Working with an Executive Coach who has been a successful leader
Executive Coaching Frequently Asked Questions
Who gets the most value from executive coaching?
Coaching creates the most impact for leaders in transition or facing new complexity:
New directors leading other managers (especially outside their domain expertise). You've been promoted because you're excellent at your function, but now you're managing managers and need to think more strategically about organizational dynamics.
Leaders promoted into roles requiring stakeholder management and leading organizational change. Your job shifted from execution to influence, and you're navigating the politics and complexities of getting things done through others across the organization.
Women leaders rapidly advancing who want guidance from someone who's also done it before. You're moving fast in your career and want support from someone who understands the unique challenges of advancing as a woman in leadership—both the strategic moves and the emotional labor that often comes with it.
Executives navigating major organizational changes with large teams. You're leading through restructuring, rapid growth, mergers, or significant strategic pivots, and you need a thinking partner who's navigated similar complexity.
The common thread? You're facing a level of leadership complexity you haven't encountered before, and you want to navigate it with strategic support rather than learning everything through trial and error.
How long does coaching typically last?
Most engagements run 6-12 months with bi-weekly 60-minute sessions.
Here's why this timeline works:
Months 1-3: Foundation and Clarity
Define your leadership vision and priorities
Address immediate challenges and pain points
Establish new practices and approaches
Build self-awareness about your leadership style
Months 4-6: Implementation and Integration
Deepen new leadership capabilities
Navigate challenges as they arise in real-time
Refine approaches based on what's working
Build sustainable practices that stick
Months 7-12: Mastery and Transition
Solidify new leadership identity
Handle increasingly complex situations independently
Prepare for next-level challenges
Create your ongoing development plan
Between sessions: You have voice note and email support for real-time guidance when challenges arise. This isn't just bi-weekly meetings—it's ongoing strategic partnership during a critical growth period.
Some leaders extend beyond 12 months as they step into new roles or face new challenges. Others complete intensive 6-month engagements. We'll assess together what makes sense for your goals and situation.
What makes your coaching different?
Three things set my approach apart:
1. I combine 25+ years of executive experience with deep understanding of what it actually takes to scale.
I'm not just teaching theory—I've scaled revenue from $2M to $125M+ at companies like Zillow, NerdWallet, and Opendoor. I've been the VP making strategic decisions, managing large teams, and navigating organizational politics. I've also been the entrepreneur building companies from scratch. This dual perspective means I understand both the corporate playbook and the scrappy reality of building something new.
2. I specialize in women's leadership development with authentic, hard-won insight.
As a woman who's navigated executive leadership at major companies and built my own businesses, I understand both the strategic leadership challenges and the unique dynamics women face advancing in their careers. You get practical tools for stakeholder management, strategic thinking, and organizational navigation—plus strategies for handling the bias, the extra scrutiny, and the emotional labor that often comes with being a woman in leadership.
3. You get a safe space to process, gain insights, and develop into a stronger leader.
Leadership can be lonely, especially at senior levels. My coaching provides not just frameworks and strategies, but a confidential space to think through complex decisions, process the emotional weight of leadership, and develop your authentic leadership voice. We work on both the "what to do" and the "how to be" of effective leadership.
The result: You don't just learn leadership tactics—you develop into the leader you want to become while achieving the results your organization needs.