Colette Ellis is an author, coach and transformational speaker on mindfulness, motivation, and workplace stress. Her book, "Focus on Your Vision," helps readers clarify priorities and optimize their work-life balance. She also is contributing author to "Transform Your Life With One Call: America's Top Life Coaches Reveal What You Need to Know" in which she shares the benefits of executive coaching and debunks common coaching myths.

She is a certified Stress Management coach and practitioner of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT-Tapping). As creator of Start Within Coaching, she works with busy women who are struggling to prioritize themselves in the midst of multiple demands. She helps them achieve healthier states of mind, body, and spirit so they can succeed holistically. Coach Colette offers individual and group services focused on self-care, mindfulness, and resilience to guide clients back to a path of wellbeing and freedom from overwhelm.

She hosts the Start Within Podcast, curating thought-provoking conversations with insights on alternative and traditional healing modalities. As a co-host for Brooklyn Savvy TV, she facilitates substantive conversations about issues that impact women in Brooklyn and beyond. Her tips and advice have appeared in Real Simple Magazine and online at CBSNews.com and CNN.com. Colette has been a featured speaker for 85 Broads, 100 Women in Hedge Funds, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Citibank at Work, Healthcare Unbound / IGNITE, HSBC Bank USA, Lean Startup Machine, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, New York City Bar Association, US Small Business Administration, and Women for Hire.