What is executive coaching?

Being a leader can be lonely. Having an executive coach provides an essential layer of support that can help you be more effective and fulfilled in your job. A coaching relationship outside of your management chain at work lets you have more vulnerable discussions about what is holding you back at work.

It’s not therapy, though very often emotions play a key part in understanding how to approach a problem. It’s not consulting or mentoring, in that my job isn’t to provide you the answers. Instead, coaching is about helping to provide the right framework and questions to help you discover the solutions that are right for you.

Coaching can make you feel more confident as a leader, more effective as an executive, and less alone as you tackle the the issues that you face.

Who I work with

I am selective in who I coach. Because I only coach a few clients at a time, I optimize for working with people for whom I really believe my unique skill set can help supercharge their growth.

I coach startup founders, startup executives who work for the CEO, and executives at any size company in technical roles (predominately product, design, and engineering leaders).

I work with people around the world and from across the spectrum of gender, racial, and sexual identities.

Why would we choose to work together?

The truth is, there’s no perfect coach for everyone.

What is unique about me is that I combine decades of hands-on technical leadership with deep experience facilitating emotional connection and relationship feedback through my work as a T-group facilitator.

I’ve co-founded and run a successful tech startup. I’ve worked as a technical executive inside of a software behemoth, running a large team building software for a billion people. I’ve led engineering, product, and design teams creating innovative products.

But I’ve also led startup founder retreats through intense emotional work. I’ve coached CEOs through incredibly difficult relationship situations. I’ve led teams through the emotional trauma of big company reorgs. I’ve seen a lot of stuff go down.

For the clients who choose to work with me, this is why—this unique blend of learned experience combined with deep interpersonal insight.

What comes up in coaching?

This varies widely, but a few of the most common themes in my practice include:

• Navigating interpersonal relationships at work (manager, peer, employee)

• Improving team culture and workplace dynamics

• Addressing burnout and learning better self-care

• Directing attention: what to prioritize, how to spend time and energy

• How to make people want to follow you as a leader

• Becoming more effective while also happier and less lonely at work

• Emotional regulation at work—dealing with strong feelings effectively

When, what, and how much?

I meet with most of my coaching clients every two weeks. I find for coaching to be most effective, it needs to be regular—especially as the coaching relationship is first getting off the ground.

Coaching happens via Zoom, in 50-minute sessions. If you prefer phone instead of video, that is an option as well.

The minimum commitment for a coaching agreement is three months. This gives us enough time to get to know one another and for us to see tangible progress without the pressure (for either of us) of trying to get all the value in one or two manic sessions.

Most of my clients are on either half-year or full-year plans.

My 2023 coaching rate is $1450/session.

Want to see if we are a match?

I am opening an additional spot in my coaching practice for the quarter starting April 2023.

If you’ve read all the info above and are interested in working together, drop me a line with your info and we can set up a free “get to know each other” chat to see if we are a fit!