I work with my clients to help them improve their authenticity, happiness, and effectiveness in life and leadership.
CONSULTING TESTIMONIALS
“Julie and I collaborated to create a leadership foundational course and an executive coaching strategy for a Fortune 100 company. I was consistently impressed by her ability to understand the company’s needs and deliver high-quality, customized solutions ahead of schedule. Her talent for translating complex leadership concepts into practical frameworks significantly enhanced program effectiveness. Julie’s responsiveness and collaborative approach made our partnership truly valuable, while her expertise directly contributed to measurable improvements in leadership development across the organization. I highly recommend Julie for her insights, professionalism, and commitment to client success.”
— Margaret Brake, CEO, Leadership Performance Group
COACHING TESTIMONIALS
Anna Blanding
Founder & CEO, The Pilliner Group
From Career Pause to Confident Comeback
After four years away from her career caring for a child with a rare disease, Anna needed to rebuild not just her resume, but her confidence and sense of purpose.
The Challenge: Returning to work after an extended caregiving pause, struggling with self-doubt and unclear priorities.
The Work Together: Julie helped Anna break down overwhelming goals into manageable steps using a neuroscience-based coaching approach. Together, they honed Anna's purpose statement—a metric by which she now evaluates all requests of her time.
The Transformation: Anna now has grace with herself, sees herself as others see her ("a rockstar!"), and feels more confident than ever as she returns to work.
In Anna’s Words: “Julie is the perfect mix of strategic thought partner, accountability buddy, and cheerleader. I could not have done this without Julie, and I’m feeling more confident than ever as I return to work after four years!”
Lauren Rieckhoff
Co-Founder, wilyfoXX
From Startup Chaos to Aligned Leadership
As a startup co-founder and working mother, Lauren was juggling business demands, co-founder dynamics, and personal well-being—without a clear roadmap for any of it.
The Challenge: Navigating co-founder relationship tensions, defining her leadership style, and finding balance between startup demands and motherhood, wellness, and personal priorities.
The Work Together: Julie provided strategic guidance on effective communication with her co-founder and creative problem-solving across business issues, while helping Lauren realign priorities around family, friends, wellness, and personal passions.
The Transformation: Lauren strengthened her co-founder relationship, clarified her leadership approach, and found sustainable balance as both CEO and mother.
In Lauren’s Words: “She understands people, strategy, and implementation—and how to put them all together in support of a leader. She is creative, experienced, empathic, and most importantly—effective. Every CEO should have a partner like Julie in their corner.”
Rishabh Jhol
CEO, Bapu Nature Cure Hospital
From Imposter Syndrome to confident Leadership
After professional setbacks, Rishabh felt like an imposter in his role as CEO, disconnected from his values and uncertain about his path forward.
The Challenge: Overcoming imposter syndrome, finding clarity on core values, and stepping into a larger leadership voice in public policy.
The Work Together: In just 9 sessions, Julie helped Rishabh think deeply about his values and prioritize actions based on them, uncovering his desire to be a thought leader in public policy and encouraging him to find and stay true to his life’s mission.
The Transformation: Rishabh now has vocabulary for his values, bringing clarity and confidence to his life. He’s stopped imposing unnecessary expectations on himself and is stepping boldly into his mission as a purpose-driven thought leader.
In Rishabh’s Words: “She helped me think deeply about my values and prioritize my actions based on them. I now have a vocabulary for my values—bringing clarity and confidence to my life. I highly recommend her as she knows how to help you bring out the best in yourself.”
“We only had two sessions, but Julie used the time effectively. She helped me identify steps I could take and provided relevant reference materials.”
“I liked the personal attention as well as Julie’s suggestions and advice regarding an issue I was grappling with at work.”
“After working with Julie, I see a great opportunity for the PL discipline to become a part of my everyday journey. In the area of emotional mastery, I have to improve the capacity to hit the pause button and take deep diaphragmatic breaths.”
“Julie was amazing! She quickly related to my situation and was helpful in planning mindful activities both in my personal life, especially finding time for myself, and with my approach to my current work environment. ”
FACILITATION TESTIMONIALS
“Julie was the most interesting, engaging, and thought-provoking facilitator of the day.
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“Julie demonstrated solid facilitation skills. She has an easy, friendly style that sets a positive tone and makes participants feel comfortable.”
“The time management presentation was excellent—fantastic content! Julie has excellent presentation skills. She was very engaging and insightful, and she had good energy. The lecture was easy to follow, yet very thought-provoking. It wasn’t too corporate either so that was appropriate for us.”
“Julie’s presentation was very inspirational and encouraging, and helped me understand the importance of values and goals. Her incorporation of love in leadership was the most pleasant part of the presentation. Love is essential, but rarely discussed in leadership.”
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“Every great dream begins with a dream. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”