• I Fuse Neuroscience, Nature & Leadership to Spark Profound Transformation in Top Executives

    Me in a Nutshell

    Hi! I'm Janine. I'm an Executive Coach, Facilitator and Managing Partner with Evolution, a global coaching and consulting firm serving iconic clients such as Slack, Glassdoor, Microsoft, Abercrombie, Radiology Partners, Seattle Children's Hospital, Stanford University, The Gates Foundation, Splunk, Notion and many more.

    I live in the intersection point between science and human experience. My superpower is combining these to support leaders in realizing their purpose, objectives, potential, and vision.
    My approach blends organizational best practices with depth in order to yield sustainable change. I’ve been trained in neuroscience and have a deep understanding of the emotional and physiological processes required for transformation.
    Because most leaders I know are in constant GO mode, they live in their heads and function through action. Coaching lets them step back, take a breath, and gain the perspective necessary to create new ways of thinking, feeling, being and behaving so they can GO sustainably and effectively.

    I'm a huge fan of nature and am obsessed with animals. In addition to 1:1 Coaching, and facilitation of leadership development programs and offsites, I run a suite of unique offerings allowing leaders to develop in nature working with animals, including horses, wolves and wild animals in Kenya. The tenets of nature-based leadership provide extraordinary modeling for what healthy individuals and teams can be! More info HERE.

     

     

    Tidbits

    • Enneagram 3
    • Myers-Briggs INFJ
    • Human Design Generator Hermit Sage
    • Coffee Addict
    • Favorite Book - The Alchemist
    • My plants all have name tags
    • My favorite person is my grandpuppy, TaterTot ------>

    Experience & Credentials

    My Career Path, Certifications & Training

    Certifications/Training:

    • ICF MCC
    • Certified IEQ9 Enneagram
    • Certified Enneagram In Business
    • Hogan Assessment Certification
    • MIT Neuroscience in Leadership
    • Certified Equus Coach ®
    • Certified Master Equus Coach ®
    • Antioch University Nature-Based Leadership
    • Certified EQ Mentor
    • Certified Conscious Business
    • Successfully completed Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead Certification Training in Sept. 2019 (formerly titled Certified Dare to LeadFacilitator)
    • Listening to Bodies/Somatic Coaching

    Experience:

    • Former CTO/Engineer leading teams of up to 50 globally
    • 20 years in People Operations/Recruiting
    • Ex-Accenture
    • Non Profit and For Profit Board Member
    • Angel Investor, LP and Advisor
    • Techstars Allstar Mentor
    • Former Lead Faculty of Evolution's ICF-accredited Coach Training Certification program

  • About My Work

    This is How I Spend My Days. HBU?

    Executive Coaching

    I serve as a trusted advisor and sounding board to CxOs ranging from executives of global public companies to early stage startup Founders. My coaching style is grounded in an understanding of the neuroscience underlying change. I always blend depth and best practices, as well as purist inquiry-based coaching with advisory services. Representative 1:1 coaching clients include:

    • CEO of a 75M ARR B2B SaaS
    • GM of a global public automotive company with P&L responsibility of 40B+
    • CTO of a 150M ARR B2B SaaS
    • CPO of a 300M ARR consumer products B2C
    • CRO of a 200M ARR hospitality company
    • COO and CEO of a Series A impact-driven Fintech company
    • CEO of Series A media & entertainment startup
    • CPO of a 1.4B Ad Tech company
    • COO of a fast scaling food services company
    • CEO of a Series B fintech company
    • Head of Recruiting for a 1.3B healthcare company
    • President/M.D. of a regional division of a 1.3B healthcare company
    • Executive Director for a global nonprofit focused on the rights and education for girls
    • CCO of a 100M ARR Family Services company

    Coaching in Large Systems

    One of my joys is partnering with internal executive development teams to provide them with a holistic coaching experience for all of their leaders. Using Evolution's ai-enabled offerings, such as enhanced coach matching, org-wide leadership trend report creation and feedback analysis, my clients are treated to exceptional service and impact. Representative examples include:

    • For a 7B public global automotive company, managed all coaching engagements for CSuite - Director level leaders. Offered tailored coach matching, and accommodated internally-developed coach journey, while enhancing the service with Evolution's real-time trending reports
    • For a 75M ARR B2B SaaS, managed all coaching engagements for the Csuite as well as VP level executives. Partnered intimately with the Head of People to ensure leaders well perfectly matched with coaches, and that anonymous insights were trended up.
    • For a 1.4B Adtech company, led the coach matching and engagement management for all SVPs and General Managers, including coaching and 360s.
    • For a 500MM healthcare organization, led all coaching and 360 engagement management for leaders in the Csuite down to Director level, including Doctors.

