What Clients Say
Coaching Clients
“Working with Jossie has been nothing short of a transformational journey. Before our sessions, I was grappling with the dual challenges of a demanding leadership role and parenting two young children. I constantly felt like I was running on empty, pushing myself to the brink both at work and home, leading to frequent burnouts. But with Jossie’s guidance, I’ve transitioned to a principle-driven approach, focusing on strategy and self-prioritization.
I’ve learned to navigate my professional challenges with a renewed sense of energy and purpose. What sets Jossie apart is her unique blend of humility, curiosity, and genuine support. She has an innate ability to challenge assumptions, offers diverse perspectives, and address a myriad of issues, from people-centric problems to technical and organizational challenges.
One of the most surprising outcomes of our sessions has been the ‘Law of Compounding’. While each session felt like a small step forward, the cumulative effect over time has been profound. I’ve unlearned certain leadership habits and adapted to new organizational cultures, all with Jossie’s unwavering support and guidance. I can’t recommend her enough.”
I’ve learned to navigate my professional challenges with a renewed sense of energy and purpose. What sets Jossie apart is her unique blend of humility, curiosity, and genuine support. She has an innate ability to challenge assumptions, offers diverse perspectives, and address a myriad of issues, from people-centric problems to technical and organizational challenges.
One of the most surprising outcomes of our sessions has been the ‘Law of Compounding’. While each session felt like a small step forward, the cumulative effect over time has been profound. I’ve unlearned certain leadership habits and adapted to new organizational cultures, all with Jossie’s unwavering support and guidance. I can’t recommend her enough.”
Vi Iyengar
Head of Machine Learning, Netflix
“Taking the decision to have you as my coach in the beginning of the year was the most important decision I have made. I was fighting with many of my saboteurs, I was feeling overwhelmed and stuck. Your coaching has become the catalyst for changing my mindset on how I see myself. It really made me aware of traps and learned to deal with compassion. It is true, to show yourself confident outside, you need to be confident inside first. As I am writing this, while I am feeling more excited and hopeful towards tomorrow and I am certainly enjoying today, I am laughing more and I am intentional in my actions. I would love to follow your advice in my journey and I have no doubt it will show me the steps if I get blocked.”
Madhuri Gore
Senior Director of Engineering, Salesforce
“I started working with Jossie as soon as I was promoted to Engineering Manager. I had managed before, quite a lot actually, but never quite as this level with these types of engineers. One of my primary concerns was the jump from tactical to strategic thinking.
When I had found out Jossie had been assigned as my coach, I was thrilled! As I also work in the IoT space, all of her experience was 100% directly related to mine. Jossie has helped me to work through multiple diverse situations, and helped uncover my blind spots and triggers.
She is always extremely kind and non-judgmental, and has a myriad of resources on every topic we discuss. I very much look forward to my coaching sessions with her, and leave the sessions spinning with ideas and energy.”
When I had found out Jossie had been assigned as my coach, I was thrilled! As I also work in the IoT space, all of her experience was 100% directly related to mine. Jossie has helped me to work through multiple diverse situations, and helped uncover my blind spots and triggers.
She is always extremely kind and non-judgmental, and has a myriad of resources on every topic we discuss. I very much look forward to my coaching sessions with her, and leave the sessions spinning with ideas and energy.”
Cathy McBride
Director of Engineering, Breville
“Working with Jossie has taken me to the next level in my leadership skills. As a woman in tech I’ve gotten my fair share of feedback that simply isn’t actionable or helpful. In each of our sessions I’ve received direct, thoughtful, objective, and actionable feedback towards my success. Jossie has a high bar of excellence in her work and she has been an accountability partner for me in setting a high bar for myself. Jossie manages to beautifully balance giving no nonsense feedback and guidance while being extremely empathetic and understanding.”
Lou Collins
Head of Engineering, Wrapbook
“Jossie was invaluable in my career growth and I feel blessed I got the chance to work under her. Jossie has this talent empathetically providing brutally honest advice which will motivate you to be the best version of yourself. Jossie really does invest in you because she truly cares and her insights have helped me get to create a venture-backed startup. Jossie’s influence and work ethic never cease to amaze me. Her influence stretched further than the C-level suite. Her impact on organizations went far beyond her role. She helped shape a culture people loved working at keeping retention high and growing several business units leading to an acquisition. Jossie is truly one-of-a-kind and you would be doing yourself a disservice if you did not connect with her.”
Jason Sujjon
Co-Founder at Buildingswell
“Jossie is a true champion within the DEI space and was an amazingly thought-provoking speaker during Mogul’s International ERG Day celebration in 2021. We loved having her involved and our audience was captivated by the insights she shared!”
