Hello! I'm Chrissie.
I'm an executive leadership coach dedicated to helping individuals and teams unlock their full potential. Whether enhancing personal leadership skills or boosting team performance, my approach to coaching and facilitation is rooted in values-driven action and transformative growth.
Services
Teams / Organizations
Looking to elevate your team’s performance and cohesion? Let’s collaborate to design workshops, offsites, and retreats on the following topics and more:
- Building trust & team effectiveness: Encourage self-reflection, strengthen relationships and enhance team dynamics for optimal performance.
- Defining your mission / vision / values: Clarify your organization’s purpose and direction to inspire and align your team.
- Leadership development: Equip your leaders with the skills and mindset to inspire trust, create clarity, and unlock performance.
Individuals
For individuals committed to a more mindful and values-driven approach to both leadership and life, here's how I can help:
- 1:1 Executive leadership coaching: Tailored sessions to enhance your leadership skills, build confidence, and align your actions with your values.
- Life coaching: Supporting your personal development journey to help you move toward a balanced and fulfilling life, both personally and professionally.
- Career coaching: Guidance to navigate your career path, overcome challenges, and achieve your professional goals.
About
I’m currently the Director of Future of Work Programs at Slack's Workforce Lab, where I focus on improving employee experience through research and experimentation. I previously led Advisory Services for Future Forum, partnering with executives at F500 companies to build a more flexible, inclusive, and connected future of work.
I’ve spent most of the last decade in tech leadership roles across Customer Experience, Customer Success, Customer Education, and Product. Prior to tech, I held positions in non-profit leadership, academic research, and elite sport.
I completed my coach training through the Co-Active Training Institute and hold my ACC Certification with the International Coaching Federation. I live in the pacific northwest with my wife and two young kids.
Testimonials
VP of Research, Okta
Building community and connection on a hybrid team requires intention and humanity. Chrissie was able to provide this to my team in spades during a recent team dynamics exploration she crafted.
Her facilitation style allowed people to be present with each other, even though they were far away. People felt safe enough to truly explore how the team was working, build shared understandings, and identify specific actions to take going forward.
Since her session, many on the team have referenced the learnings they gained in their day-to-day work. It's had a tremendous impact on our effectiveness as an organization.
Technical Writer, Figma
Chrissie has more superpowers than anyone I’ve ever worked with, but the two that have always amazed me the most are her ability to build relationships quickly, and to ask incredibly insightful questions. I think these superpowers come from the same place: Chrissie leads with curiosity, listens closely, and is able to process, understand, and draw connections in the blink of an eye.
It’s been a few years since we’ve formally worked together, but whenever I get stuck, Chrissie is still the first person I call.
Consultant Pediatrician BCCH & Clinical Instructor UBC
Chrissie facilitated a team dynamics workshop for over 60 UBC Pediatric residents at our bi-annual resident retreat. Of the 9 years of retreats I have attended both as a trainee and a staff pediatrician, I can say without a doubt that this was the most engaged our group has ever been for a full day session.
Chrissie is an extremely talented facilitator; she is a thoughtful leader, curious and genuine in her interactions with others, brilliant, and funny. Chrissie has a remarkable ability to connect with people, and connect groups of people – it is difficult to fully explain what a gift this is until you've worked with her.
The goal of our retreat was to bring our residents together, cultivate compassion for ourselves and each other, and encourage thoughtful reflection on how we can improve our working relationships. Chrissie helped us do all of this and more. She led us through everything from powerful, emotional reflections, to silly, ridiculous observations about the way we work. Working with Chrissie was transformative for our resident group and I can't wait to have her come back to work with my staff colleagues at BC Children's Hospital.
Solutions Engineering Manager, Jeli.io
Chrissie has helped me to navigate many experiences throughout my career, and to find a path forward. Her approach involves active listening and taking the time to understand what’s been shared with her.
Regardless of the topic I’ve brought to Chrissie, she has this amazing ability to ask insightful questions, encourage me to think deeper, and really learn to trust and believe in myself and my capabilities. I’ve had to overcome a number of different challenges, whether that be learning a new skill, figuring out my next career move, or working through unfamiliar and ambiguous situations.
I’ve been fortunate to work closely with Chrissie in the past, and she remains someone who I always turn to when I’m faced with whatever new challenge comes my way.
Fund Development Lead, Canada Learning Code
Chrissie has been incredibly helpful with navigating my outlook and journey for both my personal and professional life. She helped me overcome challenges in defining my values and asked insightful questions that supported my ability to think deeper about my future career and personal journey. Chrissie was a great active listener and she didn't hesitate to dive deep and ask the tough questions which led me to where I am today.
Toward the end of our journey together, I had a moment where all the pieces came together - It was an incredible feeling! I look forward to entering the next phase of my journey as a confident, self assured individual.
Partner Manager, Slack
Chrissie helped me to navigate an extremely transformational time in both my professional and personal life, and to develop strategies to reframe my approach to obstacles moving forwards. Chrissie takes the time to dig in to a variety topics, challenging me to become more confident when approaching new opportunities. She quickly fostered an environment where I felt safe to express my frustrations, and at the same time excited to continue challenging myself.
Working with Chrissie helped me to come up with several metaphors that I can consistently refer back to, which allow me to re-center and show up as my most authentic self. Since working with Chrissie, I'm able to easily refer back to the thought patterns that she taught me and am happy to say that I feel much more confident in any new adventure I may choose.