Meet Your Coach
Samia Kornweibel, Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
I help leaders and teams move through the moments that define the next chapter with clarity, confidence, and presence, generating meaningful results and impact.
Together, we build a strong partnership and clear roadmaps that use their energy wisely, maximize ROI, and shorten the transition into their next level of greatness.
I'm an executive coach who accelerates growth in leadership maturity, executive presence, performance, and career fulfillment in highly dynamic environments. With 16+ years of experience, I partner with leaders and teams through their most pivotal leadership and career transitions — re-orgs, rapid growth, scaling AI adoption/fluency, promotions, succession plans, onboarding, and revitalizing top performers before "Summit Syndrome" sets in so we can stabilize, strengthen, and scale their resources to shape workplace culture and drive real business results.
I draw from professional training and research, a front-row seat studying hundreds of leaders as their coach, and my own lived experience moving through every one of those transitions. In fact, recovering from Summit Syndrome moved me out of a rewarding yet draining executive recruiting career, where I'd plateaued, and into coaching—and founding LifeLens in 2009.
I'm fortunate to love my work because my purpose and career align around a trifecta: my values + my strengths + real market demand from leaders who want a powerful partner as they step into the next generation of leadership and actively co-create healthier workplaces.
I live in the Seattle area with my family, and I'm energized by the diversity of innovators, experts, and business leaders I work with across industries. I take great pleasure in long walks in nature, dancing, reading, and global conversations on everything from AI adoption and responsible business to cultural awareness, building community, and being better stewards of our humanity and our planet.
The pattern I see in high performers who reach a peak in mastering their roles, then plateau into discontent, disorientation, and/or burnout.
Left unchecked, it often blurs their sense of purpose and career vision while draining their energy and momentum, which can tank confidence and work satisfaction.
Leading research suggests that around 30% of leaders may encounter symptoms of Summit Syndrome.
Source: HBR's Crisis at the Summit
My approach draws on four elements to co-create strong partnerships and clear roadmaps that guide my clients' decisions, actions, and growth:
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My Executive Recruiting Background |
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Coach Training & Continuing Education from International Coach Federation (ICF)-Accredited Programs |
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Leadership Models + Assessments |
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My Lifelong Learning in Neuroscience, AI-Powered Coaching, Psychology, Leadership Development, Relationship Dynamics, Conversational Intelligence®, and Resilience |
This multi-dimensional methodology — paired with my skill for truly understanding my clients and distilling what matters into practical action — sparks the mindset and behavioral shifts and skill-building that busy leaders put to work right away.
Together, we also uncover how their conversations and behaviors shape their effectiveness, reputation, and leadership presence, so they can make more intentional choices and reach their next level of greatness faster.
I'd love the opportunity to collaborate with you and forge a strong partnership rooted in trust, shared values, care, and candor to shape your next chapter.
The hardwired and learned ability to connect, engage, and navigate with others.
I teach leaders and teams key concepts and real-time tools for communicating in ways that create a shared concept of reality, so they can increase trust and enhance the quality of their relationships, health, and workplace culture.
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"Samia has a special gift of meeting a person where they are and encouraging them to see the leader they were born to become." READ THE FULL STORY +
"In the short time I have worked with Samia, I've seen a shift in the way I show up as a leader. The small adjustments I've made to set better boundaries, advocate for myself and to communicate more effectively has generated positive momentum that has been liberating and empowering to see since I felt stuck for such a long time.
Samia has a special gift of meeting a person where they are and encouraging them to see the leader they were born to become.
She is the coach that you want in your corner who will equip you with the tools and mindset that will propel you forward to help you develop, prioritize, and achieve your goals."
"I cannot thank Samia enough for the amazing journey of maturing and expanding my leadership and advancing my career! What I appreciate the most is her ability to create space for my self-discovery and feeling empowered with my next steps." READ THE FULL STORY +
"Samia has been my coach for the past 10 years, and I cannot thank her enough for the amazing journey of maturing and expanding my leadership and advancing my career! What I appreciate the most is her ability to drive our sessions in a way that creates a space where I keep learning more about myself.
Because of her outstanding listening skills, at the end of our sessions, I always have a clear and actionable view of my options for my next steps. I've also attended group sessions with her as a co-facilitator for a Daring Leadership workshop where I appreciated her ability to listen to diverse perspectives and adjust the message to fit each person's unique situation, which helped us feel part of a group working towards a common goal.
She is passionate about the partnerships she develops with her clients, and her positive energy is present in everything she does."
Author | Speaker | Solution Designer | High Performing Team Lead at Microsoft
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