Isabel Scher

About Isabel Scher

I want my work to mean something in the world. I’m sure you do too.For me, meaning comes from facilitating workshops on the science of sustainable performance, bringing leaders together to wrestle with the messy, human parts of leadership, or working one-on-one with leaders to access their creativity and wisdom — and take steps toward leading lives that truly delight them.I hold myself to showing up with insight, curiosity, playfulness, presence, and rigor. I have wildly high standards and I’m obsessed with quality — but it also has to be fun. If we’re not connecting and laughing (even, and especially, in hard times), what’s the point?Intellectually, I’m a personal and organizational development nerd. I look at human behavior through both a systemic lens (political, organizational) and an individual one (psychology, adult development, internal family systems, mindfulness). I have a deep passion for this work, and I’m always seeking to grow in wisdom — if for no other reason than to live my own life with greater ease.My professional background is in strategy consulting at McKinsey, and I hold a Master’s in Global Affairs through the Schwarzman Scholars Program. Today, as a Senior Leadership Consultant and Coach at Potential Project, I partner with organizations like Eli Lilly, Cisco, and McKinsey & Company to help leaders navigate complexity with both clarity and care. I’m also a Certified Leadership coach through the International Coaching Federation.

Experience

1. Senior Leadership Facilitator

   Potential Project

   Feb 2025 — Present · Boulder County, CO, US

   As a Senior Leadership Facilitator at Potential Project, I work at the intersection of leadership development, organizational transformation, and human potential. I partner with leaders and teams to cultivate mindful leadership, enhance resilience, and create human-centered, high-performance cultures. Through evidence-based approaches, I help organizations unlock their full potential by fostering clarity, compassion, and focus—empowering leaders to lead with greater impact and purpose.

Education

• Wayfinder Life Coaching Training

  Coaching

• Rice University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Political Science

  2016

• Schwarzman Scholars

  Masters in Global Affairs, International/Global Studies

• Bergen County Academies

  Academy for Business and Finance

  2009 — 2012

• Inner MBA

  Certificate , Conscious Business & Mindfulness

Skills

• Social Networking
• Google Products
• Social Media Marketing
• Microsoft Word
• Public Speaking
• Marketing
• Microsoft Office
• Facebook
• Event Planning
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Social Media