About CoEffex: Leadership Development. Measured. Delivered. Proven.

We help organizations elevate leaders, scale coaching, and turn development into lasting business impact.

Our vision

At CoEffex, leadership development isn’t worth the investment unless its impact is measured.

Our mission: quantify leadership growth and turn it into lasting business results. Through research, coaching expertise, and real-world data, we help organizations elevate leaders, drive performance and sustain measurable gains in engagement, retention, and sales.

Without data, leadership is a guess. With CoEffex, it’s a growth driver.

How we do it

Backed by  500,000+ coaching interactions, we transform leadership development into measurable business impact.

Measure

Educate

Develop

The Coaching Effect System: Coaching That's Measurable, Practical, Proven.

Quantify What Matters

  • Measure leadership shifts tied to KPIs like launch readiness, market adoption, and retention
  • Executive-level reporting that proves progress in business terms

Develop Leaders like Elite Athletes

  • Deliberate practice, real-time feedback, and simulations
  • Build lasting habits – not one-off sessions

Proven in Life Sciences & Beyond

  • Built for regulated, scientific leadership
  • Applied in biotech, pharma, medtech, and diagnostics – and adaptable across industries

From emerging talent to seasoned managers, CoEffex turns leadership development into measurable business performance.

Our team

The CoEffex leadership team brings decades of senior experience from organizations like Genentech, Dompé, IBM, and Delta Dental. With backgrounds in commercial leadership, coaching research, customer success, and strategy, we don’t just teach leadership – we’ve lived it.

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Ed Molitor

EVP, Strategy and Coaching Excellence

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Stacia Jorgensen

SVP, Research

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Will Kloefkorn

SVP, Strategic Development

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Mary Spivey

VP, Client Success

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Kate Lahey

Senior Leadership Coach

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David Peterson

Senior Leadership Coach

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Vianet Dreesman

Director, Client Success

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Siera Gage

Director of Sales & Brand Enablement

Advisory board

Our Advisory Board includes senior executives from life sciences and beyond – leaders who have built companies, launched blockbuster and rare disease therapies, and scaled new ventures. Their cross-industry expertise ensures CoEffex deliers leadership solutions that are credible, practical, and built for real-world results.

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Jason Bey

Chair, Advisory Board

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Anthony Bonifazio

Advisory Board Member

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Chris Downey

Advisory Board Member

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Suzanne Monahan

Advisory Board Member

Results That Prove Leadership Works

When leadership is measured, business outcomes follow. Every number here shows how effective coaching transforms leaders, teams, and results.

📊 $4.5 million Revenue Growth

Clients average a 10% coaching score improvement in year one –  driving a $4.5 million revenue increase.

💡 70% More Likely to exceed Goals

Teams led by top coaches consistently outperform.

🏥 3x Less Turnover

Leaders reduce costly, avoidable attrition.

Driven by Data. Powered by People.

At CoEffex, we measure leadership impact and help you build a coaching culture that drives results.  

Chet Tetta

Life Sciences Commercialization

Brings over 35 years of biotech commercial leadership experience spanning positions at Genentech, Celgene, Puma Biotechnology, Acceleron and Scholar Rock. Providing strategic insight and guidance to CoEffex to strengthen industry positioning and accelerate growth. Applies deep launch, field leadership, coaching, talent evaluation, succession planning and strategic planning expertise to guide go-to-market readiness, support client engagements, and expand commercial impact across life sciences organizations.

Suzanne Monahan

Advisory Board Member

Commercial leader with 15+ years in healthcare and biotech, including executive roles at Shionogi, Circassia, Salix and Pacira Biosciences. Suzanne is known for expanding patient access, leading commercialization strategy, and guiding organizations through growth and change.

Siera Gage

Siera Gage

Director, Sales & Brand Enablement

Siera blends sales operations rigor with strategic brand execution, ensuring CoEffex delivers a consistent, elevated client experience. She oversees CRM optimization, sales process design, and brand presence across all channels.

Randy Eccker

Randy Eccker

CEO

Entrepreneur and strategist who has founded or advised 30+ companies and guided $400M in transactions. Known for scaling ventures across sports, tech, and leadership, Randy brings boardroom experience and an unmatched network to position CoEffex as an industry authority.

Chris Downey

Chris Downey

Advisory Board Member

Commercial leader with 30+ years in biotech and pharma, including 21 at Genentech during its largest growth phase. Chris is recognized for building commercial frameworks that powered blockbuster launches and long-term salesforce excellence.

Anthony Bonifazio

Anthony Bonifazio

Advisory Board Member

Biotech executive with 25+ years in access, reimbursement, and patient services at Genentech, Novartis, Santen, Iveric Bio, and REGENXBIO. He brings deep expertise in designing innovative access models that accelerate adoption in complex markets.

Jason Bey

Jason Bey

Chair, Advisory Board

With 25+ years in biotech and ophthalmology, Jason has led launches and commerical teams at Genentech, Dompé, Santen, and Applied Therapeutics. He brings deep experience in building high-performing organizations and guiding commercialization in high-stakes markets.

Ed Molitor

Ed Molitor

EVP, Strategy and Coaching Excellence

Ed Molitor, EVP of Strategy and Coaching Excellence at CoEffex and founder/CEO of The Molitor Group, draws on 30+ years in college basketball coaching and business leadership. A top 5% podcast host, he equips leaders in high-pressure industries to elevate their coaching performance, grounded in his belief that self-awareness drives lasting competitive advantage.

Vianet Dreesman

Vianet Dreesman

Director, Client Success

Client success and operations leader with expertise in logistics, communications, and customer engagement. Vianet ensures every client interaction runs seamlessly, combining precision execution with a personal touch that strengthens lasting relationships.

Kate Lahey

Kate Lahey

Senior Leadership Coach

Biotech leader with nearly two decades of management experience at Genentech and Dompe, serving as both a first and second-line leader. Kate is recognized for transforming underperforming teams into top performers and for her expertise in rare disease and ophthalmology launches.

David Peterson

David Peterson

Senior Leadership Coach

Former Chief Growth & Strategy Officer at Delta Dental of Wisconsin, where he scaled sales and marketing for 15 years. With 30+ years of executive leadership, Dave brings proven experience in guiding leaders to align strategy with measureable business results.

Mary Spivey

Mary Spivey

VP, Client Success

Customer success executive with 15+ years at IBM, ON24, and Infinite. Mary is known for designing client experience strategies that boost retention, adoption, and loyalty – ensuring every CoEffex engagement delivers measurable long-term value.

Stacia Jorgensen

Stacia Jorgensen

SVP, Research

Data and research leader with 13+ years at Ecsell Institute. Stacia has built one of the industry’s deepest coaching databases, translating complex data into insights that directly imporove retention, engagement, and sales performance.

Will Kloefkorn

Will Kloefkorn

VP, Strategic Development

Veteran of 17+ years at Ecsell Institute, where he built partnerships across business, sports, and education. Will’s differentiator is his ability to link front-line leadership development with measurable performance, making him a driving force behind CoEffex’s growth strategy.

Sarah Wirth

Sarah Wirth

President

Leadership expert and Amazon best-selling author with 20+ years of experience. At Ecsell Institute, Sarah drove client retention to 94% by tranforming leadershiop development into measurable growth – making her a sought-after voice for Fortune 500 executives.