The very act of participating in coaching has changed my own approach to how I develop and support team members. Nate Hylan Product Management Leaderhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/natehylan/Boston, MA   Nate helps teams work better together to build products people love. He leads product strategy and process improvement at Thoughtworks.   What was the moment you realized [Keep Reading…]

  Anita StubenrauchSocial Impact Speechwriter and Storytellerhttps://www.causeeffectcreative.com/Murphys, CA Whitney felt like a mirror in which I was reflected back as more powerful than I ever imagined.   Anita helps social impact leaders tell their hero story and runs a 14-acre retreat center in the Sierra Foothills. She authored Apple’s credo and was Angela Ahrendts’ personal [Keep Reading…]

  Sarah Baker MillsHead of Designhttps://sarahbakermills.com/Chapel Hill, NC Whitney showed me that I already had the toolbox to approach leadership challenges in the same way as design problems.   Sarah is Head of Design for ConsenSys where she cultivates a decentralized and distributed team of designers worldwide. She was previously Product Design Leader for Blockchain [Keep Reading…]

  Zachary LangDirector of Digital Strategyhttps://halfbetter.us/Atlanta, GA Since working with Whitney, my mental resiliency and sense of “what if” has grown.   Zachary is the co-host of Half Better, a podcast by and for partners developing themselves together. He leads development and digital strategy for an email marketing agency.   What was the moment you [Keep Reading…]

  Rachel ReynardSenior Director, Experience Designhttps://www.rachelreynard.com/San Francisco, CA Whitney’s compassionate yet no-bullshit approach is a powerful combination!   Rachel is the Senior Director of Experience & Design at AppDynamics, and is a volunteer UX Mentor for Backstage Capital. Previously, Rachel was UX Director at SAP Labs.   What was the moment you realized you needed [Keep Reading…]

  Megan SanickiOpen Source Executivehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/megansanicki/Boise, ID, and Tuscon, AZ I learned to better trust my values, instinct, and vision in order to drive my ideas forward with more confidence.   Megan is a force for good in open source. She leads research and strategy for Google’s Open Source Program Office, and was previously the Executive [Keep Reading…]

  Heather O’NeillStrategic Partner and CEOhttp://pixelsforhumans.com/Boston, MA Whitney always had such confidence in me that eventually I started to have that same confidence in myself again.   Heather is the CEO of Pixels for Humans, a SaaS growth company. She is the author of Before You Code, and creator of Measured UX, a quant-data course [Keep Reading…]

  Colleen CarrollManaging Director, People & Culturehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/colleen-carroll-56277b18Chicago, IL I am a better leader, mother, and woman because of my coaching sessions with Whitney.   Colleen is Managing Director of People & Culture at One Design Company. Previously, she was Director of Operations at Palantir.net.   What was the moment you realized you needed support? I [Keep Reading…]

  Michelle ZassenhausProduct Design Leader and Fine Art Photographerhttp://www.zhaus.co/Brooklyn, NY Whitney listened and asked profound questions, whilst also providing some tactical support.   Michelle is a product design and research consultant, and a professional fine art photographer. Previously, she was Senior Director of UX and Design at TheLadders.   What was the moment you realized [Keep Reading…]

  Stacey BillupsUser Experience and Product Management Consultant for Blockchain and AIhttps://www.staceybillups.com/Great Barrington, MA, and Brooklyn, NY The future has never looked brighter.   Stacey is the Co-Founder and CEO of YoJonesy, Inc., an independent consultancy leveraging AI and machine learning. Previously, she was Director of User Experience at Moody’s Analytics, Thomson Reuters, and Big [Keep Reading…]