Naseer Rana holds a master’s in industrial and systems engineering from USC. He has served for more than two decades in senior positions with the World Bank, including as a governance advisor. In his global experience, he worked in South Asia, East Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.
Nicole is a licensed psychologist and executive coach who has been practicing for nearly 25 years. She has a background in health and sport psychology and is passionate about working with leaders, teams, and organizations who are called to create and design flourishing communities and cultures. She enjoys rumbling with challenging situations, identifying opportunities for resilience during periods of adversity, and finding joy and zest in unexpected places and people. In addition to being a psychologist, Nicole served as a senior administrative leader in higher education for 15 years, overseeing health, mental health, fitness/recreation, and wellness operations. She has experience in leadership development, operations, strategy, finance, personnel management, and crisis management. Her current practice is focused on working with high-performing leaders and teams who are motivated to take an honest and deep look at themselves and their strengths, challenges, and areas for growth, knowing that who we are is fundamental to how we lead. To learn more about Nicole, visit: https://sewaneepsych.com/
Karen is passionate about inspiring others to leverage their strengths and flourish in their lives. She truly enjoys guiding her clients toward professional and personal fulfillment through the realization of their career goals and life ambitions. Karen partners closely with each individual to tailor a unique program that supports the whole person.
Anna is an authentic and thoughtful career coach, educator and facilitator with over 20 years’ experience in HR, learning and development, program research and design, facilitation and careers consultation. Combining an evidence-based career development framework with a life design approach, Anna creates a supportive and proactive environment that enables her clients to make informed and timely career decisions, with confidence. Anna currently manages a dedicated careers team in a leading tertiary education institution and runs a small private Career Consulting business. Anna holds a Graduate Certificate in Careers Education and Development and is a professional member of the Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA) and NAGCAS (National Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Service). Anna is also a voluntary career coach with Dress for Success (supporting disadvantaged women secure employment).
Jessy is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) Leadership Coach who partners with courageous, mission-driven leaders to deepen their impact and inspiration. She brings a wealth of operational experience spanning start-ups, large corporations, and more than a decade in professional and leadership development at McKinsey & Co. Drawing on this broad and deep understanding of leadership excellence, Jessy serves clients across various organizations.
Talent Management Leader & Executive Coach
Gene Roche is an career development professional with a diverse background in adult learning and development.. As the Executive Professor Emeritus of Higher Education at the College of William and Mary, his career has centered on exploring the intersections of emerging technologies, self-directed-learning, adult education and career development. He was a fellow-at the Center for Innovation in Learning Design and has worked with several thousand undergraduates and graduate students in Life/Work planning and design thinking. Prior to his faculty role, Gene held various leadership positions at William and Mary, including Director of IT Communications and Organizational Development, Director of Academic Information Services, and Director of University E-Learning Initiatives. Before joining William & Mary, he served as the Director of Career Services at Hamilton College and taught in graduate programs at Syracuse University and Elmira College. Gene Roche’s background includes earning his AB degree at Hamilton College and completing his MS and EdD degrees from Syracuse University. Prior to his retirement from William and Mary, he received The Aceto Award, presented annually to a member of the instructional or professional faculty who demonstrates an exceptional commitment to excellence in service to the campus community.
Ruth is a trusted career partner who works with motivated professionals to define career options based on their experience, strengths, talents, and values. Ruth’s career programs use proven tools and processes that support diverse individuals.
Marcia is a recognized career and leadership coach to the legal profession. Editor and co-author of The Lawyer’s Career Management Handbook: Your Bridge to a Satisfying Career (West Publishing), Marcia’s expertise is supporting her clients in designing career paths that not only align with their values, skills and talents, but also fit into the life they want for themselves. She works with individuals at every stage, from just starting out in a new job to creating a retirement that brings purpose and joy to this next chapter, and every transition in-between.
