Meet Louise Lee

Leadership under pressure. Clear thinking. Meaningful impact.

✩ Named one of the TOP 15 COACHES in Vancouver by Influence Digest.
✩ Named one of the 8 BEST CAREER COACHES in Vancouver by The Best Vancouver.

Leadership & Executive Coach

A Partner in Creating Clarity, Strategy, and Action
I'm a leadership and executive coach who works with people carrying real responsibility - leaders, founders, and high-performing professionals navigating complex decisions, pressure, and change.

Before coaching, I spent over 20 years in senior leadership roles across Europe and North America. I've led large teams, turned around dysfunctional departments, and been accountable for real outcomes - including transforming a 60-person department and saving a company $6M by age 30.

That experience shapes how I coach. I don't work theoretically. I work with how decisions actually get made when the stakes are high.
I've coached 500+ leaders in 9+ countries, working with individuals and groups in private one-on-one and organizational settings.
Clients work with me because I combine strategic thinking, emotional intelligence, and lived leadership experience - not theory.

I'm known for asking direct questions, noticing patterns others miss, and helping people slow down their thinking enough to make better decisions - without losing momentum.

I don't rescue, motivate, or manage people. I think alongside them, challenge assumptions, and help translate insight into action that holds under pressure.
I work most often on:
✩ Decision-making under pressure
✩ Leadership presence and authority
✩ Navigating complexity, conflict, and influence
✩ Untangling self-doubt that interferes with performance
✩ Aligning values, strategy, and action
Coaching Style:
✩ Direct, thoughtful, and grounded - combining clear challenge with steadiness and care.
Experience:
✩ 20+ years in senior leadership and director-level roles across Europe and North America.
✩ Led, rebuilt, and scaled teams in complex, high-pressure environments.
✩ Transformed a failing department of 60 people and saved the company $6M.
✩ Trusted advisor to leaders navigating change, conflict, and strategic inflection points.
✩ Professional violinist - disciplined practice, performance under pressure, and deep listening shape how I work.
✩ Built multiple lives and careers across continents, bringing lived perspective to identity, leadership, and reinvention.

My formal training supports my work - but it's my lived leadership experience that shapes how I coach.
Education & Certifications:
✩ ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
✩ Certified Leadership Coach - Maslow Centre for Executive Leadership
✩ Certified Psychological Safety Coach
✩ Certified Life Coach - Erickson Coaching International
✩ Certified Core Strengths Facilitator (SDI 2.0)
✩ PRINCE2 Certified Project Manager
✩ Ongoing training in neuroscience, coaching psychology, and human behaviour
✩ BSc in Physics - Imperial College London
Selected Clients & Industries:
✩ Clients: Microsoft, Nintendo, TELUS, Disney, Mozilla, EA, jetBlue, ICBC, Vancouver Coastal Health, BC Children's Hospital, and others across technology, healthcare, education, and regulated industries.
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