I'm grateful
for the opportunity to have worked with some incredible human beings.
Here's what they have to say about the experience.
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Here's what they have to say about the experience.
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Dr. Ilana Nankin
CEO & Founder, Breathe For Change Conscious Company’s 2020 World-Changing Women in Conscious Business You see in me things that I don't yet see in myself. The way you do that has pushed me to grow in my leadership in ways that I have never pushed myself to grow in. It's the balance you bring of so much love but then also so much devotion and commitment to me and my growth that I feel so accountable in doing what I say I'm going to do and standing for what I believe in because I know I'll be a better person because of it. Having you as a presence in my life and a consistent touch point, I'm able to really honestly share my obstacles and my challenges, and have a clear vision for where I want to go. One of the pieces that has been the most powerful is the awareness that I've developed around patterns that I've had. I've become a lot more honest. I'm a lot more honest with myself and what's hard. My natural tendency is to just be either really positive and pretend I'm not going through really hard things. Before I was too embarrassed to admit things and lost an opportunity for growth. I felt like I always needed to have all my shit together. Because of the way you see me, and calling me out, you've pushed me to connect with people more authentically, truthfully, and confront things head on, opposed to maneuvering around things. You love me through it and you help me see a way through it that will ultimately be serving to everybody. I've never felt that seen before. Our team has never ever been in a better place than we are now, holistically. And that is definitely because of the work that we did - it's at the center of that. I've had tons of different coaches but you're my favorite by far. |
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May Samali
CEO, Ventures, High Resolves Venture Partner, NextGen Venture Partners Gleitsman Leadership & Social Enterprise Fellow, Harvard's Center for Public Leadership Words will never do justice to my gratitude. This has been life work for me. We went deeper than I've ever gone before, leaning into so many difficult, honest conversations. I do a lot of public speaking, and in my recent talks, what was so different in all of them was I felt like I was showing up as me, not just as "CEO" or "the girl that went to Harvard." For the first time, I was able to admit that I was fired before to a room of graduate students. What felt true about it was I was being me and fully able to share who I am, instead of trying to fit into other people's expectations. I want people to connect with my experiences and values, not my titles or the things I've achieved. This is what real freedom is. That's been the paradigm shift. I feel like you really saw me, loved me, and wanted the best for me. You called me out at places when I would revert to being overly self-critical or not hard enough. I always push myself a lot, but our relationship built a confidence which allowed me to move forward in a way with integrity and my truth as a focus point. You also championed me a lot, and gave me the push to really jump into my authentic self and be in that place always. The insights and growth I experienced in the three months that we worked together were more significant than years of leadership courses, therapy and journaling combined. This was a game changer - one of the best investments I've ever made in myself. You have an incredible gift for this work, but more importantly, you are an incredible human - it's your humanity that shines through, your genuine love and empathy, and your care. Thank you for everything. |
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Konstantin Bokarius
Chief Technology Officer, MarcoPolo Learning Leland’s coaching ability is a reflection of his own life: healthy, positive, conscientious and successful. The conversations we've had about life, relationships, work, etc have been incredibly meaningful and fulfilling for me. I think the feedback you’ve given me over the course of those conversations was invaluable, and a testament to your ability to listen, absorb, and help surface meaningful insights. Ultimately you’ve had a very positive impact on my life as someone who not only deeply cares about me and my team but understands how to be successful, not just with work, but with all of the important things. You're a great human being and I've valued our relationship from the start. |
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Nicky Bunn
Managing Director, Frinjast Financial Management You have a real gift to read people and truly connect. You are such a beautiful soul, full of compassion, wisdom, maturity and adventure. Your attention to detail is outstanding. I loved coaching with you and seeing how you truly want everyone to be their best selves. You are an inspiration. |
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Christian Spletzer
Founder and CEO, Clockwork Recruiting Before I met you, I was stuck, trying to muscle my way through some tough business issues. Over the last few months working together, I've been having more open conversations - being more transparent and willing to say "I don't know" - what I'm realizing is I don't have to have all the answers. It allows my executive team to figure this out together. What's more, the team is far more focused and I'm seeing a lot of progress on their end as a result of us having a better working relationship. I look forward to my management meetings now. And I've been able to create this kind of safe, collaborative, honest space with my executive team. You have a very supportive, inquisitive, and enthusiastic style. I rely on you to brainstorm and call me out if I'm not being genuine. I look forward to it every week. I feel like I've grown as a manager and executive in the company beyond what I'd been able to in the 10 years prior. I've learned a lot about myself and I feel like I'm better at what I do. It is an investment that my company makes and gets a big ROI. The value to cost is huge. My company truly benefits from our work together. |
