In 2005, I attended my first emotional intelligence (aka EQ) training with Six Seconds. I had to make a choice between the blue pill or the red pill. Forget what I learned and continue living my life on autopilot, reacting to what life threw at me OR pay attention to my thoughts, feelings, and actions and make purposeful choices about how I wanted to show up in the world. Like Neo in The Matrix, I chose the red pill and began working toward where I am today.

Over the past 20 years, I’ve continued my learning journey. I earned a Master’s degree in organizational management and leadership, completed several EQ assessment and facilitator certifications, and became an ICF credentialed leadership coach.

I’ve also had the privilege of working across many industries, including technology, legal, higher education, non-profit, and the public sector. At each organization, I saw that things like culture, engagement, performance, innovation, and retention were greatly influenced by how the people stuff was handled by leaders and teams. In many cases, it wasn’t done well and I wanted to do something about it.

I started Clear The Way Coaching & Consulting to help leaders, teams, and organizations get better at the “people stuff” like relationships, communication, conflict, and collaboration. I am committed to partnering with you to increase confidence, achieve business results, and build your desired workplace culture.