back to writing, drawing, and dancing! thank you for the process of getting to know myself again. It is priceless.
I’ve been able to see through you who I really am and who I want to be. I became a more optimistic person, less worried about what others may say or think. I learned to accept and love myself.
You opened my eyes!
★★★★★
Leader in Analytic Engineering
I started with Tomi a few months ago and came to him with financial, career and family issues of which I just couldn’t balance. With covid, a new job and other stressors, I knew I needed help. Tomi came into my life and has been a savior! We have been working on having a better work-life balance, prioritizing and getting my financial house in order. I can't thank him enough for what he has helped me see already and the progress we are making! 5 star coach!
★★★★★
Real Estate investor
I have been working with Coach Tomi for the past 6 weeks and it has been life changing. I came to him in the middle of a very challenging personal struggle that was causing me tremendous pain. I had very little confidence, low self-esteem and worried constantly about my future prospects. Coach Tomi has an incredible ability to get to the heart of any issue and work on practical solutions in his gentle-fun loving way. I leave all of our sessions feeling genuinely better and optimistic about myself and the future. Each week we come up with items to be accomplished before our next session, this keeps me on track, and I can see in real time that our work together is making a difference. I am confident that you are in great hands in working with coach Tomi and will be on the path to great progress. I strongly recommend working with Coach Tomi!
★★★★★
E-commerce Business Owner
It has been almost a year since I worked with Coach Tomi. He has made such a huge improvement on my life! He helped me with many different complex things going on in my life and truly helped me understand and most importantly love myself. I set many goals with him and am proud to say I reached them! I have implemented many changes in my life and have stuck to them. Tomi is a brilliant coach and a deep thinker with much to offer! If you are browsing coaches look no further, he is the one!!! I think of him often and wish him and all of his clients all the success in the world!!! ❤️❤️❤️
★★★★★
Fashion Industry
I finally felt a real connection with a coach. Tomi is professional, attentive and focused. He really cares about his clients, helped me to step up my career (both position and salary) – he does not give up until you reach your goal. I recommend him with much love.
★★★★★
Real Estate Agent
Tomi put me on a path of finding, not only a job, but my career path. I started out with a million questions and Tom kept “reeling me in” and guided me to a more clear and fulfilling path. He helped me understand characteristics about myself I wasn't aware of. He is patient, eloquent, understanding, and produces results. I highly recommend him!!
★★★★★
SVP Policy Government Affairs
Tomi has been an incredible life coach during the Covid 19 lockdown for me. Self-quarantining has been tough but a great time for personal reflection. As such, Tomi has helped me shape realistic personal goals around personal relationship/network development skills and health improvement strategies. I admire Tomi's discipline in keeping focus as I tend to go down many different rabbit holes that steer away from my intended goals. He is easy to communicate with and he puts you at ease with his constant smile. He is a great listener and does an effective job at summarizing our discussion highlights, progress toward goals, at the conclusion of every session. And, he always keeps an eye on progress and ensures that our next sessions are productive and meaningful. He is not bashful to give out homework on occasion. Looking forward to getting to visit with him in person once the quarantining has been lifted here in NYC. Until then, we will continue to move forward in the "virtual zoom state." I highly recommend him. John
★★★★★
Cyber Security Specialist
Tomi is patient, intuitive, wise and always provides calm energy. He listens deeply and observes, then illuminates what lies beneath the surface that might be holding us back. He gave me practical steps to help me get to where I want to be. Tomi helped me come up with concrete steps to identify my goals and take the steps to achieve them. I credit Tomi with many positive changes in my life, but most importantly, I am now a happier, more confident person.
★★★★★
Brand Strategy & Product Development
Tomi came into my life during a period of great personal transition. It ultimately proved to be a meeting of fate, as Tomi had the tools, insights, and empathy to understand exactly where my challenges lay - even before I did! Tomi's sincerity and authentic good make him an exemplary coach and mentor. His ability to step back from a problem and analyze it with both intellect and compassion is central to his work.
★★★★★
Aerospace Mechanical Engineer
I worked with Tomi for a year when I was a sales team member while Tomi lead the company's marketing and sales team.
Tomi is a very talented and intelligent person. He is diligent, meticulous and passionate about what he does. Very sensitive to the needs of others knows how to say the right thing at the right moment to get people motivated & excited. Tomi was very good with people and communicated empathetically and effectively with customers. Whenever I had a small conflict with a customer, Tomi was a true problem-solver and knew how to read the situation and got both me and the customer satisfied and happy. Tomi always looks at the bigger picture while also attending to the smaller details.
