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Welcome! With over two decades of experience in leadership and coaching, I specialize in empowering high-potential leaders to excel in their careers. As the Founder of Surko Coaching, I have partnered with executives to enhance their executive presence, mental resilience, and strategic decision-making, leading to significant career advancements and organizational influence. My background includes senior roles at Flowcode and Bluecore, where I successfully led cross-functional teams and drove substantial growth and customer satisfaction. As an ICF Accredited Coach and Certified Professional Coach, I leverage tools like the Energy Leadership Index to help clients overcome self-limiting beliefs and achieve sustainable success. Let's work together to unlock your full potential and achieve your professional goals!

Nice to meet you! Here's a bit about me: In my two decades of tech and marketing leadership experience, I’ve realized that for executives to truly sustain high performance, they need more than just a solid growth strategy - they need a holistic approach. My executive coaching focuses on helping leaders enrich their Career Wellness - providing concrete strategies and support. Why work with me? With an MBA from Harvard Business School and extensive experience in executive roles at top companies like Oracle and Ibotta, I bring a wealth of knowledge in leadership, strategy, and sales effectiveness. As a leadership and executive Coach, I've successfully guided over 500 professionals to enhance their leadership skills and achieve their career goals (including by building and running Oracle's Women's Leadership Circles program from the ground up!). I bring deep expertise in team leadership, strategy, mindset and career development. My approach focuses on helping executives build a balanced portfolio across the following areas: 1. Career Advancement: The "How-to Guide” - My coaching provides concrete strategies to build your executive presence - like personal branding, negotiation, self-advocacy and communication skills. 2. Mindset & Confidence: The "Operating System" - I'll help you hone your mindset and cultivate self compassion - so you can overcome imposter feelings, move through setbacks, and find courage to take risks. 3. Well-Being & Health: The "Battery” - We'll explore how you charge your personal battery so you can show up as your best self - and get comfortable asking for the space needed to put these strategies into action. All of this supports my personal mission - to help more women reach the C-Suite. Sound like a fit? Schedule a free, 15 minute call with me to explore a partnership.

I’m a Co-Active Leadership Coach, and I work with people navigating life transitions (e.g., new jobs, new chapters in life) and moments when you start questioning what you really want next. My background is in Business and Finance (Master in Finance and MBA from INSEAD Business School). I spent ~10 years in strategy consulting at Kearney across Europe and the Middle East, and I’m currently working in Strategy and Operations at TikTok/ByteDance. What I bring into my coaching is helping you step back, see things from a different perspective, and move forward with more clarity and intention. Some of the situations I often work with: - Feeling stuck or dissatisfied in an area of life such as career, relationships, health, or direction - Starting a new job and wanting to show up at your best - Promotions or changes in roles and expectations - Being let go and figuring out what’s next - Entering a new phase of life or adulthood - Improving relationships with partners, family, or colleagues - Processing emotions and making sense of what’s going on Who I usually work with: - Individuals who want to take an active and intentional step in shaping their life (in any area), who feel they have been drifting and want to start steering more intentionally.

Former VP of Strategy & Transformation, BCG Project Leader, and Kellogg MBA with 20+ years leading at the highest levels of corporate strategy. I’ve navigated CEO transitions, driven multi-billion-dollar growth strategies, and led enterprise-wide transformations. I coach leaders to accelerate impact, influence effectively, and navigate complex challenges with confidence—drawing on real-world executive experience to deliver practical, actionable guidance.

Welcome to my profile! With a robust background in strategic leadership and sustainability, I bring a wealth of experience from top-tier companies like Amazon and Google. As a Social Responsibility Operations Manager at Amazon, I lead global initiatives to ensure ethical practices and human rights compliance across the supply chain. At Google, I managed high-impact sustainability projects and spearheaded DEI initiatives, earning multiple awards for my contributions. My experience as an MBA Lecturer further enriches my ability to guide executives in navigating complex business landscapes. Let's work together to elevate your leadership skills and drive impactful change in your organization. Reach out to start your journey!

