Team - The Coaching Studio

Lyndsey Dyer

Studio Executive Vice President

Lyndsey is a seasoned leader with extensive experience building people-first cultures. Over her career, Lyndsey has designed and delivered cutting-edge leadership development programs for thousands of participants, has led team optimization and strategy sessions for hundreds of teams, and has coached countless leaders and executives across multiple industries. Lyndsey’s innovative approaches to culture building have likewise contributed to her former organizations being recognized as Top Employers, Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and Best Places to Work.

Most recently, Lyndsey held the position of VP People at a prominent Canadian SaaS company where she helped the business scale from 150 to over 900 employees and from ~$15M to more than $100M in Annual Recurring Revenue over 6 years. Previously, Lyndsey led the Talent function at rapid-growth tech company in New York City. There, Lyndsey designed and launched an innovative portfolio of initiatives, including a comprehensive Manager Development program, a technology-driven goal setting and performance evaluation framework, and the introduction of in-house Performance Coaching to support on-the-job learning.

lyndsey@thecoachingstudio.ca

Jenny Vo

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Jenny has over five-year working experience in leadership development. She is passionate about helping leaders thrive and succeed with a top-notch learning experience. She enjoys connecting people with processes, as well as making sense of chaos. With her experience in a variety of fields such as education, healthcare, and financial services, she is highly flexible and adaptable to meet the ever-changing needs of clients and the world.

Jenny holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, with a major in Human Resources Management. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute and is currently pursuing her Masters of Business Administration at Beedie.

jenny@thecoachingstudio.ca

Angad Singh Nirh

Studio Vice President

In Angad’s experience working with more than 1000 leaders, over 300 coaching hours, and 30+ clients, his mindful approach to coaching and consulting has strengthened others’ capacity to develop, reflect, and extract meaning from their learning in order to be the best versions of themselves. Angad holds a UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching and is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coach Federation. Angad has worked in industries of government, tech, biotech, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, HR & recruitment services.

angad@thecoachingstudio.ca
(604) 512-7359

Andreas Abele

Executive Chair and Founder

Andreas is and a world-class coach and leadership development expert with a passion for people and a vision for a more collaborative world. As the Executive Chair and Founder of The Coaching Studio, he directs and inspires a company that offers industry-leading processes and solutions that are relevant, impactful and designed to build leadership capacity specifically for you and your organization.

Andreas has an extensive background and over 20 years of experience in executive coaching, leadership development, organizational change, management consulting, strategic planning and people strategy work. Andreas has effectively applied his knowledge with great success in start-ups, international business, multi-billion dollar corporations and non-profit organizations alike. As an expert in leadership development and executive coaching, he has designed and managed development processes ranging from a large-scale program for over 500 managers of a global, public corporation to intimate, high-impact, turning-point non-profit Board retreats.

andreas@thecoachingstudio.ca
(778) 388-7448

Stephanie Ryan

Studio President

Stephanie’s drive is to empower leaders to make an impact. This paired with her experience working with over 6,000 leaders from C-suite executives to front line staff has given her unmatched insight into supporting leaders at all levels of an organization. Stephanie empowers individuals to identify their own strengths and unlock their potential aligned with the organization’s strategic goals, and ultimately, generate positive impact on organizational results.

With over 10 years of experience in leadership development, facilitation, and coaching, Stephanie’s work has taken her around the world working with start-ups, non-profits, and multinational businesses, in tech, natural resources, construction, manufacturing, biotech, film, and government sectors. Stephanie has a certification in Evidence-Based Coaching from Fielding Graduate University, is a certified ICF Coach, and holds certifications in MBTI, EQi2.0, Learning in Action EQ, EQ, and Somatic Coaching Master’s class.

stephanie@thecoachingstudio.ca
(778) 839-3693

Brooke Traynor

Studio Coordinator

Brooke is a partner to consultants and clients, ensuring tasks are organized and no details are missed – allowing everyone involved to enjoy The Coaching Studio experience, seamlessly. Her decade of experience in the Hospitality Industry has provided her the tools to be an agile and responsive partner to those around her, anticipating their needs.

A detail fanatic with a keen eye for organization, Brooke finds fulfillment in creating an optimal environment that allows people to be the best version of themselves. As a Studio Coordinator, she ensures tasks move forward seamlessly so consultants and clients can maintain focus on what matters most to them.

brooke@thecoachingstudio.ca

Alison Caldwell Johnson

Leadership Consultant

Alison has successfully created and implemented custom, transformative leadership development programs for dozens of organizations across the non-profit, tech, mining, biotech, food manufacturing, organized real estate, and accounting sectors. As an ICF accredited coach with over 400 hours of coaching executives and leaders around the world, she is known for “getting to clear quickly” and asking powerful questions that effectively identify underlying individual and organizational dynamics. Alison has defined her unique approach as one that combines skilled listening, insights, and humour with a direct style that lets clients and participants identify and execute small shifts that make a big difference.

alison@thecoachingstudio.ca
(604) 785-9959

Bronwyn Smith

Leadership Consultant

Bronwyn excels at building leadership capability at all levels. She helps organizations discover their unique approach to unlocking high performance that makes a 360-degree impact.