★★★★★
Chief Operating Officer
Coach Tomi makes you feel he cares from your first encounter with him! It never seems like a business transaction but rather addressing the need of one human's cry to be better, do better. Tomi is gentle yet firm, polite yet insistent. He strips things down to the very basics without breaking a sweat and will get you where you need to go fast. He is sensitive, kind and no-nonsense, even if he may not sell himself as the latter. It is a pleasure working with him.
★★★★★
Independent Business Consultant
Tomi is a great professional. Very talented, sensitive to people needs, equipped with academic tools as well as life experience. I highly recommend working with Tomi in improving internal communication in business organizations.
★★★★★
Football Coach
In the time that I have spent with Tomi I have come to learn more about myself than I ever expected to. Tomi is very personal, understanding, and charismatic in his approach to challenge you to find the answers that you are looking for. I strongly recommend sharing with Tomi because you will definitely come out of it with a mindset that can not only better yourself, but better those around you as well.
★★★★★
Community Engagement Professional
Tomi is an amazing coach with a knack for polishing your strengths and elevating areas for improvement. The concrete steps we took helped push me forward when I was in a bit of a rut. Tomi worked with me on scaling & revising my resume, cover letter, LinkedIn, sharpening my interview skills, and setting focused goals. After a few sessions with Tomi, I now speak more clearly and learn how to focus during an interview as well as tell a real-life story to illustrate my strengths. We were also working on other related topics – such as problem-solving techniques and better time management (I now have blocks of time dedicated to myself 😊). He is an active listener and genuinely a positive person looking to ensure his clients' best outcome (along with having a fair price). Anybody would be lucky to work with him - I recommend him wholeheartedly.
★★★★★
Personal Chef
Thank you, Tomi! My name is David and I own a business as a personal chef in NYC. Ever since I started working with Tomi, my confidence grew tremendously, I now believe in myself much more and set clear, realistic goals for my business and my personal life. Tomi helped me in a way I can’t thank him enough. When we started, I usually had one booked event per week, we moved it up to 2-3, and now I am at 3-4 events per week - every week ! I am so happy I decided to work with him!!
★★★★★
Wildfire Strategies CEO
Tomi has a unique combination of positive get-it-done energy, empathy, and a warm trustworthy spirit that create the perfect conditions for the deep explorative work of coaching. I had been thinking of working with a coach again to help me sharpen my focus on what matters most to my business in these times, and to share my experience and models more publicly through video and writing. When I met Tomi, I could tell that his warmth and action orientation would be a great match for me. We’ve worked together for three months, and I have already made significant changes in how I manage my time, and how I am able to focus on my business. I feel Tomi’s presence and strong support every step of the way. He is simply a terrific coach, and backs that up with years of business experience and personal growth that help him show up with full energetic authenticity. He would be a perfect match for anyone wanting to energize their business and their lives.
★★★★★
Lawyer
I’m a New York City attorney and I did a lot of research before choosing Tomi. He’s very sharp, detailed and goal orientated. He’s not there to be silent and listen to all of your problems. You have friends, family and therapists for that. He’s there to aid you in achieving specific goals, no matter how monumental. It’s really an invaluable skill.
★★★★★
Leading Education Management
Tomi is a wonderful person and a brilliant coach, with great skills and intuition. He led me to a better quality of life in my relationship. I received guidance, tasks and had many epiphanies throughout our work together. Personal growth is Tomi’s 2nd nature so if you want to change or transform your life this is the person to go to.
★★★★★
Finance
Tomi is an excellent coach! I got a lot of added value from him and most of all the understanding that everything depends on me and no one else. With Tomi I made far-reaching changes in diet and exercise. After a long period of not moving too much I started walking 45 minutes three times a week, I also began eating healthier (2 salads a day) and even began cooking for myself!!! Tomi encouraged me to connect with new people - something I was very apprehensive to do because of the social anxiety I suffered from, and which has improved dramatically after working with Tomi. Thank you for your time! It was very meaningful to me.
★★★★★
Creative Director of Design
Coach Tomi has helped find focus, get through hurdles in finding confidence, and getting a job during the pandemic. I could not have gotten through this without him!