About

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I founded Gaining Insights, Inc. because I wanted to assist individuals and organizations during difficult transitions, and help them to make it to the other side toward reinvention, and real change. 

 

After leaving Lucasfilm Ltd. as a senior executive in 2002,  I set out to work with my clients in an impactful and genuine way. 

 

I hold extensive experience in leadership training, professional coaching, group and workshop facilitation, program development, as well as public speaking. 

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I received certifications in Integral Coaching from the BloomWork organization, as well as from Hospice by the Bay, helping people find peace in the face of transition.

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In 2018, under my pen name, Georgia James I wrote a women's fiction novel with my writing partner, Deborah Parrish, called Home Sweet Sonoma. 

 

Monica Dashwood

Author. Professional Coach. Inspirational Speaker. Entrepreneur

Gaining Insights Inc. & Heartworks Press LLC.

Founder and President

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