The Coaches
Thea Durfee Polancic
Tiara Executive Coach
Thea specializes in working with senior leaders who are already strong, successful and powerful forces in their organizations. Thea has coached senior and executive leadership at firms such as Abbott Laboratories, Automated Data Processing, Bank One, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Sears, ShoreBank and Standard Parking, Inc.
Thea is a founder and partner of ClearSpace, LLC, and has more than ten years of experience as a business leader, entrepreneur, consultant and coach in the areas of strategy, innovation and organizational change. Five of those years were spent in Moscow helping American companies such as Caterpillar Inc. and Forsythe Solutions Group start up and operate joint ventures. She has a proven track record of leading and assisting organizations in identifying and reaching their strategic objectives by enhancing executive performance, developing leaders, creating business strategies, and managing change.
Thea has completed over 100 hours of training in co-active coaching by The Coaches Training Institute (CTI), and is a certified Best Year Yet® Program Leader and Coach. She participates in additional training through Landmark Education courses, and is continuously coached in the Laws of Attraction.
Thea is a published author in the humanities and business strategy. Thea and her husband and son live in Chicago, IL.