Tracy Murphy Paukstys, PCC, CPC, ELI-MP

“I had a wonderful experience working with Tracy to address the challenges. Tracy was able to pinpoint the issue quickly and accurately and formulate an action plan that helped me visualize each milestone but most importantly, what I would need to do to achieve those milestones. Her direct and straightforward approach really helped push me to think and dive deeper into the root cause, which ultimately helped me conquer the challenges by the end of our sessions.”

“Tracy's coaching has helped me immensely over the past 6 months. Her process is robust but flexible, and she had a super insightful ability to help me define my personal style, and then using my style to challenge me in an upbeat, personalized, tough and highly effective way. I highly recommend working with Tracy if you're leveling up on your role, looking to level up, or simply want to learn invaluable strategies and tactics to be the best version of your professional self. Priceless.”

“In early 2020, we were coming off an incredibly strong year business-wise, and then COVID hit and nobody knew what to do. Clients were asking us questions we couldn’t answer, our associates had to become teachers, our houses turned into offices, and the entire way we previously worked together had to be rewritten. Tracy and I had worked together previously, first as peers and then in a vendor/ client relationship. I became interested in working with Tracy as the pandemic grew because I knew what she was doing for her clients was bringing them new ideas and success and NIQ needed a new perspective. Tracy helped our team by championing a new team charter and vision for us. She introduced disciplines allowing us to achieve those goals with shared responsibilities and guardrails. The result was a new way of working together in a new remote environment where accountability for ourselves and one another was respected and celebrated. One thing I liked working with her was her FMCG experience which we leveraged, especially when the work got difficult establishing our future vision as a team and identifying the gaps we needed to overcome to achieve our goals. Overall I found the experience was instrumental for our continued success as a team. The disciplined approach which Tracy leveraged, kept us on track and allowed us to develop a go-forward action plan where the entire team shared responsibilities with a common goal. I would recommend Tracy to people/teams who need to uncover efficiencies in working together so they can achieve desired financial results, retain critical talent and provide an environment for associate growth opportunities.”

“I highly recommend Tracy for any level in your career, especially the higher you go. The lessons learned through our coaching was incredibly valuable; I learned a lot about myself on a personal and professional level. Tracy gave me the tools to tackle obstacles head-on by using my strengths and changing my perspective from negative to positive. I can't recommend Tracy enough, coaching with her is worth the investment in your future!”

“As a new manager for a newly formed team, I was seeking additional support in my transition from an executionary role to a supervisor role. I am so glad that a colleague introduced me to Tracy! Tracy helped me view challenges from a new lens, create an arsenal of tactics and tools, and build my confidence to reach my goals. She is genuine and easy to talk to, and draws correlations to her own experiences that are helpful when discussing strategy and techniques. I learned so much about myself – both personally and professionally – and left each coaching session feeling empowered to be an effective and strategic leader to support my team and our initiatives. My manager even called out in my most recent review that she had noticed the impact on my confidence in proposing ideas/solutions and decision-making! I would highly recommend Tracy to anyone who is looking to elevate their career or hone their professional goals.”

“Every time I have a session with Tracy, I think to myself, why didn't I do this sooner in my career? I waited until I was laid off to hire a coach. I now realize that I could have done a lot more with my career if I had spent the money earlier. Better late than never. My husband and I were very concerned about spending a large sum of money on a coach at a time when I wasn't earning. However, she helped me reframe my skills, assisted my job search, helped with negotiation, while pivoting a bit in my career during a pandemic! I also took her leadership seminar, learned some great new skills, met new people (networking), and worked on my emotional intelligence skills with her. It's certainly one of the best investments I've ever made.”

“Tracy has helped me improve my relationships and stress level at work. She is intuitive and insightful. During our coaching sessions, she often shares her own experience and similar situations of someone she knows. I benefited from this approach tremendously as I get to assess a situation from different perspectives. Tracy also asks insightful questions to help me identify roadblocks. I had countless "AH-HA" moments during or after our sessions. I would recommend Tracy for anyone who is looking to elevate their career and management style to the next level!”

“Tracy is a well-spoken and dedicated leader in her field. I have had the pleasure of learning about Tracy and her work over the last year. During that time, I have observed her unique ability to pinpoint the roadblocks in people’s lives that are holding them back from achieving their full potential. I consider Tracy a thought leader in the field of career development coaching. She is the voice of reason in a world full of noise.”

“Tracy has helped me in 3 key areas: recognizing and learning to adapt to various different leadership styles within my organization, becoming more disciplined and thoughtful in my approach to managing and resolving conflict and becoming more confident in myself and my abilities to be an influential and strategic member of our leadership team. Tracy provided valuable guidance and perspective and did so in a way that made me feel supported and accountable at the same time. If you want to elevate your communication effectiveness, better resolve conflict and increase your self-confidence, I would highly recommend coaching with Tracy.”

“I came to coaching wanting to identify and secure a new career. My current role was no longer challenging me, my environment was toxic and the advocates and supporters I had recently left the organization. I was feeling frustrated, stuck and stifled. As I went through Tracy’s coaching process, I was able to understand my strengths, skills, values and interests and identify several possible go-forward career paths that I’m further exploring today through volunteerism. But more importantly, I learned I was actually running away from something vs. running toward something and what I really wanted was a plan for how to help me grow, reconnect and feel valued in my current role. Through Tracy’s coaching, guidance and support and my willingness to step outside of my comfort zone I’ve been able to create an action plan for how to take back control of my career and it includes all the things I need to have, personally and professionally, to drive my own happiness.”

