Dawn Leaks ’03 G’10 G’13

Since childhood, I dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur, and now I’m successfully building my client base as a Leadership/Business Coach.

My Bay Path education encompasses four degrees—an associate degree in business, a bachelor’s degree in information technology, an MBA (Master of Business Administration), and a master’s degree in communications and information management—but above all, the communication theory coursework in the CIM program has been invaluable for me as I continue to establish my coaching practice. Several companies that I’ve been prospecting for executive training cite one major deficit for employees: effective communication. Through my practice, I help people build their confidence, strategize, and motivate themselves and their teams to reach their goals, and now am also able to help them better relate to one another—a specialization I honed through my studies.