Executive Coaching
EXECUTIVE COACHING & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
We provide trauma-and culturally-responsive executive coaching i n English and Spanish, helping leaders and teams navigate complexity with confidence and resilience. Our work empowers executives to strengthen leadership skills, build healthier team dynamics, and approach challenges with clarity.
We partner with foundations, academic institutions, nonprofits, companies, and government agencies in the U.S. and abroad, offering personalized coaching and leadership strategies tailored to each organization's unique needs. From conflict resolution to leadership transitions, we deliver solutions that create measurable outcomes and long-term impact.
JESSE LEÓN
Jesse León, an award-winning author, Harvard/UC Berkeley/UPENN graduate, and renowned executive coach, draws on his unique journey and cross-sector experiences to transform resilience into results. His extraordinary path from overcoming adversity to becoming a trusted advisor to leaders and organizations globally showcases his exceptional ability to navigate complexity and drive success. Jesse specializes in helping individuals and teams thrive during transitions and challenges, offering tailored strategies that foster growth, innovation, and sustainable impact. As a certified executive coach and president of Alliance Way, Jesse leverages his profound personal and professional experiences to create meaningful change. His strategic work in developing public-private-philanthropic partnerships, particularly in affordable housing and real estate development, demonstrates his ability to manage complicated large-scale projects and organizations. His initiatives, including the financing of the first LGBT senior housing development in Florida, highlight his commitment to advocacy and belonging. Jesse's international background and fluency in multiple languages enhance his capacity to connect with a wide range of clients, offering insights that bridge divides. His roles as a TEDx and motivational speaker, and inspirational award-winning author amplify his message of hope and potential, making him an inspiring figure for those seeking transformative growth. Jesse León's unparalleled blend of resilience, expertise, and compassion makes him an invaluable resource for executive coaching, aiming to empower individuals and organizations to achieve their fullest potential.
JESSE LEÓN
RAQUEL LÓPEZ
Raquel López is a dynamic Mediator, Executive Coach, and Organizational Consultant with over three decades of experience spanning the nonprofit, corporate, education, and public sectors. She specializes in organizational capacity-building, executive coaching, and conflict resolution, helping leaders and businesses strengthen partnerships, enhance performance, and drive transformative change. Known for her collaborative and strengths-based approach, Raquel helps clients leverage their unique talents to navigate complex challenges and foster sustainable growth. She brings a strategic lens that honors inclusion, cultural awareness, and the evolving dynamics of multigenerational and diverse workplaces—creating environments where people and purpose thrive. Raquel’s leadership experience includes significant roles in local government, K-12 education, nonprofits, and corporations, where she has been a committed advocate for youth, women, and community-led solutions. As the former Executive Director of La Casa De La Raza in Santa Barbara, she played a pivotal role in community-centered leadership and advocacy. Raquel's academic foundation in Political Science from UCSB, combined with decades of service on community boards and advisory committees, Raquel’s work reflects a deep commitment to social impact and systems change. Beyond her professional work, Raquel finds inspiration in nature, travel, reading, and the arts—passions that reflect her broad perspective and dedication to fostering engaged, welcoming and vibrant communities. She looks forward to connecting and exploring how she can support you and your organization.
RAQUEL LÓPEZ
REFUGIO “CUCO” RODRIGUEZ
Refujio “Cuco” Rodriguez is the Chief Program Officer at the Hope and Heal Fund. He has extensive experience in philanthropy, public health, and community-based initiatives. Cuco is also a culturally and trauma-responsive executive coach specializing in circle process and guiding teams through difficult conversations in both English and Spanish. For over 20 years, he has facilitated dialogues with men around masculinity, vulnerability, and personal growth. Prior to joining the fund, Cuco served as a Program Officer at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, where he managed strategic grantmaking, developed leadership curriculum, and built partnerships with foundations, businesses, and government agencies. Before entering philanthropy, Cuco was Division Chief with the Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness, overseeing implementation of California’s Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) and engaging broad community stakeholders. He also directed Family and Youth Services at the Community Action Commission, where he led programs in youth development, violence prevention, mental health, and fatherhood initiatives. Cuco has taught as an adjunct faculty member in the Human Services Department at Allan Hancock College and has held multiple leadership and board positions, including service as chair of the National Compadres Network. He earned his bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering technology and a master’s degree in education with concentrations in counseling and guidance, both from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
REFUGIO “CUCO” RODRIGUEZ
Elisabeth (Lisa) Garrett Keiser
Lisa’s early years as an Indigenous human rights organizer, conflict mediator, and funder seeded her curiosity about how leaderful movements build power and create change. Years later, the result of many experiments, much nurturing, and a shared commitment to supporting fierce change makers led to the launch of Leadership Reimagined in 2021. LR’s own Movement Madrina, Elsa Riós, co-founded Leadership Reimagined alongside Lisa, building on over a decade of shared work together.
Lisa is a skilled facilitator and coach committed to social justice and movement building. Through gMoxie, she has provided capacity building, leadership development, and coaching to leaderful organizations and coalitions for over 25 years in ways that center culture, joy, love, and liberation. Her intergenerational, transformative approach supports systems change at all levels and engages multiple stakeholders to ensure that the results are sustained over time.
Previously, Lisa served as the Program Director for Native American Funding Programs at the Seva Foundation in Berkeley, California, and as the Executive Director of the Funders Collaborative on Youth Organizing (FYCO) in New York City. Abroad, she served as an Indigenous program officer with Oxfam Australia's International Youth Parliament, bringing a gender, disability justice, and racial justice lens to the team. Lisa has also served as a trainer and delegate with the Indigenous Environmental Network and the International Indian Treaty Council, focusing on connecting local to global and building leadership in impacted communities.
Lisa received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California at Berkeley and is a faculty member at the Institute for Life Coach Training, having co-designed the ICF-certified course, Coaching for Social Action. Drawing from her experience as an accomplished martial artist and certified fearlessYOGA instructor, Lisa works with various practices to bring awareness to how change makers embody their commitments to change. She has offered yoga and reflective leadership practices at retreats and trained yoga teachers to mind power dynamics as a co-founder of Bending Towards Justice. Since the pandemic, she and her family split time between NYC and Castro Valley, CA, and Lisa is starting a podcast at her daughters’ enthusiastic request.
Elisabeth (Lisa) Garrett Keiser