Partner with me as we work through making the most of your career. Topics we can work on are: +Finding meaning in work (especially after burnouts) +Leading a team at a young age (where team members are older than you) +Getting the promotion you believe you deserve +Tackling the most stressful driver of work - people management (both upward and downward) +Creating your own professional brand

I am an ICF certified coach with over two decades of experience in talent development and leadership coaching. I started my career in engineering and product roles, but have spent most of my 20+ years working in talent development at large multinational companies. My work has ranged from new grad recruitment and success to developing programs and coaching the company’s top leadership. Today, as a Coach and Co-Founder of Together We, I help people at transition points feel less alone and more confident. One of the transition points I specialize in is managers and leaders. Leveling-up your leadership is an exciting time filled with a lot of change. Whether you’re a first time manager who is eager to start managing your team in the best possible way or you’re a senior leader who is taking on a new team or initiative, I am committed to providing you with practical tools and techniques to achieve your goals while empowering you to stay true to your values. Work with me to build confidence in your ability to lead, develop, and get the most from your team!

Are you ready to take your engineering leadership to the next level? As a Google engineering leader who helped shape sustainable travel features used by millions, I'm passionate about developing technical leaders who create meaningful impact. Who I Work With: * Engineering managers leading rapidly scaling teams * Senior ICs transitioning to leadership roles * Technical leaders seeking to amplify their impact * Professionals at the intersection of engineering, product, and business Why Work With Me: * Led multiple zero-to-one initiatives at Google, building new product offerings and capabilities while building and growing engineering teams * Former Founder in Residence at Area 120 (Google's internal incubator) * 50+ successful coaching engagements with engineering leaders * Deep experience building and scaling high-performing teams Areas of Focus: * Navigating technical and organizational complexity * Building and scaling high-performing engineering teams * Developing executive presence and communication skills * Balancing technical excellence with business impact * Cross-functional leadership across Engineering, Product, and Partnerships My coaching style is hands-on and collaborative. We'll work together to define clear goals, identify growth opportunities, and create actionable development plans tailored to your unique challenges. Past mentees have successfully transitioned to leadership roles, scaled their teams effectively, and increased their organizational impact. Ready to begin your leadership journey? Let's start with a free intro call to discuss your goals and explore how we can work together. Available in English and Italian.

Hi, I'm Lauren. I am a Stanford MBA and former engineering manager at Google. My leadership style centers on melding warmth and competence to create fun and highly effective teams. I'd love to help you succeed!

My coaching style is rooted in my deep curiosity about people and problems, skillful active listening, and an honest yet empathetic conversational style that immediately puts clients at ease. I support the client in setting clear objectives at the outset of an initial engagement and in subsequent individual sessions. I am mindful to ensure that sessions remain effective and precisely targeted to the client's goals, but I also have a flexible approach that allows me to explore deeper issues as they arise. I am adaptable coach who uses strong emotional intelligence to meet clients where they are, whether they need a cheerleader to bolster their self-confidence, a tough partner to challenge their assumptions, or a calm and patient voice to help them hold themself accountable. Clients often cite my ability to help them simplify complex problems into smaller, digestible parts that help illuminate solutions. I apply similar skills when I am working with clients who need to navigate overwhelming situations like a career change or a difficult interpersonal environment in the workplace. In these situations, I work with clients to craft powerful personal narratives or to prepare talking points for high-stakes conversations. Clients often cite how much they value my adeptness in helping them put into words what they have been thinking and feeling but have been unable to say or write for themselves. Finally, after having traveled to or worked on six out of the seven continents, clients often value my ability to empathize with clients of diverse backgrounds and cultures and to approach coaching engagements in a nuanced, non-threatening and authentic manner.

I am a Product leader williing to help potential candidates along the growth path to carve their career better

I specialize in developing structured leadership development plans for individuals, teams and organizations, with years spent in management and leadership development roles. At Stanford, I ran the Center for Leadership Development and Research at the Graduate School of Business (GSB), and later oversaw the Stanford MSx Program, the GSB's mid-career business degree. I had responsibilities for implementing the leadership curriculum in both the Stanford MBA and MSx programs, managed the school's first in-house leadership coaching staff, taught a Stanford GSB course ('Leading with Agility'), and co-developed the 'Stanford LEAP 360' leadership assessment tool that is used in Stanford Executive Education programs. I co-founded the LOWkeynotes program, the premier public speaking program at Stanford, to help MBA students develop executive presence, influence and communication skills. I launched the first diversity-focused GSB Executive Education program, the Advanced Leadership Program for Asian-American Executives (ALP). And I was responsible for recruiting, admitting and advising roughly 80 Stanford Sloan Fellows each year--global leaders who would spend a year at Stanford to study business and leadership in preparation for senior leadership roles. Prior to Stanford, I oversaw the Fellows and Senior Fellows Program at the American Leadership Forum, where I worked with C-level executives from corporate, government and nonprofit organizations in Silicon Valley to develop a dynamic regional community leadership network. This included executives from Netflix, HP, Applied Materials, Mayfield Fund, Adobe, Etrade, Agilent, Cisco, as well as mayors, judges, museum directors and other civic leaders. And in other roles, primarily as a consultant or entrepreneur, I've had to not only influence strategy, but also assure that my clients and partners got the support and coaching required to be successful, at varying levels within their organizations. I cannot say I've always been successful at each step. I've had my stumbles, which has been an important part of my own education. While I've taught leadership, I tend to think of myself as a student first, leading with curiosity rather than conviction. I've found that such an approach, avoiding judgment, is more likely to yield insights quickly, especially when working with clients.