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Maria Kim
Program Management Lead, Search Quality at Google What's changed most for me in our work is my attitude. Before I would see things more black and white, e.g. a weakness is a weakness. You helped me realize that a perceived weakness can be a strength depending on the situation. Also that not every weakness needs addressing - that I was making an implied connection between a perception and determined corrective action. I put up my own barriers on what I allowed myself to explore. I judged myself for doing certain things. Now, I am giving myself permission to experiment, to not know, to fail. Now I realize that giving is my way of connecting: investing time in being thoughtful and vulnerable with others. Working with you feels effortless. You have a way of conversing and drawing out themes, asking the next probing question and pushing back on assumptions in a just-talking-to-a-friend way, except you're trained to truly listen for cues and expertly tie them together. I love the balance you bring between thoughtful structure based on inputs from me, as well as going with the flow to have more open discussions. It allows me to think freely yet with a goal in mind. You are such a positive and kind soul. The way that you care for your clients really comes through in the amount of thought and energy you put into each discussion. I don't think I've said it enough times... thank you. |
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Sodan Ray Selva
Managing Partner, Chia Ventures Business Transformation & Innovation Professor, Foothill College Leland is a coaching natural. Although like other professional coaches, he is well versed in coaching fundamentals, he differentiates from the rest as he moves into the zones to free people from their limitations and fears. His experience to be able to do this well comes from who he is as a person authentically as well as the way he lives his life. He is very compassionate, a good listener and comes with the big heart to change people for the better. He is a skydiver who has faced fear over 700 times jumping out of airplanes and a martial artist who understands the integration of inner and outer connections to win. He has also been a technology professional in business settings which enables him to keenly understand what it takes to make a living while living a full life. If you are looking to rise above your fears and be integrated inside out while living fulfilled in the world, Leland's a wonderful coach to work with. I recommend him without reservation. |
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Dawn DeFrancesco, PhD
Director, Learning Strategy and Design at SAP So many "Ah ha!" moments I didn't expect. You always help me to bring clarity and focus. You provides a safe yet creative space to allow my thoughts to deepen and expand. You have a genuine interest in helping people be their best and it comes through in your coaching. So grateful for these experiences! I truly appreciate you! Thank you. |
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Alex Flatbush
Head of Technical Recruiting, Lime 2020 was one of the hardest years yet and the self-learning that came out of our time together truly helped build a narrative of gratitude instead of regret or despair. You helped uncover a deeper sense of purpose in who I bring to the world day-to-day and what I'd like to accomplish professionally. There have been significant shifts in the way I think about myself and how I react to things around me - I give myself more space to react slowly and am more mindful of negative patterns. I felt so supported and valued in our time together. With a healthy level of self-criticism (which you helped identify), this created space to quickly jump into meaty topics with candor. Your approach to co-creating ideas through synthesizing and reflecting my thoughts was really effective at gaining my buy-in on next steps. Love that your approach is holistic to the whole human - as personal and professional lives can be so weaved together, it was energizing to be able to cover such a broad range of topics. You are incredibly present and connected - talking to you, I feel deeply seen, unlocking amazing moments of discovery. |
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Luba Le Xuan
Co-Founder, Lúa Non Foundation Engineering Resiliency Lead, Clever Master's Candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Education It is mind-blowing at how much has happened in a couple of months. I co-founded the Lua Non scholarship. I am so happy that I can help students in Vietnam to attend a school. Receiving their scholarship applications, learning about their struggles, and knowing that I can help has been incredibly empowering. The biggest change for me has been switching my state of mind to, "I CAN do it". Even if I don't have prior knowledge/credentials/experience, I know I can figure out how to accomplish a goal, complete the project given that I am passionate about it. I have more confidence in pursuing and leading new projects going forward. Leland helps me see the good in myself. He always invokes higher appreciation for myself, reminds me of what is important to me, what I am good at, and that simply, I'm worthy. Leland is understanding, compassionate, non-judgmental, and gives me hope on the days that I don't have it. It feels good to be around someone who believes in you regardless of what you are going through. No matter what your dream is, no matter what challenge you want to take on, Leland will help you move one step closer and grow your confidence in doing the impossible. |
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Michael Gay
