Transform your work and your life,
one conversation at a time
I draw on a broad set of proven practices and coaching methodologies to help you master the art of effective communication.
Along the way, my coaching can help you gain the self-awareness and momentum to move forward in your career, with confidence. You’ll grow your ability to connect and communicate, essential for any path you’re on.
Example areas of focus include:
High-Stakes Conversations
Strategize and prepare for discussions related to career transitions: looking for a promotion or raise, offering a new vision of your career path, presenting new possibilities to senior management.
Creating Clarity and Consistency
Examine how to strengthen and repair relationships, how to avoid repeated misunderstandings, and how to unlock opportunities to build trust and collaboration between you and your colleagues.
Illuminating Conversations
Uncover new perspectives, unseen obstacles, and opportunities to build relations and results through more effective communication.
Difficult Conversations
Manage uncomfortable discussions or sharing of bad news with clarity, empathy, and courage.
Beyond the communication-specific focus, my coaching enables you to reconnect with yourself and your dreams, assess your values and strengths, and build a professional and personal life that feels like the one you were meant to live!
“Let go of who you think you’re supposed to be. Embrace who you are.” – Brené Brown
How we can work together
1:1 Coaching
Individual coaching to help you thrive in your professional and personal life. Through ongoing coaching, you have an opportunity to focus on communication skills and much more. Gain a clearer understanding of yourself, what you (really) want, and how to clear and take the path to get there.
Conversation Lab is a coaching practice focused on helping individuals become more effective communicators and teams become more cohesive, productive units. The conversation and communication skills learned benefit both professional and personal interactions.
Sometimes issues with communication stem from underlying thoughts and doubts that hamper our ability to be clear, brave, and kind in our conversations. I provide 1:1 coaching that can address concerns and build confidence that translates to better relationships, results, and joy in all you do.
Coaching is an iterative, interactive process designed to facilitate desired changes in people’s lives, work, and performance. It’s a partnership between coach and client, where powerful questions and conversations inspire new thinking, perceptions, and behavior. Through the coaching process, you’ll build self-awareness and understanding, increase focus and clarity, and support the attainment of personal and professional goals.
A Conversation Lab Session is a targeted 60-minute session where we work together to address a specific communication challenge. This can be a one-off session for a new or existing Conversation Lab client. Whether you’re strategizing on how to ask for a promotion, concerned about a conflict, looking to improve team interaction, or wanting to be ready for an important discussion, you can book a session. You’ll come out of it with a clearer plan, focus and confidence.
1:1 coaching involves twice-monthly sessions focused on moving you toward your goals over time, whether you’re looking to build stronger communication skills, improve your day-to-day work and life, reinvent your career, or address other professional and personal challenges. These sixty-minute sessions are intended to be an ongoing resource for you. (Of course, you can stop at any time if your needs change.)
Our workshops are like communication master classes for your team. You have a range of workshop options to address the issues that are most relevant, such as “Building a Feedback Culture” or “Learning to Have Hard Conversations.” Workshops are interactive and can be in-person or virtual. Contact Conversation Lab to find out more about how you can help your team become great communicators so they work together better and feel satisfied!
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
Through working with Jane, I felt empowered to invest in myself and make the right decision for my family and my career
"Jane helped me unscramble the internal dialogue I had ongoing in my head about my career, my family and other choices I was making in my life. Throughout our working sessions she created a space for me to understand the barriers I was creating for myself and how I might overcome them. She also helped me navigate having successful conversations with those closest to me as I worked to redirect my career. I am truly a better communicator now because of my time working with Jane."
Kate U. - Marketing and Communications Leader
Madison, WI
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
Her gentle guidance and wisdom were truly helpful for me in figuring out how to move forward
"I cannot speak highly enough of Jane as a coach - her warm, easy demeanor put me at ease immediately and created a safe space within which I could explore emotionally difficult issues, and her gentle guidance and wisdom were truly helpful for me in figuring out how to move forward with a very sticky problem (with several tentacles to get under control!). I look forward to continuing my work with her, as I feel I learn and grow during each session we share. "
Heidi W. - Life Coach
San Francisco, CA
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
I shifted from feeling stuck to seeing possibilities
"I began working with Jane during a major transition in my life when I felt lost, overwhelmed by possibilities, and held back by imposter syndrome. Through her guidance, I shifted from feeling stuck to seeing exciting possibilities, and I'm deeply grateful for the confidence and direction she helped me uncover. "
Katie W. - Creative Project Manager
Los Angeles, CA
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
Jane helped me strategize how to address communication challenges with confidence
"Working with Jane has truly been transformative for my professional and personal communication. She’s helped me navigate tough conversations at work, comfortably advocate for myself, and understand how to bring my ideas forward in ways that align with everyone’s goals. Jane helped me strategize how to address communication challenges with difficult coworkers, present ideas effectively, and approach important conversations (like interviews and promotion discussions) with confidence. Her own warmth, inclusivity, and thoughtfulness as a communicator shine through in her coaching."
Ally B. - Attorney
Los Angeles, CA
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
Jane helped me overcome my fear of reaching out and guided me in finding ways to participate without anxiety
"Without Jane, I would not have the friendships that are now among the greatest sources of joy in my life. She helped me overcome my fear of reaching out and guided me in finding ways to participate in group conversations without anxiety and inhibition."
Thor B. - Writer
Madison, WI
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
Jane helped me get out of the box I had put myself in and see new and different opportunities
"I met with Jane during a period of transition. I was looking to change my job and hoped that would help me find fulfillment in other areas of life. Jane asked thoughtful questions and created time and space for reflection so that I could get to the heart of my interest in new job. From there, she helped me explore the facets of a job and a life that were truly meaningful to me. By gently questioning my assumptions, Jane helped me get out of the box I had put myself in and see new and different opportunities that were previously obscured."
India S. - Foreign Affairs Professional
Washington, D.C.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
Working with Jane has been one of the best decisions I have made for my business
"When I first started my social media marketing business, I was weighed down by imposter syndrome, constantly second guessing myself, struggling to articulate my message, and doubting ig I really had what it took. Working with Jane completely shifted that. She broke everything down step-by-step, asked the right questions that flipped my perspective, and helped me rebuild confidence piece by piece. Because of her guidance, I started signing clients and found my voice. Jane is not just a coach, she is a true thought partner who helps you see both the details and the bigger picture with clarity, and working with her has been one of the best decisions I have made for my business and my mindset."
