2025 NOW Conference Coach

Alex Wallash

Blue Goldfish, Executive Coach

As a leadership and executive coach, Alex has supported leaders with one-on-one coaching across a wide range of roles and sectors, which include: executives, directors, project managers, academics, school administrators, scientists, teachers, law enforcement, lawyers, sales representatives, and entrepreneurs.

Alex supports many of his clients in achieving their goals through the lenses of emotional intelligence and adult development. From the perspective of emotional intelligence, Alex works with his clients on developing their self-awareness, self-management, social awareness...

Amanda Steidlmayer

UC Davis, Director of DVM Professional Development

Amanda is the Director of Professional Development for Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) scholars at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM).

Amanda provides individual coaching and group training sessions that target the unique needs and characteristics of gifted individuals by focusing on strengths-based coaching, and positive psychology. In 2023, Amanda was a speaker at the UC Academic Advising Conference at UC Irvine, where her topic was Coaching Gifted Students. Amanda is a doctoral student of leadership and innovation in higher education at the...

Amy Chou

Dream Plan Do Live coaching and consulting, Leadership & Career Coach, Founder

Amy Chou is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and former senior tech executive with over 20 years of experience at companies including Google, TikTok, Cisco, and Intel. She led global marketing teams of 30+ and built a career at the intersection of strategy, leadership, and people development.

After choosing to step away from corporate leadership, Amy now works as a full-time leadership and career coach supporting high-achieving, mid-career professionals as they navigate leadership transitions, career pivots, and complex, competitive environments. Her...

Amy Kelly Lauer

Catalyst Collective LLC DBA Catalyst & Co, Leadership Coach and Founder

Leadership Coach and Founder of Catalyst & Co, Amy focuses on amplifying the impact of leaders from Director to c-suite executives and beyond. She supports organizations from Fortune 500 to start-up level. Her approach is goal-focused with a commitment to action and learning through self-reflection. Amy combines her 25+ years of executive experience
with her appreciation for implementing tools, frameworks and skills to support her coachees. A deep, intuitive listener, she challenges individuals in a supportive manner....

Amy Shuman

UC Davis, Executive Director, Staff Coaching and Professional Development

Amy Shuman serves as the Executive Director of Staff Coaching and Professional Development for the Division of Student Affairs at UC Davis. She has a master's degree in leadership from University of the Pacific, is a Gallup advanced certified Strengths coach, and a professional certified coach with the International Coach Federation. Amy is particularly passionate about leadership and empowering people to create a positive workplace culture by maximizing their strengths.

Amy's Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Communication, Competition, Maximizer, Significance, Focus

Ana Floyd

PCC, Executive Coach, Author, Entrepreneur, Coach Mentor, Facilitator and Board President

Ana specializes in career development, executive leadership, mental fitness, and psychological resilience. Her multi-level listening approach makes her a sought-after expert for professionals navigating career stagnation, workplace trauma, burnout, and the shifting AI landscape—delivering expertly tailored guidance to help clients overcome complex barriers and achieve sustainable career trajectories.

Ana's industry contributions include co-authoring the 2025 ICF Coaching Book of Knowledge, serving as ICF San Diego Board President, being featured as an executive coach for...

Anna Rodrigues

UCLA, Organizational Development Specialist

Anna Rodrigues is an accomplished Organizational Development Specialist at UCLA Administration's Organizational Effectiveness and Development (OED). With over 20 years of experience in performance coaching, Anna excels in adult learning, behavior modification, and continuous process improvement. She employs cognitive-based techniques to help high performers achieve greater happiness, health, and effectiveness.


Anna specializes in addressing workplace anxiety, stress, and burnout. She provides educational and solution-oriented tools to navigate a changing work...

Anne Amis (she/her)

Wild Visions Coaching, Certified Integral Leadership & Life Coach

Anne Amis (Founder of Wild Visions Coaching) is a certified leadership and life coach with over 20 years’ experience as a nonprofit executive. Anne’s passion is supporting clients in seeing beyond their limiting beliefs, getting unstuck, and naming and claiming their ‘wild visions’ so that they can live with greater purpose, joy and creativity.

Anne brings a big heart to coaching, along with deep knowledge of the body-mind connection. She works with clients from diverse backgrounds and industries who are in...

Ashley Vigo Aguirre

Vigo Consulting Group, Principal Consultant

Ashley is a strategic consultant and certified executive coach with over a decade of experience in learning, organizational development, and talent management, specializing in the engineering and tech industry. She previously served as an internal consultant at NASA and Nuro where she partnered with executives and leaders at all levels on culture change, performance management, and creating high-performance teams. She specializes in working with engineering teams to overcome challenging team dynamics so that they can increase organizational effectiveness. Ashley also is a...

Bara Mann

BaraCo LLC, Certified Positive Intelligence® Coach

Bara Mann (she/they) is a Certified Positive Intelligence® coach with three years of experience helping driven professionals overcome overthinking and create meaningful impact. Drawing from her M.S. in Chemical Engineering and seven years at a Fortune 500 company, she brings a unique perspective to coaching that combines technical precision with mental fitness principles.

As a queer coach with ADHD, Bara has special insight into neurodivergent experiences and LGBTQ+ perspectives. Her corporate background includes leading diversity initiatives, managing a Hispanic and Latino...