Invested.

Professional.

Collaborative.

Focused On The Future.

Apogee is a  trusted partner of systems leaders seeking to achieve peak leadership effectiveness for optimal organizational performance. 

What We Offer

We provide co-active executive coaching and mission-driven team facilitation workshops to foster transformational leadership, altruism, and self-awareness. Our company focuses on various leadership levels, believing all team members are valued contributors to the organization’s mission.

Advantages

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What is Coaching?

Coaching is an investment in yourself. Coaching can enhance decision-making skills, improve interpersonal effectiveness, and increase confidence. Through inquiry, curiosity, and commitments, coaching with Apogee will stretch you to your best self.

Empowerment

Coaching empowers leaders to do exceptional work. We establish a beneficial relationship that uncovers hidden strengths and weaknesses within the leader. Reflective sessions with Apogee will enable a leader to fully recognize their improvements and appreciate their work to meet those goals.

New Insight

Targeting/individualized coaching for the leader makes a huge difference in attitude and abilities aligned to your organization’s values, mission, and goals. Coaching allows the leader to learn and implement new leadership techniques tailored to their weaknesses and strengths. At Apogee, we believe in coaching the person, not the problem.

Free Thinking

Coaching with Apogee reduces narrow-minded thinking in leaders. We encourage the leader to open their thought patterns and consider other points of view by asking questions. This cognitive coaching strategy benefits the leader by provoking free thoughts and encouraging flexible leadership. At Apogee, we believe resilient leadership is a “business necessity” as it allows for quick, creative, and precise decision-making under pressure.

Enhanced Performance

Leaders gain a new perspective on everyday responsibilities. We encourage leaders to step back and reflect when they are having a bad day or week, often uncovering a deeper problem. Together, we discover new insights into the leader’s reaction by analyzing the problem and creating a plan for similar situations in the future.

What is an Executive Coach?

An executive coach is a qualified professional that works with individuals to help them gain self-awareness, clarify goals, achieve their development objectives, and unlock their potential. The coaching journey is designed to help you achieve your professional goals with support and guidance.

What does the Coaching process look like?

Apogee Executive Coaching is suited for individuals who seek to grow their leadership and personal capacities. Together, we will set goals, analyze current practice, think creatively to develop solutions, and establish commitments for continuous reflection and growth.  We focus on partnering with you, as a leader, implementing coaching strategies to foster metacognition and reflection.

Why an Executive Coach?

Systems leaders collaborate with an executive coach as an accountability partner to do things differently, do different things, sets goals, and make plans. Apogee Executive Coaching helps our clients see themselves more clearly, see others more clearly, and leverage their existing strengths.

Andre Samuels, Ed.D has led professional learning sessions with Washington, DC Public Schools, Baltimore County Public Schools, For The Love Of Children (FLOC), The Aspen Institute, Urban Teachers, National Summit for Principal Supervisors, and American University.  His executive leadership coaching relationships include AprilMay Company, Inc., Anagen Staffing & Solutions, 100 Black Men of Greater Washington, DC, Alfred Street Baptist Church, Dallas 2026, clients leading charities, not-for-profit/for-profit corporations, partnerships, and educational institutions.

Andre received the David Rubinstein Award for High Effective Leadership from Washington, DC Public Schools in 2013.  In November 2019, he earned his international certification in Executive Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University’s Center for Transformational Leadership. His facilitation training at the NYC Leadership Academy helps him tailor coaching strategies to meet any organization or team’s needs.
 
Andre holds a Bachelor’s degree in Human Communication Studies and two Master’s degrees in Educational Administration and Policy and Special Education from Howard University.  In 2014 he earned a Master’s in Business Administration in Leadership from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Andre completed coursework in Diversity and Inclusion at Cornell University and is a certified executive leadership coach with the International Coaching Federation. Andre holds a Doctorate in Educational and Organizational Leadership from The University of Pennsylvania.

Andre Samuels, Ed.D. has led professional learning sessions with Washington, DC Public Schools, Baltimore County Public Schools, For The Love Of Children (FLOC), The Aspen Institute, Urban Teachers, National Summit for Principal Supervisors, and American University.  His executive leadership coaching relationships include AprilMay Company, Inc., Anagen Staffing & Solutions, 100 Black Men of Greater Washington, DC, Alfred Street Baptist Church, Dallas 2026, clients leading charities, not-for-profit/for-profit corporations, partnerships, and educational institutions.

Andre received the David Rubinstein Award for High Effective Leadership from Washington, DC Public Schools in 2013.  In November 2019, he earned his international certification in Executive Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University’s Center for Transformational Leadership. His facilitation training at the NYC Leadership Academy helps him tailor coaching strategies to meet any organization or team’s needs.
 
Andre holds a Bachelor’s degree in Human Communication Studies and two Master’s degrees in
Educational Administration and Policy and Special Education from Howard University.  In 2014
he earned a Master’s in Business Administration in Leadership from Georgetown University’s
McDonough School of Business. Andre completed coursework in Diversity and Inclusion at
Cornell University and is a certified executive leadership coach with the International Coaching
Federation. Andre holds a Doctorate in Educational and Organizational Leadership from The University of Pennsylvania.

The Apogee Experience

An investment in your personal development is the best investment you can make.

Start with a complimentary goal-setting coaching session.

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