Alyse and Jayne

We are Creative Strategists living creative lives while teaching others how to be successful in creative pursuits.

Alyse Parise and Jayne Burch

We are two powerful women who dare to dream and honor our artist within.

This whole concept of GET A CREATIVE LIFE came about through our developing friendship as colleagues. We have both been on similar journeys seeking satisfying careers and finding a way to integrate artistic expression and meaning into our lives. We met through our intensive Master Coaching program, and also had the privilege to work together on a joint project, helping individuals from a Fortune 100 company figure out career transition and retirement options
We have both been on a path of uncovering our purpose and figuring out how we can integrate our artistic sides, our love of coaching and business/people development.

As we coached each other on how to succeed in our businesses we began to realize our common passion for art and creativity. We simultaneously had the “Blinding Flash of the Obvious,” that we both were meant to live creative lives while teaching others how to be successful in creative pursuits.

We are Creative Strategists.

When we realized the power of these two words, we were able to link many of the ideas that had been swimming around in our beings. It made perfect sense to combine our efforts on the path and create the program together. So, here we are: the “Get a Creative Life” Program is born.

About Jayne Burch

For over 25 years Jayne has helped hundred’s of people discover who they really are, learn to love themselves and create effective relationships in their personal lives and their work.

Other experiences that have impacted her development as a Coach and Creative Strategist include:

- 25 years plus of personal development in various movements including Twelve Step recovery and intensive coach training.
- Jayne has been a psychotherapist in private practice and consulted with large healthcare organizations where she trained and coached management in the principles of leadership and team work.
- Author of Recovering the Self Workbook, and co-author of articles on Emotional Intelligence
- Conceived and conducted successful “Art in the Workplace” projects including: Employee Choir, Diversity celebrations with art fairs, and musical performances.
- Pursuing parallel careers as an actor (Under the stage name of Jayne Montgomery) and vocalist.
- Studied acting with LA acting teachers for six years and dabbled in improv comedy with Second City in Detroit. She has studied voice for ten years plus.
- Owner of several businesses including an internet marketing business.
- Raised her successful, dynamic daughter who is now pursuing her performance career in New York City.
- Created group support for artists and people on the path to discover and express who they really are.
- Master Business Coach graduate and member of Leadership University
- Member of Toastmasters

Education includes:
Masters Degree in Social Work, Family and Community Mental Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
BA Honors in Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
Business Coach and Master Leadership Coach, Graduate B\Coach Systems, L LC and many other certifications including: DDI, Interaction Management Systems, EQi Emotional Intelligence Assessments, The Reiss Desire Profile and
The InfoTool, an Organizational Alignment Assessment tool.

Her purpose:
My purpose is to live a creative, prosperous life while inspiring and teaching others to do it too.

Her Vision:
My vision is a world where beauty, peace, joy and prosperity are the rule not the exception.

Her Wellness:
Jayne follows the disciplined eating program she had been following for 16 years plus everyday without exception. She walks, journals and meditates daily. She participates in the Unity Church in Ann Arbor, enjoys contra dancing and playing the Bodhran (Irish drum.) She enjoys singing when ever she can and is invited to do so frequently in church. She enjoys reading and movies, but is especially ecstatic when she can attend live performances of music or theater. She is expanding her creative activities to include creative writing and drawing/painting. Her favorite places to renew her energy are walking in nature either the woods or on the beach (this is challenging living in Southeast Michigan.)

About Alyse Parise

There are many different life experiences that have impacted her development as a multi faceted Coach and Creative Strategist which include:
- 25 years plus of personal development in the human potential growth movement.
- Having a multi-cultural perspective, migrating to the United States and originally from Australia. She also lived in a France for a year in 2002. She became a US citizen Nov. 2004.
- Procured, designed and implemented multi million dollar Interior Design contracts as Director of International Interior Design/Architectural firm.
- Built and operated for five years, a profitable international import distribution Company with sales throughout the US.
- Coauthor of 21 Day Business Plan.
- As a psychotherapist, she has helped hundreds of individuals resolve physical and psychological trauma resulting in productive lives.
- Being coached for over 3 years and continue honing skills with ongoing peer coaching and peer psychotherapy groups. Alyse says, “the bottom line is to live what I teach, and be a good model, by knowing myself and doing my own personal development work. Only then can I be fully present for my clients and let go of my assumptions and beliefs that can get in the way.”
- Coaching Fortune 100 employees through early retirement options and career transitions.
- Independent business owner in a network marketing company.
- Received area wide award for public speaking with Toastmasters International. Continues to develop and deliver workshops in Stress Management, Presentation and Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Leadership Development et al.
- Ongoing learning in the fields of wellness, business coaching and development. Includes training with Leadership University, (B-Coach Systems) where she also teaches.

Her education includes:
Masters Degree, Social Work from State University of New York at Stony Brook
Bachelor of Arts, Interior Design, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Certified Corporate Business Coach from Corporate Coach University International
Master Leadership Coach from Leadership University, (B-Coach Systems)
Sandler Sales Institute, in depth sales training
Many other certifications in personal development including Gestalt Therapy, Brain Gym, accelerated change techniques (EMDR, TAT, TFT).

Her purpose:
To inspire others to flourish in their personal and work lives by addressing what is important, expressing their authentic voice and aligning their motivations and strengths with their abilities.

Her vision:
Bring joy and peace to the world, one person one project at a time.

Her wellness:
She exercises daily either jogging, walking or going to the gym. This helps as she really enjoys good food and wine, and likes to cook. Alyse sings in a choir, and dabbles in other creative outlets such as drawing and painting. She is fond of outdoor activities, and grows a vegetable garden in the summer. She enjoys hiking and cross-country skiing. Alyse loves to travel and experience other cultures.