Meet Our Coaches
Our coaches are experienced professional career, life, business, wellness, and executive/leadership coaches holding credentials from the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and/or certification from distinguished coach training schools.
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Adriana Garay
Florida (FL)
Career Development, Small Business Development Life/Relationships, & Executive/Leadership
Adriana Garay received a B.A in Communications from University of New Mexico in 1992 and an MBA with a specialization in International Business from University of Miami in 2001. Adriana has 25 years of National and International executive corporate experience having held several posts (CEO, VP, Executive Director) in large and complex organizations.
As a bilingual member of the International Coaching Federation, she is acutely aware of the challenges leaders face in today’s market unpacking diversity, equity, and equal opportunity challenges. Her coaching style is a blend of curiosity, boldness, and intuition. She gets it and will help you build great teams, overcome complex challenges, and increase your current productivity and revenue expectations one powerful conversation at a time.
On a personal note, Adriana’s top VIA Strength is Honesty, Spirituality, Love of Learning, Perseverance, and Forgiveness. She resides in Florida and is often spotted in Albuquerque, NM visiting family. When she is not coaching she loves to salsa dance, train, travel, and live out her bucket list!
Certifications include, International Coaching Federation, Professional Coach( ICF, PCC), University of Miami, Professional Certified Coach, (PCC), Florida Supreme Court Family Mediator.
Specialties include, Mental Fitness-courage to show up whole and flawed, self leadership, leadership skills, listening skills, presence and engagement, parent coaching, and relationship building - to name a few.

Alexis Williams

California (CA)
Life/Relationships & Health/Wellness
Alexis is a Certified Professional Life and Health and Wellness Coach. A graduate of the renowned Coaches Training Institute, Alexis is also a Certified Grief Specialist, Yoga instructor, and long-time mindfulness and meditation practitioner. having completed the Teacher Practicum in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction from UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness. With over 25 years of experience in the health and wellness industry, Alexis has worked with many clients seeking to reduce stress and anxiety in their lives. She enjoys guiding them to discover their unique gifts and strengths to live a meaningful, fulfilling life and to reach their personal, professional and relationship goals. Her specialty is helping individuals to live with less stress and anxiety, using evidence-based coaching and mindfulness skills. Her coaching style is simple, practical, and profound.

Allison Brenner
Texas (TX)
Life/Relationships & Executive/Leadership
Allison aims to create an environment fostering creative, powerful, and courageous choices as you find clarity, take charge, and achieve identified professional and personal goals. She is skilled in a variety of leadership techniques, communication modalities, team building, conflict resolution, and emotional/social/relationship intelligence competencies. She uses many coaching tools to support you toward peak performance and help you recognize blind spots, find new perspectives, overcome obstacles, and work towards your personal measure of success.
Allison has been a Certified Co-Active Coach since 2009 with coaching certifications from Coaches Training Institute, the International Coach Federation (PCC), and Team Coaching International, as well as assessment certifications in EQ-I 2.0, EQ360 and Hogan HPI, HDS, MBTI. Allison also has several degrees and certifications in the field of psychology and works as an Industrial/Organizational Psychology Consultant when not coaching.
Allison routinely helps clients discern the core issues behind their business and personal plateaus to achieve powerful, lasting and satisfying results. She has worked in both private and public sectors for over 25 years. Her son is active US Navy.

Amanda Duarte
Texas (TX)
Life/Relationships & Executive/Leadership
With over 20 years of international experience spanning Latin America, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, Amanda Duarte is a somatic coach that has honed her expertise in guiding individuals through significant professional and life transitions. Having undergone four career changes herself while adapting to diverse cultures and languages, she possesses a unique perspective and skill set to support others in their transformative journeys.
Amanda is dedicated to help individuals to develop self-confidence and enhance emotional agility. Her coaching approach revolves around empowering individuals to break free from self-limiting beliefs and embrace their inherent strengths. Through her guidance, clients develop the necessary tools and strategies to overcome self-doubt and insecurity. By aligning actions with values and goals, they cultivate inner strength, enabling them to navigate challenges with confidence and grace.
Emotional regulation is Amanda's area of expertise. Together, clients explore effective techniques and practices to manage emotions, fostering a sense of calm and clarity. They learn to assertively express themselves, even in challenging situations, transforming conflicts into opportunities for growth and constructive resolution.
Outside of coaching, Amanda finds joy in her roles as a wife and mother. Having lived as an expat for 17 years, she considers home wherever she is with her family. She treasures her morning coffee ritual and considers regular exercise an integral part of her life.
She is certified by the International Coaching Federation (PCC) and as a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC).

