TESTIMONIALS
Laine Schmidt Coaching has been partnering with some of our company's best yacht brokers for over 3 years. Their coaches are consistently positive, good at what they do, and eager to add value to the team. We started coaching for 3 of our brokers, and now have 11 brokers being coached , and 1 executive. Denison Yachting wouldn't be the same without LSC and I wholeheartedly support her working with your team."
– Bob Denison • President, Denison Yachting
We are a global ship agency business, we manage our clients requirements in 494 different ports in more than 93 countries world wide. We have a management team that is spread between Houston, Fort Lauderdale, Stavanger (Norway), Dubai (UAE), Singapore and Shanghai (China). We held an annuaI management meeting in Fort Lauderdale in Q3 of 2019, I engaged Laine Schmidt to work with us to help establish a more effective communication system between our team members. By engaging in some team activities she illustrated the risk and impacts that the proverbial ’broken telephone’ can have, this risk is obviously amplified with our team being so diversified in terms of age, gender, nationality, culture, language and time zones. Laine achieved this by getting team members to share their frustrations and hurdles openly with the rest of the team, this identified common hurdles across the team and she worked with us to develop and agree on how we could address these. This exercise certainly met and exceeded my expectations. I will without a doubt engage Laine to participate in our next management meeting in Florida."
– Terry Gidlow • CEO, WaterFront Maritime Services
I am entering my sixth year of business and have been fortunate to work with Laine Schmidt Coaching for the past 18 months or so. I talk to a lot of people who say they “form relationships” or “partner” with their clients. Most often that just doesn’t turn out to be the case. I knew Laine was the real deal during our very first phone call. She was listening, not selling. I found myself not wanting the conversation to end. I had an instant feeling of hope. I was certain I found an organization that would do what they promised. I could not have been more right! My coach understood my goal (maybe better than I did at first) and knew how to focus me on the work needed to realize it. Through implementing systems throughout my company, we have designed a program that can now function smoothly without me being physically chained to the office and phone. I am able to execute on my business when I am at work and bring passion and engagement to my home life as well. LSC is always rolling out new initiatives and strategies to improve their service. Where LSC could easily be a collection of independent coaching doing their own thing, Laine has created a true team with a collection of successful strategies. I simply cannot recommend Laine Schmidt Coaching highly enough.”
– Adam Schwartz • Owner and CEO, Sea the City
I've been working with LSC for the past 18 months. Laine has an innate ability to listen, identify and define my goals. As a business owner, I am constantly moving 100 miles per minute and find it easy to get sidetracked if I do not stay intentionally focused on a defined goal. Coaching allows me the time to unload all of my thoughts and concisely puts those thoughts together like a puzzle. I’m now able to create defined objectives, stay on track and accomplish my goals. So much has been accomplished since working with LSC! Highly recommended for those looking to take themselves and their businesses to the next level!"
– Patrick McClellan • President, P.M. McClellan Enterprise's Inc.
When we found Laine Schmidt Coaching, we were in a pivotal position for our business building. We were generally successful, profitable and growing every quarter. But, there were areas where we saw the need for improvement and we weren’t clear on how to lead our team to the next level. We hired LSC to help us build efficient operations, improve our organizational culture and structure, and ultimately increase profitability. Initially, coaching helped us take stock of our strengths and identify our weaknesses all while providing the accountability to own up to what actually contributed to each of those items. As a leader, my communication skills improved tremendously and I found myself using the tools coaching taught me to build conversations intentionally. This has resulted in more effective meetings and better outcomes every time we sit down to strategize. LSC has been a beacon of light to our organization."
– Amanda Martin • Founder, The Real Estate Shoppe
Working with Laine Schmidt Coaching was incredible. It completely deconstructed my limitations. I was amazed to see how things that stopped me before simply disappeared at the end of a well placed question. We created inspiring goals, as well as a crisp plan of action that I couldn’t wait to tackle. I feel like this is something everyone needs."
– A.L.
From day one, I knew that working with Laine was going to be beneficial. She got to the root of my potential missteps that may have kept me from my goal, and she set me up for success. This was such a helpful process that I am looking to extend to others within our company."
– P.H.
