My early career days were spent in sales and marketing roles for technology and financial services companies and I wondered early on if I’d enjoy being a manager. When I managed my first team I realized that the “people part” of my job was what I loved most.
After getting my MBA in Boston, my mid-career was spent in management of ever larger teams – ending with a Fortune 50 company in senior management. I worked on creating environments for teams to flourish in and developed strategies that would be impactful to the bottom line. I worked in complex, highly matrixed organizations on interesting large initiatives. I was successful in many of the ways I had hoped, and yet I felt increasingly like the job was “a job” and I wanted more.
That was my crossroads.
I decided to “take a leap” and make a move from the corporate world to my own business where I focus on executive coaching, facilitating group meetings, and helping with leadership and team development. I’ve been able to carve out the part of my job I had always enjoyed the most. All the training I had done, the certifications, the management experience, my MBA, my ICF coaching certification, all came together in a way that made sense for what I felt was my calling. I love what I do and can’t imagine doing anything else.
For my clients this means I bring the leadership experience of a successful 30+ year career together with the listening and co-creative partnership of a coach.
I live in San Francisco with my husband and see clients in person as well as via telephone and video. When not with clients, a typical day might find me reading, horseback riding, practicing aikido, travelling (and if I’m lucky scuba diving) or spending time with family and friends.