About Diane Kessel

Diane Kessel is a results-oriented consultant and coach with more than three decades of experience in team and individual performance improvement. Diane provides services to clients nationwide including leadership skills training, executive coaching, meeting facilitation, team-building programs, and customized strategies that help organizations manage change and improve morale.

Prior to opening her consulting firm in 1997, Diane held a variety of operations, training, and human resources management positions for the S&A Restaurant Corporation. She then went on to become Vice-President of Training for Boston Market during its period of fastest growth.

As a consultant and coach, Diane now works with clients in a variety of industries including healthcare, restaurant and hospitality, retail, service, and non-profit organizations. She is committed to helping organizations – and the individuals within those organizations – address and resolve the issues that stand in the way of peak performance.

Diane’s work is grounded in the principles of Emotional Intelligence, the indicator widely acknowledged as a more precise predictor of an individual’s career success than the cognitive-based IQ. She is certified to coach individuals and teams in the use of the Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI), a 360^o skills assessment that measures Emotional Intelligence. She is also a certified MBTI (Myers-Briggs) facilitator. 

Diane earned her undergraduate degree in sociology from The University of Texas and her MBA from Southern Methodist University. Active in Rotary for more than 15 years, Diane also served as the Rotary District Governor with oversight for 53 clubs in the Denver area.

Read some of Diane's client Case Studies.