SONGYA KESLER

Executive Team Coach

Welcome

I work with executives and their teams to unlock the highest potential in themselves and each other so they can attain personal and professional success as a unified leadership team.

Our Work Together

  • Executive Coaching

    1:1 executive coaching to work on personal leadership goals.

  • Team Coaching

    Facilitating the entire team in real-time towards improving collective performance.

  • Management Training

    Providing the tools and frameworks you need to be effective managers and leaders.

“There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”

— Nelson Mandela

Hi! I’m Songya.

I began my career as an engineer and entrepreneur, accruing 14 years of business experience spanning the US, Europe, and Asia.

Knowing the challenges of being a founder intimately, I decided to become a coach in 2012 to focus on supporting founders and their teams.

I help Leaders to develop key skills and self-awareness to uncover who they are and what they want so they can lead with confidence, certainty, and authenticity.

I help Management Teams to uncover and break through the unseen yet powerful blocks holding them back from trust and performance excellence.

I help Organizations to design and deliver leadership training programs that increase employee engagement, motivation, and overall productivity.

Both my BS and MS come from Stanford University and my MBA from the University of Cambridge Judge Business School. My leadership and coaching training come from Corentus, AOEC, MITT, Access Architect, Happy Ltd, and LEVEL7.

I have been awarded PCC (Professional Certified Coach) certification through the ICF.

The person you are is the leader you are. If you want to be a conscious leader, you have to be a conscious person.

— Nilima Bhat

GUIDING PHILOSOPHIES

Clarity + Purpose = Power

We are not broken. Nothing needs to be "fixed."

We cannot change people, but we can influence them.

Balance and happiness are not destinations; they are ways of being.

We cannot control our circumstances, but we can control our attitudes.

COUNT ON ME FOR

Discretion & Confidentiality

Backbone & Heart

Honesty & Feedback

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I write in two places. Both are me.
Camellia is rooted in stillness, ceremony, and the ancient wisdom of tea.
HELD is raw, modern, and messy—where leadership and parenthood collide.

These spaces offer different tones, but together they reflect the fullness of my work: presence and pressure, grace and grit.
Follow one, or follow both. You’ll find truth either way.

H E L D

For parents, leaders, and humans trying to hold it all. Come for the raw reflections and unconventional takes on leadership. Stay for the relief you’re not the only one.

Get HELD

Camellia

A soft landing for overthinkers, doers, and dreamers — one bowl of tea at a time. Begin your Tea Meditation practice and rediscover the quiet within.

Be part of the Camellia tea school community — where learning brews slowly

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