Master Certified Executive Coach | Former HR Executive

I grew up as the daughter of Vietnamese refugees, learning early to read people, situations, and what goes unsaid. That sensitivity became an advantage. It’s now the foundation of how I work.

I know what it feels like to be everyone’s safe place with nowhere to land yourself. I became a coach because I needed one first.

Over 15 years, I’ve coached leaders inside and alongside organizations including Golub Capital, Dow Jones, The Wall Street Journal, Pinterest, Nasdaq, and Zillow Group. I’ve worked with hundreds of leaders in high-stakes moments.

What I’ve learned: the leaders who make the biggest impact are not the ones who fit the room. They are the ones who stop managing how the room sees them and start leading from who they actually are.

That’s the work. It changes how you make decisions, how you show up, and how others experience your leadership.

I work at the level underneath behavior. What’s driving how you lead when the pressure is on.

I call this the Congruence Gap. The space between how you want to lead and how you actually show up under pressure. That’s the work we close.