Coaching ambitious founders, executives, and investors through the complexities of scaling

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Overview

With experience spanning executive coaching, venture capital, and clinical therapy, I bring a multidisciplinary perspective to leadership development. My work sits at the intersection of human behavior, organizational dynamics, and business growth, helping my clients navigate the leadership challenges that emerge as they scale themselves and their companies.

I’ve coached founders, senior executives, and investors at companies ranging from early-stage startups to organizations with thousands of employees, including companies backed by leading investors such as Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, Lightspeed, and Y Combinator.

Approach

I work with leaders operating in high-growth, high-complexity environments. As organizations scale, the challenges become less about expertise and execution and more about judgment, influence, alignment, and the ability to navigate and lead through uncertainty.

My coaching focuses on guiding leaders to improve the quality of their thinking and leadership. Together, we work through the real challenges you’re facing to uncover patterns, assumptions, and behaviors that are limiting your impact. Then, we translate the insights into action, creating stronger ways for you to lead and operate.

While coaching often begins with a specific challenge, the larger objective is building your capacity to navigate increasing complexity with clarity, confidence, and sustainability for the long term. The goal isn't just solving today's challenge; it's guiding you to become the kind of leader your company needs to successfully scale, compete, and win.

Values

Areas of Focus

  • Scaling leadership effectiveness

  • Building high-performing teams

  • Improving decision-making and judgment

  • Developing communication and influence

  • Leading organizational growth and change

  • Navigating founder, team, and interpersonal dynamics

  • Managing stress, burnout, and anxiety

Testimonials

  • Lauren has been a strategic advantage for me as I navigate the complexities of a highly matrixed organization and an 'always on' business. She is able to listen and understand challenges, then help me create frameworks I can use to become smarter and develop further between our sessions. This allows me to grow much more quickly than I would otherwise. If you are struggling with how to increase your effectiveness within yourself, your team and/or cross functionally, I would 100% recommend partnering with Lauren. Working with her has not only been an advantage for me, but has also increased the output of the people around me and the company overall.

    VP Operations @ $25B Public Tech Company

  • I've worked with Lauren for over two years. She is extremely thoughtful and adept at understanding people 'problems' and is a trusted confidant to turn to when facing challenges. When I'm in crisis mode, I know Lauren's calm, measured demeanor will guide me to the right answer. Despite Lauren not having a technical background, I've also found that she is somehow able to help me work through technical challenges and make better decisions, especially related to organizational or structural decisions within the Engineering org. I would highly recommend working with Lauren to both technical and nontechnical leaders.

    Co-founder & CTO @ Series A Company

  • I am incredibly grateful to have Lauren as my executive coach. She has been instrumental in helping me navigate through some of the most challenging decisions and pivotal moments in the company's journey. I've recommended Lauren to many of my founder friends, and I believe that anyone who has the opportunity to work with her will benefit immensely.

    Dani Grant, Founder & CEO @ Jam (jam.dev)

  • Lauren has been an excellent coach. As a first time founder, you are really walking into the unknown. I feel that Lauren has equipped me with both personal and professional skills that have scaled with me from a seed to growth stage founder.

    Neal Sarraf, Founder & COO @ First Resonance (firstresonance.io)

  • I've been working with Lauren for over two years. She understands startups / founder challenges and dynamics extremely well. Lauren provides very tailored and actionable advice, understanding that each startup and situation is unique. I have better clarity and peak-sustainable performance, understanding of my strengths & weaknesses, and how to best deploy my energy, among other things. These areas all lead to me supporting and leading my staff more effectively. I would highly recommend every founder add Lauren to their 'stack'

    Dominik Zane, Founder & CEO @ Around (around.co, acquired by Miro)

  • Lauren has been instrumental across the entire lifespan of our company. We met her during a cofounder dispute that evolved into cofounder split. She helped us navigate that while keeping the company intact. After that she has helped me and most of our executive team scale to keep up with the demands of the company. She is amazing! Strongly recommend!

    Founder & CEO @ Series A Company

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