Co-Founder & Leadership Coach

I began my working career in the manufacturing world. I spent time working for a large manufacturing company in various roles over 10 years, with the majority of that time being spent in Human Resources and Production Supervision. Then…I was called out of that into seminary, and subsequently, full-time vocational ministry. Over the last 6 years, I’ve served and led churches in and through things like a new campus launch, congregational culture change, and helping leaders establish a clear sense of “who we are together.” But what’s been true, all the way back to the beginning of my career is this nagging feeling that I’m an imposter, and that I’m mere minutes from being found out. This feeling would keep me stuck, and fearful, NOT thriving! Thankfully, a number of coaches have helped me to do my own work to identify the origins of that voice that tells me lies, and have helped me establish a better story, and a better set of tools to help quiet the voice that says “you’re an imposter.” It’s this work in my own life that fuels the passion I feel in helping others do their own work. I believe we can all do the hard work to identify why we continue to stay stuck in lies like “you’re an imposter.” I cannot wait to enter into that work with you!

Co-Founder & Leadership Coach

I have always been a leader, though I wouldn’t necessarily say I was always a person worth following. The first three or four decades of my life were spent striving for success. I had some athletic success as a high school and college kid, and I became an award-winning journalist and successful newspaper publisher. All the striving was a way of coping - a way of hiding so people wouldn’t think or find out that I was worthless. A number of years ago I made the transition from printing the news to telling the Good News…but here’s the thing: in both careers I often found myself stuck and stopped by patterns of behavior that I didn’t fully understand, nor control. Thankfully, multiple coaches over the past 10-15 years have helped me engage my own inner work. I have a growing understanding of Family Systems theory and Internal Family Systems, using tools and resources that help people stop doing things that have hampered their growth for so long so they can live whole lives. These tools have also been helpful in conflict resolution work with co-workers and leadership teams. People I coach routinely tell me they now hear my voice in their head, coaching themselves to stop doing detrimental things and take control of their lives.