The most effective leaders know how they're being experienced.
Do you?
Pave Your Way offers executive coaching and group coaching for senior leaders ready to see what others see and lead with greater clarity and influence.
Working with Nina
Primary offering
Executive Coaching
One-on-one coaching for leaders who want focused, direct insight into how they are showing up and what to shift to increase clarity, trust, and influence. This work is personal, precise, and grounded in real situations you are navigating right now. Engagements are confidential, focused, and built around your specific goals. Outcomes commonly include stronger leadership effectiveness, clearer communication, and more intentional leadership.
Includes: Comprehensive leadership intake interviews, bi-weekly one-on-one sessions, session highlight summaries, 360 reviews (when applicable), personality and attitudinal assessments, such as ELI (Energy Leadership Index), Insights Discovery, and EQ-i 2.0.
Group engagement
Group Coaching
Group coaching brings high-performing leaders together to deepen self-awareness through shared reflection and feedback. See yourself through multiple lenses, challenge familiar patterns, and practice showing up with intention in a structured, facilitated environment. Powerful work made richer by the room. Ideal for executive teams and senior leadership cohorts.
Includes: Structured group sessions with facilitated reflection, team discussions, and integrated activities using aggregate assessments using tools such as ELI (Energy Leadership Index), Insights Discovery, and EQ-i 2.0. Building safe and fun environments for teams to strengthen innovation, relationships, and productivity, as well as sharing peer feedback and building accountability.
How Coaching Works
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Discovery Session
A no-pressure call to explore fit, discuss your goals, and determine which coaching format makes the most sense for where you are right now.
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Leadership Intakes and Coaching Goals
Exploration with coaching sponsors, managers, or 360 reviews to establish coaching goals, as well as establish individual client goals to help us take aim in our partnership.
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Coaching and integration
Sessions are direct, practical, and grounded in what is actually happening in your leadership right now. Insight turns into action, not overthinking.
Nina is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation, a Lead Trainer for iPEC, and a certified facilitator of Insights Discovery and EQ-i 2.0. Based in Denver, CO, she works with leaders and organizations nationwide.Learn more about Nina's background and credentials.
Your Questions, Answered
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Executive coaching is a structured professional development process that helps senior leaders perform at their highest level. Unlike consulting, a coach does not tell you what to do; the work is about helping you see yourself and your leadership more clearly so you can make better decisions, build stronger teams, and lead with greater impact. Unlike therapy, executive coaching is forward-focused. The conversation centers on your goals, your leadership context, and the specific challenges you are navigating right now.
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Executive coaching is most effective for leaders who are already performing well and want to perform better. C-suite executives, VPs, and senior leaders who are navigating high-stakes transitions, leading through organizational change, or looking to strengthen specific dimensions of their leadership presence. It is not remedial work. The leaders who benefit most are those who take their development seriously and are willing to examine how they show up.
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Nina's coaching engagements are built around her See What Others See methodology, which helps leaders understand how their attitudes, feelings, behaviors, communication style, and leadership presence land with the people around them, not just how they intend to show up. Engagements typically involve an assessment phase that may include tools like the ELI, EQ-i 2.0 or Insights Discovery, followed by structured one-on-one sessions focused on your specific goals. Sessions are typically held bi-weekly, with ongoing support between sessions as needed.
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Most executive coaching engagements last 6 to 12 months. Shorter engagements can address a specific transition or skill set; longer engagements enable greater behavioral change and give leaders time to practice and integrate new approaches into their actual work. Nina will work with you to determine the scope and structure that fits your goals and timeline.
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Leaders who work with Nina consistently report stronger executive presence, more effective communication with peers, managers, boards and teams, better decision-making under pressure, and a clearer sense of their leadership identity. Because the work is individualized, outcomes depend on your starting point and goal, but the common thread is that leaders gain clarity about how they are perceived and develop the awareness to lead more intentionally.
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Yes. What you share in coaching stays in coaching. If Nina is working within an organizational context where a sponsor (such as your HR team or manager) is involved, the boundaries of what is and is not shared are established upfront and agreed to by all parties before the engagement begins.
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If you are asking the question, you are probably ready. The leaders who get the most out of coaching are those who are curious about their own development, willing to receive honest feedback, and committed to making changes that will make them more effective. A 30-minute discovery call with Nina is the best way to determine whether the fit is right.