Transformational Coach, Strategic Storyteller,
Best-Selling Author, Motivational Speaker
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"Trust you are having the right experience,"
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Like all good stories, mine starts with a little bit of trouble.
I've walked the path as a rebellious poor kid from the gritty streets of the Bronx in the 70's, and 80's to the corridors of corporate America and beyond. Now, I live in my dream city, San Diego, doing what I love most: Coaching, Strategic Storytelling, Digital Marketing, Motivational Speaking, and helping people live the life they love through transformation, but the journey wasn't an easy one.
Born and raised on the streets of New York City, in The Bronx, the concrete jungle was my playground. To say it simply: it was not a safe place. Yet, New York was dripping with possibility. I was brought up by an Italian and Polish family who were "off the boat" and that bred something fierce in me - a deep love for overcoming challenges, great storytelling, and busting through limitations life tried to put on me.
​From running million-dollar PR campaigns on the East Coast and then moving west to help develop a historic education and coaching program for at-risk teens and young adults in Portland, Oregon. I lived my dreams.
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Then I hit a wall: divorce, death of loved ones, the pandemic, you name it. Getting older, I realized, was not for the squeamish. We all want to live a long life, but none of us want to get older. My writing stalled, and my creative passions seemed to fade. I asked myself, "Is this all there is?"
As we move through life experiences, we realize we have the power to get stronger and transform.
I've learned so much about how we, humans, get stuck and need each other to get through the hard times, and re-learn how to enjoy life to the fullest. We are ALL born to create and to find joy in life, but most of us let time, fear, doubt, and other people's limitations dim our brilliance.
As a Master Certified Transformational Coach with two decades of prestigious experience, I'm here to be your personal torch-bearer, to stoke that creative fire in your belly until it becomes an unstoppable blaze.
Your brilliant spirit is my rocket fuel, and I can't wait to see you soar.
Bio for Press and Media:
Dawn Montefusco is a renowned transformational life coach, storyteller, award-winning poet, and best-selling writer. As the founder of a distinguished coaching practice, her workshops and classes inspire clients globally to shatter resistance and reignite lost creative passions. Her keenest talent lies in empowering individuals to uncover their inner wisdom and courageously pursue their soul's desires.
She holds a Bachelor's degree in Writing and Film from NYU and an MFA in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University. She is an ICF-certified Transformational Coach through Erickson College and a certified consulting hypnotist and certified in nonviolent communication. Her coaching, writing, and storytelling expertise uniquely positions Dawn to catalyze profound personal and creative breakthroughs.
