Craft Your Leadership Story

Story Coaching: Empowering Leaders Through Narrative, Presence, and Purpose

Lead yourself with confidence, strength, and kindness, so you can lead others with confidence and joy.

I partner with educational leaders, women in leadership, and mission-driven professionals to craft empowering leadership narratives, navigate transitions, and step into their full presence with clarity and confidence.

My Leadership coaching centers around three core areas:

  • Leadership & Executive Presence
  • Navigating Career Transitions
  • Managing Conflict & Difficult Conversations

I call this work story coaching; helping you shape how you think about yourself, your leadership, and your path forward. Let go of the constraints and fears that hold you back. Move from constantly managing your fears and worries that hover on your periphery, to stepping into your own unique strengths. Live a life you love, do work you love, in a mind, body, and soul that align in presence, value and vision.

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” Maya Angelou

Safe Space | No Judgment

First, know that I deeply value creating a safe space, a container in space in time in which there is no judgment, simply deep listening. Each conversation is an opportunity to reflect and see how we might think about things differently, remember who we are so that we can live in harmony with ourselves, hold our space and focus on what is important. Coaching supports to to understand the why, convert it into a gift, so that we can take action. 

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Career Clarity

“Discovering together what is really important, connecting the dots in a sensitive and safe space, and building a strategy to improve every aspect of my life is invaluable. Alison, helps me clarify my concerns/thoughts about my career dilemmas. I have a clear course of action at the end of every session.”

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Confidence & Joy

Working with Alison, I’ve uncovered why I should speak up and be seen; how to do so with joy and confidence, how to hold my space and simply be me. The questions Alison asks are not easy, they are often really hard sometimes even uncomfortable, but she does so in a way that a I feel safe and seen. She gets what I need.

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I am Enough

“Alison created a safe environment for me to share, actively listened to me, and asked many questions to make me think deeper about the cause. Every time I have some takeaways and action items to improve myself further. She guided me to understand that it is really important to work on the foundations to get to the bigger picture outcome. She reminded me that I am special, like a lotus, when I felt vulnerable.”

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Lets be the humans we want to be, building the world we want to live in. 

#futureofwork #worklifebalance #alifeworthliving

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WHO I SERVE

Educational Leaders & Teams
From school directors and pedagogical leaders to curriculum designers, school founders, district leaders, and ministries of education, I support those shaping learning environments where educators, students, and communities can thrive. I work with school leaders who understand the importance of global engagement and social-emotional intelligence in preparing the next generation.

Social Impact Leaders
I work with nonprofit founders, directors, and leadership teams who want to lead ethically, communicate clearly, and cultivate cultures of trust and impact.

Women in Leadership
For women navigating complex systems and competing expectations, I provide a grounded space to step out of fear and self-limiting narratives and into authentic executive presence. Together we work on managing your presence — shifting from over-accommodation or hesitation to holding your space with clarity, confidence, and calm authority. My coaching helps you embody the kind of leadership that is both unapologetically real and deeply impactful.

MY APPROACH

I bring deep listening, strategic perspective, and compassionate challenge to every conversation. Together we work on both the inner story (what you tell yourself) and the outer story (how you show up and communicate with others).

Through the lens of narrative, we uncover:

  • What beliefs or habits are no longer serving you

  • Where your leadership story is ready to grow

  • How to speak and act with clarity, empathy, and power

With the support of Positive Intelligence™ practices, you learn to quiet the inner critic, recover more quickly from setbacks, and lead with the steady presence that inspires trust.

You are the author of your leadership. Coaching helps you write — and live — the story you most want to tell.

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LET’S BEGIN

You are not here to play small. Let’s shape a leadership story that holds your power, complexity, and joy.

WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER

1:1 Leadership Coaching
Bespoke coaching partnerships for school leaders, nonprofit executives, and professionals in transition.

Team & Group Coaching
Workshops and series for educational teams, mission-aligned organizations, and networks.

Workshops & Retreats
Custom sessions on the importance of storythinking, leadership presence, and communication.

What is Storythinking? Read Storythinking by Angus Fletcher.

Life Crafting + PQ Testimonial

“I’m happy to report that I finished the UX design course and in just three weeks of job hunting (I only sent about 9 applications), I got a job offer at almost double my old salary! Needless to say, I am THRILLED. Of course, I am a little nervous, but still so excited!

I really need to thank you for setting me on this path. I honestly don’t know if I’d be here if I hadn’t stumbled upon your comment on the Women’s Personal Finance group on Facebook and reached out to you for coaching. Not only did you introduce me to the idea of UX design (which I had literally not even heard of) but you helped me to find the courage to make a career pivot and take the leap. Seriously, I can’t thank you enough!”
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Career Crafting Testimonial

So, I got an offer today for a “hidden job market” role, the first time I have come across such a thing. The title and the salary are more than I was expecting, I am pretty happy about it. Thanks for all your help with this process!

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Group Facilitation Testimonial

As a component leader for an INGO, I had the great opportunity to work with Alison several times in the last year. She listens for and helps clients express their best selves. Her thoughtful approach to coaching and facilitation helped me take new ground in putting words to my deeper goals and purpose professionally and personally. Through our sessions, I gained confidence in pursuing meaningful contributions in the professional path ahead. I would highly recommend Alison’s compassionate and impactful coaching services.

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Business Coaching Testimonial

Alison’s style of questioning brought to the surface things that were quietly troubling me without me noticing them. Absolutely superb experience. Thank you so much.

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