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I am a successfully exited founder (GreatHorn, sold to private equity in 2022), with over a decade of experience as a working CEO, a deep background in the startup community, and have served as a board director, advisor, and mentor to multiple early stage companies. I have served on state advisory boards focused on developing leadership and talent, as well as serving in leadership roles at multiple early stage companies across my career. Following my own company’s exit, I have formalized my coaching practice, seeking to give back as well as remain engaged in meaningful work with entrepreneurs and executives earlier in their own careers. I specialize in helping with authenticity, conflict resolution at the C-level and with complex boards, and with strategic change management.

I bring over 20 years of experience leading global teams and driving organizational transformation across Fortune 500 companies, startups, and private equity-backed businesses. I have partnered with executives at Amazon, Estée Lauder, and GAP Inc., helping them strengthen leadership effectiveness, navigate complex change, and scale high-performing teams. My work has included optimizing organizational structures, leading post-merger integrations, and designing strategies that enable leaders to align vision with execution while delivering measurable business results. As an ICF PCC-certified coach, adjunct professor at NYU, and founder of my own company, I combine real-world operational expertise with structured leadership development frameworks. I guide clients to develop presence, influence, and confidence—helping them lead with clarity, make high-impact decisions, and create sustainable performance for themselves and their teams.

I don’t coach from the sidelines. I coach from the seat. With 20+ years leading product teams at Amazon, Box, Iterable, and Apollo.io, I’ve lived through the hypergrowth, the AI shifts, and high-stakes executive decisioning. I’m a UC Berkeley (BECI) Certified Executive Coach and a Gallup Certified CliftonStrengths Coach, but my real methodology was forged while building organizations from $42M to $225M+ ARR. My Philosophy: Kind but Tough. Most leaders think they have to choose between empathy and accountability. That is a myth that kills performance. I help you integrate a Radical Heart with a Relentless Edge. Kindness is the clarity to tell the truth when everything is chaos. Toughness is the conviction to hold the standard for the outcomes that matter. The Approach: I don’t deal in leadership platitudes. Using Gallup Strengths-based frameworks, we decode how you are specifically wired to lead so you can stop chasing an archetype and start operating from your Irreplaceable Human Edge: Discernment, Empathy, Presence, and Imagination. Who I work with: Product, Engineering, Design leaders navigating career inflection points, AI transformation, scale-up friction, or other critical moments where you need a sounding board and thought partner. I'm also passionate about working with Women-in-Tech and Underestimated Leaders across all disciplines. If you want a coach who is kind enough to tell you the truth and tough enough to walk through it with you, let’s talk.

20 years of experience in leadership development, I specialize in empowering executives, leaders, and managers, particularly in the tech industry. As the founder of 'Be' Coaching Solutions, I have a passion for creating a safe and non-judgmental environment for my clients to explore what else is possible, be a sound board and a space where Leaders can come to take a moment to themselves. My background includes Senior roles at LinkedIn and Meta, where I led talent strategies and coached leaders up to the VP level. I have successfully coached numerous individuals through career transitions, performance challenges, and leadership development. Let's work together to unlock your potential and achieve your leadership goals. Reach out to start your journey today!

Hi there, I'm Kimberly! I'm a leadership development expert who has been training and coaching clients at top organizations like Google, Netflix, and BlackRock since I was 24 years old. To date, I've worked with 5,000+ professionals globally on a range of leadership competencies and maintained a 95%+ satisfaction rating. My approach is based on first principles, so the skills you build feel intuitive and practical beyond the coaching room. If you've been struggling with: - Finding your footing in a new or expanded leadership role - Navigating tricky workplace relationships (with your team, manager, peers, or other stakeholders) - Communicating with impact, whether in high-stakes presentations or everyday leadership moments - Understanding what's holding you back from the next level - and what to do about it I'd love to support you. Book your free discovery call, and let's see if we're a fit.

Through out my career at IBM, and as I transitioned from individual contributor roles to people management roles, I attended comprehensive management training and received certifications at IBM, that enable me to support the growth of my team members and their growth. In addition, I learned the techniques and methodologies to be an effective leader whether to the team I manage or to lead without authority to the extended teams that I manage via the programs I lead. Leading and influencing without authority is an art and a science. I received various leadership and management awards because of my passion to support team members and be a servant leader. I can help you in your growth journey to be an effective leader.

Welcome to my profile! With over 25 years of experience in the tech industry and a strong foundation in leadership development, I am dedicated to empowering technical leaders to excel in their roles. As the Founder & Principal of Leaders In Tech, I have guided over 200 tech leaders through personalized coaching programs, including the innovative Tech Leadership Accelerator Program. My experience at Intel as a Leadership Coach and Director of Software Engineering has equipped me with the skills to help leaders enhance their influence, impact, and performance. Whether you're looking to refine your leadership style or drive measurable business outcomes, I'm here to support your journey. Let's connect and craft a leadership roadmap tailored to your success!

This leadership coaching engagement is designed for senior professionals who want to strengthen executive presence, strategic communication, and influence in higher-stakes environments. You may be preparing for senior leadership visibility, leading cross-functional work, managing difficult stakeholders, navigating conflicts, communicating with executives, or moving from expert/operator credibility into broader enterprise leadership. Together, we will work with the real leadership situations you are facing — not generic hypotheticals. That may include preparing for a high-stakes meeting, strengthening how you frame decisions, communicating trade-offs, building trust with senior stakeholders, navigating ambiguity, or practicing leading with authority and authenticity under pressure. As an MCC executive coach, I bring a confidential, rigorous, and human-centered coaching approach. My background spans Fortune 100 innovation, organizational transformation, people systems, executive coaching, team coaching, board service, and business building. I have coached 750+ clients across 30+ industries and globally distributed client groups. This work is especially relevant if you are successful in your function but now need to lead through influence, communication, and presence at a more senior level. If this is the leadership edge you are working on, I invite you to book an introductory call so we can explore whether coaching is the right support for your professional growth goals and expected outcomes.

I believe leadership is about turning vision into consistent execution through people. Throughout my career in school and district leadership, I've helped leaders move beyond simply managing day-to-day operations. Together, we clarify the vision, identify the highest-leverage priorities, and create coherence so teams understand not only what they're doing, but why it matters and how success will be measured. My coaching combines strategic planning with a deep understanding of what motivates people to do their best work. I help leaders build commitment to the vision, communicate with clarity, develop others through deliberate practice and feedback, and create systems for monitoring progress without overwhelming their teams. The result is leadership that feels focused, intentional, and capable of producing meaningful, sustainable outcomes.

I'm Gia Lacqua, a Leadership Behavior Strategist who helps high-performing leaders uncover the invisible strategies driving their decisions, leadership, and success, and redesign the ones that no longer serve them. A former Fortune 100 Vice President with more than 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry, including 12 in leadership, I combine real-world executive experience with a neuroscience-informed understanding of behavior. That combination is what lets me find the unconscious patterns shaping how clients think, lead, communicate, and decide under pressure — patterns most coaching never reaches. My work is grounded in one belief: every successful person is running a personal strategy, whether they designed it or inherited it. The behaviors that once fueled achievement often become the exact liabilities driving burnout, overfunctioning, and indecision. I help leaders see the strategy underneath the symptom, then rebuild it intentionally — aligned with who they are now, not who they had to be to get here. I'm a Forbes Coaches Council member, award-winning author of PowerShift, and host of the What The Shift podcast — known for translating complex human behavior into practical strategy that produces measurable change in leadership, performance, and life.