Your trusted guide for navigating change and uncertainty.
Everyone has a unique leadership style that can be unlocked by deepening self-awareness through coaching. As a longtime leader in Tech, I understand firsthand the complex challenges executives face.
Through coaching, I illuminate the contradictions, patterns, and mindsets that keep leaders from attaining their goals and help lead from a place of confidence and authenticity.
Finding your way
In our sessions, you’ll find the safe, non-judgmental space for reflection that busy leaders and executives need, but often don't give themselves. My practice is rooted in keen observation and objective listening, guiding clients to connect the dots and access new perspectives, while reflecting on behaviors and patterns that may no longer be serving them. We accomplish this through a process of wayfinding.
Wayfinding as a metaphor for growth acknowledges the inherent uncertainty of the future. It encourages us to be adaptable, to consider different paths, and to embrace changing course as needed.
Are you seeking growth in…
Executive presence and leadership
Understanding influence and authority
Clarifying vision and values
Career development, transitions, and pivots
Navigating complex organizations
Improving communication skills
Establishing a personal brand
Finding authenticity as an underrepresented leader
Finding clarity amidst the chaos.
Industries and technologies are moving and shifting at such a rapid pace that career paths are no longer linear or predictable. Similarly, one's development and growth need not be predetermined or fixed.
By illuminating the contradictions, patterns, and mindsets that keep people from growing and attaining their goals, I help my clients lead from a place of confidence and authenticity.
Coaching helps us find and trust our inner compass.
How might we trust our inner wisdom and intuition, alongside objective facts and analytical thinking? Through coaching, we can calibrate our values, motivations, and passions to determine whether the current path is the right one.
Coaching promotes a growth mindset.
Being open to an unfolding path is a valuable learning tool. Through coaching, leaders can develop a growth mindset, fostering a continuous learning approach that allows them to adapt and improve as situations evolve.
Coaching helps map the journey.
Instead of a rigid roadmap, we work together to create a flexible action plan with a series of waypoints—key milestones that guide progress without dictating a specific path, allowing for course correction and adaptation as opportunities arise.
Testimonials
Wayfinding
Career development, transitions, and pivots
She balances kindness with honesty and curiosity while keeping me aligned with the big picture. She has helped me in several areas: improving cross-functional communication, clarifying my career goals, refining my portfolio and case studies, sharpening my interview skills, and eventually supporting me through the early stages of my own startup journey.
Peter Jones
Designer & Leader
Wayfinding
Understanding influence and authority
Margaret didn't just offer textbook solutions; she shared real-world examples and insights that helped me approach problems from both holistic and operational standpoints. I highly recommend Margaret to anyone seeking a coach who not only possesses deep expertise but also genuinely cares about their journey and success.
Mariam Khan
Product & Design Leader
Wayfinding
Executive presence and leadership
Margaret's ability to listen and understand my challenges was spot-on. She didn't just give advice; she helped me craft actionable plans to tackle work situations and level up in design leadership.
Ry Magno
Head of Product Design @ Contra
Wayfinding
Clarifying vision and values
I find Margaret's questions and observations insightful and she pushes me to think beyond my current mental paradigm, but in a warm, supportive way that invites me to step into new possibilities.
Arlin Tao
Creative Leader, Venture Builder, Fractional COO, Strategic Advisor
Wayfinding
Navigating complex organizations
Margaret equipped me with the frameworks and mental models to make sense of it, was a sounding board while navigating dueling trade-offs, and a partner in building the team to a place of thriving.
Stanley Lai
Design Leader
Wayfinding
Improving communication skills
Margaret’s approach is hands-on and practical. She gave me frameworks, tools, and some seriously wise words that helped shape me into a better listener and leader.
Max Kringen
Founder and Chief Storyteller at Tellwell
Wayfinding
Finding authenticity as an underrepresented leader
As a fellow Asian American woman in tech, she helped me gain new perspectives on my personal and professional identity and above all, to center all things on lasting values. She's the coach you want in your corner when you're facing uncharted territories in your career.
Esther Ahn
Global Business and AI Transformation Exec | D&I Champion, Salesforce
Wayfinding
Executive presence and leadership
She helped me see patterns in my thinking and mindset that weren't serving me anymore and helped me develop a new sense of agency. In addition to discussing the specific context and dynamics of my organization, she also introduced me to larger, more universal concepts that I could bring into my working context.
Lauren Armstrong
Product and Experience Design Leader at Accenture Song
What to expect
Initial consultation
All engagements begin with a complimentary 30 minute consultation to understand goals, answer questions, and outline a potential path forward.
1:1 Coaching sessions
Sessions are 60 minute virtual meetings. A biweekly cadence is suggested for new clients.
Coaching packages
Coaching packages are offered in increments of 6 sessions, with 12 sessions recommended as the optimal starting engagement.
Resources
Clients also gain access to development frameworks and related reading materials that strengthen the work being done in sessions.
Optional add-ons
Clients may request additional sessions to include their manager. As a certified Integrative Enneagram Practitioner, I also offer Enneagram profile debriefs.
Coaching packages
To get started, choose the right package for your needs. Are you seeking to dig deep into your leadership development? Or are you looking to address a tactical and timebound objective?
Starter
6 Sessions
Gain clarity and actionable insights to overcome immediate challenges and enhance your leadership skills.
Standard
12 Sessions
Dive deep into sustained growth and development, fostering long-term success and authentic leadership.
Book a free 30-minute consultation
Schedule a complimentary session to discuss your goals and discover how personalized coaching can unlock your potential.
About me
Prior to coaching, I led User Experience (UX) teams at several Tech companies, most recently at Google where I built and led UX teams for Chrome, Search, and Maps.
I also founded and served as Director of UX Community + Culture at Google, a program aimed at empowering the company’s global UX organization. This role reinforced what I already knew firsthand: leadership can be lonely and our development is only as good as what we put into it.
Enter coaching. Having a coach during a tumultuous period of pandemic, work-from-home, and personal life changes was a gift that clarified what I wanted in my life: to leave my corporate job and to pursue coaching training and practice.
I am certified by the Hudson Institute of Coaching, accredited as a Professional Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation, and accredited by Integrative Enneagram Solutions to offer Enneagram Profile debriefs.
My clients range from senior individual contributors to executive ranks, from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies.
