What clients are saying

“Nuanced understanding of power & identity”

"Alice demonstrated a nuanced understanding of power, privilege, and identity in professional environments. She honored my experience as a Black woman with genuine care, helping me distinguish between what I could control and what burdens weren't mine to carry. Our work together always considered my unique context and identity. I felt truly seen, and now I'm taking more risks and leading authentically in alignment with my values."

DOMINIQUE TURRENTINE

Senior Manager of Strategic Initiatives @ Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

“Holistic and strategic approach”

"Alice has been an essential thought partner throughout my career journey. As a woman of color in a predominantly white field, I've navigated numerous unexpected challenges and transitions. Her coaching has been crucial—whether I'm facing existential questions, planning meetings, or learning to advocate for myself. Alice encourages me to embrace my whole experience—professional goals, personal callings, cultural identity, and family roles—rather than compartmentalizing. She takes a holistic, strategic approach to coaching that inspires me to do the same in both living and leading."

NEHA SINGH GOHIL

Communications Program Officer @ The Hewlett Foundation

“Brilliant and tailored learning experiences”

"Alice creates brilliant, tailored learning experiences where people engage with challenging topics like race, politics, and emotions. She fosters a warm community that encourages both emotional and intellectual risk-taking. In her workshops, reflection and direct instruction blend seamlessly—participants don't just absorb information but remain present to their experience while learning. She's taught me about emotions in leadership and the value of presence in creating impact. Through working with her, I've become a more confident, compassionate, and effective leader."

GABE RODRIGUEZ

Associate Director of MS Academics @ KIPP NorCal

“Models and leads from within”

"Alice is truly transformational. She leads from within—modeling reflection, curiosity, experimentation, mindfulness, and continuous learning. She's helped me become both a more effective leader and a better person. As a fabulous storyteller willing to share her own journey, she's both inspirational and relatable. Her ability to identify what's needed for individual and organizational change—and create actionable plans to achieve it—is exceptional. She guided Mindful Life Project to the next level during a critical growth period. I highly recommend her for any organization or individual seeking transformative change!"

JG LAROCHETTE

Executive Director @ The Mindful Life Project

“Brings levity and gravitas”

Working with Alice has been personally and professionally transformative, not to mention joyful.  She brings levity and gravitas to each session. Through reflection, healing, and exercises, I’ve become more self-aware, more capable of leading from a deeper place of my core being, more intentional, and better equipped to manage and lead with spiritual integrity. I can’t possibly recommend working with Alice highly enough..”

DR. RABBI SHMULY YANKLOWITZ

President & Dean @ Valley Beit Midrash

“Powerful intuition + strategic frameworks”

"Alice brings a rare combination of powerful intuition about individual and group needs, alongside strategic frameworks that move people forward. She led workshops that gave my team language and tools to develop stronger self and group awareness. Our team culture strengthened significantly—evidenced by a spike in our Great Places to Work survey results. Through Alice's guidance, we built a culture where our whole selves were known, seen, and valued, while clearly connecting this strong culture to delivering exceptional team outcomes."

DARYL PEAGLER

Chief Integration Officer @ AERDF

“Organizes my brain so I can experiment”

“One of the many transformative takeaways while working with Alice was the importance of experimentation and taking intentional approach towards decision-making. There were many factors (family, external expectations, pride, etc.) that made it hard for me to figure out what my next career move should be.  Alice’s questions revealed these factors to me.  She helped me organize my brain, design experiments to test pathways and possibilities I was considering, take time to reflect on what I was learning so that I could and ultimately identify my career and life goals and align my decisions to them.”

KARINA MACIAS SANDOVAL

Talent Acquisitions Manager @ Stanford University

“Affirms and challenges in equal measure”

My work with Alice has truly been a gift. She has a unique capacity to both affirm and challenge in equal measure. Whether through an insightful question, provocative exercise, or just an earnest ear, she is able to reveal new dimensions of your values, holdbacks, dreams. Through peeling back the layers, she has helped me stand more squarely as the person and leader that I authentically want to be. Alice is a stunning coach, masterful facilitator, and creative designer of learning experiences. You won’t regret your time with her.”

ROB STRAIN

Founder & CEO, Lemon Battery

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