    Leadership Programs

    I've managed all aspects of complex, multi-cohort, multi-event leadership development/manager training programs as well as leading one-off workshops. Program design is always bespoke, and serves to reinforce a company's common language and common knowledge. Representative examples:

    • For a $1.4B AdTech company, System1, functioned as an extension and true partner with their L&D department, creating and facilitating multiple evergreen and one-off programs, including:
      • Manager 101 and Advanced Leadership 201 programs, run year over year
      • CSuite Team Coaching Program
      • Peer Coaching circles for EVPs and General Managers
      • 320-person program focused on thriving in a Hybrid environment
      • 6-month multi-event program focused on DEI
    • For a $185M CPG company, Califia, led a CSuite/Executive team development program based on the work for Dr. Brené Brown/Dare to Lead.
    • For a $200M data-driven tech company, Glassdoor, managed a multi-step leadership development program for a cohort of 120.
    • For Headspace, led a two-part workshop series on negotiation and influence.
    • For multiple organizations, led workshops on EQ and the Neuroscience of Leadership Change.

    Offsites

    Healthy team dynamics are fundamental to healthy team outcomes. I craft team offsites to unlock their full potential, blending best practices with deep connection, self-awareness and an understanding of what makes each team member tick. Representative examples:

    • For a 75M ARR B2B SaaS, led year over year Leadership Team offsites with focuses including:
      • Team Enneagram Dynamics - understanding oneself, the overall team team's map, as well as how that collective impacts the rest of the organization's leaders and ICs
      • Appreciative Inquiry - doing more of what we do well, versus doing less of what we do poorly
      • EQ & The Neuroscience of Leadership Change - how neuroscience both helps and hinders behavioral change
    • For a 1B global gaming software company, led a culture revamp initiative and offsite to redefine how to express and operationalize their values based on their current stage of growth.
    • For an early stage agriculture tech B2B SaaS company, led a multi-part leadership team offsite focused on the fundamentals of inclusive leadership.
    • For a global nonprofit, led a Leadership Team offsite focus on effective conflict resolution.

    Programs With Animals

    Yes, I do all the normal coachy coach stuff listed above. My special sauce, however, is bringing my clients into nature. Please check out my programs with Animals HERE.

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    Nature-Based Programs with Animals

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    Lions, Horses and Wolves, Oh My!

    Now, more than ever, being in nature is essential to maintain groundedness as a leader

    I run a suite of unique offerings allowing leaders to develop in nature working with animals, including horses, wolves and wild animals in Kenya. These programs draw on the wisdom of nature and animals as parallels to healthy team dynamics and the self-awareness and self-regulation necessary for effective leadership. These experiences are so out of the ordinary, they allow access to new data sources and profound life-changing insights that are simply inaccessible in day-to-day life.
    To learn more about my one day Unbridled Ideas workshop, complete with large furball co-facilitators, check the program page here.
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    As AI and its capabilities rise, we will need to reconnect to our relationship with nature in order to keep at least one foot solidly planted in reality. Don't get me wrong. I love my ChatGPT and am a super nerd. It allows me to rabbit-hole into all sorts of interesting topics. And I'm even Claude coding for fun! But I know its place. I even asked it if it could replicate the experience a leader could have doing a program in nature (yes, I see the irony) - and it said it can do a lot of things. But not that.
    I have theories about why these programs are so impactful and lead to greater change than doing a program in a board room. Let's chat about how!
    To learn specifics about the programs I offer working with animal co-facilitators contact me here.

    Essential Leader in Kenya
    There's a reason nearly everyone that goes on safari in Africa comes back saying it was life-changing. Essential Leader will change your DNA. Watch this short video to get a feel for the Essential Leader in Kenya program, and check out the program page here!

     

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  • Don't take it from me...

    What my clients are saying

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    Nick Francis - CEO, Help Scout

    “I’ve had the privilege of working with Janine as my executive coach for over three years, and it’s been transformative. Her guidance and expertise have been instrumental in my growth as a CEO.

    Janine has a natural gift for reading people. She always seems to know the right question to ask, which is a testament to her listening skills, curiosity, and experience. One of the first things she asked me to do was take an enneagram test. She understands how I’m wired and is exceptionally gifted at helping me tweak the wires over time.

    I’ve seen a clear inflection point in my growth as a CEO, which directly correlates with my time working with Janine. Her guidance has empowered me to lead more effectively, make better strategic decisions, and cultivate healthy accountability practices.

    Thank you, Janine! It’s been a true pleasure working with you.”

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    Cat Berman - CEO, Cnote

    “Janine is a talented and inspiring leadership coach. She brings a unique understanding of high-growth businesses and the complexities of navigating both personal and team growth. I am continuously impressed by the myriad strategic tools she brings and have grown both as a person and as a leader in working with her."

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    Stephen Poletto - CTO, Lattice

    "Janine and I worked together on a 6-month exec coaching engagement while I was leading a 150-person software engineering org. Janine brought the right level of structure to our sessions, helping guide them toward the goals we set early in the engagement – but she never stuck to a script. She was very fluid in how she would react to my present needs and challenges, and customized the program heavily to my bespoke needs. Through working with her, I was able to strengthen my self-awareness on my default mindsets and behaviors, codify the core values that matter most to me, and re-examine the ways in which my role serves me and how I serve it. I'm deeply appreciative of the time Janine spent with me and would recommend her coaching for anyone who wants to take a deeper look at their core identity and values and go beyond the "It" (tactics) and into the "I/we" (how we view ourselves and relate to others). Thank you Janine!"

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