Empathy is your power.

I've helped thousands of empathetic leaders express their expertise at the executive level to be seen as the expert they are.

Your expertise is clear in your work. Let's make it clear in your voice.

Reject Executive Presence

Being an empathetic leader can make it hard to be present—especially in toxic work cultures.

We over-think, focusing too much on how we’re perceived.

We defer our expertise, falling into perfectionism, proving ourselves, or asking for permission.

We try so hard to project “Executive Presence” that we lose our natural ability to be present and confident.

Executive Presence just means trying to be someone you’re not.

Empathetic Presence is expressing our expertise fully and freely at the executive level so you can be seen as the expert you are with more ease and less effort.

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express your expertise with more ease (and less effort)

The Empathetic Expert

A private coaching program designed to help you express your expertise fully and freely to be seen as an expert at the executive level.

Want to witness this work for free?

I host free group coaching classes that are open to the public—join us to learn tools to express your expertise.

Testimonials

  • "Working with Lee was transformative. They helped me acknowledge the deeper issues underneath my speaking anxiety while also offering easy and actionable tips to speak with more confidence and clarity."

    — Susanna Maffeo, Product Manager

  • "Lee has helped numerous folks on the Warp team find their voice and become clearer, more confident communicators. Lee also has led amazing sessions with the entire team on how we can communicate better. Their impact has been tremendous. Highly recommend working with them!"

    — Zach Lloyd, CEO Warp

  • "After working with Lee, so many doors and opportunities opened up for me. I wish I could go back and tell my younger self to jump on the chance to work with them earlier."

    — Chief Wellness Officer

  • "I learned to let go of those values and practices of patriarchy and white supremacy that make me feel less significant and less worthy to be heard."

    — Toya Northington, Artist & Activist

  • "Through my work with Lee I’ve developed the presence of mind and cultivated a self-confidence that has led to real, positive change in interactions across all walks of life."

    — John Viscardi, Executive Vice President at Viscardi

  • "Lee helped me learn to trust myself and my voice, to be more present with others, to understand and manage my nerves, and shared fantastically easy and practical tools that I know I’ll be using for years to come! "

    — Sarah Karges, Psychotherapist

  • "Within just a few weeks, my speaking nerves dramatically diminished and I felt more confident presenting to clients and speaking off the cuff."

    — Alex Honeysett, CEO

  • "They help you be more of yourself when speaking, not less. And, they give you brilliant tools to do so. One session with Lee will change how you show up and speak to any room."

    — Christina Ferguson, Founder and Chief Storyteller, Parable

  • "The single best professional development training I have taken part in."

    — Zachary Rosen, CEO at Pantheon

  • "I have become clearer on who I am and what my purpose is - and how to communicate the impact I can have on my clients. This work was highly personalized and worth every penny."

    — Alex Hurworth, UX Leader

  • "PresentVoices offers a consistent avenue to amplify your authentic voice, bolstering confidence in yourself and your expression. If you seek to tap into your authentic voice in a safe space, this is where you should be."

    — Dr. Bobbi Snowden President, InVested in You Incorporated

  • "I leave the sessions feeling so refreshed, inspired, and supported. It's a great reminder that so many of us have similar fears around communication, and being reminded that I'm not alone is so encouraging."

    — Haley, Product Manager

  • "Lee's focus on providing various tools to disrupt the behaviors and habits that trigger my nervousness and anxiety when public speaking was a game changer for me."

    — VP, Actuary

  • "We brought Lee in to run a workshop for us on authentic and confident communication. The resulting session was engaging and very well-received by attendees, with many saying they were inspired and equipped to take on their challenges with the practical tools that were shared."

    Sylvia, CX Leader at Cepheid

Own Your Expertise

own your empathetic expertise

We don't need Executive Presence, which can be cold and disconnected. We need Empathetic Presence, where we can bring more of ourselves to collaboration and creativity at work and beyond.

In the age of AI, the only thing technology cannot replace is how we communicate, connect, and collaborate.

Embody

We begin with tools to transform overthinking into focus so you can speak confidently on your feet in meetings, presentations, and critical conversations.

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Build genuine confidence using neuroscience-backed techniques that reduce anxiety and enhance presence. When you're comfortable, your natural confidence emerges.

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Develop frameworks that work with your natural style, so you can articulate ideas clearly when stakes are high. Create structure in spontaneous moments without over-preparing.

“Through this work and the collective, I found myself feeling more comfortable and confident in situations that used to intimidate me.”

— Medical Executive + Physician

Together, we transform how you communicate in daily leadership moments—from important meetings to critical conversations—so you can express your expertise with more ease and less effort.

Got questions?

  • I work with people across industries and seniority levels who share a desire to speak up and be heard in a clear and compassionate way. Past participants have included physicians, software engineers, product managers, data science leaders, executives, nonprofit professionals, activists, engineering leaders, CEOs, and sales leaders.

    1. We begin with a free consultation to get to know each other and make a plan together.

    2. Once you sign up, you'll complete an intake form to help me design our sessions to meet your goals.

    3. In our private coaching sessions on Zoom, I handcraft personalized, practical tools for your upcoming meetings, conversations, presentations, and interviews.

    4. Between sessions, I send you a roadmap and recap.

    5. You'll walk away with a customized frameworks of tools to use in your daily conversations.

  • Past clients report:

    • 94.3% improved confidence when speaking

    • 92.5% increased meeting participation

    • 89.6% improvement on video calls

    • 87.3% reduction in speaking nerves.

  • Yes, I design and facilitate custom workshops for teams. These can be conducted virtually or in-person and can be adapted for any size group. Get in touch to schedule a free consultation.

  • I reserve limited pay-what-you-wish spots, with priority given to historically underheard voices and those working for social justice. Contact me to apply for a spot.

  • Schedule a free consultation where we'll get to know each other and make a plan together that works for your voice. During this call, we can discuss which offering (private coaching, The Collective, or corporate training) would best serve your goals.

Watch my free micro-course

In this free micro-course, you'll learn practical tools to build genuine confidence through comfort.

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