"The constant theme in my life has been the path of the artist. Click here to see Arina's art. By consciously experiencing, working with, and expressing my inner and outer obstacles, I have been able to unleash my passion and use it to cultivate wholeness and creativity.  My commitment to pursue the creative path guided me toward building confidence and authenticity.

"True power isn't what is listed on a resume.  True power involves being true to oneself and accomplishing goals from a place of personal integrity and congruence.  Finding my own voice and my own path has been essential in allowing me to thrive in my leadership work."  
~Arina Isaacson

For the past 18 years Arina has brought her expertise to the field of executive coaching and leadership. She has consulted internationally with senior management teams across the globe. Her specializations are: executive coaching, building leadership presence, trusted advisor and communication skills, which include the crafting and telling of compelling leadership journey stories.

Arina's personal charisma and professional dynamism has benefited the financial industry as well as the telecommunication, retail, environmental, engineering, science and technology industries. She has been a senior consultant with Corporate Scenes, Inc. for the past 18 years.  As a part of Corporate Scenes, Inc., she has been an instructor for MBA students and corporate executives at the Haas School of Business and the Davis School of Business at the University of California; Olin School of Business at Washington University and the University of San Francisco School of Professional Studies.  In addition, under the Corporate Scenes banner, she has worked with clients at SBC, Pacific Bell, Lucent Technology, The Gap, Sandia National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Avis of South Africa, The Khalil Fattal & Fils Group of Beirut and Softagon. She was also part of the original consultant team for the Ariel Group, Inc., working with Deloitte & Touche Senior Partner Development,  Societe Generale Worldwide and the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University.
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Arina Isaacson received her MA degree in Education and Communication from New York University.  She is known for an intuitive, dynamic ‘hands-on” style of coaching. She utilizes inclusive, engaging and playful processes to create learning experiences that are powerful and transformative.

Arina is an internationally recognized director; improvisational actress; master puppeteer and storyteller in the New Vaudeville and avant-garde theater movements of both the United States and Europe. She founded and was the longtime director of the treasured Clown School of San Francisco.

Arina is a painter, a "shadow-box collage" artist and puppet sculptor.

Currently, she works out of her art studio in the middle of her enchanted garden in Fairfax, California.