About Rachel
I work with senior women leaders navigating the next evolution of their leadership.
Many of the habits that once fueled success become harder to sustain as leadership responsibility grows.
My work helps leaders understand the deeper patterns shaping how they lead, so they can grow their careers without abandoning themselves.
A Different Way of Thinking About Leadership
Leadership growth isn’t just about learning new strategies.
Often it requires understanding the habits, expectations, and internal patterns that have quietly shaped how we lead.
Many of the leaders I work with have built their success on being the most capable person in the room. The one who steps in, carries more, and makes things work.
Those qualities create success early in a career. At more senior levels, they begin to limit it.
My work helps leaders recognize these patterns and evolve how they lead in a way that feels authentic, steady, and sustainable.
How I Work
Clients often describe my coaching style as wise, steady, and encouraging, with a sprinkle of dry wit and warmth.
I bring a combination of practical leadership insight and honest reflection that helps leaders see what may have been difficult to recognize before.
Our conversations are thoughtful and grounded.
They are also pragmatic, focused on the real leadership situations you are navigating every day.
This work often leads to a deeper understanding of what drives your leadership and a clearer, more confident way of leading.
Why This Work Matters
Over the years, I’ve seen how many women leaders quietly carry enormous responsibility while also holding themselves to incredibly high standards.
The result is often leadership that feels heavier than it needs to.
I believe leadership should expand who you are, not require you to abandon parts of yourself in order to succeed.
Women deserve to rise without abandoning themselves.
Background
Before founding Elevated Insight, my eclectic career gave me deep experience into how people work and what really drives them. Originally trained as a professional actor and musician, I moved from my native London to New York and spent 15 years pursuing this creative calling.
In parallel, I gained corporate experience working in industries as diverse as private equity, non-profit, hedge funds, and (most memorably) leading client services at a boutique exotic car rental service. If you want to compare the driving experience between a Ferrari F430 and a Lamborghini Gallardo, I’m your girl.
I made a mid-career shift into the tech world, leveraging my expertise in production management to pivot into project management and the wild world of Agile and Scrum (becoming certified as a Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Agile leader/coach along the way), and ending my corporate career as Chief of Staff.
My unique career path gave me significant experience working with leaders navigating complex professional environments and significant responsibility, and shaped my belief that leadership development must go beyond strategy and skills.
Today, my coaching focuses on supporting senior women leaders during moments of leadership expansion, transition, and growth.
Outside Work
If you’ve made it this far through my website, you will have noticed a few things about me already:
My hair is different in every photo
I’m outside a lot
I have some non-traditional hobbies
I’m endlessly curious about people: how we grow and evolve, what motivates each of us, and the inner patterns that shape (consciously or unconsciously) the way we move through and understand the world around us.
This curiosity has led me to seek out many avenues to learn, reflect, challenge, and develop myself so that I can help others do the same. As a 20+ year practitioner of Buddhism, my life’s work will always be centered on having an unshakeable belief that everyone has unlimited inner potential - including myself.
When I’m not at my desk, you will find me on my journey of discovery and growth: hiking, mountain biking, camping, working on my car, trying to make my yard both beautiful AND functional (this is the year I grow more than one sad-looking squash, I swear), and being continually humbled by the lessons of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.