When you grow, your company follows.
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Discover untapped leadership potential
We help you understand your core strengths and motivations to take your leadership skills to the next level.
Align and empower talent
Together, we align your team around the mission and values that define your organization, generating creativity and commitment.
Build resilient company leaders
We help your team build the leadership skills and sensibilities they need to transform adversity into personal and business growth.
Talk about what matters
We teach you how to address stakeholder communication, encourage conscious leadership, and move toward healthy conflict.
Practical, measurable impact
We work with you to generate outcomes that are easily operationalized, and make a meaningful difference to you and your business.
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What Clients Are Saying
“Working with Lauren was a real pleasure and was incredibly valuable to the company. We came to her with an identity and culture crisis with two owners that weren’t sure where to start. Through our time together, Lauren was able to help us hone in on and articulate what really matters to us and our company, and create a clear and actionable execution plan.
I would recommend Lauren to anyone who is looking for a talented person to guide them to clarity and actionable steps.
— Michael Baugh, Co-founder, Pink Monkey Solutions
“Lauren has a truly earnest and perceptive way of listening and communicating. Rather than operating on only high-level frameworks and strategic rhetoric, she truly listens. She was able to parse out key triggers, assumptions, and milestones to inform optimal growth for our company.
Her down-to-earth demeanor and respect for sustainable business models are rare qualities that make her an asset to the leaders and companies who work with her.”
— Jeff Wiguna, CEO, Kuju Coffee
“Lauren is equal parts smarts and inspiration. She is a keen listener and offers insightful guidance on how to achieve my business goals. I leave each session with a burning spark to dive into the questions she has posed to evolve and grow both my business and myself as a leader.”
— Alicia Potter, Founder, Faven Creative
“Lauren has given me the tools and guidance I needed to refocus my career goals. Within weeks of working together, I discovered multiple opportunities for professional growth and a renewed energy around my work.”
— Sara Gangel, Senior Corporate Counsel, HNI Corporation
“Working with Lauren has been nothing short of transformational for me as a CEO and individual. It's not only things that I've noticed, but my team and even my wife have noticed how big the transformation has been. There were small things I knew I wasn't good at as a leader, and that I'd honestly given-up on, but somehow Lauren has been able to help me identify these areas and has been able to help me tackle them. I can't say enough about Lauren's ability as a coach. She is gifted in her ability to help leaders navigate complex and challenging leadership decisions (she has been clutch during the COVID-19 crisis), in her ability to help leaders assess their own strengths and weaknesses, and in her ability to pull the best out of her clients. I can't recommend Lauren more highly.
— Davis Smith, Founder and Chairman at Cotopaxi
“Lauren was an incredible facilitator to work with in leading our management team through a three year strategic planning session. She created a safe space for our team to open up, think through challenges and openly communicate with one another. We came out of the session, aligned with a clear roadmap forward. I look forward to continuing to work with Lauren!”
— Elizabeth Stein, Founder & CEO at Purely Elizabeth
“Lauren is an exceptional executive coach who profoundly impacted my personal and professional growth. As I stepped into a more significant executive role, she helped me connect with my best self, fostering conscious leadership through a holistic approach. Her deep knowledge of business psychology and dynamics is evident in her smart, fast-paced insights and actionable advice, which were invaluable for navigating daily leadership challenges. Thanks to Lauren's guidance, I achieved new career heights much faster and with greater clarity. I am incredibly grateful for her expertise and supportive friendship; she has truly made a significant difference in my journey.”
— James Sutton, CGO at Instructure
More About Lauren
Lauren Ivison is the founder of Totem Leadership and a trusted partner to executives, founders, and leadership teams navigating growth, complexity, and change. With a background in law and venture capital, Lauren brings a rare combination of strategic rigor and human-centered coaching to her work.
Through executive coaching, facilitation, and speaking, she helps leaders build clarity, resilience, and alignment so they can perform at a high level without burning out. Her approach is grounded in the belief that work can be a source of meaning and growth, not depletion.
Learn more about Lauren’s path and the philosophy behind Totem Leadership on the About page.