Built a career in strategy, marketing, and growth. From management consulting to leading brand at IBM and eBay, I now bring that corporate rigor to my clients so they stop subsidizing their growth with burnout and missed family time. The founders, executives, and small business owners I work with are smart and capable, but overloaded with generic advice, half-fit playbooks, and a sea of competitors that all sound the same. Meanwhile, spaghetti systems steal weekends from their families and leave growth unpredictable. My approach is direct and analytical. I ask the uncomfortable questions that expose fuzzy assumptions. I strip out busywork and keep you accountable to what you said matters. Higher take-home pay. No more stealing weekends from family.

Rebecca is an executive coach and leadership advisor with 15+ years of experience partnering with senior leaders, CXOs, and boards to create the clarity, momentum, and courage needed to lead through complexity and change. She is the founder of Forward Progress, an executive coaching and talent consulting firm that delivers innovative, measurable, and evidence-based solutions. Clients describe her approach as thoughtful, intentional, and grounded - she brings both care and clarity to the work, meeting leaders where they are and helping them move forward. Rebecca's approach is grounded in having lived the work herself. She has built leadership development functions from scratch inside large, complex organizations and was a founding member of Deloitte's Leadership Consulting business. Most recently, she served as Interim Chief Learning Officer and Senior Director of Learning and Leadership Development at Udemy, where she led enterprise-wide transformations including AI Upskilling and Skills-Based Organization initiatives. Those experiences give her a practitioner's lens and deep empathy for the organizational dynamics, competing priorities, and human complexity her clients are navigating. Rebecca is particularly attuned to the leadership challenges created by AI and the future of work. Having designed and led AI upskilling at scale, she brings a grounded, practical perspective to helping leaders understand what this moment demands of them and how to lead their people through it.

I've spent my career at the intersection of technical depth and human complexity — and that's exactly where the most pressing leadership challenges live. My background spans three years as Chief of Staff at Khosla Ventures, where I worked across 60+ portfolio companies and 16 board seats; six years in the Army Special Forces, where I led high-performing teams in high-stakes environments; and a joint MBA/MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford with a focus on AI and quantum computing. I work with tech executives, startup CEOs, and investors at venture capital and hedge funds on the full range of leadership challenges: strengths development, prioritization, goal setting, mindset and motivation, emotional processing, nervous system regulation, energy management, effective communication, team building, and work-life balance. My approach considers the whole person, helping clients integrate their personal and professional identities rather than treating them as separate. I draw on 10+ years of meditation practice to help clients build the self-awareness and nervous system regulation needed to sustain high performance without burning out. And for clients with technical backgrounds, my training in engineering and physics means I understand the work, not just the leadership layer on top of it.

I work with executives navigating high-stakes transitions—moments when you need to recalibrate your operating system, not just add skills. My proprietary Response-Ability Framework integrates Status Intelligence, Systems Fluency, and Role Agility for leaders managing role shifts where the external stakes are high and the internal work is complex. Columbia MBA, ICF-certified, Tavistock Group Relations, École Jacques Lecoq. Twenty years specializing in precision recalibration for people who already perform at the highest levels.

I’ve spent over two decades operating inside high-growth tech companies—managing teams, advising execs, and leading through complexity. I’ve coached VPs, Directors, and emerging leaders at companies like LinkedIn, Microsoft, Lyft, and Hillspire (Eric Schmidt’s family office), helping them increase their influence, lead through ambiguity, and scale themselves as their scope grows. I’m ICF-certified, trained through the Center for Executive Coaching, and combine that rigor with firsthand operator experience. My coaching is grounded in business realities, not fluff and tuned for the unique pressures of leading in tech. I work with clients on everything from strategic thinking and stakeholder alignment to imposter syndrome and exec presence. If you’re navigating growth, preparing for a bigger role, or just need a trusted sounding board, I’ve been in your shoes, and I coach from that place.