“I'll be the first to admit that I was skeptical about the idea of our tech startup hiring Jen, a professional psychologist. I'll also be the first to admit how blown away I was by the impact it had on our organization. Our company scaled to 50 very quickly, and our management and people development skills were stretched quite thin. As an executive that many employees confided in whenever they felt stressed, I was feeling overwhelmed by the number of conversations I was having every week, and frankly pretty unqualified to handle the breadth of them. That's when we got the unconventional idea to hire someone as a coach and made the decision to bring on Jen. She is incredible. Her coaching sessions quickly became the top benefit cited by our already enthusiastic team. Under Jen's mentorship, I have seen the team grow and mature as they have figured out how to manage conflicts, reframe setbacks, and get themselves unstuck from routine quagmires we all find ourselves in sometimes. Having Jen on our team has notably reduced stress and tension across our entire team, especially our exec team. Not only does Jen coach our team 1:1, she also teaches workshops on conflict resolution, communication skills, and mental wellness. Jen raises the EQ, employee retention, and communication efficiency of our entire organization, which we see as invaluable to our business. Hiring Jen was one of the best decisions we ever made. She is a caring, professional, enthusiastic, and a remarkable person. I would recommend bringing her on to any organization.
If you're reading this because you're considering hiring a coach for your team, I'd be happy to talk through how we calculated the return on investment for hiring someone like Jen, although I assure you the benefit is much more than financial.”
Michelle Wetzler, Chief Data Scientist at Keen IO
“Many people talk about investing in the human side of business, but very few actually have the skills, experience, and compassion to make the necessary impact on the people around them. Jen's impact on others is undeniable.”
Terry Horner, Staff Engineering Manager at Github
"I've been in plenty of planning sessions in my career, but none have been so well planned and thoroughly facilitated as our recent offsite with Lisa. She kept the team energized and focused, and by the end of the day, each participant had a clear view on next steps. Offsite planning sessions are often filled with enthusiasm on one hand and apprehension on the other. Lots of big ideas fly around, but will anything from the whiteboard actually translate to action? During our offsite with Lisa, I found that she was able to harness the energy in the room while keeping the group focused on refining big ideas into doable clearly-defined steps. I suspect this is due in part to her thorough planning prior to the session as well as her experience managing these kinds of meetings many times before. During the session, not only did we identify highly leveraged projects for the team to embark upon, but also uncovered key interpersonal challenges we were able to address. Weeks later, we're still reflecting on and finding value in the outputs from this well-executed offsite."
Patrick Wood, CEO at Orbit
"Lisa's strategic session with Onfleet's executive leadership team was transformational. She helped our team reconnect as humans first, then realign on mission, vision and values. Finally, we recommitted to our responsibilities as the "First Team" and set clear goals with measurable outcomes. She is an exceptional facilitator, pushing us to explore ideas and assumptions while preventing us from losing sight of our objective. I would highly recommend Lisa to any growth organization, especially those who are adding new executives to an existing tenured group.”
Andrew Travis, COO at Onfleet
“There are very few people who take growth and development as seriously as Charlotte. Charlotte was my HRBP for over 2 years at Amplitude and has transitioned into my executive coach. Working with Charlotte at every step of the journey has been amazing, particularly the coaching work we've partnered on together. Charlottes approach is simple; what I like most about working with her is that she has tangible experience as a management consultant and can have empathy for where I'm at in terms of my career. Charlotte is an outstanding developer of leaders.”
Nick Stannard, Director at Amplitude
“The Effective Communications training was hugely valuable for my team. I really appreciated the flow of the concepts as well as the theory explained to support the various models introduced. I liked that the presentation began with introspection first, and then continued with team dynamics. Lisa and Jen were informed, prepared and engaging.”
Robert David, Executive Director of the Learning Advisory Board at UC Berkeley
“Working with Charlotte has helped me clarify my values and the way I take them into account in decision making- both personally and personally. She encourages me to take a step back and access all the parts of me as I process and prepare. Through working with Charlotte I feel more confident as I approach the different areas of my life that require leadership and strength. She approaches sessions with empathy, honesty and helps celebrate my wins.”
Natalie Leonhard, Partner at Isaacson Miller