Intrinsic Wisdom Coaching
Biography & Life Experience
Biography & Life Experience
Our Founder, Joanne Panarisi-Bottone is a certified leadership coach who brings a blend of nuanced insight and depth of experience as a leader in the not-for-profit and higher education sectors.
From a very early age, she has been fueled by her social justice heart. Throughout her life, she has blended heart and mind through studies focused on personal and professional transformation. Her unwavering passion for leadership, team, and organizational development has always been driven by the rediscovery of one’s own Intrinsic Wisdom.
Joanne has always led from a place of keen insight, knowing that what we now refer to as "toxic work environments and relational-occupational trauma", would one day catch up to us. This time of transformational change in our world, is an opportune and critical time to check how we operate as a team and as leaders at work, at home and within ourselves. Intrinsic Wisdom Coaching is a co-creative partnership of change, bridging the gap by healing the past and building an inspired future.
In addition to her experience, she carriers numerous team development and advanced coaching certifictions, is an ICF Certified Executive Coach and earned a Masters of Social Work degree from Syracuse University. Joanne's current goal is to further her knowledge and expertise in obtaining her certification in Neuroscience, Coaching and Relational Trauma by May 2023.
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Our Vision:
To serve as a conduit of change in the world,
one client at a time.
Our Mission:
To provide client-centered coaching with a commitment to unleashing both personal and professional potential,
from a place of creative reimaging and discovery for transformative, inspirational and effective change.
My Story:
Ahh taking the plunge! It can be scary, but what if YOU never make the leap?
It was in 2020 that I hired an executive coach of my own. The coaching process helped me to lower the 'noise' in my head that was filled with old beliefs and what if's. All of this 'noise' had drowned out my natural talents, expertise and incredible accolades that I had received over the years from colleagues, employees, and clients. My insights and core passion throughout my career spanned from my early years of work with families in crisis, to climbing the rungs of the ladder and becoming an Executive Director. Each role was fueled by my passion for social justice, culture change, and professional development. I saw missing gaps at every rung, and I often lead/co-lead the charge for organizational culture change.
My interpersonal and intrapersonal skills have given me the ability to easily read a room and see an organizations pain (toxicity and trauma) through the impact on its leaders, employees, clients, and bottom-line outcomes.
Learning from each moment has brought awareness and the re-discovery of my own Intrinsic Wisdom!
Are YOU ready to take the plunge?
To show up as your most authentic self, without blame of others and with inspired solutions?
My Story:
Ahh taking the plunge! It can be scary, but what if YOU never make the leap?
It was in 2020 that I hired an executive coach of my own. The coaching process helped me to lower the 'noise' in my head that was filled with old beliefs and what if's. All of this 'noise' had drowned out my natural talents, expertise and incredible accolades that I had received over the years from colleagues, employees, and clients. My insights and core passion throughout my career spanned from my early years of work with families in crisis, to climbing the rungs of the ladder and becoming an Executive Director. Each role was fueled by my passion for social justice, culture change, and professional development. I saw missing gaps at every rung, and I often lead/co-lead the charge for organizational culture change.
My interpersonal and intrapersonal skills have given me the ability to easily read a room and see an organizations pain (toxicity and trauma) through the impact on its leaders, employees, clients, and bottom-line outcomes.
Learning from each moment has brought awareness and the re-discovery of my own Intrinsic Wisdom!
Are YOU ready to take the plunge?
To show up as your most authentic self, without blame of others and with inspired solutions?
Testimonials
Testimonials
"Twenty years after completing my Bachelor’s degree I decided to get a MBA. After graduation I found myself stuck, not knowing what my next steps should be. Through our sessions Joanne helped me recognize where and why I was feeling stuck. She is patient, thoughtful, and is able to ask the right questions to get you thinking about what is important to you. I have already recommended her to colleagues and will continue to encourage others to work with Joanne to find their way."
- Kelly Bates, Director of Academic Support at Simon Business School, University of Rochester
- Kelly Bates, Director of Academic Support at Simon Business School, University of Rochester
Testimonials
Testimonials
“Joanne made me a better professional and person as a whole.
Without question, Joanne would play a key role in the success of any organization.”
- Gregory J. Stefl, Vincent Associates Real Estate, LLC
- Gregory J. Stefl, Vincent Associates Real Estate, LLC
Testimonials
Testimonials
"Joanne is a gifted coach! Her gentle and incisive approach allowed me to hone-in-on and unlock what had kept me stuck. As a result, I started making the decisions I’d been feeling too confused to make. This was exactly what I needed to move forward in my career change!"
- Laura Sweat, Astrologer and Coach at True Self
- Laura Sweat, Astrologer and Coach at True Self
Testimonials
Testimonials
"Joanne is talented, smart, and empathetic, and I felt she would be a great fit for one of our employees we were eager to invest in. Our employee greatly benefited, exhibiting clarity and execution of her leadership, career and life goals. As a result, we will now be expanding our leadership coaching program, and Joanne will be one of a small number of selected partners for this work."
- James Newton, Assistant Dean of Administration at Simon Business School, University of Rochester
- James Newton, Assistant Dean of Administration at Simon Business School, University of Rochester
Testimonials
Testimonials
"Joanne possesses leadership qualities of confidence, competence, compassion, empathy, deep listening, intuition, and vision."
She is someone who is well respected in the coaching and non-profit communities, with an incredibly deep and wide understanding of nonprofits and how they operate."
- Mark Brewer, Executive Coach LLC
- Mark Brewer, Executive Coach LLC