EMILY CALLAGHAN
My closest friend would describe me as:
(mashup of feedback) One with gumption. Hilarious, supportive, brave, smart. She has a huge and generous heart, is deeply empathetic and committed to learning and self development, smart with a strategic mind and mastery of visualization, creative creative creative, lifelong learner, beloved partner, friend. Typically has some kind of job that she’s made up.
My coaching style is:
Actively curious and compassionately challenging.
One belief that I have that influences my approach to coaching is:
We should all feel uncomfortable. Always. Not in every dimension and aspect of life, but discomfort is growth and connection and evidence of expansion and willingness to reveal vulnerability. We get to unlearn and learn all life long. So - what are you waiting for?
One way I’ve challenged a norm or taken a leap in my life is:
Quit a “big” job to live a more connected, loving life. Sold my house and moved across the country to follow my heart, blend a family and learn a whole new depth of humility.
My story:
I grew up in St. Louis, MO and bounced around houses a lot as a kid. Since then I’ve lived in the Midwest, Southwest, both coasts and Portugal. Then, I fell in love with an Icelandic yogurt maker in California. Our little family lives in Sonoma County, north of the Bay area. We have an almost 7th grader, pup Beatrice and kitten Momo. We recently got an Airstream camper and I’ve been busy pretending I know anything about camping.
I studied journalism in undergrad, product design in graduate school and was a Marie Curie fellow studying creativity and innovation in Europe. I’ve been in design for about 20 years, I’ve traveled the world building a community of design thinkers for a $40B company, built a multi-disciplinary design organization from scratch at a $30B company and was a Designer in Residence at Stanford’s d.school.
My design practice now is focused on a mix of higher education, industry clients and individual coaching. I’m always choosing new challenges that feel unfamiliar.
Digging Deeper:
Here are a few photos that tell you more about me. What do you notice?
