Nikki Neuburger

CBO | lululemon

Pam is a one of a kind coach, mentor and champion for those she works with. Under her guidance, I honed my skills as a communicator, negotiator, strategist, collaborator and leader. Her experience as an operator and executive who built her career around her ability to set a vision, others could not yet see - makes her the perfect coach for those looking to create the future.

John Mark Comer

NYT bestselling author and founder of Practicing the Way

Pam McConnell’s coaching has definitively shaped me as a leader and transformed my leadership from the inside out. Her wise, experienced, insightful coaching gave me a new trajectory to follow, and her friendship and genuine in-your-corner backing gave me the confidence required to keep going when I wanted to quit. What she offers can’t be read in a book, taught in an online course, or learned from a lecture. You have to be in the room with Pam, and then everything changes.

 

Ryan Wesley Peterson

Creative | meta

Coaching from Pam is like a supercharger for the career. She has had a major impact on my development, and her input has helped me navigate the market through job changes and career growth. She takes time to deeply understand the personality and strengths of her clients, and her input always feels wise, relevant, and personally helpful. Pam’s perspective makes her coaching sharp - she isn’t just speaking from theory, she is speaking from her experience in the executive level corporate world, and her decades of real-world people development. She cares about helping people grow, and I know she has done that for me. Hire her.

Sunny Grover

Sr Director | Supply Chain Research & Innovation Lab | Nike, Inc.

My career has accelerated quite rapidly in the last two years. As a result, I have faced more unprecedented situations at work than anytime before in my career. I am confident that my success in navigating these situations - matrixed work relationships, expanded business responsibilities, leadership profile leading a large global team, authentic personal brand and holding to my own personal values - is directly tied to the timely, clear, and actionable coaching that Pam provided with great patience and care. Her coaching has been a game-changer!

 

Kristy Maynes

SVP Global Retail | Glossier

Pam has been a very valuable guide in helping me navigate my professional career. She challenged me to think differently to achieve my goals and had fun while doing so! Her rich professional experience combined with her relaxed coaching style creates a unique approach to personal development. Pam helped me build confidence and push the boundaries of what I knew was possible for myself.

Darla Vaughn

Culture Council | Director of Strategy Development | Emerson Collective

Without hesitation, I emphatically know that my career would not be where it is today without Pam’s mentorship, coaching, leadership, empathy, collaboration, and deep commitment to integrity.  I’ve had the good fortune of witnessing her gracious yet extraordinary ability to positively impact and influence people at every level from the company president to the intern.  One of Pam’s many superpowers is artfully giving you not necessarily what you want, but what you need to achieve your best.  

 

Ray Holmgren

Vice President | Commercial Sales | Papa, Inc. 

I have had the pleasure of working with Pam McConnell for nearly a year. Her coaching, insights, and guidance have been an incredible value to me and my career as a new Vice President. Rather than simply telling me “what” to do, she coaches me through cultivating my own pathway for overcoming each obstacle. Her 30+ year experience as an executive has been invaluable - she has seen and done it all. Her coaching style is warm, supportive and professional. She does not shy away from helping me identify my mistakes, course correct, and be all the better for it. She constantly encourages me to step outside of my comfort zone to become a better leader for my team and company. I credit Pam’s coaching to many of my recent successes both professionally and personally.

Dennis Seydel

SVP | Marketing + Communications | Tommy Hilfiger

I have been fortunate to have had Pam McConnell as my mentor, confidant and friend for nearly 20 years. I have worked with and for Pam at Nike for over a decade and she has been a lighthouse throughout that time - she has fundamentally shaped and developed my approach to business, corporate matrix management, leadership and life. Pam’s an innate ability to recognize, understand and explain complex challenges, relationships and negotiations has revolutionized my thinking - and most importantly my actions. Her candor, directness and at the same time empathetic approach has directly defined how I lead today. Pam always knows when to lean in and when to guide from afar. Most importantly I always know she has my back. Pam continues to be a sounding board for strategic decisions, negotiations or leadership guidance - in business and in life.

 

Tyler Staton

Lead Pastor & Elder | Bridgetown Church, Portland, or

Pam McConnell is a highly qualified, brilliant, thoughtful, and compassionate professional coach able to work with people at all levels and in all industries. As an executive leader, I have personally benefited from her counsel and many of the staff I oversee have as well. As a pastor, I have watched her work with many different people from our community finding success in many different industries.

Tim Bergevin

VP Influencer & Community Marketing | Taco Bell

Pam McConnell has been instrumental in my development both personally and professionally. Her understanding of individual personalities and how they can be successful in a corporate environment sets her apart from other coaching professionals. It has been my privilege to have been both coached and mentored by Pam.

