About Nalani (she/her)

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I am a coach & consultant helping tech leaders navigating leadership as a parent find and sustain their anchor amidst wicked challenges

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 I've experienced, and witnessed, how the way leaders show up cascades throughout organizations.
And as parents? The energy we bring home with us impacts our kids whether we like it or not.

I've made it my focus to help other people not go through what I went through by investing in leaders. 

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

My Journey

My winding journey in this work has led me through:

  • Working in strategy consulting with Fortune 100 executives to bring a customer-centric approach to strategy decisions
  • Coaching early-stage founders in finding product-market fit
  • Working in experience design to bring a business mind to design decisions
  • Building the People Ops function at a Series A start-up from scratch
  • Holding leadership positions that navigated challenges including managing company acquisition integrations, managing high level executive departures, and conducting layoffs.
  • Working as Chief of Staff supporting a founder-led executive team
  • Speaking on a TedX stage
  • Building an embedded coaching team at a Series B start-up, including leadership development programs
  • Working with a global team with people from 30+ cultural backgrounds
  • Extended periods of living and working abroad
  • Three different career pivots, each with a different flavor of deep uncertainty

This Season of Life

A few things I'm personally working on right now:  finding (solo) time for myself, saying no when something is not of service even if it inconveniences others

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

 

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Current Work

In my work with leaders as an executive coach, 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 200 people 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.

 

In my organizational work, 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.

Want to connect to talk about bringing intention front and center?