About Me

I am a leadership coach, trainer, speaker, wife, and mom to an amazing kid. I help new managers develop power skills to become confident leaders that build successful teams. After 20 years of adding value to software engineering teams, and working with companies like Amazon, Ticketmaster, PayPal, and America Online, I embarked on the journey to entrepreneurship.

My mission in life is to inspire and empower people to do their best and create a lasting impact. I am passionate about mentoring and supporting women in technology.

My coaching style is based on strengths. I help my clients to identify and gain awareness of their strengths and growth areas. When they align their work with their strengths, they are set up for success. I help them get out of their comfort zone, seek growth, and find their true passions. I believe in simplifying priorities and getting intentional with doing what’s really important.

In the early stages of my career, I enjoyed collaborating with diverse teams to design and deliver quality software. Working alongside product managers, UX designers, and engineers I observed the impact our products had on customers.

Transitioning into a managerial role was exciting but proved challenging. Overwhelmed by new responsibilities, lack of training, and minimal support, I struggled considerably. It became clear that I couldn't continue in this manner. Recognizing the necessity for preparation and proactiveness, I decided to take decisive action. I observed successful managers, delved into books and blogs, enrolled in courses, and invested in my self-learning.

Things started to change. Armed with newfound knowledge and insights, I transformed my managerial approach and focused on identifying the unique strengths of each team member, aligning tasks accordingly, and fostering their growth. I created effective tools, strategies, and frameworks for better communication, feedback, task prioritization, and conflict resolution. Building multiple teams grounded in core values of growth, autonomy, trust, and delivery, I made empowering and growing my team members a top priority. 

Later on, while mentoring new managers, I recognized they faced similar challenges — a lack of training, coaching, and support. Dealing with issues like changing priorities, low morale, communication gaps, lack of actionable feedback, and constant fire-fighting, they became reactive, echoing my past struggles.

As I coached these new managers they used my tips, tools, techniques, strategies, and frameworks, experiencing career growth, improved communication, and enhanced team collaboration.

Witnessing their teams thrive, even in remote setups, was a turning point for me. Inspired by this impact, I decided to transition into a Leadership Coach, launching my coaching business to share my learnings and make the journey of new managers a little easier. 

I love being a leadership coach. Through 1-on-1 coaching and team workshops, I have helped new managers unblock obstacles, foster growth, improve communication, prioritize tasks, navigate difficult conversations, manage conflicts, and be well-prepared. The outcome has been the growth of team members, the advancement of careers, and the delivery of business value.

I can help you in 3 ways: through personalized 1-on-1 coaching, dynamic team workshops, and access to an on-demand, self-guided digital course.