Testimonials
In their own words.
Reflections from coaching clients, consulting partners, design collaborators, and co-authors I've had the privilege of working with at Harvard, Wayfair, the IMF, and beyond.
Coaching clients
Career changers, executives, and mastermind members I've coached 1:1 and in groups.
"Pat helped make clear what changes I desired to make in my career and held me accountable for completing tasks each week to get me to where I wanted to be. I always felt better at the end of sessions, knowing I was on the right path. I was very satisfied with Pat's coaching because I accomplished what I set out to do — I wanted to make a career change, and I succeeded."
Seth B.
Career changer · Coaching client
"For the past year and a half, Pat has been acting as my career coach. Through monthly coaching sessions, offline support, and various assignments, Pat has been instrumental in helping me navigate a variety of career challenges and changes. Since starting with coach Pat, I have successfully secured and switched roles at my current company, seen my team grow, and received a promotion that I had been working to get for years. Through our coaching sessions, Pat does a phenomenal job guiding me to reach my own conclusions, and find tangible ways to identify and build plans for achieving my most top of mind career goals."
Michael Sanchez
Labor Analytics Director, Capital One · Coaching client
"Pat is a thoughtful coach and great listener. The tools and questions he used in our sessions helped me feel so much better about some challenging issues I was facing. He got to the heart of the problem each time and really shifted my perspective into one that was empowering and helpful to take forward action. I'm so grateful I got to work with him and highly recommend Pat as a coach!"
Cara Salomone
Helping individuals build lives and careers they love · Coaching client
"I have had the pleasure of working with Patrick as my executive coach. He has proven to be extremely insightful. Patrick possesses the natural ability to explore challenging issues in a meaningful and respectful manner that is thought-provoking with an emphasis on accountability. He demonstrates authentic curiosity and empathy that opens the door for self-reflection, which shines a light on potential blind spots and areas of personal growth. I would highly recommend Patrick as a personal coach for anyone who is striving for a deeper understanding of themselves and seeking to work towards personal development."
Todd Gerspach, PhD(c), MBA, PCC
Executive Coach · Former COO, Fortune 24 VP · Coaching client
"In 2023, Pat organized a mastermind group to bring together professionals across industries and provide accountability and peer support towards goals we all had for the year ahead. In the six months that I participated, I appreciated Pat's exceptional skill in structuring and leading our monthly meeting. His thoughtful design of the meeting format and his personable attitude created a space where participants were comfortable sharing their thoughts and receiving constructive feedback on how to refine their goals and/or approach. Each meeting had clearly defined roles that significantly enhanced the effectiveness and flow of our discussions."
Brittany C. Moniz
Business Operations Manager · Mastermind member
Consulting
Leaders who hired me to build learning programs and advise on L&D strategy.
"I hired Pat to help me build a leadership development program for my company. He truly knows the craft of building learning programs AND he's got a great set of complementary skills — including content development & curation, writing, and strong domain knowledge in the areas of coaching, leadership, and organizational development. I'm already looking forward to the next phase of our project later this year."
Jim Young
Practicing Conscious Leadership · Promoting Sustainable Growth
"If you're looking for someone who truly "gets" learning and performance improvement from every angle, look no further than Patrick Healy. His depth of knowledge across learning design, coaching, training, facilitation, and beyond is impressive. I've seen firsthand how he not only understands the theory but actually builds programs and solutions that work in the real world. What's just as impressive is his versatility. Patrick can jump between strategic conversations about learning ecosystems to rolling up his sleeves and facilitating a dynamic workshop."
Mike R. Sweeney
Strategic executive coach to Founders & CEOs
Learning design
Collaborators from Wayfair, HBS Online, the IMF, and beyond.
"I worked closely with Pat at HBS Online and came to know him as a thoughtful and dedicated learning designer. Pat's genuine passion for teaching and learning, wide-ranging curiosity, and strong work ethic made him a valuable collaborator and an exceptional course developer."
Peter Kuliesis
Former Director, HBS Online Content Development
"Pat is a brilliant instructional designer and true team player who always puts people first. His depth of knowledge about instructional design and the psychology of learning is matched by his ability to figure anything out. He's also one of the kindest, most conscientious humans I've ever met — and he gets serious results."
