Hi, I'm Carolyn

My Story

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My first career was in marketing. It began in a mountain town, working for the largest distributor of Dynastar skis and Descent skiwear in the country. I learned the ins and outs of consumer marketing and made my way to leading the marketing department for a mixed-use real estate developer and custom home builder. That led me to Denver, CO where I ran direct marketing for a dot-com, then became a marketing executive for a variety of tech companies - both start-up and mature, private and public, ranging from interactive television to wireless telecommunications. I loved it for more than 10 years. Until I didn't.

I was tired of the highs and lows when an economic slump meant the marketing department would face cuts. And I wanted to use my love of behavioral science, meeting people where they were, and communicating with them in a way that called them to action in an altruistic way.

So at 35+ years old, I left Colorado and became a high school art teacher in NYC. But really, I used art to teach life and leadership to young adults. Along the way, I became the chairperson of the art department. I mentored teachers in their first three years, supervised student-teachers and para-professionals. I created learning environments that were the model of collaboration and creativity. Soon I was tapped to create leadership programs for other teachers and serve on professional development committees. But education was changing. And not to my liking.

So at 45 years old, I continued on my path in behavioral science, people development, and communication and moved into corporate learning and development for the New York Stock Exchange. Eventually I found my way back to Colorado where I worked created and led leadership programs as a consultant working with Big 5 Accounting firms and as the in-house head of learning for a technology company while working after hours as a career transition coach.

Eventually, I went out on my own full-time executive coaching and leadership development business in 2020. I'd gotten coaching certifications in 2005, 2018 and 2020. I'd been a business executive, a people developer, and a coach. I'd been on personal and spiritual development journeys my entire life. I'd worked side-by-side with CEOs and Presidents for over 20 years. Now I help strategic, senior leaders navigate change and lead themselves, their teams, and their business without burning out along the way.