Leadership Development & Executive Coach

• May 2020 - Present

Level Up EQ helps high-growth innovative companies achieve meaningful impact in their transformational work by unleashing the human potential of their workforce. We serve emerging leaders to C-suite executives by providing a lens to behavioral patterns and barriers, along with the tools, support, and accountability that inspire human transformation to create sustainable relational change. Providing evidence-based assessments, emotional intelligence development solutions, and affordable… Show more Level Up EQ helps high-growth innovative companies achieve meaningful impact in their transformational work by unleashing the human potential of their workforce. We serve emerging leaders to C-suite executives by providing a lens to behavioral patterns and barriers, along with the tools, support, and accountability that inspire human transformation to create sustainable relational change. Providing evidence-based assessments, emotional intelligence development solutions, and affordable scalable coaching. Our programs are science-based and backed by validated data & resources, achieving an average ROI of 383%! • Develop Purpose-Driven Leaders • Executive Coaching • Team Effectiveness • Culture Alignment • Affordable Scalable Coaching Ready to explore how to create sustainable, relational change that will unleash the magic of human potential in you, your teams, and throughout your organization? Show less Level Up EQ helps high-growth innovative companies achieve meaningful impact in their transformational work by unleashing the human potential of their workforce. We serve emerging leaders to C-suite executives by providing a lens to behavioral patterns and barriers, along with the tools, support, and accountability that inspire human transformation to create sustainable relational change. Providing evidence-based assessments, emotional intelligence development solutions, and affordable… Show more Level Up EQ helps high-growth innovative companies achieve meaningful impact in their transformational work by unleashing the human potential of their workforce. We serve emerging leaders to C-suite executives by providing a lens to behavioral patterns and barriers, along with the tools, support, and accountability that inspire human transformation to create sustainable relational change. Providing evidence-based assessments, emotional intelligence development solutions, and affordable scalable coaching. Our programs are science-based and backed by validated data & resources, achieving an average ROI of 383%! • Develop Purpose-Driven Leaders • Executive Coaching • Team Effectiveness • Culture Alignment • Affordable Scalable Coaching Ready to explore how to create sustainable, relational change that will unleash the magic of human potential in you, your teams, and throughout your organization? Show less

Leadership & Career Development Coach

• May 2016 - Present

Empower a range of leadership and career development growth for individuals and their teams. Empower a range of leadership and career development growth for individuals and their teams.

Executive Coach & Teaming Facilitator

• Oct 2019 - Present

Growth Axis provides leadership development programs for C-level executives, senior managers and other high potential talent from Fortune 500 companies to start-up businesses in technology, biotech, service industries and other fields. Using a distinctive systematic approach, its executive coaching and learning programs grow leader capacity and capability as well as elevates the development of entire teams.

Head of Leadership Development Staffing & Operations

• Aug 2018 - Jun 2020

Special Programs

• May 2018 - Dec 2019

Facilitator for an experiential learning company that combines wellness as well as mindfulness-based service as a foundation for leadership development. Facilitator for an experiential learning company that combines wellness as well as mindfulness-based service as a foundation for leadership development.

Director, Employee Engagement & Change Management

• Mar 2017 - Mar 2018

Directed employee engagement strategies with communications and outreach programming for people to thrive with purpose in the workplace. Directed employee engagement strategies with communications and outreach programming for people to thrive with purpose in the workplace.

World Traveler

• Oct 2015 - Apr 2016

Spent time out in the world to broaden my global perspective. Also deepened my mindfulness practice with intensive study. Spent time out in the world to broaden my global perspective. Also deepened my mindfulness practice with intensive study.

