Cara-Lyn Giovanniello (CLG)
| COACH / FACILITATOR
Cara-Lyn Giovanniello (CLG) is a San Francisco-based executive coach and leadership development expert with over 18 years of experience transforming managers into exceptional leaders. As an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), she combines performance optimization with emotional intelligence to create lasting leadership impact.
Known for her signature blend of deep empathy, strategic insight, and humor, Cara-Lyn has developed pioneering leadership programs for prominent organizations across tech, startups, academia, and nonprofits. Her flagship achievement is the award-winning Integral Lead Program at Square, which has empowered over 3,000 managers through its innovative "being and doing" leadership framework.
Cara-Lyn's client portfolio includes industry leaders such as AWS, Google, Anthropic, LinkedIn, and Twitter, where she notably facilitated an executive retreat with Jack Dorsey focused on mastering collaborative feedback. She's designed custom leadership initiatives for organizations including Block, UC Berkeley, Stanford University, and Evolve Treatment Centers.
Beyond her coaching and facilitation practice, Cara-Lyn serves on the boards of Sidebar, fostering peer-based leadership development, and Coaching for Everyone, advancing opportunities for minority and indigenous coaches. Her mission is clear: catalyzing positive momentum in individuals and teams to unlock their fullest potential.