About Us
W. Cliff Kayser III
President and Founder
Founder and President of XPERIENCE, LLC in Washington, D.C. (which includes Kayser Ridge Retreat & Learning Center in Berkeley Springs, WV), Cliff is also VP of Polarity Partnerships, LLC where he has served as the Dean of the 2-year Mastery and Coaching Programs since 2012.
Cliff is and executive coach with 25 years of experience in organization development consulting and leadership training. He is a frequent conference keynote speaker on polarity thinking and values dynamics as they apply to national/global systems, organizational/team applications, and leadership competencies.
Cliff is an Adjunct Faculty member in American University’s Master’s in Organization Development and KEY Executive programs and Coaching Fellow for the basic and advanced coaching programs at George Mason’s Center for the Advancement of Well-being.
Prior to launching XPERIENCE, LLC, Cliff held internal positions as Vice President of Organizational Development and Training for The National Cooperative Bank (NCB), Senior Organization Development Consultant for The Washington Post, and Corporate Manager of Human Resources and Training at The Washington Post Company. Before joining The Washington Post Company, Cliff held human resources and management positions at the Planning & Development Collaborative International, the law firm of Arter, Hadden, Haynes & Miller, and a Fortune 500 organization.
He holds Master’s Degrees in both Human Resources and Organizational Development from American University, completed his Coaching Certification at Georgetown University’s Executive Leadership Coaching Program, and holds a PCC (Professional Certified Coach) through the International Coaching Federation.
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Lori J. Kayser
Leadership Coach, Cancer Coach & COO
Lori graduated from Georgetown University’s Leadership Coaching Program in 2013 and attained a Certificate in Applied Psychology in 2016. She spent 15 years as a Registered Investment Advisor with VALIC helping private, non-profit and individuals attain their financial and retirement goals.
In 2010, Lori co-founded Team Tony Cancer Foundation in Sarasota, FL to provide resources and services to those facing the devastating diagnosis of cancer. She witnesses on a daily basis how empowering the coaching methodology is in guiding her clients with cancer through such a challenging time in their lives.
It’s a gift to support leaders, and each of us is a leader, in making what was once invisible, visible to them, so they can move to their preferred future faster with higher performance.
The underpinning of coaching is the use of questions to help the client examine their beliefs, strengths, weaknesses and meaning making. The developmental process provides constructive feedback and a new perspective so the client is an active participant in shaping their lives and achieving their desired outcomes.
Through her journey with multiple cancer diagnoses, the paralysis of her left leg, and managing an “incurable” form of cancer, Lori learned how coaching and leveraging polarities could lead to a life of thriving under uncertainty. In 2014, she joined her brother Cliff Kayser, Founder of Xperience LLC, to use her life and experiences to support her clients create more meaning, purpose and satisfaction in their lives. She’s a bibliophile, lover of coffee and podcasts and in her free time, you may find her building a LEGO or playing with her beloved dog Ava.
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