Working one-on-one or in small groups, I help my clients get unstuck and move forward in their personal and professional lives with confidence. Together, we work on creating a greater sense of clarity, focus and well-being. I use a highly individualized evidence-based whole person approach. When appropriate, I complement the Designing Your Life framework with exercises from the fields of improv, positive psychology, mindfulness and self-compassion. My style is flexible, warm and playful. I provide a safe and supportive space for deep work and exploration, while also keeping things engaging. All sessions are virtual, which allows me to work with clients from around the world. I am fluent in French and English and happy to coach in either language. Before becoming a coach, I worked in the tech industry as a software engineer and a marketer. I hold a BA and an MBA from Harvard, trained as a coach at UC Davis, hold a PCC certification from the International Coaching Federation and have been a Designing Your Life certified coach since 2021. Let’s partner to clarify where you are, imagine what’s possible, help you stay focused and maintain balance in your life. I look forward to meeting you!
Rachel Bishop is a certified executive coach and practicing physician at Johns Hopkins University, where she created and runs a leadership coaching program. She helps leaders in industry, government, and medicine define and achieve their potential. Her professional and academic background include military service and entrepreneurship. With 21 years of leadership experience in the US Army and Public Health Service, Rachel led teams on high-stakes missions in the US, South America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. Rachel believes that just as we use design-thinking to optimize products and processes, we can methodically explore our own priorities, goals, and blind-spots, and design our way to a life with purpose that aligns with our values and interests. Her private coaching practice focuses on late-career explorations and life transitions. She co-founded a retreat-based life-design company, and is a member of Third Half Advisors, helping professionals who are leaving demanding careers design their next chapters. When not working, you’ll find Rachel on trail runs with her dogs, reading, or designing her yet-to-be-constructed tiny house in the Adirondacks. She is married to a toolbelt-wearing writer from the Midwest. Their blended family includes two girls, two boys, and two dogs.
Mary Beth believes that life is an adventure, and with that comes the promise of unknowns, risk taking, and failure. She provides support for leaders and their teams to see and grow their bigger selves by becoming more self-aware and more comfortable with uncertainty and change, by cultivating vulnerability, resilience, and reflection as companions along the journey. Mary Beth’s fierce compassion combined with her own background as a global corporate executive with many of her own work and life design changes makes her uniquely skilful as a coach, trusted advisor and consultant for complex change. Mary Beth has a Masters in Organization Development from American University, Washington, DC, an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management, Phoenix, USA and received her BS in Language and Linguistics from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. In addition to her work as a DYL coach, Mary Beth is a professional certified coach (PCC) with the ICF. She is also qualified as a coach supervisor through ICCS and is a Certified Dare to Lead™ and Daring Way™ facilitator in the work of Dr. Brené Brown. Mary Beth is married and has three children. New Zealand is home and a great launch pad to the world.
Viki is a Canadian-American citizen based in Chicagoland.
Tom draws on his extensive experience as a business, human resources and talent leader to coach professionals who are navigating critical career inflection points. His practice focuses on developing and expressing professional brand, conducting thoughtful career and job explorations as well as navigating specific interviewing and negotiating situations. With an approach grounded in empathy and authenticity, Tom helps clients achieve greater clarity regarding their career purpose and potential – then guides them as they take concrete steps toward new opportunity.
Susan is a leadership coach with 30 years’ experience in business development and team building in the private and non-profit sectors in the US and overseas. Her clients include mid- and senior-level professionals who are navigating complex transitions or exploring entirely new professional directions. As a Designing Your Life Coach, she partners with her clients to find their unique passions, achieve bold goals, and discover deeper meaning in their lives. Susan holds a Certificate in Leadership Coaching through Georgetown University and is certified in several assessments. She has an MA in International Relations from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and a BA from Mt Holyoke College. Susan lives in Washington, DC, and has lived in Teheran, Riyadh, Brussels, Madrid and London. She speaks French and Spanish and brings a deep understanding of different cultures from her work with leaders in Africa, Europe, the Mideast, Asia and the Americas.
Todd Polyniak is a distinguished Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and senior partner at a top 100 Accounting and Consulting Firm, offering strategic insight to mid-sized companies across various sectors, including healthcare, manufacturing, and non-profit.
