2024 NOW Conference Coaches

Kristin Griffith

eBay, Director, Product Marketing

I focus on helping people identify their professional dreams and formulating an action plan to achieve them. I specialize in coaching women, members of the LGBTQ+ community, Marketing in the Tech industry.

My Background: I've worked in the Tech industry in Product Marketing for almost 20 years at companies including Meta, Intuit, Adobe, Netflix, eBay, and PayPal. MBA in Marketing, UCLA.

Certifications: Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) - Co-Active Training Institute.

LaKedra Brown

DBL Connections, Therapist

Dr. LaKedra L Brown is the CEO and Owner of DBL Connections, which umbrellas her pride and joy, Epiphany516. She is a highly sought-after life coach, business consultant, forensic expert and therapist. She is currently working on several prized projects, including her first published book.

Her educational journey has led her to obtain a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, a Master's in Rehabilitation Counseling, and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Family Studies. She is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor as well as a...

LaToia Burkley

Your Big Debut, LLC, CEO / Executive Coach

LaToia Burkley specializes in activating, educating, and elevating the voices of professionals so that they can serve at their highest sense of self while gaining clarity along their career journey; boldly crafting a framework for success on their own terms. LaToia is a goal-oriented, certified executive and career coach, as well as a highly skilled, innovative, and energetic business professional. In her work with clients, she draws on her background in identifying, prioritizing, maximizing opportunities, and orchestrating solutions in the Human Resources and Business Operations...

Laura Paradise

Paradise Coaching, Career Coach

Laura Paradise is a certified life coach with a career niche. She helps people navigate job changes, whether charting a new path, landing a position or working on a promotion. A former nonprofit fundraiser, Laura is skilled at getting in front of people and getting support for worthy causes. She wants the same for her clients: to help them get in the door, make a great impression and leave with an offer. Laura helps in all aspects of career support. Her specialty is interview skills and public speaking. She offers workshops and individual coaching. Laura lives in Oakland near Redwood...

Laura Reid

Resonant Living Coaching, Founder and CEO

I approach professional development holistically, exploring how careers, relationships, health/wellness and personal passions fit together. I’m fascinated by stories: not just our history or our aspirations, but the stories we tell ourselves every day (consciously or unconsciously), and how they can influence professional advancement.

As an International Coaching Federation ACC and Certified MentorCoach®, my approach synthesizes strengths-based coaching with positive psychology, and cultivates awareness around where people might be getting stuck. I partner with...

Laura Woody

Connections Coaching and Consulting LLC, Coach (ACC, CPCC)

Laura Woody, ACC, CPCC, LCSW, is a coach, consultant, and the founder of Connections Coaching and Consulting LLC. Leaning on her 20 years of experience as a social worker, supervisor, and leader in the non-profit realm, Laura approaches coaching with empathy, authenticity, and humor, keeping a non-judgmental and supportive stance. Laura is passionate about supporting her clients in gaining insight and taking action even amongst the “brutiful” realities of life. Trained and Certified by the Co-Active Training Institute, Laura...

Leland Franklin (he/him)

Leland is an ICF-Certified and Co-Active-Certified executive coach, builder, educator, and facilitator based in Silicon Valley. He partners with high performers who are looking to build an incredible career full of meaning and impact, without the burnout. He combines neuroscience, mindfulness, and behavioral psychology to help people refine their dreams and be accountable to taking action on those dreams. Leland incorporates his insights as a new father of a 1-year-old daughter, long-time martial artist, and accomplished skydiver with over 700 jumps and 3 world records. Leland earned...

Ling Ling Phung

Two Lings, Transformational Coach

Ling Ling Phung’s coaching philosophy is rooted in the belief that every individual possesses innate wisdom. Through a blend of somatic practices, mindfulness, and mental fitness training, she guides clients to transform limiting beliefs, foster compassionate self-dialogue, and cultivate deep self-awareness. Her approach empowers clients to live more authentically and purposefully. Her work is shaped by her personal experience as a refugee from the Vietnam War, offering a trauma-sensitive, empathetic perspective to her coaching.

Before becoming a coach, Ling Ling...

Lisa Erck

Elevate U. Coaching & Consulting, Executive Leadership Development and Core Energy Coach

As an iPEC-trained, ICF-accredited Certified Professional Coach (CPC), I coach clients online and in person. I help them navigate life’s challenges, build leadership skills, and enhance their energetic presence. My approach fosters clarity, self-motivation, and emotional resilience, creating a safe, nonjudgmental space to face challenges and increase life satisfaction.

Specializing in energy and leadership coaching, I help leaders and professionals identify stressors, triggers, and barriers to their goals. Utilizing core energy coaching principles and techniques...

Lisa Harris

Palo Alto University, lisaharriscoaching.com, International & Veteran Student Specialist

Lisa Harris has over 20+ years experience advising international students and 5+ years experience advising military/veteran/dependent students. Lisa currently works at Palo Alto University, a school of psychology and counseling for mostly graduate students. Previous to PAU she worked as an international student advisor at large public schools including UC Hastings College of Law, San Jose State University, as well as smaller private schools including the University of San Francisco. She has also held multiple regional and national level volunteer positions with NAFSA: Association of...