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Paulette Rao

Paulette Rao is a leadership and mentor coach, trainer, and marketing expert. As principal of True North Resources, Paulette helps leaders enhance their performance and the performance of their team while achieving organizational objectives.


Paulette is a former coach and trainer for Results Coaching Systems, Ken Blanchard Companies. She is a leadership coach for Korn / Ferry.


Paulette holds a B.A. in Education and an Advanced Leadership Certificate from the Bell Leadership Institute. She is certified by New York University as an Executive and Organizational Coach and is adjunct professor in the Executive Coaching certificate program. She has achieved the designation of Master Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation and serves as the Executive Vice President on the New York City ICF board. She is also a Founding Fellow of the Harvard Institute of Coaching Professional Association ICPA. Paulette was also inducted into the YWCA's New York Academy of Women Achiever's in 2002 for her transformational leadership after the attacks on September 11, 2001.