Solu Nwanze
Director, Business Operations at Zendesk, Founder & Exec Coach at Expanded Impact
$150/Session
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7 Reviews
Expertise
- Personal Branding
- Internships + Volunteering
- Interviewing
- Goals
- Leadership + Management
- Career Transitions
- Continuing Education
- Career Exploration
- Personal Assessment
- Industry Insight
- Informational Interviews
- Hiring
About Me
Hi there!
I am Solu, nice to meet you virtually. I am a certified Executive & Leadership coach as well as a Business Operations leader in tech, who brings people to life through courageous enlivenment!
I will guide you through your personal transformation journey if you are:
- Navigating a career pivot or growth
- Expanding your team leadership impact
- Influencing decisions at a higher altitude
- Managing challenging relationships at work
- Establishing an entrepreneurial venture
- Exploring what fulfillment means to you
As your Career Contessa mentor, I will hold you with courage and love as you navigate the awareness of what you really want and take action towards who you can become.
~~~More about me~~~
I am a Business Operations leader in Tech who builds high performing teams, defines company-wide operational cadences and brings strategic initiatives to life, executing from ground up. As a leader, I coach, mentor and develop other leaders around me. I bring structure to complex and ambiguous problems that span people, processes and products.
I am also a Certified Professional Co-active Coach (CPCC) from Coaches Training Institute (CTI)®, a world renowned training program, and an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) from the International Coach Federation (ICF)®, the body that governs the coaching profession.
I have two decades of deep experience working in the Tech industry in various capacities such as software engineering, business intelligence and business operations; and across Product, Marketing, Sales & Customer Experience functions. As founder and executive coach at Expanded Impact, I have coaching clients in Tech, Healthcare, Finance, Energy and Services industries. I hold an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin and a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.
I enjoy being active in my community. I grew up in Nigeria where I gained an appreciation for the role opportunity plays in changing people's lives. I serve on the Board of Directors for the Housing & Economic Rights Advocates, HERA, a non-profit legal services organization in California. And I lead professional development programs for women and people of color; I founded “Step It Up” at Zendesk, offering speed mentoring, executive coaching and career planning to employees, and co-chaired “Women’s Executive Shadow Program” at Adobe.
I look forward to going on this journey with you.
Book a session with me and let’s get started!
Find the spark that makes you truly come alive!
Get to Know Me
- Current Position
- Director, Business Operations at Zendesk, Founder & Exec Coach at Expanded Impact
- Previous Positions
- Group Manager, Business Operations, Adobe June 2012 - June 2017
- Software Engineer, Dialogic June 2006 - June 2010
- Education
- MBA - University of Texas at Austin
- B.Sc. Computer Engineering - University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Reviews
"I will definitely be booking more coaching sessions with Solu. She gave great insight into why I have been feeling less motivated and passionate about a career that I once loved. She was extremely positive and uplifting, but also gave helpful suggestions for how I can improve my approach to my work in addition to my interactions with my team."
- Anonymous, 32
Jul. 23, 2020
"Solu is kind, insightful and helpful. She really took the time to listen to me and my needs while providing thoughtful and targeted feedback. She provided me with concrete steps for my career transition. Solu is uplifting and encouraging. Highly recommend!"
- Jennifer R. , 29
Jul. 18, 2020
"I've recently booked a session with Solu as I'm transitioning into a managerial role and she was amazing!
She was very knowledgable, quickly understand my pain points, and provided in detail tips that I can use to manage my team, improve my learning and growth while I fit in the new role.
I really benefited from the session and was motivated to make changes the next morning. "
- Hala E. , 34
Jun. 07, 2020
"Ms. Solu Nwanze is amazing. She really helps guides you in a focused direction. She helps you come up with an action plan & holds you accountable. I really enjoyed her coaching & feedback. Look forward to our next session. "
- Kristen C. , 32
Jan. 16, 2020
"Solu was so helpful! I was shocked in the amount of time we had the amount of clarity she was able to help create. We spend a lot of time at work in 1 on 1s and getting feedback from our leaders and peers but sometimes having an outside perspective from someone has the experience of working in various roles with different teams helps to bring forth the issues in a way that was hard to do with someone I've already had a working relationship with. Solu's questions were engaging and extremely insightful for not just her but myself as well to shed light on the issues I was struggling with at work, and helping me to feel less stuck. I use Solu's advice to pause and think about the questions she asked and how they change every time I feel like I can't move forward with something to re-adjust my values and goals. "
- Anonymous, 30
Nov. 16, 2019
"Solu is a life changer. I wish I could thumbs up multiple times, she is honestly a gem. I came into the session feeling pretty frustrated and not seeing a way forward. As a seasoned do-er it was a very stressful place to be. I Walked away feeling beyond thankful that I decided to take a chance and book my session with Solu. I went from feeling impossibly stuck and overwhelmed to truly feeling like I can achieve what felt like an audacious goal. I highly recommend working with Solu and am happy to say I’m feeling more empowered and hopeful than I have in a few years! "
- Davida T. , 33
Aug. 22, 2019
"I came into the session feeling like a total hot mess but Solu and I broke down what my goals are and small actionable steps that I can do. It feels good to have someone on my side to support my dreams and to hold me accountable!"
- Anonymous, 28
Jul. 27, 2019