Margret Schmidt, CPCC, ACC
Leadership & Personal Development Coach
Executive with experience at Roku, Google, Intuit, TiVo — leading and transforming large user experience, product management, and engineering orgs
Workplace dynamics challenging?
Feeling uneasy about how AI might change your job?
It might be time to explore coaching. Coaching is a partnership where we work together to understand what you truly value in your life and career, and what you want to move away from. We explore different perspectives on the choices in front of you — often uncovering options you hadn’t yet realized were there. Coaching nudges you out of your comfort zone to find the changes that will help you thrive.
Design your career (or your life) the way you would design a product.
Gather facts, explore, create, experiment, learn, iterate — these activities are key in designing products — and can also be applied to how you approach designing your career and your life. Many of my clients are navigating how AI is reshaping roles in product, UX, research, engineering, and leadership — and how to evolve their careers intentionally rather than reactively.
We’ll look for opportunities for you to grow and practice new skills and new ways of being with others, and then reflect on what you learned from trying something different. I’m here to support and champion you as you plan actions that move your life towards more of what gives you energy and away from things that drain it. Coaching is about having someone who really believes in your ability to accomplish what you set your mind to.
“Margret’s skillful and empathetic sessions were highly effective in helping me manage a challenging situation at work and continue to support me as tough decisions come up. By asking the right questions, Margret helps me connect with my own wisdom and solutions, so I always feel empowered and in control of my career. An excellent listener, she leverages her extensive professional experience to offer perspectives I hadn’t considered and options I wasn’t aware of. She also doesn’t shy away from delivering tough truths tactfully, in a way I can hear, helping me identify blind spots and encouraging my growth. I feel fortunate to count on Margret as a valuable resource, and highly recommend her as a career coach.”
— Staff Product Designer
“Working with Margret has been a game-changer for me. Her deep understanding of executive dynamics, expert guidance, and insights have helped me navigate challenges with confidence and clarity. Margret's empathetic style has empowered me to overcome obstacles, gain confidence and courage, and achieve meaningful outcomes by enhancing leadership skills. I'm truly grateful for the impact Margret has had on me both personally and professionally.”
— VP, Marketing
“My coaching sessions with Margret have transformed the way I approach my career and manage work/life balance. Margret has guided me towards having stronger executive presence, and more collaborative and effective relationships with my peers. She has helped me gain more confidence, trust my gut, and develop tools and frameworks for working through situations that in the past have felt overwhelming. As I reflect back on my coaching sessions with Margret, I realize how much I have grown both professionally and personally, and it is thanks to her guidance, empathy, and support!”
— Director, Product Management
“My favorite thing about working with Margret was the way she was truly willing to meet me where I was - and help me figure out how to find the way forward that was the most true for me. When someone helps you find *your* way (instead of pushing you to their way) - you end up standing on truly solid ground. I am very grateful to Margret for helping me find guidelines and grounding and principles that I can take with me into any situation.”
— Director, Engineering
Partner with Margret if you are seeking to…
Level-up your leadership skills
Build trust and influence
Find a new role or pursue a promotion
Pivot your career or mold it differently in a world with AI
Fight imposter syndrome
Improve communication, productivity, or outcomes
Better integrate/balance work and life
Build your resilience and find your calm
Thrive 💖
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