The Strengths Now Team

Women's Business Enterprise Certified.

Sara Regan, the founder of Strengths Now, became a strengths enthusiast in 2005 when she was first introduced to her own Top 5 strengths. Realizing some of her strengths were underutilized, she consciously leaned into her talent areas and found it had a profound impact on her own career trajectory, as well as the performance of the teams she managed. After becoming a Gallup Certified StrengthsFinder Coach in 2013, she launched her own consulting firm. Proudly, in 2021, Strengths Now earned the distinction as a Certified Women Owned Business. Here’s a look at the team today!

Sara Regan, CEO

Sara was one of the first dozen people worldwide to become a Certified CliftonStrengths Coach by the Gallup Organization. Soon after, she launched her own consulting firm to help others solve their toughest workplace challenges using this powerful model. She is a seasoned coach, facilitator, and organizational development specialist. Sara has helped thousands of people to leverage their unique talents and have greater impact and meaning in their work. Clients appreciate her ability to zero in on what is getting in the way and help them create a pathway forward.

Sara’s passion lies in creating custom solutions that lead to lasting culture change. With nearly 25 years of experience facilitating team sessions, she is able to create conditions for honest conversations where everyone can let their guard down. In turn, teams are able to identify the barriers to collaboration and performance and begin to break through old patterns. Oftentimes she serves as a “strengths translator” who can jump start communication and understanding in critical partnerships.

Sara is eager to help others find their own unique leadership path and humbled to be a part of their journey. She has dedicated her career to studying what the best leaders do differently. Her 20 years of experience in successive leadership roles has given her firsthand knowledge of what it is like to stand in a leader’s shoes.

Sara has received certification from Gallup’s High-Performance Management Course and the Accelerated Strengths Coaching Course. Sara has a Master’s degree in Psychology from Northeastern University and has done extensive research on leadership, management, and organizational behavior. She served as an associate dean at Berklee College of Music, where she worked for 12 years.

Sara’s Top 5 Strengths are: Strategic, Relator, Individualization, Connectedness, Learner.

Sara Regan.
Adriane Massey Gallup Certified Training Coaching.

Adriane Massey, Consultant

Adriane specializes in Executive Coaching and Leadership Development. She is a veteran GALLUP Certified Strengths Coach, and Internal Coaching Federation (ICF) trained.
Adriane has a knack for using talent data and experience, to refine leadership capacity, boost employee engagement, and elevate team performance. Her global, multi-industry portfolio includes Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies, Higher Education, Federal Agencies and Nonprofit Organizations. A skillful and engaging facilitator, she is a frequent speaker at leadership retreats and conferences.
Adriane began her career as a journalist with The Dallas Morning News. She held progressive leadership roles as a Marketing Director, Regional Marketing Director, Vice President of Business Development. She also served as a Vice President of Learning and Development for an Atlanta-based company.

An alum of Leadership Texas, she was one of 115 women leaders selected from across the state to participate in the longest-running women’s leadership development program in the U.S.

She earned a BA from the University of North Texas, and MA from Stanford University.

Adriane’s Top 5 Strengths are: Achiever, Maximizer, Analytical, Intellection, Deliberative.

Jim Ball, Consultant

Jim’s mission is to develop world-class organizations, using a strengths-based approach, to help companies maximize profitability, attract and retain the best talent, and deliver industry-leading performance.

With a background in leading production and engineering operations, designing and executing strategic plans, team leadership, performance management, and employee career development, his experience brings a real-world perspective to organizational development, executive coaching, and leadership training. Jim has successfully transformed cultures, built sustainable leadership networks, and coached clients to consistently deliver outstanding results.

He’s logged hundreds of hours of coaching and delivered over thousands of hours of training to bring out the very best in people, create highly engaged teams, and achieve top-tier performance for his clients to gain a competitive advantage in their industries. By focusing on natural talent and strengths, leaders learn how to push their boundaries, maximize their peoples’ potential, and achieve exceptional goals.

Having proudly served as a US Army Ranger, Company Commander, and Infantry Officer, Jim thrives in a high-stakes environment where successful performance leads to meaningful impact, and knows how to coach others to perform under pressure.

Jim's CliftonStrengths® Signature Themes – Futuristic | Strategic | Activator | Command | Significance

Builder Profile 10 Themes - Selling |  Delegator | Disruptor | Confidence

Jim Ball
Jessica Selchan.

Jessica Selchan, Consultant

Jessica is a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach who expertly serves individuals and teams navigating through career and organizational change. She knows that having the desire and determination to be successful is not enough. The added edge comes from being aware of one’s unique talents and creating a plan to hone that power. Her expert training skills combined with her deep understanding of leadership coaching and transition management make her a top-notch consultant and coach. So many people wish they’d had access to their CliftonStrengths profile earlier in life and Jessica was no exception. Thus, she became committed to helping clients use this transformational tool at critical milestones in their career to help them develop best-in-class competencies.

Clients appreciate Jessica’s calming energy and ability to meet them where they are. She listens. Her true gift is her ability to intuitively uncover the unique drivers that can produce outstanding results. She has an extensive background in marketing and worked for 15 years promoting leadership development services to executives and their teams. She draws upon experience leading a team and navigating through high growth phases, downturns and staff reductions. Jessica has a marketing degree from Bentley University and is a member of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPAnetwork.org).

Jessica’s Top 5 Strengths are: Individualization, Maximizer, Connectedness, Developer, Empathy.

Danielle Handler, Client Manager

As Client Manager, Danielle is dedicated to providing outstanding service by leveraging her time management and organizational skills to deliver on this aspect at all times. She is deeply committed to ensuring a successful outcome for every client she works with and every Strengths Now consultant she supports.

Danielle has over 20 years of event management experience including meetings, conferences, and tradeshows. She holds an Associate Degree in Travel and Convention Management. She loves to travel, dig her hands in the dirt to garden, gets lost in the kitchen cooking, and enjoys the lake life with her husband and cavapoo, Roxy.

Danielle’s Top 5 Strengths are: Achiever, Relator, Developer, Includer, Positivity

Danielle Handler.

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