What is life and leadership coaching?
Coaching is a partnership where we look at what you want, what gets in the way, and how to loosen the patterns that keep pulling you off course. Not to fix you, but to help you create what you truly want in your life.​​
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Maybe you want to walk into that audition feeling confident in yourself. Maybe you have a project you have been putting off starting (or finishing). Maybe you want to show up more fully as who you are in your life.
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Wherever you are, we start from there.
​How we can work together
Wayfinding: Coaching for Ongoing Transformation​
Two or three 1-hour sessions a month, four month commitment​
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This is partnership for people who want to reconnect with themselves and build a life that looks like who they actually are. Lasting change takes time and consistency, so we stay with what you're working on long enough to really see things shift.
Between sessions you have support, reflection prompts, and practices that help you take action and move toward what you want.
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Curious if this is a fit? Start with a free 30-minute discovery call."
Naming Your Essence
90 minutes
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In life, we often move between two states. Under pressure, we can default to habits that protect us. But at our best, we are present, connected, and fully ourselves. That is your Essence.
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This session is about seeing that Essence clearly enough to name it, and exploring what becomes possible when you start to live from there more often.
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For some people this is a place to begin. It can stand alone, and it often becomes the first step in an ongoing coaching relationship. If you choose to continue, the cost of this session is credited toward Wayfinding.
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About Max
Max Hart (they/them) is an ICF-certified life and leadership coach who partners with people to uncover the truest version of themselves and create lives that feel authentic. They bring curiosity, deep listening, reflection, and play to every conversation.
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Max's path to coaching grew out of years spent leading teams and facilitating leadership development in both corporate and community-based settings. They trained as a coach to better support others in their growth, and in the process discovered the work they were meant to do: helping people build a trusting relationship with themselves, find a leadership style that looks like them, and navigate change with courage and integrity.​​
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In 2025, they completed the Pacific Crest Trail. This five-month, 2,650-mile walk from Mexico to Canada deepened their relationship with uncertainty, resilience, and the wisdom of slowing down enough to find your own way. That same spirit infuses their coaching.
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Max brings warmth, humor, and grounded presence to their work, helping people find freedom in the magical messy middle of being human. They also write Wilder Ground, a Substack exploring the wild, often illogical process of unlearning and returning to yourself.
Testimonials​​
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“Working with you has been the antidote to a chronic problem I’ve faced in my career. How do I be authentic but also professional, valued and effective? I’ve struggled with feeling too much or not enough and my time working with you has helped me find confidence in my skill sets, approach to challenge and general confidence. Our sessions have always brought myself as a human into a better position by the end, with the added benefit of the coaching applying to work also.” - M, Senior Director Client Services
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“I can honestly say that I have become more patient, calm and less frustrated with my job. I am able to take problems as they come instead of reacting negatively and expending a lot of energy focusing on the problem and not moving into the solution. I have grown to accept that I am who I am, and I am fun and wonderful. This is why my friends like being around me. I have also grown more patient with my kids, which…is huge. I’ve learned to speak up for what I want with my spouse. I put myself first sometimes instead of playing the martyr.” - K, Creative Director
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“Since we began our coaching journey together, I have experienced a significant transformation in my leadership and professional skills. I am now more proactive and assertive in decision-making, I feel more confident having "scary" conversations and tackling workplace conflict head-on, I've become more comfortable delegating tasks and more confident saying "no," and I've noticed a positive shift in how my team responds to my leadership. Your coaching has not only enhanced my abilities as a manager but also really fostered a sense of purpose and direction in my career.” - L, Client Success Director
​​​​Discount for trans and gender-expansive folks
I offer 50% off all services for trans and gender-expansive humans. It’s one way I give back to the community I’m part of and honor collective care and accessibility. Everyone deserves spaces of growth and support to be seen, witnessed, and met as their whole selves. If you'd like to learn more or take advantage of this offering, schedule some time to chat!