I highly recommend Laine Schmidt Coaching to anyone looking to refine their goals and purpose, both in business and life. In sales, it can be hard to keep your head above water and maintain a healthy perspective beyond the day-to-day grind. Coaching helped me find the areas where I wanted to grow, and created the necessary steps to get me there. If you get an opportunity to work with Laine Schmidt Coaching, don’t miss it."
– D.O.
With clarity and grace, Laine was able to guide us through a seemingly mountainous list of tasks, and come out on the other side with a sense of accomplishment and clear objective for where to go next. Laying out a clear step-by-step approach to meeting our goals, she was not only patient with us when we seemed to get in our own way, but she celebrated and delighted with us in our successes. She was committed to us as individuals and as a company, and her commitment to the betterment of her clients was evident is everything she did."
– R.M.
Coaching was a huge help in getting my life and career goals on track. We clearly and efficiently defined my goals and took the right steps to achieve them. Laine is a great listener and really understood what I needed to get things on track. I greatly appreciate the time she spent with me."
– C.V.
Working with Laine was a life changing experience! Her guidance helped me achieve a financial goal that I was struggling to pull off. Laine gave me the confidence and skills to organize my life."
— A.B.
Laine helped us put my major goals that seemed insurmountable into tangible, achievable steps, while being a huge source of encouragement along the way. In the time that she was coaching us, she helped our organization restructure our staff, rebrand ourselves, create a business plan, and determine our plans for the future. Highly recommend, especially if you’re feeling stuck at the foot of massive goals!”
– T.D.
I started working with Laine after the birth of my second daughter, in preparation of going back to work. Whether it was helping me check off small tasks or tackle big goals, all of which to make my life easier and our home run more smoothly, Laine did so in an encouraging and motivating way. She didn't tell me how to do things, rather asked the right questions which help me find my own way and create systems that worked best for my personality and schedule. I highly recommend her and look forward to working with her again in the future!"
– K.S.
Laine is the epitome of a wise and listening counselor filled with love--she encourages me to reach my full potential and seek the blessings that are all around me. She maintains confidentiality and speaks life into all situations. Would I recommend Laine to another person for coaching? Yes--without reservation; you will leave the session with clear directive and mindset on how to attain your goal. I count her as an immense blessing!"
– K.C.
When I felt overwhelmed, Laine helped me zero in and focus my efforts. I left our meetings feeling confident and with a clear picture of where I wanted to take my business. I can’t say enough about how essential my coaching experience was…an ace in the hole every week."
– J.R.
Working with Laine has helped me see that my madness in the busy can really turn into an opportunity for growth and learning. Her straightforward, detailed yet graceful approach to coaching has enabled me to handle my time more efficiently at home as well as at work. During this time with Laine, I have been better able to identify my priorities and organize them accordingly."
– M.B.
In starting a new job, it was essential for me to get organized. Laine helped me create the specific steps I needed to accomplish my goals. She showed me that I had everything I needed to succeed; I just had to take the time to sort out my resources. I would recommend coaching to anyone who has goals and is ready to start making steps forward."
– K.G.
I thoroughly enjoyed my time working with Laine. I initially thought I would feel awkward sharing my aspirations with a stranger, that wasn't the case. Laine has the gift of making her clients feel comfortable. I walk away from my sessions having learned skills that will last a lifetime."
– S.S.
Life coaching has been a very useful tool for me. Laine is a great listener, and helps bring clarity to what I want to change. With her help, I was able to take steps in my life to change the things that were bothering me, instead of living in discontentment. I highly recommend it!"
– J.M.
Imagine the task list in your mind is a bag of puzzle pieces. Laine helps you dump it out and organize it by color and shapes, so that you’re able to put the puzzle together more easily and effectively…and see the whole picture! It really helped me so much."
– L.H.
I ventured into this coaching relationship wanting a better mastery of my calendar. What I didn’t anticipate was that Laine’s open-minded, professional and inspirational way of guiding her clients to their full potential would actually help me unveil a dream I hadn’t even allowed myself to say out loud! I am forever grateful for the skill, leadership, and time-freedom mastery Laine’s expertise in coaching provided for me."
– H.F.
Laine Schmidt is the real deal! She took my jumbled/uncertain thoughts and helped me find a common thread within them. She always knew the right questions to ask to make me think, which allowed me to clearly uncover my strengths and weaknesses.
– A.M.