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Activating lasting change for a better world
by helping organizations chart their course.

Our Team

Team Quest partners with leaders, teams, and organizations to unearth the core of the issue so that we can imagine possibilities and cocreate a path forward.

We work with mission-driven organizations grappling with difficulties linked to change and growth by unlocking the full potential of your team members to create and refine the structures, processes, and decision-making systems that create a sustainable and effective work environment.

Using our 5D approach, we will navigate each phase together to implement everlasting solutions that boost collaboration, effectiveness, inclusion, and productivity.

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praise from those we've supported

"conscientiously empower staff"
“Maheen helped me better understand the role of a coaching manager and how to more conscientiously empower staff to grow and develop their own resources. Her kind listening ear and intuitive, informed responses guided me toward being able to frame my role more clearly and compassionately.”
Ann Crews Melton | Executive Director
"gained perspective on behavioral derailers and practical mitigation strategies"
“Working with Maheen was an incredibly valuable experience. Her empathy, knowledge, and genuine investment in our team were evident throughout the year-long program. Maheen’s coaching, particularly in leveraging strengths through the Hogan Personality Inventory, were truly impactful. I also gained perspective on behavioral derailers and came away with practical mitigation strategies. Thanks to Maheen, I developed a more effective approach for soliciting feedback from teams across our organization. This has fostered better collaboration and meaningful contributions to our pricing roadmap. I highly recommend Maheen to anyone looking to grow as a business leader."Jason Fitzpatrick | Director of Pricing | Duravant
"pulling the best out of all stakeholders"
“I've been impressed by Maheen's intuitive people skills. Steadfast with a focus on executing the work, Maheen expertly interlaces getting work done with pulling the best out of all stakeholders through focused conversation and succinct reflection. She so beautifully helps people verbalize what they want to contribute or need to say.”
Kayte Reagan-Randive, PMP | Product Operations Manager
"helped develop a roadmap"
“listened patiently and compassionately, provided meaningful clarity on the options ahead, helped develop a roadmap for my next steps, and sent gentle follow-ups to check in along the way. I'd highly recommend Maheen to anyone looking for a kind, conscientious coach to help take the next leap in one's career.”
Beth Schatz Kaylor | Executive Director
"empathetic compassion and respectful directness"
“Maheen has an ability to ask intentional questions that are rooted in compassionate curiosity. Maheen also always listened to me process my feelings- whether they were consumed by confusion or certainty. Maheen demonstrated her gifts of empathetic compassion and respectful directness in a way that not only influenced how I navigated my own challenges and circumstances but allowed me to learn how to better support and care for those in my life as well.”Audrey Mooradian | Talent Acquisition Specialist
"Safe space for growth"
“Maheen has the experience, skills, and talent to create a safe space for growth and learning even in large groups. She makes people feel comfortable enough to ask questions and gives them the time and space to process the lesson properly. I was able to immediately apply what I learned in her workshops and saw tangible results. I would recommend Maheen as a facilitator and core skills instructor to anyone.”Aishwarya Vardhana | Senior UX Designer, The Wikimedia Foundation
"Elevated our collaboration and outcomes"
“Maheen did a fantastic job as co-facilitator of our strategic planning retreat. She deftly used this amazing virtual white boarding tool (Mural) that elevated our collaboration and outcomes far beyond what we could have done on our own. She brought an open, encouraging style that helped us identify what matters. We would happily bring her in again for facilitation or general strategic planning.”Mary Jane Moutsanas (Marcus) | Founder, Kafenia Peace Collective
"created a cohesive and positive group dynamic"
“Maheen created a welcoming learning environment where I could try out new meeting facilitation techniques in a comfortable space. Learning how to use the equipment and technology to host hybrid meetings has increased my confidence and efficiency. During a recent hybrid meeting, I remembered to acknowledge the individuals attending remotely by name. This small act created a much more cohesive and positive group dynamic.”Regina Maurantonio | Workforce Development Analyst, Human Resources

Transform avoided conversations
into opportunities for growth

Let’s work together to unlock the full potential of your team through inclusive, honest dialogue and sustainable work management systems.

Boosting Engagement

We ensure every voice is heard, fostering a culture of inclusivity.

Open Communication

Establishing open communication channels to break down hierarchy constraints.

Psychological Safety

Creating environments where trust, clarity, and dialogue are welcomed.

Two-Way Feedback

Implementing formalized feedback systems to eliminate the fear of retribution.

Collaborative Connections

Streamlining hybrid arrangements for better connection and collaboration.

