clairvista

Welcome

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Clair Vista offers a variety of solutions for your business needs. We consult to professionals, entrepreneurs and business owners alike. Whether you want help setting a plan of action for your goals, someone with whom you choose to be accountable to or improving your communication/listening skills, we can help you with a variety of solutions.

We offer: coaching, hands on workshops and business retreats, and professional speaking services.

Free 30 minute consultation for evaluation.

Services

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Coaching

Clair Vista offers business coaching for individuals and groups. Coaching is a one-on-one partnership that provides you with feedback, guidance, and insights that lead to effective, focused action. Your coach will challenge you, encourage you to move beyond your comfort zone, and will always tell you the truth... even when it's a bit uncomfortable to hear. We will help you clarify and achieve your personal and professional goals that will lead you to success.

Questions you might want to ask yourself:

If you knew you could not fail and money, time or age were not obstacles, what are the three things would you really like to achieve in your life?
How would your life be transformed when you reach your highest goals, live your wildest dreams, or solve your biggest problems?
Write down and describe in detail what your life will look like in 5 years

Workshops and Retreats

Clair Vista offers dynamic, participant-centered, interactive workshops/seminars on a variety of timely subjects as: Assertiveness/healthy boundaries, balance, goal settings, organization and finding one’s passion. Workshops are designed with the client’s needs in mind. and can be a half day or several days over a period of a time.

Frequently requested topics for workshops:

Assertiveness: Learn to say YES to Yourself and NO to Others
Balanced Life: Balance your Personal and Professional Life and Stay Focused
Goal Setting: Setting your Goals and Acheiving them with an Action Plan
Organization: Getting Organized and Implementing an Organizational System that works
Passion: Find your Passion and Create an Action Plan that will get you going

Professional speaking

Nicolle is a dynamic and experienced professional speaker who is available for small and large groups. Frequently requested speaking topics

Assertiveness: Learn to say YES to Yourself and NO to Others
Balanced Life: Balance your Personal and Professional Life and Stay Focused
Goal Setting: Setting your Goals and Acheiving them with an Action Plan
Organization: Getting Organized and Implementing an Organizational System that works
Passion: Find your Passion and Create an Action Plan that will get you going

With change comes growth! Call us to experience a world of possibilities and create an extraordinary future for yourself and your organization!

About

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Nicolle Villeneuve, founder and president of Clair Vista, is a business coach. Her focus is on individuals and entrepreneurs who wish to identify and achieve their life’s vision through a consistent structure of support and innovative strategies and approaches.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, CERTIFICATES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Summer studies Corfinio College, Corfinio, Italy, 1986
B.A. in Speech Communication, Palm Beach Atlantic University, FL, 1987
Children’s Services Council Training, FL, 1995Crisis Intervention Counselor Training, OH, 1995
Toastmasters International, Michigan Club President of the Year, 1999
Woman Within International - Facilitator Training Levels 1 & 2, 2002-03
Non Violent Communication nine day Training, BC, Canada 2004
Landmark Education – Forum & Advance Seminar, MI, 2006

On the personal side

Nicolle was born and raised in Montreal, Canada and is bilingual, speaking both French and English. She has lived in the United States now for 27 years and most recently lives in the Chicago area. Her hobbies are: cooking/baking vegetarian cuisine, meditation, gardening, landscaping, creating sculptures with recycled metal and painting.

Experience: Business Owner, Entrepreneur, Leader, Manager, Professional, Sales, Speaker,Visual Artist

Fees: Please call for a quote

Languages: English, French

Speaker Types: Speeches to Groups, Workshop, Keynote

References

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Client Testimonials

"Nicolle showed me how to prioritize my tasks and goals and find balance between my work and my personal life. I continue to use the system that we set up together to help me to be productive and stay focused." - Jen Riebow

“Nicolle listens and acknowledges not only what I am saying but the needs a desires that are unspoken. She is able to zero in on the essence of what I need to succeed.” - Claudia Kerbawy

“I can always count on Nicolle’s professionalism and accountability when collaborating on projects with her.” - Martha Kliebert

Clients

BanConsult Inc.
Martha Kliebert
Banking Consultant
Kliebert@aol.com

Elderly Instruments
Sandy Dykins
Administrative Director
http://www.elderly.com/
sld@home.msen.com

Interative Design
Julie Ratner, Ph.D.
User Experience Strategist
http://www.iterativedesign.com/

Kerbawy Environmental Consulting
Claudia Kerbawy
Environmental Consultant
claudia@kerbawy.com

Presto Chef
Jen Riebow
Personal Chef & Event Planner
http://www.prestochef.com/

Resources

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Links

Meditation and Vegetarianism

Science of Spirituality

Leadership & Professional Organizations

Eco-Conscious Products

Gaiam

Books

The Art of Doing Nothing: Simple Ways to Make Time for Yourself by Veronique Vienne and Erica Lennard

Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron

Men Who Hate Women & the Women Who Love Them by Dr Susan Forward

Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach

The Wisdom of Florence Scovel Shinn by Florence Scovel Shinn