 

Nate Sartell

Head of Finance | SiMa.ai

Having spent the majority of my career in Tech, I benefit greatly from Pam’s different perspective.  Through her patient coaching I’ve been able to recognize areas that were negatively impacting not only my executive presence but also my personal fulfillment.  Beyond recognizing these areas, I have been able to change and improve my performance.  She’s a strong advocate for me both professionally and as a person, always available to assist me in addressing challenges.

Tracy Gray

CEO | Tracy Gray Company

Pam was my coach and friend for nearly 40 years at Nike and still to this day I draw upon the lessons she instilled in me and our team. Lessons that apply to business and to everyday life.  Lessons that helped me formulate my individual leadership style, and lessons that I now pass along to the next generation of leaders. Pam inspired me to reach my full potential and to become the leader I am today.

 

Jonathan Riley

FOUNDER AND CEO | BETTER.

Pam is dope. She’s more than a great coach, mentor, or accomplished leader. She’s a real friend, a forever teammate, and a development guru. She’s direct, intentional, and creatively diverse in her coaching methods which makes everything fun and rewarding in real-time. I am extremely thankful to have Pam in my corner, professionally and personally.

Gerald Griffin

Pastor of Gathering & Prayer | Elder | Bridgetown Church, Portland, or

Working with Pam helped me focus my skills as both a manager and a leader. She brought out my full potential with practical resources that I still implement daily. I would highly recommend Pam to anyone experiencing a shift in their role, looking to improve their management, or grow in effective leadership strategies.

 

Nicole Sprunk

Sr. Director | Kids Brand Marketing | Nike, Inc

For more than a decade, Pam has helped shape and guide my career with invaluable perspective and personalized direction. Her coaching and mentorship are grounded in immense wisdom, true authenticity, unbreakable integrity, and thoughtful intention. There is no doubt I would not be where I am today without Pam’s transformative influence on my personal and professional development.

Bethany Allen

Pastor of Spiritual Formation and Leadership Development | Bridgetown Church, Portland, or

Being coached by Pam changed the way I’ll forever think about and steward leadership. Her expertise and years of experience were the icing on the cake when it came to her methods for strategy and empowerment. Through Pam’s coaching, I learned what it means lead beyond myself and to take leadership to the next level.

 

Lena Salatinjants

Sr. Director Relationship Management | Nike, Inc.

It was 11 years ago that I was so lucky to join Pam’s team. Under her leadership, She taught me how to be an active listener, to know your audience, and to know your value. She never gave me the answers to the “tests,” instead she challenged and guided me to take risks to find the answers on my own. Pam believed and encouraged me to act on my super-power, and I am forever grateful for her mentorship.

Dawn Baxter Woodhouse

Relationship Director | Catalyst Brand Management | Nike, Inc.

Pam has been extremely influential in my life and career! Throughout the 17 years I have known her - she has helped me spirituality and emotionally in all aspects of my life. She taught me how to negotiate internally and externally; how to be a better teammate and how to show up for myself. She continues to mentor me on a daily basis - while listening with a discerning ear…but always does it with such style and grace. She will help develop people into strong and confident leaders of tomorrow!

 

Hannah Tice

Global Brand Communication Manager | Adidas

Pam’s superpower is her ability to be direct and compassionate at the same time. She will say what no one else in the room has the bravery to say. But she’ll say it with tenderness and patience. It doesn’t matter if you are the most junior professional or the most seasoned leader, she will find the root cause of whatever obstacle you are facing. Then she’ll give you decades of wisdom with a voice that you can’t ignore. I don’t use the word “give” lightly. Any second with Pam is a huge gift. She has an uncanny ability to change lives with a couple of sentences.

CJ Colonna

director | Marketing Operations | Converse

There is not enough space to fully articulate how exceptional Pam is as a career coach, mentor, and person. She understood my experience and what would work well with my interests, strengths, and personality. By helping me focus on my aptitudes and values, I am no longer trying to force myself into jobs I do not want. Pam has helped me find the words to describe myself accurately and attractively to potential employers. She has given me the information to make career decisions most satisfying to me and my future development. Pam also helped me craft my interviewing skills by framing my professional experiences into a compelling narrative explicitly tailored to the job I desired. Pam’s skills and talents are unmatched, and there were no limits to the areas where she could coach me and give me the right advice to help me achieve my goals. I would highly recommend her to anyone seeking to adjust their career and life paths.

 

 
 

 If you’re still unsure whether coaching is right for you, take a few minutes to watch this Ted Talk. In this video, Atul Gawande, who is already an expert in his field, advocates for coaching as an ongoing tool for continual growth.

“It is how good you're going to be that really matters”.
Atul Gawande

Viewer Discretion Advised — Please note that the video contains scenes that you may find disturbing.