2024 NOW Conference Coaches

Shwetha Sivaraman (she/her)

Shwetha is an ICF ACC coach who has partnered with CXOs, Vice Presidents, Functional Heads, Senior and Emerging Leaders, and Entrepreneurs across BFSI, Retail, consulting, and Technology domains. She is an alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur with over 10+ years of experience in banking and retail. Her functional domain expertise included Strategy, Sales and Business Development, and Marketing. She is a Coach on platforms like HCN, Growthspace, and New Ver.

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.

Sandra Shurtz

I'm Sandra, a professional certified life coach, executive and leadership coach, and a mental health and wellness coach (including certifications in cognitive behavior and acceptance and commitment therapies). My passion lies in helping others reach their full potential. My coaching style focuses on you - your values, goals, and innermost desires for life balance and fulfillment. We work together to move past any roadblocks, create positive change, and stay focused on the path ahead. I'm an attentive listener with a well-developed intuition, which helps us explore fresh perspectives...

Rashmi Sharma (she/her)

Over a decade of leadership coaching experience, I have honed my skills in empowering individuals to reach their full potential. My background blends a robust academic foundation, DBA, MBA, & ACC in organizational leadership, with 10+ years of ACC experience in people management, business strategy, and practical insights from coaching diverse clients across various industries. Holding certifications from recognized coaching bodies and affiliations with professional coaching organizations underscores my commitment to excellence in the field.

Experience Working with Diverse...

Nile Rowan (he/him)

As a Certified ACC Leadership Coach, I bring over 30 years of business leadership to global companies. With an approach that is dynamic and always relatable to the real challenges of business, I tell it as it is, to enable leaders to quickly get to the heart of the matter. Each person I coach should leave with a sense of “I can do this,” knowing they have my support throughout the process. My focus is always on forward momentum of the coachee.

Prior to turning to the coaching profession, Nile held C-level roles both on the agency and client side. This included 10 years with...

Sheila Riordan (she/her)

Sheila Riordan, ACC, SPHR, is an Executive Coach who came to coaching following a successful 25-year career in Human Resources. Sheila’s path from HR to coaching emerged from coaching that she received which broadened her thinking about what was possible. She discovered a career path that leveraged her years of experience, aligned with personal values and work that is energizing. Sheila’s style is characterized by integrity, honesty, a sense of humor, and authentic support of personal and professional growth. Sheila’s goals in working with clients are to bring alternative ways of...

Karen Retardo (she/her)

Karen Retardo empowers immigrant women of color to conquer self-doubt, fostering confidence and courage. Drawing from her journey as an immigrant, Karen offers empathetic, heart-centered support, helping others achieve their aspirations. Embracing uncertainty and steering through tough conversations have bolstered her own courage, which she instills in her clients. A champion for immigrants and women of color, Karen believes in the power of self-leadership and encourages women to lead from where they are.

She utilizes her coaching skills and #IAmRemarkable facilitator training...

Jen Racklin (she/her)

As an experienced career counselor at Berkeley Career Engagement, I am here to guide you through the career development process with empathy and support. My goal is to help you gain clarity, identify your next steps, and achieve your full potential in your professional life.

Tierney Powers (she/her)

Fifteen Years of international experience in personal development, and for the past decade has been at the forefront of Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy and Customer Experience, specializing in data management, SaaS solution development, leadership development, and training.

Accomplishments as an Executive Coach and facilitator, include C-level coaching engagements, training teams both domestically and internationally, delivering programs at esteemed institutions such as Stanford University and within the NBA, and coaching emerging leaders and teams in the principles of Conscious...

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...