When someone finds their voice, everyone around them feels it.
I help people slow down and listen to themselves — to figure out what actually matters, what feels alive, and what’s worth pursuing.
CPCC | ICF ACC | Co-Active Institute | Stanford University | RISD
I’ve seen it happen.
Someone walks into a room and the energy shifts — not because they have all the answers, but because they know who they are, and that steadiness makes people trust them.
That doesn’t happen by accident. It takes honest conversation, time to explore, and someone who’ll do the work with you.
How I got here.
Before becoming a coach, I led creative teams at Walmart, the Discovery Channel, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art — and I’ve run my own studio practice for over two decades. I know what it takes to build consensus across departments, move people through uncertainty, and make something meaningful under real pressure.
My clients describe working with me as brave honesty paired with genuine belief in who they are. I’ll name the pattern you can’t see, challenge the story you’ve been telling yourself, and remind you of the strengths you've stopped trusting. And what comes from that is movement — decisions, action, and change that the people around you notice.
I combine Co-Active coaching, design thinking, and the Moth method of storytelling to help people lead — and live — with a clear sense of direction.
Four ways I help your people lead better.
Executive coaching
Your leader is in a new role, navigating a transition, or managing a team through upheaval. I work with them one-on-one — listening deeply, without bias, and asking the kind of questions that bring buried clarity to the surface. When a leader can finally see what’s been driving their decisions, they stop reacting and start guiding. They walk into a room and people know where they're headed. And the people around them are a part of it.
Group Programs
Sometimes the breakthrough happens in a group. My programs use design thinking, coaching, and storytelling to help teams and cohorts work through transitions, find direction, and build plans they’ll actually follow. The signature program is Path to Purpose — an 8-week experience built on Stanford’s Design Your Life methodology. I also design group engagements that draw from the same toolkit, shaped around what your team is facing right now.
Storytelling Training
Your team can’t connect if they can’t communicate honestly. I teach leaders and teams to find and tell the stories that build trust, turn colleagues into actual humans, and make people feel seen. Half-day workshops, multi-week programs, or a full storytelling event for your next offsite.
Retreats & Offsites
Some conversations can’t happen in a conference room. When people step away from their routines, their demands, and the roles they perform every day, something shifts. They relax. They open up. They start telling the truth about what they’re experiencing. That’s where real trust gets built — not from an icebreaker, but from people actually seeing each other. I design and facilitate retreats that create those conditions, using coaching, storytelling, and experiential work tailored to what your team needs right now. Your people come back with a different understanding of each other — and that changes how they work together long after they’re home.
I work with individuals.
You’ve had a meaningful career and you’re ready for something different — but you’re not sure what yet.
Or you’re early in your professional life and still figuring out what matters to you.
The path forward is about exploring and discovering what’s right for you.
Something is shifting. You’re in between, and that’s uncomfortable — but it’s also an opening. Whether it’s a career change, a fellowship, or a pause you created for yourself, I help people use that in-between time well.
Career & Life Transitions
You graduated, you’re working, but something doesn’t feel quite right — and the advice everyone keeps giving you isn’t helping. What matters now is who you are, what you care about, and how to build a life that feels like yours. I can work with you to figure it out.
Finding Your Direction
Some of the biggest shifts happen with other people asking the same questions you are. Hearing someone else’s story and suddenly seeing your own more clearly — that’s eye-opening. I run group programs, small cohorts, and workshops, and in every one I’ve run, people have asked to keep the group going. That’s how powerful these connections become.
Group Programs
Here’s how we work together.
1. We talk. Book a free 30-minute discovery call. Tell me about your team, your challenges, and what you’re hoping to achieve. I’ll be honest about whether I’m the right fit.
2. I design a plan. Based on our conversation, I’ll propose a custom engagement — coaching, a workshop, a program, a retreat, or a combination. You’ll know exactly what it includes, what it costs, and what outcomes to expect.
3. Your people show up differently. The leader who was stuck starts making decisions again. The team that was going through the motions starts having real conversations. You stop managing problems and start watching people lead.
What’s at stake.
When it works:
The leader you were worried about walks into a meeting and the room settles. Not because they have all the answers, but because people trust where they’re headed. The team that used to talk around each other starts talking to each other. Someone shares something honest in a meeting and instead of awkward silence, people lean in. You stop putting out fires and start hearing about progress.
When it doesn’t:
The leader keeps struggling alone. The team stays polite but guarded. Good people start quietly looking for other jobs. The next reorganization hits and there’s no foundation of trust to hold things together. A year from now, you’re still trying to solve the same problem — it just costs more.
What clients say:
“ I can’t say how much I appreciate your brave honesty and your ongoing belief in me.”
— M.M. Author
“Everything is based upon tangible results.”
— K.H., Project Manager
“Lisa’s coaching was full of the kind of care and precision that you would want. The detail and craft was both personal and professional, as well-executed as one could wish for.”
— G.K., Educator & Writer
“The experience exceeded all my expectations of having an impact that I would actually take home and apply immediately.”
— G.N., Community Organizer
Whether it’s one leader, a whole team, or a challenge you can’t quite name yet — that’s exactly what a discovery call is for.
Or email me directly: lisa@lisawaltuch.com