My Story

A path of possibility, exploration and impact

Isn’t it time you had someone in your corner?

 

Welcome

I am called to the work of coaching because, through my own personal life experience, I have to come see there truly is possibility in every situation and circumstance and that we as individuals have the power of choice to create a life that is vibrant and exciting and deeply fulfilling.  My first exposure to coaching was in 2008 when I was unhappy in my current job. My skills and capabilities weren’t being utilized to their maximum potential; my experience and contributions were undervalued and it was time for a change. At the suggestion of a trusted friend, I hired a coach. That led to a series of fortunate, and what turned out to be life-changing, connections and conversations. I uprooted my life in Washington, DC, moved to San Francisco CA, and landed a role building the Enterprise Services Business at The Co-Active Training Institute (CTI), the world’s largest coach training institution. The move to California didn’t feel like a choice so much as a path that had been revealed. My only job was to step onto that path. I took that step and it changed everything.

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Impact in Organizations

At CTI, I and the team I led succeeded in doing what the company had long struggled to do: we grew the Enterprise Services Business in significant and meaningful ways, and we had a blast doing so. We brought CTI’s relational approach to the business development process which helped us win major contracts with global multinationals, in the face of formidable competitors like Korn Ferry. My leadership of this team helped CTI reach thousands of leaders and teams inside corporations, demonstrating that this application of Co-Active training was not only possible but absolutely critical for CTI to achieve its mission and greatest impact. At ExecOnline, I am part of the core coaching team which has grown this product line more than tenfold since its launch in 2017.

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Impact with Individuals

I help my clients see possibilities that they may have difficulty seeing for themselves. I support them in identifying and making the choices that are most in alignment with their goals and desires for their work and their life.  I have witnessed an artist sell her first painting at full asking price, a young VP go for and be hired for a job she never thought she could get (with a 30% pay increase) and I have supported a senior banking executive in grieving the death of his young child. Change and growth is not always easy. That is why I am always in their corner, even when they are having trouble being there for themselves. Bottom line, I fall in love with my clients – every. single. time.  It is hard not to fall in love with them when you see their full humanity and their longing to contribute – at work, at home, to their community and to their own lives.

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Credentials

Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC)

ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC)

Certified Coach, The Leadership Circle

MBA, The Wharton School

BA, Columbia University

Coaching that makes a difference.

Are you ready to take a chance on you?