Mariel Manzone
Executive Coach, Advisor · Former AD @ Wayfair
"I had the pleasure of working on the same team as Patrick at Wayfair, and pleasure is an understatement. His ability to analyze the true underlying challenges of a business and use that to inform program design is unmatched. He's also an excellent facilitator and listener."
Tracy Wuest
Global Director, DEI · Aspen Tech
"Pat and I worked together at Wayfair building and running an onboarding program for Product Managers. Pat's knack for developing program structure and content is impressive. He is organized and detail-oriented — which helps with rollout and with gaining stakeholder buy-in."
Rachel Garrity
People Ops Business Partner, Boston Dynamics
"Pat is a beacon of knowledge and insight in the learning design space. He has an innate ability to size up learning design problems and develop effective pedagogical solutions to help learners achieve their goals. I highly recommend working with Pat — he would be an asset to any project or team."
Robert Keeley
Deputy Director, Vermont Agency of Education
"I worked with Pat at the IMF. I took Financial Programming and Policies, one of the first online courses he designed. The course took dense technical content and made it more digestible than I could imagine possible — and was later taken by government officials and ministers all over the world."
Jason Torres
Director, Digital Learning · GWU
"Patrick was at the forefront of our efforts to create an entire online program from scratch. He played a role in every aspect and we would not have accomplished all that we did without him."
Matthew DiCarlo
Projects Officer, International Monetary Fund
"I had the opportunity to both collaborate with and lead Pat in a team during our time volunteering with ATD NYC. Over more than two years, he played a key role in driving member engagement. He consistently shared practical L&D resources members could apply immediately. His contributions helped maintain momentum and ongoing value between events. He also developed and led our bi-weekly "Cowork & Connect" sessions. Many of the members are remote professionals, consultants, or entrepreneurs working independently. He identified the need for structured connection and created a space where members could focus on work while finding community."
Shelly Ng
Learning & Development · Learning Experience Design
Research + writing
Authors and academics I've supported on books, cases, and research projects.
"Pat is a thoughtful and skilled researcher and designer with strong attention to detail. He keeps projects on track while bringing his own creative ideas that make the end product better."
Amy C. Edmondson
Professor, Harvard Business School · Thinkers50 #1 Management Thinker (2023, 2021)
"Pat is extremely well-versed in the research literature in organizational behavior, strategy, and general management. Along with being immensely knowledgeable, Pat brings sincerity and commitment to all he does and strives to deliver excellence. And he is a joy to work with!"
Ranjay Gulati
Professor, Harvard Business School · Former Head, Advanced Management Program
"Pat is a wonderful collaborator. He helped me take many disparate materials and build a coherent, thoughtful outline, brought wonderful examples and new source material, and takes feedback exceptionally well with no ego. He managed me as a client beautifully — clear tasks, valuable agendas, and steady momentum. I highly recommend Pat."
Emily Levada
Chief Product Officer, Embark Vets
"Pat and I were part of the team that worked on Amy Edmondson's 2018 book The Fearless Organization, awarded the Thinkers50 2019 Breakthrough Idea Award. We worked closely with a range of texts that included HBS business cases, academic papers, and management articles in the popular press. He was flexible, responsive, and insightful, and I had the pleasure of experiencing his intellectual curiosity, collaborative spirit, organizational skills, and overall 'can-do' attitude."
Karen Propp
Writer and Editorial Services Provider
Colleagues + classmates
Friends and former teammates who've known me across the years.
"Pat is one of the most genuine and caring individuals I have ever met in my personal and professional career. He is not only intelligent, but an incredibly hard worker and an absolute pleasure to be around. I would recommend Pat, without hesitation, to any organization or employer."
Gina D'Addario
Executive Director, Providence Public Schools · Former classmate
"Patrick and I studied together at Dartmouth College. When studying together, he would explain concepts to our group clearly in ways that made the material much easier to understand — but also interesting and engaging."
Michael Sanchez
Director, People Analytics at Capital One · Former classmate
"I had the pleasure of working with Patrick at the IMF. He is not only highly competent, but highly curious. He would be an excellent addition to any team because of his collaborative approach, willingness to share insight, and ability to thoughtfully analyze problems to help find the optimal result."
Keith Miao
CEO, Birdstop