Bronwyn is a Co-Active Coach, certified in Leadership Styles and Climate Assessments and was an award-winning student at Seth Godin’s altMBA. For nearly 15 years Bronwyn has brought her playful energy and enthusiasm to every client interaction, impacting over 1,000 leaders across the Telecom, Finance, Retail Manufacturing and Mining industries.

bronwyn@thecoachingstudio.ca
(604) 240-7162

David Ogle

Associate Performance Coach

David specializes in working with leaders looking to maximize their contribution and more thoughtfully impact their team and partners across the organization. He enjoys working with teams and supporting leaders to assess and navigate tricky dynamics and conversations. David incorporates his background in neuroscience and organizational leadership in his approach to coaching for business leaders. He is relentlessly curious in all aspects relating to human performance and developing out capacity to elevate it. He is also the proud father of Zoe the cat who shares is passion for purrformance.

With over a decade of experience and over 2,000 direct client coaching hours, David has coached entrepreneurs, business executives, Olympic athletes, and high-growth teams, from 1-to-1 settings to teams of 300,000. He has worked with clients and organizations to scale their leadership amidst growth, change, and transitions. David is a Certified Organizational Coach, Certified Strengths-Based Coach, Certified Brain-Based Coach, and holds the accreditation of Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation. He also teaches coaching at the University of British Columbia. He completed his MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health with a focus on applied neuroscience and resilience.

david@thecoachingstudio.ca
(604) 235-1684

Ken Lawson

Senior Studio Consultant

Ken is a Senior Studio Consultant at The Coaching Studio. He has over 15 years of experience in leadership development, facilitation, organizational change, performance coaching and dynamic collaboration. Ken has developed and impactfully lead transformational sessions with a variety of sectors including natural resources, tech, film and television, videogaming, construction, non-profits, government and finance. He has a reputation for developing and nurturing joyful and results-based, long term relationships with the 1000s of leaders that he’s had the pleasure of collaborating with throughout North America, Europe and The Caribbean.

Through his invaluable and unique experience as an award-winning actor and world-renowned improviser, Ken is an expert in coaching clients to develop impactful executive presence, navigating change and becoming comfortable with the uncomfortable. He is sought after for his ability to inspire and lead individuals and groups in amplifying their authentic voice, releasing limiting beliefs, stepping up and owning their leadership potential.

ken@thecoachingstudio.ca

Michelle Robindell

Studio Consultant Team Lead

Michelle partners with clients to identify strategic objectives and co-create custom-designed programs focused on organizational goals. Michelle’s core driving value is to create a ripple of positive impact on people, who then have a positive impact on others, on their organizations, and in the world. She is a facilitator and leader of organizational leadership development programs, caring deeply about effectively engaging sponsors and participants every step of the way. Clients appreciate Michelle’s business acumen and her ability to ensure programs impact real-world behaviour shifts and organizational results.

With 15+ years of leadership development and coaching experience, Michelle has worked with hundreds of leaders (logging over 900 coaching hours) across various industries, including tech, manufacturing, non-profit, law, health-care, and financial. Michelle holds ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), and ProSci Change Management Practitioner designations, and was trained by Dr. Brené Brown to facilitate her well-regarded Dare to Lead program.

michelle@thecoachingstudio.ca
(604) 916-7821

Jessica Carry

Associate Leadership Coach

Jessica subscribes to an inclusive leadership mindset with experience in shifting behaviour using a lens of equity, inclusion, and wellbeing utilizing a strengths-based approach. Over a decade of personal and professional leadership development experience combined with a yoga teaching certification contributes to the unique mindfulness approach Jessica applies to coaching. She finds joy in activating all types of leaders to fully express their unique potential.

Jessica is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Georgia State University as well as a certificate in Organizational Coaching from the University of British Columbia. She has worked with young professionals, senior business executives, TEDx speakers, professors, and athletes across North America and internationally.

jessica@thecoachingstudio.ca
(604) 235-1684

Alex Phizicky

Studio Associate

Alex is a Studio Associate at The Coaching Studio. She has over 10 years of experience in leadership, coaching, entrepreneurship, and sales in tech startups and the non-profit space respectively. Alex earned her Certified Executive Coach (CEC) designation through Royal Roads University’s Executive Coaching Graduate program.

Having started her own career in fast-paced tech startups, designing sales strategies, developing teams, and growing revenue at some of Vancouver’s most successful tech companies, Alex is no stranger to developing teams in an ever-changing environment. She knows that for teams to succeed, people need to be engaged, which is why she is committed to helping individuals bring clarity, confidence, and energy to their jobs and lives.

alex@thecoachingstudio.ca

Leadership is our legacy.

Meet the Team

Leadership Consultants

Strategists & Facilitators

AndreasAbele

StephanieRyan

AngadSingh Nirh

AlisonCaldwell Johnson

MichelleRobindell

LyndseyDyer

BronwynSmith

Client Experience Team

Operational & Logistics Leaders

JennyVo

“I was looking for someone who could help me balance both the strategic and tactical sides of the company. The Coaching Studio is really pragmatic but also emotionally intelligent with a rich support service.”

Mark Surman

Associates

Coaches & Facilitators

DavidOgle

KenLawson

Our Approach

Leadership development that sticks.

Andreas
Abele

Stephanie
Ryan

Angad
Singh Nirh

Alison
Caldwell Johnson

Michelle
Robindell

Lyndsey
Dyer

Bronwyn
Smith

Jenny
Vo

David
Ogle

Ken
Lawson