Chelsea Harris
Head of Global Experiential Marketing At Mogul
“When I started working with Jossie, I felt a lack of confidence when managing or collaborating with individuals who exhibited strong or combative personalities. I questioned the value I brought to my teams when I didn’t receive support, or worse, faced unprofessional belittling, and this compromised how I could be most effective in guiding and supporting my teams through challenging situations. Working with Jossie has taught me to combine curiosity and empathy with strategic and tactical solutioning as I approach people, team, and organizational challenges. She has helped me to see the value I am bringing to my teams every day, and the experience I already have. She provided a foundation in leadership topics such as influencing, executive presence, and navigating difficult relationships – all of which are immensely helpful tools to have as a manager and leader. These topics then helped to frame our discussions of specific situations I was working through with my teams and organizations that enabled application of these tools. Jossie has helped me gain immense confidence and empathy in approaching my role, and I am very grateful for having made the decision to invest in myself, and to become a better leader with her coaching..”
Heather Wellenius
Engineering Leader at Toast
“Before working [with Jossie], I had been working in the same team for a long time, gradually getting exposure to more diverse teams. I wasn’t sure if some of the positive and negative experiences I encountered were normal or to be expected. It was incredibly helpful to get an outsider’s perspective, especially from a coach in a similar field, to validate and understand how to deal with these issues.
You always have sensitive questions about your workplace that you don’t know whom to discuss with. Having a coach who can offer an outside view is invaluable. Before I started, I was very unsure and lacked confidence about some of the challenges I faced at work. I often thought I was at fault. However, after working with Jossie, I found the strength to understand my shortcomings, as well as those of my team, and developed a plan to endure and improve the situation.
Now, I feel much better equipped to tackle different toxic traits in a team, focus on strengths, set boundaries, and keep the bigger picture in mind. If you’re considering working with Jossie, I highly recommend it. Her insights and support have been transformative for my professional growth.”
You always have sensitive questions about your workplace that you don’t know whom to discuss with. Having a coach who can offer an outside view is invaluable. Before I started, I was very unsure and lacked confidence about some of the challenges I faced at work. I often thought I was at fault. However, after working with Jossie, I found the strength to understand my shortcomings, as well as those of my team, and developed a plan to endure and improve the situation.
Now, I feel much better equipped to tackle different toxic traits in a team, focus on strengths, set boundaries, and keep the bigger picture in mind. If you’re considering working with Jossie, I highly recommend it. Her insights and support have been transformative for my professional growth.”
Swathi Patnaikuni
Adobe
“Working with Jossie was with no doubt a highlight in the Ada Lovelace program. Her candid yet warm attention to detail, helped me grow in many ways. Jossie was very professional and attentive when listening to my shared experiences as a woman in tech precisely a senior computer scientist. Her coaching style was not only friendly but motivating, encouraging and empathetic. Jossie did a wonderful job at listening and providing me with suggestions and strategies that would ultimately help pave the road to better positioned for success along with happiness. Talking to her gave me hope, and a sense of connection and relief I felt very grateful for.”
Anonymous
“Jossie’s mission is to keep women in tech, and she lives this mission every single day. She has become a strong advocate for retaining women in tech; one of the ways to keep them in tech is by creating more diversity and inclusion in tech companies. She was a speaker at a recent panel hosted by Divhersity. In that talk, she helped educate the audience about how to advocate for DEI within their organizations. She also provided real-talk solutions on how to overcome barriers we all face, both as women in tech and advocates for DEI. Her subject matter expertise and passion for DEI is inspiring!”
Nidhi Gupta
CEO and Co-Founder of Divhersity
“Jossie has been an absolute pleasure to work with for Mogul events centered on DEI in the workplace, particularly in tech. Her expertise in all things DEI mixed with her experience as an engineering leader provides valuable insights that are unmatched! Jossie is not only super knowledgeable about DEI, but passionate as is apparent in all she does to move the needle for women in tech. I would highly recommend Jossie to lead your next DEI session, or to help you build out inclusive engineering and technical teams at your company.”
Jen Durkee
Sr. Manager, Global Community Engagement at Mogul
“I had an excellent experience working with Jossie for professional coaching in my Software Engineering career. Jossie took the time to thoroughly understand me and the topics I brought to our discussions. Despite not being part of my organization, her extensive knowledge and expertise were evident. She consistently guided me with insightful questions and offered relevant suggestions. I highly recommend her coaching services.”
Emilia Dobrin
Adobe
Retreat Participants
Based on a previous retreat I had been at, I was coming thinking there would be more structure – more back to back to back activities. But this retreat feels a lot more spacious. There were definitely some core integral activities and these things like that. But there was a lot going on that wasn’t necessarily part of our [formal] agenda.
My biggest takeaway would be to be more protective of my time and energy. Also Boundaries – that is definitely a big one for me. The connection made here is another.
My biggest takeaway would be to be more protective of my time and energy. Also Boundaries – that is definitely a big one for me. The connection made here is another.
Twyla Kowalchuk
Ways to Work with Me
For Individuals
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with Awakened Leadership
- Clarify Your Career Vision
- Increase Productivity
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- Up-Level Your Communication Skills
- Master Strategic Decision Making
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- Navigate Tricky Situations
- Drive Change Across Your Org.
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& Develop Your Key Leaders
- Corporate Keynotes
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