Susan Schoenfeld

Susan Schoenfeld has over 20 years of corporate experience, particularly in the legal arena. She worked at Baker & McKenzie as a Professional Development & Performance Management Consultant where she was responsible for attorney reviews and the creation of Professional Development Plans. Prior to that, she spent over eleven years as Professional Development Director at Foley & Lardner LLP for 1,000 attorneys. As part of her responsibilities she provided individual communication coaching for the attorneys and she presented CLE seminars for both the attorneys and their clients. She was also the Training Manager at Extendicare Health Services where she designed, managed, and delivered orientations and training to 350 employees in 240 nursing homes and assisted living centers nationwide.

Susan is well respected in the field of education. She has an MA in Communication and continues to teach courses at several Universities including Marquette University and University of Wisconsin.

Since 1987, Susan has provided customized coaching, seminars, strategic planning and motivational speaking services to individuals, businesses and community groups statewide. She has presented numerous workshops to law firms and legal associations. Her background in professional theatre has helped to make her presentations more engaging. Some of her clients include Fortune 500 Companies like Hyatt Corporation and Time Warner, Mercury Marine, American Institute of Banking, as well as Associations such as Chicago Bar Association, National Association of Realtors, Wisconsin Transportation Association, Credit Management Association, Wisconsin Parking Association, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Purchasing Managers Association. Susan is a certified DISC instructor. She has had articles published in several professional journals and she has coached executives on management skills and presentation techniques. She was contacted by the local media on several occasions to appear on television to critique communication situations such as the Bill Clinton interview following the Monica Lewinsky situation. She is currently a facilitator with Loeb Consulting and some of her webinars are being sold by PH Heninger.

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