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Christi Doporto MA, PHR, ACC

Leadership Development Consultant & Executive Coach

Talent Development

Executive Coaching

Organizational Development

Culture and Communication

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Published Best-Seller

Christi Doporto is a Talent Development Consultant and Executive Coach at Leadership Edge Live with more than two decades of experience developing leaders, strengthening organizational culture, and facilitating high-impact training. Her career spans Fortune 500 environments across airline, manufacturing, defense, insurance, financial services, and transportation, where she built a reputation for blending strategic HR expertise with deeply human-centered coaching.

Christi's approach is rooted in a genuine belief that every leader has untapped potential waiting to be reached. She helps organizations assess their talent, build succession pipelines, drive culture change, and develop the internal capability needed to perform at the highest level. Whether she is working one-on-one with an executive or running a workshop for a full leadership cohort, she brings the same standard: practical, measurable, and lasting impact.

Outside of her professional work, Christi is a best-selling published author, plays the piano, creates floral arrangements, and travels with her family. She is also an advocate for autism-spectrum awareness and places a strong personal value on health and well-being.

Areas of Expertise


Executive Coaching

One-on-one coaching that helps leaders become more self-aware, close their gaps, realize their full potential, and get promoted faster without losing their values along the way.

Talent Development

Designing and running talent development programs that assess capability, build succession pipelines, and create the internal bench strength organizations need to grow with confidence.

Organizational Development

Helping companies drive change management, build stronger cultures, and measure the overall effectiveness of their talent management initiatives against real business outcomes.

Culture and Communication

Building communication strategies and cultural frameworks that help leaders connect across levels, functions, and differences in ways that actually shift how people work together.

Leadership Training Facilitation

Facilitating high-impact workshops across in-person and virtual formats, with a style that combines strategic depth with the kind of warmth that makes people genuinely willing to engage.

HR Strategy & Talent Reviews

Partnering with senior leadership to conduct talent reviews, develop succession plans, and build the HR infrastructure that turns people strategy into competitive advantage.

Certifications & Credentials


Professional in Human Resources (PHR)

Associate Certified Coach (ACC) — ICF

Franklin Covey Certified

DDI Certified

Ken Blanchard Certified

Predictive Index Certified

DISC Certified

Change Management Certified

Organizational Development Certified

Industries Christi Has Worked With


Christi's Fortune 500 experience spans a wide range of industries. She has built and led talent development and executive coaching engagements across:

Airline

Manufacturing

Defense

Insurance

Financial Services

Transportation

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