The Greater Possibility was created when three innovative practitioners came together out of their deep passion to help organizations and individuals change, grow and thrive. Their collaboration raises the bar for what is possible.

Founding partners, Nika, Sterling and Leah, share an unwavering commitment to partner with creative individuals and innovative organizations to fulfill their full promise and potential. Each brings a unique vantage point, background and expertise.

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Founder Biographies:

LEAH ANTIGNAS, MA, RPCC
Professional Coach and Career Consultant
Leah has coached hundreds of clients in career planning and leadership development, and has partnered with non-profit agencies and for-profit companies to design and deliver customized programs that provide professional development and enhance organizational effectiveness.

Leah is the former Director of the Turning Point Career Center in Berkeley, California and has over 15 years of leadership experience in film production and educational consumer software - including development of award-winning products for Apple Computer, Broderbund Software, and Purple Moon Media. Her tenure in technology involved the design of products, management of creative teams, and strategic planning inside leading-edge companies that pride themselves on originality and innovation. Leah serves as an adjunct career advisor to MBA students at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, and continues to leverage her background and skills as a consultant to individuals and organizations.

As a registered professional career counselor in the state of California, Leah is a qualified administrator of the MBTI® among other proven assessment instruments used in the field of career and leadership development. She holds a graduate certificate in Career Development from the School of Management at John F. Kennedy University. In addition, Leah has a MA in Education from San Diego State University, and a BA in Sociology from UCLA. Leah is also an alumnus of the Center for Creative Leadership where she received certification in leadership and organizational assessment tools as well as training in program development methodologies.

Contact: leah@thegreaterpossibility.com

NIKA N QUIRK, MBA
Certified InterPlay® Leader
As a personal and business coach, consultant, writer and speaker, Nika is known as an articulate and innovative communicator, a skilled facilitator of learning experiences, and a proven catalyst for insightful change and forward momentum for individuals and in organizational settings. She contributed a chapter, “Embracing the Fool: Leading with Courage, Playfulness, and Compassion” to A Guide To Getting It: Powerful Leadership Skills, published in February 2004 by Clarity of Vision Publishing (see the Products page). Nika is a co-creator and co-leader of TelePlay®, an innovative group coaching seminar utilizing the principles and tools of InterPlay®, a philosophy and practice focused on creativity, community, and change.

Nika’s career has included nine years as a paralegal, eight years as Director of an Employee Assistance Non-Clinical Counseling Service, and most recently, four years as Director of Program Management at PeopleSoft, Inc. where she played an active role in strategic planning and software manufacturing management. She is a Certified Small Business Advisor with The One Page Business Plan Company®, a Certified Leader of InterPlay®, and holds both an MBA from the University of Phoenix and an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Human Resource Management from Holy Names College in Oakland, CA.

Contact: nika@thegreaterpossibility.com

STERLING P NEWBERRY
Certified Professional Facilitator
In the world of business there are some people who love to work in the spaces between today and tomorrow. Sterling is one of those people. His passion is sustainable change, and you will find him talking to people about what his Mom calls “the real stuff”. What caused this problem, and how can we talk about it so everybody gets engaged? What kind of organization energizes people and brings them back to work/play every day? His methods are facilitation and mediation, and his play grounds are workshops in Non-Defensive Communication and Authentic Happiness.

Sterling is a Certified Professional Facilitator by the International Association of Facilitators, and has a BA in Sociology from Dickinson College, and a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution from John F. Kennedy University. He believes that organizations are living organisms, that each person plays a vital role in the life of the group, and that the health of the whole and every part are inextricably intertwined. He seeks true knowledge by journeying through head, hand and heart. For a case study and testimonial please click here.  Please also see my latest article, Pointing The Finger; Which Way?.

Contact: sterling@thegreaterpossibility.com


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