Who I Help

Different situations. Same sentence.

“I know I’m capable of more.”

You built a business that now runs you. You were promoted into a job nobody trained you for. Or you can feel that something needs to change.

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Noel on a rooftop terrace in Los Angeles, both fists in the air, grinning

For founders

You built it. Now it’s running you.

Where you are

You started this for freedom and somehow invented a job with worse hours. Every decision routes through you. The things only you can do keep losing to the things anyone could. And there’s nobody to be uncertain in front of, because everyone’s looking at you.

“I can’t tell if I’m building a company or just holding one together.”

Most coaches have never run a business. I spent eight years building one, then sold it. When you tell me it’s hard, I know.

What can change

You know which decisions are yours, the team handles the rest, and the business stops depending on you being available at 9pm.

“He is like my CFO, COO and Director of Sales all in one. … His ideas have increased sales and revenue, and Noel helped me with my pitch, financials, and to secure investment for my business!”
Cassie BrungarthCassie BrungarthFounder & President, Cassie’s Cardinals

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For leaders

The role got bigger. The playbook didn’t.

Where you are

Maybe you were newly promoted. Maybe you’ve led for years and the job changed under you: a bigger team, a board, more politics, a decision with your name on it. What worked at the last level isn’t working at this one, and asking for help feels like admitting something.

“I was great at my old job. I’m improvising at this one.”

I’ve coached hundreds of leaders through Stanford GSB’s LEAD program. Every step up is a new job, and nobody trains you for that one either.

What can change

You have a method for the parts nobody trained you on: the hard conversation, the underperformer, the room where you’re being watched.

“Noel changed how I approach my career, my team, and my life. After each session I walk away with a new perspective and tools I’m actively using to go after what I want.”
Kashmir HyderKashmir HyderGlobal Strategic Alliance Director, Intel

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Something needs to change

Something’s off between where you are and where you know you could be.

Where you are

Nothing is wrong, exactly. The job is fine, the life is fine. But you’ve been telling yourself the same thing for a couple of years, nothing’s moved, and “fine” has started to feel like a ceiling.

“I’m doing well. So why does it feel like I’m waiting for something?”

What can change

You can name what you want, and your week starts pointing at it instead of at everyone else’s priorities.

“The biggest shift for me has been clarity, a much stronger sense of what I actually want, and the confidence to go after it.”
Danielle RadcliffeDanielle RadcliffeBrand Manager, Microsoft

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Some things I help with

The specifics people bring me.

Starting a businessGetting hired & interview coachingGoing from a day job to full-time founderLaunching into independence & a first careerWorkplace relationshipsNegotiating pay and titlesPerfectionism & overthinkingDecision paralysisReturning after a career break

Before you book

What makes this work.

You don’t need to arrive confident or have it all figured out. You just need three things.

  1. 1Honesty.You don’t need the answers. Telling me what’s really going on is enough.
  2. 2Small steps between sessions.That’s where change happens. If follow-through is the hard part, we work on that together.
  3. 3Openness.I’ll tell you the truth. Not just what you want to hear. I’ll do it with grace.

If you can’t protect the hour right now, keep your money until you can. I’ll be here.

Still not sure where you land?

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April Lynn HowsonApril Lynn HowsonFounder, stealth-mode startup
Many business challenges have a personal root. Confidence, communication, perspective. Noel helps you get clarity and take real steps, with surprisingly fast results.

See yourself in any of this?

When you’re ready, the next step is a conversation. Tell me what’s going on, and we’ll figure out what’s in your way.

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Money-back guarantee

If after your first paid session, you don’t feel it was valuable, I’ll refund it. Including a whole package, if you bought one. For any reason.

I don’t want your money if I can’t help you.