Nalani Rodriguez

Early in my career, I found myself in the middle of a toxic work environment, and the dread of work rippled out across my life.
My relationship with work wasn't just about work anymore, it impacted my relationship with my self and how I showed up in all the areas of my life.

Time and again I've experienced how the way leaders show up cascades throughout organizations. When we lack the skills to make calm, aligned, and intentional decisions, we drag down productivity and have a real impact on the wellbeing of our teams.

And as parents? The energy we bring home with us impacts our kids and shapes our relationship with them for decades to come.

I'm committed to equipping and empowering humans to lead consciously, so that we inspire the next generation.

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How I spend my time

Current Work

Executive Coaching

I help my clients move beyond productivity band-aids to create a new era in their leadership. I'm a certified professional coach (PCC) and I've coached over 250 leaders one-on-one. Unlike traditional executive coaches, I move between helping you source your own wisdom, and being your leadership thought partner.

My approach to coaching is dynamic to the client while often leaning on the principles of parts work, emotional intelligence, mindfulness, Nonviolent Communication (NVC), and somatic work.

Organizational Partnership

I work with leaders to build and evolve organizational culture in systematic ways that live out the integrity of the organization. This includes working to reduce the distance between aspirational values and practiced values, and getting honest about where we are now and where we want to be.

My Journey

Global collaboration as been at the heart of my experience, and life.
I've spent extended periods living abroad and have worked with global teams with 30+ cultural backgrounds

Strategy Consultant to Fortune 100 executives, advising leaders on customer-centric approaches to strategy decisions
Coach to early-stage founders in finding product-market fit
Experience Designer bringing a business mind to product and design decisions
Built a People Ops team from scratch as the first people hire at a Series A start-up
Chief of Staff to the CEO, supporting a founder-CEO and their executive team
Spoke on a TEDx stage
Built an embedded leadership coaching team at a Series B start-up, including all leadership development programs
Currently lead a private coaching practice, partnering with leaders and organizations to uplevel their leadership

Get to know Nalani

This Season of Life

A few things I'm personally working on right now: finding time for myself, saying no when something is not of service (especially if it inconveniences others), remembering that my needs are just as important as others' in my life

A few things bringing me joy these days: morning cuddles with my daughter, cooking Asian noodle dishes, increasing my running distances