About Leading Minds Executive Coaching

Dr. Brendel's Associates

Meet the providers in the Leading Minds Executive Coaching practice. In addition to Dr. David Brendel, there are three other coaching professionals who work with clients directly and behind the scenes to deliver outstanding coaching services: Emmie Stamell, Allison Abrams, Stefan Kalt, and Ryan Stelzer.

Allison Abrams

LCSW Mindfulness Coach

Stefan Kalt

Ph.D. Executive Coach

Emmie Roe Stamell

RYT Mindfulness Coach

Ryan Stelzer

Executive Coach, Management Consultant, and Certified Crisis Counselor

Harvard-trained MD/PhD Psychiatrist

Certified Executive Coach

Master Certified Coach Trainer

Experienced Hospital Executive

MIT Press Author of Healing Psychiatry

Harvard Business Review Blogger

A Track Record of Excellence at the Highest Levels. Dr. Brendel’s educational background and career achievements reflect his deep commitment to understanding human experience and to helping others face human challenges so that they can thrive in all aspects of their lives. Building on his medical training and doctoral work in philosophy, Dr. Brendel became a leading psychiatrist, hospital executive, and published author. With Leading Minds, he applies his background and expertise to his work as a certified executive coach, corporate team coach, management consultant, crisis management specialist, and philosophical counselor. His passion in all these endeavors is to help others deepen their capacity for self-reflection and thereby enhance their capacity to succeed at the highest level in their work and personal lives. Download Dr. Brendel’s CV

David Brendel, MD, PhD

Author of several important Executive and Career coaching models, Dr. Brendel’s ground-breaking work on the Human Quotient has been featured in the Huffington Post. Dr. Brendel has also developed several other models including the PITTA Model for Executive Coaching, the SANE model for Philosophy and Coaching, and the 4-M Wellness and Stress Management Model.

Media Appearances

• ABC | Consultant for ABC News OnCall+ Mind & Mood • PBS | Consultant to PBS series American Experience (commentary on The Lobotomist)

• CNBC | Business Network featured a debate on my paper, Patient-Targeted Googling from the Harvard Review of Psychiatry • VoiceAmerica | One Hour at a Time

Radio Show Host

Leading Minds with Dr. David Brendel aired on the VoiceAmerica Empowerment channel.

Interviews / Quoted In

• The New York Times • NBC News • The New Yorker • Wall Street Journal • Harvard Magazine • Fast Company • Boston Globe • Los Angeles Times • Psychiatric News • New England Psychologist

• HealthGrades (article 1) • HealthGrades (article 2) • WebMD (article 1) • WebMD (article 2) • Palm Beach Daily News (article 1) • Sirius Radio • American Medical News • Bipolar Magazine • KPAM Portland, Oregon • Real Match • Social Hire

• Center for Executive Coaching • Executive Style • John Mattone • Psychology Today • People Geeks • Matt Walker • HR Drive • PSMag • Jay Talking • The Australian

Speaker

I have done a great deal of public speaking on all my professional interests. Some of my recent speeches have focused on my overall approach to executive coaching, the relationship between coaching and psychiatry, the relevance of philosophical counseling to coaching, the ethics of coaching, and the role of the Internet and social media in coaching practice. Please call me at (617) 932-1548 or email me at Media@DrDavidBrendel.com if you would like to book a media appearance, a speech, or a talk for members of your executive team or other colleagues.

testimonials

I think he has a nice interpersonal style, perhaps one that results from his clinical training. It can be a nice counterpoint to the often aggressive, extroverted nature many business people have.

Sales Manager, Software Industry

NT

Having a neutral sounding board allows me to reflect on sensitive internal matters. David also helps me crystallize my thoughts without putting words in my mouth.

CTO, Biotech Industry

EL

Dr. Brendel’s background in psychology, philosophy, and executive coaching enables him to approach his work from a number of different perspectives. He is flexible and participatory; he works with you to find pragmatic solutions that yield the best possible results.

Philosophical counseling client

Tucson, AZ

I have worked with thousands of top tier leadership and executive-level executive coaches over the past 15 years. David is in the top 1% of the coaches with whom I have worked. He is masterful in his approach.

Andrew Neitlich

Director of the Center for Executive Coaching

I am a female in-house attorney for a mid-size national corporation in the construction industry. I called on David to help me find my way in my role and to improve my relationships with my management, co-workers, and staff. He was the perfect coach for my needs.