Area Vice President - Enterprise Sales, Box Working with Leland was a huge part of my growth as a leader. During the year that Leland and I worked together proved to be difficult on the business front. With turbulent economic conditions the business saw direct impact and that created a high stress environment. With lower than expected numbers came difficult decisions that needed to be made across the business. My meetings with Leland provided me with a safe environment to not only share the personal impact but helped to frame the way I wanted to lead. His ability to listen, reframe, challenge (at times) and embrace the positives made direct impact on not only my leadership abilities, but my entire org. Leland is a great human and possesses the right skills to coach any leader in any environment. From our first meeting he was able to create a comfortable and safe space to allow real growth. Becoming the best leader you can be may not have immediate payback in the form of a deal, promotion, or some other event. It will, however, ensure that you are doing the absolute best you can to maximize every outcome. The investment in working with Leland will be paying me residual returns for the rest of my career. I can't say enough about how important Leland was over the last year +. Thank You! |
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Henry Yip
Data Scientist, Tigum Partner, Nice Company HK Something deep down within me knew he would be a great coach, at a time where I really needed it. Other than his already impressive achievements, it was his attitude and mindset that always inspired me to know that I can always do better as a person. Most of all, Leland’s superpower is that he really (really!) cares. It was this spirit and zest for life that made me think the rewards completely outweighed the risks of having him as my coach. Working with Leland has sparked that same attitude and zest within me. I can truly say all aspects of my life: family, career, mental and physical health, have been positively affected by our partnership. This has been one of the best decisions of my life. |
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Lauren Press
Founder & Designer, Bella Boot Company Costume Designer, The Sopranos and Law and Order SVU When we met, the pandemic and lockdown hit. My current field of work was shut down. Working with Leland has been very valuable - an opportunity to see things differently and take an active role in transforming my future. He's very articulate and able to quickly phrase what he observes about me from what I say. He is reflective (able to capture qualities about me and reflect back), supportive (of my capabilities and value of experiences) and mind-bending (thinking differently). It's been hard to use the word "thrilled" this year. But my conversations with Leland have changed my perspective from what I had to do to fit in to dreaming of what I wanted. |
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Ben Hafner
Solutions Engineering Manager at Vidado Former Director of Product Development, FRDM It's not about Leland, except nothing would have happened without him. Two years ago my career hit a complete dead end. I needed to make a radical change, but I was paralyzed with indecision. I was toying with the idea of teaching myself to code but struggling to make progress. Then I had a conversation with Leland. I explained my predicament: I needed a place to start where I could devote my whole effort and know it was in the right direction. Because learning to code is difficult, I wanted to be confident the struggle was worth the knowledge earned. I was just venting my frustration to a confidant, but Leland heard the unasked request. I needed a mentor. One week later, Leland introduced me to a friend of his named John. John agreed to mentor me, based solely on the strength of Leland’s recommendation. Is this real life? Who does that? Armed with John’s help, I spent the next 15 months coding every day. I got accepted to the #1 coding bootcamp in the US and, shortly after graduation, landed my dream job as a Solutions Engineer. Did I struggle in those 15 months? Damn right I did. I struggled every single day to master new skills and push myself to learn more, faster. But the day Leland introduced me to John, I let go of all the second guessing. Some time later, I finally let go of my own self doubt. I trusted John, and he believed I could do it… and there was no way I was going to break his faith in me. So you see, it really isn’t about Leland. Except it absolutely is. That’s his magic. |
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Kelly Manning, AIA
Founder, Kelly Manning Architecture Former Senior Interior Architect at Nicole Hollis Interiors 2x All-American First Team, Kodak/Woman's Basketball Coaches Association 2x Most Valuable Player & 4x All-UAA First Team, University Athletic Association Before I met Leland, I was just beginning to get out of largest, darkest hole I've ever been in. I was not thriving, but surviving. I was crushed by life. My boy had a rough start to this world that resulted in a host of acronyms and a severe brain injury. It left me devastated. A year after his birth his health became more stable. I prayed he would be able to express himself and I got so much more. I then prayed for him to continue to behave miraculously- to lead me to the miraculous. I became overwhelmed with gratitude, a sensation I haven't let myself feel in its entirety maybe ever. Something clicked for me, and I could no longer ask so much of him without expecting the same from myself. With my son as my greatest teacher, I devoted my life to helping him heal and overcome his injury, and help myself overcome my weaknesses, fears and shortcomings. I was fortunate enough to learn of Leland all as this was going down. I'm slowly becoming more aligned with my heart and head. Resistance can be exhausting, but I'm reminded I can do hard things, even dream big. I'm proud that I'm putting in good work and seeing change. I'm falling in love with the process of personal growth and development. I like thinking of myself as a capable, courageous learner. I took a leap and started my own company. Working with Leland has been extraordinary for me. Turns out I'm powerful, courageous, and led by a why greater than myself. Leland hears me, holds me accountable to my own wishes, and celebrates me. He has been helping me seek what I wish for, practice doing hard things and shed the garbage that no longer serves me. For that - I'm overwhelmingly grateful. If you are ready to change, Leland will help guide you in the direction you want, give you opportunities to do hard things, and celebrate your victories along the way. |