Junaid is a Stanford Life Design Educator for Universities and a Certified Designing Your Life Coach. He has a MS Degree in Psychology and another in Electrical Engineering from Wright State University, OH, USA.
I am a career management professional with over 20 years experience in coaching and developing career management programs for students and experienced professionals pursuing career transitions, with a specific expertise in business careers. My approach is to engage individuals and groups to understand themselves and how their skills, values, and interests align with their careers. My goal is to empower individuals to proactively pursue their goals, whatever they may be. As a coach, I use conversation, assessment, exercises, and hopefully some humor to help professionals make their way in the world of work.
I’m Lucy Kinosian, an independent private counselor for youth and midlife women based in Frankfurt, Germany, helping people navigate moments of transition with courage and clarity.
I help aspiring entrepreneurs and students design their business and personal growth strategies. I draw upon my own experience of 8 different career pathways – including my first with McKinsey Tokyo and Los Angeles – and starting 3 successful companies. I specialize in cross border business in the US and Japan. Fluent in Japanese.
Dr. Margarita Tarragona loves positive psychology, the science of human flourishing, and applies it in coaching to work with clients during transitions and as they design their next steps and re-write their life stories. Margarita has received the Outstanding Practitioner Award from the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA). She is Professor of the Practice and Director of the ITAM Center for Wellbeing Studies at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, in Mexico City, and a lecturer for the University of Pennsylvania´s LPS Online Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology. She is the author of Positive Identities: Positive Psychology and Narrative Practices and hosts the Spanish-language podcast Psicología y Felicidad (Psychology and Happiness).
Inspiring, accompanying individuals, teams and organizations in their work and life next stages embracing Design Thinking mindset and tools has become one of my missions. I speak English, French and German. My work experience of more than 2 decades with various international product and project management roles in corporations enriches my coaching signature. I hold certifications as an Individual Psychology Design Thinking Coach as well as a Designing Your Life Coach.
For the past decade, Wylie Peterson has worked with clients to open them to the fullness of possibilities available in their careers, relationships, and ultimately, their lives. He helps clients to identify goals and the purpose underlying those goals. Further, he works with clients to recognize hurdles and develop strategies for overcoming those hurdles in an on-going, sustainable way. Wylie brings a diverse background and experience to his coaching practice, including work in the “corporate world” of investment banking and commercial real estate brokerage, and the “less-corporate world” of a youth sports coaching, stay-at-home parenting and leadership on multiple non-profit boards.
Cristina, who is a life designer by nature has over 15 years of experience in motivating people to create more fitting lives for themselves. Her knowledge and innate designer mindset are enhanced by her studies and work in Furniture Design, Artistic Therapy, Creative Career Coaching, and DYL Facilitation. At the Municipality of The Hague, where she works as a development advisor, career coach and trainer, she designs and teaches several workshops and personal development programs on soft skills and on career and talent development. To further engage her passion to help others achieve their dreams, Cristina founded Luova Life Design, to coach young professionals and midlife career changers who are stuck and wish to redesign their jobs or career trajectories. Her expertise is in assisting her clients to increase problem solving abilities, to build resilience and self-confidence, to overcome limiting beliefs and to help them to reconnect with their natural talents and purpose. Her mission is to enable her clients to find and create their way forward in life and in their work with a spirit of empowered leadership. Reach out to Cristina for in person sessions and workshops in The Hague, and for online individual or couples coaching sessions worldwide in Dutch or English.
Laura Francis is an ICF certified life coach, career coach and speaker. She brings over 30 years of diverse experience to her work. Featured in the New York Times and NPR radio, Laura is an expert on teen, young adult and midlife and the issues currently affecting those populations. She is an active member of the Forbes Coaches Council and a designing your life certified coach. Laura regularly speaks at Rancho la Puerta wellness center, The University of California and Lewis and Clark University. She is currently expanding into corporate wellness programs. Laura has an active individual and group coaching practice and brings curiosity, open mindedness, active listening and thoughtful analysis to her work. As a career coach, Laura is particularly interested in helping clients find work at the intersection of what they love, what they can be paid for, what they are good at, and what the world needs.
