What our clients are saying…
Missy K., ElevateBio, SVP, Head of People & Culture
I wanted to thank you again for the incredible job you did facilitating with our leadership team last week. The session was thoughtful, engaging, and created meaningful reflection and dialogue; exactly what we were hoping for.
Susan D'Costa, Genezen, Chief Technical & Commercial Officer
Amy served as my executive coach in 2024 and the early part of 2025. She has a warm and comforting style that made it easy for me to talk through my perceptions of my inadequacies while focusing on my opportunities for success.
Her focus was to always anchor me on my strengths, asking the tough questions and allowing for a serious degree of introspection. She did this all as a true partner building strong trust and solidarity. The discussions were always fun and really made me take a deep look into focusing on my growth as an executive and leader.
I strongly and vociferously recommend Amy to anyone looking to build their executive presence, lean on their strengths, and truly want to focus on their opportunities.
Leo Dodds, Generate Biomedicines, VP of Quality
I truly appreciate how well Amy listens and bring this content to life. It’s a super power!
Happy Client
We highly recommend working with Amy Paro. She brings a unique combination of creativity, insight, and genuine care to everything she does. Amy takes the time to truly understand the dynamics of the team and organizational culture, tailoring her approach to make a meaningful impact. We’ve partnered with her for insights training, team building, and coaching—and each experience has brought tremendous value.
Ashley M. James, Entrepreneur
When I first came to Amy, I was drained from corporate life, a people-pleaser running on empty, unsure of who I was or what I wanted. Amy helped me pause and ask the foundational questions I had avoided. She challenged me to role-play my future, see new perspectives, and stay accountable. She reminded me that there can be beauty in the unknown, and that showing up with integrity is the best way to move forward.
Her guidance carried me through leaving consulting, taking a year-long expedition, and then stepping into entrepreneurship where I co-founding a health tech startup and built a nonprofit. Amy helped me shift from surviving to leading: making value-based decisions, embracing uncertainty, and designing the future I wanted rather than following the script I had inherited.
If you’re considering leaving corporate to create something of your own, Amy is the coach you want in your corner. She’s rooted, kind, and able to zoom out of the chaos to show you a clear path forward. Thanks to her, I now feel in charge of my life and confident in my role as both a founder and a leader.
Christian G., Process Engineer
I really enjoyed my time working with Amy in our coaching circle. She focused on giving us actionable tools and then immediately challenged us to apply them as a group with each other. Each session she presented new ways to frame problems and techniques for guiding others through theirs.
Because we met as the same group over multiple sessions, we developed a foundation of trust that would have been impossible with a one-off training.
A powerful lesson for me was that coaching is about empowering others to find their own answers, not giving them mine. It underscores why the ability to listen with genuine curiosity and intentionality is one of the most important skills a leader can possess.
Anastacia Awad, Novartis, Executive Director, Global Head People Experience for R&D
Amy makes high level, ambiguous concepts simple and approachable – so that people can take action towards being more inclusive leaders.
Allie Crawley, Co-Founder
After the first Coaching Circle session, I found myself asking one of my director reports "Would you like me to coach you through this problem or give you a clear answer forward?" in our next one on one. This wasn't a direct question I'd thought to ask of my team in the past and found that when she answered "Coach me through it" that she was extremely capable of making decisions and understanding the problem but really just needed assurance that she wasn't overlooking a different perspective.
Ophelia Ardayfio, Novartis, Director, Portfolio Strategy
Amy Paro is a highly effective leadership coach. Working with Amy enabled me to embrace my skillsets, personality traits, and leadership ethos, which have contributed to my career growth thus far. I was challenged to move into the next level of leadership for even greater impact in my organization.
By more purposefully bringing my skillsets, personality traits, and leadership ethos into my work and personal life, I increased my influence and personal satisfaction. We identified areas needing strengthening and reduced the impact of some saboteur behaviors.
Through creative exercises, I was able to name the things challenging my leadership growth and received the tools to disable their power. This has directly increased my confidence when engaging peers and other leaders in my organization, enabled me to develop clearer visions for my career, and enhanced my leadership effectiveness within my teams. I can't recommend Amy enough. Her creativity, authenticity, and support bring out the leader within and provide the tools needed to thrive in any environment.
Eugene B., CMC Regulatory Affairs
I had the opportunity to participate in one of the coaching circles from October 2024 through May 2025, alongside a small group of colleagues from BaseCamp and LifeEdit. I found the experience to be both valuable and directly applicable to my professional work.
The sessions focused on essential “soft skills” that are often overlooked in traditional continuing education programs. These topics—such as navigating workplace challenges, practicing effective leadership, and asking thoughtful questions—are not always easy to reflect on during the course of a busy workday. The coaching circle created a space to explore these areas in a meaningful way.
I came away with practical tools and insights that I’ve been able to apply in meetings and collaborative settings, and I’ve found them genuinely helpful. I’m grateful for the perspectives shared by Amy and my colleagues, and I truly appreciate having had the chance to be part of this experience.
Operational Manager
Your workshop enabled us to move quickly and continue to build on the great momentum that was generated from our workshop.
I’ve reviewed the materials you sent over and it is hard to believe the depth of what was accomplished in the amount of time together! I continue to hear positive feedback from the team about the workshop and just wanted to let you know that it would not have been at all possible without you!
Susan Brandes, Novartis, Global Wellbeing Strategist & Integration Lead
Working with Amy has been an outstanding experience. Amy quickly distills complex conversations into the most salient points, helping to focus on what really matters. Amy brings fresh and creative approaches that are both practical and inspiring.
Amy's presence is warm, insightful and impactful - and I would recommend her to anyone looking for a partner who inspires trust, creativity and real results.