I fell into coaching by accident – literally. In 2018 I had a back injury that sidelined me physically, and nearly killed me emotionally. I was miserable in all areas of my life AND I was in intense physical pain – not a great combo. It’s what led me to hire my first coach. Only a few months later, when I better understood  my mind and my thinking, I experienced a level of freedom I didn’t know was possible. 

I was hooked. And had a quiet whisper that said “you should be a coach”. At that time, I (and my family) thought that it was a crazy idea. I had no idea where it would take me. I enjoyed biotech sales, but it didn’t compare to the joy I felt when being coached and unlocking new insights that made  my world bigger one thought at a time. 

One of the reasons I was such a high performer in my former corporate life was because I was being coached weekly outside of my job.  I had someone to challenge my thinking, help me see my blindspots, celebrate my wins, and create a space to focus exclusively on my life and what I wanted. 

When I first hired a coach, I was doing Tier 1 Technical Support for a biotech company and I didn’t enjoy it. I knew that I wanted something different, so she helped me take responsibility and create that. I landed a sales job at another biotech company that really invested in me and my growth.  Working with my coach through the challenges, I built my first sales territory from $8M to $16M+ and showed myself how much I was capable of. I was also selected to speak in front of our global sales team of more than 800 people – it was hard to deny coaching was working in a nearly magical way. 

Coaching helped me have the courage to build something new, and also leave behind something old. One of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made was leaving a 7+ year relationship. 

Coaching helped me see that I could trust myself and my decision making.  Even when it doesn’t feeeeel like it, choice is always available to us.  The decisions that followed changed my life. 

I chose to go to coaching school. Even though I had to quit the first one.

I chose to start my own business. Even though I had no evidence I could do it.

I chose to end an 7+ year relationship. Even though I didn’t know what that meant for me moving forward.

I chose to hike the Pacific Crest Trail (2650 miles!) Even though I wasn’t confident my “fixed” back could handle it.

I chose to leave my corporate career and go ALL IN on my own. Even though I had a million of questions.

I chose to repair and re-create my relationship with my family.  Even though I had my reasons for being angry.

I chose to re-open myself up to love, and found the love of my life. Even though I was scared to get hurt again.

Coaching isn’t something that I do, it’s a deeply rooted piece of who I am. 

I believe that we can only take our clients as deep as we’ve gone ourselves.

Eight years after my first coaching session I’m still working with my own coach.

I meet with my own coach every week to excavate more of what I haven’t yet seen, and my life keeps getting better and better. I can’t wait to see what comes next.