LEADERSHIP COACHING

In my 1:1 coaching practice, I partner with climate and nature-focused leaders to align their impact and mission with a thriving way of life — from a shared orientation to connection and reciprocity with the natural world.

"I’ve known many leaders, guides, and coaches — Dom stands out for his unique, powerful, & inspiring perspective.

He’s clear-eyed and well-informed on the accelerating challenges facing our world, and grounded in a deep commitment to supporting leaders in embodied and lasting connection with the natural world.

If you want to make a meaningful regenerative impact while cultivating a thriving and creative personal life, work with Dom. You won’t regret it."

JULIA NOVY
Executive Director & Professor of the Practice, Change Leadership For Sustainability, Stanford University

APPROACH

Through our coaching work together, we’ll focus on the most pressing challenges or opportunities for growth in your life and work (similar to many coaches), but we’ll approach these topics from a foundational lens of connection, reciprocity, and belonging with the natural world (different from most coaches).

By grounding in relationship with the more-than-human world, my clients are able to hold the current moment in their lives in a wider context — opening space for creativity and courage in finding the most aligned path forward.

In addition to this nature-based orientation, in my practice I weave together a number of tools and frameworks, including those of the Conscious Leadership Group, Aletheia Unfoldment, the Animas Valley Institute, and others.

The result is an integrated approach, which spans from the wide context of your life to the tactical challenges you navigate on a daily basis.

Practically, I work both over Zoom and in-person for hiking sessions on the trails of the Berkeley Hills, if clients are based in the Bay Area.

"Dom has helped me crystallize personal values and live in accordance with them. This has had massive impacts for me personally and professionally — bringing more energy into running my business, deepening the quality of my relationships, and finding more commitment to my decisions.”

JAMIE MCCROSKERY
CEO, Bluebird Climate

"When I started working with Dom, I was feeling burned out and overwhelmed, and was seeking more embodied presence and balance. Through our work, I reconnected with my sense of self, my sense of strength, and my spirit. He helped me to show up more fully for myself and to lead more authentically and compassionately. Dom guided me back to connection with wildness and the natural world, something I was sorely missing. I recommend working with Dom to anyone who has a profound sense of mission, and wants to honor their love of things wild.”

KEALLY DEWITT
VP, GAF Energy

CURIOUS?

BACKGROUND

As A Coach…

  • Past and current clients include climate tech founders, executives, consultants, and other leaders. I’ve also developed custom leadership curriculum and workshops for the Corporate Eco-Forum and other organizations & teams.

  • I’ve been fortunate to learn from a number of phenomenal teachers, including Bill Plotkin, Geneen Marie Haugen, Sara McFarland, Jamin Heppell, Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, Josh Schrei, Julia Novy, Steve March, Sherri Lassila, Angie Fox, Jamie Wheal, Daniel Thorson, Joe Hudson, Brooks Barron, and others.

As A Wilderness Guide…

  • I build my year around guiding epic and transformative wilderness experiences through VIVIFY. Before VIVIFY, I worked with in Patagonia, Alaska, and across the US with Outward Bound, Chulengo Expeditions, and other organizations.

  • I’m fortunate to have learned from pioneers in wilderness leadership experiences, including NOLS, The Boulder Outdoor Survival School, the Flow Genome Project, and the Animas Valley Institute.

  • I’m humbly and relentlessly committed to apprenticing to the wisdom of the mountains and the forests, and creating the space for the natural transformation that occurs through receptive and intentional immersion in the wild.

In Climate Tech…

  • I’ve held a number of leadership roles at climate-tech companies, serving as Chief of Staff at Terramera (Regenerative Agriculture) and Head of Product at Solara Energy (Solar Finance) - check out more info on my LinkedIn.

  • In these roles, I navigated the unique challenges of climate tech leadership, balancing the core mission to build technology in service of the natural world while creating a profitable and growing business. I’ve been there, from the fundraising and board meetings to the weekly scrum standups.

Elsewhere…

  • I live for movement in the mountains - primarily ski mountaineering, long-distance mountain running, and ultralight backpacking. I’ve ridden dogsleds across the Boundary Waters, spent over a week living as a hunter-gatherer in the Utah desert, and skied off many of the tallest peaks in the Lower 48. In a past life, I was also Captain of the Stanford University Golf Team.

  • I’m a student of mythology, animism, and embodied connection with the wild. I completed the Yearlong Soulcraft Immersion with Bill Plotkin and the Animas Valley Institute, and am currently enrolled in the Mythic Body, the yearlong program offered by Josh Schrei of the Emerald Podcast.

“Through my work with Dom, I discovered a profound inner wisdom. I find it difficult to maintain the stillness and depth to access that wisdom when I’m alone, but Dom was incredibly skillful and helpful in guiding my curiosity and allowing clarity to emerge.”

GABRIELA LESLIE
Senior Manager, CREO Syndicate

"Dom is one of a rare breed of men that is as skilled at exploring external landscapes as he is internal landscapes. His emotional awareness and attunement helped me to find insight into parts of my own nature and soul I hadn't yet traversed, and to reconnect to my deeper purpose."

ARIAN MAHINI
Lead AI Negotiation Advisor, Rora

"Before working with Dom, I was hyper focused on work and struggling with balance. I wanted to build more intentionality into my day-to-day, clarify and align with my long term vision, and connect more deeply with the natural world. Working with Dom was extremely supportive for all of the above. His creative coaching helped me reframe my challenges and find novel solutions. I'd absolutely recommend working with Dom. He's thoughtful, extremely knowledgeable, and hyper aware of when and how to be provocative."

JACK FRITZINGER
Founder & Climate Solutions Consultant, Timberline Strategies

OFFERINGS

Leadership Coaching

  • I offer both company and client-sponsored leadership coaching. In our initial conversations, we’ll align on a program (cadence, length, etc) that fits your goals.

Leadership Curriculum and Workshops

  • I’ve designed custom leadership curriculum, workshops, and retreat programming for climate tech teams and companies.

Custom Wilderness or Nature Experiences

  • Want to bring our work together into the wild? I love designing custom nature-based experiences, anywhere from the Berkeley Hills to deep in the High Sierra.

If you’re curious about working together, please reach out.

“Before I started coaching with Dom, I was feeling confused and lost. I had just changed my career path and left a company I spent almost six years building. It didn’t end the way I expected, and I found myself trying to push harder in a new career focused on sustainability, all while grappling with a lot of unprocessed emotions. My identity felt uncertain, and imposter syndrome was clouding my progress.

Dom introduced me to a variety of resources and techniques that helped me redefine the "game" I was playing. He showed me how to approach the world differently, regain my confidence, and most importantly, be curious about my future rather than feeling like I had to commit to one rigid path. This newfound freedom allowed me to explore new possibilities, ways of working, and job responsibilities. The tools he provided helped me succeed in my new climate-focused role, and I’ve since shared many of his insights with friends going through similar transitions.

Through our sessions, my relationships improved, and I processed emotions that had unknowingly held me back. I became more certain about my next steps. Dom has a unique gift for listening deeply and reflecting back in ways that make you feel seen and understood. His innovative techniques helped me uncover truths I wasn’t even aware of, and it was truly life-changing.

Looking ahead, I’m excited to carry the tools I learned from Dom with me and live a more aligned life, focused on where I want to go. His coaching was invaluable, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to chart a new path and find their purpose.”

COLIN BRYAN
Head of Delivery, The Carbonauts