Coaching

Who do I coach?

I work with mission-driven leaders in the corporate and social sectors. As we progress in our careers, the demands on our time and the complexity of our work increase. To feel more empowered and in control, it helps to step back and determine a more strategic approach to your work and life.

What do I do as your coach?

  • Create space for reflection

  • Act as a sounding board

  • Offer an outside perspective

  • Provide targeted resources

  • Help hold you accountable

Why work with a coach? 

  • Connect who you are to what you do: identify your top values, articulate your purpose, and align these to a career and life plan.  

  • Increase your self-confidence: appreciate your strengths, better understand your leadership style, and figure out what’s holding you back.

  • Figure out what’s next: evaluate pathways to move up in your organization or find outside opportunities to pursue.

  • Negotiate for what you want and deserve: develop strategies for approaching the conversation that’s authentic and will resonate with your audience.  

  • Set yourself up for success: create a plan to start strong in your new role, manage expectations, and establish practices for continued success.

  • Manage up, down, and across: work on communication and management tactics to increase your effectiveness with staff, colleagues, your boss, or your board.

  • Balance the competing demands on your time: evaluate and prioritize your personal and professional responsibilities and look for more effective strategies to meet the moment. 

Testimonials

  • “Alessandra has the ability to draw out a client’s plan and give them the structure and accountability needed to reach their goals more quickly. She enables her clients to bring the same rigor to their personal and professional goals that they bring to their day-to-day work.”

    -Madeline, Healthcare Executive

  • “Working with Alessandra was transformational as I navigated major life transitions including moving to a new city and starting a new job. With Alessandra’s support, I gained the confidence to negotiate a 40% pay increase. Through our work together, I began to break the cycle of overworking myself and to better manage expectations at work. In addition, Alessandra helped empower me as a woman in a male-dominated industry. The impact of her coaching allowed me to flourish and to recognize my potential in new ways.”

    -Seble, Tech Consultant

  • “With an intuitive sense of my desired path, Alessandra guided me in advocating for myself and advancing my career towards my long-term goals. She coached me through transitioning into a new role and building an effective relationship with my boss. Our work helped me to take steps in healing from years of self-doubt and fear of stepping out of my comfort zone. I am grateful to her for bringing joy to this process, and for reflecting back to me my own strength, ambition, and dreams, so that I could realize them for myself.”

    -Rosa, Nonprofit Professional

  • “I was fortunate to have Alessandra as my coach when I was at an impasse in my career, uncertain about my job and my abilities as a leader, and unsure of how to move forward. Alessandra helped me identify my strengths and asked tough, yet insightful questions that forced me to slow down and think deeply about my professional goals. She also worked with me on how to approach a difficult conversation I needed to have with my board members. Alessandra equipped me with the tools I needed to feel empowered going into the situation. Working with Alessandra has made me a more confident and more effective leader. She is an empathetic and patient coach, with the ability to identify what’s holding you back and work with you to create actionable next steps.”

    – Jackie, Public Sector Program Lead