About Me

We each have an “it factor”, that unique voice that deserves to shine so we can have the greatest impact in this ever-changing world. My passion is to help you access your own powerful voice with confidence, influence and purpose.”

I work with individuals and teams at every level—from the C-Suite to rising talent to be dynamic, confident leaders and effective communicators. I help clients to drive change through inspired actions while building strong, collaborative partnerships to deliver transformative results.

Experience

Wendy supports leaders and teams to step into their power, elevate their voice, and lead with impact. Through bold communication and decisive action, she helps clients spark change, strengthen leadership presence, fuel collaboration, and deliver breakthrough results. She is a leading Leadership and Communication Coach at Inspiring Excellence, a virtual global coaching company that supports thousands of clients with personalized development using evidence-based assessments and transformational learning.  Wendy is also an Executive Performance Coach where she provides coaching and training in the areas of leadership, communication and dynamic teams through immersive experiential learning. For a decade, she was also the communications consultant for Family Intervention Services, a non-profit organization serving families and children in New Jersey.

“With a 35-year career in film, television, and theater, she brings the power of performance to leadership—helping clients cultivate presence and confidence to engage audiences, build trust, and inspire with authenticity.”

Professional Expertise

·       Coaching for effective communication and building powerful leadership skills to elevate performance and drive meaningful results.

·       Facilitate behavioral change in individuals and organizations through focused development in the areas of communication, leadership, and team synergy.

·       Support leaders to confidently navigate high-stakes conversations, negotiate effectively, and resolve conflict with assurance.

·       Guide leaders to design and deliver powerful, persuasive presentations and key messaging that inspires action.

·       Partner with leaders to unlock their potential and accelerate professional growth. 

Education, Qualifications and Professional Positions

·       Bachelor of Science in Education from Boston University-Wheelock College of Science and Human Development

·       Master of Science in Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

·       Master of Fine Arts from the Asolo Conservatory.

·       Post Graduate Studies in Psychology and Statistics at Duke University

·       Adjunct Faculty at the SUNY Levin Institute, FastTrac New Venture Program

Wendy hails from New York City with a deep love of culture. At the age of 10, she sang in the children’s chorus with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, was the lead singer in an all-female jazz quartet while attending graduate school in psychology. Her career as an actor includes theatre, film and television along with documentary narration for the History Channel and PBS, voice overs and even some Japanese anime! She is an amateur gardener, an animal devotee and, being a gypsy at heart, yearns to see as much of the world as time will allow.

Selected Client Companies

Dell Technologies

Citibank

Salesforce

American Express

Meta

Google

Capital One

ServiceNow Inc.

Northwestern Mutual Life Ins.

Tiffany & Co.

YouTube

Visa

Colgate Palmolive

Warner Brothers

NetApp

Accenture

EllisDon

Genentech

Snap Inc.

JLL

Bayer

Swagelok

Intuit

Delivery Hero

AppDynamics

Macy’s

Slack

F5 Networks

Novartis

Twilio

Pernod Ricard NA

Deloitte

  Contact

E-Mail

wendy.scharfman@inspiringexcellence.ie

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