To help managers be the kind
of manager they would want
to work for

In London and Silicon Valley, Lucy has spent over a decade coaching Founders, CEOs, executive teams and leaders of all levels. She’s spent thousands of hours helping them work through challenges, communicate effectively, achieve their goals, and lead their people. Lucy has deep expertise in designing, writing and running management workshops that people remember and enjoy. She has designed large-scale, multi-year management development training programs over the last 8 years in various size companies across the US.

Her background is in cognitive neuropharmacology and vision and brain development, which is all about understanding the relationships between the brain and human behavior. Based on her background and her experience coaching and training the best and brightest leaders, she knows what works. She loves nothing more than creating really relevant, actionable content so as many people as possible can feel well equipped and confident to lead.

Lucy is an Oxford University graduate with a Bachelors and a Masters in Experimental Psychology and she specialized in neuroscience. She has diplomas with distinction in Corporate & Executive Coaching and Personal Performance Coaching from The Coaching Academy, U.K. She also has a National Diploma in Fine Art from Wimbledon School of Art & Design. In her spare time Lucy loves swimming and painting canvases for family and friends.

Lindsey is an Executive Coach and Leadership Development Trainer. After years as an executive in clean-tech, where she was SVP of sales, she realized her true passion was in leadership coaching and organizational development. She loves to help individuals, teams and organizations evolve and grow. Her superpower is partnering with People and HR leaders to develop the perfect program to train their managers and scale their organizations.

Lindsey brings the perspective and understanding of what it is like to sit in the seat. Over her tenure, she successfully managed turnarounds increasing sales by 1000%, led $200 million business units, and delivered a billion dollars in enterprise sales. As SVP of sales, she scaled a sales organization - created the vision, culture, go-to-market strategy and developed the talent and established the play books to drive success. She has helped sell two companies and led teams through all the change that comes with new ownership.

Lindsey studied at Harvard Business School and Middlebury College. She is certified in New Ventures West Coaching to Excellence, DISC, Booth, and Center for Creative Leadership 360 assessments. Lindsey is also a First Round Capital Mentor. When she is not with her clients, she is mountain biking, skiing, and spending time with her family.

Julia has been coaching and advising leaders on their organizational culture and practices for over two decades: she cut her teeth as a consultant at Bain & Company, led the Employee Practice at Medallia, founded the People Strategy Group at Lattice, and has an HR consulting practice. What she finds most professionally meaningful is unlocking business success for executives by forging stronger connections — with themselves, their colleagues, their employees, their customers — and finding humanity in their day-to-day.  She does this by helping business leaders understand the role they play in the challenges their companies encounter, and by helping them design systems in which they and their people can thrive.

In addition to her role as Head of Strategy, Julia is also a facilitator and coach for Elevate Leadership. This dual role provides her with the perspective and experience to make the highest quality decisions and recommendations, informed by real-time data.

Julia graduated summa cum laude with a BA from Cornell University and has her MBA from Stanford Business School. She speaks French and Russian reasonably fluently, and can keep up in Spanish as well. She lives in San Francisco with her wife and their cat, where is an avid supporter of LGBTQIA+ causes, coffee drinker, and art lover.

Colleen Dunn Hartoonian is the Director of Customer Success at Elevate Leadership,
bringing over a decade of experience in leadership development, coaching, and
organizational change. She has spent her career partnering with Fortune 500
organizations across pharmaceutical, financial services, and technology sectors to design
and deliver programs that build stronger leaders and more effective teams — and she
has the conference stage experience to back it up, having spoken at industry events on
topics ranging from learner engagement to leading change in complex organizations.

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Colleen believes that the best leadership development is less about frameworks and
more about helping people show up more fully for the people they lead. She is a certified
coach and change management professional who has built a reputation for telling stories
with data, building trusted client relationships, and creating learning experiences that
stick long after the program ends.

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When she is not working, Colleen can usually be found in her garden, at her pottery
wheel, or crocheting something silly per the request of her niece and nephews. She
shares her home in Massachusetts with her husband, her dog Scout, and a small but
opinionated flock of backyard chickens.

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Ryan supports all of Elevate's website and technical needs. He's passionate about bringing websites to life that reflect a company's brand, vision, and personality.

Henry supports Elevate’s finance and business operations, helping turn strategy into actionable plans with clear priorities and ownership. He’s spent over a decade partnering with some of the best founders and leadership teams to improve forecasting, reporting, cash planning, and the systems behind them. His style is practical and collaborative: get the basics right, make the story easy to understand, and give leaders the confidence to make decisions quickly.

Outside of work, Henry is usually playing padel, practicing his Spanish, making music, or helping walk dogs at the local animal shelter.

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Devin leads growth for Elevate. He’s a seasoned marketer with over a decade of experience scaling technology ventures, both in-house and for his own personal projects. He has extensive experience partnering with founders to develop and execute marketing strategies that drive millions of users, particularly through SEO, social, paid, and organic growth channels. To date, he’s taken three projects from 0 to 1M+ monthly users, including Zumper, where he was formerly the Director of Strategic Marketing.

Devin holds a Master’s degree from Cambridge University and a Bachelor’s degree, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Connecticut. Outside of work, you’ll usually find Devin traveling, trail running, or researching his next big adventure.