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Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Workers Union of Australia We met at a perfect, and very challenging, time of my life. I had been struggling with the COVID environment, jumping to worst case scenarios and at times pre-occupied with worry. I wasn't anywhere near as positive as I wanted to be. I recognised that I needed to change my mindset, and wanted to. This was a powerful experience for me and was the first time that I had engaged in anything like it. I was challenged, motivated, and more reflective than I have ever been. Both the process and relationship have made me far more aware of how positive, confident and present I am throughout the day. You made me really think about how to pull together my experiences and desired approach (long view) and couple them with my career to date. I think I've really benefited from opening up about challenges that I face and then actively thinking about my mindset (and capacity to change it). There is power in being able to do this openly and in a trusting environment. We reframed how I think about anxiety, mistakes, setbacks, and overcoming procrastination. Working with Leland was a wonderful experience from our very first meeting; it's made a huge difference for me at a very important time. Leland is natural, insightful, and authentic; he clearly is motivated by wanting the very best for you and it comes through in everything that he does. Leland will very quickly become 'in tune' with you, understanding how you will most benefit from your work together (even if you may not at the time!). He's far more than a coach, he's a partner. |
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Daniel Tse, MD
Product Manager, Google Health and Google Brain Former Medical Director of Watsi, Y-Combinator's first non-profit Overall my life was significantly different when we were introduced. Our partnership has been a great outlet to discuss my life and career aspirations in a place where I don’t find myself needing to filter. I like our cadence and assignments as they force me to pause and reflect with accountability to another thought partner. I find that when I try to do these things on my own I am either too abstract or never prioritize consistent time and energy toward self-assessment and reflection. One of the most significant areas of growth has been increasing my emotional vulnerability with family, colleagues, and friends; building more of a compulsion to share and push my boundaries with those around me in this sphere. Has been tough and messy, but I like the early results. I'm proud of the work we did to articulate frameworks for prioritizing how I want to spend my time and energy — something I’ve attempted a number of times on my own (but it never stuck) and has been in the back of my mind for a long time to keep at it prior to working together. Balancing conscious choice along with the things in life that happen to come across my plate. I've also become better at articulating some things to work on over the next year (career, writing, creativity, searching for concrete ways to build new community, etc). Our discussions have helped me name some aspirations / goals to consider in the coming years. I underestimated how having a thought partner who is open to discussing all parts of life and provides feedback and an outside perspective can be beneficial to mental health, pushing boundaries, and general accountability. The process of having someone who is caring, thoughtful, and persistent in my corner has been a big change and has helped me more productively examine my life in a holistic manner. Your curiosity, push for clarity, and acknowledgement (of both the good, bad, etc) have all been key in making our relationship beneficial and supporting. It keeps me thinking throughout the week about our future and past discussions and my mind is engaged in both high and low-level reflection more often. Working with you is like talking with a more calm, open-minded, measured, and kind version of myself. |
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Richard Yan
Senior Director, People and Organization Development at Agoda When we met, I had just taken a few months off to focus on non-work/career interests and pursuits and by then I was ready to invest/focus more on my career next steps and "get back in the saddle". You’ve helped me expand my thinking and find ways to dream big and tap into my motivation. We explored different pathways with tactics on how to go about that. For example, putting thoughts into action and trying things out. I’ve valued the opportunity to work through unknowns, uncertainties, and fears - talking about them then identifying ways to deconstruct them. I feel better equipped to employ different perspectives/mindsets and to be more open to possibilities and exploring things. For example: the sports analogy for how I look at different situations - especially the one about being a "top recruit" looking to break through. I also started to measure and track my reach outs - I think the process and growth was in putting some hard KPIs that held me even more accountable. Overall, this has been a helpful process for imbuing more reflection into my process and work. You’ve been a great sounding board for reflection, thought partner in building and refining my process, and have pushed me to stay accountable and always forward moving. Appreciate the time we’ve had! |
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Susanne Jul, PhD
