Testimonials
“Heather's energy is thoughtful, experienced and no b*llsh*t. She will meet you exactly where you are with the insights that you need and deliver them in a way that you will actually listen. Being a CEO is a roller coaster on its best day and a car on black ice on its worst. Heather's steady and experienced guidance can get you through both. I cannot recommend her enough; an hour with her is worth hundreds of hours of reading and will certainly save you from countless painful and costly mistakes.”
Jean Brownhill, founder/CEO, Sweeten
“Heather is the best. She is savvy and perceptive and wise—she’s an excellent therapist—and she also just happens to know a lot about the day-to-day challenges of running a tech company. She helped me see things more clearly: people, systems, org charts, relational patterns, my own strengths and weaknesses. She’s good at simplifying but not oversimplifying. You won’t get paint by numbers advice or other varieties of management drivel.
We’d role-play hard conversations. I’d take notes on how she framed things, the conversational moves she’d make, her word choices. Then I’d try them out IRL and they’d… work.
The things I learned from Heather are things I’ll take with me for the rest of my life. It is possible to lead an organization without her counsel, but I don’t recommend it.”
Jacob Hodes, Co-Founder, Relevant Healthcare
“Heather has helped me resolve some personal roadblocks in building the company that I want to work in, even a decade from now. Her management experience as a leader at Etsy is super useful in supporting my growth in leading my team, and Heather's excellent coaching and therapist skills complement her experience.”
Amir Salihefendic, CEO/founder Doist
“Every leader needs a coach. Heather is an objective party that forces me to inspect my own weaknesses and provides tactical and emotional support to level up. She brings warmth and a wealth of management experience that any leader could learn from.”
Emery Wells, Founder/CEO Frame.io
“I wholeheartedly recommend Heather as an exceptional executive coach for any startup founder who truly cares about what they're trying to achieve. I've worked with several coaches in the past and none of them really worked for me, but from our first interaction, Heather's profound insights and proactive support stood out, driving transformative results in my leadership approach. Beyond her evident professional expertise, Heather's genuine warmth and commitment to holistic, personal growth make her stand unparalleled in her field.”
Rik Lomas, Founder/CEO SuperHi
“As a founder you find yourself facing an incredible breadth of challenges and Heather has a unique ability to support you across all of them. Some days that looks very much like therapy, other days it's going deep on strategy and execution. Heather has empowered me to figure out what I value and what is important to me, so that I can build the right company: one that I'm excited to work in every day. She's given me the tools to make difficult decisions with courage and confidence, and also gives the most fabulous book recommendations.”
Wilhelm Klopp, co-founder/CEO of Simplepoll and Kolo
“I first started working with a leadership coach at the suggestion of our lead investor after our first round of institutional financing. I interviewed a wide range of coaches, and am so glad I chose to work with Heather. She took the time to get to know me, and her patient, inquisitive approach has helped me think through decisions both big and small. I think her greatest strength as a coach is her ability to ask questions and help me probe for the answers that feel authentic and consistent with my / our company's values. Working with Heather has enabled me to develop my own leadership style from within, rather than trying to adopt a pre-packaged approach or ideology. I can highly recommend Heather to any leader looking to grow personally and further develop their own approach to leading an organization.”
Brian Carrico, co-founder, The Guild
“When I first began my executive coaching journey with Heather over four years ago, I was curious how I'd measure its impact. Today, I can confidently say Heather's coaching has been instrumental in reshaping my approach to leadership and self growth. Her skill lies not just in her extensive background, which blends psychology with robust startup and corporate experience, but in her exceptional ability to help unlock my own potential for innovative thinking. Sessions with Heather consistently move me past mental roadblocks, some of which have stumped me for months, while illuminating new paths and innovative solutions. Through a recent acquisition, our discussions provided a crucial perspective, enabling holistic thinking and a balanced approach to support myself, the team, and the company. With her coaching, I've experienced measurable growth both personally and professionally. It's a rare gift to find someone like Heather, who can unfailingly and continually inspire you to a wealth of fresh perspectives.”
Kevin Materi, co-founder and CEO, Printfection
“Heather has been a great resource and partner. She is the ultimate sounding board for decisions where a sounding board may be hard to come by.”
—Chris Winn, former CEO of Creative Market
“Heather brings a rare mix of emotional insight and business savvy. She has a wonderful way of cutting through the fluff to get at the root of action without jarring you. This builds a level of trust with her that helps you understand she is on your side, but in that clear way that will help you grow. She has a deep respect for who you are at your core, and helps you understand how to bring that forward to your work and life in the best way possible.”
Linda Kowalski, CEO Blue Apron
“Heather brings a rare blend of deep empathy and compassion combined with career experience at some of the most successful tech companies. She brings her whole self as a caring person and has incredible context and pattern-matching on the things I’m dealing with in my role as a venture capital investor (and a human being). Heather is more than my coach—she’s a therapist and a friend. Having a kind, consistent presence in my life to listen and steer me to improve has been invaluable.”
Sarah Downey, Principal, Accomplice
“Heather is an amazing coach and a wonderful person. She combines a great depth of experience in various corporate roles with clear expertise in human psychology and philosophical underpinnings from Buddhism. She is an incredible listener and asks truly insightful questions. Heather is truly empathetic and it's so empowering to have her on your side. My time with Heather led me to a ton of great insights - I became a better leader and a more balanced and grounded person. I would wholeheartedly recommend her to any leader looking to make substantive progress in living up to their potential.”
Ron Feldman, former CEO, Managed by Q
“Heather entered my life almost by accident at a children’s gathering, it was our first exchange, a mother to mother conversation, I asked about her line of work, and immediately it was revealed to me just how much I needed such a person. Right there and then, upon meeting her for the first time I told her I needed her help. Her deep generosity and care has guided me through the last 9 months, helped me reign in the day to day chaos of my work place, put simple pragmatic steps into action and to get me out of the challenges I was drowning in - and most importantly she has also helped me see how much I have grown and learned from the challenges and my blind spots. It is a combination of her professional experience, calm and sunshine disposition, and focus on self-care that guided me back to a more grounded and productive place. I am grateful for opportunity to work with Heather and it’s a testament to what carving just ONE hour, once every two weeks can do for you.”
Melissa Auf Der Mauer, Musician/Founder, Basilica Hudson