Danni White is a digital marketing and content strategist with over a decade of experience helping businesses amplify their brand presence and engage audiences effectively. Her expertise spans content strategy, audience development, and crafting impactful marketing campaigns across industries, including B2B, SaaS, and tech.

Danni hosts the #Hashtags and Habits Podcast, where she explores strategies for digital marketing, entrepreneurship, and personal growth. She has led content strategies for major initiatives, including driving audience growth for Fortune 500 companies through innovative content solutions.

In her free time, Danni enjoys traveling, reading, writing, and contributing to nonprofit initiatives that create meaningful community impact.

Brittany Storey is the Director of Customer Success at Elevate Leadership, bringing a rich background in leadership training and learning program management. Having experienced firsthand the challenges of building and scaling businesses, Brittany understands what it means to "build the plane while flying it." Her expertise lies in combining science-backed approaches with practical insights to create impactful programs driving real results.

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A certified Co-Active Coach with a master's in nonprofit management from NYU, Brittany blends academic knowledge and practical expertise. She is dedicated to enhancing customer engagement through data-driven, tailored solutions that propel businesses forward.
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When not at work, Brittany enjoys antiquing, DIY projects, and spending time with her two furbabies in San Francisco. Her varied interests complement her role in delivering customized programs for customer success.

Cayla is the Director of Customer Strategy at Elevate Leadership. She collaborates closely with clients to craft customized programs that meet their unique needs. She believes in the power of individualized solutions to help companies achieve their goals.

Cayla brings experience in building teams from the ground up and understands the profound impact that managers and leaders have on both their teams and the overall success of the company. She embraces the philosophy that learning is a lifelong journey, always seeking new knowledge and experiences.

Cayla's background ranges from contributing to the development of go-to-market strategies for new products at startups to leading a large nonprofit organization. This breadth of experience gives her a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities inherent in small, growing companies. Her strategic insight resonates with clients across the spectrum, enabling her to navigate complex markets effectively, from startups to enterprises.

When she's not collaborating with clients, Cayla enjoys spending quality time with her family, training for marathons, or indulging in her many hobbies.

Tifa is our talented and experienced copywriter who specializes in creating SEO-friendly, relevant and actionable content for Elevate.

With a strong background in lead generation through blog writing, Tifa has worked with notable companies such as Mindvalley and Mednefits. Tifa's expertise in email marketing has also allowed her to collaborate with marketing coaches, providing top-notch services to their clients. When not working, Tifa loves to stay active by practicing yoga and playing computer games. She is also an avid reader of fiction, constantly seeking out new and exciting stories to indulge in.

Meri is a dedicated member of the Business Solutions team at Elevate Leadership and is passionate about building relationships with People & Talent teams to make a significant impact on the business world, one manager at a time. With nearly a decade of experience on people/talent teams at high growth companies herself, Meri's unique blend of knowledge allows her to create a holistic and effective approach to driving employee experience. Her first-hand experience has proven instrumental in fostering high levels of productivity, reducing turnover, and enhancing employee engagement.

A New Yorker born & raised, cultivating efficiencies and driving engagement in a NY minute is her style. Outside of her professional life, she is a true science nerd at heart and loves spending time in nature with her husband and fur baby in beautiful Bend, Oregon. Meri graduated with her undergraduate degree from Elon University and has a Masters in Education from SUNY Buffalo, where she studied science. Her passion for education, science and human resources meet at the point of hard data and empathy.

Hannah leads coaching and workshop program operations at Elevate Leadership, streamlining processes and providing comprehensive support for coaches and facilitators. Drawing from over a decade of experience, she's specialized in building and scaling high-performing teams and understands first-hand the vital role that quality coaching and training play in enhancing employee engagement, performance, and retention.

Hannah's passion lies in empowering coaches and facilitators through seamless onboarding, ongoing support, and operational excellence. She has made it her personal mission to ensure our coaching programs run smoothly and effectively, enabling our team to deliver science-backed tools and resources that help cultivate inspiring leaders who, in turn, create improved work environments for their teams.

Hannah holds a BBA degree from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. Beyond her professional endeavors, she revels in the great outdoors, traveling, cooking and sharing moments of adventure with her husband and two children.

Dale Saxman supports all things sales and revenue for Elevate Leadership. She comes to Elevate with 15 years of experience helping early stage companies create, scale, and problem-solve their sales organizations. Her career includes tenure at unicorns like Tesla, Twitter, Gusto, and Samsara where she has helped scale revenue organizations from zero revenue to $100Ms while creating cultures of empowerment, inclusivity, and accountability. She has been part of 3 successful IPOs, but more importantly, has been instrumental in launching hundreds of successful sales careers.

Dale received her BA from Princeton University and MS from Duke University, and when she’s not selling, you can find her playing with her kids, running with her dog, swinging a tennis racket, or reading.

Cristina is a program manager for Elevate Leadership. She facilitates client and coach relations for workshops and coaching, handles logistics of scheduling, and is the link to Elevate’s founders for easy flow of communication.

Cristina has a Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree from George Washington University and is an entrepreneur in the niche market of women’s health. With over 10 years in healthcare, she knows the value of excellent customer service and believes organization and systems drive a wonderful client experience.

Cristina enjoys being active outdoors, spending time with her husband and three kids and has a never-ending desire to travel and learn.