2024 NOW Conference Coaches

Lisa Laughter (she/her)

Introducing Lisa Laughter, an accomplished ICF ACC coach who is passionate about empowering individuals to lead joyful and intentional lives. With over 20 years of experience in higher education as a student services professional, Lisa has dedicated her career to supporting others on their personal and professional journeys.

As a dynamic speaker and coach, Lisa founded her own coaching and speaking business, where she partners with clients in a transformative process of self-discovery. Through her work, she emphasizes the importance of self-love, connection, and compassion,...

Lisha Davidovits (she/her)

As a Success Coach, Lisha works with high-achieving millennials who have a history of success and have recently been promoted into a more senior role or are seeking to make that happen. Working together, she helps them navigate those transitions with less stress and more joy, in ways that are dynamic, interactive, and supportive. As a result, they gain confidence, courage, and clarity that furthers their success and well-being.

Lisha’s impact, knowledge, and experience are enhanced by:

20 years in coaching, consulting, and client relations roles Extensive mental...

Lynne Matthews (she/her)

Lynne is a Certified Health and Wellbeing Coach (Wellcoaches) and an Accredited Social Worker (Australian Association of Social Workers). She is a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the International Coaching Federation.
Her experience spans team leadership and coaching, as well as teaching, supervision, and clinical practice in the health, mental health and social care fields. Lynne works with health and social care professionals at all stages of their careers to support their growth in the areas of personal values and professional vision and wellbeing;...

Lynne Naomi Mueller (she/her)

Lynne Mueller is an executive leadership coach dedicated to empowering and championing her clients toward meaningful, thriving careers and fulfilling lives.

Her NA leadership experience includes various general management posts at a broadcast television affiliate, film and video production company and largest cable MSO. Understanding first-hand the challenges and rewards of leadership led to a global post heading Executive Development and the design and delivery of leadership development programs in 30 countries on six continents.

She believes leadership scales...

Magali Clazon (she/her)

Meet Magalí Clazón.

Founder of Movimiento Creativo, Magalí is a Movement Artist born in Argentina who developed her hospitality and wellness career as an Ontological Senior Coach and Yoga, Dance, and Mindfulness Teacher. For the past 15 years, she has dedicated herself to the learning and practice of somatics and movement. Her long experience in hospitality, traveling the world, and corporate life allows her to facilitate unique transformational body experiences.

In 2020, Magalí moved to San Francisco, California, to deepen her Somatics and Conscious Movement studies....

Manuela Pauer (she/her)

Manuela has over 20 years of experience in helping professionals be successful in their lives and careers. Her work experience spans Strategy Consulting at Bain & Company, Product Management and Strategic Development at a successful Silicon Valley start-up, and Executive Director of Product Management and Strategic Planning at AOL.

Manuela supports mid-career professionals who are feeling stuck in creating a career and life they love. She creates a safe and welcoming environment to help them discover their ideal career and role, how to feel more fulfilled and successful in...

Marc Fein (he/him)

Marc is an authentic, caring, and empowering CTI trained coach with a Masters in Nonprofit Management and Leadership and a background in Mental Health Advocacy, Holocaust Education, and Storytelling.

Margarita Akterskaia (she/her)

I'm a trained career and life coach who is passionate about other humans. My career as a coach started when I organized a boot camp for women in tech and evolved from individual guidance to empowering group participants. My approach is both Client-Centered and Strength-Based: I practice partnerships to define goals and unlock an individual's potential and leverage individual talents and experiences for impactful career progress.

Maria Biscardi (she/her)

Maria has +500 hours of coaching leaders (ICF certification in process) from more than 10 countries (Latam, Europe, North America)in both English and Spanish. +12 years facilitating experiential training offline, online (since 2016), and conferences. International Life and business coach, focusing on leadership and management, emotional agility, soft skills learning, self-management, well-being, mental health care, and organizational learning. Psychologist in Venezuela since 2010.

Marisa Singer (she/her)

I am a certified ACC professional career and life coach. I am also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I work as both a coach and therapist. My coaching experience has focused on supporting social impact professionals and folks going through career transitions. I bring warmth, empathy, curiosity, and care to my coaching.