Our TEAM

Maheen Shafiabady

Founder & Principal Consultant

T.J. Jourian

Consultant & Coach

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Maheen Shafiabady

Founder & Principal Consultant

A skilled Organization Effectiveness strategist, Maheen Shafiabady partners with seasoned and emerging leaders to foster spaces where team members tap into their courage and personal reflection capacity to connect deeply and flourish. Maheen excels in meaningful dialogue, uncovering insights, and linking organizational intricacies to the purpose behind the work to help organizations create lasting success.

Her deep understanding of leading diverse teams and advocating for intentional inclusion creates environments where all voices are heard, and psychological safety is prioritized, so that individuals, teams, and organizations can navigate the difficulties linked to change and growth.

Maheen warmly invites you to join her in this purposeful endeavor.

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Portfolio, Recent Projects

  • Organizational Culture Shift & Creation after a Merger: formed a team of middle managers, front line staff, and team leaders focused on integrating, managing, and protecting organizational culture and values.
  • Enhanced Meeting Productivity: elevated meeting facilitation skills of individual contributors and managers, focusing on hybrid formats, inclusion, and productivity.
  • Embedded Collaborative Wellness for Burnt-Out Staff: fostered peer support and workplace wellness by creating a bespoke program focused on small, incremental, habit-forming practices.
  • Leadership Transition for a General Manager: Assisted a new General Manager at a family-run business in understanding team dynamics and aligning with board members, facilitating a smooth leadership transition.
  • Vision and Empowerment for a Founder: Helped a President and Founder clarify their visionary role and delegate daily operations, empowering their team and enhancing organizational efficiency.

Credentials & Certifications

M.S., Organization Development – University of San Francisco

B.S., Communications and Education – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Positive Psychology Master Coach – advanced training in the principles of positive psychology to enhance coaching effectiveness

Hogan Personality Assessments: Surfacing intrapersonal and interpersonal focus areas by providing deep personal and team insights. 

The 5 Behaviors of a Cohesive Team: Improving team performance through Pat Lencioni’s framework.

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T.J. Jourian

Consultant & Coach

With over two decades of experience supporting and amplifying efforts that advance equity and social change in communities across the US, T.J. Jourian supports organizations, changemakers, leaders, and individual contributors align with their purpose and courageously move towards equity. Through consulting, training, coaching, and research and assessment services, he helps build and actualize a DEI-centered strategy that drives individual, team, and structural progress. Thinking beyond formulaic “best practices,” T.J. partners with clients to co-design a process that centers connection, learning, balance, and adaptability.

T.J.’s lived and professional experiences, as well as deep study and research, have honed his ability to approach any situation from a multiplistic perspective, to get creative and find new and divergent pathways forward, and do so hold relationships and humanity at the center. He is a champion of change makers and binary breakers and his super power is in seeing connections across seemingly disparate ideas, work, communities, and priorities.

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Portfolio, Recent Projects

  • Strategic visioning and planning: facilitated a strategic planning process with staff, board, volunteers, and past and current participants of a local chapter of a nationally-renowned arts-based organization
  • Equity assessment and playbook: developed an equity-based playbook focused on supporting trans and nonbinary citizens and guests for a large, metropolitan city in the South through assessment and recommendations of policy, programmatic, and initiative-based strategy
  • Inclusion curriculum development: designed three 90-minute modules deliverable in-person or virtual, accompanying workbooks, and asynchronous training-of-trainers to advance organizational inclusion through employee training
  • In-residence trainer and consultant: oversaw the planning of and facilitated day-long programming sessions at four conferences for a college-to-career professional association spanning four different industries, served as on-time consultant, and compiled recommendations for future iterations
  • Career crossroads group coaching: developed and facilitated a 3-month coaching program for LGBTQ professionals of color at a career crossroads within and beyond their industries
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Credentials & Certifications

Ph.D., Higher Education – Loyola University Chicago

M.A., Student Affairs Administration – Michigan State University

B.A., General Management – Michigan State University

Certified Professional Coach (CPC), iPEC Coaching – demonstrated knowledge and proficiency using iPEC’s proprietary method of Core Energy Coaching™ and in core competencies outlined by the International Coaching Federation

Certified Life Coach | COR.E Transitions Dynamics Specialist (CTDS), iPEC Coaching – trained to coach with a specialized focus applying the principles of Energy Leadership™ to support clients during any type of transition.

Energy Leadership™ Index Master Practitioner (ELI-MP), iPEC Coaching – trained to coach and debrief clients using the researched and proprietary ELI Assessment to uncover opportunities for deeper awareness, optimal performance, and growth.

Maheen collaborates with expert associates to provide full services to you and your organization. Contact us to discuss how Team Quest can co-create with your organization to address the challenges you’re facing.

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