About Us
"Whatever matters to humans, trust is the atmosphere in which it thrives." ~ Sissela Bok
We're all familiar with the competitive edge, the cutting edge, the leading edge. We're the NobleEdge - bringing humanity into organization success. We believe that character and values based on virtues and integrity are the keys to effective and transformational leadership. Founded in 2014, NobleEdge is committed to providing leadership development training that focuses on creating a culture of ethics, trustworthiness and building strong relationships. Our executive team brings more than 50 years combined experience working with leaders around the globe to provide solutions that increase self-awareness, remove barriers and support personal and professional empowerment. Because after all, people aren't IN the organization. People ARE the organization.
Executive Leaders
Marie Tjernlund, MA
President
Leadership Consultant / Executive Coach
Marie Tjernlund is an inspirational and accomplished organizational leadership development executive with 20+ years of experience as a leader, facilitator and specialist in learning and development, executive coaching and communications.
In addition to her role as Co-Founder and President of NobleEdge, Marie acts as a Senior Leadership Consultant to accompany leaders and teams through the complexities of executive leadership development, organizational leadership, training initiatives, program management, generational diversity and communications training. Her encouraging style as a workshop facilitator (both live and virtual) supports personal empowerment, greater accountability and transformational leadership strategies.
Marie has proven expertise in adult learning techniques, curriculum development, e-learning,
360 degree leadership competency assessments and blended learning solutions. Also an accomplished actor, Marie brings an unique approach to presentation skills training that gives participants the ability to feel safe, confident and engaging
with their audiences.
As an Executive Coach, Marie works with emerging managers and executive leaders through
self-discovery, vision setting and removing internal barriers. Her inspiring individual and team coaching sessions open the door to possibilities, create opportunities for stronger relationships through authentic conversations, bridge generational perspectives and turn today's vision
into tomorrow's reality.
Master of Arts, Organizational Leadership
Gonzaga University
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Southern Oregon University
Certified MBTI® & DiSC® Practitioner
Certified Facilitator, Expert OJT
Certified Master Facilitator, Fierce, Inc.
Certified Virtual Classroom Facilitator, InSync Training
Certified Master Facilitator, The Presentation Company
Certified SELF® Assessment, The Effectiveness Institute
President-Elect, Association for Talent Development (ATD) Puget Sound Chapter (2018)
Speaker/Presenter:
ASTD 2013 International Conference & Exposition, Dallas TX
Project Management Institute Conference, Portland OR
Christopher Gilbert, Ph.D.
Co-Founder
Senior Consultant / Author / Speaker
Dr. Christopher Gilbert is an organizational development professional serving as a strategic facilitator and leadership and operations consultant. With an international clientele, he has accompanied profit and non-profit senior management and cross-functional levels of the Fortune 1000, government agencies and NGO's in the US, Canada, and countries in Asia and Africa.
Dr. Gilbert has extensive experience facilitating executive retreats and Board and management sessions for strategic and operational planning, partnering and collaborative negotiations, building clarity, alignment and execution readiness and creativity for innovation and product development.
As a specialist in change management, Dr. Gilbert spearheads work in strategic planning, leadership excellence, organizational and team effectiveness and corporate training solutions. He is a business conduct and sustainability leader, implementing highly successful community responsibility and global engagement programs. He completed work for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on a ground-breaking, sustainable food security program focused on human capacity development across four nations of sub-Saharan Africa.
Within the sphere of higher education, Dr. Gilbert has served as COO for Bainbridge Graduate Institute and global faculty at the University of Washington and educational institutions in the US, China, Switzerland, Iran and the Russian Republic.
Whether providing a keynote speech or facilitating a workshop or team coaching session, Dr. Gilbert brings a unique blend of practical experience, humor and accessible personal connection into all of his work. His newest book, There's No Right Way To Do The Wrong Thing, is an exploration in how we can all make better choices for a better world. And finally, in the remaining five minutes of his spare time...he dreams of sailing on Canadian and home waters of the Salish Sea.
Ph.D. Organization,
Management and Leadership Ethics
Capella University
Masters of Business Administration
University of Puget Sound
Bachelor of Science, University of Washington
Certified Facilitator, Leadership Strategies
Certified SELF® Assessment, The Effectiveness Institute
Our Experience
At NobleEdge, we provide leadership services to leaders and teams within corporations, government agencies, small businesses, non-profit organizations and educational administrations around the world.