Lead change without burning out.
Powerful conversations for leaders navigating uncertainty and complexity.
What’s the cost of leading others?
Leadership shouldn’t cost you your fulfillment, health, or sanity.
Yet here you are - burning the candle at both ends, unable to keep up with demands at work and home.
Everything keeps changing faster than you can adapt.
It can be hard.
Leadership requires completely different skills than the ones that built your career.
I hear this from talented technicians constantly: “Nothing that made me successful before prepared me for leading people.”
It can be lonely.
Leadership can be isolating. You want to seek support from others in your organization, but the stakes feel too high to let your guard down. The political dynamics make vulnerability feel dangerous.
I’ve been there.
After 20+ years in a variety of leadership roles and industries, I developed a pattern:
Excel as an individual contributor, be recognized for skill with people, get promoted to leadership roles, and burn out within a few years.
I loved being a leader, but I didn’t think it was possible to do it sustainably. So I kept trying to quit leadership.
It all changed when I got a coach.
I dove into intensive coach training while supporting a startup, navigating divorce, and traveling abroad.
The powerful 1:1 conversations I experienced changed everything. My coaches helped me see and release the internal patterns creating my burnout.
They showed me how to build a fulfilling, energized life while still leading others effectively.

Now it’s your turn.
We need resilient, resourceful, and creative leaders now, more than ever.
You deserve the kind of support that can enhance your performance as a leader without leaving any other parts of your life on the table.
Drew Hodun, Applied AI @ Anthropic
“Working with JJ has been transformative and an incredible investment in my personal growth. He's skillfully guided me through a major life transition as well as helped me navigate career opportunities strategically.
JJ brings an invaluable mix of mindfulness, joy, wisdom, and tech industry expertise that I had no idea existed - he connects with different aspects of my personality and helps me integrate them.”

How It Works
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Meet for one hour, twice per month, bi-weekly.
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Ad hoc access to me between sessions via email, phone, or WhatsApp.
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Custom-designed mindfulness practices to take into your leadership.
Getting started is simple.
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Fill out a brief assessment to help me understand where you are in your journey.
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We’ll schedule a complimentary one hour coaching conversation to see if coaching together is a good fit and the right approach for your goals.
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Begin coaching. We’ll spend the first few sessions clarifying your goals and developing a container for you to expand your capabilities as a leader.
Megan Cindric, Yahara Software
“I came to JJ feeling stuck despite having 'nothing wrong' in my life. Our work has been extraordinary - he guides me to form connections and realizations that would otherwise stay hidden beneath the surface.”
Giselle Texeira, Ex-Google + Co-Founder, inprove
“JJ has helped me uncover insights, triggers, and limiting beliefs that kept me from pushing toward my goals. It's been an amazing journey.”

Fast forward: one year from now.
You’re feeling an underlying sense of calm, no matter what’s happening around you.
You have a full, rich personal life and the capacity to nurture it when the work is done.
Your team/tribe/posse is aligned, on purpose, and thriving by you simply holding the space for culture rather than needing to pull every lever yourself.
FAQs
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Coaching is a creative partnership focused on your development as a leader and human. People who thrive in this work are committed to growth, take ownership of their development, and lean into discomfort rather than away from it.
You're likely a good fit if you're already drawn to personal development, have some experience with mindfulness or spiritual practice, and are open to exploring new perspectives about yourself.
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I've been leading teams for over 20 years, starting at 17 with UPS and continuing through military service, startups, and teaching roles. I'm a trained Aletheia coach with a Social Work degree focused on addiction and substance abuse.
I served in the Air Force as a combat engineer and squadron fitness trainer, then spent a decade in small businesses and startups while teaching technical skills to software engineers.
Most importantly, I've done the inner work that I ask of my clients. I've failed, succeeded, and learned to show up fully for myself and others.
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Monthly investment varies based on your role, company context, and the scope of our work together. Most executives invest $2K-3K per month, senior leaders $1K-2K per month, and emerging leaders $500-1K per month.
During our initial conversation, we'll determine the right monthly investment level for your specific situation.
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Our work together is month-to-month with 30 days notice required for ending the engagement from either party.
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All sessions are conducted via Zoom on a bi-weekly schedule. We'll establish a consistent day and time during our initial conversation, and I'll set up a recurring calendar invitation.
I'm based in Berlin (Central European Time). Berlin-based clients have the option of in-person sessions in a private, professional setting.
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Sessions begin with a check-in to assess what's most alive for you in relation to your commitments. We then move into inquiry using techniques from Internal Family Systems, somatic coaching, and presence-based approaches to work with your actual experience in real time.
We close by identifying specific actions you'll take before our next session. Between sessions, you implement, reflect, and bring your discoveries back to continue the learning cycle.
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I work with leaders facing challenges like transitioning to people management, navigating complex stakeholder relationships, building leadership teams, or leading contractors and distributed teams.
Since leadership challenges rarely exist in isolation, our work naturally extends to life transitions, relationships, health, creativity, and integrating spirituality into daily life and work. We focus the engagement by choosing one primary goal and working with one challenge at a time.
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You'll have access to me between sessions via Slack, WhatsApp, or email with typical response time within 24 business hours.
Support includes celebrating wins, strategizing before important conversations, reviewing documents or presentations, and quick calls for interviews or meetings. We'll find creative ways to meet your needs within my capacity.
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We become what we practice. Sessions often include brief mindfulness practices - body scans, grounding exercises, or other techniques to help you arrive with more presence and clarity.
Based on our work together, I may suggest specific practices between sessions to embody what we're exploring. For example, a short meditation practice if consistency is a challenge, or breathing techniques before difficult conversations.
No prior experience with meditation or spiritual practices is required. Our work together can be a space to explore these tools, or we can focus entirely on other approaches. All practices are optional but often transformative.
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Most clients notice internal shifts within the first month, but it takes about three months to gain perspective on how these changes are impacting both work and personal life. Around six months, people in your life will start commenting on positive changes they see in you. After a year, your life may look completely different.
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I don't make guarantees - I make commitments. I commit to showing up with full presence, listening deeply, and engaging honestly. I commit to challenging you when needed and believing in your potential, not your limitations.
No outcomes can be guaranteed, but we take our commitments seriously while holding them lightly. When commitments are broken, we own the consequences and use them as learning opportunities. I'll model this accountability and ask the same of you. This dynamic has significant impact on how you show up in your leadership.
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Therapy typically focuses on processing the past to improve present functioning. Coaching works with your current reality to create a better future than you'd achieve by default. Both approaches overlap in their understanding of human growth and share some methods.
Coaching is not psychotherapy. If you're experiencing acute mental health challenges, I recommend working with a qualified mental health professional. I can help connect you with appropriate resources if needed.
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I also facilitate workshops and groups, support self-managing teams in developing healthy collaboration patterns, and provide fractional operations leadership that integrates clear processes, connected teams, and strategic AI implementation.
If any of these services align with your needs, let's talk.