Founder and Executive Director, Creative Crisis Leadership Chair, Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management Advisory Council You know the feeling of spanning too many rungs of the ladder? How about spanning several ladders at once? Being the founder of a nonprofit startup feels like doing both. At the same time. When it came time for us to develop our first real strategic plan, I knew that I had to get myself out of the way. We were assembling a new ladder and I couldn’t be the squirrel drawing everyone's attention. Enter Leland. We had met him in the course of our research on improvised leadership in COVID-19 and were impressed by his insightfulness, leadership acumen, empathy, and sense of humor. I was delighted when he agreed to facilitate our strategic planning meeting. Little did I know that he would do so much more than facilitate. He coached me through the planning process, herding me to clarity on meeting goals, and nudging me to hold 1:1s with each team member to help set the tone and context. That attention to planning, along with Leland’s tactful facilitation, created the collaborative and interactive conversation space that I sought. Not only did he keep us focused and on time, he contributed to the joy of the session, and offered key observations that helped us to focus. We came away with shared understanding and agreement on three strategic focus areas and three crosscutting organizational learning goals. As we develop tactical plans, I can feel that I am able to ease my grip on several rungs. Thank you, Leland, for doing a fabulous job of helping us assemble the right pieces for a ladder, and for holding it steady so we could all jump around together! |
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Dylan Holmes
Group Product Manager, Guild Education When we met I felt like I was stuck in an unhealthy cycle at work and was repeating past behaviors I knew I wanted to avoid. I had let work become overly consuming so I could "prove" myself, and I repeatedly wondered if the role (and the company) were the right place for me. I knew I needed support and an unbiased, caring, and challenging perspective to help me evaluate where I was in my career. And more importantly, I wanted a sounding board so I could take more control over my mental and emotional wellbeing. The process of working together has helped me develop a series of rituals to drive outcomes while respecting my well-being. It also gave me a framework for tackling a very fuzzy, unstructured problem - how to build trust with my leadership team and peers across the company. I also feel like I learned a lot regarding the management of my own emotional wellbeing despite having a heavy workload. This has been the biggest insight by far and something I'm very excited to continue to hone going forward. The outcomes our teams have achieved over the past 8 weeks are a good example of this growth in action. I was truly burnt out two months ago and have come a long ways mentally since then. And in parallel, we've delivered on a number of critical company priorities. The process - both our conversations and these written assignments - have given me clarity and structure. They've illuminated patterns in my behavior, helped me explain 'why' a particular interaction was so frustrating, and helped me stay focused on my top priorities. It's also been great to have a sounding board on 'tactical' work, e.g strategies on everything from hiring troubles to managing up. Working with you is invaluable. You are extremely honest, caring, and thoughtful. What I tell others is, “Leland challenges you to live your life as authentically as possible. He truly cares about helping you succeed, even if you don't quite know what success looks like. He knows when to hold up a mirror to your actions and when it's more important to listen with empathy. He is able to show up in whatever way you need to help you grow.” It is an absolute privilege to work with you, Leland! |
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Nick Hofmeister
Owner, Full Gauge Strategies Former Chief Strategic Officer, Front Range Biosciences Mentor, Techstars When we first started working together, I was trying to figure out next phase of professional career. I was confused about how to get started, feeling very much still in the "box" I had drawn. Felt limited, constrained, and not in a good way. I knew that I need help - a different way of thinking. Leland specifically helped me reconnect with creativity and pushed me to express more creativity and flow than I have in a long time. Together we built a habit for experimentation and befriending discomfort. He combines attentive listening with active processing, searching for insights and patterns that challenge my thinking patterns in new ways. He deeply understands introverts. I really valued having a sounding board which helped me get started on this tough, vague, and confusing adventure. Now I feel clear and motivated - I’m really enjoying the work I’m doing. Working with Leland is like having the good Angel on your right shoulder, and instead of the devil on your left shoulder, it's the Challenger, pushing you to try new things, understand yourself. The Angel and the Challenger both have your best interests at heart. Leland is fundamentally a good person. Rare, these days. He truly wants the best for you. Again, many thanks. You were instrumental in helping me "just get started" and seeing this experiment in a very different, creative light. |
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Chief Product Officer & General Manager, Web3 Startup | $65M+ funding raised Thank you for getting me unstuck. I am full steam ahead on a two-pronged approach at work and outside of work to get myself into a happy place where I can work on what's meaningful to me, with sharp people and impact at the company level. I've been able to have more difficult conversations, speaking up and advocating even when I don't think it's my space/turn or I might offend someone. One thing I appreciate more about myself is my servant leadership style—it seems both at work and at home—and my family is thriving. Speak soon, we have so much more work to do. |