Amy Chorost
Texas (TX)
Executive/Leadership
Amy is a seasoned executive coach who facilitates performance improvement and gets results by helping people realize their highest potential. Coupling her deep knowledge and evidence-based practices with an individualized and pragmatic approach, Amy helps people gain new skills, insights, and perspectives which enable them to rise to meet their challenges. Having witnessed remarkable and transformative changes in many of her clients, Amy believes that most things are possible when people are motivated to grow. In addition to her work as a coach, Amy is often engaged to help optimize the functioning of teams. Amy holds a B.A. with a double major in Psychology and Interpersonal Communication and a Ph.D. in Human Ecology. She is also an experienced crisis counselor who, in addition to providing counseling in crisis situations, has developed and facilitated training for crisis counselors in a community mental health setting. Amy is a Master Certified Coach and a trained Coach Supervisor, and is a member of the American Psychological Association, the division of Consulting Psychology, and the International Coach Federation.

Alejandro Sante

Virginia (VA)
Life/Relationships & Career Development
Alejandro Sante has over 24 years of experience in the Department of Defense and U.S. Army as an Armor Officer and Operations Officer. He attended Catholic University for his undergraduate degree and the Joint Forces Staff College for his graduate degree. He has chosen to become a coach as a second career because he believes coaching can be life changing for most of veterans. As an Operations Officer, he logged thousands of hours working with individuals and helping them through complicated situations. He wants to give back to his community and he looks forward to now helping his brethren.

Alison Carroll

Virginia (VA)
Executive/Leadership & Life/Relationships
Alison Carroll is an executive coach who has been working with transitioning military veterans for almost a decade. Prior to becoming a coach, Alison had her own translation practice, helping clients express themselves across barriers of language, culture, business and relationships. After eight years in coaching, she rebranded her practice in 2018 as The Hidden Narrative to embrace her belief in the power of language and narratives to shape our lives. Alison coaches veterans seeking to enter the private sector, pursue educational opportunities or start their own small businesses. She is trained by the Newfield Network, is a Newfield Certified Coach (NCC) and holds the PCC credential from the ICF.

Amanda (Sam) Sharma
Virginia (VA)
Executive & Small Business Development
Amanda (Sam) Sharma is a Leadership Coach and provides coaching to entrepreneurs, academics and public leaders. She is a Director at a small and growing IT company and works to align technology and tools to support processes and strategy in the area of emergency management and natural resources.
She is a skilled sustainability professional and has worked in the areas of disaster preparedness and recovery. She is a former public administrator and has experience as a county planner, federal program manager, emergency manager and as an executive director of a local nonprofit. Sam is also a part-time lecturer and has instructed graduate courses in Leadership, Ethics, and Environmental Law.
Sam was drawn to the mission of Stand Beside Them, as that daughter of veterans who became successful business owners following their military service. She has worked with organizations and founders of start-ups to incorporate a triple bottom line approach - social and environmental responsibility along with profitability - into its business strategy.
Sam is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the ICF DC Metro Chapter. She has been coaching since 2005. Sam holds an Executive MBA and a Master of Resource Law Studies from the University of Denver. She is a Prosci Certified Change Manager and has been helping individuals and organizations navigate change for over 15 years.

Amanda Veinott

New Jersey (NJ)
Career Development & Small Business Development
Amanda Veinott is an expert in Military Talent Programs and Veterans Initiatives. Amanda has coached over 500 veterans and military spouses on career transitions and business startups and has worked with over 45 companies on their military hiring efforts. She creates customized educational content and resource guides to help facilitate greater awareness of military talent and connects companies to various governmental organizations and Veteran Service Organizations with the intent of increasing reach among the target demographic. In prior roles, Amanda created legacy human resource initiatives, crafted leadership development and employee engagement programs, and developed and deployed organizational research and surveys. Amanda graduated from Christopher Newport University with a B.S. in Psychology, received her M.B.A., Summa Cum Laude, from Centenary University, and holds a CPC – Certification in Professional Coaching –approved by the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

Amy Coffman
Washington (WA)
Executive/Leadership, Life/Relationships & Career Development
Amy Coffman, MA is a Professional Coach certified through the International Coach Federation (ICF). She works with professionals seeking awareness, purpose and change in their life and career.
