coaching for VC-backed PRODUCT LEADERS FROM SOMEONE WHO’S BEEN IN THE SEAT
I help you think, decide and lead with more clarity and less reactivity, turning pressure into focus.
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THE PROBLEM
You're good at this. You've built real results and earned your seat. And still, underneath the daily noise, the same things keep repeating. Maybe you:
Receive the same feedback about how you come across.
Struggle to delegate, even though you know you should.
Micromanage or overextend when the stakes get high.
Postpone the difficult conversation one more week.
Are dealing with insecurity or impostor syndrome beneath real success.
Or maybe it's subtler.
Some of the strengths that got you here are beginning to hold you back from scaling to the next level. You've developed the awareness. You've worked hard. You've tried to think your way through it. And yet something still feels stuck.
That's the work I do.
WHY ME
I've been in the seat. I spent twenty years in entrepreneurship, high-growth startups like Stripe and Zip, and consulting at BCG, with a Stanford MBA along the way. I've been a founder and a VP of Product. I've lived Seed through Series G. I've led teams, owned P&L, and sat in senior operating roles where the stakes were high and the pressure was real.
I know how far insight, discipline, and effort can take you, and I also know where they stop.
The patterns that most limit leaders rarely change because someone gives you better advice. They change when you begin relating differently to the automatic reactions, beliefs, and protective strategies that come online under pressure.
That's the work that transformed how I lead. Since then, I've watched it do the same for the founders and executives I coach.
OUTCOMES YOU CAN EXPECT
Cut through the noise. Separate what truly moves the needle from what just feels productive, and act on it.
Decide decisively. Stop deferring the hard calls on people, strategy, and fundraising, and move through them with conviction.
Lead with clarity, not reactivity. Stay grounded under pressure instead of getting pulled back into old patterns when the stakes spike.
Delegate and elevate. Stop over-functioning, build real trust with your team and board, and let execution stop depending on you alone.
Sustain the pace. Protect your energy, focus, and health, so peak performance doesn't cost you your wellbeing.
Lead as yourself. Show up more fully and find more meaning and steadiness across your work, relationships, and life.
HOW I WORK
Most coaching creates insight. Insight matters, but by itself, it rarely changes deeply ingrained patterns.
My work combines Co-Active executive coaching with Hakomi mindfulness and IFS parts work to create change that goes beyond understanding.
Rather than only talking about challenges, we work with what is happening in real time: the tension that appears before a difficult conversation, the reactions that surface when you receive difficult feedback, and the beliefs that shape how you lead. At times, we'll also work with different parts of you to understand the inner dynamics driving your responses under pressure.
The goal isn't just to understand your patterns. It's to loosen their grip, so you have more choice in how you lead when the pressure is on.
KIND WORDS FROM CLIENTS
What this work can support
TRANSFORMING OLD PATTERNS
Often, what limits a leader’s next level is not a lack of intelligence or strategy, but a pattern in how they respond under pressure, relate to others, or show up in feedback. This work helps you loosen the grip of those patterns so you can lead with more freedom and less reactivity.
LEADING WITH CHOICE AND PRESENCE
Scaling a company amplifies pressure, conflict, ambition, and urgency. Whether you are navigating team dynamics, board relationships, difficult feedback, or high-stakes decisions, we look at what is driving your responses so you can lead with clearer judgment and more real choice.
NAVIGATING LIFE TRANSITIONS
Sometimes the old identity no longer fits, and the next chapter is not yet clear. That may look like a post-exit shift, getting fired, changing careers, or realizing that what once drove you no longer does. This work helps you meet transition with greater clarity, honesty, and intention.
LET’S TALK
Book a complimentary 30-minute call to talk through what you're working with and what's being asked of you now.
It's a focused, unhurried conversation. Many people find value in the call itself, whether or not we go on to work together.
If email is easier, send me a note.TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATIONS (2000+ hours)
Co-active executive coaching
Co-Active Coaching is one of the most widely respected leadership coaching methodologies in the world, trusted by founders, CEOs, and senior executives across industries. It is designed to help leaders navigate complexity, make better decisions under pressure, build stronger relationships, and lead with greater authenticity. By combining deep inquiry with practical action, Co-Active Coaching helps uncover the unconscious patterns that shape leadership, creating sustainable shifts in how leaders think, relate, and perform.
Completed comprehensive training
Hakomi
Hakomi is a mindfulness-centered somatic approach that is evidence-based and widely validated for promoting deep healing and personal growth. This method integrates body awareness with deep inquiry to uncover unconscious patterns and support personal transformation. Through compassionate exploration, Hakomi helps individuals reconnect with their inner wisdom, fostering greater self-awareness and emotional resilience.
Completed 2-year comprehensive training + ongoing supervision
IFS PARTS WORK
IFS is a proven therapeutic approach that helps individuals connect with and understand their internal "parts," fostering self-awareness, emotional balance, and personal growth. Especially effective for those who tend to be more heady or intellectual, IFS encourages a deeper connection to emotions and inner wisdom. Backed by research, it has shown success in improving mental health and cultivating inner harmony.
Completed Stepping Stones Comprehensive training
STANFORD GSB TALK COACH
Selected as one of four TALK coaches in a class of 400 students for my coaching skills and empathy. Over two years, I coached more than 20 classmates, helping them clarify their personal stories, explore how the different parts of their identities come together, and articulate their motivations and unique gifts. This role sharpened my ability to support individuals in uncovering and expressing their authentic selves with confidence and heart.