My Journey

From burned-out tech leader to leadership advisor

Hi, I'm Lynne!

I’m a leadership and career coach for Senior Managers, Directors, and VPs who want to navigate politics at work, level up to leadership and build paid advisory options.

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If this sounds like you,

you're in the right place

You’re delivering, but politics are deciding your fate.

You’re exhausted by the constant scrutiny, reorgs, and shifting power.

You are out of work and don't want to head back to corporate but are ready to do your own thing.

You want options. Real ones.

Background

15+ years leading billion-dollar tech initiatives

$2B+ in tech initiatives shipped and scaled

$40M+ in client promotions and contracts

800+ high-achieving leaders coached

Let me introduce you to the Lynne of 15 years ago!

Let me Introduce you to the Lynne of 15 years ago

Let me introduce you to the Lynne of 15 years ago!

Fifteen years ago, I looked like the “rockstar.”

I was the go-to for senior leadership, innovation, and big initiatives. I built multi-billion dollar products and worked on high-visibility “top” organizational work.

And I was miserable.

I woke up at 3 a.m. terrified of falling behind and losing my job. I was getting spoken over in meetings. I had a toxic boss. Every day, I felt smaller.

I stayed because I was raised with “you never quit a job.” So I stayed. For years. In a culture where layoffs were constant, yelling was normal, and fear was the operating system.

What is cost me

It impacted every single one of the most important people in my life.

This kind of work doesn’t just take time. It takes you.

I was working nights, weekends, and always “on.” I was sneaking out to handle basic life things like doctor appointments and kids’ events.

I was grumpy. Exhausted. Numb.

It hit the people I loved most


My relationship with my husband turned into logistics. My relationship with my kids became control, because I was always trying to get back to work. I was never fully present anywhere.

My health declined. I could outsource tasks, but I could not outsource stress, anxiety, and overwhelm.

In my heart, I knew something had to change

The Turning Point

In my heart, I knew something had to change

My body was sending signals. I felt it collapsing. I was exhausted. It became painful to walk and move.

After years of pushing and a hard conversation with my mother, I finally started my transformation.

I hired a coach and went back to graduate school to understand why work was breaking so many high performers.

I became obsessed with the intersection of tech and organizational culture.

I changed jobs. I moved into leadership. I rebuilt my relationships. I stopped working at a reasonable hour. I learned how to lead without self-erasing.

For a moment, I thought, “I figured it out.”

Then cancer made the decision for me

I was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer.

It was brutal. Chemo. Radiation. Surgery. Then the quiet moment after, when you realize you only get one life, and you don’t get to negotiate with time.

I’m now years out from surgery and grateful to be here.

That experience sharpened the question I couldn’t ignore anymore. How do I want to live. How do I want to work. What do I want the rest of my life to stand for.

How do I want to live. How do I want to work. What do I want the rest of my life to stand for.

Why I Coach and Advise

I chose to serve. I chose to become the person I wish I had 15 years ago.

Because the hidden high achievers, the ones who carry the team and keep it together, are quietly getting crushed.

And because the rules of power, influence, and career leverage are learnable.

I went back to school again to study the science of coaching, work, and people. I took this seriously because it is serious.

Now, I teach high achievers to do exactly what I did: step out of corporate, become a consultant and coach and live life on their terms. I built a multi-million dollar coaching and consulting business, and now I teach rockstars from tech to do the same.

Who I Coach and Advise

Today I help high-achievers and leaders do three things:

1) Stabilize your role and lead in high-pressure organizations

Strengthen executive communication

Navigate toxic leadership and stakeholder dynamics

Protect your reputation, energy, and performance narrative

2) Build leverage on the side through paid advisory work

Clarify your expertise into a clean advisory offer

Test it through conversations and small pilots

Create options so you’re not negotiating from fear

3) Land promotions and leadership roles

Move from tactical to strategic

Build your brand as a thought leader

Navigate the politics of the interview and how hiring decisions are really made at the leadership level

Some fun facts about me...

Who I work with

  • Senior Managers, Directors, VPs, and high-achieving professionals

  • Leaders in tech and other high-pressure environments

  • People who are done being managed by chaos

If you want calm power, strategic influence, and optionality, we will get along.

Education

  • My entire advanced education has been focused on the science of work and people!

  • Masters of Science Degree (Northwestern University): Learning and Organizational Change

  • MBA (University of Maryland): Organizational Behavior

  • Certified Leadership Coach (Northwestern University)

  • Certification in Positive Psychology (University of Pennsylvania)

Experience

  • 2nd Generation Tech Manager and Leader

  • 15 Years as a leader bringing billion dollar products to market

  • Product Management, Marketing, QA, Program Management

  • Start-ups, mid-sized, and large organizations

  • Blogger and thought leader

  • Coached over 800 product ROCKSTARS .

THOUSANDS OF LEADERS TRUST LYNNE

What do you mean by “political organizations”

Organizations where power, perception, and shifting priorities matter as much as performance. If you’ve been blamed, documented, undermined, or constantly reorged, you know the type.

Is this therapy?

No. This is leadership strategy, influence skills, and career leverage. We work with reality, not wishful thinking.

Can I build advisory work while employed

Yes. Most leaders do. It is how you regain control without detonating your income.

What if I was laid off

Then we focus on stabilizing your story, clarifying your value, and building options fast, without panic applying as your only plan.