Tom Goodell

Tom Goodell is CEO of IKS. He is well known for his work in establishing sustainable high performance in teams, individuals and organizations using IKS’s Cycle of Leadership and Leadership Culture tools. Tom serves as an executive, management and team coach; strategic planning facilitator; and problem-solving facilitator in a wide variety of organizations, including entrepreneurial businesses, large corporations, government, education, and not-for-profit institutions. He teaches workshops in Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, Team Coordination, and Organizational Culture. He is the author of five books and numerous articles on information technology, and is currently working on a book on establishing sustainable high performance organizations. He received executive and management coaching certification from The Newfield Network, Inc. He has also received extensive leadership and somatic coaching training from Strozzi Institute. Tom is an active member of the Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA). With Kate Rubin, MHTA President, he is the co-designer and co-facilitator of its ACE Leadership Program.

Erik Gabrielson

Erik Gabrielson is a Principal with IKS. He has over 15 years experience working with people and organizations supporting them through change and growth. He excels in creative problem solving, calculated risk taking, connecting with people and envisioning the possibilities. He enjoys participating in life to its fullest capacity. Early in his career he was an investment analyst at a large privately held corporation known for its aggressive entrepreneurial leader. He immersed himself in a corporate analytical culture where he spear headed projects ranging from real estate acquisitions, asset and property management to the creation of an operating expansion model for one of its divisions. He then joined a commercial real estate firm that advised closely held companies supporting them in executing their real estate and finance objectives. Erik was heavily involved in strategic planning of each of his clients. Erik leveraged his strategic planning and problem solving capabilities into a business that supported and positioned US manufacturers to be highly competitive in a global marketplace. He shifted US manufacturers to take advantage of their competitors instead of fearing them. This involved using the strengths of Chinese low cost labor and the strengths of the US manufacturers' capabilities enabling the US companies to reposition themselves as leaders in product manufacturing, just-in-time supply and distribution. Throughout Erik's career he has worked with leaders to create value and solve problems, enabling their companies to reach unrealized potential. He has used his creativity, knowledge and drive to create results for clients. Many of his clients have been nominated and ranked as Entrepreneurs of the Year, fastest growing companies and best MN companies to work for. Erik has a passion for playing in the outdoors. He grew up skiing and windsurfing and currently spends a lot of time on his mountain bike.

Susan Motzko

Susan Motzko is a Principal with IKS. She holds unique coaching and training expertise developed from more than 15 years managing and growing client relationships in the health care and financial services industries, blended with long-time formal and informal study of human development, behavior, and culture. Her multi-disciplinary approach to coaching leads her clients to a deeper level of self-awareness and self-mastery, enhancing their effectiveness in building relationships, coordinating action, and achieving goals to create business results that are extraordinary and sustainable. Susan delivers workshops, executive coaching, and team coaching services to IKS clients. A lifelong horsewoman, Susan leads IKS’ Equus Program, an experiential accelerated learning approach to developing participants’ leadership capabilities. She is a contributing author of “Games People Play….With Horses,” a guide for planning and executing effective learning through interaction with equines. Susan completed tranformational and transactional coaching training and received her Ontological Coaching certification through The Newfield Network in Boulder, Colorado. She has degrees in social and cultural Anthropology and American Indian Studies from the University of Minnesota.