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Leadership gets harder as your company grows

I help leaders develop into the kind of humans their growing companies need. Grounded, clear, and capable in the face of complexity and change.

Growth Brings New Challenges

What You Are Likely Facing

  • Your company has outgrown informal leadership habits 

  • People challenges are distracting from strategic priorities

  • First-time managers need clearer structure and support

  • Culture feels harder to maintain as the team expands

  • You want to lead with clarity instead of constant firefighting

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If this sounds familiar, you don't have to do it alone.

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How I Work With Leaders & Teams

Strategic support for the intersection of leadership, people, and culture.

Company Culture Foundation-Building

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Create intentional & teachable culture

Clarify values, decision norms, and leadership expectations so alignment holds as the team expands. Includes facilitated working sessions and practical culture tools leaders can use immediately.

Leadership Development Coaching

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Build resilient, empathetic leaders

Build confident managers and senior leaders through structured coaching and applied skill development. Focused on communication, accountability, conflict, and leading with steadiness under pressure.

Scalable People Ops Consulting

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Improve operational practices & systems

Assess current people processes and identify gaps. Partner to design practical systems for hiring, performance, and feedback that support clarity and accountability, so growth does not create chaos.

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Meet the Coach:

Michelle Hodgden

I’ve been on the founding team of two fast-growing tech startups and have seen firsthand how the dynamics change as companies scale. I’ve led operations through rapid hiring, product pivots, layoffs, and leadership transitions, building systems and cultures that hold through both growth and uncertainty.

 

As an ICF-certified coach with deep operational experience, I partner with founders to develop strong leaders, align teams, and build foundations that support growth without burning people out.

Success Stories

I had the pleasure of working with Michelle during a culture and team-building workshop we ran this fall, and I can’t recommend her highly enough. Since working with Michelle, we’ve seen meaningful positive changes across the team - people stepping up with greater initiative, demonstrating resilience through challenges, and taking real ownership of their work and how they show up for one another. Our team is noticeably stronger and more cohesive as a result.

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Nina Nappa

Chief of Staff

Thalo Labs 

Alexa Young, CA

Support for your next stage of growth

If you’re navigating growing pains, I’d love to connect. Let’s talk about what support would be most useful right now.

30 minute conversation. No pressure.

Prefer to Start with a Message

If your schedule is tight, send a brief note and I will follow up. 

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