Carolyn Smith
Premier Fellow Leadership Coach @BetterUp
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WORK HISTORY
Premier Fellow Leadership Coach @BetterUp
US
Providing a partnership and accountability to leaders who range from front line to executive leaders in international organizations in a variety of different sectors my coaching serves as the catalyst for a leadership transformation experience, we strive to unleash the potential within leaders who are ready to master their mind, connect with their body and thrive in business, regardless of their starting point.
EDUCATION
Simon Fraser University
Business Administration and Management, General
Erickson College, Erickson International Coaching
Life Coaching and Leadership Development, International Coaching Federation
ABOUT CAROLYN SMITH
Many of the leaders I work with were promoted because they were exceptional at the work.They are technically strong, highly capable, and deeply committed to doing things well. But when they step into leadership, something begins to shift.Meetings end with longer to-do lists.Their team comes back with questions they hoped others would solve.And evenings that should belong to family slowly get taken over by email and unfinished work.Without realizing it, they become the leader carrying too much.The habits that made them successful — solving problems quickly, stepping in to help, taking responsibility for everything — don’t scale when you’re leading a team.This is the leadership transition I help people navigate.I work with high-performing leaders, many of them technical professionals, who want to move from doing everything themselves to leading through others.My approach focuses on Embodied Leadership for High Performers.Rather than only teaching leadership tactics, we explore the internal patterns that drive over-functioning — people pleasing, pressure to perform, emotional reactivity, and the difficulty trusting others to carry responsibility.Through somatic awareness and practical leadership development, leaders learn how to:• delegate with clarity• build accountable teams• lead with calm confidence• and create space for the life they want outside of work.When the relationship a leader has with themselves changes, the impact ripples outward — into their team, their organization, and their home life.In parallel with my leadership coaching work, I am also the founder of The Menopause Collective, an initiative focused on building community, education, and support for women navigating perimenopause and menopause.My goal is to bring together experts and women in community, so this stage of life can be experienced with knowledge, support, and dignity — not confusion or isolation.Because leadership, health, and life transitions are deeply connected.Outside of work, you’ll usually find me biking, hiking, traveling and spending time outdoors — the places where I recharge and reconnect with what matters most.
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