Executive career Coaching
Perfect for high-performers and top leaders; my private one-one coaching program is designed to help you thrive, with less effort and zero stress.
Imagine waking up in the morning feeling even more excited about your work.
You are applying your unique skills and talents. You are learning, growing, and fulfilled with the recognition and rewards that come your way. Most importantly, you are happy, healthy, and proud of your contribution to the world.
And yes, you are being recognized and paid what you are worth!
My job is to help you realize this dream.
Your Dream Meets Reality
When you first stepped into the workforce (or started your business), you were probably just like me, bright-eyed and optimistic and what was possible. Perhaps, also like me, you achieved success early on.
However, your dream hit reality as you fell into the muck and mire that can go along with more responsibility, big projects, demands of work and home, and the feeling of needing to figure everything out on your own.
You cringe every time you think about another week packed with meetings, or the seemingly insurmountable task of finding your ideal job or next customer. You hate the fact that the life you dream about has moved to the edge of your horizons, and sits hopelessly out of reach.
Yet, you are committed to making a difference in the world.
The trouble is, you aren’t sure how to take your next step, or if you are, you have lost the inner fire to make it happen.
We Have A Problem…
Before I share the solution, let’s talk about the elephant in the room.
There are a bunch of lies society tells us about what it takes to be successful.
Let me point out a few:
- Lie: working harder is the only way to get ahead.
- Lie: progress is linear.
- Lie: there is such a thing as being “too late” to try something new.
- Lie: a great career comes at the expense of a happy life.
- Lie: there exists a secret 7-step path to success and happiness.
I could fill this entire page with lies that get people stuck and keep them there.
Unfortunately, it gets worse.
The coaching industry is awash with people who think they can throw up a website, charge ridiculously high fees and automatically get transformational results for their clients. The truth is that it takes a ton of experience, self-awareness, empathy, and training to develop an eye for knowing how to coach people towards dramatic results.
The very best coaches have “walked their talk.” They have experienced deep insight and transformation in their own careers and lives that allow them to coach others in doing the same.
My Story
I spent 14 years leading product and business teams at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington. My life and career were great, eventually being promoted to Director-level roles. (If curious, learn more about my background on LinkedIn).
However, somewhere along the way, I knew I needed to pursue a different path.
My work with transformational coaches helped me see the blind spot I had been avoiding. I realized that I needed to step aside from the “corporate ladder” and pursue a new career that was directly in line with my values, interests, and skills.
The path was uncertain and scary. My friends and family called me crazy. I was leaving a job with a hefty salary and a significant amount of unvested stock to chase what seemed like a dream. After going on a sabbatical, and spending over a year backpacking the world, I came to realize my mission. I also found the courage to pursue it!
As a transformational coach, I work with High Performers, Entrepreneurs and Executives (mostly in the tech industry). I’ve coached high performers and job seekers that work at some of the most prestigious technology companies on the planet, including Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Qualcomm, Expedia and several noteworthy startups and consulting firms.
I help my clients:
- Make the leap from good to great in their work
- Tap into their true potential as a leader
- Achieve bigger results with less effort and time
- Rekindle their interest and passion for their work
- Grow their teams, as they grow themselves
- Grow their business by working smarter, not harder
- Find a new job, and excel once they start it
How I Coach
More signal. Less noise.
That, in a nutshell, is what my coaching is designed to create.
When we listen to the depth of our inner wisdom, and stand clear from mental chatter: problems dissolve, solutions become obvious and productivity, creativity, leadership (and whatever else you are looking for) show up.
You might be wondering – How?
Most coaching and self-help programs and books operate on a surface level. They help you build new goals and habits or detail specific strategies and tactics for “managing” aspects of your career, business and life. These methods might work for some, but often fail to work over the long term.
Why?
The reason failure is so prevalent is that the changes recommended by conventional coaching and self-help methods operate at a superficial level of our being.
To improve our success, we must flip the problem around and work at the foundation of our understanding first. Then, we can apply tools and techniques (as needed, if at all!) and they will have entirely new levels of power and relevance.
Example: Let’s suppose there is an issue with your computer. You can troubleshoot the “Applications” on your computer (e.g. like Microsoft Office) all day long, but if the problem is really with your Operating System (e.g. Microsoft Windows) or the BIOS (what’s baked into the chipset your computer uses) you will not solve the problem by fixing the Application. You just get frustrated and stuck.
You must go deeper to the root of the problem.
This deepest work is what I focus on on.
It’s called coaching from the “Inside-Out.”
Inside-Out Coaching
Feeling anxious before those board meetings? Stuck wrestling with a big decision? Lacking confidence in leading your team? Overwhelmed by your to-dos and never-ending meetings? Confused about the next step in your career?
What if I told you that 100% of your experience of the world is created by your thinking, not by your environment. The people or situations in your life have nothing to do with it. It’s 100% an inside job!
Take a moment and really let this insight sink in.
It turns out that higher performance, effortless success, leadership, confidence, creativity, productivity, decision making skill and anything else you might want out of coaching become much more likely when we live our lives firmly rooted in this Inside-Out understanding.
When you can see the truth behind how your model of the world is generated, everything changes. You realize that you live in the feeling of your thinking, not what is actually happening in your environment!
With this understanding, inevitably, you pay less attention to the mindless chatter of the voice in your head and more attention to your inner wisdom and insights.
More signal. Less noise.
What happens next is nothing less than astonishing. The signal that is within each and every one of us, shines through. We get out of our own way and allow fuller capacities to come to the fore.
I’ll describe it the way it was explained to me by one of my teachers, Michael Neill.
Performance (P) = Capacity (C) – Interference (N)
P = How you show up in the world. How you be, do and create.