I am dedicated to empowering leaders to build productive, engaged teams. I believe people are the key to transforming businesses and markets. Specializing in law firm leadership, I serve as an executive coach and am a former practicing litigator. As a Master Certified Coach (MCC), I have coached over 1,000 leaders globally.
Crystal Senter-Brown
I specialize in helping individuals aged 50+ to create uniquely fulfilling “encore careers.” Such career transitions often seek a better balance of sustained income, personal fulfillment, and meaningful social impact. My approach begins with assisting clients to discover their career “true north” and identify opportunities that resonate with their passions, strengths, and stage of life. My own journey started with an MBA from the Harvard Business School, leading to a diverse career spanning international banking, management consulting, entrepreneurship, and C-Suite roles in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. However, rather than retiring, I wished to dedicate the next stage of my life to helping others find and realize their own “impossible” dreams. The result: I’m now living my dream – and love helping others find and live their own!
Over the past years, I have guided hundreds of individuals through meaningful career and life transitions. As Lead Coach at SV Institut—Germany’s leading Tech Sales Bootcamp—I have helped people reimagine their professional paths, strengthen their confidence, and navigate moments of change. My work is about empowering individuals to reconnect with their strengths, discover new perspectives, and design futures that feel meaningful and sustainable. My coaching is also shaped by my background in professional sports. As a former Snowboard World Champion, I know what it means to perform under pressure, to reinvent oneself after setbacks, and to sustain motivation over the long term. These lessons deeply inform my coaching, especially when working with clients who are navigating transitions and searching for renewed purpose.
With a 27-year career as a leader of people, programs, and policies, retired Navy Captain Kyle Moses (PhD) has extensive coaching experience priming executive leaders, based in government, non-profit-organizations, the private sector, and cross-cultural settings, for next-level excellence in leadership and in individual well-being. Kyle’s coaching philosophy is a systems-based framework styled around the core belief that “the revolution starts from within” as the client develops a new understanding of how the world is presenting itself while their own cognitive framing evolves. Dr. Moses has proven results in successfully guiding clients to optimize their work and personal lives, enabling them to successfully navigate increased complexity, expand their decision space, harness personal strengths, optimize life/career transitions, and increase organizational efficiency and productivity to meet corporate goals. Kyle holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, two master’s degrees in management science and human resource management, and a master of business administration degree with a focus on business leadership. Kyle’s coaching clientele hail from across the globe over and benefit from his diverse experience and deep cross-cultural understanding.
As a former academic professional career staff member turned career and life design coach, I help women in higher education who are ready to expand, pivot, or exit their roles with purpose and clarity. I’ve coached thousands of students through career and identity shifts and have navigated my own, from Higher Ed career-ist to entrepreneur.
Leveraging a rich tapestry of life experiences and a robust 30-year career as both a senior executive and an entrepreneurial founder, I offer my clients an unrivaled depth of understanding and guidance as a Life Coach. With the wisdom of six decades, a certified “Designing Your Life” coach from Stanford University and the resilience gained from overcoming both personal and professional adversities, my coaching is grounded in authenticity, resilience, and a relentless pursuit of purpose.
The leaders I work with have already won by most measures. What brings them to coaching isn’t failure. It’s the quiet sense that achievement and meaning are not the same thing, and the growing cost of ignoring that.
Katie created Changemaker Careers because social impact professionals just like you asked her to. And since then, she’s made it her mission to put humanity back into the job search for the do-gooders of the world.
