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Grace Nakar

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Specializes in:

  • Emotional Regulation and Agency
  • Honoring Your Social Group Identity(ies)
  • Career Transitions
  • Strategic Planning and Focus

Grace brings 15+ years of experience as a coach, leveraging evidence-based tools like 360 feedback and strengths-based assessments.

Her coaching is informed by experience in management roles and strategic consulting both outside and within organizations, like Motorola and Wells Fargo, where she led enterprise-wide change initiatives. Her formative years were in Asia, and now, having lived in the U.S. for 25+ years, she is inspired to help clients tap into the power of cross-cultural competency, and stay open to learning diverse ways of working and leading. 

Grace’s clients come from across sectors, including Technology (Meta, Google, Facebook, Salesforce, Snap, Autodesk, NetApp), Finance (Capital One, Buckingham Wealth Partners, Navy Federal Credit Union), Pharma/Healthcare (Moderna, Bayer, Planned Parenthood), and Manufacturing (Boeing, Chevron).

Grace loves to dance Zumba, do weight training, take long walks, sing in a chorale, and travel.

Education & Credentials

  • M.A., Organizational Development & Leadership, Fielding Graduate University
  • PCC certification by International Coaching Federation (ICF)
  • SCP certification by Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)
  • Human-Centered Design certification by LUMA Institute
  • Master Trainer certification by Development Dimensions International DDI)

Client Testimonials

“Grace differentiates herself by working collaboratively and inspires you to bring your best ideas to the table. She has pushed my own learning edges to not only bring my own depth of knowledge and experience, but to respond to the magic created by our synergistic working relationship.”

Helen Turnbull, PhD, CSP, and Global Keynote Speaker, Human Facets

“I am not sure where I would be in my career and personal growth today if I had not worked with Grace over the last year. I have developed more skills in order to meet my professional goals and accelerate myself.”

Bryce Buffaloe, Senior Product Manager, Google

“Instead of putting undue pressure on myself to always be on, I learned to protect my time and mental aspects, which impacts everything. By being more focused, I do what’s best for me, while benefiting others”

David Canada, Director of Business Operations, Boeing

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