What it's like to work with me

I was once working with a client who was feeling unmotivated at work. In our session, we got to talking about a time when she remembered feeling fully alive. Her body immediately came to life, telling stories of the impact she had on her community and the people around her. Her hands were waving, her eyes were sparkling - this was who she truly was, and as a coach, it was an honour to witness.

As we began to discuss how she could find that energy in her current role, she almost immediately deflated. She started listing off tasks and projects she could take on, but it was clear she was doing mental gymnastics to try and make her current situation fit with who she knew she was deep down.

‍I don’t buy it, I said to her. Sure, she could take on new and different projects (she was highly capable and would be successful at whatever she put her mind to), but this didn’t seem to be about that. This was about a misalignment between who she was – what made her come alive – and the work environment she was currently in. Two months later, she had resigned from her job and applied to school to become a therapist. For her, the turning point was hearing reflected back to her what she already knew deep down. What came next would be challenging, but she knew it was right.

To me, this is what the coaching relationship is about. Giving you space to explore who you are and what makes you come alive, reflecting that back to you, and working with you to take action in whatever direction is right for you.

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My Story


Coaching came into my life at a point where by all accounts, everything was fine. I had a job that I enjoyed enough. I had great colleagues and had the flexibility to spend time with my young kids. It was checking enough boxes – so every time I had a nagging sense that something was missing, I pushed the feeling away and told myself to be grateful for what I had.

And truly, I was grateful! But the way I was spending my time didn't feel aligned to who I was, and it was weighing on me. My coach held up the mirror: "Do not try and tell me that you can't check those boxes in another role. That's a story you're telling yourself and it's keeping you stuck where you are." That simple nudge was what I needed to start making changes that were a long time coming.

I took a leap into a new job that felt scary and exciting. I got trained as a professional coach through the Coaches Training Institute. And I embarked on an introspective journey about what time well spent means to me.

For me, time well spent is time connecting deeply with others. It's getting curious about people and circumstances and what it means to be fully alive. It's helping others find that aliveness in themselves, as the authors of their own journey.

I bring a broad range of experience to this work, having held leadership roles in tech, non-profit, academia, and elite sport. Whether you're grappling with the challenges of a rapidly scaling startup or feeling the challenges of resource constraints in a grassroots organization: I can relate and bring that understanding to the coaching relationship.

I live in the pacific northwest with my wife and two young kids, and love spending my time doing anything that brings me into the mountains.

Most of all, I love this work, and I'd love to see if we're a fit.

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What I can help with

Leadership

  • Building greater self-awareness and leading with authenticity
  • Building trust and belonging on teams
  • Navigating challenging interpersonal dynamics and difficult conversations

Career

  • Connecting your work to purpose
  • Figuring out what's next for you
  • Navigating major transitions (returning to work after a child, career changes, etc.)

Personal growth

  • Building confidence and working through self-limiting beliefs (i.e. imposter syndrome)
  • Finding balance and prioritizing what's important to you