Industry Experience
emagine, LLC (www.tonyaensign.com), Founder & President (1996 – 2021)
Strategic Coaching and Consulting
A consulting firm that guided start-up Founders, entrepreneurs, business leaders, not-for-profit leaders, and students with holistic, research-backed approaches as they evolved personally, professionally and academically (See Selected Clients page for more info)
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The exclusive Executive Coaching and Organizational Leadership partner to Boards of Directors, C-Suites, and Human Resources departments in more than a dozen global companies with revenues up to $1B and employees up to 6,000 that were owned and operated by True North, TN2, and TN3 Private Equity groups
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Deeply embedded roles in all phases (start-up through acquisition) of three multimillion-dollar True North companies Xyron, Inc. (acquired by Esselte, Inc.), Fluidic Energy, Inc. (acquired by Nant, Inc.) and Electric Torque Machines, Inc. (acquired by Graco, Inc.)
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Enabled financial, market expansion, human capital, start-up, exit and a myriad of other results via deep, multi-year partnerships with clients
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Additionally, guided 500+ individual Founders, entrepreneurs, and leaders in dozens of for-profit and not-for-profit businesses with entrepreneurial strategy, global leadership development, cultural competency, career transition, and other services
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Developed and delivered executive education curriculum and executive coaching programs to thousands of leaders and managers in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Central America over a 23 year period
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Professional development services: global leadership development, career transition and entrepreneurial strategy
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Academic services: assisting working professionals who have returned to school for an advanced degree with optimization of degree program, research, and career advancement or career transition
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Expert in working with Founders, entrepreneurs, and C-Suite leaders and their Boards of Directors; non profit leaders and Boards of Directors; doctoral students who have returned to school for an advanced degree; higher education faculty; international students and non-native English speakers
Honeywell, Inc., Director (1990 – 1997)
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Corporate Trainer, Global Executive Education (1991 – 1997)
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Director, HR/Total Quality/Finance Liaison to Information Technology Department (1995 – 1997)
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Manager, Market Research (1992 – 1994)
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Analyst, Finance & Accounting Department (1990 – 1991)
Taipei Language Institute, English as a Second Language Teacher (1989 – 1990)
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Developed curriculum and taught English while studying Mandarin in Taichung, Taiwan