“As I endeavored to determine how best to position myself for the next stage in my career, I faced some challenges, which I initially thought were related to how I looked on paper. I initially sought assistance with my resume, and received quotes, but no one invited me to dig deeper to ascertain whether this was the challenge. In came Tracy Murphy Paukstys with her approach personal engagement style and deep probing which prompted me to realize that it may not necessarily be my resume.....but how I was showing up. She made it comfortable for me to be vulnerable with her. She suggested an assessment to assess my energy (which another coach derided). The revelations from the assessment, along with my debrief session, and subsequent coaching, created catalytic moments for me. She challenged me to look internally and make internal shifts in a way that helped me understand myself with a renewed perspective, redirect my energy, and harness my best self in powerful ways that built my confidence. I received my ROI with Tracy and I'm glad I made the investment in myself. ”

“Tracy is my coach and a trusted member of my inner circle. I worked with her as my coworker for three years and have first-hand experience with her integrity, honesty and wisdom. Tracy consistently found ways to help me and others simplify and work through extremely challenging professional situations. After I took another job and she started her coaching business, I was one of the first to ask her to be my coach as I knew from experience the power of her perspective and influence. You simply will not find her combination of integrity, honesty, and wisdom born from real world experience in other coaches. You owe it to yourself to make Tracy a part of your inner circle. ”

“Tracy is smart and strategic. She knows how to manage people and projects with efficiency and professionalism, and she knows just how to convey her goals. Its a pleasure working with her on Branding and Marketing projects!”

“Tracy’s business insights, work ethic and management style are without question – but these strengths are only part of the picture. I was consistently struck by her ability to see the whole picture. She has the unique ability to look at the marketplace through multiple filters and bravely recommend the right business opportunities. Tracy flies above corporate politics and targets finding the right answer. She is the perfect person to bring into an organization that needs help breaking down orthodoxies. Hand your biggest marketing challenges to her. Importantly, Tracy is also more than just a manager to her team. She’s a mentor; acting as a compassionate leader who “expects only the best.” All in all, Tracy will challenge you and your company, taking you to the next level. I was privileged to have worked with her!”

“I admired Tracy's leadership while she was at Johnsonville, specifically, that she exhibited qualities that I think are indispensable as a leader. These qualities include, but are not limited to, focus, communication, vision, passion, listening, and courage. I especially liked the fact that she stood up for the people she coached and had great lines of communication with them, and supported them in their roles and responsibilities.”

“I had the distinct pleasure of working very closely with Tracy as we partnered on a number of key company, brand, business and consumer initiatives. From day one, Tracy hit the ground running and never relented. She unequivocally raised the bar at Johnsonville as she led the business and consumer insights department, reorganized the department and brought a more disciplined and strategic approach of turning insights into actions. She is an incredibly smart, passionate and determined professional in the most positive sense. Tracy is a business woman first with an expertise in research. With that in mind, she is a true asset as she wants to deeply understand the consumer and/or business issue prior to leading any research initiative for the company, a brand or a project. With Tracy you get a true partner who will speak her mind and provide a fact based opinion rooted in sound insight and experience. She is self motivated and has incredibly high expectations of herself and her team. Tracy is truly an impact player who is able to leverage her skills and elevate those of the people around her while helping transform a team and/or an organization.”

“Tracy has been my coach for 18 months and I can honestly say she is the best coach I’ve had to date. Her desire to help others develop and grow is not only incredibly beneficial for a young researcher but also inspiring. She has a clear vision for the Strategic Insights & Analytics department and it’s easy to see how the work I do aligns with this vision. Her holistic understanding of the research and the business has motivated me to think differently about how I can continue to provide value to my business partners. In addition to her technical and strategic capabilities, she is also wonderful at relating to people and listening; she is always there to talk through issues, bounce ideas, and share her experiences and valuable lessons learned. I really enjoy working with her and am proud to be a member of her team. She truly is the best part of working at Johnsonville.”

“Tracy consistently delivers value to an organization. She has an unparallel strategic mindset and knowledge across the business which allows her to elevate the influence of Insights and Strategic Planning. She combines her understanding of the consumer, retail and competitive market to advise many aspects of business strategy and growth. In addition to her own talent, Tracy has a gift for training, motivating and leading a team. She consistently pushes her business partners to deliver value, while pushing herself and her team to be experts and innovators in their field.”

“Tracy is one of the most strategic people I have ever had the good fortune to work with. She is driven, focused and knows where she wants to take the business and will do whatever it takes. Imporantly, she is able to lead a team and keep them from getting distracted by unimportant issues to keep them focused on the end game. While I worked with her at Tropicana she moved her area from implementing one-off new products to developing a streamlined, step by step process for innovation development and tracking. I would highly recommend Tracy for any type of strategic position.”

“Focused, strategic, adaptive and phenomenally smart are just a few of the words I would use to describe Tracy. Tracy has a "can do" mindset and is driven to make significant business driving contributions. She also takes ownership of her professional development and the development of her team. At Tropicana, Tracy was regarded as an integral member of our team and a was a real delight to work with. I would highly recommend Tracy for a leadership role at any company.”