About
Hi, I'm Wendy.
I've spent my whole career thinking about how people communicate.
Before I became a coach, I worked in internal communications at UC Berkeley, a tech startup, and arts nonprofits in San Francisco. I watched again and again how the way leaders talk, and listen, shaped everything around them.
Since 2014, I've coached more than 350 leaders across the U.S. and around the world, at organizations like Verizon, Athleta, Mars, Constellation Energy, and DNV. Many of them were brilliant at their jobs and still felt something wasn't landing. Almost always, the answer lived in two places: how they showed up with others, and what they were telling themselves.
How I coach.
I'm direct and goal-oriented, warm, and intuitive. I trained in the Co-Active model, which means I pay attention to not just what you're doing but whether you're experiencing fulfillment doing it. You're the expert on you and my job is to help you get clear and moving. We start from your strengths, not your gaps, and we work toward alignment between your professional and personal goals.
Why “Changeover.”
The changeover is the short pause between games in tennis, where players reset before heading back out. I think every leader needs that pause, and most don't take it. That's what coaching is for.
A little more about me.
I'm an introvert, and I know firsthand that strong leadership doesn't have to be loud. I live in St. Louis, where I serve on the executive board of St. Louis Forum and mentor with International Mentoring St. Louis. For about 10 years I've coached and led workshops pro bono for the Women's Impact Alliance, supporting early-career women in the social impact sector. When I'm not coaching, you might find me reading the latest, greatest novel, in an art studio making something with my hands, or cooking or baking something from the New York Times' Cooking website.
Credentials