What are you secretly wishing for yet feel that dream might be unreachable? What I love about what I do is I help people bring that dream into real life, exploring it, and building it, piece by piece. I support early career professionals in exploring their self-identity, designing their career and life paths that speak to who they are, and setting up the foundation for their long-term success. I also support people who are going through transitions, to craft their new life stories, creating more meaning and joy in their life as well as learning and growth. My approach is explorative, creative, and strategic, with a balance of exploration and actions, to support you in gaining clarity and moving forward with concrete action steps. As an enthusiastic learner and adventurer myself, warmth, curiosity, fun, and intelligence are some of the qualities I bring to what I do. I am a Master Certified Coach with over 2500 coaching hours, specializing in career coaching and leadership coaching. Leveraging 20 years of experience in business management and learning and development, I have supported many people in designing career and life paths that are more aligned with who they are and what they value. It was joyful to have witnessed my clients embark on richer, more colorful and fulfilling lives by using design thinking tools. Personally, I have spent years of studying, working, and living across Asia, Europe, and North America, and gone through a lot of personal and professional changes during my life which helped me gain valuable insights about transitions and navigating uncertainties and changes.
Please meet Quinn Guiteras. Quinn is a Men’s and Veterans Relationship Coach and the founder of High Quality Life Design in Murrieta, CA. He helps people navigate life’s transitions with clarity and confidence—whether they’re rebuilding relationships, redefining purpose after major changes, or simply feeling stuck. I love his approach! He’s direct, solutions-focused, and his work is highly personalized. Most clients only need a few sessions to gain real, lasting traction. Quinn especially shines in helping men through challenges like divorce, post-military adjustment, or blended family dynamics, but his insight and impact are universal. He has and creates joy in his life. He wants to help you learn to do the same in your life.
My 10+ years of coaching experience in leading executives, leaders, and high potential colleagues through both personal and organizational change in various industries, including healthcare, education, technology, environmental sciences, and nonprofits. In addition to coaching, I have experience in leading: Information Technology, Culture Transformation, Career Enrichment, Talent Stewardship, Organizational Effectiveness and Consulting. I am a Board Certified Coach, an Organizational Psychologist, a Design Your Life Coach, a Global Career Development Facilitator, and a ProSCI Certified Change Practitioner. These skills have enabled me to work with numerous individuals on their career development, and learning plans – at all legs of the journey. My academic background includes a Bachelors in Wildlife Biology and Ecology, a Masters Degree in Healthcare Administration, and a Doctorate in Psychology
Since becoming a Certified Designing Your Life Coach in 2018 I have assisted over 300 people in designing their lives. I have seen new companies been made, new carrier paths taken and old one re-designed. I have run groups for unemployed people, people in rehabilitation and women at crossroads in their live. I have also done one-on-one coaching and run an on-line course based on Designing Your Worklife and other tools in my toolbox. I am a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator, Certified in Five Behaviors of Cohesive Teams™ Everything DiSCⓇFacilitator and Accredited Strengths Profile Practitioner with a diploma in Positive Phycology. I work with individuals, teams and groups and love to see people grow.
Ellen Fondiler is an award-winning entrepreneur, career coach and the mom of two amazing young men. She has worked as a death penalty attorney, launched four businesses, and has raised millions for charities and nonprofits. She is the co-host of a weekly podcast called Chart Your Career, which brings astrology and career advice to thousands of listeners. Ellen is living proof that your career can evolve over time and you don’t have to remain stuck doing “just one thing” for the rest of your life. She is based in La Jolla, California and works with clients all over the world.
I am an experienced accredited executive and team coach. I work with individuals, teams and organisations going through significant change often in large, complex, and global contexts. My career started in HR before moving into management consultancy and the technology sector.
Tracy Foley helps individuals shape their future using transformative approaches like Designing Your Life principles. Her journey began when she found herself in a job where the Sunday scaries weren’t just for Sundays—they were an everyday reality. Unsure of her next move and afraid of making the wrong choice, she started exploring tools and strategies to redefine her career. Through this process, Tracy not only transformed her professional life but also used these principles to achieve long-held personal dreams.
I’ve been privileged to have spent the past three decades as an educator in media and the creative arts, designing curriculum and mentoring students in Singapore’s Institutes of Higher Learning. Throughout my journey, one thing has remained constant: a deep commitment to helping young people find their voice, tell their stories, and chart paths that feel true to who they are.
As a lifelong artist, former paralegal, and now a coach, I’ve spent years navigating the space between structure and self-expression. My background in music, visual art, and languages has taught me how to listen closely—for nuance and what’s not being said.