C = Your innate, limitless capacity as a human being.
N = Thoughts and chatter (noise) inside your head, that you think is real.
In our coaching work together, we will explore this deep understanding of your human potential. We will use it to create more calm in your life. We will clear the way for your innate wisdom to shine through.
Then, we will apply any additional techniques and tools that are relevant to further support your growth. For example: getting a new job, setting goals, building new habits, exploring leadership strategies, becoming a better manager, etc.
Though, if you are like me, you will realize that most of those skills (and tools and frameworks) you thought you needed aren’t so critical after all.A few words on a page can never fully explain how coaching can help. If you are serious about hiring a coach, and are intrigued by this approach, apply for a complimentary coaching call.
My Coaching Program In A Nutshell
F.A.Q’S
How much does coaching cost?
My coaching programs are holistic, immersive and require an initial commitment of 3 months (for individual contributors or small team leaders) or 6 months (for larger team leaders or owners). This ensures that our work together has enough time to create a sustainable impact in your career and life. After our initial coaching period, many clients continue working with me on a monthly-retainer basis to go deeper while others are conclude their coaching program.
How much does it cost? Coaching programs start at $6,000 USD (typically split into monthly installments) for a 3 month program, but the exact fee varies depending on the length of our engagement and the your specific needs.
I also never want money to get in the way, so if it seems like a we would be a good fit for us to work together, I offer a few spots to coach at a discounted fee for those early in their careers, struck by severe financial hardship or working in roles that are dedicated to social good.
The best way to know the exact program details, cost and logistics that would fit for your situation is to apply now and I’ll respond with details to schedule a complimentary Discovery Call to explore what a coaching program would look like further.
When in doubt, reach out!
Is coaching worth it?
A recent global survey by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the Association Resource Centre found that the mean Return on Investment in coaching was seven times the initial investment, and over a quarter of coaching clients reported a stunning ROI of 10 to 49 times the cost.
Ultimately, you will have to be the judge regarding the benefit you get as there are different ways to measure your return on investment (e.g. regarding increased income, more free time, and/or higher quality of living to name a few ways of measuring). However, one thing is clear, coaching is well worth it.
Think about it this way, how much is a single promotion worth to you? How much is your dream job worth to you? What if coaching could help you get that promotion or new job faster than you previously thought possible, with greater levels of happiness? Wouldn’t that be worth the cost?
What is a coach?
This approach to coaching is built upon a realization that human beings are fully and innately capable of fresh thinking, wisdom and insights that support their fruitful progress in life and work. What’s missing? We have numerous misunderstandings and confusions regarding how the mind works.
In addition, I use the arts of deep listening and inquiry, psychology and neurobiology; and am a certified Executive Coach. I have studied a host of scientifically proven techniques that guide my clients to tap into inner resources to think creatively and solve highly complex problems.
Lastly, I have worked with a coach extensively in my life, and credit coaching with much of my success in my corporate career, and also now in my career as an entrepreneur. This gives me a unique perspective that allows me to relate to the situations my clients are going through, most of whom are technology professionals or entrepreneurs.
How does coaching work?
What’s the difference between therapy, consulting and coaching?
Consulting has its place, but consultants are paid to provide subject matter expertise beyond what a client already knows. They tell you what to do instead of helping you to uncover the best of what you already know.
Coaches, on the other hand, are not focused on providing advice. Coaches focus on supporting clients in arriving at their own best and appropriate solutions and maintain forward-looking outlook for how a client wants things to be in the future, regardless of what happened in the past.
As a coach, it is my mission to help you arrive at your best answer to the toughest problems in your career and life.
I am not an executive, is this right for me?
My career is fine, but I want to focus on coaching to help other aspects of my life. Do you do that?
How do we meet?
Shouldn’t we meet in person?
Not only does driving to an office waste significant time commuting but meeting virtually allows the client (you!) to be in a comfortable and familiar setting and not worry about looking at me (your coach) and misreading body language. Instead, you may put all your focus and energy into coaching exercises and working through whatever you need to work through during the coaching session.
That said, I make it to Seattle and San Francisco often, and have a home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. If you are located in those locations we potentially be able to meet in person on occasion.
Can’t I just learn this stuff from a book?
I do not have much free time. How can I fit this into my schedule?
It is not uncommon for clients to see 20-50% increases in net productivity at work based on just a handful of focused coaching sessions. What would you do with 20-50% more free time?
How long does it take to see results?
Are our coaching discussions confidential?
If I am not happy, can I get a refund?
However, once we begin your coaching program, pro-rated refunds are only offered for significant and extenuating circumstances, for example, due to client health issues or to accommodate time for bereavement due to loss of a loved one.
What makes you qualified to coach me?
Also, I’ve undergone extensive training Executive Coach training and am an active member and Professional-level Coach (PCC) of the International Coach Federation, the global governing body for professional coaches. I’m currently working towards my Master-level (MCC) certification.
I live another time zone, and travel a lot, will that be an issue?
I am great at my job, I do not need a coach!
Whom do you coach?
However, the majority work in the Technology Industry in a variety of technical or business roles. Most are mid to upper-level managers or aspiring leaders who wish to join the executive ranks soon.
I’ve coached high performers from companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Tableau, Redfin, Expedia, DropBox, EBay, Qualcomm and many other leading companies.
I am also working with a few entrepreneurs working in non-technical fields. The one common thread is that all of my clients are motivated to improve the quality of their careers, grow their business and create even more happiness throughout their lives.
I do not work in the technology industry; would you still work with me?
Have additional questions?
If you are serious about hiring a coach and have the budget to do so: Apply for your complimentary coaching session. During our call, we will get all your questions answered and see if we are a good fit to work together.