Dashing Leadership 
The most important factor in a coaching relationship is the fit between coach and client. On occasion, I won’t be the best fit for you, whether that’s due to capacity, budget, or background. For those times, I am happy to recommend the following coaches. I know each of them to be experienced, empathetic, and effective in the work that they do.
Anamaria Nino-Murcia, Startup Executive Coach
Andy Sparks, Startup Executive Coach
Chris VandenBrink, Reboot
Eric Peng, Startup Executive Coach
Jerry Colonna, Reboot
Leo Widrich, Leadership Coach
Lulu Cheng, Leadership Coach
Michael Terrell, Startup Executive Coach
Mindy Zhang, Leadership Coach
Nathan Parcells, Sharpend
Robyn Ward, FounderForward
Ryan Vaughn, InsideOut
Steve Schlafman, Leadership Coach
Virginia Bauman, Reboot
The dysfunctional patterns that come out in conflict are defense mechanisms meant to avoid the feelings we most want to avoid. And it is those exact feelings we need to welcome in order to reach meaningful resolution.
This is a guide for you, the fundraising founder, on how to get through a difficult fundraise. It’s split across three sections: taking care of yourself, working with investors, and leading the team. My hope is that this guide helps make your fundraise more likely to succeed while staying healthy throughout the process.
This created an insight: moving toward the source of our discomfort is what leads to freedom. As many wisdom traditions tell us, it’s resistance that creates our suffering. Coming from this stance casts a new light on much of the standard advice on working with the Inner Critic. Reframe the statements! Practice self-compassion! Question the assumptions! Make no mistake, these are all wonderful practices. But they fall short when their intent is to avoid the Critic. Paradoxically, moving fully toward what’s there is the key to internal spaciousness.
