A "professional peacemaker" with a foundation in Fortune 500 SaaS negotiations, Ellen transitioned from high stakes deal making to becoming a neutral facilitator focused on the human element of organizational friction. As a mediator, arbitrator, and executive coach, Ellen helps professionals and organizations resolve conflict at every level. Her work is built on the belief that most "external" disputes are rooted in unresolved "internal" negotiations, the ones we have with our personal values, expectations, and hesitations.

Her practice combines deep listening with strategic rigor, helping established and emerging leaders navigate everything from workplace conflict to strategizing around career pivots to influencing towards career growth. As a daughter of immigrants, working mother, and solopreneur, Ellen brings a resilient, multi-dimensional perspective seasoned in navigating complex professional growth and personal integration. Her experience as a mediator facilitating high emotion, high stake conversations further lends well to executive coaching, where individuals experiencing internal conflict are seeking clear resolutions to define their personal "next." Ellen is ready to partner with women attorneys for these inflection point conversations.

What coaching services do you provide?

• Career Advancement and/or Transition,
• Communications and/or Influencing,
• Executive Presence, Inclusion and Diversity, Interview Preparation,
• Leadership and/or Relationship Building,
• Managing Change, Conflict Resolution Skills, Networking Strategizing, Resume Building

What services do you provide in addition to coaching?

Resume review, interview prep

What is your coaching philosophy?

We often get in our own way, and it is the strategic work of unwinding our own assumptions about ourselves and the ecosystems we are trying to build into that creates accelerated growth opportunities. It is my privilege to partner with clients to do that exact work to launch women into new levels of of personal and professional growth.

What interests or excites you about coaching women lawyers?

I am excited by the potential women lawyers bring into new spaces, including redefining what is the traditional profile of leadership and creating pathways for a wider slice of society. Women lead in many other spaces in life and society, and it is time for the legal world to benefit from more women led and women influenced experiences.

Tell us about your training and certifications as a coach.

I have been coaching graduate business students at Santa Clara University for the past 5 years, and I am also a career coach with the Association of Corporate Counsel. I am currently pursuing my ICF ACC certification with an emphasis in executive coaching and organizational development.