VP, Marketing and Communications

• Jan 2013 - Aug 2015

Built the marketing team as founding team member, achieving month-over-month sales and customer value growth while lowering acquisition costs for profitable revenue generation. Managed all awareness and acquisition campaigns, comprised of earned media (PR) plus leveraged paid online and offline (DRTV, direct mail) channels. Also handled business development efforts to recruit and enlist organizations in pilot testing as well as gain strategic partner endorsements. Hired and managed our… Show more Built the marketing team as founding team member, achieving month-over-month sales and customer value growth while lowering acquisition costs for profitable revenue generation. Managed all awareness and acquisition campaigns, comprised of earned media (PR) plus leveraged paid online and offline (DRTV, direct mail) channels. Also handled business development efforts to recruit and enlist organizations in pilot testing as well as gain strategic partner endorsements. Hired and managed our outsourced inbound sales team. With a deep understanding of corporate and consumer media trends as well as the media landscape, our creative messaging platform resulted in massive consumer press coverage and transformed lead as well as direct sales volume. Effort scored national and international coverage in print, broadcast and online media such as AARP, Associated Press, Financial Times, O! The Oprah Magazine, New York Times, PBS NewsHour and USA Today. Show less Built the marketing team as founding team member, achieving month-over-month sales and customer value growth while lowering acquisition costs for profitable revenue generation. Managed all awareness and acquisition campaigns, comprised of earned media (PR) plus leveraged paid online and offline (DRTV, direct mail) channels. Also handled business development efforts to recruit and enlist organizations in pilot testing as well as gain strategic partner endorsements. Hired and managed our… Show more Built the marketing team as founding team member, achieving month-over-month sales and customer value growth while lowering acquisition costs for profitable revenue generation. Managed all awareness and acquisition campaigns, comprised of earned media (PR) plus leveraged paid online and offline (DRTV, direct mail) channels. Also handled business development efforts to recruit and enlist organizations in pilot testing as well as gain strategic partner endorsements. Hired and managed our outsourced inbound sales team. With a deep understanding of corporate and consumer media trends as well as the media landscape, our creative messaging platform resulted in massive consumer press coverage and transformed lead as well as direct sales volume. Effort scored national and international coverage in print, broadcast and online media such as AARP, Associated Press, Financial Times, O! The Oprah Magazine, New York Times, PBS NewsHour and USA Today. Show less

Brand Strategy Consultant

• Oct 2011 - Jan 2013

Led stakeholder research and initial acquisition campaign testing to refine Internet start-up’s business model for venture funding eligibility. Handled Marketing and Customer Care talent recruitment plus implemented a weekly priority reporting system (OKR) to improve organizational wide knowledge sharing and accountability. Led stakeholder research and initial acquisition campaign testing to refine Internet start-up’s business model for venture funding eligibility. Handled Marketing and Customer Care talent recruitment plus implemented a weekly priority reporting system (OKR) to improve organizational wide knowledge sharing and accountability.

Marketing Director

• Sep 2006 - Apr 2011

Led brand marketing, customer communications and lead generation programs for CREDO Mobile, a corporate social impact leader that engages its member network in issue advocacy and generation of more than $100 million in donations for progressive nonprofits. • Led rebranding effort that drove massive sales volume and conversion improvement. Aligned company around new brand direction and engagement in new strategic initiatives that drove business unit profitability in less than two years… Show more Led brand marketing, customer communications and lead generation programs for CREDO Mobile, a corporate social impact leader that engages its member network in issue advocacy and generation of more than $100 million in donations for progressive nonprofits. • Led rebranding effort that drove massive sales volume and conversion improvement. Aligned company around new brand direction and engagement in new strategic initiatives that drove business unit profitability in less than two years. Managed paid expenditures and optimized programs based on customer value metrics, eventually reducing external marketing costs by 60% while increasing sale contribution by 200%. • Reorganized Community Management/Customer Communications team to improve satisfaction, engagement and retention. Measured progress with the design of a Customer Experience Scorecard and led varied measures to upgrade the customer experience, including friendlier customer care policies and improved product launch procedures. • Championed new organizational mindset and served as a single point of accountability for any mistake by any department with any customer-facing impact. This responsibility proved highly effective to manage timelier customer response with the coordinated involvement of cross-functional leads. Show less Led brand marketing, customer communications and lead generation programs for CREDO Mobile, a corporate social impact leader that engages its member network in issue advocacy and generation of more than $100 million in donations for progressive nonprofits. • Led rebranding effort that drove massive sales volume and conversion improvement. Aligned company around new brand direction and engagement in new strategic initiatives that drove business unit profitability in less than two years… Show more Led brand marketing, customer communications and lead generation programs for CREDO Mobile, a corporate social impact leader that engages its member network in issue advocacy and generation of more than $100 million in donations for progressive nonprofits. • Led rebranding effort that drove massive sales volume and conversion improvement. Aligned company around new brand direction and engagement in new strategic initiatives that drove business unit profitability in less than two years. Managed paid expenditures and optimized programs based on customer value metrics, eventually reducing external marketing costs by 60% while increasing sale contribution by 200%. • Reorganized Community Management/Customer Communications team to improve satisfaction, engagement and retention. Measured progress with the design of a Customer Experience Scorecard and led varied measures to upgrade the customer experience, including friendlier customer care policies and improved product launch procedures. • Championed new organizational mindset and served as a single point of accountability for any mistake by any department with any customer-facing impact. This responsibility proved highly effective to manage timelier customer response with the coordinated involvement of cross-functional leads. Show less

