2025 NOW Conference Coaches

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

Amy is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach and a leadership advisor with over 20 years of experience in the tech industry, including leadership roles at companies such as Google and TikTok. Most recently, she led a global PMM team of 30+, and brings a deep passion for people development and extensive leadership knowledge.

Amy now leverages her personal leadership journey along with her coaching expertise to provide personalized coaching that empowers professionals to gain lasting clarity and confidence. Her proven approach combines practical tools, mindset...

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

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

International Coach Federation (ICF) San Diego, President

Ana Floyd is a Life Development Coach in Communication™ and Certified Communication Trainer with over 30 years of experience working with thousands of clients worldwide. She holds the ICF Professional Certified Coach credentials and currently serves as President of ICF San Diego. Ana is also an advisory board member for the Women's Leadership Executive program at UC Santa Barbara. As co-founder of the Institute for Global Listening and Communication, Ana combines her coaching expertise with a compassionate listening approach to help clients navigate career and business challenges,...

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...