Ellen is a seasoned executive coach, organizational consultant, and former attorney with a uniquely powerful lens on leadership. With over 2,500 hours of coaching experience and a 25+ year career as a senior executive in top media and tech companies — including Disney, Sony, Fox, Microsoft, and Viacom — Ellen partners with high-achieving professionals to expand their influence, think more strategically, and lead with clarity and confidence.

Ellen holds a J.D. from Emory University School of Law and a Master's in Organization Development and Leadership from Fielding Graduate University and a double B.A. from Brandeis University in Philosophy and French Language & Literature. She is also admitted to practice law in the state bars of CA, NY, FL & GA. Her coaching is informed by a deep understanding of both corporate dynamics and human development — integrating neuroscience, mental fitness, and emotional intelligence practices to help clients break through mental glass ceilings and elevate their leadership.

A Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation, Ellen is also a Co-Active Certified Coach (CPCC), Positive Intelligence Coach (CPQC), and a trained practitioner in a wide range of assessments including Hogan, MBTI®, DiSC, and LEA 360.

She brings an advanced skillset in executive presence, strategic thinking, team development, and communication — and is known for her ability to ask powerful questions, challenge with compassion, and create deep, transformational shifts. With clients ranging from C-Suite executives to emerging high-potentials, Ellen is deeply committed to helping leaders thrive — not just perform.

What coaching services do you provide?

• Executive, leadership and career coaching, influence (getting a seat at the table, being seen & heard, leadership presence)
• Identity (transformation and growth)
• Group facilitator 

What services do you provide in addition to coaching?

• Interview prep (mock interviews, interview coaching)
• Career planning
• Thought partnership - strategic decision making

What is your coaching philosophy?

I believe coaching gives people the space to step back, think more clearly, and look at things in a new way. Often, what holds us back is not a lack of talent or ability, but stress, competing demands/workloads, self-doubt, or patterns of thinking that no longer serve us. My role as a coach is to help clients identify what may be getting in the way, build on their strengths, and move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and intention.

What interests or excites you about coaching women lawyers?

As a woman lawyer and former senior executive, I understand firsthand the complexity of succeeding in demanding legal and corporate environments. I have worked in litigation, as a solo practitioner, and on both small and large in-house legal and business affairs teams, so I bring both professional credibility and lived experience to this work.

What excites me most about coaching women lawyers is helping them fully recognize their strengths, speak with greater confidence, and build the kind of presence and influence that earns them a true seat at the table. Many are highly capable but still struggle with self-doubt, hesitation about speaking up, or the feeling that they have to work twice as hard to be taken seriously. I am deeply committed to helping women lawyers move past those barriers and lead with greater confidence, authority, and authenticity.

Tell us about your training and certifications as a coach.

• Certified CPCC by CTI - 2009
• ICF PCC (pursuing MCC now)
• MA in Organization Development & Leadership.
• Extensive certifications in various assessments (eg, Hogan, MBTI, DiSC, etc.)
• Certified Positive Intelligence Coach
• Certified Conversational Intelligence practitioner
• NeuroMindfullness Coach
• Certified Team Coach - EMCC