About Wendy

Wendy C. Schult, The Authenticity Coach, helps high achievers explore, vet and clarify their own definition of success, figure out what beliefs, habits and other obstacles are getting in the way and create a practical, tactical plan to make their dreams a reality. 

Upon graduation from law school, Wendy enjoyed a successful and fulfilling 23-year career at Ayco Personal Financial Management, a Goldman Sachs company.

As a financial planner and wealth manager to Fortune 500 C-Suite and other senior level executives and their families, she served as a trusted advisor to her clients. For over twenty years, she provided tailored advice and drove the implementation of action, in all areas of her clients’ financial lives: estate planning, charitable and family gifting, retirement planning, income taxation planning and preparation, life insurance, risk management, short and long-term cash flow, stock option exercise planning and investments. Wendy rose to Senior Vice President, as one of the only women on Ayco’s senior management team and leading one of the firm’s largest regions. She served as co-head at the launch of Ayco’s Diversity and Inclusion program and thrived in her many formal and informal roles as mentor to aspiring advisors and leaders.

Throughout her career, Wendy has been commended for her commitment to the highest level of subject matter expertise and professional excellence as well as her dedication to exceptional and caring client service.  Tall and lanky, with her signature Long Island accent, Wendy is known for being a clotheshorse, a bookworm and an inviting hostess.  Her warm, energetic and witty nature has earned her the trust of her clients – and has won her the hearts of her extensive circle of dear friends.  

As The Authenticity Coach, Wendy continues to pursue her life-long love of planning as well as her passion for supporting her clients, in one-on-one highly personalized relationships. She digs deep with her clients, speaking to the proverbial elephant in the room and striving to fully understand each client’s dream – the real goal behind the surface goal. Wendy is a nonstop cheerleader, helping her clients to maintain momentum when encouragement is most needed. 

And she is the no-nonsense general contractor, coordinating all of the tactics to allow each of her clients to construct the “new home” of their ideal vision. Wendy is incredibly grateful to be doing work that makes her heart leap – partnering with her clients to thoughtfully clarify, and then expertly create, the life of their dreams.

Wendy received a Bachelor of Arts in English/General Literature from Binghamton University and a law degree from Albany Law School of Union University.  A Certified Professional Coach, Wendy is a graduate of the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) and is credentialed by the International Coach Federation (ICF) as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC). She is a certified practitioner of the Energy Leadership Index assessment and the Myers-Briggs assessment. Wendy is also a more than twenty-five year student of the Enneagram, with over 100 hours of formal training.