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➤Latest Podcast Episodes

Members: Schedule your Podcast Epsiode!
- Cory Robertson (October 27, 2025)
- Erin Pacitti of Boundless Marketing Co. (October 27, 2025)
- Frank Gomez of Ethical Eaters (October 20, 2025)
- Zac Jennings of Southern Exits (October 13, 2025)
- Lesesne Phillips of Opsana HR (October 13, 2025)
- Amanda Edwards (October 6, 2025)
- Bill Haber of TEKRiSQ (October 6, 2025)
- Roberta Moore of EQ-i Coach (October 6, 2025)
- Bill Englehaupt of SCORE Charleston (September 29, 2025)
- Korey McDavid of Juiced Fuel (September 29, 2025)
- Aaron Silverman of The Ari Foss Foundation (September 24, 2025)
- David Timmerman of FullHorn Finance (September 22, 2025)
- Will Pearce of Attento Board (September 22, 2025)
- Michelle Paradis of Maroposa Life & Leadership Coaching (September 15, 2025)
- David Thedinga of Tikvah Health & Wellness (September 15, 2025)
- Jack Teitel of Title AI (September 10, 2025)
- Heather Valeri of Meridian Business Advisors (September 10, 2025)
- Tom Hurwitch of Baysys (September 3, 2025)
- Ted Kniesche of Zero Industrial (September 3, 2025)
➤Members in the News
➤Five Founder Questions Feature

Roberta Moore
The EQ-i Coach
1. What is your startup's elevator pitch?
At The EQ-i Coach, I help emotionally intelligent and emotionally curious leaders transform how they lead—starting from the inside out. Using the science of emotional intelligence and the art of deep listening, I guide executives to strengthen their self-regulation, empathy, and presence. This isn’t checkbox coaching—it’s transformation. Because when leaders grow in emotional mastery, their people, culture, and results grow with them.
2. What is your ideal customer profile and plan to reach them?
The EQ-i Coach serves emotionally intelligent or emotionally curious leaders—often recently placed in new roles—who are ready to grow from the inside out. They value self-awareness, empathy, and people-first leadership. These are executives, directors, and high-potential professionals who understand that real transformation isn’t cosmetic—it’s emotional, relational, and systemic. They’re open, coachable, and committed to evolving their leadership through emotional intelligence. Whether leading a team or an entire organization, they’re seeking more than performance—they’re seeking presence, purpose, and impact. My social media team creates content that goes out in newsletters, speaking engagements, Linked In posts, and Forbes articles.
3. What is the next key milestone in your startup's journey?
Establishing a local and regional footprint in the Charleston area, since I recently moved the business here from St. Louis. This includes expanding my network and service offerings to corporations in this area.
4. How can Chucktown Startups and the local startup community best support your startup?
I'm looking to connect with emotionally curious executives, leadership development professionals, and culture-forward founders who are: new to their roles or organizations, navigating leadership transitions, or focused on people-first strategy and employee engagement. Roberta’s coaching is built for leaders in transition—those who are open to rebalancing their emotional intelligence to become more authentic, effective, and human-centered in their leadership.
5. Wildcard- What else would you like the community to know about you and your startup?
Roberta is a seasoned executive coach with both corporate credentials (MBA, CPA) and therapeutic depth (Ed.S. in Marriage & Family Therapy). EQ-i blends business acumen with emotional intelligence science to help leaders lead with presence, power, and humanity.
In a world of performative leadership and burnout, EQ-i Coach offers a gentler way—one rooted in emotional clarity, empathy, and strategic growth. If you’re building something that matters—your business, your team, your legacy—you need more than strategy. You need emotional intelligence. You need presence. You need to be seen, heard, and supported in becoming the kind of leader people remember for how you made them feel.