Account & New Business Director

• Jan 2005 - Sep 2006

Founding member of a marketing communications consultancy designed to drive growth of progressive socially-minded enterprises. Clients included: BECU (formerly Boeing Employees Credit Union), Flexcar (now Zipcar), Nature’s Path Foods, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and Sustainable Style Foundation. Founding member of a marketing communications consultancy designed to drive growth of progressive socially-minded enterprises. Clients included: BECU (formerly Boeing Employees Credit Union), Flexcar (now Zipcar), Nature’s Path Foods, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and Sustainable Style Foundation.

Public Relations Director

• Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

Specialized in high-tech and business-to-business media relations. Clients include: NetMotion Wireless, Neah Power Systems, Coinstar, aQuantive. Specialized in high-tech and business-to-business media relations. Clients include: NetMotion Wireless, Neah Power Systems, Coinstar, aQuantive.

Principal, Marketing and Brand Strategy

• Jan 2001 - Jan 2004

Led marketing communications programs to drive awareness/word-of-mouth, strategic leads and retain customers as well as valued employees. Clients included Aradia Women's Health Center, GreatStarts Family & Childbirth Education, Goodthings Inc., Microsoft, Northwest Rights Immigrants' Project, PictureIQ Corp. and Powerful Voices. Led marketing communications programs to drive awareness/word-of-mouth, strategic leads and retain customers as well as valued employees. Clients included Aradia Women's Health Center, GreatStarts Family & Childbirth Education, Goodthings Inc., Microsoft, Northwest Rights Immigrants' Project, PictureIQ Corp. and Powerful Voices.

Marketing Director

• Nov 1998 - Jan 2001

Mastered employee communications through period of massive change and served on team to integrate product marketing functions through two different merger events: acquisition of Netpodium Inc. by INTERVU Inc. (1999) and INTERVU Inc. by Akamai Technologies (2000). Mastered employee communications through period of massive change and served on team to integrate product marketing functions through two different merger events: acquisition of Netpodium Inc. by INTERVU Inc. (1999) and INTERVU Inc. by Akamai Technologies (2000).

Worldwide Marketing Communications Manager

• Feb 1997 - Nov 1998

Managed internal/external corporate communications and product marketing programs, including oversight of global initiatives and PR/advertising agency partners. Managed internal/external corporate communications and product marketing programs, including oversight of global initiatives and PR/advertising agency partners.

Senior Account Executive

• Nov 1994 - Feb 1997

Account manager for Visio Corp.'s U.S.-based corporate and product media relations program. Directed special project for Microsoft, resulting in USA Today exclusive feature. Gained substantial experience working with business, consumer and industry press. Account manager for Visio Corp.'s U.S.-based corporate and product media relations program. Directed special project for Microsoft, resulting in USA Today exclusive feature. Gained substantial experience working with business, consumer and industry press.

Account Executive

• Aug 1993 - Aug 1994

Clients included: Georgia-Pacific, Girl Scouts of America (Columbia River Council) and Providence Health Centers. Clients included: Georgia-Pacific, Girl Scouts of America (Columbia River Council) and Providence Health Centers.

Account Executive

• Jul 1992 - Jul 1993

Clients included: Beef Industry Council, Dole Foods. Clients included: Beef Industry Council, Dole Foods.