Cheryl is an award-winning public relations and business strategist with more than 40 years of experience. She is currently an executive coach and associate director for Ernst & Young’s Americas Coaching Practice. Prior to this role, she led A Step Ahead, a firm she founded in 1986. Cheryl has worked as a senior and C-Suite executive for DePaul University, Home Box Office (HBO), and Nielsen Marketing Research. As a consultant and executive coach, she has worked with Coca-Cola, Nissan, Allstate, McDonald’s and others.