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Pippa Saunders
Cloud Strategist & Team Lead, Google Cloud In an org-wide effort to help build the Google Cloud Sales team's culture, I was tasked with finding a speaker that could help our team find a moment to focus in on gratitude and mindfulness in order to detach from the end of year stress. I interviewed several potential speakers and Leland immediately stood out as the best choice. Leland's commitment to building a better future shows in his ability to challenge others to become better listeners in order to build trust both in and out of work. He provided a timely, excellent, and interactive session on mindfulness and gratitude to the Google Cloud team and quickly built credibility in his presentation through evidence-based tools. Leland's thoughtfulness and attention to detail ensured a safe space for us to engage and reflect, helping build a stronger sense of culture in our organization. I am so thankful for his time and expertise in building a phenomenal session. My team continues to rant about how great of a speaker he was! |
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CEO & Co-Founder, Healthcare Technology Startup Former Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Apple When we began working together, I had a lot of intuitions but didn’t necessarily know how to structure them. I knew I wanted to work on:
Working together has been extremely productive and energizing. You are incredibly empathetic and a great listener and sounding board. I’ve loved being challenged on my thinking. I liked how we focused on solving actual problems I was facing using frameworks we were discussing. Our sessions have helped me structure my thinking on how to scale myself and the team. I’ve been continually developing our culture document and iterating with my executive team. My co-founder said our last conversation was the most productive 1-1 meeting he has had. I’ve learned to trust my intuition and act with courage and conviction. Thank you for helping me become a more confident version of myself. |
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<Anonymous>
Vice President, Marketing | Global Brand in 80 Countries When we met, I was struggling with finding my North Star and sense of purpose, feeling like life was just a series of "tasks to get through”. I was unsure about how to balance personal objectives with professional ones. I needed a reset, a fresh perspective, a guiding light, and thought partner. I was hoping to find someone who had gone through an introspective process and knew what that looked like. I was also seeking someone who had some level of professional expertise to understand the professional dynamics I had gone through, while also helping me navigate some areas of personal growth. I have loved our time together. It has been hugely beneficial on both a personal and professional front as I navigated a break in my career to reset and rethink what was next. The daily intention setting/goals alongside our weekly meetings have kept me accountable and positively challenged me. I have felt supported but also stretched in my ways of thinking about life and my priorities. I am feeling much more grounded and at peace with life, with my professional next steps, with day to day tasks. I am less stressed and anxious and more grateful. I can feel it in my demeanor, in my interactions, and in how I think about work. I have also been able to reprioritize my short and long term objectives towards those that matter most to me. Working with you has been an absolute pleasure and you’ve been a wonderful partner as I navigated a point of inflection both in my life and in my career. I have learned so much from your caring, uplifting, nurturing, and supportive approach. You’ve empowered me in so many ways and helped me set my true North Star for the coming months/years. You are a true gem of a coach. I love how you established a tailored approach to uniquely fit my schedule and needs and was always open to feedback to ensure our time together was as valuable as possible. I love your kind, empathetic approach rooted in real-life experience, helpful tools, and modern leadership counseling. I am so grateful to have had the experience of working together which has allowed me to be a better human, mom, partner, collaborator, and leader. This is one of the best investments I’ve made in myself and setting myself up for success. Thank you - what a joy, privilege, and an amazing experience working with you. I start my new gig on Monday and I know “I’ve got this” thanks to you! |
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Marie-Laurencine Schmitt
Founder & CEO @ Le Bélier Consulting Former Director, Creative & Visual Merchandising, Make Up For Ever (LVMH) Leland has been my best ally this past year. His holistic approach to coaching helped me refocus on my professional goals and clarify my next steps with benevolence and a true understanding of who I am as a person. I started this partnership in a state of self-doubt and every conversation brought me closer to the best version of myself. I now feel able to take on and achieve new professional challenges like I never have before. Each conversation was really customized to my personality and my needs. I felt fully understood and supported which encouraged me to work even more on myself. This partnership helped me realize that I am allowed to try. And to fail. And that this is okay. It gave me some reassurance that I can grow without being perfect and overachieve all the time. Working with you helped me become a better version of my professional self; more confident, more peaceful, ready to take on new challenges and excited about them. I do feel more ready to face all my new challenges (l have decided to call them "adventures" from now on) and I have you to thank for that. So a huge THANK YOU for everything you have done for me! I can't express how grateful I am for your time, expertise and kindness. |
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