I have always been passionate about guiding folks to grow and transform. However, coming from a medical and scientific family, I felt the need to pursue a technical career path in order to be seen as a man.

Over the course of my 25+ year career, I’ve worked in a variety of sectors and roles, often as a technical subject matter expert, with people and teams from different cultures in over 20 countries on 5 continents.

The underlying theme through it all has been guiding people and their organizations to become comfortable with change, to lead change, and to flourish. Although I didn’t always recognize it at the time, I instinctually found opportunities to insert myself into coaching situations.

My journey to this work, comes from decades of head-centered leadership that left me spinning my wheels professionally. After suffering a traumatic brain injury in a near-fatal bicycle accident in 2014, and inspired by the way a dear friend lived richly, shared all her gifts fully and died with tremendous grace in 2016, I was compelled to rediscover the forgotten wisdom of my heart and body.  This changed my life and my leadership.

I had a deep desire to lead life heart-first. I decided to move towards coaching full-time. I began my certification as an Integral Coach, which I received from New Ventures West. 

My Values:

I believe that dismantling white supremacy and resolving climate change are the most important work of this century. Part of that work is shifting our economy from an extractive model to a regenerative one, cultivating an inclusive, equitable economy that celebrates diversity and recognizes our shared humanity. My efforts to support a just transition to a regenerative economy have also included part-time teaching and business advising at Uptima Entrepreneur Cooperative.

My Passions:

Since 2008 my wife and I have studied Argentine Tango. For me, the best dances emerge from the body with a quiet lead and embodied presence in the shared axis.

Beyond dance, I (still) enjoy cycling, hiking, time with friends and family, and exploring other cultures through music, theater and art.

My professional experience includes:

• Certified Integral Coach (2017), including Advanced Practitioner Training from New Ventures West

• Constant continuing education from a variety of organizations including the Strozzi Institute, Russ Hudson (Enneagram) Leadership Embodiment, New Ventures West, among others

• Over 20 years experience on 5 continents guiding others to become comfortable with change, lead change, and rediscovering wisdom they had forgotten

• Ecology of Leadership Graduate Facilitator (2013-14)

• Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Bolivia, 2001-03)

• 10+ years as an international management consultant

• MBA from Thunderbird School for Global Management; MS in Environmental Sciences from Johns Hopkins University; BA in International Affairs and Asian Studies from University of Colorado, Boulder

A little bit about the vision, mission, and values of Regenerate Coaching

Vision

I believe that your greatest power may lie in gifts you have yet to (re)discover.

I believe that to become the leader you know you can be, you need to unbury and cultivate these gifts.

This takes courage. 

And I believe you’ve got that too.

I believe that by reconnecting to the wisdom in your heart and body you can regenerate your leadership.

I believe we need this new kind of leader to tackle some the biggest challenges of our time.

Mission

Cultivate courageous leaders that regenerate their leadership by reconnecting to their innate wisdom and honoring their own unique gifts.

Core Values

TRUST - Is core to everything we do. It’s about cultivating relationships - creating a strong vessel, holding a safe space, facilitating personal and organizational transformation. It’s about shared vulnerability, with complete confidentiality. What is shared in a session stays in the room.

INTEGRITY & AUTHENTICITY - We recognize that we won’t be a good fit with everyone and if we believe we aren’t, we will say so. We bring our full selves to each engagement and we support our clients to our fullest ability. We are intentional in our interactions with our clients and continuously seek to deepen our own awareness and embodiment for the benefit of all.

COLLABORATION - We believe no one person has all the answers. Together we can co-create the future we want. We work with like-minded coaches to fully support our clients.

INCLUSION - We want everyone impacted at the table to be equally seen, heard and participate in co-creating a solution.

COMPASSION - We recognize and honor our clients’ journey thus far, their desire for growth, and we seek to create and facilitate a space where we can all learn.

Now that I’ve told you a bit about me, I’d love to learn about you and how we might collaborate.