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About Izolda

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My career has been spent in various forms of workshop facilitation and communication, creativity, and education. Born in Moldova, my family spent a year immigrating to the USA. During that time, I honed my intuitive and quick-thinking skills when we spent seven months living in a war zone. Additionally, exposure to many cultures and languages forged my goal to connect people through creativity and mindful collaboration. And frankly, art and music kept me alive during life in transience and as a survivor of child abuse.

I spent many years as a full-time singer and multi-instrumentalist musician and still lead and manage one of the premier holiday caroling groups in the USA.

After I completed my BA at the University of Michigan, I followed my keen interest in the Earth and environmental education with positions at the National Geographic Society and NASA. My years as a NASA Master Trainer let me travel the world to collaborate with thousands of teachers, scientists, diplomats, and students from many cultures. My exposure to many cultures and languages forged my goal to connect people through creativity and mindful collaborations.

While I didn’t end up performing music in front of thousands of screaming fans, my music and writing experiences have allowed me to help clients, businesses, and organizations innovate and to build creative collaborative teams and cultures.

Now, I help people and companies find their voices and tell their stories. My books aim to help with that too.

In addition to my work with Creative Earthlings, I continue to travel, connect with, and teach creative and imagination-sparking techniques to people, companies, and organizations.

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My song: Here’s To Life by either Shirley Horn or Eartha Kitt

Artist: Evelyn De Morgan

Musical: Wicked/Pippin (I’m a Stephen Schwartz fan-girl.)

City: New York! (But I also love Key West, Havana, Galway, and San Francisco)

Cats or Dogs? Both! Though cats edge dogs out by a hair

Backpack or Purse? Backpack

Cookie: Chocolate Chip

Favorite book: as a child, Harold and Purple Crayon. As a teen: Down a Dark Hall by Lois Duncan. As an adult, Sheri S. Tepper’s Gibbon’s Decline and Fall.

What People Say

Working with Izolda was not only seamless but genuinely transformative. She has a rare talent for creating space where people feel truly seen and valued. By taking the time to deeply listen and ask thoughtful, well-researched questions, she brought out insights from our CEOs that left them both impressed and genuinely grateful. Her ability to spotlight the significance of their work was remarkable. I would enthusiastically recommend collaborating with Izolda to anyone looking for an interviewer who brings both heart and substance to the conversation.
– Shauna Voza, Account Executive, Southard Communications

Indebted to Izolda for her masterfully energizing presentation at my 2019 Denim & Diamonds Regional Women’s Retreat. The crowd was beyond engaged by Izolda’s incredibly dynamic and thoughtful presentation, leaving each of them invigorated. Bar none, the most personable, uplifting speaker who authentically connects with the audience and whom I sincerely recommend for any group or organization! 

-Regina Cook, Innovative Business Development Consultant – Awarded Training Specialist – Educational Management

I highly recommend Izolda to companies who are interested in planning team-building exercises for their staff or providing training on effective communication techniques to their employees. Your staff members will have fun while they learn and they will incorporate the tools Izolda teaches them into their professional lives. Thank you, Izolda!

–Laura G. Duncan, Of Counsel, Fait & Di Lima, LLP, Adjunct Professor Hood College Graduate Business School

Izolda certainly has a gift! She is able to break concepts down into simple relatable techniques that just click! I can’t thank her enough for always providing a safe space to share my thoughts, feelings, and concerns. She has certainly been able to open me up to perform at my fullest capacity. She is a very creative intellectual and I am looking forward to continuing to work with her.

–Miranda Brooks, RDH, BSDH, Executive Coach/ Consultant at Fortune Practice Management