Specialties
Steve Disselhorst is the founder and principal of a Bay Area coaching and consulting firm that focuses on leadership development and executive coaching. Steve uses a relational, collaborative approach with leaders and employees to address unique needs and creates solutions that fit individuals and organizations.
Steve is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) and International Coaching Federation Certified Coach (ACC) that focuses on an integrated personal and professional leadership development approach. Steve helps clients become authentic, vulnerable, and relational in their professional and personal lives. He works with clients wishing to pursue both short- & long-term goals, highlights barriers in achieving them, and creates accountability.
Steve creates a safe, inclusive environment that allows space for the whole person. Steve uses a combination of tools to help guide the client, including asking powerful questions and listening, providing direct and focused feedback, and creating accountability through stretches and homework between sessions.
Steve works with clients from all backgrounds and experiences. He specializes in coaching underrepresented communities (people of color, women, & LGBTQ) and leaders from the dominant cultures working to create more diverse & inclusive workplaces.
Leadership Expertise
* Vision, values, and purpose
* Leadership brand
* Emotional intelligence
* Company culture
* Role transition
History
Established in 2019.
Steve has over 25 years' experience in corporate America including people management, account management, and marketing. He has worked at Genentech and Abbott Labs for over 17 years. In 2018, Steve had two life-changing experiences that caused him to redefine his life purpose and alter his career path. While he had always been drawn to helping people and making change, he decided to focus his career on leadership coaching to help individuals and teams achieve their dreams.
Meet the Business Owner: Steve D.
Steve loves to give back to the community and is active in causes that are important to him. Steve served on the board of directors for Our Family Coalition and as a San Mateo County California LGBTQ Commissioner. Steve is the author of the book, Determined To Be Dad, about his journey to create his family through adoption.