Executive Leadership & Career Coach
For the moment when something more is possible
Is this the threshold you've been sensing for a while? The one where effort alone isn't quite cutting it, and you're not sure what's actually in the way?
Many people arrive at this work at a transition — a leadership transition, a career pivot, or a quieter sense of stuck-ness that's hard to name but impossible to ignore.
What's usually needed isn't more drive or better tactics. It's the space to slow down, get clear on what you actually want — for your life, your work, your leadership — and understand the patterns that have been standing in the way, so you can move forward with clarity and intention.
Client Reflections
“Laura has a rare ability to cut through the clutter of big leadership decisions and get to the root of what matters — the values at play and how they inform next steps.”
— Katie Hobson, Strategic Advisor to Startup CEOs, Fractional CxO
“I worked with Laura over a two-year journey to clarify a vision, confront my fears, and make a major life and career transition. Laura has a rare combination of humility, curiosity, and calm that made me look forward to every conversation.”
— Eric Wong, Principal, Organizational Effectiveness, Adobe
“Coaching with Laura was a gamechanger. Her grounded presence and incisive questions helped me reconnect with my confidence. Through our work, I found the clarity and strength to move from a toxic situation to a role where I’m truly valued.”
— Terri, Healthcare Communications Executive
Who This Work Is For
This work is for leaders and professionals who are already capable and sense there’s something deeper worth paying attention to.
You may be a fit if you:
Are navigating a leadership transition, career pivot, or re-evaluation
Sense you have more in you — and want to get clear on what that actually looks like
Notice recurring patterns under pressure, even as you continue to perform
Want clarity you can trust and are willing to look honestly at what’s shaping how you think and lead
How I Work
My work has three dimensions that move together.
The first is generative: helping you get clear on what you actually want — for your life, your work, your leadership — and the strengths you’re ready to bring more fully into expression.
The second is investigative: understanding the patterns that have been shaping how you think, decide, and lead, and how those patterns may now be standing in the way.
The third is action-oriented: beginning with small action experiments that build toward new behaviors, clearer decisions and stronger presence in the moments that matter.
The Enneagram is one of the primary tools I use to surface those patterns — not to label or categorize, but to increase awareness, choice, and flexibility. Combined with tools like the Leadership Circle Profile and CliftonStrengths, the work blends insight and action so that understanding translates into real and lasting change.
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About Laura
I bring a steady presence to my work, shaped by more than two decades spent supporting leaders and professionals in moments of growth, transition, and increased responsibility.
Over the course of my career, including 15 years at Stanford Graduate School of Business, I worked closely with senior leaders, executives, founders, and accomplished professional navigating promotion, complexity, and pivotal decisions. That experience gave me a deep respect for how easily capable people can become constrained by patterns that once served them well.
As a coach, I pay close attention to what’s beneath the surface. I work in partnership with clients to help them clarify what they want for life, work, and leadership, and understand and shift the patterns that have been standing in the way. The result: clearer decisions, new behaviors, stronger presence, and more intentional action in the moments that matter.
Coaching Services
1:1 Leadership Coaching
For leaders stepping into greater scope, complexity, or influence — and who want to lead with more clarity, intention, and presence.
1:1 Career Coaching
For professionals at a career transition point who are re-evaluating direction, impact, or fit — and seeking a next chapter that feels genuinely aligned and intentional.
For Organizations
Coaching and group workshops for organizations supporting their leaders through growth and transition.