Executive & Leadership Coaching

“What I like about working with Talent Collective is the approach to helping me unlock my potential; it's designed so that it's for me to discover for myself. I was able to provide real examples from my work and explore (from varying angles) how to adapt, improve, and ultimately do some of my best work that propelled me to new levels in my career.”

• Taylor Y. (Communications Manager)

“As a CEO of a growing virtual CFO business, I have a company vision of putting people first. In order to achieve this vision, I wanted to better understand HR/people operations focused practices to accelerate my learning and grow quickly.I turned to Talent Collective to help me build that capacity as our company was getting ready to hire our first human resource professional. And I had no idea how much in-depth work it would be to get this right.

Talent Collective laid out a plan that tackled everything from building proper job descriptions, recruitment and interview strategy to compensation planning. They shared their in-depth knowledge with me and guided me through the development process. Every step of the way, I felt supported through the coaching, advice and feedback I was given, strategically, tactically, and emotionally as well. With the tools and strategies I received, I was able to execute a well-thought-out hiring process that was absolutely critical to our growth plan. Annika and Crystal are thoughtful and highly organized -- from both the content of the work and their project management of the process. It made this a truly pampering experience. I’ve gained clarity and a better understanding of the people operations and human resource function and feel like I can be a true partner for this role. Thank you!”

• Lisa G (Founder, CEO)

“Although I genuinely hated speaking with Crystal, she was ridiculously effective. She helped me to become a better leader and manager. Leadership coaching often sounds and feels like a pie in the sky, but the takeaways and tools were always very tangible.”

• Victor T (CMO)

“Crystal was imperative in helping me identify strengths in order to become a more effective leader. Her personable style created the trust necessary to explore overcoming self-imposed limitations or areas that needed some attention. Her coaching had an immediately beneficial effect and led to larger discussions around long-term career goals. If you’d like to understand yourself better in order to be more grounded and effective in business, then I cannot recommend Crystal highly enough.”

• Trevor C (Senior Director)

“Career changes are hard. Transitioning from being a software developer to a manager brought a whole new world with it, not just in my day-to-day tasks but also in my mindset and emotional state. I was paralyzed by my impostor syndrome and overwhelmed by that paralysis. Working with Crystal at Talent Collective was crucial to me navigating this change and finding my groove again. I love working with Crystal -- she has my best interests at heart, and she's someone that I feel like I can talk to about anything. My coaching sessions are always something I look forward to. I could not recommend Crystal or Talent Collective more!

• Victoria L (Engineering Manager)

“I was able to take what I learned and apply it right away. The tools I learned allowed me to, in a way, coach myself out of what I was struggling with. It gave me a chance to ask questions, see how I might be holding myself back, discover new perspectives, and realize that tuning into my "best self" gave me so much clarity and insight.”

• Cheryl L.

“Crystal has a knack for figuring out exactly what I need to hear, and which questions to ask. She's really good at making me turn the mirror on myself. No matter who you are, you can always be more self aware. Crystal's superpower is helping you do that.”

• Chris H. (CEO)

With a people-first focus, we worked to design and implement strategies that aligned with Avenue HQ’s objectives and values while keeping size and scaling top of mind.

Talent Collective is not afraid to ask hard questions; objectively looking at our business, helping us focus on areas of our business that often get overlooked as a startup: like culture, people and team development — until they start to go wrong!” Chris Trolestra, CEO and co-founder

• Avenue HQ, Case Study

I strongly believe if we hadn’t made the investment in coaching we wouldn’t be where we are today. For our leadership team, you kept us focusing on the north star, and through coaching, you kept pointing us back in that direction.”

Coaching became a space where I could unload, and get some tangible ways to not feel so stressed at the end of the day. It allowed me to walk away from the overwhelm, I was able to let go and prioritize.

• Rebecca T. (COO)

“Receiving unbiased, direct and honest feedback is so important to the success of managers and business leaders. The THRIVE Coaching Program provides this in a safe, comfortable way that leaves you with a box full of tools to use in your place of work and business.“

• Christine L. (Business Owner)

“Crystal was great to work with because she was a great listener and our conversations made me consider things from a different viewpoint. Her sessions often stuck with me for weeks (and months) afterward where I was still thinking about our conversation and implementing positive changes that we discussed.”

• Colin F. (CEO)

“I would highly recommend the Talent Collective, and Crystal's coaching. Whether it's for wellness, leadership or career coaching - she is a 'safe space' where you can be both vulnerable and empowered. 100% go for it!”

• Elise P.