I thrive on identifying and developing talent, and helping others realize their full potential and career growth goals. In my role in higher education, I am lucky to be able to help leaders and individual contributors do just that.
When it comes to living your most courageous life, I have a simple philosophy, invest in and live a life of intention. Which really means making big moves and not waiting for life to happen to you. As a certified life coach for more than 15 years, I have devoted my practice to helping people get in touch with their most authentic selves and move past the gremlins and old stories that can hold us all back. In addition to being a certified life coach, I am a licensed therapist and always bring that lens of understanding to the work I do. In 2019, I also became a certified Designing Your Life Coach.
Justine Clark is a life design coach with a passion for applying design thinking and the art of play to self-discovery and life transitions. She partners with clients who yearn for “something more” but can’t quite pinpoint what that “more” is; supporting them as they shift from living a life they vacation from, to living a life they love. Through mindful exploration of curiosity and calling, Justine helps her clients unlock their fullest potential one playful, creative step at a time.
Joe Casey is an executive coach who helps people design new, fulfilling lives after they graduate from the world of full-time work.
Lawrence Hedblom is an executive and leadership coach who helps accomplished professionals navigate defining transitions and step confidently into their next chapter. Building on 20 years of coaching experience with leaders from mid-level to C‑suite, he partners with clients to design practical, values-based paths into bigger roles, new responsibilities, and life beyond the business.
Nancy Farina Johnston is an experienced leadership and transition coach who works closely with clients to connect the dots on the areas that spark their interests, capitalize on their strengths, and provide a sustainable path for future growth. As a certified DYL coach since 2019, she has found the process to be a transformational tool to increase clients’ creativity. She specializes in working with individuals who are ready to pivot to a new chapter in their lives and need an insightful and supportive coach along the way. Nancy has spent the past 15 years providing career coaching in academic settings, working with experienced alumni from Columbia Business School, and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She has worked with individuals in a variety of industries, and at all levels of experience. Earlier in her career, Nancy served in a variety of marketing roles, primarily in entrepreneurial software companies. Nancy is also certified in the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment and is a Tiara International Certified Coach. Nancy earned her Master’s in Counseling and Organizational Psychology from Adler University, her MBA in Marketing and Finance from DePaul University, and her BA in Marketing from Loyola University.
Whether you’re stepping into a new leadership role, navigating change, overcoming obstacles, or looking to bring out the best in your team—I’m here to support you every step of the way. Together, we’ll turn challenges into opportunities and growth into lasting transformation. Let’s redefine what’s possible—on your terms.
Alan Heymann, JD, PCC (he/him) has a knack for coaching fellow introverts, helping them find their superpowers in an extroverted world. Alan also specializes in coaching through transitions. He brings a warm, open and energetic presence to his coaching clients. To date, Alan has coached leaders who were born in 32 countries and work on 4 continents. His clients have spanned corporations (including the Fortune 50), nonprofit organizations, public utilities, federal, county and municipal governments.
Robin Chapman is an Executive Coach with a strong record of growing self-confidence in leaders. As a former senior executive, with a background in finance and management she partners with clients to design career and life strategies. Whether it is a career pivot, leadership development, retirement planning or business sale she has the tools and knowledge you require.
Campbell Gerrish is a successful entrepreneur and coach. Prior to the founding of Third Half™ Advisors (THA) (www.thirdhalfadvisors.com), he was a co-founder and partner of Winged Keel Group, Inc. (www.wingedkeelgroup.com). Winged Keel, with over $100 billion of life insurance in force is the leading national life insurance firm in the ultra-affluent markets.
Archana Dutta Founder, SecondAct | Reinvention Coach | Leadership & Identity Transitions
Public company board director and former Microsoft Senior Executive with over 30 years of global experience scaling businesses within rigorous governance and risk frameworks. Track record of driving transformative growth and multi-billion dollar outcomes across high growth ventures and Fortune 30 enterprises. Recognized tech industry leader known for integrity, clear decision-making, and uniting teams and people of all levels to drive corporate strategy through business transformations while anticipating emerging risks.