About
Leadership from the inside out.
Balaam Coaching was founded on a simple but radical premise: the most important work a leader can do is to know themselves more deeply.
The story
How this work began.
My journey into coaching began 15 years ago, when I was given the gift of an executive leadership coach. As a business owner leading a team, I often questioned whether I was doing the right thing. Coaching helped me trust myself and transformed how I saw my employees, my business and my place in the world. Inspired to support others in that same discovery, I enrolled that year in the Coaches Training Institute, now known as the Co-Active Training Institute.
Today, I work with seasoned C-suite executives and emerging leaders to help them shape who they want to become as leaders, grounded in their values and strengths. Drawing on the Aletheia approach of unfoldment, I bring curiosity and self-acceptance to exploring familiar patterns and opportunities for growth.
Together, we create space for deeper self-awareness, fresh perspectives and the clarity to lead with greater presence and authenticity.
The philosophy
Awareness before action.
Most coaching rushes toward solutions. This work begins with slowing down — creating the conditions for genuine insight rather than reactive change.
What is already there.
The premise is not that you need to become someone different. It is that the leader you are becoming is already present, waiting to be recognized and trusted.
The whole person.
Leadership does not happen in a role. It happens in a human being. This work honors the full complexity of who you are — not just the professional, but the person.
Background
Grounded in experience.
I bring firsthand experience as a business owner and team leader to my work with seasoned executives and emerging leaders. I understand the responsibility of leading others and the uncertainty that can come with it. My background in American Sign Language interpreting also informs the attention I bring to communication, connection and understanding different perspectives.
I hold a master's degree in Organizational Development and Leadership and am a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation and a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC). My training also includes Positive Intelligence coaching, mindful leadership and Conscious Business Coaching through BetterUp. I am trained in EQ-i 2.0 and EQ 360 emotional intelligence assessments and certified in DISC.
Alongside my work with leaders, I have volunteered as a coach with The Women's Impact Alliance and The Coach Initiative, supporting people working toward meaningful social change.
Ready to begin?
A discovery call is the first step — a conversation to explore whether this work is right for you.
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